| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Drew (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shayne Seelye (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Gerrard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hugh Papke (fresh) 5 pts. C - Antony Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Donald Jones inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | UAB | Ben Drew scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Pereira | 35-40 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 19:09 | UAB | Donald Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Minarik | 38-40 |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz's floater is knocked away by Geoffrey Browning | 38-40 |
| 18:49 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 18:29 | UAB | Jason Pereira is fouled on the floor by Andy Kutz - foul #1 on Andy Kutz, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (SG), Tony Morrison (SF), Jason Jones (C) Shayne Seelye, James Gerrard, Antony Phillips | |
| 18:10 | UAB | Ben Drew's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Jones | 38-40 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke lays it in on a nice dish by Tony Morrison and the foul's on Geoffrey Browning - foul #2 on Geoffrey Browning, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (SG), Bruce Lindsey (SF), Wade Taylor (PF), William Johnson (C) Ben Drew, Donald Jones, Geoffrey Browning, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SG) Andy Kutz | |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:53 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 17:36 | UAB | William Johnson connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Bruce Lindsey and he's hacked by Tony Morrison - foul #2 on Tony Morrison, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | UAB | David Arceneaux (SG) Jason Pereira | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund (PF) Hugh Papke | |
| 17:36 | UAB | William Johnson makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | David Arceneaux is called for the reach on Jason Jones - foul #1 on David Arceneaux, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (SG), Antony Phillips (C) Anthony Powell, Jason Jones | |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Bruce Lindsey - foul #1 on Bruce Lindsey, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SF) Matthew Lund | |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:06 | UAB | William Johnson grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 16:37 | UAB | William Johnson comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 43-42 |
| 16:36 | UAB | William Johnson tips it but misses | 43-42 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:26 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 43-42 |
| 16:25 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:09 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 16:07 | UAB | Wade Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:00 | UAB | The jump hook by Wade Taylor is blocked by Antony Phillips | 43-42 |
| 15:59 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey tips it in | 45-42 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Arceneaux (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bruce Lindsey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Casey Beverly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shayne Seelye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Gerrard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Antony Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison is called for traveling | 45-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Ben Drew (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Geoffrey Browning (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) Michael Gamble, David Arceneaux, Bruce Lindsey, Wade Taylor, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), Hugh Papke (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Jason Jones (C) Casey Beverly, Shayne Seelye, James Gerrard, Tony Morrison, Antony Phillips | |
| 15:18 | UAB | Donald Jones connects on the open runner from the right block | 47-42 |
| 15:07 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 15:06 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 15:01 | UAB | Andy Kutz picks off the pass by Ben Drew in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 14:43 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 14:42 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:25 | UAB | Ben Drew makes the jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Minarik | 49-44 |
| 14:08 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Minarik - foul #3 on Thomas Minarik, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Wade Taylor (PF), William Johnson (C) Geoffrey Browning, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Antony Phillips (C) Anthony Powell, Hugh Papke, Jason Jones | |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:35 | UAB | Ben Drew scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Pereira | 51-46 |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Andy Kutz | 51-49 |
| 13:27 | UAB | Andy Kutz is called for the reach on Donald Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andy Kutz, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (SG), Bruce Lindsey (SF) Ben Drew, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), Shayne Seelye (SG), Tony Morrison (PF) Andy Kutz, John Gamble, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 13:18 | UAB | Jason Pereira comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 13:16 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 13:00 | UAB | Michael Gamble misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 12:58 | UAB | Wade Taylor tips it in | 53-49 |
| 12:36 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Shayne Seelye | 53-52 |
| 12:24 | UAB | Wade Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison is fouled on the floor by Wade Taylor - foul #2 on Wade Taylor, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Ben Drew (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Geoffrey Browning (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) Jason Pereira, Bruce Lindsey, Wade Taylor, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (PG), John Gamble (SG), Hugh Papke (PF) Casey Beverly, Shayne Seelye, Tony Morrison | |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard hits a shot in the paint | 53-54 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Drew (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gamble (fresh) SF - James Gerrard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Hugh Papke (fresh) 7 pts. C - Antony Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | UAB | Donald Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Ben Drew - foul #1 on Ben Drew, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | UAB | David Arceneaux (PG) Michael Gamble | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Jason Jones (C) John Gamble, James Gerrard, Antony Phillips | |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:04 | UAB | Thomas Minarik makes the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Anthony Powell - foul #3 on Anthony Powell, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (SG), Tony Morrison (SF) Anthony Powell, Jason Jones | |
