| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (fresh) SG - Leonard Chalker (fresh) SF - Peter Gibbons (fresh) PF - Eugene Sutton (fresh) C - Thomas Catchings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - William Short (fresh) SG - Don Olsen (fresh) SF - Andrew Greene (fresh) PF - Virgil Wenz (fresh) C - Gerald Olson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:56 | Alabama | Don Olsen steals it from Rickey Rainville in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Alabama | Don Olsen is called for the reach on Leonard Chalker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Olsen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Alabama | Gerald Olson is called for the reach on Rickey Rainville - foul #1 on Gerald Olson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Rickey Rainville | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | William Short blocks the short jumper by Leonard Chalker | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Alabama | Leonard Chalker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz knocks in the floater near the basket set up by William Short | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Alabama | Eugene Sutton's pass is intercepted by Don Olsen | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen lays it in | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen knocks in the jumper from close range set up by William Short | 2-6 |
| 17:20 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson hits a jump hook from the right block | 2-8 |
| 16:46 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons drills a turnaround in the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Eugene Sutton - foul #1 on Eugene Sutton, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Gamble (SF), Michael Werner (PF) Peter Gibbons, Eugene Sutton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG), Anthony Skinner (SG), Brent Wible (SF), Richard Lee (C) William Short, Don Olsen, Andrew Greene, Gerald Olson | |
| 16:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:56 | Alabama | John Gamble misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-10 |
| 15:55 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville tips it in | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Chalker (tiring) SF - John Gamble (fresh) PF - Michael Werner (fresh) C - Thomas Catchings (tiring) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Anthony Sheets (fresh) SG - Anthony Skinner (fresh) SF - Brent Wible (fresh) PF - Virgil Wenz (tiring) 4 pts. C - Richard Lee (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz misses long on a shot from close range | 6-10 |
| 15:34 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 6-10 |
| 15:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brent Wible pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee's floater is tipped away by Michael Werner | 6-10 |
| 15:05 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Rickey Rainville | 6-10 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | John Gamble's pass is intercepted by Richard Lee in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 14:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 6-10 |
| 14:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee misses the tip | 6-10 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Rickey Rainville | 6-10 |
| 14:35 | Alabama | Anthony Skinner is called for the reach on Leonard Chalker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Skinner, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Gibbons (SF), Martin King (C) Rickey Rainville, Michael Werner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Patrick Neuman (SG), Nelson Meighan (SF), Russell Murphy (PF) Anthony Sheets, Anthony Skinner, Brent Wible, Virgil Wenz | |
| 14:29 | Alabama | John Gamble makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Chalker | 9-10 |
| 14:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 14:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Murphy can't tip it in | 9-10 |
| 14:10 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:49 | Alabama | John Gamble misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:21 | Alabama | Martin King snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:17 | Alabama | Patrick Neuman is called for the reach on Leonard Chalker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Neuman, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Alfred Trout (PF) John Gamble, Martin King | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen (SG), Andrew Greene (SF), Gerald Olson (C) Patrick Neuman, Nelson Meighan, Russell Murphy | |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 13:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson is fouled on the floor by Alfred Trout - foul #1 on Alfred Trout, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG), Brent Wible (SF), Virgil Wenz (PF) William Short, Andrew Greene, Richard Lee | |
| 12:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Gibbons steps in front of the Brent Wible pass | 9-10 |
| 12:01 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 11:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brent Wible gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Sheets and the foul's on Alfred Trout - foul #2 on Alfred Trout, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Gamble (SF), Michael Werner (PF) Peter Gibbons, Alfred Trout | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (PG), Nelson Meighan (SF), Russell Murphy (PF) Anthony Sheets, Brent Wible, Virgil Wenz | |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 9-12 |
| 11:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Chalker (tiring) 1 ast. SF - John Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Werner (fresh) C - Thomas Catchings (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Patrick Neuman (fresh) SG - Don Olsen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Meighan (fresh) PF - Russell Murphy (fresh) C - Gerald Olson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Alabama | Don Olsen steals the ball from Michael Werner in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| 11:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen throws it down | 9-15 |
| 11:08 | Alabama | Leonard Chalker comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Russell Murphy - foul #1 on Russell Murphy, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Gibbons (SF) Michael Werner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Andrew Greene (SF) Patrick Neuman, Nelson Meighan | |
| 11:08 | Alabama | Leonard Chalker makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:08 | Alabama | Leonard Chalker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Rainville is called for the reach on Don Olsen - foul #1 on Rickey Rainville, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Werner (PF) Peter Gibbons | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee (C) Gerald Olson | |
| 10:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen can't finish the layup | 11-15 |
| 10:24 | Alabama | Michael Werner pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:03 | Alabama | John Gamble misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Greene - foul #1 on Andrew Greene, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Gibbons (SF) Michael Werner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson (C) Russell Murphy | |
| 10:03 | Alabama | John Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:03 | Alabama | John Gamble misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Rickey Rainville - foul #2 on Rickey Rainville, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eugene Sutton (PF) Rickey Rainville | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 09:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:46 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings drills a jumper from the right side | 13-16 |
