| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) SG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) PF - Wesley Kegler (fresh) C - Alonso Laffey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fresh) SG - Rodney Brunner (fresh) SF - Eugene Cook (fresh) PF - Thomas Mullins (fresh) C - Ronald Borders (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Eugene Cook | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner's floater is tipped away by Alonso Laffey | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Reynolds | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Reynolds | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Rodney Brunner, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rodney Brunner - foul #2 on Rodney Brunner, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Reginald Lee (SG) Rodney Brunner | |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:59 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 17:57 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 17:40 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 7-2 |
| 17:38 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:32 | Fresno State | Robert Reynolds picks off the pass by Thomas Mullins | 7-2 |
| 17:16 | Alabama | Peter Zogopoulos steps in front of the Ronald Jenkins pass | 7-2 |
| 16:58 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook travels with the ball | 7-2 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (PG), Jeffery Shew (SF), William Reeves (PF), William Chang (C) Peter Zogopoulos, Eugene Cook, Thomas Mullins, Ronald Borders | |
| 16:34 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert's pass is intercepted by Larry Vincent | 7-2 |
| 16:28 | Fresno State | Alonso Laffey is called for the reach on William Chang - foul #1 on Alonso Laffey, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), William Ehrlich (SG), Fred Crane (C) Jason Tolbert, Ronald Jenkins, Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 16:13 | Fresno State | William Chang connects on the shot from the left side | 7-4 |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler blows the dunk but he's hacked by William Reeves - foul #1 on William Reeves, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Harvey (SF) Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Cloud (SG), Eugene Cook (SF), Thomas Mullins (PF), Ronald Borders (C) Reginald Lee, Jeffery Shew, William Reeves, William Chang | |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rafael Iversen (fresh) SG - William Ehrlich (fresh) SF - Christopher Harvey (fresh) PF - Wesley Kegler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Crane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Larry Vincent (fresh) SG - Mark Cloud (fresh) SF - Eugene Cook (fresh) PF - Thomas Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent is fouled on the floor by Rafael Iversen - foul #1 on Rafael Iversen, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG) Mark Cloud | |
| 15:30 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 15:28 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:09 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 11-4 |
| 14:58 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins is whistled for traveling | 11-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Ronald Jenkins (SG), Alonso Laffey (C) Rafael Iversen, William Ehrlich, Fred Crane | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 14:40 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Jenkins | 13-4 |
| 14:35 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Reynolds (SF) Christopher Harvey | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Cloud (SG) Larry Vincent | |
| 14:16 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Mark Cloud - foul #1 on Mark Cloud, team foul #4 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Reginald Lee (SG), Jeffery Shew (SF) Peter Zogopoulos, Eugene Cook | |
| 13:59 | Alabama | Thomas Mullins is called for the reach on Robert Reynolds - foul #1 on Thomas Mullins, team foul #5 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Reeves (PF) Thomas Mullins | |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Reginald Lee - foul #1 on Reginald Lee, team foul #6 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Crane (C) Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Chang (C) Ronald Borders | |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 14-4 |
| 13:36 | Fresno State | William Chang misses the jumpshot from the right side | 14-4 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Fred Crane grabs the board | 14-4 |
| 13:18 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Tolbert | 16-4 |
| 13:03 | Fresno State | Wesley Kegler steals it from Reginald Lee | 16-4 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Fred Crane is fouled on the floor by William Chang - foul #1 on William Chang, team foul #7 | 16-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), Christopher Harvey (SF) Jason Tolbert, Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG), Larry Vincent (SG), Eugene Cook (SF), Thomas Mullins (PF), Ronald Borders (C) Mark Cloud, Reginald Lee, Jeffery Shew, William Reeves, William Chang | |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Fred Crane makes the 1st free throw | 17-4 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Fred Crane misses the 2nd free throw | 17-4 |
| 12:54 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders snags the defensive board | 17-4 |
| 12:26 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins drills a runner in the paint set up by Larry Vincent and the foul's on Christopher Harvey - foul #1 on Christopher Harvey, team foul #3 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG), Alonso Laffey (C) Ronald Jenkins, Fred Crane | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 12:26 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins makes the free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey misses the easy layup | 17-7 |
| 12:10 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Thomas Mullins | 17-7 |
| 12:05 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Vincent | 17-9 |
| 11:45 | Alabama | William Ehrlich comes up short on the shot from the left side | 17-9 |
| 11:43 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler can't tip it in | 17-9 |
| 11:42 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders snags the defensive board | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rafael Iversen (fresh) SG - William Ehrlich (fresh) SF - Christopher Harvey (fresh) PF - Wesley Kegler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alonso Laffey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fresh) SG - Larry Vincent (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Zogopoulos | 17-11 |
| 11:24 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey's pass is intercepted by Ronald Borders | 17-11 |
| 11:03 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Peter Zogopoulos | 17-14 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Rafael Iversen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Ronald Jenkins (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Fred Crane (C) Rafael Iversen, William Ehrlich, Christopher Harvey, Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Cloud (PG), Reginald Lee (SG), Jeffery Shew (SF), William Reeves (PF), William Chang (C) Peter Zogopoulos, Larry Vincent, Eugene Cook, Thomas Mullins, Ronald Borders | |
| 10:25 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew is hacked by Wesley Kegler - foul #1 on Wesley Kegler, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| 10:03 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 10:01 | Fresno State | Mark Cloud grabs the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:51 | Fresno State | Fred Crane steps in front of the William Chang pass | 17-14 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffery Shew - foul #1 on Jeffery Shew, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eugene Cook (SF) William Chang | |
| 09:24 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:08 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-14 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:43 | Alabama | Reginald Lee steals the ball from Fred Crane | 18-14 |
