| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Trey Ricks (fresh) SG - Robert Leblanc (fresh) SF - Peter Cason (fresh) PF - Charles Kahl (fresh) C - Larry Hetrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Weldon Galipeau (fresh) SG - Harvey Tung (fresh) SF - James Krawczyk (fresh) PF - John Stewart (fresh) C - Randy Hunsinger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Alabama | N. Alabama is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Kahl, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | St. Mary's (TX) | Weldon Galipeau drills a fadeaway in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | N. Alabama | Peter Cason misses the jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | St. Mary's (TX) | James Krawczyk grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harvey Tung knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Weldon Galipeau | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Trey Ricks | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Stewart drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 17:42 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick's fadeaway is rejected by John Stewart | 2-8 |
| 17:40 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harvey Tung pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:19 | St. Mary's (TX) | James Krawczyk comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 17:18 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Stewart hits the follow up shot | 2-10 |
| 16:53 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Randy Hunsinger - foul #1 on Randy Hunsinger, team foul #1 | 2-10 |
| 16:53 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick misses the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:53 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick misses the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:53 | St. Mary's (TX) | Randy Hunsinger grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:31 | St. Mary's (TX) | James Krawczyk misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-10 |
| 16:30 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:25 | N. Alabama | Peter Cason makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Leblanc | 5-10 |
| 16:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Stewart connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Weldon Galipeau | 5-12 |
| 15:45 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Trey Ricks | 7-12 |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Trey Ricks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Leblanc (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Cason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Kahl (fairly fresh) C - Larry Hetrick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Weldon Galipeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Tung (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Krawczyk (fresh) PF - John Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Randy Hunsinger (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 15:36 | St. Mary's (TX) | James Krawczyk tips it back up and in | 7-14 |
| 15:13 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Randy Hunsinger - foul #2 on Randy Hunsinger, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Blake Orosco (SF), Lawrence Hanson (PF) Peter Cason, Charles Kahl | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant (PG), Gordon Archambault (SG), George Turner (SF), Paul Hopkins (PF), Lowell Jacobs (C) Weldon Galipeau, Harvey Tung, James Krawczyk, John Stewart, Randy Hunsinger | |
| 15:13 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 15:13 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 15:02 | St. Mary's (TX) | Larry Hetrick takes the ball from Lowell Jacobs | 9-14 |
| 14:43 | N. Alabama | Robert Leblanc hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lowell Jacobs - foul #1 on Lowell Jacobs, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | John Macdonald (C) Larry Hetrick | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 14:43 | N. Alabama | Robert Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:43 | N. Alabama | Robert Leblanc misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:26 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Turner drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 14:01 | N. Alabama | Trey Ricks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 14:00 | N. Alabama | Robert Leblanc tips it back up and in | 12-16 |
| 13:47 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 13:46 | N. Alabama | John Macdonald snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 13:42 | N. Alabama | John Macdonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Peter Cason (SF) Blake Orosco | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Harvey Tung (SG), James Krawczyk (SF) Gordon Archambault, Lowell Jacobs | |
| 13:18 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 13:17 | N. Alabama | Lawrence Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 13:12 | N. Alabama | Trey Ricks hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Cason | 14-16 |
| 12:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins is whistled for a carry | 14-16 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes (PG), James Allgood (SG), Charles Kahl (PF), Larry Hetrick (C) Trey Ricks, Robert Leblanc, Lawrence Hanson, John Macdonald | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Weldon Galipeau (PG), John Stewart (PF) Gregory Bryant, Paul Hopkins | |
| 12:35 | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes buries a 3 from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 12:33 | St. Mary's (TX) | Vernon Sykes steps in front of the Weldon Galipeau pass in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 12:30 | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes misses the easy layup | 17-16 |
| 12:28 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Turner pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 12:23 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harvey Tung lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Krawczyk | 17-18 |
| 12:06 | N. Alabama | Weldon Galipeau steals it from Larry Hetrick | 17-18 |
| 11:54 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harvey Tung scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Weldon Galipeau | 17-20 |
| 11:30 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 11:29 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Stewart snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Vernon Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Allgood (fresh) SF - Peter Cason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Kahl (fresh) C - Larry Hetrick (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Weldon Galipeau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Tung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | St. Mary's (TX) | James Krawczyk drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Weldon Galipeau | 17-23 |
| 11:05 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Turner - foul #1 on George Turner, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Trey Ricks (PG), Robert Leblanc (SG), Blake Orosco (SF) Vernon Sykes, James Allgood, Peter Cason | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant (PG), Gordon Archambault (SG), Leonard White (SF), Paul Hopkins (PF), Lowell Jacobs (C) Weldon Galipeau, Harvey Tung, James Krawczyk, John Stewart, George Turner | |
| 11:05 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 11:05 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 10:52 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Kahl - foul #2 on Charles Kahl, team foul #2 | 18-23 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Lawrence Hanson (PF) Charles Kahl | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 10:52 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 10:52 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 10:32 | N. Alabama | Paul Hopkins is called for the reach on Lawrence Hanson - foul #1 on Paul Hopkins, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| 10:09 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Blake Orosco | 20-25 |
| 10:01 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 10:00 | N. Alabama | Robert Leblanc pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 09:31 | N. Alabama | Blake Orosco drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Hanson | 23-25 |
| 09:10 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gordon Archambault connects on the jumper in the paint | 23-27 |
