| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Walser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Baker (fresh) 6 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Jacob Jones inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | UAB | Terry Sears buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-23 |
| 19:06 | Marshall | David Burritt misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 19:06 | Marshall | David Burritt makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:06 | Marshall | David Burritt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:51 | UAB | Fred Baker picks off the pass by John Holmes | 30-25 |
| 18:39 | Marshall | Fred Baker hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Arthur Hurd comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Herbert McPhearson - foul #2 on Herbert McPhearson, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Arthur Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Arthur Hurd misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:28 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:15 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 18:13 | UAB | The rebound goes to Arthur Hurd | 31-27 |
| 17:57 | UAB | Michael Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Holmes | 34-27 |
| 17:39 | Marshall | James Otterson connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Baker and the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 17:39 | Marshall | James Otterson makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:31 | UAB | Michael Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 17:29 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:15 | Marshall | Fred Baker is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| 17:04 | UAB | Jacob Jones makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Holmes | 36-30 |
| 16:49 | Marshall | John Walser misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 16:47 | UAB | Arthur Hurd grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:33 | UAB | Jacob Jones misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on David Burritt - foul #2 on David Burritt, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Zachery York (SG), Terry Weitzel (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) Terry Sears, Michael Brown, Arthur Hurd, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Ross (SF) John Walser | |
| 16:33 | UAB | Jacob Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:33 | UAB | Jacob Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:09 | Marshall | David Burritt is whistled for traveling | 38-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Bryant (SF) Jacob Jones | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Miles (SG), Charles Simmons (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) David Burritt, Fred Baker, Herbert McPhearson | |
| 15:55 | UAB | Lawrence Baro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 15:54 | UAB | Ryan Stanley tips it home | 40-30 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Bryant (fresh) PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Ross (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Simmons (fresh) C - Timothy Yoder (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder loses the ball out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG) Zachery York | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG) James Otterson | |
| 15:07 | UAB | Timothy Yoder swats the short shot by Ryan Stanley | 40-30 |
| 15:06 | UAB | Ryan Stanley tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 15:04 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 14:38 | Marshall | Scott Graham clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 14:36 | UAB | Ryan Stanley snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 14:15 | UAB | Terry Weitzel connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Baro | 42-30 |
| 13:52 | Marshall | Lawrence Baro is called for the reach on Charles Miles - foul #3 on Lawrence Baro, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG), Jacob Jones (SF), Arthur Hurd (PF), John Holmes (C) Lawrence Baro, Raymond Bryant, Terry Weitzel, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), David Burritt (SG), John Walser (SF), Fred Baker (PF), Herbert McPhearson (C) Scott Graham, Charles Miles, Gary Ross, Charles Simmons, Timothy Yoder | |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Fred Baker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Sears - foul #1 on Terry Sears, team foul #4 | 42-30 |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Fred Baker makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Fred Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 13:37 | UAB | Michael Brown grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 13:16 | UAB | Arthur Hurd clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 13:15 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 12:56 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 12:55 | UAB | The rebound goes to Arthur Hurd | 42-31 |
| 12:51 | UAB | Terry Sears misses long on a floater from the left side | 42-31 |
| 12:50 | Marshall | Fred Baker gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 12:28 | Marshall | John Walser drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from James Otterson and he's fouled by Jacob Jones - foul #2 on Jacob Jones, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG) Terry Sears | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 12:28 | Marshall | John Walser makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:13 | UAB | Michael Brown buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Arthur Hurd | 45-34 |
| 11:48 | Marshall | Arthur Hurd denies the turnaround by David Burritt | 45-34 |
| 11:47 | UAB | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Walser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UAB | James Otterson is called for the reach on Lawrence Baro - foul #1 on James Otterson, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| 11:10 | UAB | Arthur Hurd knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jacob Jones | 47-34 |
| 10:57 | Marshall | Fred Baker drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Otterson | 47-37 |
| 10:33 | UAB | Jacob Jones's pass is intercepted by John Walser | 47-37 |
| 10:12 | Marshall | The short jumper by David Burritt is denied by Arthur Hurd | 47-37 |
| 10:11 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson hits the follow up shot | 47-39 |
| 09:52 | UAB | Arthur Hurd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 09:51 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:32 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-39 |
| 09:30 | UAB | Arthur Hurd grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 09:13 | UAB | Arthur Hurd misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 09:12 | Marshall | The rebound goes to David Burritt | 47-39 |
| 08:55 | Marshall | Jacob Jones steals the ball from John Walser | 47-39 |
| 08:52 | UAB | Jacob Jones can't finish the layup | 47-39 |
| 08:50 | Marshall | John Walser gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 08:45 | Marshall | The jump hook by James Otterson is blocked by Arthur Hurd | 47-39 |
| 08:43 | UAB | John Holmes pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 08:19 | UAB | John Holmes is hacked by John Walser - foul #2 on John Walser, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Zachery York (SG), Raymond Bryant (SF), Terry Weitzel (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) Lawrence Baro, Michael Brown, Jacob Jones, Arthur Hurd, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Gary Ross (SF), Charles Simmons (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) James Otterson, David Burritt, John Walser, Fred Baker, Herbert McPhearson | |
