| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Teachout (fresh) SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Willis Foret inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | UAB | Henry Teachout misses the easy layup | 28-30 |
| 19:36 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 19:30 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin double dribbles | 28-30 |
| 19:02 | UAB | Stan Hebert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Stephen Sartin - foul #2 on Stephen Sartin, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:02 | UAB | Stan Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:02 | UAB | Stan Hebert misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:02 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 18:50 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin clanks a jumper in the paint | 28-31 |
| 18:49 | UAB | Stan Hebert pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Stan Hebert misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 18:26 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Stan Hebert | 28-31 |
| 18:04 | UAB | Stan Hebert misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 18:02 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 17:33 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 17:31 | Marshall | Tony Melgar tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 17:17 | UAB | Henry Teachout hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 17:15 | UAB | David Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:09 | UAB | Stan Hebert hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-33 |
| 16:54 | Marshall | Larry Whitney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 16:52 | UAB | Henry Teachout grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:48 | UAB | Willis Foret misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 16:47 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:42 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Leslie Tamplin and the foul's on Stan Hebert - foul #2 on Stan Hebert, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), James Wells (SF), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Kevin McGlynn, Tony Melgar, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | UAB | James Rouse (SG), Donald Darden (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) Henry Teachout, Russell Taylor, Stan Hebert | |
| 16:42 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:24 | UAB | Willis Foret loses the dribble to Stephen Sartin | 33-33 |
| 16:09 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willie Downing | 35-33 |
| 15:50 | UAB | James Rouse double dribbles | 35-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG) Stephen Sartin | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG), Stan Hebert (C) James Rouse, Patrick Jernigan | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Larry Jacobson (fresh) SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wells (fresh) PF - Willie Downing (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Darden (fresh) C - Stan Hebert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 15:18 | UAB | Stan Hebert can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 38-33 |
| 15:17 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Willie Downing | 38-33 |
| 15:11 | Marshall | Willie Downing misses the lay-in | 38-33 |
| 15:09 | Marshall | Willie Downing misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 15:07 | UAB | Stan Hebert gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:41 | UAB | David Campbell double dribbles | 38-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Larry Jacobson, Daniel Davis, James Wells, Willie Downing, Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Russell Taylor (PF) David Campbell, Willis Foret | |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 14:00 | UAB | Donald Darden knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Fairchild and he's hacked by Tony Melgar - foul #1 on Tony Melgar, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UAB | Patrick Jernigan (C) Stan Hebert | |
| 14:00 | UAB | Donald Darden makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:45 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 13:44 | UAB | Donald Darden gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:21 | UAB | Russell Taylor buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Donald Darden and he's fouled by Leslie Tamplin - foul #1 on Leslie Tamplin, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Willis Foret (SF) George Tomlinson, Donald Darden | |
| 13:21 | UAB | Russell Taylor makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:07 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 13:05 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 13:03 | Marshall | Tony Melgar can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 13:01 | UAB | Russell Taylor snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 12:53 | UAB | Russell Taylor is whistled for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UAB | Stan Hebert (C) Patrick Jernigan | |
| 12:35 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-39 |
| 12:34 | UAB | Russell Taylor snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 12:15 | UAB | Willis Foret's pass is intercepted by Leslie Tamplin | 41-39 |
| 11:58 | Marshall | Russell Taylor is called for the reach on Stephen Sartin - foul #2 on Russell Taylor, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Kevin McGlynn, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | UAB | Henry Teachout (SG) Gerald Fairchild | |
| 11:35 | Marshall | David Campbell steps in front of the Shawn Wiggs pass | 41-39 |
| 11:32 | UAB | Henry Teachout lays it in set up by David Campbell | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willie Downing (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Marshall | The short jumper by Shawn Wiggs is denied by Stan Hebert | 41-41 |
| 11:02 | UAB | Stan Hebert snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 10:57 | UAB | Stan Hebert's floater is tipped away by Shawn Wiggs | 41-41 |
| 10:55 | Marshall | Tony Melgar pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:31 | Marshall | Daniel Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Campbell - foul #2 on David Campbell, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), James Wells (SF), Larry Whitney (PF) Stephen Sartin, Tony Melgar, Willie Downing | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG), Donald Darden (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) Henry Teachout, Russell Taylor, Stan Hebert | |
| 10:31 | Marshall | Daniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:31 | Marshall | Daniel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:31 | UAB | Donald Darden grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:15 | UAB | David Campbell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Darden | 42-44 |
| 10:03 | Marshall | James Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG), Leslie Tamplin (C) Daniel Davis, Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | UAB | Marion Smith (PF) Willis Foret | |
| 09:43 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Darden | 42-47 |
| 09:14 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 42-47 |
| 09:13 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn tips it home | 44-47 |
