| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray McGuire (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 7 reb. C - John Fudge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Brian Laforce (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Karl Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gene Papp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Ray McGuire inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Alabama | James Liu can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 19:29 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano grabs the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 19:05 | Alabama | James Liu drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Anthony | 26-31 |
| 18:42 | Oregon State | Richard Anthony takes the ball from Gary Pierce | 26-31 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Richard Anthony buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ray McGuire | 29-31 |
| 17:52 | Oregon State | Brian Laforce makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 17:50 | Alabama | Ray McGuire is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Kelly - foul #3 on Karl Kelly, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lawrence Smith (SG), Darren Chapman (C) Karl Kelly, Richard Dykes | |
| 17:21 | Alabama | Richard Anthony misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-33 |
| 17:19 | Oregon State | Brian Laforce grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 16:50 | Oregon State | Ray McGuire steals it from Brian Laforce | 29-33 |
| 16:31 | Alabama | Ray McGuire hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 29-33 |
| 16:29 | Alabama | Richard Anthony tips it home | 31-33 |
| 16:07 | Oregon State | Lawrence Smith is whistled for a carry | 31-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Matthew Bowden (SG) James Liu, Richard Anthony | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Benjamin Bigger (SF), Richard Dykes (C) Gary Pierce, Darren Chapman | |
| 15:45 | Alabama | John Fudge misses the easy open layup | 31-33 |
| 15:44 | Oregon State | Gene Papp snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (fresh) SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray McGuire (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Graziano (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Brian Laforce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Bigger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Papp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Oregon State | The jump hook by Lawrence Smith is blocked by Stephen Graziano | 31-33 |
| 15:18 | Oregon State | Benjamin Bigger hits the follow up shot | 31-35 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville is hacked by Brian Laforce - foul #1 on Brian Laforce, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura (PF) Stephen Graziano | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Karl Kelly (SG), William Neely (SF) Lawrence Smith, Richard Dykes | |
| 14:42 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura is hacked by Karl Kelly - foul #4 on Karl Kelly, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lawrence Smith (SG), Darren Chapman (C) Karl Kelly, Gene Papp | |
| 14:29 | Alabama | John Fudge drills a runner from the right block set up by Rickey Rainville | 33-35 |
| 14:13 | Oregon State | Lawrence Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Benjamin Bigger | 33-37 |
| 13:51 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 13:49 | Oregon State | Darren Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:25 | Oregon State | Benjamin Bigger is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Benjamin Bigger, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Richard Anthony (SF) Rickey Rainville, Ray McGuire | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gary Vallee (PG), Gary Pierce (SF), Richard Dykes (C) Brian Laforce, Benjamin Bigger, Darren Chapman | |
| 12:59 | Alabama | Richard Anthony is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Anthony, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Leonard Chalker (SG), Thomas Catchings (C) Matthew Bowden, John Fudge | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 12:34 | Oregon State | William Neely buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Smith | 33-39 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | James Liu clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Vallee - foul #1 on Gary Vallee, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SG), Stephen Graziano (PF), John Fudge (C) Leonard Chalker, Elmo Nakamura, Thomas Catchings | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Brian Laforce (PG), Gene Papp (PF) Lawrence Smith, Gary Pierce | |
| 12:11 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:52 | Oregon State | Brian Laforce comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Fudge - foul #1 on John Fudge, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 11:52 | Oregon State | Brian Laforce misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:52 | Oregon State | Brian Laforce makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano banks in the layup set up by Matthew Bowden | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Anthony (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Stephen Graziano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Brian Laforce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Vallee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Neely (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gene Papp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Oregon State | Richard Dykes scores on a shot from the right block | 37-42 |
| 11:04 | Alabama | Richard Anthony travels in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Ray McGuire (SF) James Liu, Richard Anthony | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lawrence Smith (SG), Darren Chapman (C) Brian Laforce, Richard Dykes | |
| 10:36 | Oregon State | Gary Vallee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura (PF) Stephen Graziano | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 10:34 | Alabama | Ray McGuire is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Leonard Chalker (SG) Matthew Bowden | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 10:12 | Oregon State | Gene Papp buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-44 |
| 09:49 | Alabama | Ray McGuire comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-44 |
| 09:48 | Oregon State | Darren Chapman pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:28 | Oregon State | Lawrence Smith slams it home and the foul's on John Fudge - foul #2 on John Fudge, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Matthew Bowden (SG), Richard Anthony (SF), Thomas Catchings (C) Rickey Rainville, Leonard Chalker, Ray McGuire, John Fudge | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Brian Laforce (PG), Gary Pierce (SF), Benjamin Bigger (C) Gary Vallee, William Neely, Darren Chapman | |
| 09:28 | Oregon State | Lawrence Smith makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | James Liu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| 08:47 | Oregon State | Brian Laforce clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 08:45 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Thomas Catchings | 37-47 |
| 08:28 | Alabama | James Liu is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmo Nakamura | 40-47 |
