| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) SG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) PF - Wesley Kegler (fresh) C - Alonso Laffey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Clark (fresh) SG - Dennis Wells (fresh) SF - Dwight Miller (fresh) PF - Sean Knight (fresh) C - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Michael Clark is called for the reach on Robert Reynolds - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert is fouled on the floor by Michael Clark - foul #2 on Michael Clark, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Bradley Smith (SG) Michael Clark | |
| 19:17 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Jenkins | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Grove City | Sean Knight can't connect on a shot from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dennis Wells - foul #1 on Dennis Wells, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | Grove City | Sean Knight snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:36 | Grove City | Ronald Jenkins steals the ball from Ronald Hawkins | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Alabama | Ronald Hawkins denies the turnaround by Ronald Jenkins | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds tips it home | 6-0 |
| 18:04 | Grove City | Dwight Miller's floater is tipped away by Wesley Kegler | 6-0 |
| 18:03 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins snags the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:42 | Grove City | Dwight Miller is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dwight Miller, team foul #4 | 6-0 |
| 17:20 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wesley Kegler | 9-0 |
| 17:03 | Grove City | Dennis Wells knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dwight Miller | 9-3 |
| 16:54 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert makes the 3 from the right wing | 12-3 |
| 16:41 | Grove City | Bradley Smith is hacked by Ronald Jenkins - foul #1 on Ronald Jenkins, team foul #1 | 12-3 |
| 16:31 | Grove City | Dwight Miller makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Wells | 12-6 |
| 16:14 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 14-6 |
| 15:58 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 14-6 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kegler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alonso Laffey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Dennis Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Smith (fresh) SF - Dwight Miller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Knight (fresh) C - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-6 |
| 15:43 | Grove City | Dwight Miller snags the defensive board | 14-6 |
| 15:41 | Grove City | Dennis Wells is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), William Ehrlich (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Fred Crane (C) Jason Tolbert, Ronald Jenkins, Robert Reynolds, Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Scott (PF) Sean Knight | |
| 15:27 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on David Scott - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Randall Tisdale (SG) Bradley Smith | |
| 15:27 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler makes the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 15:27 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler misses the 2nd free throw | 15-6 |
| 15:27 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins snags the defensive board | 15-6 |
| 15:10 | Grove City | Dennis Wells clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-6 |
| 15:08 | Grove City | Randall Tisdale pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 14:52 | Grove City | Dwight Miller is called for 5 seconds | 15-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Teddy Daubert (C) Ronald Hawkins | |
| 14:34 | Alabama | William Ehrlich misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randall Tisdale - foul #1 on Randall Tisdale, team foul #6 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF) Rafael Iversen, Christopher Harvey | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Heckart (SF), Sean Knight (PF) Dwight Miller, David Scott | |
| 14:34 | Alabama | William Ehrlich makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 14:34 | Alabama | William Ehrlich makes the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 14:16 | Grove City | Dennis Wells misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-6 |
| 14:15 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 17-6 |
| 13:54 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds can't connect on a runner from the right block | 17-6 |
| 13:52 | Grove City | Sean Knight pulls down the rebound | 17-6 |
| 13:38 | Grove City | Dennis Wells comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-6 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | William Ehrlich grabs the board | 17-6 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Sean Knight - foul #1 on Sean Knight, team foul #7 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Alonso Laffey (C) William Ehrlich, Fred Crane | |
| Subs | Grove City | Bradley Smith (SG), Dwight Miller (SF), Ronald Hawkins (C) Randall Tisdale, Robert Heckart, Teddy Daubert | |
| 13:24 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler makes the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler makes the 2nd free throw | 19-6 |
| 13:13 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-6 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler grabs the board | 19-6 |
| 12:44 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Tolbert | 22-6 |
