| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Innocent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddy Warf (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Wirth (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Shelby Rice (fresh) PF - Jack Kish (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent can't connect on a floater near the basket | 29-30 |
| 19:48 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Stover | 29-30 |
| 19:27 | Alabama | Joseph Newman connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Todd Schaffner | 29-33 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Kish picks off the pass by Michael Woods | 29-33 |
| 18:46 | Alabama | Jack Kish travels with the ball | 29-33 |
| 18:34 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf is whistled for a carry | 29-33 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Joseph Newman is called for a backcourt violation | 29-33 |
| 18:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Kish denies the turnaround by Michael Woods | 29-33 |
| 18:00 | Alabama | Richard Stover pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Freddy Warf swats the dunk try by Jack Kish | 29-33 |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Shelby Rice - foul #3 on Shelby Rice, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein (C) James Wirth | |
| Subs | Alabama | Henry Hurd (SF) Shelby Rice | |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:27 | Alabama | Joseph Newman pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:07 | Alabama | Freddy Warf is called for the reach on Jack Kish - foul #2 on Freddy Warf, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Farthing (SF), Carroll Magruder (C) Philip Innocent, Freddy Warf | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (C) Richard Stover | |
| 16:50 | Alabama | Henry Hurd misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 16:49 | Alabama | Dustin Barker tips it back up and in | 30-35 |
| 16:35 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newman steals it from Curtis Farthing | 30-35 |
| 16:30 | Alabama | The short jumper by Joseph Newman is denied by Carroll Magruder | 30-35 |
| 16:29 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (PG), Timothy Delamora (SG), Freddy Warf (PF), James Wirth (C) Michael Woods, Gregory Bahr, Larry Feinstein, Carroll Magruder | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Freddy Warf is called for the reach on Joseph Newman - foul #3 on Freddy Warf, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey (SF) Curtis Farthing | |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG), Richard Stover (C) Henry Hurd, Dustin Barker | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Delamora (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jordan Casey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Freddy Warf (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Wirth (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Alabama | Joseph Newman connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Boris Howell | 30-37 |
| 15:18 | Gardner-Webb | Todd Schaffner steps in front of the Freddy Warf pass | 30-37 |
| 15:00 | Alabama | Joseph Newman knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Todd Schaffner and the foul's on James Wirth - foul #1 on James Wirth, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG), Gregory Bahr (SG) Kenneth Cole, Timothy Delamora | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:00 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:40 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf knocks in the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Todd Schaffner - foul #2 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein (C) James Wirth | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:40 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:19 | Alabama | Jack Kish throws it down on a nice dish by Boris Howell | 33-42 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 14:01 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein misses the tip | 33-42 |
| 13:59 | Alabama | Boris Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 13:33 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Boris Howell | 33-44 |
| 13:19 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Stover steals it from Larry Feinstein | 33-44 |
| 12:50 | Alabama | Joseph Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 12:48 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:26 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein misses the lay-in | 33-44 |
| 12:24 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf misses the tip | 33-44 |
| 12:22 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein tips it home | 35-44 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Joseph Newman is hacked by Jordan Casey - foul #4 on Jordan Casey, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (PG), Timothy Delamora (SG), Philip Innocent (SF), Carroll Magruder (PF), James Wirth (C) Michael Woods, Gregory Bahr, Jordan Casey, Freddy Warf, Larry Feinstein | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF), George Mole (C) Jack Kish, Richard Stover | |
| 11:42 | Alabama | Joseph Newman's layup is rejected by James Wirth | 35-44 |
| 11:41 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Delamora (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Innocent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carroll Magruder (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Wirth (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Newman (tiring) 20 pts. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Mole (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent loses the dribble to Dustin Barker | 35-44 |
| 11:11 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 11:09 | Alabama | George Mole pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 10:56 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 10:54 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 10:46 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth makes the contested shot in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Delamora | 37-44 |
| 10:17 | Alabama | Timothy Delamora steals the ball from Boris Howell | 37-44 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Delamora lays it in | 39-44 |
| 09:46 | Alabama | Joseph Newman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Boris Howell | 39-47 |
| 09:21 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Delamora | 41-47 |
