| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Swietomierz Ziebell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Geoffrey Tatman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hollingsworth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Delariva (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Weiss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Kocher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dudley Ashton (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Trapani (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Robert Carlson inbounds the ball | 29-22 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Alabama | Robert Carlson can't finish the layup | 29-22 |
| 19:41 | Alabama | Robert Carlson misses the tip | 29-22 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Dudley Ashton snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | Robert Rumble drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Donald Kocher | 29-24 |
| 18:54 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth double dribbles | 29-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wesley Coon (PG), Edward Whitney (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Joseph Adams (PF), Terrence Wood (C) Robert Rumble, David Weiss, Donald Kocher, Dudley Ashton, John Trapani | |
| 18:32 | UNLV | Wesley Coon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 18:30 | Alabama | Robert Carlson pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | Robert Carlson clanks a shot from the right block | 29-24 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | Joseph Adams snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 17:54 | UNLV | Russell Sea misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-24 |
| 17:53 | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | Robert Carlson is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Swietomierz Ziebell | 31-24 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | The short jumper by Russell Sea is denied by William Hollingsworth | 31-24 |
| 17:08 | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Wesley Coon - foul #1 on Wesley Coon, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Weiss (SG), Donald Kocher (SF), Dudley Ashton (PF), John Trapani (C) Edward Whitney, Russell Sea, Joseph Adams, Terrence Wood | |
| 16:51 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 16:29 | UNLV | John Delariva is called for the reach on Dudley Ashton - foul #1 on John Delariva, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross (C) John Delariva | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Adams (PF) Dudley Ashton | |
| 16:05 | UNLV | Wesley Coon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 16:03 | UNLV | Joseph Adams tips it back up and in | 33-26 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 15:50 | Alabama | Robert Carlson hits the follow up shot | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Swietomierz Ziebell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Tatman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Hollingsworth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Ross (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Wesley Coon (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Weiss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Kocher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Trapani (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Donald Kocher misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Robert Carlson - foul #2 on Robert Carlson, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Tatum (SG), Terrell Thompson (SF), Tim Holbert (PF) Geoffrey Tatman, Robert Carlson, William Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Whitney (PG), Dudley Ashton (PF) Wesley Coon, Joseph Adams | |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Donald Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Donald Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 15:02 | Alabama | Tim Holbert clanks a jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | John Trapani grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Edward Whitney is whistled for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Delariva (C) Geoffrey Ross | |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (PG), Adrian Hensley (SF) Edward Whitney, Donald Kocher | |
| 14:24 | Alabama | Tim Holbert drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Russell Sea - foul #1 on Russell Sea, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Carlson (SF) Terrell Thompson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (PG) Russell Sea | |
| 14:24 | Alabama | Tim Holbert makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 14:01 | Alabama | Robert Carlson snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 13:48 | Alabama | Robert Carlson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 38-28 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | John Trapani gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:23 | UNLV | Dudley Ashton's floater is tipped away by John Delariva | 38-28 |
| 13:22 | Alabama | John Delariva gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:10 | Alabama | Tim Holbert is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Tatum | 40-28 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | John Trapani tips it in | 40-30 |
| 12:20 | Alabama | Tim Holbert can't finish the uncontested layup | 40-30 |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Robert Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 11:53 | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell makes the contested fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Carlson | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Swietomierz Ziebell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Tatum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Tim Holbert (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Delariva (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Weiss (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adrian Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dudley Ashton (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Trapani (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UNLV | Robert Rumble buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Adrian Hensley | 42-32 |
| 11:26 | Alabama | David Weiss steps in front of the Swietomierz Ziebell pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 42-32 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | David Weiss misses the easy layup | 42-32 |
| 11:19 | Alabama | Robert Carlson pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 11:05 | Alabama | Tim Holbert makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Carlson | 44-32 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley scores on a 3 from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 10:21 | Alabama | Michael Tatum is fouled on the floor by David Weiss - foul #2 on David Weiss, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman (SG), Terrell Thompson (SF), William Hollingsworth (PF), Geoffrey Ross (C) Michael Tatum, Robert Carlson, Tim Holbert, John Delariva | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wesley Coon (PG), Edward Whitney (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Joseph Adams (PF), Terrence Wood (C) Robert Rumble, David Weiss, Adrian Hensley, Dudley Ashton, John Trapani | |
| 10:07 | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Geoffrey Tatman | 46-35 |
| 09:39 | UNLV | Wesley Coon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 09:19 | Alabama | Terrell Thompson is called for traveling | 46-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kocher (SF) Edward Whitney | |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Wesley Coon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Terrence Wood hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Donald Kocher picks off the pass by Geoffrey Ross | 46-40 |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Russell Sea makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Kocher out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by William Hollingsworth - foul #1 on William Hollingsworth, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Harry Chappel (PG), Robert Carlson (SF), John Delariva (C) Swietomierz Ziebell, Terrell Thompson, Geoffrey Ross | |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Whitney (PG), David Weiss (SG), John Trapani (C) Wesley Coon, Donald Kocher, Terrence Wood | |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Russell Sea makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:53 | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 46-43 |
