| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Travis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jerald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Sefu Banda (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Elmer Kang (fresh) PF - Willie Abrahams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Russell May (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Hall inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Syracuse | Jerald Smith steals it from Michael Johnson in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 19:47 | UAB | Willie Abrahams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Harold Travis - foul #1 on Harold Travis, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 19:47 | UAB | Willie Abrahams makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 19:47 | UAB | Willie Abrahams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Harold Travis blows the layup | 38-40 |
| 19:31 | UAB | Sefu Banda pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:16 | UAB | Robert Hall denies the turnaround by Jerald Smith | 38-40 |
| 19:15 | UAB | Willie Abrahams hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-42 |
| 18:55 | UAB | Russell May pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 18:49 | UAB | Jerald Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Albert Render | 38-42 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson is hacked by Elmer Kang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elmer Kang, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Durham (SF), Michael Bessler (C) Bryan Jones, Albert Render | |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Bishop (C) Russell May | |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Jerald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Willie Abrahams - foul #1 on Willie Abrahams, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Michael Neal (SG), Louis Cline (PF) Michael Johnson, Robert Hall, Harold Travis | |
| Subs | UAB | John Piner (PG), Stephen Cottrell (SG), Stephen Watson (SF), Rodney Wilson (PF), Russell May (C) Jerald Smith, Sefu Banda, Elmer Kang, Willie Abrahams, Frank Bishop | |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:38 | UAB | Russell May snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 17:25 | UAB | Stephen Watson clanks a floater from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 17:24 | UAB | John Piner can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Louis Cline grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Paul Durham connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 17:00 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Michael Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 16:34 | UAB | The rebound goes to Russell May | 44-42 |
| 16:28 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Russell May | 44-44 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Paul Durham is hacked by Russell May in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell May, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Bryan Jones (SG), Albert Render (C) Brian Harris, Michael Neal, Louis Cline | |
| Subs | UAB | David Lee (SF), Donald Edwards (PF), Frank Bishop (C) Stephen Watson, Rodney Wilson, Russell May | |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler clanks a turnaround in the paint | 44-44 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bessler | 44-44 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the floater from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Durham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Bessler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Piner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Cottrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Edwards (fresh) C - Frank Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Paul Durham is blocked by Donald Edwards | 44-44 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Albert Render misses the tip | 44-44 |
| 15:29 | UAB | The rebound goes to Stephen Cottrell | 44-44 |
| 15:25 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Piner and he's fouled by Albert Render - foul #1 on Albert Render, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jerald Smith (PG), Elmer Kang (SF), Willie Abrahams (PF), Rodney Wilson (C) John Piner, David Lee, Donald Edwards, Frank Bishop | |
| 15:25 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler's pass is intercepted by Stephen Cottrell | 44-47 |
| 14:43 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Elmer Kang | 44-50 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Paul Durham's pass is intercepted by Elmer Kang in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| 14:16 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-50 |
| 14:15 | UAB | Rodney Wilson grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 14:00 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Bessler - foul #2 on Michael Bessler, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Michael Neal (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Harold Travis (PF), Louis Cline (C) Michael Johnson, Bryan Jones, Paul Durham, Michael Bessler, Albert Render | |
| Subs | UAB | Sefu Banda (SG), Stephen Watson (SF), Russell May (C) Elmer Kang, Willie Abrahams, Rodney Wilson | |
| 14:00 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 14:00 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Michael Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Robert Hall knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Harris | 46-50 |
| 13:21 | UAB | Russell May slams it home and he's fouled by Louis Cline - foul #2 on Louis Cline, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UAB | John Piner (PG), Donald Edwards (PF) Jerald Smith, Stephen Cottrell | |
| 13:21 | UAB | Russell May makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Harold Travis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 46-53 |
| 12:57 | UAB | The rebound goes to Russell May | 46-53 |
| 12:53 | UAB | Louis Cline takes the ball from Sefu Banda | 46-53 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Michael Neal connects on the open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brian Harris | 49-53 |
| 12:20 | UAB | Sefu Banda is hacked by Michael Neal - foul #2 on Michael Neal, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), George Stratton (PF), Albert Render (C) Michael Neal, Harold Travis, Louis Cline | |
| Subs | UAB | Jerald Smith (PG), David Lee (SG), Elmer Kang (SF), Willie Abrahams (PF), Frank Bishop (C) John Piner, Sefu Banda, Stephen Watson, Donald Edwards, Russell May | |
| 12:04 | UAB | David Lee is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| 11:39 | UAB | Albert Render steals the ball from Jerald Smith | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Stratton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Render (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jerald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elmer Kang (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Willie Abrahams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | David Lee steals it from George Stratton in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| 11:34 | UAB | David Lee banks in the layup | 49-55 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Willie Abrahams takes the ball from Michael Johnson | 49-55 |
| 10:58 | UAB | Elmer Kang hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-55 |
| 10:57 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Bishop | 49-55 |
| 10:45 | UAB | David Lee is fouled on the floor by Brian Harris - foul #1 on Brian Harris, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryan Jones (SG), Paul Durham (SF), Harold Travis (PF), Michael Bessler (C) Brian Harris, Robert Hall, George Stratton, Albert Render | |
| Subs | UAB | John Piner (PG), Sefu Banda (SG), Rodney Wilson (PF), Russell May (C) Jerald Smith, Elmer Kang, Willie Abrahams, Frank Bishop | |
| 10:45 | UAB | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:45 | UAB | David Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Harold Travis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Watson (SF) David Lee | |
