| Lineup | UAB | PG - Sefu Banda (fresh) SG - John Piner (fresh) SF - Stephen Cottrell (fresh) PF - Frank Bishop (fresh) C - Russell May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) PF - Marc Carnell (fresh) C - Daniel Mock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole is fouled on the floor by John Piner - foul #1 on John Piner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell buries a shot near the basket set up by Michael Johnson | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell drills a floater near the basket set up by John Piner | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | UAB | Frank Bishop comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | UAB | Frank Bishop gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell double dribbles | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Russell May picks off the pass by Dennis Hargrove in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | UAB | Russell May makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Frank Bishop | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | UAB | Sefu Banda is fouled on the floor by Daniel Mock - foul #1 on Daniel Mock, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (PG) Sefu Banda | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (PG), Gale Busselberg (SG), Greg Jackson (SF), Sam Chism (PF), Joseph Stewart (C) Dennis Hargrove, Michael Johnson, Jerold Cole, Marc Carnell, Daniel Mock | |
| 16:58 | UAB | Sam Chism swats the layup by Stephen Cottrell | 4-4 |
| 16:57 | UAB | Frank Bishop grabs the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Russell May connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Piner and he's fouled by Joseph Stewart - foul #1 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Russell May makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:02 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Holman - foul #1 on Thomas Holman, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | UAB | Willie Abrahams (PF) Frank Bishop | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG) Joseph Stewart | |
| 16:02 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:02 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joshua Philpot (fresh) SG - John Piner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Cottrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Abrahams (fresh) C - Russell May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) SG - Gale Busselberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Holman (fresh) PF - Sam Chism (fresh) C - Greg Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Russell May swats the dunk try by Sam Chism | 8-7 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Hargrove | 8-10 |
| 15:20 | UAB | Joshua Philpot is whistled for a carry | 8-10 |
| Subs | UAB | Sefu Banda (PG), David Lee (SG), Stephen Watson (SF), Rodney Wilson (C) Joshua Philpot, John Piner, Stephen Cottrell, Russell May | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole (SF), Marc Carnell (PF) Gale Busselberg, Sam Chism | |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Willie Abrahams - foul #1 on Willie Abrahams, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (SG), Daniel Mock (C) Thomas Holman, Greg Jackson | |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:46 | UAB | David Lee hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 8-11 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Willie Abrahams - foul #2 on Willie Abrahams, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Anderson (PF) Willie Abrahams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson (SG) Dennis Hargrove | |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:16 | UAB | David Lee's layup is rejected by Marc Carnell | 8-13 |
| 14:15 | UAB | Edward Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:52 | UAB | Daniel Mock is called for the reach on David Lee - foul #2 on Daniel Mock, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (PG), John Piner (SG), Stephen Cottrell (SF), Frank Bishop (PF), Jeffery Van Zant (C) Sefu Banda, David Lee, Stephen Watson, Edward Anderson, Rodney Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (PG), Greg Jackson (SF), Sam Chism (C) William Gaeta, Jerold Cole, Daniel Mock | |
| 13:38 | UAB | Jeffery Van Zant misses the floater from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism blows the layup | 8-13 |
| 13:24 | UAB | Jeffery Van Zant grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Jeffery Van Zant misses long on a jumper in the paint | 8-13 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman is hacked by Stephen Cottrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Cottrell, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Sefu Banda (PG), David Lee (SG), Edward Anderson (PF), Russell May (C) Joshua Philpot, John Piner, Frank Bishop, Jeffery Van Zant | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Jerold Cole (SF), Joseph Stewart (C) Michael Johnson, Marc Carnell, Sam Chism | |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 8-13 |
| 12:35 | UAB | Edward Anderson grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 12:31 | UAB | Thomas Holman steals it from Sefu Banda in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Holman | 8-15 |
| 12:25 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Greg Jackson - foul #1 on Greg Jackson, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg (SG), Marc Carnell (PF) Thomas Holman, Greg Jackson | |
| 12:25 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:25 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Watson (SF) Stephen Cottrell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:10 | UAB | Stephen Watson misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jerold Cole - foul #1 on Jerold Cole, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| 12:10 | UAB | Stephen Watson misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:10 | UAB | Stephen Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Stewart | 9-15 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell hits the follow up shot | 9-17 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Sefu Banda (fairly fresh) SG - David Lee (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Watson (fresh) PF - Edward Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Busselberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) PF - Marc Carnell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Stewart (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | UAB | Stephen Watson clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Jerold Cole - foul #2 on Jerold Cole, team foul #7 | 9-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (PG), John Piner (SG), Rodney Wilson (C) Sefu Banda, David Lee, Russell May | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism (C) Jerold Cole | |
| 11:32 | UAB | Stephen Watson makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:32 | UAB | Stephen Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell clanks a jumper from the left side | 11-17 |
| 11:09 | UAB | Joshua Philpot grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:05 | UAB | Joshua Philpot misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Cottrell (SF), Frank Bishop (PF) Stephen Watson, Edward Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Thomas Holman (SF), Greg Jackson (C) Dennis Hargrove, Gale Busselberg, Joseph Stewart, Marc Carnell | |
