| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Shane Peterson (fresh) SG - Xing-Fu Chinn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Birch (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Fearn (fresh) C - Hans Zick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Jerry Silver (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Coldwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hollifield (fresh) PF - Carter Kolakowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Frank Eilerman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch hits a 3 from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 19:25 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Hans Zick - foul #1 on Hans Zick, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:25 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:25 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:18 | Alabama State | Xing-Fu Chinn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 19:16 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:55 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski blows the layup | 34-31 |
| 18:54 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 18:36 | Alabama State | Hans Zick hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Birch | 36-31 |
| 18:11 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Carter Kolakowski and the foul's on Xing-Fu Chinn - foul #3 on Xing-Fu Chinn, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Gene Teems (SG) Xing-Fu Chinn | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 18:11 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:11 | Alabama State | Charles Fearn grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 17:45 | Alabama State | Charles Fearn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Hollifield - foul #1 on Robert Hollifield, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Gustavo Acosta (SF), David Davis (C) Curtis Birch, Hans Zick | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 17:45 | Alabama State | Charles Fearn makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:45 | Alabama State | Charles Fearn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:19 | Boston College | Robert Hollifield is fouled on the floor by Gene Teems - foul #1 on Gene Teems, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ralph Reid (SG), Steven Stephens (PF) Shane Peterson, Charles Fearn | |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Blake (PG), Oscar Solis (SF), Cesar Rossi (PF) Jerry Silver, Robert Hollifield, Carter Kolakowski | |
| 16:58 | Boston College | Cesar Rossi is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Coldwell | 38-35 |
| 16:39 | Alabama State | Gene Teems misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 16:38 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Clarence Blake | 38-35 |
| 16:27 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Frank Eilerman and he's hacked by Steven Stephens - foul #2 on Steven Stephens, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Curtis Birch (SF), Hans Zick (C) Gustavo Acosta, David Davis | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jerry Silver (PG) Clarence Blake | |
| 16:27 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:27 | Alabama State | Hans Zick pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:11 | Alabama State | Ralph Reid misses badly on a shot in the paint | 38-37 |
| 16:10 | Alabama State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Stephens | 38-37 |
| 15:58 | Alabama State | Gene Teems scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Reid | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Gene Teems (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ralph Reid (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Curtis Birch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hans Zick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Jerry Silver (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Coldwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Solis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Eilerman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Cesar Rossi | 41-39 |
| 15:12 | Alabama State | Gene Teems is whistled for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Shane Peterson (PG), Xing-Fu Chinn (SG), Gustavo Acosta (SF), Charles Fearn (PF), David Davis (C) Gene Teems, Ralph Reid, Curtis Birch, Steven Stephens, Hans Zick | |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Hollifield (SF), Carter Kolakowski (PF) Oscar Solis, Cesar Rossi | |
| 14:59 | Boston College | Jerry Silver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Blake (PG) Jerry Silver | |
| 14:44 | Alabama State | Shane Peterson is hacked by Carter Kolakowski - foul #2 on Carter Kolakowski, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| 14:27 | Alabama State | Gustavo Acosta scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Xing-Fu Chinn | 43-39 |
| 14:00 | Boston College | David Davis picks off the pass by Frank Eilerman | 43-39 |
| 13:51 | Alabama State | Shane Peterson is fouled on the floor by Frank Eilerman - foul #1 on Frank Eilerman, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Curtis Birch (SF), Steven Stephens (PF), Hans Zick (C) Gustavo Acosta, Charles Fearn, David Davis | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jerry Silver (PG), Cesar Rossi (C) Clarence Blake, Frank Eilerman | |
| 13:46 | Alabama State | Hans Zick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Cesar Rossi - foul #1 on Cesar Rossi, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| 13:46 | Alabama State | Hans Zick makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:46 | Alabama State | Hans Zick misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:46 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 13:27 | Boston College | Cesar Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| 13:06 | Alabama State | Jerry Silver takes the ball from Shane Peterson | 44-39 |
| 12:42 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Steven Stephens - foul #3 on Steven Stephens, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Gene Teems (PG), Ralph Reid (SG), Charles Fearn (PF) Shane Peterson, Xing-Fu Chinn, Steven Stephens | |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Blake (SG), Oscar Solis (SF), Frank Eilerman (C) Vincent Coldwell, Robert Hollifield, Cesar Rossi | |
