| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Floyd Arteaga (fresh) SG - John Matlock (fresh) SF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) PF - David Spotts (fresh) C - Gregory Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Stacey Williamson (fresh) SG - James Damron (fresh) SF - Stephen Broder (fresh) PF - Ronald Grisham (fresh) C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Dikembe Sow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Wigginton steps in front of the Stephen Broder pass | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Arteaga | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Broder - foul #1 on Stephen Broder, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Stacey Williamson is hacked by Floyd Arteaga - foul #1 on Floyd Arteaga, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Dikembe Sow lays it up and in and the foul's on John Matlock - foul #1 on John Matlock, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Dikembe Sow makes the free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:17 | Kansas | John Matlock is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Perkins | 3-3 |
| 18:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Perkins denies the turnaround by Ronald Grisham | 3-3 |
| 18:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Dikembe Sow can't tip it in | 3-3 |
| 18:02 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronald Grisham tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 17:33 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins is hacked by Dikembe Sow - foul #1 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Alberto Conti (SG), Clayton Williams (SF), John Nolan (PF), Bojan Zapatas (C) James Damron, Stephen Broder, Ronald Grisham, Dikembe Sow | |
| 17:04 | Kansas | John Matlock is open and buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Floyd Arteaga | 5-5 |
| 16:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Clayton Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | Kansas | The rebound goes to David Spotts | 5-5 |
| 16:11 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins tips it but misses | 5-5 |
| 16:07 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:58 | Kansas | John Matlock can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on John Nolan - foul #1 on John Nolan, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Kansas | George Meyerson (PF) David Spotts | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Damron (SG), Ronald Grisham (PF) Stacey Williamson, John Nolan | |
| 15:58 | Kansas | John Matlock misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:58 | Kansas | John Matlock misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Bojan Zapatas gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Floyd Arteaga (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Matlock (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) PF - George Meyerson (fresh) C - Gregory Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Alberto Conti (fresh) SG - James Damron (fresh) SF - Clayton Williams (fresh) PF - Ronald Grisham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bojan Zapatas (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Alberto Conti misses the 3 from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:38 | Kansas | George Meyerson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:23 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:21 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Perkins | 5-5 |
| 15:05 | Kansas | John Matlock can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 5-5 |
| 15:03 | Birmingham-Southern | James Damron grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Bojan Zapatas buries a shot in the lane | 5-7 |
| 14:54 | Kansas | James Damron steals it from Floyd Arteaga in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 14:35 | Birmingham-Southern | George Meyerson denies the turnaround by Ronald Grisham | 5-7 |
| 14:33 | Kansas | John Matlock grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 14:04 | Kansas | Ronald Grisham swats the short shot by George Meyerson | 5-7 |
| 14:02 | Birmingham-Southern | Clayton Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:43 | Birmingham-Southern | James Damron hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Grisham | 5-9 |
| 13:39 | Kansas | Bojan Zapatas is called for the reach on Floyd Arteaga in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bojan Zapatas, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Kansas | David Spotts (PF), Marshall Barfield (C) Richard Wigginton, Gregory Perkins | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Stacey Williamson (PG), Toney Kendrick (SG), Stephen Broder (SF), John Nolan (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Alberto Conti, James Damron, Clayton Williams, Ronald Grisham, Bojan Zapatas | |
| 13:20 | Kansas | John Matlock can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 13:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Stacey Williamson snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 13:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Broder misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Floyd Arteaga - foul #2 on Floyd Arteaga, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Kansas | Garry Gearhart (SF) Floyd Arteaga | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 13:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Broder misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Broder makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 12:44 | Kansas | John Nolan is called for the reach on David Spotts - foul #2 on John Nolan, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Gregory Walker (PG) George Meyerson | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronald Grisham (PF) John Nolan | |
| 12:27 | Kansas | John Matlock is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marshall Barfield | 7-10 |
| 12:08 | Birmingham-Southern | Dikembe Sow's fadeaway is rejected by David Spotts | 7-10 |
| 12:06 | Kansas | David Spotts gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:01 | Kansas | Toney Kendrick is called for the reach on John Matlock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Toney Kendrick, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Goetz (SF) John Matlock | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Alberto Conti (SG), Porfirio Rossi (C) Toney Kendrick, Dikembe Sow | |
| 11:41 | Kansas | Larry Goetz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 11:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Porfirio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Gregory Walker (fresh) SG - Garry Gearhart (fresh) SF - Larry Goetz (fresh) PF - David Spotts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marshall Barfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Stacey Williamson (fresh) SG - Alberto Conti (fresh) SF - Stephen Broder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Grisham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Porfirio Rossi (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Walker is called for the reach on Stacey Williamson - foul #1 on Gregory Walker, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | George Meyerson (SG), Eric Anderson (PF), Gregory Perkins (C) Larry Goetz, David Spotts, Marshall Barfield | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Damron (SG) Alberto Conti | |
| 11:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Broder hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 11:14 | Kansas | Eric Anderson pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 10:51 | Kansas | George Meyerson connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing set up by Garry Gearhart | 9-10 |
| 10:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Broder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Matlock (SG), Richard Wigginton (SF) Gregory Walker, Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Alberto Conti (PG), Clayton Williams (SF), Bojan Zapatas (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Stacey Williamson, Stephen Broder, Ronald Grisham, Porfirio Rossi | |
| 10:25 | Kansas | John Matlock is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Matlock, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Goetz (SG), David Spotts (PF) John Matlock, Eric Anderson | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 10:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Bojan Zapatas banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Damron | 9-12 |
| 09:41 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 9-12 |
| 09:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Alberto Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 09:24 | Birmingham-Southern | James Damron can't connect on a floater near the basket | 9-12 |
