| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fresh) SG - Ben Drew (fresh) SF - Robert Remer (fresh) PF - Robert Owen (fresh) C - William Ruffin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fresh) SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SF - Steven Robinson (fresh) PF - Frank Harvey (fresh) C - David Turner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | William Ruffin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | UAB | Jason Pereira can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ben Drew - foul #1 on Ben Drew, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:28 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | UAB | Robert Remer is hacked by Steven Robinson - foul #1 on Steven Robinson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | UAB | William Ruffin's floater is tipped away by David Turner | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | UAB | William Ruffin tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | UAB | Robert Owen grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | UAB | William Ruffin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | UAB | Ben Drew hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Owen | 5-2 |
| 17:17 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | UAB | Robert Owen grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | UAB | Sean Anderson steps in front of the Robert Remer pass in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | Tulsa | William Ruffin steals it from Sean Anderson | 5-2 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Ben Drew is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 16:27 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson can't throw it down | 7-2 |
| 16:25 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson tips it in | 7-4 |
| 16:21 | UAB | William Ruffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 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 | Tulsa | Mark Wells (PG), Keith Howard (SG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Carmine Morris (PF), Gerald Blair (C) Sean Anderson, Robert Taylor, Steven Robinson, Frank Harvey, David Turner | |
| 16:00 | Tulsa | Mark Wells is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Arceneaux (fresh) SG - Michael Gamble (fresh) SF - Donald Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Sweitzer (fresh) C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mark Wells (fresh) SG - Keith Howard (fresh) SF - Aaron Quintanar (fresh) PF - Carmine Morris (fresh) C - Gerald Blair (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UAB | David Arceneaux misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-4 |
| 15:38 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:32 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Steven Robinson (SF) Keith Howard, Aaron Quintanar | |
| 15:21 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 15:20 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:00 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Wells | 7-7 |
| 14:41 | UAB | Donald Jones can't connect on a floater from the left side | 7-7 |
| 14:39 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:33 | Tulsa | Mark Wells drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Robinson | 7-9 |
| 14:18 | UAB | David Arceneaux is fouled on the floor by Carmine Morris - foul #1 on Carmine Morris, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Ben Drew (SG), Robert Remer (SF), Robert Owen (PF), William Ruffin (C) David Arceneaux, Michael Gamble, Donald Jones, Robert Sweitzer, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Frank Harvey (PF), Dennis Ruthenberg (C) Sean Anderson, Mark Wells, Steven Robinson, Carmine Morris, Gerald Blair | |
| 14:10 | UAB | Robert Remer is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Pereira | 9-9 |
| 13:50 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by William Ruffin | 9-9 |
| 13:48 | UAB | Robert Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:46 | UAB | Jason Pereira is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Harvey - foul #1 on Frank Harvey, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| 13:36 | UAB | Jason Pereira hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:35 | UAB | Robert Remer snags the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:19 | UAB | Robert Remer loses the ball out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Steven Robinson (SF), David Turner (C) Robert Taylor, Aaron Quintanar, Frank Harvey | |
| 13:02 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson is hacked by Ben Drew - foul #2 on Ben Drew, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UAB | David Arceneaux (PG), Bruce Lindsey (SG), Donald Jones (PF) Jason Pereira, Ben Drew, Robert Owen | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Wells (SG) Keith Howard | |
| 12:57 | Tulsa | Bruce Lindsey is called for the reach on Mark Wells - foul #1 on Bruce Lindsey, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| 12:48 | Tulsa | David Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 12:47 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 12:46 | UAB | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:29 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Arceneaux | 12-9 |
| 12:14 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis Ruthenberg | 12-11 |
| 11:52 | UAB | Sean Anderson takes the ball from Donald Jones | 12-11 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Arceneaux (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Remer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Jones (fresh) C - William Ruffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fairly fresh) C - David Turner (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | David Turner knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Steven Robinson | 12-13 |
| 11:24 | UAB | Donald Jones misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 12-13 |
| 11:22 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:16 | Tulsa | David Turner is fouled on the floor by William Ruffin - foul #1 on William Ruffin, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Michael Gamble (SG), Robert Sweitzer (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) David Arceneaux, Robert Remer, Donald Jones, William Ruffin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Frank Harvey (PF), Carmine Morris (C) Sean Anderson, Mark Wells, Steven Robinson, Dennis Ruthenberg, David Turner | |
| 11:08 | Tulsa | Keith Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jason Pereira - foul #1 on Jason Pereira, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 11:08 | Tulsa | Keith Howard makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:08 | Tulsa | Keith Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:08 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:52 | UAB | Jason Pereira buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Gamble | 15-14 |
| 10:28 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 15-17 |
| 10:12 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 10:05 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Mack Clark (SF), Robert Owen (PF) Bruce Lindsey, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Steven Robinson (SF), Gerald Blair (C) Keith Howard, Aaron Quintanar, Frank Harvey | |
| 09:45 | UAB | Robert Owen can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 09:44 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Carmine Morris | 18-17 |
| 09:31 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Gerald Blair | 18-19 |
| 09:21 | UAB | Robert Owen misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 09:19 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:53 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 08:41 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gerald Blair - foul #1 on Gerald Blair, team foul #4 | 18-22 |
| Subs | UAB | David Arceneaux (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Robert Remer (SF) Jason Pereira, Michael Gamble, Mack Clark | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Wells (SG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Frank Harvey (PF) Robert Taylor, Steven Robinson, Carmine Morris | |
| 08:41 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:41 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:22 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Robert Sweitzer - foul #1 on Robert Sweitzer, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Minarik (PF), William Ruffin (C) Robert Owen, Robert Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg (C) Gerald Blair | |
