| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John West (fresh) SG - Richard Wells (fresh) SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) PF - Brett Townley (fresh) C - Roy Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) PF - Steven Talamantez (fresh) C - Scott Maes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | John West connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Maurice Reynolds | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | UAB | Steven Talamantez misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Brett Townley - foul #1 on Brett Townley, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | UAB | Steven Talamantez makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:21 | UAB | Steven Talamantez makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Scott Maes swats the shot by Brett Townley | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | UAB | Joseph Grounds grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | UAB | Scott Campbell is fouled on the floor by John West - foul #1 on John West, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | UAB | Scott Maes connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Scott Campbell | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | UAB | Steven Talamantez gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Maurice Reynolds steals it from Joseph Grounds | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | John West makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Wells | 6-4 |
| 17:26 | UAB | Joseph Grounds travels with the ball | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven Talamantez - foul #1 on Steven Talamantez, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF) Maurice Reynolds | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:00 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:00 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:00 | UAB | The rebound goes to Steven Talamantez | 7-4 |
| 16:53 | UAB | Joseph Grounds connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Scott Campbell | 7-6 |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 7-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stanback (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) Brett Townley, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 16:13 | UAB | Scott Campbell can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Wells | 7-6 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John West | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John West (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) PF - William Stanback (fresh) C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) PF - Steven Talamantez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Maes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter hits a shot in the paint set up by Joseph Grounds | 9-8 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | William Stanback misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 9-8 |
| 15:20 | UAB | Steven Talamantez grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 15:14 | UAB | Scott Maes misses the lay-in | 9-8 |
| 15:13 | UAB | Scott Maes tips it home | 9-10 |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | John West loses the dribble to Scott Maes | 9-10 |
| 14:27 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Grounds | 9-12 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | John West can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 14:06 | UAB | Scott Campbell grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 13:42 | UAB | William Stanback picks off the pass by Joseph Grounds | 9-12 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | John West comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 13:14 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace tips it but misses | 9-12 |
| 13:13 | UAB | Steven Talamantez snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:44 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter is hacked by William Stanback - foul #1 on William Stanback, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (PG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Maurice Reynolds (SF), Brett Townley (PF), Roy Davis (C) John West, Richard Wells, Hugh Wallace, William Stanback, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG), Robert Rich (SG), Frank Koprowski (SF), David Foley (PF), Nicholas Vita (C) Joseph Grounds, Johnny Slaughter, Scott Campbell, Steven Talamantez, Scott Maes | |
| 12:39 | UAB | Nicholas Vita comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 12:38 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:35 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport's pass is intercepted by Kurt Delgadillo in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 12:33 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo lays it up and in | 9-14 |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo loses the dribble to Robert Rich | 9-14 |
| 12:03 | UAB | Robert Rich hits the finger roll | 9-16 |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 9-16 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis misses the tip | 9-16 |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo tips it but misses | 9-16 |
| 11:38 | UAB | Nicholas Vita pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) SG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Roy Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Delgadillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Rich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Koprowski (fresh) PF - David Foley (fresh) C - Nicholas Vita (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | UAB | Robert Rich is hacked by Jonathan Jaramillo - foul #1 on Jonathan Jaramillo, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| 11:17 | UAB | Robert Rich misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brett Townley - foul #2 on Brett Townley, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stanback (PF) Brett Townley | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 11:17 | UAB | Robert Rich misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:17 | UAB | Robert Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo makes the jumpshot from the right side | 11-17 |
| 10:52 | UAB | Nicholas Vita misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-17 |
