| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fresh) SG - Richard Daniels (fresh) SF - William Garbutt (fresh) PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) C - Ryan Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) SF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) PF - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) C - Doug Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Leimberger and he's hacked by Ryan Stanley - foul #1 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | UAB | Terry Weitzel scores on a jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Doug Williams | 2-5 |
| 18:51 | UAB | Richard Daniels makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 18:34 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Lynch | 5-7 |
| 18:27 | UAB | Richard Daniels comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 18:25 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Doug Williams | 5-7 |
| 18:18 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger's layup is rejected by Ryan Stanley | 5-7 |
| 18:17 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Leimberger | 5-7 |
| 18:06 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 5-7 |
| 18:05 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:57 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff is fouled on the floor by Richard Daniels - foul #1 on Richard Daniels, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Johnny Clarke (SF), Bruce Forbes (PF) Raymond Ratliff, Dennis Lynch, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 17:47 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Forbes | 5-9 |
| 17:31 | UAB | Richard Daniels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (PG) Bennie Lee | |
| 17:15 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses the turnaround from the baseline | 5-9 |
| 17:14 | UAB | Richard Daniels gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:09 | UAB | Richard Daniels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Bradley Spielman (PF), Arthur Hurd (C) Terry Weitzel, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 16:57 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kenneth Sanjuan | 5-12 |
| 16:35 | UAB | Glen Boykins is alone and drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Daniels | 7-12 |
| 16:24 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 16:23 | UAB | Richard Daniels snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 16:18 | UAB | Glen Boykins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Glen Boykins, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Robert Adams (SG) Glen Boykins, Richard Daniels | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG), Dennis Lynch (SF) Jason Taylor, Kenneth Sanjuan, Johnny Clarke | |
| 16:11 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch is hacked by Arthur Hurd - foul #1 on Arthur Hurd, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (PF) Bruce Forbes | |
| 16:01 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Ratliff | 7-14 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) SG - Robert Adams (fresh) SF - William Garbutt (fresh) PF - Bradley Spielman (fresh) C - Arthur Hurd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) PF - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Doug Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:47 | UAB | Robert Adams connects on the jumper from the left side | 9-14 |
| 15:33 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch double dribbles | 9-14 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Weitzel (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) William Garbutt, Arthur Hurd | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:14 | UAB | Terry Sears comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 15:13 | UAB | Ryan Stanley grabs the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 14:57 | UAB | Robert Adams is fouled on the floor by Raymond Ratliff - foul #1 on Raymond Ratliff, team foul #1 | 9-14 |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG) Terry Sears | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SF), Johnny Clarke (PF), Bruce Forbes (C) Dennis Lynch, Thomas Leimberger, Doug Williams | |
| 14:45 | UAB | Robert Adams misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| 14:44 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:29 | Southern Methodist | Bradley Spielman is called for the reach on Raymond Ratliff - foul #1 on Bradley Spielman, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Daniels (SG), William Garbutt (SF), Arthur Hurd (C) Robert Adams, Bradley Spielman, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 14:12 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke's pass is intercepted by Glen Boykins | 9-14 |
| 14:08 | UAB | Glen Boykins lays it up and in | 11-14 |
| 13:57 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 13:55 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes hits the follow up shot | 11-16 |
| 13:33 | UAB | Terry Weitzel misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 13:32 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 13:13 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bennie Lee | 11-19 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Arthur Hurd can't finish the layup | 11-19 |
| 12:53 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Bennie Lee | 11-19 |
| 12:42 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-19 |
| 12:40 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes tips it but misses | 11-19 |
| 12:38 | UAB | Terry Weitzel gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:20 | UAB | Arthur Hurd drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Daniels | 13-19 |
| 12:14 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-19 |
| 12:12 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee tips it back up and in | 13-21 |
| 11:51 | UAB | William Garbutt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 11:49 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Garbutt (fresh) PF - Terry Weitzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Hurd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Johnny Clarke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Forbes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Forbes | 13-23 |
| 11:22 | UAB | Raymond Ratliff steals the ball from Terry Weitzel | 13-23 |
| 11:18 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff misses the easy layup | 13-23 |
| 11:16 | UAB | Richard Daniels snags the defensive board | 13-23 |
| 11:03 | UAB | William Garbutt is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Garbutt, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Robert Adams (SG), Richard Anderson (SF), Bradley Spielman (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) Glen Boykins, Richard Daniels, William Garbutt, Terry Weitzel, Arthur Hurd | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Dennis Lynch (SF), Thomas Leimberger (PF), Doug Williams (C) Raymond Ratliff, Jason Taylor, Johnny Clarke, Bruce Forbes | |
| 10:43 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-23 |
| 10:41 | UAB | Bradley Spielman gets the rebound | 13-23 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Terry Sears clanks a jumper from the left wing | 13-23 |
| 10:14 | UAB | Bradley Spielman can't tip it in | 13-23 |
| 10:13 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams gets the rebound | 13-23 |
| 09:59 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Sanjuan | 13-25 |
| 09:50 | UAB | Ryan Stanley connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Terry Sears | 15-25 |
| 09:36 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Sanjuan and the foul's on Ryan Stanley - foul #2 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #7 | 15-27 |
| Subs | UAB | William Garbutt (SF), Raymond Bryant (C) Richard Anderson, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (PG) Bennie Lee | |
| 09:36 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger makes the free throw | 15-28 |
| 09:24 | UAB | Raymond Bryant can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-28 |