| 10:14 | UAB | Sefu Banda misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bryan Jones - foul #2 on Bryan Jones, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| 10:14 | UAB | Sefu Banda misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:14 | UAB | Sefu Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Rodney Wilson takes the ball from Bryan Jones | 49-57 |
| 09:31 | UAB | Rodney Wilson's pass is intercepted by Paul Durham | 49-57 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the dunk | 49-57 |
| 09:27 | UAB | The rebound goes to Russell May | 49-57 |
| 09:20 | UAB | Stephen Watson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sefu Banda | 49-60 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Stephen Watson takes the ball from Michael Bessler | 49-60 |
| 09:03 | UAB | Sefu Banda misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 09:01 | UAB | Rodney Wilson grabs the offensive board | 49-60 |
| 08:39 | UAB | Stephen Watson connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Rodney Wilson | 49-63 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 08:11 | UAB | Rodney Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 08:06 | UAB | Sefu Banda comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harold Travis | 49-63 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler is open and buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Jones | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Durham (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Travis (tiring) 3 reb. C - Michael Bessler (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Piner (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sefu Banda (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Watson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rodney Wilson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell May (tiring) 9 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UAB | Sefu Banda drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Piner | 51-66 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Durham | 54-66 |
| 06:49 | UAB | Rodney Wilson knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Sefu Banda | 54-68 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Stephen Watson picks off the pass by Michael Johnson in the backcourt | 54-68 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Russell May loses the ball out of bounds | 54-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Michael Neal (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Louis Cline (PF), Albert Render (C) Michael Johnson, Bryan Jones, Paul Durham, Harold Travis, Michael Bessler | |
| Subs | UAB | Jerald Smith (PG), Stephen Cottrell (SG), Elmer Kang (SF), Willie Abrahams (PF), Frank Bishop (C) John Piner, Sefu Banda, Stephen Watson, Rodney Wilson, Russell May | |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Robert Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Elmer Kang - foul #2 on Elmer Kang, team foul #4 | 54-68 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Robert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Robert Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 06:10 | UAB | Frank Bishop pulls down the rebound | 54-68 |
| 05:54 | UAB | Frank Bishop misses the jumper from the left side | 54-68 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Albert Render snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Robert Hall misses the floater from just outside the lane | 54-68 |
| 05:26 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jerald Smith | 54-68 |
| 05:21 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Willie Abrahams | 54-70 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Elmer Kang is called for the reach on Robert Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elmer Kang, team foul #5 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Stratton (PF) Louis Cline | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Robert Hall misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-70 |
| 05:02 | UAB | Jerald Smith snags the defensive board | 54-70 |
| 04:57 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-70 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | George Stratton gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Robert Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Bishop | 54-70 |
| 04:31 | UAB | The rebound goes to Willie Abrahams | 54-70 |
| 04:25 | UAB | Brian Harris is called for the reach on Jerald Smith - foul #2 on Brian Harris, team foul #9 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryan Jones (SG) Michael Neal | |
| Subs | UAB | David Lee (SG), Donald Edwards (PF), Russell May (C) Stephen Cottrell, Willie Abrahams, Frank Bishop | |
| 04:25 | UAB | Jerald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:25 | UAB | Jerald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Russell May takes the ball from Robert Hall | 54-72 |
| 03:39 | UAB | David Lee misses long on a shot from the right side | 54-72 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | George Stratton gets the rebound | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryan Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Stratton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Albert Render (tiring) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jerald Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Kang (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Donald Edwards (fresh) C - Russell May (tiring) 9 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Robert Hall drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Harris | 56-72 |
| 03:01 | UAB | Russell May misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 56-72 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | George Stratton gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-72 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Robert Hall snags the offensive board | 56-72 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Robert Hall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-72 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones grabs the offensive board | 56-72 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Robert Hall comes up short on the floater from the right block | 56-72 |
| 02:20 | UAB | Jerald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:07 | UAB | Jerald Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Edwards | 56-75 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Albert Render's pass is intercepted by Jerald Smith in the backcourt | 56-75 |
| 02:02 | UAB | Elmer Kang banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerald Smith | 56-77 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | George Stratton's pass is intercepted by Donald Edwards | 56-77 |
| 01:37 | UAB | David Lee buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jerald Smith and he's fouled by Albert Render - foul #2 on Albert Render, team foul #10 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Harold Travis (PF) Brian Harris, George Stratton | |
| Subs | UAB | Willie Abrahams (PF) Donald Edwards | |
| 01:37 | UAB | David Lee misses the free throw | 56-79 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Albert Render pulls down the rebound | 56-79 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-79 |
| 01:24 | UAB | Russell May grabs the defensive rebound | 56-79 |
| 01:03 | UAB | Jerald Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-82 |
| 00:55 | UAB | David Lee gets the rebound | 56-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:49 | UAB | Willie Abrahams scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Lee | 56-84 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones drills a turnaround from the right block | 58-84 |
| 00:13 | UAB | Jerald Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Elmer Kang | 58-86 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-86 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Willie Abrahams pulls down the rebound | 58-86 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Jerald Smith runs out the clock | 58-86 |