| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jack Walker (fresh) SG - Frank Koprowski (fresh) SF - Norris Ball (fresh) PF - Rodney Talarico (fresh) C - Scott Maes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Floyd Malone (fresh) SG - Joseph Parks (fresh) SF - Stephen Rieger (fresh) PF - Jimmy Counts (fresh) C - Michael Jasmin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Jimmy Counts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:34 | Memphis | Floyd Malone makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Parks | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | UAB | Frank Koprowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Parks - foul #1 on Joseph Parks, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | UAB | Frank Koprowski makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:13 | UAB | Frank Koprowski misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:13 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Maes | 1-2 |
| 19:02 | UAB | Scott Maes double dribbles | 1-2 |
| 18:44 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger tips it in | 1-4 |
| 18:37 | UAB | Scott Maes buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Koprowski | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Memphis | Floyd Malone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Rieger | 3-6 |
| 18:05 | UAB | Stephen Rieger denies the turnaround by Scott Maes | 3-6 |
| 18:03 | UAB | Jack Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:41 | UAB | Frank Koprowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jimmy Counts - foul #1 on Jimmy Counts, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 17:41 | UAB | Frank Koprowski makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | UAB | Frank Koprowski misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | Memphis | Jimmy Counts gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:13 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger is hacked by Norris Ball - foul #1 on Norris Ball, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 16:51 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:50 | UAB | Norris Ball pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:34 | UAB | Rodney Talarico hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:33 | UAB | Scott Maes tips it in | 6-6 |
| 16:09 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin throws it down on a nice dish by Joseph Parks | 6-8 |
| 15:52 | UAB | Frank Koprowski misses the easy layup | 6-8 |
| 15:50 | Memphis | Joseph Parks pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jack Walker (fresh) SG - Frank Koprowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Ball (fresh) PF - Rodney Talarico (fresh) C - Scott Maes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Floyd Malone (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Parks (fresh) SF - Stephen Rieger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Counts (fresh) C - Michael Jasmin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Frank Koprowski - foul #1 on Frank Koprowski, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Steven Morency (SG), Arthur Dansereau (SF) Joseph Parks, Stephen Rieger | |
| 15:38 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:38 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:38 | UAB | Rodney Talarico grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 15:13 | UAB | Jack Walker buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Koprowski | 9-9 |
| 14:56 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin misses the lay-in | 9-9 |
| 14:55 | UAB | Scott Maes snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:40 | UAB | Frank Koprowski loses the ball out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Henry Houston (SG), Steven Talamantez (C) Frank Koprowski, Scott Maes | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Parks (SG), Timothy Guth (PF), David Smith (C) Floyd Malone, Jimmy Counts, Michael Jasmin | |
| 14:19 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Norris Ball - foul #2 on Norris Ball, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Rowan (SF) Norris Ball | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 14:19 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:19 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:03 | UAB | Gerald Rowan misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 14:01 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 13:56 | Memphis | Steven Morency's pass is intercepted by Henry Houston | 9-10 |
| 13:51 | UAB | Jack Walker hits the finger roll set up by Henry Houston | 11-10 |
| 13:34 | Memphis | Steven Talamantez steals it from Timothy Guth | 11-10 |
| 13:09 | UAB | The short jumper by Gerald Rowan is denied by David Smith | 11-10 |
| 13:07 | Memphis | David Smith grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:41 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau misses the lay-in | 11-10 |
| 12:39 | UAB | Steven Talamantez grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:22 | UAB | Henry Houston can't finish the layup | 11-10 |
| 12:20 | Memphis | Joseph Parks grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 11:51 | Memphis | Henry Houston steals the ball from Joseph Parks | 11-10 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jack Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Houston (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Rowan (fresh) PF - Rodney Talarico (fairly fresh) C - Steven Talamantez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Steven Morency (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Parks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Arthur Dansereau (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | UAB | Joseph Parks is called for the reach on Jack Walker - foul #2 on Joseph Parks, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Koprowski (SG), Nicholas Vita (PF), Scott Maes (C) Jack Walker, Rodney Talarico, Steven Talamantez | |
| Subs | Memphis | Floyd Malone (PG), Stephen Rieger (SF), Jimmy Counts (PF), Michael Jasmin (C) Joseph Parks, Arthur Dansereau, Timothy Guth, David Smith | |
| 11:07 | UAB | Gerald Rowan can't connect on a shot from the right side | 11-10 |
| 11:06 | UAB | Gerald Rowan hits the follow up shot | 13-10 |
| 10:42 | Memphis | Steven Morency misses long on a shot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 10:40 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin hits the follow up shot | 13-12 |
| 10:20 | UAB | Scott Maes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Jasmin - foul #1 on Michael Jasmin, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Slaughter (PG), Bernard Davis (SF), Steven Talamantez (PF) Henry Houston, Gerald Rowan, Nicholas Vita | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 10:20 | UAB | Scott Maes makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:20 | UAB | Scott Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:01 | Memphis | Jimmy Counts misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Johnny Slaughter - foul #1 on Johnny Slaughter, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UAB | Jack Walker (PG) Johnny Slaughter | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 10:01 | Memphis | Jimmy Counts misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:01 | Memphis | Jimmy Counts makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:41 | UAB | Jimmy Counts steals it from Steven Talamantez | 15-13 |
| 09:12 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger is called for 3 seconds | 15-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Talarico (PF) Steven Talamantez | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 09:01 | UAB | Rodney Talarico lays it in on a great pass from Bernard Davis | 17-13 |
