| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 19:20 | UAB | Terry Sears comes up short on the shot from the right side | 34-35 |
| 19:19 | UAB | Jacob Jones tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 19:08 | UAB | John Holmes snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:48 | UAB | Jacob Jones drills a jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Jacob Jones hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-37 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses short on a jumper from the left side | 41-37 |
| 17:56 | UAB | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 17:49 | UAB | John Holmes blows the layup | 41-37 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 17:18 | UAB | Arthur Hurd misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Bell - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Zachery York (SG), Terry Weitzel (C) Terry Sears, Michael Brown, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) John Lemke, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 17:18 | UAB | Arthur Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:18 | UAB | Arthur Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 17:00 | UAB | Terry Weitzel grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:36 | UAB | Zachery York misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby | 43-42 |
| 16:13 | UAB | Zachery York hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Baro - foul #2 on Lawrence Baro, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Raymond Bryant (SF), John Holmes (C) Lawrence Baro, Zachery York, Jacob Jones, Arthur Hurd | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Bobby Hartford | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 15:29 | UAB | Terry Weitzel grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:20 | UAB | Geoffrey Kammer blocks the short jumper by Terry Weitzel | 43-42 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 14:50 | UAB | John Holmes grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 14:33 | UAB | Larry Bateman steps in front of the Terry Weitzel pass | 43-42 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Brubaker | 43-45 |
| 14:03 | UAB | Terry Weitzel is fouled on the floor by James Brubaker - foul #2 on James Brubaker, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (SG), Jacob Jones (SF), Ryan Stanley (PF) Michael Brown, Terry Weitzel, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Charles Bell (PF) Larry Bateman, John Lemke, James Brubaker, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 13:41 | UAB | Raymond Bryant buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Terry Sears and he's fouled by Charles Bell - foul #3 on Charles Bell, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (C) Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 13:41 | UAB | Raymond Bryant makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 13:32 | UAB | Ryan Stanley snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 13:15 | UAB | Lawrence Baro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF) Terry Sears, Raymond Bryant | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (C) Bobby Hartford | |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeff Bigby | 46-48 |
| 12:13 | UAB | Jacob Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Zachery York | 48-48 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon misses the lay-in | 48-48 |
| 11:54 | UAB | The rebound goes to Ryan Stanley | 48-48 |
| 11:31 | UAB | Arthur Hurd buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Hurd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Baro in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 11:16 | UAB | Charles Bell picks off the pass by Zachery York | 51-48 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon is whistled for a carry | 51-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Raymond Bryant (SF), Terry Weitzel (PF), John Holmes (C) Lawrence Baro, Zachery York, Jacob Jones, Arthur Hurd, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Charles Bell, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 10:32 | UAB | Michael Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Terry Weitzel grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:54 | UAB | Terry Weitzel clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Bobby Hartford - foul #2 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF) Bobby Hartford | |
| 09:54 | UAB | Terry Weitzel makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:54 | UAB | Terry Weitzel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:37 | UAB | The rebound goes to Terry Weitzel | 53-49 |
| 09:18 | UAB | Michael Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Sears | 56-49 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Brubaker | 56-52 |
| 08:42 | UAB | John Holmes misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 08:41 | UAB | Raymond Bryant grabs the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 08:32 | UAB | Terry Weitzel misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Lemke - foul #2 on John Lemke, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Jacob Jones (SF), Arthur Hurd (PF) Raymond Bryant, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Charles Bell (PF) Larry Bateman, John Lemke, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 08:32 | UAB | Terry Weitzel makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:32 | UAB | Terry Weitzel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-52 |
| 08:11 | UAB | Jacob Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 07:55 | UAB | Terry Weitzel is denied on a layup by Geoffrey Kammer | 58-52 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Zachery York (SG), Ryan Stanley (C) Terry Sears, Michael Brown, Terry Weitzel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (C) James Brubaker, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 07:33 | UAB | Jacob Jones hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Zachery York | 60-52 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Brooks | 60-55 |
| 06:55 | UAB | Jacob Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Bell - foul #4 on Charles Bell, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | UAB | John Holmes (C) Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), Bobby Hartford (C) Robert Witherspoon, Charles Bell | |
| 06:55 | UAB | Jacob Jones misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:55 | UAB | Jacob Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts hits a shot from the left side set up by John Lemke | 60-57 |
| 06:18 | UAB | Zachery York hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-57 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Baro is called for the reach on Jeff Bigby - foul #3 on Lawrence Baro, team foul #3 | 60-57 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Terry Weitzel (PF) Lawrence Baro, Zachery York, Arthur Hurd | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Blake Roberts, Bobby Hartford | |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Brubaker | 60-60 |
| 05:28 | UAB | Terry Sears misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeff Bigby - foul #2 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Bryant (SF) Jacob Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Charles Bell (PF) Jeff Bigby, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 05:28 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:28 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 04:51 | UAB | Raymond Bryant gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:34 | UAB | Terry Weitzel is hacked by Charles Bell - foul #5 on Charles Bell, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF) Michael Brown, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Nicholas Brooks (PF) Larry Bateman, John Lemke, Charles Bell | |
| 04:34 | UAB | Terry Weitzel makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:34 | UAB | Terry Weitzel misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Jacob Jones (SF), Ryan Stanley (C) Raymond Bryant, Terry Weitzel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF) James Brubaker | |
| 03:48 | UAB | Jacob Jones drills a shot from the right side | 65-60 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Jacob Jones steals the ball from Jeff Bigby | 65-60 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | UAB | Jacob Jones's pass is intercepted by Jeff Bigby | 65-60 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon can't finish the layup | 65-60 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG), John Holmes (C) Lawrence Baro, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF) Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon | |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-60 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke tips it but misses | 65-60 |
| 02:40 | UAB | Terry Sears grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 02:25 | UAB | Jacob Jones's pass is intercepted by James Brubaker | 65-60 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is whistled for traveling | 65-60 |
| 01:50 | UAB | Jacob Jones's layup is rejected by Geoffrey Kammer | 65-60 |
| 01:49 | UAB | Arthur Hurd pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 01:37 | UAB | John Holmes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the easy layup | 65-60 |
| 01:20 | UAB | Arthur Hurd grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 01:03 | UAB | Geoffrey Kammer steps in front of the Terry Sears pass | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is hacked by John Holmes - foul #2 on John Holmes, team foul #4 | 65-60 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 65-60 |
| 00:37 | UAB | Jacob Jones gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | UAB | Jacob Jones is hacked by John Lemke in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Lemke, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Jacob Jones misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jacob Jones - foul #1 on Jacob Jones, team foul #5 | 65-60 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:29 | UAB | Jeff Bigby is called for the reach on Terry Sears in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| 00:29 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:29 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Brooks | 67-62 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-65 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Jeff Bigby is called for the reach on Arthur Hurd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Arthur Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Arthur Hurd misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the board | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brown picks off the pass by Nicholas Brooks | 68-65 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Terry Sears can't finish the layup | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 68-65 |