| Lineup | Rider | PG - Harrison Genest (fresh) SG - Donald Williams (fresh) SF - Gerald Ives (fresh) PF - Francis Wray (fresh) C - Matthew Hamm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) SF - Willis Foret (fresh) PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) C - Stan Hebert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Russell Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | UAB | Russell Taylor's pass is intercepted by Matthew Hamm | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Rider | Donald Williams misses long on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Rider | Gerald Ives tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Willis Foret lays it up and in on a nice dish by Russell Taylor | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Rider | Donald Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Rider | Francis Wray grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Rider | Willis Foret is called for the reach on Donald Williams - foul #1 on Willis Foret, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Rider | Gerald Ives is fouled on the floor by Willis Foret - foul #2 on Willis Foret, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Darden (SF) Willis Foret | |
| 17:59 | Rider | Russell Taylor steals it from Gerald Ives | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | UAB | Russell Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Rider | Matthew Hamm hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Rider | Gerald Ives gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | Rider | Matthew Hamm drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 4-2 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 16:43 | UAB | Stan Hebert snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:31 | UAB | Russell Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gerald Fairchild | 4-5 |
| 16:24 | Rider | Francis Wray clanks a floater from the right side | 4-5 |
| 16:23 | Rider | Matthew Hamm grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:05 | Rider | Gerald Ives misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 4-5 |
| 16:03 | UAB | Russell Taylor snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Harrison Genest (fresh) SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Ives (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Wray (fresh) C - Matthew Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Darden (fresh) PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UAB | Russell Taylor hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Gerald Ives - foul #1 on Gerald Ives, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 15:44 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:44 | Rider | The rebound goes to Matthew Hamm | 4-7 |
| 15:22 | Rider | Donald Williams misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Fairchild - foul #1 on Gerald Fairchild, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | UAB | Marion Smith (PF) Russell Taylor | |
| 15:22 | Rider | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:22 | Rider | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:04 | UAB | Marion Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 14:43 | Rider | Donald Williams misses the fadeaway from the left side | 6-10 |
| 14:41 | UAB | Donald Darden gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:35 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 14:34 | UAB | Donald Darden misses the tip | 6-10 |
| 14:32 | Rider | Donald Williams pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:17 | Rider | Matthew Hamm loses the dribble to Marion Smith | 6-10 |
| 13:59 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Stan Hebert | 6-13 |
| 13:38 | Rider | Donald Williams scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Harrison Genest | 8-13 |
| 13:24 | UAB | David Campbell is denied on a layup by Francis Wray | 8-13 |
| 13:22 | UAB | Marion Smith gets the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:07 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Donald Darden | 8-16 |
| 12:51 | Rider | Matthew Hamm clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Stan Hebert - foul #1 on Stan Hebert, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Rider | William Allen (PG), Charles Macdonald (SG), David Purpura (SF), Tom Sheffield (PF) Harrison Genest, Donald Williams, Gerald Ives, Francis Wray | |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Henry Teachout (SG), Russell Taylor (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) David Campbell, Gerald Fairchild, Donald Darden, Stan Hebert | |
| 12:51 | Rider | Matthew Hamm misses the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:51 | Rider | Matthew Hamm misses the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:51 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 12:36 | UAB | Russell Taylor is denied on a layup by Tom Sheffield | 8-16 |
| 12:34 | Rider | Tom Sheffield snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 12:18 | Rider | Tom Sheffield lays it up and in on a great pass from William Allen and he's hacked by George Tomlinson - foul #1 on George Tomlinson, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Rider | Brent Crandell (C) Matthew Hamm | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:18 | Rider | Tom Sheffield misses the free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:18 | UAB | Russell Taylor pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:02 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan is hacked by Charles Macdonald - foul #1 on Charles Macdonald, team foul #2 | 10-16 |
| 11:48 | UAB | Henry Teachout double dribbles | 10-16 |
| Subs | Rider | Harrison Genest (PG) Charles Macdonald | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG) George Tomlinson | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Harrison Genest (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Purpura (fresh) PF - Tom Sheffield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brent Crandell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) SG - Henry Teachout (fresh) SF - Marion Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Rider | David Purpura hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Marion Smith - foul #1 on Marion Smith, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Rider | Donald Williams (SG), Francis Wray (PF) William Allen, Brent Crandell | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 11:31 | Rider | David Purpura makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:13 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 11:11 | Rider | David Purpura gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:00 | Rider | David Purpura is called for a backcourt violation | 13-16 |
| Subs | Rider | Gerald Ives (SF) David Purpura | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG), Donald Darden (SF) Henry Teachout, Marion Smith | |
| 10:50 | UAB | Donald Darden makes the runner from the right block | 13-18 |
| 10:33 | Rider | Gerald Ives clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 10:31 | UAB | David Campbell pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:12 | UAB | Gerald Ives steps in front of the David Campbell pass | 13-18 |
| 09:54 | Rider | Donald Williams hits a fadeaway from the right side | 15-18 |
| 09:35 | UAB | Donald Darden comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 15-18 |
