| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) SG - Zachery York (fresh) SF - Michael Acres (fresh) PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) C - Richard Malloy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - George Thompson (fresh) SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) SF - Luis Johnson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Morris (fresh) C - Patrick Matthews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Gregory steals the ball from George Thompson | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UAB | Michael Gregory knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | UAB | Zachery York gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | UAB | Michael Acres clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Acres is called for the reach on Luis Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Acres, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | UAB | The rebound goes to Michael Acres | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | UAB | Michael Acres connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Zachery York | 5-0 |
| 17:42 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:40 | UAB | Richard Malloy pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:32 | UAB | The jump hook by Warren Tolbert is blocked by Patrick Matthews | 5-0 |
| 17:30 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:25 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson misses the 3 from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 17:24 | UAB | Richard Malloy grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 16:55 | UAB | Zachery York hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 16:54 | UAB | Richard Malloy snags the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:45 | UAB | Michael Gregory hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Michael Acres can't tip it in | 5-0 |
| 16:42 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Morris | 5-0 |
| 16:38 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Gregory steals it from Timothy Levron | 5-0 |
| 16:26 | UAB | Michael Acres knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-0 |
| 16:21 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by George Thompson | 8-3 |
| 16:14 | UAB | Michael Gregory double dribbles | 8-3 |
| Subs | UAB | Jake Hastings (PF), John Barnes (C) Warren Tolbert, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts (PG), Tom Aguayo (SG), Lowell Nieves (SF), Kenneth Zimmerman (PF), Rudolph Hock (C) George Thompson, Timothy Levron, Luis Johnson, Jeffrey Morris, Patrick Matthews | |
| 15:55 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman scores on a runner near the basket | 8-5 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jake Hastings (fresh) C - John Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bernard Watts (fresh) SG - Tom Aguayo (fresh) SF - Lowell Nieves (fresh) PF - Kenneth Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rudolph Hock (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | UAB | Michael Acres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 15:31 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 15:26 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Nieves drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Bernard Watts | 8-7 |
| 15:04 | UAB | Michael Acres lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Gregory | 10-7 |
| 14:46 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lowell Nieves | 10-9 |
| 14:28 | UAB | Zachery York misses the dunk attempt | 10-9 |
| 14:27 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:22 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Lowell Nieves | 10-12 |
| 14:11 | UAB | Michael Acres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Gerald Joyner (SF), Warren Tolbert (PF), Richard Malloy (C) Michael Gregory, Zachery York, Michael Acres, Jake Hastings, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson (PG), Timothy Levron (SG), Luis Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Morris (PF), Patrick Matthews (C) Bernard Watts, Tom Aguayo, Lowell Nieves, Kenneth Zimmerman, Rudolph Hock | |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerald Joyner - foul #1 on Gerald Joyner, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:44 | UAB | Warren Tolbert jams it and he's hacked by Timothy Levron - foul #1 on Timothy Levron, team foul #1 | 12-14 |
| 13:44 | UAB | Warren Tolbert makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:34 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-14 |
| 13:32 | UAB | The rebound goes to Gerald Joyner | 13-14 |
| 13:26 | UAB | Warren Tolbert makes the turnaround in the lane | 15-14 |
| 13:05 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Joyner steps in front of the Timothy Levron pass | 15-14 |
| 12:49 | UAB | Michael Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 12:48 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:42 | Northern Illinois University | Warren Tolbert picks off the pass by Jeffrey Morris | 15-14 |
| 12:29 | UAB | Jeffrey Morris denies the turnaround by Richard Malloy | 15-14 |
| 12:27 | UAB | Warren Tolbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:18 | UAB | The short jumper by Warren Tolbert is denied by Patrick Matthews | 15-14 |
| 12:16 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:11 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson's floater is knocked away by Richard Malloy | 15-14 |
| 12:10 | UAB | Lawrence Baro grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:51 | UAB | Warren Tolbert comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 15-14 |
| 11:50 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews grabs the board | 15-14 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) SG - Michael Brown (fresh) SF - Gerald Joyner (fresh) PF - Warren Tolbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - George Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) SF - Luis Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Morris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Baro takes the ball from George Thompson | 15-14 |
| 11:21 | UAB | Lawrence Baro lays it up and in | 17-14 |
| 11:11 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Morris | 17-17 |
| 10:53 | UAB | Lawrence Baro misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on George Thompson - foul #1 on George Thompson, team foul #2 | 17-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG), Michael Acres (SF), Jake Hastings (PF), John Barnes (C) Michael Brown, Gerald Joyner, Warren Tolbert, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts (PG), Tom Aguayo (SG), Lowell Nieves (SF), Kenneth Zimmerman (PF), Rudolph Hock (C) George Thompson, Timothy Levron, Luis Johnson, Jeffrey Morris, Patrick Matthews | |
| 10:53 | UAB | Lawrence Baro makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:53 | UAB | Lawrence Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:35 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Nieves hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Aguayo | 19-19 |
| 10:20 | UAB | Zachery York makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Baro | 22-19 |
| 10:16 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Lowell Nieves | 22-21 |
| 09:55 | UAB | Zachery York is fouled on the floor by Tom Aguayo - foul #1 on Tom Aguayo, team foul #3 | 22-21 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gregory (PG) Lawrence Baro | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:36 | UAB | Michael Gregory can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tom Aguayo - foul #2 on Tom Aguayo, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson (PG), Cole Oliver (SG) Bernard Watts, Tom Aguayo | |
| 09:36 | UAB | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:36 | UAB | Michael Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 09:19 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Kenneth Zimmerman | 23-23 |