| 11:04 | UAB | Thomas Minarik misses the free throw | 55-56 |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses the easy layup | 55-56 |
| 10:46 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison tips it home | 55-58 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Ben Drew misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Tony Morrison - foul #3 on Tony Morrison, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Bruce Lindsey (SF), Jeffery Johnson (PF), Wade Taylor (C) David Arceneaux, Donald Jones, Geoffrey Browning, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (SG), Jason Jones (C) John Gamble, Hugh Papke | |
| 10:25 | UAB | Ben Drew misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Ben Drew misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Eddie Rasmussen | 55-58 |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 09:36 | UAB | Jason Pereira misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Eddie Rasmussen - foul #4 on Eddie Rasmussen, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (SG), William Johnson (C) Ben Drew, Jeffery Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), Anthony Powell (SF), Matthew Lund (PF) Andy Kutz, Tony Morrison, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 09:36 | UAB | Jason Pereira makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 09:36 | UAB | Jason Pereira makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly is fouled on the floor by Wade Taylor - foul #3 on Wade Taylor, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Geoffrey Browning (PF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SF) Shayne Seelye | |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:53 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 57-62 |
| 08:52 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 08:31 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Gamble steals the ball from James Gerrard | 57-62 |
| 08:26 | UAB | Michael Gamble hits the finger roll | 59-62 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Lund | 59-64 |
| 08:07 | UAB | Michael Gamble comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Powell - foul #4 on Anthony Powell, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | UAB | David Arceneaux (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Thomas Minarik (C) Jason Pereira, Bruce Lindsey, Wade Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Hugh Papke (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Anthony Powell, Matthew Lund, Jason Jones | |
| 08:07 | UAB | Michael Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:07 | UAB | Michael Gamble misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Gerrard | 60-64 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-64 |
| 07:48 | UAB | Donald Jones grabs the board | 60-64 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Arceneaux (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Casey Beverly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gerrard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Papke (fresh) 7 pts. C - Antony Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | UAB | Donald Jones is fouled on the floor by Casey Beverly - foul #3 on Casey Beverly, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | UAB | Ben Drew (SG), Jeffery Johnson (PF) Michael Gamble, Geoffrey Browning | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (SG), Tony Morrison (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Casey Beverly, James Gerrard, Hugh Papke | |
| 07:35 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:35 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye is hacked by Ben Drew - foul #2 on Ben Drew, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:56 | UAB | Thomas Minarik misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Eddie Rasmussen - foul #5 on Eddie Rasmussen, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG) David Arceneaux | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke (PF) Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 06:56 | UAB | Thomas Minarik misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:56 | UAB | Thomas Minarik misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses the 3 from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 06:26 | UAB | The rebound goes to Thomas Minarik | 62-66 |
| 06:05 | UAB | Donald Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tony Morrison - foul #4 on Tony Morrison, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UAB | Geoffrey Browning (PF), Wade Taylor (C) Jeffery Johnson, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), James Gerrard (SF) Andy Kutz, Shayne Seelye, Tony Morrison | |
| 06:05 | UAB | Donald Jones misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:05 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 05:30 | UAB | Donald Jones is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Wade Taylor | 65-69 |
| 05:09 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke misses the tip | 65-69 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly grabs the offensive board | 65-69 |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly double dribbles | 65-69 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (PG), David Arceneaux (SG), Bruce Lindsey (SF), William Johnson (C) Jason Pereira, Ben Drew, Donald Jones, Geoffrey Browning | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), John Gamble (SG), Tony Morrison (SF), Matthew Lund (PF), Jason Jones (C) Casey Beverly, Anthony Powell, James Gerrard, Hugh Papke, Antony Phillips | |
| 04:32 | UAB | Wade Taylor knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by David Arceneaux | 67-69 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 67-71 |
| 04:11 | UAB | William Johnson is called for a backcourt violation | 67-71 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Johnson (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) Wade Taylor, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (SG) Andy Kutz | |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble is fouled on the floor by Michael Gamble - foul #2 on Michael Gamble, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 03:37 | UAB | Thomas Minarik drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffery Johnson | 70-73 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Arceneaux (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Lindsey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shayne Seelye (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Morrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Lund (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 03:24 | UAB | Michael Gamble snags the defensive board | 70-73 |
| 03:00 | UAB | David Arceneaux is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block | 72-73 |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Ben Drew (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Geoffrey Browning (PF) Michael Gamble, David Arceneaux, Bruce Lindsey, Jeffery Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Hugh Papke (PF) John Gamble, Matthew Lund | |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Geoffrey Browning - foul #3 on Geoffrey Browning, team foul #10 | 72-73 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SF) Jason Jones | |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 02:46 | UAB | Thomas Minarik pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| 02:35 | UAB | Thomas Minarik is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint | 74-74 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SF), Antony Phillips (C) Anthony Powell, Tony Morrison | |
