| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roy Murray (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) C - Donald Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) C - John Young (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Ira Williams inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UAB | Larry Cora misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Ralph Pascua - foul #2 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 19:41 | UAB | Larry Cora makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 19:41 | UAB | Larry Cora misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ralph Pascua and he's fouled by Ira Williams - foul #1 on Ira Williams, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 19:07 | UAB | Robert Benson loses the dribble to Nathaniel Mitchell | 43-40 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Murray | 45-40 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Ira Williams is hacked by Ralph Pascua - foul #3 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (PG), Andy Perkins (SF), Jerry Reny (C) Ralph Pascua, Roy Murray, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:26 | UAB | Nathaniel Mitchell steals it from Alan Thomas | 45-40 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Larry Cavitt | 48-40 |
| 17:52 | UAB | Ira Williams's layup is rejected by Jerry Reny | 48-40 |
| 17:50 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andy Perkins | 48-40 |
| 17:32 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 17:31 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Young | 48-40 |
| 17:12 | UAB | Larry Cora makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Alan Thomas | 48-42 |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins is whistled for traveling | 48-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Roy Murray (SF), Ray Rosenberg (PF), Donald Curry (C) George Lee, Andy Perkins, Nathaniel Mitchell, Jerry Reny | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Rodney Toledo (SF), Keith Avery (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Larry Cora, John Young | |
| 16:34 | UAB | Jeffery Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas (SG) Larry Cavitt | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 16:23 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Toledo steps in front of the Ray Rosenberg pass | 48-42 |
| 16:20 | UAB | Rodney Toledo hits the finger roll | 48-44 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Avery steps in front of the David Jackson pass | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alva Zervas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Murray (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ray Rosenberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Walter Pucci (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Toledo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | UAB | Walter Pucci is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Alva Zervas and the foul's on Keith Avery - foul #1 on Keith Avery, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Timothy Weston (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) David Jackson, Alva Zervas, Roy Murray, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 15:39 | UAB | Keith Avery grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 15:37 | UAB | Timothy Mullins is hacked by Ralph Pascua in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins (SG) Ralph Pascua | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:30 | UAB | Jeffery Powell blows the wide open layup | 50-46 |
| 15:29 | UAB | Jeffery Powell grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 15:14 | UAB | Jeffery Powell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-46 |
| 15:13 | UAB | Keith Avery grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 14:56 | UAB | Rodney Toledo makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 14:37 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston is whistled for traveling | 50-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Jerry Reny (PF), Donald Curry (C) Andy Perkins, Nathaniel Mitchell, Ray Rosenberg | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), John Young (C) Timothy Mullins, Walter Pucci, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery, Jeffery Powell | |
| 14:33 | UAB | Robert Benson travels in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas (SG), Roy Murray (SF) Larry Cavitt, Timothy Weston | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 14:24 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray is fouled on the floor by Ira Williams - foul #2 on Ira Williams, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alva Zervas | 53-48 |
| 13:59 | UAB | Robert Benson drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ira Williams and he's hacked by Donald Curry - foul #2 on Donald Curry, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG) David Jackson | |
| Subs | UAB | Larry Cora (PF) Garry Neely | |
| 13:59 | UAB | Robert Benson misses the free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 13:38 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry hits the follow up shot | 55-50 |
| 13:36 | UAB | Robert Benson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (PG), Timothy Weston (SF) George Lee, Roy Murray | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:14 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 13:01 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 55-50 |
| 13:00 | UAB | Ira Williams gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 12:33 | UAB | Ira Williams is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 12:31 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 12:07 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt tips it home | 57-50 |
| 11:44 | UAB | John Young buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Benson | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alva Zervas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Weston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Reny (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Curry (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Benson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Young (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-52 |
| 11:33 | UAB | Larry Cora grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 11:31 | UAB | Larry Cavitt takes the ball from Alan Thomas in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| 11:25 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 11:23 | UAB | John Young gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 11:21 | UAB | Timothy Weston is called for the reach on Alan Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Weston, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) Larry Cavitt, Alva Zervas, Timothy Weston, Jerry Reny, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Rodney Toledo (SF), Keith Avery (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Larry Cora, John Young | |
| 11:15 | UAB | George Lee steals it from Walter Pucci | 57-52 |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson lays it in on a great pass from George Lee | 59-52 |