| 10:51 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo misses the tip | 11-17 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 10:23 | UAB | Nicholas Vita gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:10 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Frank Koprowski | 11-20 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Vita - foul #1 on Nicholas Vita, team foul #2 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Robert Kennedy (C) Jonathan Jaramillo, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), Johnny Slaughter (SG), Scott Campbell (SF), Steven Talamantez (PF), Scott Maes (C) Kurt Delgadillo, Robert Rich, Frank Koprowski, David Foley, Nicholas Vita | |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy blows the dunk but the foul's on Scott Maes - foul #1 on Scott Maes, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wells (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF) Jamie Davenport, Maurice Reynolds | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:43 | UAB | Steven Talamantez snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 09:15 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 09:13 | UAB | Scott Campbell misses the tip | 12-20 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Scott Maes takes the ball from Hugh Wallace | 12-20 |
| 08:39 | UAB | Scott Campbell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-20 |
| 08:38 | UAB | Steven Talamantez misses the tip | 12-20 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Richard Wells | 14-20 |
| 07:53 | UAB | Steven Talamantez drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Scott Campbell and the foul's on William Stanback - foul #2 on William Stanback, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SF), Roy Davis (PF) Gerald Townsend, Richard Wells, Hugh Wallace, William Stanback | |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Koprowski (PG) Joseph Grounds | |
| 07:53 | UAB | Steven Talamantez misses the free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis double dribbles | 14-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds (SF) Jonathan Jaramillo | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG), David Foley (PF), Nicholas Vita (C) Scott Campbell, Steven Talamantez, Scott Maes | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John West (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Delgadillo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Koprowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Foley (fresh) C - Nicholas Vita (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | UAB | Frank Koprowski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Nicholas Vita | 14-25 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | Kurt Delgadillo steps in front of the John West pass | 14-25 |
| 06:31 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Maurice Reynolds - foul #1 on Maurice Reynolds, team foul #7 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wells (SG), Joseph Bechtel (PF) Jamie Davenport, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Maes (C) Kurt Delgadillo | |
| 06:31 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:31 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | John West misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-27 |
| 06:07 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel can't tip it in | 14-27 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel grabs the offensive rebound | 14-27 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | John West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-27 |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel tips it home | 16-27 |
| 05:15 | UAB | Nicholas Vita makes the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Roy Davis - foul #1 on Roy Davis, team foul #8 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF) Maurice Reynolds | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), Scott Campbell (SF) Johnny Slaughter, David Foley | |
| 05:15 | UAB | Nicholas Vita makes the free throw | 16-30 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis hits the finger roll set up by John West | 18-30 |
| 04:31 | UAB | Joseph Grounds is hacked by Roy Davis - foul #2 on Roy Davis, team foul #9 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (PG), Robert Kennedy (C) John West, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Rich (SG), Steven Talamantez (PF) Frank Koprowski, Scott Maes | |
| 04:31 | UAB | Joseph Grounds misses the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Wells | 21-30 |
| 03:37 | UAB | Scott Campbell is hacked by Jamie Davenport - foul #1 on Jamie Davenport, team foul #10 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Brett Townley (PF) Richard Wells, Joseph Bechtel | |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Slaughter (SG), David Foley (C) Robert Rich, Nicholas Vita | |
| 03:37 | UAB | Scott Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:37 | UAB | Scott Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Campbell - foul #1 on Scott Campbell, team foul #4 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Maes (C) David Foley | |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Talamantez (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Maes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:04 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 03:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-32 |
| 02:23 | UAB | Joseph Grounds's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Kennedy | 24-32 |
| 02:21 | UAB | Joseph Grounds tips it but misses | 24-32 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 24-32 |
| 01:56 | UAB | Scott Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 01:41 | UAB | Scott Campbell knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 24-34 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG), Richard Wells (SG), Maurice Reynolds (SF), Roy Davis (C) Jamie Davenport, Jonathan Jaramillo, Hugh Wallace, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG), Frank Koprowski (SF), David Foley (PF), Nicholas Vita (C) Joseph Grounds, Scott Campbell, Steven Talamantez, Scott Maes | |
| 01:15 | UAB | Frank Koprowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Slaughter | 24-37 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | John West connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Wells | 27-37 |
| 00:47 | UAB | John West steals the ball from Johnny Slaughter | 27-37 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | John West blows the dunk | 27-37 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:28 | UAB | Nicholas Vita misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis comes up short on the shot in the paint | 27-37 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Frank Koprowski gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Frank Koprowski clanks a halfcourt shot | 27-37 |