| 09:00 | UAB | Marion Smith can't throw it down | 44-47 |
| 08:58 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:52 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 08:50 | Marshall | James Wells grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 08:35 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 08:33 | UAB | Marion Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:15 | UAB | Donald Darden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-47 |
| 08:13 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 07:58 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 07:57 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn tips it home | 46-47 |
| 07:46 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 07:44 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan tips it in | 46-49 |
| 07:37 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Leslie Tamplin | 49-49 |
| 07:18 | UAB | Leslie Tamplin steps in front of the Gerald Fairchild pass | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Larry Jacobson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Leslie Tamplin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Darden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marion Smith (fresh) C - Patrick Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Marshall | James Wells is hacked by Patrick Jernigan - foul #1 on Patrick Jernigan, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Larry Jacobson, Kevin McGlynn, James Wells, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Henry Teachout (SG), Willis Foret (SF), Russell Taylor (PF), Stan Hebert (C) David Campbell, Gerald Fairchild, Donald Darden, Marion Smith, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 06:47 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 06:46 | UAB | George Tomlinson snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 06:30 | UAB | Willie Downing picks off the pass by Willis Foret | 49-49 |
| 06:09 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG) Henry Teachout | |
| 05:53 | UAB | Stan Hebert hits the finger roll set up by Russell Taylor | 49-51 |
| 05:41 | Marshall | Willis Foret steps in front of the Daniel Davis pass | 49-51 |
| 05:28 | UAB | Stephen Sartin steals the ball from Russell Taylor | 49-51 |
| 05:06 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 05:04 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 04:44 | Marshall | Tony Melgar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Tomlinson - foul #2 on George Tomlinson, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG), Leslie Tamplin (C) Daniel Davis, Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG) George Tomlinson | |
| 04:44 | Marshall | Tony Melgar makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:44 | Marshall | Tony Melgar makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:31 | UAB | Willis Foret banks in the layup | 51-53 |
| 04:15 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Stan Hebert - foul #3 on Stan Hebert, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Whitney (PF) Willie Downing | |
| Subs | UAB | Henry Teachout (SG), Donald Darden (PF) Gerald Fairchild, Russell Taylor | |
| 04:15 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:15 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:53 | UAB | Larry Whitney takes the ball from Donald Darden | 53-53 |
| 03:39 | Marshall | Henry Teachout is called for the reach on Stephen Sartin - foul #3 on Henry Teachout, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Wells (SF) Tony Melgar | |
| Subs | UAB | Patrick Jernigan (C) Stan Hebert | |
| 03:39 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:39 | UAB | Donald Darden snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 03:30 | UAB | Willis Foret connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Kevin McGlynn - foul #2 on Kevin McGlynn, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| 03:30 | UAB | Willis Foret makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:20 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 03:19 | Marshall | James Wells can't tip it in | 53-56 |
| 03:17 | UAB | Henry Teachout pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Wells (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Darden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | UAB | Kevin McGlynn steps in front of the Willis Foret pass | 53-56 |
| 02:40 | Marshall | James Wells is fouled on the floor by Donald Darden - foul #1 on Donald Darden, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), Shawn Wiggs (C) Stephen Sartin, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG), Russell Taylor (PF) Henry Teachout, Willis Foret | |
| 02:40 | Marshall | James Wells makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:40 | Marshall | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:38 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Tony Melgar (SF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Larry Jacobson, James Wells, Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | UAB | Willis Foret (SF), Stan Hebert (C) Donald Darden, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 02:23 | UAB | Stan Hebert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-56 |
| 02:22 | Marshall | Larry Whitney grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Melgar | 58-56 |
| 01:38 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses the easy layup | 58-56 |
| 01:36 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild tips it but misses | 58-56 |
| 01:34 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Taylor | 58-56 |
| 01:18 | UAB | Willis Foret knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 00:58 | Marshall | David Campbell is called for the reach on Larry Whitney - foul #3 on David Campbell, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 00:58 | Marshall | Larry Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:58 | UAB | Stan Hebert gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | UAB | Stan Hebert clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 00:28 | Marshall | Tony Melgar grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:16 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses the runner from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 00:14 | UAB | Stan Hebert pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | UAB | Stan Hebert is hacked by Stephen Sartin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Sartin, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| 00:12 | UAB | Russell Taylor is fouled on the floor by Tony Melgar - foul #2 on Tony Melgar, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| 00:10 | UAB | David Campbell is hacked by Tony Melgar - foul #3 on Tony Melgar, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:10 | UAB | David Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:10 | UAB | David Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:10 | Marshall | Marshall calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 00:06 | Marshall | Larry Whitney misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-61 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin grabs the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Tony Melgar double dribbles | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | UAB | David Campbell runs out the clock | 58-61 |