| 10:44 | UAB | Keith Avery scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Mullins | 59-54 |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Jackson | 61-54 |
| 10:13 | UAB | Timothy Mullins scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-57 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is hacked by Keith Avery - foul #2 on Keith Avery, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (PG), Andy Perkins (SF), Donald Curry (C) David Jackson, Roy Murray, Ray Rosenberg | |
| Subs | UAB | Garry Neely (PF) Jeffery Powell | |
| 09:28 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell jams it set up by George Lee | 63-57 |
| 09:26 | UAB | Walter Pucci loses the dribble to Larry Cavitt in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 09:07 | UAB | The rebound goes to Rodney Toledo | 63-57 |
| 08:40 | UAB | Garry Neely comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Curry | 63-57 |
| 08:34 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee is whistled for traveling | 63-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas (PG), Timothy Weston (SF), Jerry Reny (C) Larry Cavitt, George Lee, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Jeffery Powell (C) Timothy Mullins, Walter Pucci, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery | |
| 08:17 | UAB | Garry Neely misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 07:53 | UAB | Jeffery Powell gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 07:40 | UAB | Robert Benson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Alva Zervas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andy Perkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Weston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jerry Reny (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Weston | 65-57 |
| 06:56 | UAB | Garry Neely is alone and drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jeffery Powell | 65-59 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Alva Zervas | 67-59 |
| 06:17 | UAB | Garry Neely can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Alan Thomas - foul #2 on Alan Thomas, team foul #5 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Roy Murray (SF), Ray Rosenberg (C) Alva Zervas, Andy Perkins, Nathaniel Mitchell, Jerry Reny | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Rodney Toledo (SF), Larry Cora (PF), John Young (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:39 | UAB | Timothy Weston blocks the short jumper by Rodney Toledo | 69-59 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:06 | UAB | Walter Pucci misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 05:05 | UAB | Rodney Toledo gets the offensive rebound | 72-59 |
| 04:45 | UAB | John Young misses the runner from the left block | 72-59 |
| 04:44 | UAB | Walter Pucci tips it home | 72-61 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Rodney Toledo snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:23 | UAB | Walter Pucci's pass is intercepted by Ralph Pascua in the backcourt | 72-61 |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Mullins is called for the reach on Ralph Pascua - foul #3 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #6 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), George Lee (SG), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Donald Curry (C) Ralph Pascua, Roy Murray, Timothy Weston, Ray Rosenberg | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Keith Avery (C) Timothy Mullins, Walter Pucci, Rodney Toledo, John Young | |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry banks in the layup | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | UAB | Larry Cora connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Keith Avery | 74-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Curry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Keith Avery (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry lays it up and in | 76-64 |
| 02:59 | UAB | Keith Avery comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 76-64 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Ira Williams snags the offensive board | 76-64 |
| 02:42 | UAB | Robert Benson is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Mitchell - foul #2 on Nathaniel Mitchell, team foul #6 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas (PG), Roy Murray (SF) David Jackson, Larry Cavitt | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), John Young (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Larry Cora | |
| 02:31 | UAB | Keith Avery hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 76-66 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray is fouled on the floor by John Young - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #7 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Andy Perkins (PF), Jerry Reny (C) George Lee, Nathaniel Mitchell, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Toledo (SF), Garry Neely (PF) Ira Williams, Keith Avery | |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 02:10 | UAB | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 02:10 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-66 |
| 01:53 | UAB | Walter Pucci buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Timothy Mullins | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Pascua | 79-69 |
| 01:07 | UAB | Garry Neely throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Ray Rosenberg (C) Ralph Pascua, Alva Zervas, Roy Murray | |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Avery (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Garry Neely, John Young | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg misses the lay-in | 79-69 |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny hits the follow up shot | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UAB | Rodney Toledo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-72 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Donald Curry (C) David Jackson, Larry Cavitt, Andy Perkins, Jerry Reny, Ray Rosenberg | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Larry Cora (PF), John Young (C) Timothy Mullins, Walter Pucci, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery, Jeffery Powell | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Thomas is called for the reach on George Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alan Thomas, team foul #8 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SF) Roy Murray | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:23 | UAB | Alan Thomas is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alan Thomas, team foul #9 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Alva Zervas (SG), Andy Perkins (PF), Jerry Reny (C) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, Nathaniel Mitchell, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Rodney Toledo (SF), Keith Avery (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Larry Cora, John Young | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson runs out the clock | 83-72 |