| 08:22 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:22 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:19 | UAB | Sean Anderson steals it from Donald Jones in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| 08:01 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar misses the 3 from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 07:59 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson snags the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 07:35 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Dennis Ruthenberg | 19-26 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Arceneaux (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) SF - Robert Remer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Minarik (fresh) C - William Ruffin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Mark Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Quintanar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Ruthenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UAB | Sean Anderson steps in front of the Donald Jones pass in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| 07:30 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson hits the finger roll | 19-28 |
| 07:26 | UAB | Robert Remer is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Quintanar - foul #1 on Aaron Quintanar, team foul #5 | 19-28 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (SG), Steven Robinson (SF), David Turner (C) Sean Anderson, Aaron Quintanar, Frank Harvey | |
| 07:12 | UAB | Robert Remer lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Thomas Minarik | 21-28 |
| 07:05 | Tulsa | David Turner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-28 |
| 07:03 | Tulsa | David Turner tips it back up and in | 21-30 |
| 06:37 | UAB | William Ruffin makes the turnaround in the lane | 23-30 |
| 06:11 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 06:09 | UAB | William Ruffin gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 05:53 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Remer | 26-30 |
| 05:37 | Tulsa | Thomas Minarik is called for the reach on David Turner - foul #1 on Thomas Minarik, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Michael Gamble (SG), Bruce Lindsey (SF), Robert Owen (PF), Robert Sweitzer (C) David Arceneaux, Donald Jones, Robert Remer, Thomas Minarik, William Ruffin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Frank Harvey (PF) Mark Wells, Keith Howard, Steven Robinson, Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 05:37 | Tulsa | David Turner makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:37 | Tulsa | David Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:35 | UAB | Aaron Quintanar is called for the reach on Bruce Lindsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Quintanar, team foul #6 | 26-32 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Blair (SF), Carmine Morris (C) Aaron Quintanar, David Turner | |
| 05:22 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey is whistled for traveling | 26-32 |
| 04:59 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Carmine Morris | 26-34 |
| 04:57 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey is hacked by Gerald Blair in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Blair, team foul #7 | 26-34 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Robinson (SF) Gerald Blair | |
| 04:57 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:57 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:57 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Carmine Morris | 27-34 |
| 04:38 | Tulsa | The jump hook by Frank Harvey is blocked by Robert Sweitzer | 27-34 |
| 04:36 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 04:17 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Bruce Lindsey - foul #2 on Bruce Lindsey, team foul #8 | 27-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Mack Clark (SF), William Ruffin (C) Bruce Lindsey, Robert Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| 04:17 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:17 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Robert Owen snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 04:09 | UAB | William Ruffin is called for traveling | 27-35 |
| 03:45 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey banks in the layup set up by Keith Howard | 27-37 |
| 03:43 | UAB | Keith Howard steps in front of the Jason Pereira pass in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 03:25 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carmine Morris | 27-40 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Gamble (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mack Clark (fresh) PF - Robert Owen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Ruffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 stl. SG - Keith Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmine Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UAB | Jason Pereira is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Pereira, team foul #9 | 27-40 |
| Subs | UAB | David Arceneaux (PG), Ben Drew (SG), Robert Remer (SF), Donald Jones (PF) Jason Pereira, Michael Gamble, Mack Clark, Robert Owen | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Wells (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), David Turner (C) Sean Anderson, Keith Howard, Steven Robinson, Frank Harvey, Carmine Morris | |
| 02:58 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor is hacked by Ben Drew - foul #3 on Ben Drew, team foul #10 | 27-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (SG), Robert Sweitzer (C) Ben Drew, William Ruffin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:58 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 02:58 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 02:41 | UAB | Robert Taylor steps in front of the Bruce Lindsey pass | 27-42 |
| 02:21 | Tulsa | Mark Wells clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-42 |
| 02:20 | UAB | Robert Remer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 02:08 | UAB | Robert Remer misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #8 | 27-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Minarik (C) Bruce Lindsey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Keith Howard (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (C) Mark Wells, Robert Taylor, David Turner | |
| 02:08 | UAB | Robert Remer makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 02:08 | UAB | Robert Remer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 01:57 | Tulsa | Keith Howard's pass is intercepted by Donald Jones | 29-42 |
| 01:53 | UAB | David Arceneaux can't finish the layup | 29-42 |
| 01:51 | UAB | Robert Remer tips it home | 31-42 |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson is fouled on the floor by Robert Sweitzer - foul #2 on Robert Sweitzer, team foul #11 | 31-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Bruce Lindsey (SG), Mack Clark (SF), Robert Owen (PF) David Arceneaux, Donald Jones, Robert Remer, Robert Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Robinson (SF), Frank Harvey (PF) Aaron Quintanar, Gerald Blair | |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 01:29 | UAB | Thomas Minarik grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Mack Clark is hacked by Keith Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Howard, team foul #9 | 31-43 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Mack Clark makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Mack Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 01:12 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Steven Robinson | 32-45 |
| 00:55 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 00:40 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg misses long on a floater in the lane | 32-45 |
| 00:38 | UAB | Thomas Minarik grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Robert Owen hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Pereira and he's hacked by Frank Harvey - foul #2 on Frank Harvey, team foul #10 | 34-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (SG), Robert Remer (SF), William Ruffin (C) Bruce Lindsey, Mack Clark, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Wells (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Carmine Morris (PF), David Turner (C) Sean Anderson, Keith Howard, Frank Harvey, Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 00:24 | UAB | Robert Owen makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Mark Wells misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-45 |