| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carl Cox (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Earnest Draper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray McGuire (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Fudge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 23-33 |
| 19:36 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen grabs the offensive board | 23-33 |
| 19:07 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Anthony - foul #3 on Richard Anthony, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SG) Richard Anthony | |
| 19:07 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 19:07 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 19:07 | Alabama | John Fudge grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | James Liu makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Bowden | 23-35 |
| 18:18 | Sacramento State | Stephen Graziano is called for the reach on Stephen Casados - foul #1 on Stephen Graziano, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| 17:58 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen is hacked by John Fudge - foul #1 on John Fudge, team foul #3 | 23-35 |
| 17:37 | Sacramento State | Robert Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-35 |
| 17:13 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-35 |
| 17:12 | Alabama | Ray McGuire tips it but misses | 23-35 |
| 17:10 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Graziano | 23-35 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Ray McGuire makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 16:33 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Cox | 25-38 |
| 16:12 | Alabama | Ray McGuire can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 16:10 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 15:43 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carl Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earnest Draper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Casados (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ray McGuire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Graziano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Alabama | John Fudge misses the dunk | 27-38 |
| 15:30 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 15:10 | Sacramento State | John Fudge swats the dunk try by Stephen Casados | 27-38 |
| 15:09 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Liu | 27-38 |
| 14:52 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano is open and buries a jumpshot from the left side | 27-40 |
| 14:49 | Sacramento State | James Liu is called for the reach on Robert Price in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Liu, team foul #4 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz (PG), Leonard Cole (SF), Donnie Nelson (PF) Robert Price, Earnest Draper, Stephen Casados | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Leonard Chalker (SG), Richard Anthony (SF), Elmo Nakamura (PF) James Liu, Matthew Bowden, Ray McGuire, Stephen Graziano | |
| 14:26 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Anthony | 27-40 |
| 14:03 | Alabama | Leonard Chalker misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-40 |
| 14:01 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 13:32 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 27-40 |
| 13:30 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz grabs the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 13:07 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Donnie Nelson and he's fouled by Elmo Nakamura - foul #3 on Elmo Nakamura, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Price (PG), Stephen Casados (PF) Carl Cox, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray McGuire (SF) Leonard Chalker | |
| 13:07 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 12:50 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura lays it in on a nice dish by John Fudge | 30-42 |
| 12:24 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG) Rickey Rainville | |
| 11:59 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 30-42 |
| 11:57 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 11:52 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz scores on a floater from close range set up by Robert Price | 32-42 |
| 11:30 | Alabama | James Liu splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-42 |
| 11:29 | Alabama | John Fudge grabs the offensive board | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Leonard Cole (fresh) SF - Douglas Wertz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Casados (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ray McGuire (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elmo Nakamura (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Anthony | 32-45 |
| 10:57 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson's pass is intercepted by Ray McGuire | 32-45 |
| 10:42 | Alabama | Richard Anthony clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 10:40 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura tips it in | 32-47 |
| 10:15 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Leonard Cole | 34-47 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | Ray McGuire misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 10:06 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 09:45 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson is fouled on the floor by Ray McGuire - foul #1 on Ray McGuire, team foul #6 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (SG), Earnest Draper (SF), Eric Allen (C) Leonard Cole, Douglas Wertz, Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SG), Stephen Graziano (PF), Thomas Catchings (C) Richard Anthony, Elmo Nakamura, John Fudge | |
| 09:16 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados banks in the layup | 36-47 |
| 09:03 | Alabama | Carl Cox steals the ball from Ray McGuire | 36-47 |
| 09:00 | Sacramento State | Robert Price lays it in set up by Carl Cox | 38-47 |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Stephen Casados picks off the pass by James Liu | 38-47 |
| 08:15 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 38-47 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 08:05 | Alabama | Ray McGuire can't finish the layup but the foul's on Earnest Draper - foul #1 on Earnest Draper, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz (PG), Donnie Nelson (PF) Robert Price, Stephen Casados | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), John Fudge (C) James Liu, Thomas Catchings | |
| 08:05 | Alabama | Ray McGuire misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:05 | Alabama | Ray McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 07:41 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson connects on the shot from the right block set up by Earnest Draper | 40-48 |
| 07:24 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden buries a 3 from the left corner | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Wertz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earnest Draper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray McGuire (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-51 |
| 07:05 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden lays it up and in on a great pass from John Fudge | 40-53 |
| 06:17 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Fudge - foul #2 on John Fudge, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Price (PG), Leonard Cole (SF) Carl Cox, Earnest Draper | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Richard Anthony (SF), Elmo Nakamura (PF) Rickey Rainville, Ray McGuire, Stephen Graziano | |
| 06:17 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 06:17 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:02 | Alabama | James Liu is fouled on the floor by Donnie Nelson - foul #2 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| 05:57 | Alabama | Richard Anthony hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Bowden | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:42 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-56 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (SG) Douglas Wertz | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:24 | Alabama | John Fudge's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-56 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados (PF) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Leonard Chalker (SG) Matthew Bowden | |
| 05:22 | Sacramento State | Robert Price is hacked by James Liu in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Liu, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| 05:22 | Sacramento State | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 05:22 | Sacramento State | Robert Price misses the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | John Fudge pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Stephen Casados steals the ball from Richard Anthony | 43-56 |
| 04:40 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:14 | Alabama | Richard Anthony clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 04:12 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 04:06 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Elmo Nakamura - foul #4 on Elmo Nakamura, team foul #9 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper (SF), Donnie Nelson (C) Carl Cox, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Matthew Bowden (SG), Stephen Graziano (PF) James Liu, Leonard Chalker, Elmo Nakamura | |
| 04:06 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:06 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:48 | Alabama | Stephen Casados steals it from Rickey Rainville | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Sacramento State | Matthew Bowden is called for the reach on Robert Price - foul #3 on Matthew Bowden, team foul #10 | 46-56 |
| 03:34 | Sacramento State | Robert Price misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:34 | Sacramento State | Robert Price misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:11 | Alabama | John Fudge shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 46-56 |
| 03:09 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Bowden | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leonard Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earnest Draper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Casados (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Anthony (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Fudge (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 46-56 |
| 02:42 | Sacramento State | Leonard Cole gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 02:28 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (SG), Eric Allen (C) Leonard Cole, Stephen Casados | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Ray McGuire (SF) Rickey Rainville, Matthew Bowden | |
| 02:03 | Alabama | James Liu connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ray McGuire | 48-59 |
| 01:49 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 01:47 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ray McGuire | 48-59 |
| 01:18 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Price - foul #2 on Robert Price, team foul #3 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados (PF) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Matthew Bowden (SG), Elmo Nakamura (PF), Thomas Catchings (C) James Liu, Richard Anthony, Ray McGuire, John Fudge | |
| 01:18 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:18 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:50 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Elmo Nakamura - foul #5 on Elmo Nakamura, team foul #11 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray McGuire (SF) Elmo Nakamura | |
| 00:50 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:50 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Sacramento State | Robert Price connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Cox and he's fouled by Ray McGuire - foul #2 on Ray McGuire, team foul #12 | 52-64 |
| 00:25 | Sacramento State | Robert Price misses the free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville runs out the clock | 52-64 |