| 12:31 | Grove City | Bradley Smith misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Alonso Laffey - foul #1 on Alonso Laffey, team foul #2 | 22-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF) Ronald Jenkins, Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Scott (PF) Sean Knight | |
| 12:31 | Grove City | Bradley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-7 |
| 12:31 | Grove City | Bradley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 12:19 | Alabama | William Ehrlich can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-8 |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey tips it in | 24-8 |
| 12:00 | Grove City | Dwight Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-8 |
| 11:58 | Grove City | Bradley Smith tips it home | 24-10 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ehrlich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Harvey (fresh) PF - Wesley Kegler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alonso Laffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Dennis Wells (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dwight Miller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) C - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Alabama | William Ehrlich knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Tolbert | 27-10 |
| 11:28 | Grove City | Dwight Miller misses the easy layup | 27-10 |
| 11:26 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey grabs the board | 27-10 |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by William Ehrlich | 29-10 |
| 11:01 | Grove City | Dennis Wells comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-10 |
| 11:00 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey grabs the board | 29-10 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 29-10 |
| 10:32 | Grove City | Dwight Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 29-10 |
| 10:17 | Grove City | Dennis Wells buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bradley Smith | 29-13 |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-13 |
| 10:10 | Grove City | David Scott pulls down the rebound | 29-13 |
| 10:05 | Grove City | Dwight Miller makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradley Smith | 29-15 |
| 09:44 | Alabama | Christopher Harvey double dribbles | 29-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), Ronald Jenkins (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Fred Crane (C) Jason Tolbert, William Ehrlich, Christopher Harvey, Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Grove City | Randall Tisdale (SG), Robert Heckart (SF), Sean Knight (PF), Teddy Daubert (C) Bradley Smith, Dwight Miller, David Scott, Ronald Hawkins | |
| 09:29 | Grove City | Dennis Wells is whistled for a carry | 29-15 |
| 09:11 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-15 |
| 09:10 | Alabama | Rafael Iversen tips it back up and in | 31-15 |
| 08:59 | Grove City | The jump hook by Sean Knight is blocked by Fred Crane | 31-15 |
| 08:57 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler pulls down the rebound | 31-15 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Dennis Wells steps in front of the Wesley Kegler pass | 31-15 |
| 08:48 | Grove City | Robert Heckart scores on a runner from the right block | 31-17 |
| 08:22 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds loses the dribble to Teddy Daubert | 31-17 |
| 07:59 | Grove City | Sean Knight misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Wesley Kegler - foul #1 on Wesley Kegler, team foul #3 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG) Rafael Iversen | |
| Subs | Grove City | Bradley Smith (SG), Dwight Miller (SF) Randall Tisdale, Robert Heckart | |
| 07:59 | Grove City | Sean Knight makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 07:59 | Grove City | Sean Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 07:34 | Alabama | Dwight Miller swats the short shot by Robert Reynolds | 31-19 |
| 07:33 | Grove City | Sean Knight gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kegler (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Crane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Dennis Wells (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Teddy Daubert (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Grove City | Sean Knight blows the layup | 31-19 |
| 07:26 | Grove City | Sean Knight grabs the offensive board | 31-19 |
| 07:07 | Grove City | Dwight Miller misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Wesley Kegler - foul #2 on Wesley Kegler, team foul #4 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG), Ronald Burton (PF), Alonso Laffey (C) Ronald Jenkins, Wesley Kegler, Fred Crane | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Scott (PF), Ronald Hawkins (C) Sean Knight, Teddy Daubert | |
| 07:07 | Grove City | Dwight Miller makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 07:07 | Grove City | Dwight Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 07:07 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 06:45 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds is hacked by David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #8 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Heckart (PF) David Scott | |
| 06:45 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 06:45 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 06:28 | Grove City | Dennis Wells misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-20 |
| 06:26 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds snags the defensive board | 33-20 |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Ronald Burton buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Jason Tolbert | 35-20 |