| 09:22 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 08:55 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 08:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Bojan Zapatas gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 08:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Clayton Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 08:12 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins is hacked by Dikembe Sow - foul #2 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #7 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Kansas | Gregory Walker (PG), Garry Gearhart (SG), Eric Anderson (PF) George Meyerson, Larry Goetz, David Spotts | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Stacey Williamson (PG), Toney Kendrick (SG), Stephen Broder (SF), Ronald Grisham (PF), Porfirio Rossi (C) Alberto Conti, James Damron, Clayton Williams, Bojan Zapatas, Dikembe Sow | |
| 08:12 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 08:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Broder grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 07:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronald Grisham buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Toney Kendrick and the foul's on Garry Gearhart - foul #1 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | Marshall Barfield (C) Gregory Perkins | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 07:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronald Grisham misses the free throw | 9-16 |
| 07:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Porfirio Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 07:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Broder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 07:35 | Kansas | Marshall Barfield gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Gregory Walker (fresh) SG - Garry Gearhart (fresh) SF - Richard Wigginton (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Anderson (fresh) C - Marshall Barfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Stacey Williamson (fresh) SG - Toney Kendrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Broder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Grisham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Porfirio Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Anderson and he's fouled by Stephen Broder - foul #2 on Stephen Broder, team foul #8 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Alberto Conti (SG), Clayton Williams (SF) Toney Kendrick, Stephen Broder | |
| 07:15 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton misses the free throw | 11-16 |
| 07:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronald Grisham gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 07:02 | Birmingham-Southern | Alberto Conti misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-16 |
| 07:01 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 06:59 | Kansas | Clayton Williams steals it from Garry Gearhart in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| 06:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronald Grisham is hacked by Eric Anderson - foul #1 on Eric Anderson, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | George Meyerson (SG) Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 06:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronald Grisham makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 06:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronald Grisham misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 06:45 | Kansas | Eric Anderson grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 06:27 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Walker and he's fouled by Stacey Williamson - foul #1 on Stacey Williamson, team foul #9 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga (PG), John Matlock (SG) Gregory Walker, George Meyerson | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Bojan Zapatas (C) Porfirio Rossi | |
| 06:27 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Alberto Conti clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Marshall Barfield - foul #1 on Marshall Barfield, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Goetz (SF), David Spotts (PF) Richard Wigginton, Eric Anderson | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 06:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Alberto Conti misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Alberto Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:09 | Kansas | Marshall Barfield snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 06:07 | Kansas | Alberto Conti takes the ball from Marshall Barfield in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 05:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Stacey Williamson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 05:47 | Kansas | John Matlock grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 05:27 | Kansas | John Matlock is fouled on the floor by Alberto Conti - foul #1 on Alberto Conti, team foul #10 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Garry Gearhart (SF), George Meyerson (C) Larry Goetz, Marshall Barfield | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff (PG), Toney Kendrick (SG), Porfirio Rossi (C) Stacey Williamson, Alberto Conti, Bojan Zapatas | |
| 05:27 | Kansas | John Matlock misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 05:27 | Kansas | John Matlock makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Toney Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 05:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronald Grisham pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 04:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Floyd Arteaga steals it from Clayton Williams | 15-17 |
| 04:18 | Kansas | David Spotts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Goetz (SF), Eric Anderson (PF), Gregory Perkins (C) Garry Gearhart, David Spotts, George Meyerson | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Stacey Williamson (PG), James Damron (SG), Bojan Zapatas (C) Kenneth Jolliff, Toney Kendrick, Porfirio Rossi | |
| 03:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Stacey Williamson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 03:54 | Kansas | Eric Anderson gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 03:50 | Kansas | James Damron is called for the reach on Floyd Arteaga in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Damron, team foul #11 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Broder (SF), John Nolan (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Clayton Williams, Ronald Grisham, Bojan Zapatas | |
| 03:50 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 03:50 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 03:50 | Kansas | Eric Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 03:32 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 16-17 |
| 03:30 | Birmingham-Southern | John Nolan grabs the board | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Floyd Arteaga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Matlock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Goetz (fresh) PF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Stacey Williamson (fresh) SG - James Damron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Broder (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Nolan (fresh) C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Dikembe Sow connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Damron | 16-19 |
| 02:43 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 02:42 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Stephen Broder | 16-19 |
| 02:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Stacey Williamson is fouled on the floor by John Matlock - foul #3 on John Matlock, team foul #9 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kansas | Garry Gearhart (SG), Richard Wigginton (SF), George Meyerson (PF) John Matlock, Larry Goetz, Eric Anderson | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Alberto Conti (SG), Bojan Zapatas (PF), Porfirio Rossi (C) James Damron, John Nolan, Dikembe Sow | |
| 02:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Stacey Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 02:23 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Gregory Perkins | 16-19 |
| 01:57 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins is hacked by Porfirio Rossi - foul #1 on Porfirio Rossi, team foul #12 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kansas | David Spotts (PF) Floyd Arteaga | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff (PG) Stacey Williamson | |
| 01:57 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 01:57 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 01:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Perkins takes the ball from Bojan Zapatas | 18-19 |
| 01:14 | Kansas | David Spotts is open and scores on a runner near the basket set up by George Meyerson | 20-19 |
| 00:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Porfirio Rossi lays it in | 20-21 |
| 00:36 | Kansas | Kenneth Jolliff takes the ball from George Meyerson | 20-21 |
| 00:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Alberto Conti hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Jolliff | 20-23 |
| 00:17 | Kansas | George Meyerson jams it on a nice dish by Richard Wigginton | 22-23 |
| 00:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Broder knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton misses short on a fullcourt shot | 22-26 |