| 08:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen misses the shot in the lane | 13-16 |
| 08:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Don Olsen | 13-16 |
| 08:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short is fouled on the floor by Eugene Sutton - foul #2 on Eugene Sutton, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Werner (PF) Eugene Sutton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG), Anthony Skinner (SG), Brent Wible (SF), Virgil Wenz (PF), Russell Murphy (C) William Short, Don Olsen, Andrew Greene, Richard Lee, Gerald Olson | |
| 08:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Sheets | 13-18 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Russell Murphy - foul #2 on Russell Murphy, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson (C) Russell Murphy | |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brent Wible grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 07:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 07:24 | Alabama | Leonard Chalker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 07:23 | Alabama | John Gamble grabs the offensive board | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Gamble (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Leonard Chalker (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gibbons (tired) 4 pts. PF - Michael Werner (fresh) C - Thomas Catchings (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Anthony Sheets (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brent Wible (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Virgil Wenz (tiring) 4 pts. C - Gerald Olson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Leonard Chalker | 16-20 |
| 06:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets loses the ball out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin King (C) Michael Werner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Don Olsen (SG), Nelson Meighan (SF), Richard Lee (C) Anthony Sheets, Anthony Skinner, Brent Wible, Gerald Olson | |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Leonard Chalker is hacked by Richard Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Leonard Chalker misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short is fouled on the floor by Leonard Chalker - foul #1 on Leonard Chalker, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene (SF) Nelson Meighan | |
| 06:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:07 | Alabama | John Gamble is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 06:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Andrew Greene | 16-22 |
| 05:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Catchings - foul #1 on Thomas Catchings, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| 05:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | William Short picks off the pass by John Gamble in the backcourt | 16-24 |
| 05:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by William Short and he's fouled by Leonard Chalker - foul #2 on Leonard Chalker, team foul #9 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (SG), Mark Huston (PF) Leonard Chalker, Martin King | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan (SF) Andrew Greene | |
| 05:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:09 | Alabama | John Gamble buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rickey Rainville | 18-27 |
| 04:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short misses the 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Gibbons - foul #1 on Peter Gibbons, team foul #10 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Werner (PF) Mark Huston | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (SG), Brent Wible (SF), Gerald Olson (C) Don Olsen, Nelson Meighan, Virgil Wenz | |
| 04:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short makes the 3rd free throw | 18-29 |
| 04:32 | Alabama | John Gamble can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 04:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman pulls down the rebound | 18-29 |
| 04:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Patrick Neuman | 18-32 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 18-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen (SG), Andrew Greene (SF) Patrick Neuman, Brent Wible | |
| 04:10 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Rickey Rainville | 20-32 |
| 03:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Catchings - foul #2 on Thomas Catchings, team foul #11 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Leonard Chalker (SG), Eugene Sutton (PF) Peter Gibbons, Michael Werner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Murphy (PF) Richard Lee | |
| 03:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 03:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 03:50 | Alabama | John Gamble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-34 |
| 03:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-37 |
| 03:10 | Alabama | John Gamble makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-37 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Chalker (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gamble (tired) 7 pts. PF - Eugene Sutton (fresh) C - Thomas Catchings (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - William Short (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Olsen (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Greene (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell Murphy (fresh) C - Gerald Olson (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Catchings is called for the reach on Gerald Olson - foul #3 on Thomas Catchings, team foul #12 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Gibbons (SF) John Gamble | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG), Brent Wible (SF) William Short, Andrew Greene | |
| 02:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:48 | Alabama | Eugene Sutton grabs the board | 22-38 |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons is called for traveling | 22-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz (PF) Gerald Olson | |
| 02:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Olsen | 22-40 |
| 02:00 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville's pass is intercepted by Don Olsen | 22-40 |
| 01:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Virgil Wenz, team foul #9 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Gamble (SF), Michael Werner (PF) Peter Gibbons, Eugene Sutton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Anthony Skinner (SG), Andrew Greene (SF), Richard Lee (C) Anthony Sheets, Don Olsen, Brent Wible, Russell Murphy | |
| 01:14 | Alabama | Leonard Chalker loses the ball out of bounds | 22-40 |
| 00:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Catchings steps in front of the Virgil Wenz pass | 22-40 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-40 |
| 00:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene grabs the board | 22-40 |
| 00:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Skinner | 22-42 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Andrew Greene steals the ball from Leonard Chalker in the backcourt | 22-42 |
| 00:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Werner - foul #1 on Michael Werner, team foul #13 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Gibbons (SF), Martin King (C) John Gamble, Michael Werner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen (SG), Brent Wible (SF), Gerald Olson (C) Anthony Skinner, Andrew Greene, Richard Lee | |
| 00:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz makes the 1st free throw | 22-43 |
| 00:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz makes the 2nd free throw | 22-44 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 22-44 |