| 08:36 | Fresno State | Mark Cloud misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 08:35 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 08:16 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 08:14 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 08:06 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Tolbert - foul #1 on Jason Tolbert, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), Alonso Laffey (C) Jason Tolbert, Fred Crane | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG), Thomas Mullins (PF), Ronald Borders (C) Mark Cloud, Jeffery Shew, William Reeves | |
| 08:06 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:06 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey is hacked by Ronald Borders - foul #1 on Ronald Borders, team foul #9 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF) Ronald Jenkins, Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (SG), Andrew Lewis (SF) Reginald Lee, Eugene Cook | |
| 07:46 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:46 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Thomas Mullins | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rafael Iversen (fresh) SG - William Ehrlich (fresh) SF - Christopher Harvey (fresh) PF - Wesley Kegler (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alonso Laffey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Lewis (fresh) PF - Thomas Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Peter Zogopoulos | 18-19 |
| 07:07 | Alabama | Christopher Harvey loses the dribble to Larry Vincent | 18-19 |
| 06:51 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders's layup is rejected by Christopher Harvey | 18-19 |
| 06:50 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders tips it but misses | 18-19 |
| 06:49 | Fresno State | Andrew Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:31 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent misses the fadeaway from the left side | 18-19 |
| 06:30 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins snags the offensive board | 18-19 |
| 06:16 | Fresno State | Christopher Harvey is called for the reach on Peter Zogopoulos - foul #2 on Christopher Harvey, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Ronald Jenkins (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF) Rafael Iversen, William Ehrlich, Christopher Harvey | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eugene Cook (SF) Andrew Lewis | |
| 06:03 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Jenkins - foul #1 on Ronald Jenkins, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Reginald Lee (SG) Peter Zogopoulos | |
| 06:03 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:03 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:03 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | Larry Vincent steps in front of the Robert Reynolds pass | 18-20 |
| 05:47 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee blows the layup | 18-20 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 05:27 | Alabama | Thomas Mullins is called for the reach on Wesley Kegler - foul #2 on Thomas Mullins, team foul #10 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Crane (C) Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Cloud (PG), Jeffery Shew (PF), William Reeves (C) Larry Vincent, Thomas Mullins, Ronald Borders | |
| 05:27 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:27 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:27 | Fresno State | William Reeves grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 05:09 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Reynolds - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Burton (PF) Wesley Kegler | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG) Mark Cloud | |
| 05:09 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:09 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:56 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 19-22 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 04:40 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Zogopoulos - foul #1 on Peter Zogopoulos, team foul #11 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Cloud (SG) Reginald Lee | |
| 04:40 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:40 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:40 | Fresno State | William Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:23 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 04:21 | Alabama | Fred Crane pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:02 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Tolbert | 22-22 |
| 03:44 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Wesley Kegler (PF), Alonso Laffey (C) Ronald Jenkins, Robert Reynolds, Ronald Burton, Fred Crane | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (PG), Rodney Brunner (SG), Thomas Mullins (PF), Ronald Borders (C) Peter Zogopoulos, Mark Cloud, Eugene Cook, William Reeves | |
| 03:29 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 03:27 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ehrlich (fresh) SF - Christopher Harvey (fresh) PF - Wesley Kegler (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alonso Laffey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Larry Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Brunner (fresh) SF - Jeffery Shew (fresh) PF - Thomas Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner misses the 3 from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 03:21 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Christopher Harvey | 22-22 |
| 03:16 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG) Jason Tolbert | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 03:03 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-22 |
| 03:02 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 02:41 | Alabama | William Ehrlich makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Harvey | 24-22 |
| 02:37 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent is hacked by Christopher Harvey - foul #3 on Christopher Harvey, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF) William Ehrlich, Christopher Harvey | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Reginald Lee (SF) Jeffery Shew | |
| 02:37 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:37 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:37 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 02:21 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Brunner | 24-26 |
| 02:08 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodney Brunner - foul #3 on Rodney Brunner, team foul #12 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Crane (C) Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG), Eugene Cook (SF) Larry Vincent, Rodney Brunner | |
| 02:08 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:08 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos clanks a floater from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Rafael Iversen gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 01:31 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds blows the layup | 26-26 |
| 01:30 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Ronald Borders | 26-26 |
| 01:26 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Zogopoulos | 26-29 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Rafael Iversen | 28-29 |
| 00:50 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-29 |
| 00:48 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders tips it home | 28-31 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Fred Crane misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 00:37 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:33 | Fresno State | Ronald Jenkins takes the ball from Reginald Lee | 28-31 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 00:02 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee misses long on a floater from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 00:01 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee can't tip it in | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Fred Crane gets the rebound | 31-31 |