| 02:17 | Southern Mississippi | Geoffrey Browning swats the short shot by Hugh Papke | 74-74 |
| 02:16 | UAB | Thomas Minarik grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 02:14 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning is called for traveling in the backcourt | 74-74 |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Gerrard | 74-77 |
| 01:44 | UAB | Jason Pereira misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-77 |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke grabs the defensive rebound | 74-77 |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips scores on a runner in the paint | 74-79 |
| 01:26 | UAB | Hugh Papke is called for the reach on Jason Pereira in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hugh Papke, team foul #11 | 74-79 |
| 01:26 | UAB | Jason Pereira makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 01:26 | UAB | Jason Pereira makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips misses the jump hook from the right block | 76-79 |
| 01:04 | UAB | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Browning | 76-79 |
| 01:02 | UAB | Andy Kutz steps in front of the Jason Pereira pass in the backcourt | 76-79 |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Ben Drew picks off the pass by Andy Kutz | 76-79 |
| 00:41 | UAB | Jason Pereira makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Jones | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | UAB | Hugh Papke swats the shot by Thomas Minarik | 79-79 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Thomas Minarik pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Jason Pereira clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 79-79 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Drew (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shayne Seelye (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gerrard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Papke (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Antony Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | UAB | Thomas Minarik wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:55 | UAB | Shayne Seelye is called for the reach on Ben Drew in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shayne Seelye, team foul #12 | 79-79 |
| 04:55 | UAB | Ben Drew makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 04:55 | UAB | Ben Drew misses the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 04:55 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke grabs the board | 80-79 |
| 04:38 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-79 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (SG), Tony Morrison (SF) Shayne Seelye, James Gerrard | |
| 04:22 | UAB | Donald Jones hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 82-79 |
| 03:53 | Southern Mississippi | Ben Drew is called for the reach on Hugh Papke - foul #3 on Ben Drew, team foul #11 | 82-79 |
| Subs | UAB | Wade Taylor (C) Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones (C) Antony Phillips | |
| 03:53 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 03:53 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:51 | UAB | Ben Drew travels in the backcourt | 82-81 |
| 03:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones is fouled on the floor by Donald Jones - foul #3 on Donald Jones, team foul #12 | 82-81 |
| Subs | UAB | William Johnson (C) Geoffrey Browning | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SG), James Gerrard (SF) Andy Kutz, Hugh Papke | |
| 03:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones misses the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:33 | UAB | Wade Taylor pulls down the rebound | 82-81 |
| 03:30 | UAB | Jason Jones is called for the reach on Ben Drew in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Jones, team foul #13 | 82-81 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund (PF) Jason Jones | |
| 03:30 | UAB | Ben Drew makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 03:30 | UAB | Ben Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 84-81 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 84-81 |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Beverly | 84-81 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison banks in the layup set up by Anthony Powell | 84-83 |
| 02:56 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-83 |
| Subs | UAB | Geoffrey Browning (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) Wade Taylor, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Shayne Seelye (SG), Hugh Papke (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Casey Beverly, Anthony Powell, Matthew Lund, Tony Morrison | |
| 02:36 | UAB | Donald Jones misses short on an open runner in the paint | 84-83 |
| 02:35 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke snags the defensive board | 84-83 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Minarik takes the ball from Shayne Seelye | 84-83 |
| 01:48 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Jason Pereira | 86-83 |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Andy Kutz | 86-85 |
| 01:16 | UAB | The jump hook by Geoffrey Browning is blocked by Hugh Papke | 86-85 |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Antony Phillips | 86-85 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz is hacked by Jason Pereira - foul #2 on Jason Pereira, team foul #13 | 86-85 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz misses the 1st free throw | 86-85 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz makes the 2nd free throw | 86-86 |
| 01:04 | UAB | Ben Drew is hacked by Shayne Seelye in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shayne Seelye, team foul #14 | 86-86 |
| 01:04 | UAB | Ben Drew makes the 1st free throw | 87-86 |
| 01:04 | UAB | Ben Drew misses the 2nd free throw | 87-86 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the board | 87-86 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ben Drew (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Minarik (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shayne Seelye (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gerrard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Papke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Antony Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard misses the 3 from the right corner | 87-86 |
| 00:43 | UAB | Thomas Minarik snags the defensive board | 87-86 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:16 | UAB | Jason Pereira is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 87-86 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning can't tip it in | 87-86 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Antony Phillips | 87-86 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Browning - foul #4 on Geoffrey Browning, team foul #14 | 87-86 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 87-87 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 87-88 |
| 00:07 | UAB | UAB calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 87-88 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:02 | UAB | Donald Jones can't throw it down | 87-88 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke grabs the defensive rebound | 87-88 |