| 12:42 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:42 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:29 | Alabama State | Gene Teems hits a 3 from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 12:00 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski is hacked by Charles Fearn - foul #3 on Charles Fearn, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Gustavo Acosta (SF), David Davis (C) Curtis Birch, Hans Zick | |
| Subs | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell (SG), Cesar Rossi (PF) Jerry Silver, Carter Kolakowski | |
| 11:51 | Boston College | Cesar Rossi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 47-41 |
| 11:50 | Boston College | Oscar Solis tips it in | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Gene Teems (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ralph Reid (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gustavo Acosta (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Fearn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Blake (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Vincent Coldwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Solis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Eilerman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Alabama State | David Davis misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Vincent Coldwell - foul #3 on Vincent Coldwell, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Shane Peterson (PG), Xing-Fu Chinn (SG), Steven Stephens (PF) Ralph Reid, Gustavo Acosta, Charles Fearn | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 11:29 | Alabama State | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:29 | Alabama State | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:07 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Blake | 49-45 |
| 11:02 | Alabama State | The short jumper by Gene Teems is denied by Cesar Rossi | 49-45 |
| 11:00 | Boston College | Cesar Rossi grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 10:32 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-45 |
| 10:30 | Alabama State | Xing-Fu Chinn gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:24 | Alabama State | Steven Stephens misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Eilerman - foul #2 on Frank Eilerman, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Curtis Birch (SF), Hans Zick (C) Gene Teems, David Davis | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jerry Silver (PG), Robert Hollifield (SG), Carter Kolakowski (PF) Clarence Blake, Vincent Coldwell, Frank Eilerman | |
| 10:24 | Alabama State | Steven Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:24 | Alabama State | Steven Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:24 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:22 | Boston College | Jerry Silver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 10:10 | Alabama State | Carter Kolakowski denies the turnaround by Steven Stephens | 49-45 |
| 10:09 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 09:44 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Oscar Solis | 49-47 |
| 09:23 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 09:22 | Alabama State | Steven Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:14 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Gene Teems (PG), Ralph Reid (SG), Gustavo Acosta (SF), Charles Fearn (PF) Shane Peterson, Xing-Fu Chinn, Curtis Birch, Steven Stephens | |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Blake (SG), Gregory Pry (PF) Oscar Solis, Cesar Rossi | |
| 08:52 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-49 |
| 08:32 | Alabama State | Gene Teems misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 08:30 | Boston College | Robert Hollifield grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 08:12 | Boston College | Robert Hollifield is fouled on the floor by Ralph Reid - foul #2 on Ralph Reid, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Curtis Birch (SF), David Davis (C) Gustavo Acosta, Hans Zick | |
| Subs | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell (SG), Frank Eilerman (C) Clarence Blake, Carter Kolakowski | |
| 08:12 | Boston College | Robert Hollifield makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:12 | Boston College | Robert Hollifield misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:12 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 07:52 | Alabama State | Gene Teems misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jerry Silver - foul #1 on Jerry Silver, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Xing-Fu Chinn (SG) Ralph Reid | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 07:52 | Alabama State | Gene Teems makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:52 | Alabama State | Gene Teems misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:52 | Alabama State | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Birch | 50-50 |
| 07:32 | Alabama State | David Davis buries a turnaround from the baseline | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Gene Teems (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Xing-Fu Chinn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Birch (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Fearn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Jerry Silver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Coldwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hollifield (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gregory Pry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Eilerman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 07:09 | Boston College | Robert Hollifield gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:46 | Boston College | Jerry Silver is fouled on the floor by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Shane Peterson (PG), Gustavo Acosta (SF), Steven Stephens (PF) Gene Teems, Curtis Birch, Charles Fearn | |
| Subs | Boston College | Oscar Solis (SF), Cesar Rossi (PF) Robert Hollifield, Gregory Pry | |
| 06:46 | Boston College | Jerry Silver makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:46 | Boston College | Jerry Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:34 | Alabama State | Xing-Fu Chinn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-52 |