| 09:04 | UAB | Michael Gregory can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 09:02 | UAB | John Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 08:51 | UAB | Michael Acres misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-23 |
| 08:49 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 08:43 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 08:42 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 08:28 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman is hacked by Jake Hastings - foul #1 on Jake Hastings, team foul #3 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Warren Tolbert (PF), Richard Malloy (C) Jake Hastings, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron (SG), Luis Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Morris (PF), Patrick Matthews (C) Cole Oliver, Lowell Nieves, Kenneth Zimmerman, Rudolph Hock | |
| 07:59 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Malloy is called for the reach on Patrick Matthews - foul #1 on Richard Malloy, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (SG), Michael Brown (SF) Zachery York, Michael Acres | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 07:43 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-23 |
| 07:41 | UAB | Michael Gregory pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - George Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) SF - Luis Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Morris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | UAB | Michael Brown's pass is intercepted by Timothy Levron | 23-23 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Malloy is called for the reach on Luis Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Malloy, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG), Gerald Joyner (PF), John Barnes (C) Michael Gregory, Warren Tolbert, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts (PG) George Thompson | |
| 06:45 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson is hacked by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Acres (SF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 23-23 |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris tips it home | 23-25 |
| 06:00 | UAB | Zachery York is hacked by Timothy Levron - foul #2 on Timothy Levron, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | UAB | Jake Hastings (PF) Gerald Joyner | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Nieves (SG), Kenneth Zimmerman (PF) Timothy Levron, Jeffrey Morris | |
| 05:45 | UAB | Lawrence Baro misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-25 |
| 05:43 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Nieves snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:30 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 23-25 |
| 05:29 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman grabs the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:24 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman blows the layup | 23-25 |
| 05:22 | UAB | Lawrence Baro grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 05:18 | UAB | Lawrence Baro hits a jumper from close range set up by Zachery York | 25-25 |
| 05:06 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 04:52 | UAB | Jake Hastings clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 04:51 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 04:47 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Nieves misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 04:45 | UAB | John Barnes snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 04:40 | UAB | Zachery York misses the shot from the baseline | 25-27 |
| 04:38 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 04:32 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Baro picks off the pass by Kenneth Zimmerman | 25-27 |
| 04:29 | UAB | Zachery York lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Baro | 27-27 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 04:22 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Nieves can't tip it in | 27-27 |
| 04:21 | UAB | Lawrence Baro grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 04:06 | UAB | Michael Acres hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 04:05 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:59 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts travels with the ball | 27-27 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gregory (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Gerald Joyner (SF), Warren Tolbert (PF), Richard Malloy (C) Lawrence Baro, Zachery York, Michael Acres, Jake Hastings, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson (PG), Timothy Levron (SG), Jeffrey Morris (PF) Bernard Watts, Luis Johnson, Patrick Matthews | |
| 03:44 | UAB | Warren Tolbert scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Gregory and the foul's on Timothy Levron - foul #3 on Timothy Levron, team foul #6 | 29-27 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo (SG) Timothy Levron | |
| 03:44 | UAB | Warren Tolbert makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:33 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris knocks in the shot from the right block | 30-29 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) SF - Gerald Joyner (fresh) PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - George Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Aguayo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UAB | Warren Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 03:19 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 03:13 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Nieves connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from George Thompson | 30-31 |
| 03:07 | UAB | Michael Brown can't connect on a shot from the left side | 30-31 |
| 03:05 | UAB | Warren Tolbert grabs the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:43 | UAB | Michael Gregory clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 02:41 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Malloy | 30-31 |
| 02:25 | UAB | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 02:23 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:18 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Zimmerman | 30-34 |
| 02:07 | UAB | Kenneth Zimmerman swats the short shot by Gerald Joyner | 30-34 |
| 02:05 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kenneth Zimmerman | 30-34 |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 01:57 | UAB | Gerald Joyner snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 01:44 | UAB | Gerald Joyner's dunk attempt is rejected by Kenneth Zimmerman | 30-34 |
| 01:42 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 01:35 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Warren Tolbert snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 01:20 | UAB | Michael Gregory buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Joyner | 32-34 |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Warren Tolbert - foul #1 on Warren Tolbert, team foul #7 | 32-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG), Michael Acres (SF), Jake Hastings (PF), John Barnes (C) Michael Brown, Gerald Joyner, Warren Tolbert, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson (SF), Patrick Matthews (C) Lowell Nieves, Kenneth Zimmerman | |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:00 | UAB | Michael Acres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 00:59 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Gregory - foul #1 on Michael Gregory, team foul #8 | 32-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG) Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock (PF) Jeffrey Morris | |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:53 | UAB | John Barnes pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:37 | UAB | Jake Hastings comes up short on the jumper from close range | 32-37 |
| 00:35 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 00:01 | UAB | Lawrence Baro gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Lawrence Baro misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-37 |