| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tom Kelly (fresh) SG - Danny Cossette (fresh) SF - Peter Leigh (fresh) PF - David Dunfee (fresh) C - James Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Shane Williams (fresh) SG - Roger Dodson (fresh) SF - Mark Hensen (fresh) PF - Robert Work (fresh) C - Charles Wheeler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Robert Work wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UAB | David Dunfee buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Tom Kelly | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Tulsa | Shane Williams hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | UAB | Danny Cossette misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Charles Wheeler | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Work and the foul's on Danny Cossette - foul #1 on Danny Cossette, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 19:04 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:51 | UAB | Peter Leigh is alone and drills a jumper from the right block set up by David Dunfee | 4-5 |
| 18:36 | Tulsa | Roger Dodson drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Mark Hensen | 4-7 |
| 18:19 | UAB | Danny Cossette comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 4-7 |
| 18:18 | UAB | Peter Leigh can't tip it in | 4-7 |
| 18:16 | Tulsa | Roger Dodson gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 18:10 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Dodson | 4-9 |
| 18:06 | UAB | Roger Dodson takes the ball from Danny Cossette in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 18:05 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen dunks the ball on a great pass from Roger Dodson | 4-11 |
| 17:47 | UAB | Tom Kelly misses long on an open floater in the lane | 4-11 |
| 17:46 | UAB | David Dunfee tips it in | 6-11 |
| 17:37 | Tulsa | Robert Work misses the shot in the paint | 6-11 |
| 17:36 | Tulsa | Robert Work pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 17:14 | Tulsa | Robert Work clanks a 3 from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 17:13 | Tulsa | Robert Work grabs the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 16:52 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 16:51 | UAB | James Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 16:29 | UAB | Peter Leigh is hacked by Mark Hensen - foul #1 on Mark Hensen, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG), Parker Spann (SG), Andrew Young (SF), Archie Page (PF), David Insley (C) Tom Kelly, Danny Cossette, Peter Leigh, David Dunfee, James Cook | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Gaulke (PG), Phillip Sturgill (SG), William Shultz (SF), John Hines (PF), John Jackson (C) Shane Williams, Roger Dodson, Mark Hensen, Robert Work, Charles Wheeler | |
| 16:22 | UAB | Alec Raya knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Parker Spann | 9-11 |
| 15:56 | Tulsa | Andrew Young steals it from John Jackson | 9-11 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alec Raya (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Parker Spann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Young (fresh) PF - Archie Page (fresh) C - David Insley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - William Gaulke (fresh) SG - Phillip Sturgill (fresh) SF - William Shultz (fresh) PF - John Hines (fresh) C - John Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | UAB | William Shultz steals it from David Insley | 9-11 |
| 15:35 | Tulsa | William Shultz misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 15:33 | UAB | Andrew Young pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:21 | UAB | David Insley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 15:19 | Tulsa | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:05 | Tulsa | William Shultz drills a fadeaway from the left block | 9-13 |
| 15:03 | UAB | Alec Raya is hacked by William Gaulke in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Gaulke, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Clarence Malley (SF) David Insley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette (PG), Robert Work (PF) William Shultz, John Jackson | |
| 14:57 | UAB | Raymond Mallette is called for the reach on Archie Page - foul #1 on Raymond Mallette, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UAB | David Dunfee (PF) Clarence Malley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 14:49 | UAB | Andrew Young is fouled on the floor by William Gaulke - foul #2 on William Gaulke, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Nathaniel Hamdan (SG) Parker Spann | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Jurgensen (SG) William Gaulke | |
| 14:30 | UAB | Nathaniel Hamdan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 14:29 | Tulsa | John Hines snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 14:24 | Tulsa | Brian Jurgensen hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hines and the foul's on Nathaniel Hamdan - foul #1 on Nathaniel Hamdan, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG), Peter Leigh (SF), James Cook (C) Alec Raya, Andrew Young, Archie Page | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Hensen (SF) Phillip Sturgill | |
| 14:24 | Tulsa | Brian Jurgensen makes the free throw | 9-16 |
| 14:22 | UAB | Nathaniel Hamdan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-16 |
| 14:09 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-16 |
| 14:08 | UAB | James Cook pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 13:50 | UAB | Nathaniel Hamdan misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Hensen - foul #2 on Mark Hensen, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | UAB | Danny Cossette (SG) Tom Kelly | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Shultz (SF), Charles Wheeler (C) Mark Hensen, John Hines | |
| 13:50 | UAB | Nathaniel Hamdan misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:50 | UAB | Nathaniel Hamdan makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:34 | Tulsa | Robert Work makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Raymond Mallette | 10-18 |
| 13:10 | UAB | Danny Cossette is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathaniel Hamdan | 12-18 |
| 13:00 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Jurgensen | 12-21 |