| 08:45 | Memphis | Steven Morency clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Koprowski - foul #2 on Frank Koprowski, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Henry Houston (SG), Gerald Rowan (SF) Frank Koprowski, Bernard Davis | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 08:45 | Memphis | Steven Morency misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:45 | Memphis | Steven Morency misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:45 | UAB | Scott Maes grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 08:33 | UAB | Rodney Talarico misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 08:32 | Memphis | Jimmy Counts gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:03 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin buries a fadeaway in the paint | 17-15 |
| 07:50 | UAB | Rodney Talarico knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Henry Houston | 19-15 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jack Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Houston (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Rowan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Talarico (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Maes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Floyd Malone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Morency (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Rieger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Counts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jasmin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Memphis | Jimmy Counts can't connect on a shot near the basket | 19-15 |
| 07:25 | Memphis | Steven Morency grabs the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 07:03 | Memphis | Jimmy Counts blows the layup | 19-15 |
| 07:01 | UAB | Rodney Talarico grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 06:57 | UAB | Henry Houston misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Jasmin - foul #2 on Michael Jasmin, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Slaughter (PG), Steven Talamantez (C) Jack Walker, Scott Maes | |
| Subs | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau (SF), Timothy Guth (PF), David Smith (C) Stephen Rieger, Jimmy Counts, Michael Jasmin | |
| 06:57 | UAB | Henry Houston misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 06:57 | UAB | Henry Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 06:38 | Memphis | Steven Morency misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 06:37 | Memphis | David Smith gets the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:18 | Memphis | David Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Morency and he's hacked by Steven Talamantez - foul #1 on Steven Talamantez, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Vita (C) Rodney Talarico | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 06:18 | Memphis | David Smith misses the free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:18 | UAB | Henry Houston gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:53 | UAB | Steven Talamantez's layup is rejected by Timothy Guth | 20-17 |
| 05:52 | Memphis | Timothy Guth snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 05:23 | Memphis | Steven Morency is fouled on the floor by Steven Talamantez - foul #2 on Steven Talamantez, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Jack Walker (PG), Bernard Davis (SF), Rodney Talarico (PF) Johnny Slaughter, Gerald Rowan, Steven Talamantez | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jimmy Counts (PF) Timothy Guth | |
| 05:23 | Memphis | Steven Morency misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:23 | UAB | Nicholas Vita grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:03 | UAB | Rodney Talarico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Maes (C) Nicholas Vita | |
| Subs | Memphis | Stephen Rieger (SF) Arthur Dansereau | |
| 04:37 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 04:36 | UAB | Scott Maes pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Jimmy Counts picks off the pass by Rodney Talarico | 20-17 |
| 03:53 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Counts and the foul's on Bernard Davis - foul #1 on Bernard Davis, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Koprowski (SG), Norris Ball (SF) Henry Houston, Bernard Davis | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Parks (SG), Michael Jasmin (C) Steven Morency, David Smith | |
| 03:53 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 03:40 | UAB | Jack Walker knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Koprowski | 23-20 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jack Walker (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Frank Koprowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norris Ball (fresh) PF - Rodney Talarico (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Maes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Floyd Malone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Parks (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Stephen Rieger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Counts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Jasmin (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Memphis | Jack Walker picks off the pass by Floyd Malone in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| 03:27 | UAB | Rodney Talarico misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 23-20 |
| 03:26 | Memphis | Jimmy Counts snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Joseph Parks misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rodney Talarico - foul #1 on Rodney Talarico, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Talamantez (PF), Nicholas Vita (C) Rodney Talarico, Scott Maes | |
| Subs | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau (SF) Stephen Rieger | |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Joseph Parks makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Joseph Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:49 | UAB | The jump hook by Norris Ball is blocked by Jimmy Counts | 23-22 |
| 02:47 | UAB | Steven Talamantez snags the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 02:32 | UAB | Jack Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 23-22 |
| 02:30 | UAB | Steven Talamantez grabs the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:17 | UAB | Frank Koprowski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 02:15 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 01:53 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 01:52 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Counts | 23-22 |
| 01:41 | Memphis | Frank Koprowski steals the ball from Arthur Dansereau | 23-22 |
| 01:36 | UAB | Norris Ball lays it in set up by Frank Koprowski | 25-22 |
| 01:11 | Memphis | Nicholas Vita is called for the reach on Joseph Parks - foul #1 on Nicholas Vita, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Talarico (PF), Scott Maes (C) Steven Talamantez, Nicholas Vita | |
| Subs | Memphis | Stephen Rieger (SF), Timothy Guth (PF) Arthur Dansereau, Jimmy Counts | |
| 01:11 | Memphis | Joseph Parks makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 01:11 | Memphis | Joseph Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 00:59 | UAB | Norris Ball buries a 3 from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Timothy Guth knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Parks | 28-26 |
| 00:33 | UAB | Norris Ball loses the dribble to Michael Jasmin | 28-26 |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Joseph Parks scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Rieger | 28-28 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Norris Ball buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Koprowski | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Joseph Parks misses short on a halfcourt shot | 31-28 |