| 06:13 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman can't finish the layup | 55-52 |
| 06:11 | Alabama State | Steven Stephens snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 05:59 | Alabama State | Steven Stephens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 05:58 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Frank Eilerman | 55-52 |
| 05:44 | Boston College | Oscar Solis is hacked by David Davis - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ralph Reid (SG), Hans Zick (C) Xing-Fu Chinn, David Davis | |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Blake (PG), Carter Kolakowski (PF) Jerry Silver, Frank Eilerman | |
| 05:44 | Boston College | Oscar Solis makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:44 | Boston College | Oscar Solis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:28 | Alabama State | Steven Stephens connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 05:08 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski misses the floater from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 05:07 | Alabama State | Hans Zick grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 04:52 | Alabama State | Gustavo Acosta is hacked by Clarence Blake - foul #3 on Clarence Blake, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Curtis Birch (SF), Charles Fearn (PF) Ralph Reid, Steven Stephens | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 04:52 | Alabama State | Gustavo Acosta misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:52 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:38 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Charles Fearn - foul #4 on Charles Fearn, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Gene Teems (SG) Gustavo Acosta | |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Hollifield (SG), Frank Eilerman (C) Vincent Coldwell, Cesar Rossi | |
| 04:38 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:38 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:38 | Alabama State | Hans Zick gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:20 | Alabama State | Gene Teems clanks a jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 04:19 | Boston College | Robert Hollifield grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:57 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Blake | 57-58 |
| 03:52 | Alabama State | Shane Peterson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Curtis Birch | 59-58 |
| 03:34 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Fearn | 59-58 |
| 03:32 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch grabs the board | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Shane Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gene Teems (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Curtis Birch (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Fearn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Hans Zick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Blake (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hollifield (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Oscar Solis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carter Kolakowski (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Frank Eilerman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Shane Peterson | 61-58 |
| 02:44 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 02:42 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 02:34 | Alabama State | Charles Fearn is denied on a layup by Frank Eilerman | 61-58 |
| 02:33 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Frank Eilerman | 61-58 |
| 02:33 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Xing-Fu Chinn (SG) Gene Teems | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jerry Silver (PG), Vincent Coldwell (SG) Clarence Blake, Oscar Solis | |
| 02:16 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman is fouled on the floor by Charles Fearn - foul #5 on Charles Fearn, team foul #11 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Gene Teems (PG), Steven Stephens (PF), David Davis (C) Shane Peterson, Charles Fearn, Hans Zick | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 02:16 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:16 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:16 | Alabama State | Steven Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:16 | Alabama State | Alabama State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 02:08 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch clanks a turnaround near the basket | 61-59 |
| 02:06 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:54 | Alabama State | David Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Shane Peterson (PG), Hans Zick (C) Gene Teems, David Davis | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 01:26 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Hollifield | 61-61 |
| 01:17 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| 00:54 | Boston College | Curtis Birch steals it from Jerry Silver | 61-61 |
| 00:42 | Alabama State | Xing-Fu Chinn misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 00:40 | Alabama State | Hans Zick tips it in | 63-61 |
| 00:16 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 00:14 | Alabama State | Hans Zick snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Alabama State | Hans Zick is hacked by Jerry Silver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Silver, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 00:11 | Alabama State | Hans Zick makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:11 | Alabama State | Hans Zick makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 00:05 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:03 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 00:02 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:01 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Silver - foul #3 on Jerry Silver, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| 00:01 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:01 | Alabama State | Curtis Birch misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:01 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Frank Eilerman comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 66-61 |