| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Walser (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Jacob Jones inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | UAB | Terry Sears misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 19:41 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to John Holmes | 31-27 |
| 19:19 | UAB | John Holmes blows the layup | 31-27 |
| 19:18 | UAB | Arthur Hurd tips it in | 31-29 |
| 18:57 | Marshall | John Walser buries a floater in the paint set up by David Burritt | 33-29 |
| 18:55 | UAB | James Otterson picks off the pass by Terry Sears in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 18:39 | Marshall | James Otterson drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Burritt and the foul's on Jacob Jones - foul #2 on Jacob Jones, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:39 | Marshall | James Otterson makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:19 | UAB | Arthur Hurd clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 18:18 | Marshall | David Burritt grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:14 | Marshall | David Burritt knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Walser | 38-29 |
| 17:54 | UAB | Arthur Hurd connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 17:37 | Marshall | John Walser misses badly on a runner in the lane | 38-32 |
| 17:35 | UAB | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:15 | UAB | Arthur Hurd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 17:13 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 17:06 | Marshall | Fred Baker's floater is tipped away by Arthur Hurd | 38-32 |
| 17:05 | Marshall | David Burritt tips it home | 40-32 |
| 16:54 | UAB | Arthur Hurd scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Sears | 40-35 |
| 16:49 | Marshall | John Walser is hacked by Arthur Hurd - foul #2 on Arthur Hurd, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Ross (SF) John Walser | |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (SG), Terry Weitzel (PF) Michael Brown, Arthur Hurd | |
| 16:37 | Marshall | David Burritt hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Otterson | 43-35 |
| 16:19 | UAB | John Holmes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Weitzel | 43-37 |
| 16:08 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 16:07 | UAB | Jacob Jones snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 15:48 | UAB | Lawrence Baro scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Sears | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Burritt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Marshall | John Holmes steals the ball from Gary Ross | 43-39 |
| 15:17 | UAB | Fred Baker steps in front of the Terry Sears pass | 43-39 |
| 14:59 | Marshall | Gary Ross hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Burritt | 45-39 |
| 14:48 | UAB | John Holmes lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Sears | 45-41 |
| 14:25 | Marshall | Fred Baker clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 45-41 |
| 14:24 | Marshall | Fred Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:06 | Marshall | Fred Baker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 14:04 | UAB | Lawrence Baro snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 13:40 | UAB | Herbert McPhearson is called for the reach on John Holmes - foul #3 on Herbert McPhearson, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG), Charles Myricks (SG), John Walser (SF), Charles Simmons (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) James Otterson, David Burritt, Gary Ross, Fred Baker, Herbert McPhearson | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG), Raymond Bryant (SF), Arthur Hurd (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) Terry Sears, Jacob Jones, Terry Weitzel, John Holmes | |
| 13:19 | UAB | Raymond Bryant blows the layup | 45-41 |
| 13:18 | UAB | Raymond Bryant tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 12:58 | Marshall | Charles Myricks scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-43 |
| 12:47 | UAB | Raymond Bryant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 12:46 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | Lawrence Baro takes the ball from Timothy Yoder | 48-43 |
| 12:24 | UAB | Michael Brown misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Simmons - foul #1 on Charles Simmons, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (PG), Terry Weitzel (C) Lawrence Baro, Ryan Stanley | |
| 12:24 | UAB | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:24 | UAB | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:58 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder loses the dribble to Michael Brown | 48-45 |
| 11:55 | UAB | Michael Brown blows the dunk | 48-45 |
| 11:54 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:30 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder clanks a shot near the basket | 48-45 |
| 11:29 | UAB | Terry Weitzel grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Scott Graham (fresh) SG - Charles Myricks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Walser (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Simmons (fresh) C - Timothy Yoder (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Zachery York (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Raymond Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:06 | UAB | Terry Weitzel misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 11:05 | Marshall | John Walser pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:48 | Marshall | Scott Graham misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-45 |
| 10:47 | UAB | Raymond Bryant snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Raymond Bryant hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Zachery York | 48-48 |
| 10:19 | Marshall | John Walser hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Charles Simmons | 50-48 |
| 10:00 | UAB | Charles Simmons blocks the short jumper by Michael Brown | 50-48 |
| 09:59 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Walser | 50-48 |
| 09:41 | Marshall | The jump hook by Charles Myricks is blocked by Arthur Hurd | 50-48 |
| 09:39 | UAB | Raymond Bryant grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 09:19 | UAB | Michael Brown drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Zachery York | 50-50 |
| 09:01 | Marshall | Terry Weitzel takes the ball from John Walser | 50-50 |
| 08:36 | UAB | Michael Brown is whistled for a carry | 50-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), David Burritt (SG), Gary Ross (SF), Fred Baker (PF), Herbert McPhearson (C) Scott Graham, Charles Myricks, John Walser, Charles Simmons, Timothy Yoder | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Lawrence Baro (SG), Jacob Jones (SF), Ryan Stanley (PF), John Holmes (C) Zachery York, Michael Brown, Raymond Bryant, Arthur Hurd, Terry Weitzel | |
| 08:29 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Fred Baker | 52-50 |
| 08:11 | UAB | Terry Sears misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 08:09 | UAB | Jacob Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:50 | UAB | John Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-50 |
