| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Breaux (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Arevalo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Claude Amaral (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Gilles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral inbounds the ball | 44-39 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 44-41 |
| 19:42 | UAB | Ron Gilles steps in front of the Isaac Chester pass in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 19:19 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 19:18 | UAB | Mike Breaux snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 19:16 | UAB | Kurt Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Amaral - foul #1 on Claude Amaral, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| 19:05 | UAB | Isaac Chester hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Farrar - foul #3 on Anthony Farrar, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Castille (PF) Anthony Farrar | |
| 19:05 | UAB | Isaac Chester misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 19:05 | UAB | Isaac Chester misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 19:05 | Tulsa | John Arevalo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 18:44 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 18:43 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| 18:27 | UAB | Kurt Clark buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Burns | 47-43 |
| 18:14 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 18:12 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral tips it in | 47-45 |
| 17:44 | UAB | Kurt Clark clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 17:42 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 17:37 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | UAB | James Gutenberg (PG), Dan Abe (SG), Charles Sanders (SF), Robin Allen (PF), Pete Morissette (C) Kurt Clark, Eric Burns, Isaac Chester, James Garnes, Mike Breaux | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG), James Tilford (SF), Joel Jackson (PF), Leo Lucier (C) Robert Johnson, Claude Amaral, John Castille, Ron Gilles | |
| 17:26 | UAB | Dan Abe is open and buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Sanders | 49-45 |
| 17:17 | Tulsa | James Tilford comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 17:15 | Tulsa | John Arevalo snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 17:04 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses short on a turnaround from close range | 49-45 |
| 17:03 | UAB | Charles Sanders gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 16:59 | UAB | Mwai Elijah is called for the reach on James Gutenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mwai Elijah, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Claude Amaral (SF) John Arevalo | |
| 16:37 | UAB | Charles Sanders misses the floater from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 16:36 | Tulsa | Leo Lucier pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 16:24 | Tulsa | James Tilford makes the driving attempt from the left block | 49-47 |
| 16:22 | UAB | Charles Sanders is hacked by Mwai Elijah in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mwai Elijah, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG) James Gutenberg | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Castille (SF), Ron Gilles (C) Claude Amaral, Leo Lucier | |
| 16:17 | UAB | Pete Morissette knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dan Abe | 52-47 |
| 15:52 | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 15:50 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Gilles | 52-47 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Abe (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robin Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Morissette (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mwai Elijah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Tilford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Castille (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Joel Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Gilles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 15:42 | UAB | Pete Morissette grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 15:36 | UAB | The jumper by Charles Sanders is denied by Ron Gilles | 52-47 |
| 15:35 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 15:06 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 52-47 |
| 15:05 | UAB | Robin Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 14:51 | UAB | Mwai Elijah is called for the reach on Charles Sanders - foul #3 on Mwai Elijah, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UAB | James Gutenberg (PG), Eric Burns (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), James Garnes (PF), Mike Breaux (C) Kurt Clark, Dan Abe, Charles Sanders, Robin Allen, Pete Morissette | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG), John Arevalo (SG), David Huntsberger (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF) Mwai Elijah, James Tilford, John Castille, Joel Jackson | |
| 14:30 | UAB | Ron Gilles swats the short shot by Mike Breaux | 52-47 |
| 14:29 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 52-47 |
| 14:13 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 14:05 | UAB | Eric Burns misses badly on the uncontested shot in the lane | 52-50 |
| 14:03 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 13:49 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 13:48 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 13:26 | Tulsa | James Garnes steals the ball from Anthony Farrar | 52-50 |
| 13:14 | UAB | James Garnes scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Mike Breaux | 54-50 |
| 12:58 | Tulsa | Eric Burns is called for the reach on John Arevalo - foul #3 on Eric Burns, team foul #1 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Dan Abe (SG), William Watkins (SF), Robin Allen (PF), Pete Morissette (C) James Gutenberg, Eric Burns, Isaac Chester, James Garnes, Mike Breaux | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Claude Amaral (SG), John Castille (C) John Arevalo, Ron Gilles | |
| 12:45 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 54-50 |
| 12:43 | UAB | Robin Allen pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 12:26 | UAB | Kurt Clark misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 12:24 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 12:10 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 54-52 |
| 11:49 | UAB | Pete Morissette drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kurt Clark | 56-52 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Abe (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robin Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Pete Morissette (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Amaral (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - David Huntsberger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Farrar (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Castille (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Tulsa | John Castille hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Kurt Clark - foul #2 on Kurt Clark, team foul #2 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Eric Burns (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), James Garnes (PF), Mike Breaux (C) Dan Abe, William Watkins, Robin Allen, Pete Morissette | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG), James Tilford (SG), Joel Jackson (C) Robert Johnson, Claude Amaral, Anthony Farrar | |
| 11:22 | Tulsa | John Castille makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 11:22 | Tulsa | John Castille makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 11:09 | UAB | James Garnes misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 11:07 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 11:01 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger misses the runner near the basket | 56-54 |
| 10:59 | UAB | Mike Breaux grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:46 | UAB | Isaac Chester lays it in uncontested on a great pass from James Garnes | 58-54 |
