| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lessard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Bainter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Wegener (fresh) 2 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Francisco Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) PF - Dane Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert King (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Michael Clark inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:55 | UAB | Michael Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Waylon Fryar - foul #3 on Waylon Fryar, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen (C) Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 19:40 | UAB | The short jumper by Michael Clark is denied by Anthony Mowen | 35-33 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:37 | Southern Mississippi | Francisco Cuevas is called for the reach on Brian Clarkson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Francisco Cuevas, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen blows the layup | 35-33 |
| 19:20 | UAB | The rebound goes to Francisco Cuevas | 35-33 |
| 18:51 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 35-33 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Todd Wegener | 35-33 |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard is denied on a layup by Robert King | 35-33 |
| 18:27 | UAB | Robert King grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 18:09 | UAB | Michael Clark buries a shot from close range set up by Arnold Marshburn and the foul's on Robert Bainter - foul #1 on Robert Bainter, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Harold Fall (SG), Gilbert Hall (SF), Caleb Lilley (C) Brian Clarkson, Kenneth Lessard, Robert Bainter, Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Gardner (SG) Arnold Marshburn | |
| 18:09 | UAB | Michael Clark makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 17:51 | UAB | Robert Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:27 | UAB | Michael Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:21 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall can't finish the layup | 35-36 |
| 17:19 | UAB | Dane Gardner grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 16:59 | UAB | Michael Clark hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Gardner | 35-38 |
| 16:44 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 16:42 | UAB | Robert Gardner snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:40 | UAB | Robert Gardner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Robert Bainter (SF) Harold Fall, Caleb Lilley | |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (SG), Daniel Scherrer (SF), Ira Huffman (PF), James Bechtol (C) Francisco Cuevas, Michael Clark, Dane Gardner, Robert King | |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Clarkson | 38-38 |
| 16:14 | UAB | Gilbert Hall steals it from Robert Gardner in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener's layup is rejected by Arnold Marshburn | 38-38 |
| 15:57 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener tips it in | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Duncan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bainter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Wegener (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilbert Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Scherrer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ira Huffman (fresh) C - James Bechtol (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | UAB | Anthony Duncan is called for the reach on Robert Gardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard (SG), Anthony Mowen (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Anthony Duncan, Todd Wegener, Gilbert Hall | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:34 | UAB | Robert Gardner makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Scherrer | 40-41 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard slams it home and he's hacked by Arnold Marshburn - foul #3 on Arnold Marshburn, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Caleb Lilley (SF) Brian Clarkson, Robert Bainter | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Wright (PG), George Bray (SG) Robert Gardner, Arnold Marshburn | |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:03 | UAB | Charles Wright misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 15:02 | UAB | Ira Huffman snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 14:50 | UAB | Daniel Scherrer drills a jumper from the right side set up by Charles Wright and he's hacked by Caleb Lilley - foul #1 on Caleb Lilley, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Lionel Watts (SF) Kenneth Lessard, Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | UAB | Francisco Cuevas (PG), Christopher McKenna (PF), Robert King (C) George Bray, Ira Huffman, James Bechtol | |
| 14:50 | UAB | Daniel Scherrer makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:30 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts loses the dribble to Robert King | 43-44 |
| 14:26 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-44 |
| 14:24 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lionel Watts | 43-44 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Scherrer denies the turnaround by Lionel Watts | 43-44 |
| 14:18 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:02 | UAB | Charles Wright is hacked by Harold Fall - foul #1 on Harold Fall, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter (SF), Gilbert Hall (PF) Lionel Watts, Caleb Lilley | |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Dane Gardner (PF) Charles Wright, Daniel Scherrer, Christopher McKenna | |
| 13:45 | UAB | Dane Gardner misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 13:44 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Marshburn | 43-44 |
| 13:39 | UAB | Michael Clark is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Anthony Mowen (PF) Harold Fall, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Clarkson and the foul's on Dane Gardner - foul #3 on Dane Gardner, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton (SG) Anthony Duncan | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Gardner (PG) Francisco Cuevas | |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter misses the free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:21 | UAB | Robert King grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 13:11 | UAB | Dane Gardner is called for 10 seconds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UAB | James Bechtol (C) Robert King | |
| 12:53 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Thorton | 48-44 |
| 12:40 | UAB | Robert Gardner is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 12:14 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gardner picks off the pass by Anthony Mowen | 48-46 |
| 12:09 | UAB | Robert Gardner banks in the layup | 48-48 |
| 11:55 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 11:53 | UAB | Michael Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Thorton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bainter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Mowen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Marshburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dane Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Bechtol (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UAB | Michael Clark makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Gardner | 48-50 |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 11:03 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn loses the dribble to Bruce Thorton | 51-50 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter's fadeaway is rejected by James Bechtol | 51-50 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-50 |
| 10:09 | UAB | Dane Gardner snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 09:43 | UAB | James Bechtol buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Gardner | 51-52 |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 09:18 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 09:04 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dane Gardner | 53-55 |