| 07:28 | Marshall | Terry Sears picks off the pass by Fred Baker | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gary Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | UAB | John Holmes can't connect on a shot from the right block | 52-50 |
| 07:11 | Marshall | David Burritt grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 06:53 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Holmes - foul #2 on John Holmes, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| 06:53 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:53 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:53 | UAB | Jacob Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:49 | UAB | Jacob Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Baro | 53-53 |
| 06:31 | Marshall | James Otterson banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Burritt | 55-53 |
| 06:09 | UAB | Terry Sears clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 06:08 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Fred Baker | 55-53 |
| 05:43 | Marshall | Fred Baker misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Ryan Stanley - foul #1 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Walser (SF) Gary Ross | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF) Lawrence Baro, Ryan Stanley | |
| 05:43 | Marshall | Fred Baker makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:43 | Marshall | Fred Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:22 | UAB | Fred Baker blocks the short jumper by Terry Sears | 57-53 |
| 05:20 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Herbert McPhearson | 57-53 |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Jacob Jones denies the turnaround by Fred Baker | 57-53 |
| 05:11 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jacob Jones | 57-53 |
| 05:06 | UAB | Jacob Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Brown and the foul's on John Walser - foul #3 on John Walser, team foul #3 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Simmons (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) Fred Baker, Herbert McPhearson | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (PG), Terry Weitzel (C) Terry Sears, John Holmes | |
| 05:06 | UAB | Jacob Jones makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:45 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder drills a driving attempt from the left block | 59-56 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Jacob Jones drills a jumpshot from the left side | 59-58 |
| 04:04 | Marshall | David Burritt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 04:02 | UAB | Arthur Hurd pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:40 | UAB | Arthur Hurd misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 03:38 | Marshall | Charles Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Charles Simmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 03:19 | Marshall | John Walser tips it in | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Burritt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Walser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Simmons (fresh) C - Timothy Yoder (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Zachery York (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jacob Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UAB | Zachery York travels in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG), Charles Myricks (SG), Gary Ross (SF), Fred Baker (PF), Herbert McPhearson (C) James Otterson, David Burritt, John Walser, Charles Simmons, Timothy Yoder | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Raymond Bryant (SF), John Holmes (C) Zachery York, Jacob Jones, Terry Weitzel | |
| 02:58 | Marshall | Scott Graham buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 02:33 | UAB | Michael Brown double dribbles | 64-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (SG), Terry Weitzel (PF) Michael Brown, Arthur Hurd | |
| 02:28 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), David Burritt (SG), John Walser (SF) Scott Graham, Charles Myricks, Gary Ross | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG), Jacob Jones (SF), Arthur Hurd (PF) Lawrence Baro, Raymond Bryant, Terry Weitzel | |
| 02:04 | Marshall | John Holmes steals it from David Burritt | 64-58 |
| 01:40 | UAB | Terry Sears scores on a jump hook in the lane | 64-60 |
| 01:26 | Marshall | Fred Baker connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Walser | 66-60 |
| 01:00 | UAB | John Holmes is hacked by David Burritt - foul #1 on David Burritt, team foul #4 | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | UAB | Arthur Hurd is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Arthur Hurd, team foul #5 | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Marshall | James Otterson is hacked by Michael Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Ross (SF), Timothy Yoder (C) John Walser, Herbert McPhearson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:41 | Marshall | James Otterson is fouled on the floor by John Holmes - foul #3 on John Holmes, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| 00:41 | Marshall | James Otterson misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:41 | UAB | Arthur Hurd gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | UAB | James Otterson picks off the pass by Terry Sears | 66-60 |
| 00:30 | Marshall | James Otterson banks in the layup | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | UAB | Terry Sears drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 00:24 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| 00:23 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder is hacked by Terry Sears in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Sears, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| 00:23 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:23 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:23 | UAB | John Holmes grabs the board | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | UAB | Terry Sears buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jacob Jones | 69-66 |
| 00:15 | Marshall | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Gary Ross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson (C) Timothy Yoder | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:15 | Marshall | Gary Ross makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:15 | Marshall | Gary Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:08 | UAB | Arthur Hurd buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Sears | 71-69 |
| 00:07 | Marshall | David Burritt is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Sears - foul #2 on Terry Sears, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Walser (SF) Gary Ross | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:07 | Marshall | David Burritt makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:07 | Marshall | David Burritt makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Arthur Hurd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-69 |