| 12:37 | UAB | David Dunfee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 12:35 | UAB | James Cook tips it home | 14-21 |
| 12:22 | Tulsa | Robert Work misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Dunfee - foul #1 on David Dunfee, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG), Alec Raya (SG), Andrew Young (SF), Archie Page (PF), David Insley (C) Nathaniel Hamdan, Danny Cossette, Peter Leigh, David Dunfee, James Cook | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Shane Williams (PG), Roger Dodson (SG), Phillip Sturgill (SF), John Hines (C) Raymond Mallette, Brian Jurgensen, William Shultz, Charles Wheeler | |
| 12:22 | Tulsa | Robert Work makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 12:22 | Tulsa | Robert Work makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 12:02 | UAB | Roger Dodson steals the ball from Andrew Young | 14-23 |
| 11:48 | Tulsa | John Hines misses long on a jumper from the right side | 14-23 |
| 11:46 | UAB | The rebound goes to Alec Raya | 14-23 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tom Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alec Raya (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Young (fresh) PF - Archie Page (fresh) C - David Insley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Shane Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Sturgill (fresh) PF - Robert Work (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hines (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | UAB | Alec Raya is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Tom Kelly | 17-23 |
| 11:00 | Tulsa | Robert Work hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 10:58 | UAB | The rebound goes to Tom Kelly | 17-23 |
| 10:54 | UAB | Andrew Young misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 10:53 | Tulsa | Shane Williams gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 10:49 | Tulsa | Shane Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Kelly - foul #1 on Tom Kelly, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Danny Cossette (SG), Peter Leigh (SF), David Dunfee (PF) Alec Raya, Archie Page, David Insley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Shultz (PF), John Jackson (C) Robert Work, John Hines | |
| 10:31 | Tulsa | Roger Dodson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Jackson | 17-26 |
| 10:29 | UAB | William Shultz is called for the reach on Peter Leigh in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Shultz, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| Subs | UAB | James Cook (C) Andrew Young | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 10:17 | UAB | Danny Cossette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-26 |
| 09:56 | Tulsa | John Jackson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shane Williams | 17-28 |
| 09:35 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tom Kelly | 19-28 |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | Shane Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Leigh - foul #1 on Peter Leigh, team foul #5 | 19-28 |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG), Parker Spann (SG), Andrew Young (PF), Archie Page (C) Tom Kelly, Danny Cossette, David Dunfee, James Cook | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Jurgensen (SG), John Hines (PF), Charles Wheeler (C) Roger Dodson, William Shultz, John Jackson | |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | Shane Williams misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | Shane Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 08:58 | UAB | Peter Leigh can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 08:57 | Tulsa | John Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 08:44 | Tulsa | Phillip Sturgill misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 08:43 | Tulsa | John Hines pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 08:24 | Tulsa | John Hines blows the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Young - foul #1 on Andrew Young, team foul #6 | 19-29 |
| Subs | UAB | David Dunfee (PF), David Insley (C) Peter Leigh, Andrew Young | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette (PG), Roger Dodson (SG) Shane Williams, Brian Jurgensen | |
| 08:24 | Tulsa | John Hines makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 08:24 | Tulsa | John Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 07:57 | UAB | David Dunfee is called for traveling | 19-31 |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG), Danny Cossette (SG) Alec Raya, Parker Spann | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Work (PF), John Jackson (C) John Hines, Charles Wheeler | |
| 07:36 | Tulsa | Roger Dodson is hacked by Tom Kelly - foul #2 on Tom Kelly, team foul #7 | 19-31 |
| Subs | UAB | Nathaniel Hamdan (PG), Clarence Malley (SF) Tom Kelly, Archie Page | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Shultz (SF) Phillip Sturgill | |
| 07:36 | Tulsa | Roger Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 07:36 | Tulsa | Roger Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Nathaniel Hamdan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Cossette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Malley (fresh) PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Insley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Raymond Mallette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Dodson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Shultz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Work (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | UAB | Clarence Malley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 07:23 | UAB | David Dunfee gets the offensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 07:14 | UAB | Clarence Malley's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Work | 19-33 |
| 07:12 | Tulsa | William Shultz grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 06:44 | Tulsa | Roger Dodson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 06:42 | UAB | Clarence Malley grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 06:37 | UAB | Danny Cossette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-33 |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 06:26 | Tulsa | John Jackson buries a jumpshot from the right side | 19-35 |