| 08:53 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick misses long on a shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 08:52 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 08:34 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gordon Archambault misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 23-27 |
| 08:33 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gordon Archambault gets the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 08:19 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lowell Jacobs makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard White | 23-29 |
| 07:50 | N. Alabama | Blake Orosco makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Trey Ricks | 26-29 |
| 07:40 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 07:39 | St. Mary's (TX) | Leonard White snags the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 07:32 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gordon Archambault comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Blake Orosco - foul #1 on Blake Orosco, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes (PG), James Allgood (SG), Peter Cason (SF), John Macdonald (C) Trey Ricks, Robert Leblanc, Blake Orosco, Larry Hetrick | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Weldon Galipeau (PG), James Krawczyk (SF), John Stewart (PF), George Turner (C) Gregory Bryant, Leonard White, Paul Hopkins, Lowell Jacobs | |
| 07:32 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gordon Archambault misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 07:32 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gordon Archambault makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 07:12 | N. Alabama | James Allgood comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on James Krawczyk - foul #1 on James Krawczyk, team foul #6 | 26-30 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Harvey Tung (SG) Gordon Archambault | |
| 07:12 | N. Alabama | James Allgood misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 07:12 | N. Alabama | James Allgood makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - James Allgood (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Vernon Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Cason (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Hanson (fairly fresh) C - John Macdonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Weldon Galipeau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Tung (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Krawczyk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Turner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harvey Tung drills a jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 06:35 | N. Alabama | James Allgood is hacked by John Stewart - foul #1 on John Stewart, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl (PF) John Macdonald | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 06:35 | N. Alabama | James Allgood misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 06:35 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Stewart snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 06:29 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harvey Tung is hacked by Charles Kahl - foul #3 on Charles Kahl, team foul #4 | 27-32 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | John Macdonald (C) Charles Kahl | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 06:14 | St. Mary's (TX) | Weldon Galipeau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 06:13 | N. Alabama | Lawrence Hanson pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 05:44 | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes loses the dribble to James Krawczyk | 27-32 |
| 05:28 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Turner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 05:26 | N. Alabama | John Macdonald gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 05:01 | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes is fouled on the floor by James Krawczyk - foul #2 on James Krawczyk, team foul #8 | 27-32 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick (C) John Macdonald | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant (PG), Gordon Archambault (SF), Paul Hopkins (PF) Weldon Galipeau, James Krawczyk, John Stewart | |
| 05:01 | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 05:01 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 04:45 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins misses the floater from the right block | 27-32 |
| 04:44 | N. Alabama | Lawrence Hanson pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 04:26 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick is fouled on the floor by George Turner - foul #2 on George Turner, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Trey Ricks (PG), Robert Leblanc (SG), Blake Orosco (SF) Vernon Sykes, James Allgood, Peter Cason | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Lowell Jacobs (C) George Turner | |
| 04:26 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:26 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:26 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 04:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harvey Tung is fouled on the floor by Robert Leblanc - foul #1 on Robert Leblanc, team foul #5 | 28-32 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | James Krawczyk (SF), Randy Hunsinger (C) Harvey Tung, Lowell Jacobs | |
| 03:37 | St. Mary's (TX) | Randy Hunsinger makes the floater in the paint set up by Gordon Archambault | 28-34 |
| 03:20 | N. Alabama | Blake Orosco can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-34 |
| 03:19 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick tips it home | 30-34 |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Trey Ricks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Leblanc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blake Orosco (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Hanson (tiring) 3 reb. C - Larry Hetrick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Gregory Bryant (fresh) SG - Gordon Archambault (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Krawczyk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Hunsinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:55 | St. Mary's (TX) | Paul Hopkins misses badly on a runner in the lane | 30-34 |
| 02:53 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 02:46 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick hits the finger roll set up by Robert Leblanc | 32-34 |
| 02:29 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Krawczyk | 32-36 |
| 02:12 | N. Alabama | Trey Ricks knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Blake Orosco | 34-36 |
| 01:54 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 01:52 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 01:29 | N. Alabama | Blake Orosco misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gordon Archambault - foul #1 on Gordon Archambault, team foul #10 | 34-36 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes (PG), James Allgood (SG), John Macdonald (C) Trey Ricks, Robert Leblanc, Larry Hetrick | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Weldon Galipeau (PG), Harvey Tung (SG), George Turner (SF), John Stewart (PF), Lowell Jacobs (C) Gregory Bryant, Gordon Archambault, James Krawczyk, Paul Hopkins, Randy Hunsinger | |
| 01:29 | N. Alabama | Blake Orosco misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:29 | N. Alabama | Blake Orosco makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:06 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Stewart is fouled on the floor by Vernon Sykes - foul #1 on Vernon Sykes, team foul #6 | 35-36 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Peter Cason (SF) Blake Orosco | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 00:52 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Stewart misses the lay-in | 35-36 |
| 00:51 | N. Alabama | John Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 00:30 | N. Alabama | John Macdonald lays it up and in | 37-36 |
| 00:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harvey Tung is called for traveling | 37-36 |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick (C) John Macdonald | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | James Krawczyk (SF), Randy Hunsinger (C) George Turner, Lowell Jacobs | |
| 00:00 | N. Alabama | Peter Cason misses the halfcourt shot | 37-36 |