| 07:52 | Alabama | Robert Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:42 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 46-43 |
| 07:41 | UNLV | John Trapani gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Harry Chappel (fresh) SG - Geoffrey Tatman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. PF - William Hollingsworth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Delariva (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Edward Whitney (fresh) SG - David Weiss (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Sea (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Trapani (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UNLV | William Hollingsworth steals it from Edward Whitney | 46-43 |
| 06:44 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Adams - foul #3 on Joseph Adams, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell (PG), Michael Tatum (SG) Harry Chappel, Geoffrey Tatman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wesley Coon (PG), Donald Kocher (SF), Dudley Ashton (PF), Terrence Wood (C) Edward Whitney, Russell Sea, Joseph Adams, John Trapani | |
| 06:44 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:44 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Donald Kocher can't finish the layup | 47-43 |
| 06:13 | Alabama | John Delariva gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:03 | Alabama | John Delariva misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | Donald Kocher grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:38 | UNLV | Wesley Coon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 05:36 | Alabama | Michael Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:19 | Alabama | Robert Carlson is fouled on the floor by David Weiss - foul #3 on David Weiss, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman (SG), Tim Holbert (PF), Geoffrey Ross (C) Michael Tatum, William Hollingsworth, John Delariva | |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Whitney (PG), John Trapani (C) Wesley Coon, Terrence Wood | |
| 05:02 | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-43 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | Geoffrey Ross denies the turnaround by John Trapani | 49-43 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Robert Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wesley Coon (PG), Russell Sea (SF), Joseph Adams (PF) Edward Whitney, Donald Kocher, Dudley Ashton | |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Russell Sea is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Wesley Coon out of the doubleteam | 49-45 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross's layup is rejected by Joseph Adams | 49-45 |
| 03:50 | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 03:32 | Alabama | Robert Carlson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | John Trapani pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Swietomierz Ziebell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Tatman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carlson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. PF - Tim Holbert (fresh) 9 pts. C - Geoffrey Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Wesley Coon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Weiss (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Russell Sea (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Trapani (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Russell Sea hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 49-45 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 02:59 | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Robert Carlson tips it home | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:40 | UNLV | Wesley Coon is whistled for traveling | 51-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Harry Chappel (PG), Michael Tatum (SG), Terrell Thompson (SF), William Hollingsworth (PF), John Delariva (C) Swietomierz Ziebell, Geoffrey Tatman, Robert Carlson, Tim Holbert, Geoffrey Ross | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (PG), Edward Whitney (SG), Adrian Hensley (SF), Dudley Ashton (PF) Wesley Coon, David Weiss, Russell Sea, Joseph Adams | |
| 02:38 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell (PG), Geoffrey Tatman (SG) Harry Chappel, Michael Tatum | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:28 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth is open and scores on a jumper from the left block | 53-45 |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Robert Rumble comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Geoffrey Tatman - foul #2 on Geoffrey Tatman, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Carlson (SF) Terrell Thompson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kocher (SF), Terrence Wood (C) Adrian Hensley, John Trapani | |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Robert Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 01:52 | Alabama | John Delariva banks in the layup | 55-46 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Donald Kocher scores on a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Carlson - foul #3 on Robert Carlson, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Weiss (SG), John Trapani (C) Edward Whitney, Terrence Wood | |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Donald Kocher misses the free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth grabs the board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:08 | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dudley Ashton | 55-48 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Robert Carlson swats the dunk try by Donald Kocher | 55-48 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman is hacked by David Weiss in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Weiss, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Tatum (SG) Geoffrey Tatman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell is fouled on the floor by David Weiss - foul #5 on David Weiss, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Whitney (SG) David Weiss | |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | John Trapani grabs the board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Robert Rumble clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-48 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:29 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth is hacked by Robert Rumble in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Rumble, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| 00:29 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Dudley Ashton pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Robert Rumble knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Robert Rumble is called for the reach on Michael Tatum in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Rumble, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Michael Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Michael Tatum misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Dudley Ashton gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Robert Rumble is hacked by John Delariva - foul #2 on John Delariva, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman (SG) Michael Tatum | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-51 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Edward Whitney pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-51 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | Robert Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Robert Carlson is hacked by Robert Rumble in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Rumble, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Tatum (SG) Geoffrey Tatman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Robert Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Robert Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | John Trapani grabs the board | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Robert Rumble can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth snags the defensive board | 57-51 |