| 09:04 | Alabama | Carroll Magruder blocks the short jumper by Joseph Newman | 41-47 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG), Gregory Bahr (SG), Curtis Farthing (SF), Freddy Warf (PF), Larry Feinstein (C) Kenneth Cole, Timothy Delamora, Philip Innocent, Carroll Magruder, James Wirth | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SF), Jack Kish (PF), Richard Stover (C) Boris Howell, Dustin Barker, George Mole | |
| 08:33 | Alabama | Joseph Newman loses the ball out of bounds | 41-47 |
| 08:11 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Farthing can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Stover | 41-47 |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Shelby Rice hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Freddy Warf - foul #4 on Freddy Warf, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey (SF) Curtis Farthing | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Shelby Rice misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Shelby Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Larry Feinstein | 41-47 |
| 07:31 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 07:30 | Alabama | Jack Kish pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jordan Casey (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Freddy Warf (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Larry Feinstein (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Joseph Newman (tiring) 23 pts. PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is hacked by Michael Woods - foul #3 on Michael Woods, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth (C) Larry Feinstein | |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG), Dustin Barker (PF) Shelby Rice, Jack Kish | |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:08 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Woods | 43-48 |
| 06:38 | Alabama | Joseph Newman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 06:37 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to James Wirth | 43-48 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey makes the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Woods | 46-48 |
| 06:00 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-48 |
| 05:58 | Alabama | Richard Stover hits the follow up shot | 46-50 |
| 05:34 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newman is called for the reach on Jordan Casey - foul #3 on Joseph Newman, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (PG), Timothy Delamora (SG), Larry Feinstein (PF) Michael Woods, Gregory Bahr, Freddy Warf | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SG), Henry Hurd (SF), Jack Kish (PF) Todd Schaffner, Joseph Newman, Richard Stover | |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 46-50 |
| 05:18 | Alabama | Dustin Barker gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-50 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole blows the layup but the foul's on Boris Howell - foul #4 on Boris Howell, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG), Philip Innocent (SF), Carroll Magruder (C) Timothy Delamora, Jordan Casey, James Wirth | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (SG) Henry Hurd | |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:43 | Alabama | Joseph Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:20 | Alabama | Dustin Barker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr (SG), Freddy Warf (PF) Kenneth Cole, Carroll Magruder | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf comes up short on the runner in the lane | 47-50 |
| 04:10 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| 03:51 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-50 |
| 03:50 | Alabama | Dustin Barker tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 03:34 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 03:33 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Freddy Warf | 49-52 |
| 03:22 | Gardner-Webb | Dustin Barker is called for the reach on Philip Innocent - foul #1 on Dustin Barker, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey (SF), James Wirth (C) Philip Innocent, Larry Feinstein | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Richard Stover (C) Boris Howell, Jack Kish | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jordan Casey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Freddy Warf (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - James Wirth (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 23 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shelby Rice (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 02:59 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (PF) Dustin Barker | |
| 02:36 | Alabama | Joseph Newman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-52 |
| 02:35 | Alabama | Richard Stover pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 02:16 | Alabama | Joseph Newman is whistled for a carry | 51-52 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Woods | 54-52 |
| 01:42 | Alabama | Jordan Casey steals the ball from Joseph Newman | 54-52 |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG) Shelby Rice | |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Joseph Newman drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Boris Howell | 54-55 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 00:45 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jack Kish | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Joseph Newman connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Boris Howell | 54-57 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey loses the dribble to Richard Stover | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Bahr - foul #3 on Gregory Bahr, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) Jack Kish | |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Richard Stover grabs the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | Michael Woods is called for the reach on Richard Stover - foul #4 on Michael Woods, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:09 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:09 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| 00:05 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Dustin Barker gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Michael Woods is called for the reach on Dustin Barker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Woods, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (PG) Michael Woods | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Dustin Barker misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Dustin Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole misses the halfcourt shot | 54-58 |