| 06:08 | UAB | Clarence Malley is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Hamdan | 22-35 |
| 05:56 | Tulsa | Robert Work hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Raymond Mallette | 22-38 |
| 05:45 | UAB | Danny Cossette hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Dunfee | 25-38 |
| 05:25 | Tulsa | Roger Dodson misses the floater from the left block | 25-38 |
| 05:24 | UAB | David Insley gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 05:07 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Danny Cossette | 27-38 |
| 04:52 | Tulsa | Robert Work misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 04:51 | Tulsa | William Shultz grabs the offensive board | 27-38 |
| 04:34 | Tulsa | John Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-38 |
| 04:32 | Tulsa | Roger Dodson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 04:18 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Dodson | 27-40 |
| 04:11 | UAB | Raymond Mallette is called for the reach on Nathaniel Hamdan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Mallette, team foul #7 | 27-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (SG), Peter Leigh (SF), Andrew Young (PF), James Cook (C) Danny Cossette, Clarence Malley, David Dunfee, David Insley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Shane Williams (PG), Brian Jurgensen (SG), Phillip Sturgill (SF), John Hines (PF), Charles Wheeler (C) Raymond Mallette, Roger Dodson, William Shultz, Robert Work, John Jackson | |
| 04:11 | UAB | Nathaniel Hamdan misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 04:11 | UAB | Andrew Young grabs the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 03:56 | UAB | Peter Leigh buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathaniel Hamdan | 29-40 |
| 03:52 | Tulsa | Brian Jurgensen is fouled on the floor by James Cook - foul #1 on James Cook, team foul #8 | 29-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG) Nathaniel Hamdan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Gaulke (PG), Mark Hensen (SF) Shane Williams, Phillip Sturgill | |
| 03:52 | Tulsa | Brian Jurgensen makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 03:52 | Tulsa | Brian Jurgensen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 03:31 | UAB | Alec Raya is hacked by Brian Jurgensen - foul #1 on Brian Jurgensen, team foul #8 | 29-42 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Phillip Sturgill (SG) Brian Jurgensen | |
| 03:31 | UAB | Alec Raya makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 03:31 | UAB | Alec Raya makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tom Kelly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alec Raya (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter Leigh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - William Gaulke (fresh) SG - Phillip Sturgill (fresh) SF - Mark Hensen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-42 |
| 03:16 | UAB | Tom Kelly grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 03:10 | UAB | Tom Kelly loses the dribble to Phillip Sturgill in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| 03:08 | Tulsa | Phillip Sturgill hits the finger roll | 31-44 |
| 03:06 | UAB | William Gaulke is called for the reach on Tom Kelly in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Gaulke, team foul #9 | 31-44 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Jurgensen (SG) William Gaulke | |
| 03:06 | UAB | Tom Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 03:06 | UAB | Tom Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 02:58 | Tulsa | Brian Jurgensen drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Hensen | 33-47 |
| 02:48 | UAB | Alec Raya is called for 10 seconds | 33-47 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Shane Williams (PG) Brian Jurgensen | |
| 02:36 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler dunks the ball on a nice dish by Phillip Sturgill | 33-49 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Peter Leigh can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Wheeler - foul #1 on Charles Wheeler, team foul #10 | 33-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Parker Spann (SG), David Dunfee (PF), Archie Page (C) Alec Raya, Andrew Young, James Cook | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:12 | UAB | Peter Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Peter Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 01:55 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler hits the finger roll | 35-51 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Peter Leigh connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Tom Kelly | 37-51 |
| 01:13 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 37-51 |
| 01:12 | Tulsa | John Hines can't tip it in | 37-51 |
| 01:11 | Tulsa | Shane Williams tips it back up and in | 37-53 |
| 00:51 | UAB | Parker Spann comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-53 |
| 00:50 | UAB | Archie Page misses the tip | 37-53 |
| 00:49 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 00:31 | Tulsa | Phillip Sturgill scores on a 3 from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 00:16 | UAB | David Dunfee is fouled on the floor by Mark Hensen - foul #3 on Mark Hensen, team foul #11 | 37-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG), Danny Cossette (SG), Andrew Young (SF), James Cook (C) Tom Kelly, Parker Spann, Peter Leigh, Archie Page | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette (PG), Brian Jurgensen (SG), William Shultz (SF), Robert Work (PF) Shane Williams, Phillip Sturgill, Mark Hensen, John Hines | |
| 00:16 | UAB | David Dunfee misses the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 00:16 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 00:05 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by James Cook - foul #2 on James Cook, team foul #9 | 38-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Clarence Malley (SF) David Dunfee | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:05 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 00:05 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 00:05 | UAB | James Cook snags the defensive board | 38-56 |
| 00:01 | UAB | James Cook makes the floater from the right side | 40-56 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 40-56 |