| 05:57 | Grove City | Dwight Miller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-20 |
| 05:56 | Grove City | Robert Heckart tips it back up and in | 35-22 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | William Ehrlich knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 38-22 |
| 05:27 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Burton - foul #1 on Ronald Burton, team foul #5 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), Ronald Jenkins (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Fred Crane (C) Jason Tolbert, William Ehrlich, Robert Reynolds, Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Grove City | Randall Tisdale (SG), Robert Demartini (SF), Sean Knight (PF) Bradley Smith, Dwight Miller, Robert Heckart | |
| 05:27 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 05:27 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 05:27 | Alabama | Fred Crane gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rafael Iversen | 41-23 |
| 04:49 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 41-23 |
| 04:48 | Grove City | Robert Demartini grabs the offensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 04:31 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Sean Knight and he's fouled by Fred Crane - foul #1 on Fred Crane, team foul #6 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Brown (PF) Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Grove City | Dwight Miller (SF) Robert Demartini | |
| 04:31 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins makes the free throw | 41-26 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Charles Brown drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Harvey | 43-26 |
| 04:01 | Grove City | Dennis Wells hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-26 |
| 04:00 | Grove City | Dennis Wells can't tip it in | 43-26 |
| 03:59 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ronald Jenkins | 43-26 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-26 |
| 03:53 | Alabama | Charles Brown can't tip it in | 43-26 |
| 03:51 | Grove City | Dwight Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 03:31 | Grove City | Dennis Wells is fouled on the floor by Ronald Jenkins - foul #2 on Ronald Jenkins, team foul #7 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Wesley Kegler (PF), Alonso Laffey (C) Rafael Iversen, Christopher Harvey, Charles Brown, Fred Crane | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Clark (PG), David Scott (PF), Teddy Daubert (C) Randall Tisdale, Sean Knight, Ronald Hawkins | |
| 03:31 | Grove City | Dennis Wells misses the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 03:31 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Kegler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alonso Laffey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Clark (fresh) SG - Dennis Wells (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Scott (fresh) C - Teddy Daubert (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wesley Kegler | 45-26 |
| 02:50 | Grove City | Michael Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 02:49 | Grove City | Teddy Daubert grabs the offensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 02:39 | Grove City | Dennis Wells misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey pulls down the rebound | 45-26 |
| 02:25 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 45-26 |
| 02:23 | Grove City | Teddy Daubert gets the rebound | 45-26 |
| 02:08 | Grove City | Dwight Miller clanks a floater from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 02:06 | Grove City | David Scott misses the tip | 45-26 |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler pulls down the rebound | 45-26 |
| 01:58 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Jason Tolbert | 47-26 |
| 01:33 | Grove City | David Scott misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Alonso Laffey - foul #2 on Alonso Laffey, team foul #8 | 47-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), William Ehrlich (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Fred Crane (C) Jason Tolbert, Ronald Jenkins, Robert Reynolds, Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Grove City | Bradley Smith (SG), Robert Heckart (SF), Ronald Hawkins (C) Dennis Wells, Dwight Miller, Teddy Daubert | |
| 01:33 | Grove City | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 01:33 | Grove City | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 01:17 | Alabama | Fred Crane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 47-28 |
| 01:16 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Michael Clark | 47-28 |
| 01:11 | Grove City | Michael Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 01:10 | Alabama | Fred Crane pulls down the rebound | 47-28 |
| 00:56 | Alabama | Ronald Hawkins blocks the short jumper by William Ehrlich | 47-28 |
| 00:55 | Alabama | Fred Crane grabs the offensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler lays it up and in on a great pass from Rafael Iversen | 49-28 |
| 00:31 | Grove City | Bradley Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-28 |
| 00:29 | Grove City | Robert Heckart pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins is called for a backcourt violation | 49-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF) Rafael Iversen, Christopher Harvey | |
| Subs | Grove City | Dwight Miller (SF), Sean Knight (PF) Robert Heckart, David Scott | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert misses short on a halfcourt shot | 49-28 |