| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fresh) SG - Ben Drew (fresh) SF - Robert Remer (fresh) PF - Robert Owen (fresh) C - William Ruffin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) SF - Richard Stansberry (fresh) PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fresh) C - Antony Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green loses the dribble to Jason Pereira in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UAB | Robert Remer hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Ben Drew | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ricky Green | 2-2 |
| 19:31 | UAB | Jackie Youngblood takes the ball from Robert Remer in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood is fouled on the floor by Robert Remer - foul #1 on Robert Remer, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Pereira steals the ball from Ricky Green | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Jason Pereira banks in the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:35 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green misses badly on a shot in the paint | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | UAB | William Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | UAB | Ben Drew misses badly on a floater near the basket | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | UAB | Robert Owen tips it home | 6-2 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Remer is called for the reach on Jackie Youngblood - foul #2 on Robert Remer, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | UAB | David Arceneaux (PG), Michael Gamble (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Robert Sweitzer (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) Jason Pereira, Ben Drew, Robert Remer, Robert Owen, William Ruffin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG), Todd Spikes (SG), John Scott (SF), Charles Hall (PF), Hugh Papke (C) Ricky Green, Jackie Youngblood, Richard Stansberry, Eddie Rasmussen, Antony Phillips | |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews loses the dribble to David Arceneaux | 6-2 |
| 17:32 | UAB | David Arceneaux hits the finger roll | 8-2 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Minarik steals it from Patrick Andrews | 8-2 |
| 17:02 | UAB | Thomas Minarik hits the finger roll | 10-2 |
| 16:47 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-2 |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 16:13 | UAB | David Arceneaux knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Jones | 12-4 |
| 15:50 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-7 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Arceneaux (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Gamble (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Sweitzer (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Minarik (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Patrick Andrews (fairly fresh) SG - Todd Spikes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Hall (fairly fresh) C - Hugh Papke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | UAB | Michael Gamble drills a jumper from the right wing set up by David Arceneaux | 14-7 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Andrews | 14-10 |
| 14:48 | UAB | Donald Jones hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Arceneaux | 16-10 |
| 14:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott's floater is tipped away by Robert Sweitzer | 16-10 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall misses the tip | 16-10 |
| 14:27 | UAB | Donald Jones gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 14:10 | UAB | Donald Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Hugh Papke - foul #1 on Hugh Papke, team foul #1 | 16-10 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Ben Drew (SG), Robert Owen (PF), William Ruffin (C) David Arceneaux, Michael Gamble, Robert Sweitzer, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Patrick Andrews, Todd Spikes, John Scott, Charles Hall, Hugh Papke | |
| 14:10 | UAB | Donald Jones misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 14:10 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips misses the easy layup | 17-10 |
| 13:51 | UAB | The rebound goes to Robert Owen | 17-10 |
| 13:44 | UAB | William Ruffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (SF) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood is called for traveling | 17-10 |
| 13:31 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey is hacked by Richard Stansberry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Stansberry, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| 13:17 | UAB | William Ruffin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by William Ruffin - foul #1 on William Ruffin, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:42 | UAB | Jason Pereira misses the shot from the left side | 17-12 |
| 12:41 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:23 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 12:22 | UAB | William Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:11 | UAB | Robert Owen can't connect on a floater in the lane | 17-12 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:48 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green grabs the offensive board | 17-12 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ben Drew (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Lindsey (fresh) PF - Robert Owen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ruffin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Stansberry (fairly fresh) PF - Eddie Rasmussen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antony Phillips (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 11:34 | UAB | William Ruffin gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:16 | UAB | William Ruffin hits a runner from the baseline set up by Ben Drew | 19-12 |
| 10:52 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen travels with the ball | 19-12 |
| Subs | UAB | David Arceneaux (PG), Donald Jones (SF) Jason Pereira, Bruce Lindsey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Patrick Andrews (SG), Todd Spikes (SF), Charles Hall (PF) Ricky Green, Jackie Youngblood, Richard Stansberry, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 10:49 | UAB | Donald Jones is hacked by Antony Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antony Phillips, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Sweitzer (PF) Robert Owen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:43 | UAB | Donald Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Ben Drew takes the ball from Todd Spikes | 19-12 |
| 09:58 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer misses badly on a floater in the paint | 19-12 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 09:22 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Willard Bland | 19-15 |
| 08:58 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 19-15 |
| 08:56 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer snags the offensive board | 19-15 |
| 08:37 | UAB | Ben Drew is hacked by Patrick Andrews - foul #1 on Patrick Andrews, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Michael Gamble (SG), Bruce Lindsey (SF), Robert Owen (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) David Arceneaux, Ben Drew, Donald Jones, Robert Sweitzer, William Ruffin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Hugh Papke (C) Willard Bland, Patrick Andrews, Todd Spikes, Charles Hall, Antony Phillips | |