| 09:22 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 09:04 | Southern Methodist | Terry Sears is called for the reach on Kenneth Sanjuan - foul #1 on Terry Sears, team foul #8 | 15-28 |
| 09:04 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 09:04 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 08:56 | UAB | Raymond Bryant comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 15-30 |
| 08:54 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams gets the rebound | 15-30 |
| 08:50 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 15-30 |
| 08:48 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan gets the offensive rebound | 15-30 |
| 08:33 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 15-30 |
| 08:32 | UAB | The rebound goes to Terry Sears | 15-30 |
| 08:19 | UAB | Robert Adams is fouled on the floor by Jason Taylor - foul #1 on Jason Taylor, team foul #2 | 15-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG), Richard Daniels (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF) Terry Sears, Robert Adams, Bradley Spielman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG), Johnny Clarke (SF), Bruce Forbes (PF) Jason Taylor, Kenneth Sanjuan, Dennis Lynch, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 08:03 | UAB | William Garbutt misses badly on a shot from the left side | 15-30 |
| 08:01 | UAB | Raymond Bryant tips it back up and in | 17-30 |
| 07:54 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Weitzel (PF) Raymond Bryant | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 07:47 | UAB | Richard Daniels comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 17-30 |
| 07:46 | UAB | Terry Weitzel tips it home | 19-30 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Garbutt (fresh) PF - Terry Weitzel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Doug Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Bruce Forbes | 19-32 |
| 07:10 | UAB | Arthur Hurd is hacked by Bennie Lee - foul #1 on Bennie Lee, team foul #3 | 19-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Adams (SG), Bradley Spielman (PF) Richard Daniels, Terry Weitzel | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch (SF) Johnny Clarke | |
| 06:50 | UAB | Glen Boykins makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Garbutt | 22-32 |
| 06:47 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee is hacked by Glen Boykins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glen Boykins, team foul #9 | 22-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG) Glen Boykins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Jason Taylor (SF), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Raymond Ratliff, Dennis Lynch, Bruce Forbes | |
| 06:47 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 06:47 | UAB | Bradley Spielman gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 06:36 | UAB | Arthur Hurd misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Leimberger - foul #1 on Thomas Leimberger, team foul #4 | 22-32 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch (SF) Bennie Lee | |
| 06:36 | UAB | Arthur Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 06:36 | UAB | Arthur Hurd misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 06:36 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 06:22 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Lynch | 23-35 |
| 06:06 | UAB | William Garbutt is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Garbutt, team foul #10 | 23-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Daniels (SG), Richard Anderson (SF), Raymond Bryant (C) Terry Sears, William Garbutt, Arthur Hurd | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke (SF) Dennis Lynch | |
| 05:52 | Southern Methodist | Robert Adams steps in front of the Johnny Clarke pass | 23-35 |
| 05:30 | UAB | Johnny Clarke steals the ball from Richard Anderson | 23-35 |
| 05:24 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 23-35 |
| 05:23 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke snags the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 05:04 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Doug Williams | 23-38 |
| 04:49 | UAB | Raymond Bryant knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-38 |
| 04:40 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Sanjuan | 25-40 |
| 04:35 | UAB | Robert Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 04:22 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor buries a turnaround from close range | 25-42 |
| 04:08 | UAB | Robert Adams misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Clarke - foul #1 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #5 | 25-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Terry Weitzel (PF), Arthur Hurd (C) Richard Daniels, Bradley Spielman, Raymond Bryant | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG), Dennis Lynch (SF), Bruce Forbes (C) Jason Taylor, Kenneth Sanjuan, Johnny Clarke, Doug Williams | |
| 04:08 | UAB | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 04:08 | UAB | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 03:46 | Southern Methodist | Terry Sears steals the ball from Dennis Lynch | 27-42 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Anderson (fresh) PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) PF - Thomas Leimberger (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UAB | Robert Adams can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 03:21 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes gets the rebound | 27-42 |
| 03:11 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Bennie Lee and he's fouled by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #11 | 27-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG), Richard Daniels (SG), William Garbutt (SF), Ryan Stanley (C) Terry Sears, Robert Adams, Richard Anderson, Arthur Hurd | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams (C) Thomas Leimberger | |
| 03:11 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the free throw | 27-45 |
| 02:55 | UAB | Ryan Stanley loses the dribble to Bruce Forbes | 27-45 |
| 02:46 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 02:45 | UAB | Ryan Stanley snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| 02:38 | UAB | Glen Boykins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 02:36 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| 02:32 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee misses long on a floater near the basket | 27-45 |
| 02:31 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams tips it back up and in | 27-47 |
| 02:14 | UAB | Richard Daniels misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-47 |
| 02:13 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Bruce Forbes | 27-47 |
| 02:03 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams is hacked by Ryan Stanley - foul #3 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #12 | 27-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Adams (SG), Arthur Hurd (C) Richard Daniels, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (PG), Johnny Clarke (SF) Bennie Lee, Dennis Lynch | |
| 02:03 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-48 |
| 02:03 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-49 |
| 01:34 | UAB | Glen Boykins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-49 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Terry Weitzel gets the offensive rebound | 27-49 |
| 01:11 | UAB | Robert Adams hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-49 |
| 00:54 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff drills a 3 from the right wing | 29-52 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Robert Adams hits a fadeaway from the left side | 31-52 |
| 00:27 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Ratliff | 31-54 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Glen Boykins hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Adams | 34-54 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses long on a halfcourt shot | 34-54 |