| 08:04 | UAB | Zachery York is hacked by Charles Miles - foul #1 on Charles Miles, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| 07:48 | UAB | Raymond Bryant makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Sears | 49-39 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Scott Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Ross (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Simmons (fresh) C - Timothy Yoder (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Marshall | Charles Miles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 07:26 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Terry Sears takes the ball from Scott Graham | 49-39 |
| 06:45 | UAB | Ryan Stanley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 06:44 | Marshall | Charles Simmons snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 06:38 | Marshall | The jump hook by Gary Ross is blocked by Terry Weitzel | 49-39 |
| 06:36 | UAB | Ryan Stanley snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 06:15 | UAB | Terry Sears buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Zachery York and the foul's on Scott Graham - foul #2 on Scott Graham, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (SG), Jacob Jones (SF) Zachery York, Raymond Bryant | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), David Burritt (SG), Fred Baker (PF), Herbert McPhearson (C) Scott Graham, Charles Miles, Charles Simmons, Timothy Yoder | |
| 06:15 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 05:48 | Marshall | Gary Ross loses the dribble to Terry Sears | 52-39 |
| 05:44 | UAB | Terry Sears lays it in | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Marshall | James Otterson hits a floater from the right side and he's hacked by Ryan Stanley - foul #3 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF), John Holmes (C) Lawrence Baro, Terry Weitzel, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 05:31 | Marshall | James Otterson makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 05:12 | UAB | Michael Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 05:10 | UAB | John Holmes misses the tip | 54-42 |
| 05:09 | Marshall | Fred Baker pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Fred Baker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 04:51 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson tips it home | 54-44 |
| 04:28 | UAB | Michael Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Arthur Hurd pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 04:09 | UAB | Jacob Jones double dribbles | 54-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG) Terry Sears | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Walser (SF) Gary Ross | |
| 03:51 | Marshall | Jacob Jones is called for the reach on David Burritt - foul #3 on Jacob Jones, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Weitzel (C) John Holmes | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 03:51 | Marshall | David Burritt makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:51 | Marshall | David Burritt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | UAB | Lawrence Baro makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Brown | 57-46 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Hurd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Walser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Marshall | Arthur Hurd steals it from James Otterson | 57-46 |
| 02:47 | UAB | Jacob Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 02:46 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 02:26 | Marshall | The jump hook by John Walser is blocked by Terry Weitzel | 57-46 |
| 02:24 | Marshall | Fred Baker gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 02:15 | Marshall | David Burritt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 02:13 | UAB | Terry Weitzel pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 01:52 | UAB | Jacob Jones is fouled on the floor by James Otterson - foul #2 on James Otterson, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG), Ryan Stanley (C) Michael Brown, Arthur Hurd | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Gary Ross (SF), Charles Simmons (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) James Otterson, David Burritt, John Walser, Fred Baker, Herbert McPhearson | |
| 01:52 | UAB | Jacob Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 01:52 | UAB | Jacob Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 01:52 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Timothy Yoder | 58-46 |
| 01:48 | Marshall | Charles Miles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 01:47 | UAB | Terry Weitzel grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Zachery York is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Zachery York, team foul #8 | 58-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Bryant (SF) Jacob Jones | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 01:26 | Marshall | Charles Simmons scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Charles Miles | 58-48 |
| 01:05 | UAB | Zachery York steps out of bounds on the baseline | 58-48 |
| 00:53 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Gary Ross | 58-50 |
| 00:53 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Jacob Jones (SF), Arthur Hurd (PF), John Holmes (C) Lawrence Baro, Zachery York, Raymond Bryant, Terry Weitzel, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), David Burritt (SG), John Walser (SF), Fred Baker (PF), Herbert McPhearson (C) Scott Graham, Charles Miles, Gary Ross, Charles Simmons, Timothy Yoder | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UAB | James Otterson is called for the reach on Terry Sears in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Otterson, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronnie Morena (SF) Jacob Jones | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:51 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:51 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson is called for traveling | 60-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Zachery York (SG), Terry Weitzel (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) Terry Sears, Michael Brown, Arthur Hurd, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Gary Ross (SF), Charles Simmons (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) James Otterson, David Burritt, John Walser, Fred Baker, Herbert McPhearson | |
| 00:43 | UAB | Scott Graham is called for the reach on Lawrence Baro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Graham, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| 00:43 | UAB | Lawrence Baro makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:43 | UAB | Lawrence Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Scott Graham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Baro - foul #4 on Lawrence Baro, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Bryant (SF) Ronnie Morena | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Scott Graham makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Scott Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | UAB | Raymond Bryant is hacked by Gary Ross - foul #2 on Gary Ross, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Raymond Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Raymond Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Charles Miles hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 00:05 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Jacob Jones (SF), Arthur Hurd (PF), John Holmes (C) Lawrence Baro, Zachery York, Raymond Bryant, Terry Weitzel, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), David Burritt (SG), John Walser (SF), Fred Baker (PF), Herbert McPhearson (C) Scott Graham, Charles Miles, Gary Ross, Charles Simmons, Timothy Yoder | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Terry Sears runs out the clock | 64-55 |