| 08:25 | UAB | Thomas Minarik misses short on a jumper from close range | 19-15 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ricky Green | 19-15 |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 08:05 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jason Pereira | 19-15 |
| 08:01 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Stansberry - foul #2 on Richard Stansberry, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Scott (SF) Richard Stansberry | |
| 08:01 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:01 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood clanks a shot from the baseline | 21-15 |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses the tip | 21-15 |
| 07:35 | UAB | Thomas Minarik pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Owen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) SF - John Scott (fresh) PF - Eddie Rasmussen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Papke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:16 | UAB | Robert Owen can't finish the layup | 21-15 |
| 07:15 | UAB | Thomas Minarik gets the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:04 | UAB | Michael Gamble comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 07:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ricky Green | 21-18 |
| 06:11 | UAB | Thomas Minarik hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Hugh Papke - foul #2 on Hugh Papke, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | UAB | David Arceneaux (PG), Ben Drew (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Robert Sweitzer (PF) Jason Pereira, Michael Gamble, Bruce Lindsey, Robert Owen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Patrick Andrews (SG), Todd Spikes (SF), Charles Hall (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Ricky Green, Jackie Youngblood, John Scott, Eddie Rasmussen, Hugh Papke | |
| 06:11 | UAB | Thomas Minarik makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:11 | UAB | Thomas Minarik misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall lays it up and in on a great pass from Willard Bland | 22-20 |
| 05:32 | UAB | Donald Jones is called for 10 seconds | 22-20 |
| Subs | UAB | William Ruffin (C) Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 05:25 | UAB | Donald Jones grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 05:23 | UAB | David Arceneaux double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG) Willard Bland | |
| 05:16 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall is whistled for a carry | 22-20 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood (SG) Patrick Andrews | |
| 05:14 | UAB | David Arceneaux is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Green - foul #1 on Ricky Green, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Mack Clark (SF) Robert Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:14 | UAB | David Arceneaux makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:14 | UAB | David Arceneaux misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:14 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ben Drew is called for the reach on Jackie Youngblood - foul #1 on Ben Drew, team foul #4 | 23-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (SF) Mack Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:35 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Antony Phillips | 23-23 |
| 04:18 | UAB | Donald Jones misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Ben Drew tips it back up and in | 25-23 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood throws it down on a great pass from Ricky Green | 25-25 |
| 03:50 | UAB | David Arceneaux is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Arceneaux, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Michael Gamble (SG), Robert Remer (SF), Robert Owen (PF), Robert Sweitzer (C) David Arceneaux, Ben Drew, Bruce Lindsey, Donald Jones, William Ruffin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG), John Scott (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Hugh Papke (C) Ricky Green, Jackie Youngblood, Todd Spikes, Antony Phillips | |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Andrews | 25-27 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Remer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Owen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sweitzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Stansberry (fresh) PF - Charles Hall (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Papke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:21 | UAB | Jason Pereira is fouled in the backcourt by John Scott - foul #1 on John Scott, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Charles Hall | |
| 03:21 | UAB | Jason Pereira makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:21 | UAB | Jason Pereira makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Gamble - foul #1 on Michael Gamble, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | UAB | David Arceneaux (PG) Jason Pereira | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG) Patrick Andrews, Richard Stansberry | |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:50 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:27 | UAB | Michael Gamble clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Robert Remer tips it in | 29-28 |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ricky Green and he's hacked by Michael Gamble - foul #2 on Michael Gamble, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (SG), Donald Jones (PF), William Ruffin (C) Michael Gamble, Robert Owen, Robert Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Eddie Rasmussen, Hugh Papke | |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:59 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Green and the foul's on William Ruffin - foul #2 on William Ruffin, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry (SF) John Scott | |
| 01:59 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:41 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey misses long on an open fadeaway from close range | 29-33 |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses the floater from the right side | 29-33 |
| 01:20 | UAB | William Ruffin snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 01:03 | UAB | David Arceneaux misses the floater from the right side | 29-33 |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Stansberry | 29-33 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | William Ruffin picks off the pass by Antony Phillips | 29-33 |
| 00:29 | UAB | William Ruffin's pass is intercepted by Charles Hall | 29-33 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Bruce Lindsey - foul #1 on Bruce Lindsey, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Michael Gamble (SG), Robert Sweitzer (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) David Arceneaux, Robert Remer, Donald Jones, William Ruffin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG), John Scott (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Hugh Papke (C) Ricky Green, Richard Stansberry, Charles Hall, Antony Phillips | |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey loses the dribble to Hugh Papke in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer gets the rebound | 29-34 |