| 09:33 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan snags the offensive board | 15-18 |
| 09:25 | UAB | Russell Taylor lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Darden | 15-20 |
| 09:01 | Rider | Tom Sheffield buries a jumper near the basket | 17-20 |
| 08:45 | UAB | Gerald Ives is called for the reach on Donald Darden - foul #2 on Gerald Ives, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Rider | William Allen (PG), Charles Macdonald (SG), David Purpura (SF), Brent Crandell (PF), Matthew Hamm (C) Harrison Genest, Donald Williams, Gerald Ives, Francis Wray, Tom Sheffield | |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Henry Teachout (SF), Marion Smith (PF), Stan Hebert (C) David Campbell, Donald Darden, Russell Taylor, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 08:26 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Tomlinson | 17-23 |
| 08:10 | Rider | Charles Macdonald loses the ball out of bounds | 17-23 |
| 07:52 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild is whistled for traveling | 17-23 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Russell Taylor (PF) George Tomlinson, Gerald Fairchild | |
| 07:37 | Rider | David Purpura hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Allen | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - William Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Macdonald (fresh) SF - David Purpura (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brent Crandell (fresh) C - Matthew Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) SG - Henry Teachout (fresh) SF - Marion Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | UAB | Marion Smith buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-26 |
| 06:48 | Rider | William Allen is hacked by David Campbell - foul #1 on David Campbell, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Rider | Harrison Genest (PG), Donald Williams (SG), Francis Wray (PF) Charles Macdonald, David Purpura, Brent Crandell | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG), Donald Darden (SF) Henry Teachout, Russell Taylor | |
| 06:48 | Rider | William Allen misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:48 | UAB | Stan Hebert grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 06:44 | UAB | Stan Hebert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 06:42 | Rider | William Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:36 | Rider | William Allen hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Williams | 22-26 |
| 06:14 | UAB | David Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 22-26 |
| 06:00 | Rider | Matthew Hamm connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 24-26 |
| 05:58 | UAB | David Campbell is hacked by Harrison Genest in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harrison Genest, team foul #4 | 24-26 |
| 05:33 | UAB | David Campbell makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Fairchild | 24-29 |
| 05:21 | Rider | Donald Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 05:19 | UAB | Stan Hebert snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 05:05 | UAB | Marion Smith hits a jumper from the left side | 24-31 |
| 04:49 | Rider | Donald Williams makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Allen | 27-31 |
| 04:32 | UAB | The short jumper by Stan Hebert is denied by Francis Wray | 27-31 |
| 04:31 | Rider | Matthew Hamm pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 04:16 | Rider | William Allen comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 27-31 |
| 04:14 | UAB | The rebound goes to Marion Smith | 27-31 |
| 04:03 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-34 |
| 03:45 | Rider | Francis Wray misses the 3 from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 03:44 | UAB | The rebound goes to Donald Darden | 27-34 |
| 03:40 | UAB | Donald Darden drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Fairchild | 27-37 |
| 03:33 | Rider | Harrison Genest clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 03:32 | UAB | Stan Hebert grabs the board | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Harrison Genest (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Francis Wray (fresh) 2 blk. C - Matthew Hamm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Darden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marion Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 03:12 | UAB | Marion Smith gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 03:02 | UAB | Marion Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Mason (PG), Charles Macdonald (SG), Gerald Ives (SF), Tom Sheffield (PF), Brent Crandell (C) Harrison Genest, Donald Williams, William Allen, Francis Wray, Matthew Hamm | |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Henry Teachout (SG), Willis Foret (SF), Russell Taylor (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) David Campbell, Gerald Fairchild, Donald Darden, Marion Smith, Stan Hebert | |
| 02:45 | Rider | Brent Crandell's pass is intercepted by Russell Taylor | 27-37 |
| 02:23 | UAB | Russell Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 02:21 | Rider | Brent Crandell pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 02:04 | Rider | Tom Sheffield misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 02:02 | UAB | George Tomlinson grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 01:48 | UAB | George Tomlinson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-37 |
| 01:47 | Rider | Charles Macdonald snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 01:27 | Rider | Tom Sheffield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Rider | Harrison Genest (PG), Donald Williams (SG), Francis Wray (PF) Michael Mason, Charles Macdonald, Brent Crandell | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Gerald Fairchild (SG) George Tomlinson, Henry Teachout | |
| 01:11 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 01:10 | Rider | Donald Williams grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 00:52 | Rider | Gerald Ives comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-37 |
| 00:50 | UAB | Russell Taylor grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Willis Foret knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 27-39 |
| 00:36 | Rider | Harrison Genest misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 00:35 | Rider | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Williams | 27-39 |
| 00:17 | Rider | Tom Sheffield blows the layup | 27-39 |
| 00:16 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 00:11 | UAB | David Campbell makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Willis Foret | 27-42 |
| 00:01 | Rider | Donald Williams is hacked by Gerald Fairchild - foul #2 on Gerald Fairchild, team foul #8 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Rider | Matthew Hamm (C) Tom Sheffield | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Darden (PF), Stan Hebert (C) Russell Taylor, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 00:01 | Rider | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:01 | Rider | Donald Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:01 | UAB | The rebound goes to Stan Hebert | 28-42 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Stan Hebert comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-42 |