| 10:24 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger is hacked by Mike Breaux - foul #2 on Mike Breaux, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (PG), Robin Allen (PF) Kurt Clark, James Garnes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar (PF), Leo Lucier (C) John Castille, Joel Jackson | |
| 10:05 | Tulsa | Isaac Chester steals it from Mwai Elijah | 58-54 |
| 09:47 | UAB | Dan Abe misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-54 |
| 09:46 | UAB | Isaac Chester tips it in | 60-54 |
| 09:24 | Tulsa | Leo Lucier hits a shot from the baseline | 60-56 |
| 09:09 | UAB | Dan Abe clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 09:07 | UAB | Mike Breaux misses the tip | 60-56 |
| 09:05 | UAB | Robin Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:57 | UAB | Eric Burns hits a wide open shot in the lane set up by Dan Abe | 62-56 |
| 08:44 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 08:42 | Tulsa | Leo Lucier gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 08:26 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Robin Allen - foul #1 on Robin Allen, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Charles Sanders (SF), James Garnes (PF), Pete Morissette (C) Eric Burns, Isaac Chester, Robin Allen, Mike Breaux | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG), John Arevalo (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Joel Jackson (C) Mwai Elijah, James Tilford, David Huntsberger, Leo Lucier | |
| 08:26 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:26 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:07 | UAB | Kurt Clark double dribbles | 62-58 |
| Subs | UAB | James Gutenberg (SG) Dan Abe | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Castille (PF) Anthony Farrar | |
| 07:47 | Tulsa | John Castille clanks a jump hook from the right block | 62-58 |
| 07:45 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Gutenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Pete Morissette (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Arevalo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Claude Amaral (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Castille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Joel Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses the shot from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 07:34 | UAB | James Garnes snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 07:23 | UAB | James Garnes loses the ball out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (SG) James Gutenberg | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 06:54 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 06:53 | UAB | Dan Abe grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 06:31 | UAB | Charles Sanders hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Claude Amaral - foul #2 on Claude Amaral, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Isaac Chester (SF), Robin Allen (C) James Garnes, Pete Morissette | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Huntsberger (SF), Ron Gilles (C) John Castille, Joel Jackson | |
| 06:31 | UAB | Charles Sanders makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:11 | Tulsa | John Arevalo knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 65-60 |
| 05:53 | UAB | Robin Allen banks in the layup | 67-60 |
| 05:35 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 05:34 | UAB | Kurt Clark pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 05:17 | UAB | Kurt Clark misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 05:16 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 04:47 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles lays it up and in | 67-62 |
| 04:47 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | UAB | Eric Burns (SG), James Garnes (PF), Mike Breaux (C) Dan Abe, Charles Sanders, Robin Allen | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG), James Tilford (SG), John Castille (SF), Joel Jackson (PF), Leo Lucier (C) Robert Johnson, John Arevalo, David Huntsberger, Claude Amaral, Ron Gilles | |
| 04:45 | UAB | Eric Burns is fouled in the backcourt by James Tilford - foul #2 on James Tilford, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| 04:45 | UAB | Eric Burns makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:45 | UAB | Eric Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:16 | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-62 |
| 04:14 | UAB | Isaac Chester pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Kurt Clark makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Tulsa | Mike Breaux swats the layup by John Castille | 72-62 |
| 03:31 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson tips it home | 72-64 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Isaac Chester (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Breaux (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mwai Elijah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Tilford (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Castille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Joel Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Leo Lucier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:08 | UAB | James Garnes makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kurt Clark | 75-64 |
| 03:01 | Tulsa | The jump hook by Joel Jackson is blocked by Mike Breaux | 75-64 |
| 03:00 | UAB | Kurt Clark grabs the board | 75-64 |
| 02:56 | UAB | Eric Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 02:55 | Tulsa | John Castille snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 02:55 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-64 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG), John Arevalo (SG), David Huntsberger (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF), Ron Gilles (C) Mwai Elijah, James Tilford, John Castille, Joel Jackson, Leo Lucier | |
| 02:42 | Tulsa | John Arevalo clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-64 |
| 02:41 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar grabs the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 02:27 | Tulsa | James Garnes denies the turnaround by Anthony Farrar | 75-64 |
| 02:26 | UAB | James Garnes gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 02:08 | UAB | Kurt Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 75-64 |
| 02:06 | UAB | James Garnes misses the tip | 75-64 |
| 02:05 | Tulsa | John Arevalo snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 01:55 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 01:53 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar tips it home | 75-66 |
| 01:50 | UAB | Isaac Chester's pass is intercepted by Robert Johnson in the backcourt | 75-66 |
| 01:45 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:27 | UAB | Kurt Clark is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Burns | 78-68 |
| 01:13 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:09 | UAB | Kurt Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-70 |
| 00:56 | Tulsa | John Arevalo hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Huntsberger | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UAB | Kurt Clark is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 78-73 |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | John Arevalo is fouled on the floor by James Garnes - foul #3 on James Garnes, team foul #5 | 78-73 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | John Arevalo knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UAB | Isaac Chester is hacked by Robert Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 78-76 |
| 00:19 | UAB | Isaac Chester makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:19 | UAB | Isaac Chester misses the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:19 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-76 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Isaac Chester grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Isaac Chester is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #9 | 79-76 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Isaac Chester makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Isaac Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses long on a fullcourt shot | 81-76 |