| 08:53 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter tips it in | 55-55 |
| 08:49 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Thorton - foul #1 on Bruce Thorton, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Kenneth Lessard (SG), Caleb Lilley (SF), Todd Wegener (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Brian Clarkson, Bruce Thorton, Robert Bainter, Anthony Mowen, Gilbert Hall | |
| Subs | UAB | Francisco Cuevas (PG), Charles Wright (SG), Daniel Scherrer (SF), Ira Huffman (PF), Robert King (C) Robert Gardner, Arnold Marshburn, Michael Clark, Dane Gardner, James Bechtol | |
| 08:43 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas loses the dribble to Kenneth Lessard | 55-55 |
| 08:19 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-55 |
| 07:57 | UAB | Charles Wright lays it in set up by Francisco Cuevas | 55-57 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Francisco Cuevas - foul #2 on Francisco Cuevas, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:39 | UAB | Robert King grabs the board | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lessard (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Caleb Lilley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Wegener (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Francisco Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Scherrer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ira Huffman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert King (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 07:23 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Waylon Fryar | 55-57 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener lays it in on a great pass from Caleb Lilley | 57-57 |
| 06:54 | UAB | Ira Huffman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 57-57 |
| 06:53 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Francisco Cuevas picks off the pass by Caleb Lilley | 57-57 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas lays it in | 57-59 |
| 06:15 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 06:14 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 05:59 | UAB | Caleb Lilley is called for the reach on Daniel Scherrer - foul #2 on Caleb Lilley, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Lionel Watts (SF) Anthony Duncan, Caleb Lilley | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Gardner (PG), George Bray (SG), Christopher McKenna (PF) Francisco Cuevas, Charles Wright, Ira Huffman | |
| 05:59 | UAB | Daniel Scherrer misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:59 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 05:35 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher McKenna - foul #1 on Christopher McKenna, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG) Kenneth Lessard | |
| Subs | UAB | Francisco Cuevas (PG) Daniel Scherrer | |
| 05:35 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:35 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:22 | UAB | George Bray is hacked by Lionel Watts - foul #2 on Lionel Watts, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 05:22 | UAB | George Bray makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:22 | UAB | George Bray misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:22 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 05:09 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Brian Clarkson and he's fouled by Robert Gardner - foul #3 on Robert Gardner, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 05:09 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:44 | UAB | Christopher McKenna misses the turnaround from the right block | 62-60 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lionel Watts | 62-60 |
| 04:30 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener's pass is intercepted by George Bray | 62-60 |
| 04:23 | UAB | Robert Gardner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 04:22 | UAB | Robert King tips it back up and in | 62-62 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Clarkson | 65-62 |
| 04:05 | UAB | Brian Clarkson steals the ball from Francisco Cuevas in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts lays it in on a great pass from Brian Clarkson | 67-62 |
| 03:36 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas scores on a 3 from straight away | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Fall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lionel Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Wegener (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Francisco Cuevas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Bray (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher McKenna (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 03:20 | UAB | Robert King grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 03:16 | UAB | Robert Gardner is open and buries a runner from the baseline | 67-67 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener loses the dribble to Francisco Cuevas | 67-67 |
| 02:56 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Robert Bainter (SF), Gilbert Hall (PF), Caleb Lilley (C) Brian Clarkson, Lionel Watts, Todd Wegener, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Dane Gardner (PF), James Bechtol (C) Francisco Cuevas, George Bray, Christopher McKenna, Robert King | |
| 02:42 | UAB | Michael Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Robert Bainter - foul #2 on Robert Bainter, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton (SG) Harold Fall | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:42 | UAB | Michael Clark misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:42 | UAB | Michael Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:42 | UAB | James Bechtol grabs the offensive board | 67-67 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 02:24 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dane Gardner - foul #4 on Dane Gardner, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen (C) Caleb Lilley | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:00 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Kenneth Lessard (SG), Todd Wegener (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Anthony Duncan, Bruce Thorton, Gilbert Hall, Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | UAB | Francisco Cuevas (PG), Robert King (C) Robert Gardner, James Bechtol | |
| 01:46 | UAB | Robert King misses the lay-in | 69-67 |
| 01:44 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Dane Gardner | 69-67 |
| 01:37 | UAB | Michael Clark misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 69-67 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:20 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard loses the dribble to Dane Gardner | 69-67 |
| 01:01 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Lessard - foul #3 on Kenneth Lessard, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| 01:01 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:01 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Todd Wegener | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener misses the jumpshot from the right side | 69-68 |
| 00:31 | UAB | Robert King grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 00:14 | UAB | Michael Clark misses the easy layup | 69-68 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lessard | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard is hacked by Francisco Cuevas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Francisco Cuevas, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Robert King gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 00:10 | UAB | UAB calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| 00:01 | UAB | Dane Gardner can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 69-68 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter gets the rebound | 69-68 |