| 08:04 | Oregon State | Brian Laforce buries a floater from the right side | 40-49 |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings is hacked by Brian Laforce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Laforce, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray McGuire (SF), Stephen Graziano (PF), John Fudge (C) Richard Anthony, Elmo Nakamura, Thomas Catchings | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gary Vallee (SG) Lawrence Smith | |
| 07:47 | Alabama | James Liu misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 07:45 | Oregon State | Gene Papp pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:43 | Oregon State | James Liu steals the ball from Brian Laforce in the backcourt | 40-49 |
| 07:42 | Alabama | Ray McGuire lays it up and in set up by James Liu | 42-49 |
| 07:22 | Oregon State | Brian Laforce comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 07:21 | Alabama | John Fudge grabs the board | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray McGuire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Graziano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Brian Laforce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gary Vallee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gene Papp (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Bigger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Alabama | James Liu clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 06:51 | Oregon State | Gary Pierce pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:24 | Oregon State | Brian Laforce drills a floater from the left side set up by Gary Vallee | 42-51 |
| 06:22 | Alabama | James Liu's pass is intercepted by Brian Laforce in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| 06:06 | Oregon State | Gene Papp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Leonard Chalker (SG), Richard Anthony (SF), Elmo Nakamura (PF) James Liu, Matthew Bowden, Ray McGuire, Stephen Graziano | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Karl Kelly (SG), William Neely (SF), Richard Dykes (PF), Darren Chapman (C) Gary Vallee, Gary Pierce, Gene Papp, Benjamin Bigger | |
| 05:37 | Alabama | John Fudge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 05:35 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Elmo Nakamura | 42-51 |
| 05:19 | Alabama | Richard Anthony buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 04:51 | Oregon State | Darren Chapman clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 04:49 | Oregon State | Richard Dykes grabs the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 04:34 | Oregon State | Richard Dykes buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Karl Kelly | 45-53 |
| 04:18 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 04:17 | Oregon State | Richard Dykes pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 04:00 | Oregon State | William Neely can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-53 |
| 03:59 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura grabs the board | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Karl Kelly steps in front of the Leonard Chalker pass in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Oregon State | Elmo Nakamura swats the short shot by Brian Laforce | 45-53 |
| 03:42 | Oregon State | William Neely tips it home | 45-55 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Richard Anthony misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 45-55 |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| 03:05 | Oregon State | Richard Dykes clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Elmo Nakamura - foul #4 on Elmo Nakamura, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Matthew Bowden (SG), Ray McGuire (SF), Stephen Graziano (PF), Thomas Catchings (C) Rickey Rainville, Leonard Chalker, Richard Anthony, Elmo Nakamura, John Fudge | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gary Vallee (PG), Lawrence Smith (SG), Gary Pierce (SF), Gene Papp (PF) Brian Laforce, Karl Kelly, William Neely, Darren Chapman | |
| 03:05 | Oregon State | Richard Dykes makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:05 | Oregon State | Richard Dykes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray McGuire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Catchings (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Gary Vallee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gene Papp (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Alabama | James Liu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-56 |
| 02:57 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano hits the follow up shot | 49-56 |
| 02:57 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Neely (SF), Benjamin Bigger (C) Gary Pierce, Richard Dykes | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Oregon State | William Neely hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ray McGuire - foul #1 on Ray McGuire, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (SG) Matthew Bowden | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gary Pierce (SF) Gene Papp | |
| 02:38 | Oregon State | William Neely makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 02:38 | Oregon State | William Neely misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 02:38 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 02:31 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings blows the wide open layup | 49-57 |
| 02:29 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Gary Pierce | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Fudge (C) Thomas Catchings | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Brian Laforce (PG), Karl Kelly (SG), Gene Papp (PF) Gary Vallee, Lawrence Smith, Gary Pierce | |
| 02:03 | Oregon State | Brian Laforce misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Ray McGuire pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 01:55 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Graziano, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Richard Dykes (C) Benjamin Bigger | |
| 01:26 | Oregon State | Karl Kelly is whistled for traveling | 49-57 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | John Fudge is called for 10 seconds | 49-57 |
| 00:55 | Oregon State | Gene Papp's pass is intercepted by John Fudge | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Ray McGuire misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 00:47 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Richard Dykes | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Oregon State | Richard Dykes is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Anthony - foul #2 on Richard Anthony, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lawrence Smith (SG), Gary Pierce (SF) Karl Kelly, Gene Papp | |
| 00:44 | Oregon State | Richard Dykes makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:44 | Oregon State | Richard Dykes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Gary Pierce steals the ball from Richard Anthony in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Oregon State | Gary Pierce buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Neely | 49-61 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | James Liu is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 00:06 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Karl Kelly (SG), Gene Papp (PF) Lawrence Smith, Gary Pierce | |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | Brian Laforce runs out the clock | 52-61 |