| 10:36 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 11-17 |
| 10:34 | UAB | Rodney Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Frank Bishop is hacked by Sam Chism - foul #1 on Sam Chism, team foul #8 | 11-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Sefu Banda (PG), Russell May (C) Joshua Philpot, Rodney Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell (PF) Sam Chism | |
| 10:25 | UAB | Frank Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Frank Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson travels with the ball | 13-17 |
| 09:49 | UAB | Sefu Banda comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Gaeta | 13-19 |
| 09:03 | UAB | Sefu Banda hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Cottrell | 15-19 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 08:33 | UAB | Sefu Banda is fouled on the floor by Thomas Holman - foul #2 on Thomas Holman, team foul #9 | 15-21 |
| Subs | UAB | David Lee (SG), Stephen Watson (SF), Edward Anderson (PF), Rodney Wilson (C) John Piner, Stephen Cottrell, Frank Bishop, Russell May | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Gale Busselberg (SG), Joseph Stewart (SF), Sam Chism (C) William Gaeta, Michael Johnson, Thomas Holman, Greg Jackson | |
| 08:33 | UAB | Sefu Banda makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:33 | UAB | Sefu Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart hits the follow up shot | 17-23 |
| 08:04 | UAB | Rodney Wilson blows the layup but he's hacked by Sam Chism - foul #2 on Sam Chism, team foul #10 | 17-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (PG) Sefu Banda | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson (C) Sam Chism | |
| 08:04 | UAB | Rodney Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:04 | UAB | Rodney Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Cottrell (SF) Stephen Watson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joshua Philpot (fresh) SG - David Lee (fresh) SF - Stephen Cottrell (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Busselberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - Marc Carnell (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Hargrove - foul #1 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #11 | 18-23 |
| 07:27 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:27 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg loses the dribble to David Lee in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| 07:15 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell is whistled for traveling | 18-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Van Zant (C) Rodney Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson (SG) Gale Busselberg | |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Edward Anderson steals the ball from Joseph Stewart | 18-23 |
| 06:44 | UAB | Joshua Philpot connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edward Anderson | 21-23 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Greg Jackson | 21-25 |
| 06:08 | UAB | Edward Anderson's pass is intercepted by Michael Johnson | 21-25 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 21-25 |
| 05:48 | UAB | Edward Anderson pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:42 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell lays it in on a great pass from Jeffery Van Zant | 23-25 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-25 |
| 05:33 | UAB | Jeffery Van Zant gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:28 | UAB | Joshua Philpot comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove's pass is intercepted by Edward Anderson | 23-25 |
| 04:45 | UAB | Edward Anderson clanks a floater from the right block | 23-25 |
| 04:43 | UAB | Edward Anderson can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cottrell is called for the reach on Greg Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Cottrell, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | UAB | Sefu Banda (PG), John Piner (SG), Stephen Watson (SF), Willie Abrahams (PF), Russell May (C) Joshua Philpot, David Lee, Stephen Cottrell, Edward Anderson, Jeffery Van Zant | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg (PG), William Gaeta (SG) Dennis Hargrove, Michael Johnson | |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gale Busselberg | 23-27 |
| 04:10 | UAB | John Piner is fouled on the floor by Marc Carnell - foul #1 on Marc Carnell, team foul #12 | 23-27 |
| 04:10 | UAB | John Piner misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:10 | UAB | John Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Watson - foul #1 on Stephen Watson, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Bishop (PF) Willie Abrahams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (PG), Jerold Cole (SF), Daniel Mock (C) William Gaeta, Marc Carnell, Joseph Stewart | |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:36 | UAB | Frank Bishop dunks the ball on a great pass from John Piner | 26-29 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Sefu Banda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Piner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Bishop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Holman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Busselberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) PF - Greg Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Sefu Banda steals it from Thomas Holman in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 03:17 | UAB | Sefu Banda is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Sefu Banda, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | UAB | Willie Abrahams (PF) Frank Bishop | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (SG), Sam Chism (PF) Gale Busselberg, Greg Jackson | |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Sefu Banda steals the ball from Thomas Holman in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 02:58 | UAB | Sefu Banda knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta buries a runner from close range | 29-31 |
| 02:14 | UAB | Willie Abrahams dunks the ball on a great pass from John Piner | 31-31 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta lays it in | 31-33 |
| 01:44 | UAB | Daniel Mock takes the ball from Russell May | 31-33 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-33 |
| 01:25 | UAB | Russell May grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 01:21 | UAB | Sefu Banda clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Watson - foul #2 on Stephen Watson, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (PG), David Lee (SG), Stephen Cottrell (SF), Frank Bishop (PF), Rodney Wilson (C) Sefu Banda, John Piner, Stephen Watson, Willie Abrahams, Russell May | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Gale Busselberg (SG) William Gaeta, Jerold Cole | |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:35 | UAB | Joshua Philpot drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove is hacked by Joshua Philpot - foul #1 on Joshua Philpot, team foul #9 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UAB | John Piner (SG), Edward Anderson (PF) David Lee, Frank Bishop | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole (SF), Marc Carnell (PF) Thomas Holman, Sam Chism | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |