| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Miguel Cano (fresh) SG - George Errico (fresh) SF - Arthur Stephenson (fresh) PF - Njau Agbayani (fresh) C - Fernando Ruiz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - David Behm (fresh) SG - Anthony Sellers (fresh) SF - Christoper Heard (fresh) PF - David Smith (fresh) C - Ted Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | W. Alabama | Ted Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Alabama | W. Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | W. Alabama | Miguel Cano steals it from David Behm in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:56 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Miguel Cano | 2-0 |
| 19:52 | W. Alabama | David Smith travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson buries a shot from the right side set up by Miguel Cano | 4-0 |
| 19:28 | W. Alabama | David Behm misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 19:26 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 19:12 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Ted Miller - foul #1 on Ted Miller, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 19:12 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 19:12 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:57 | W. Alabama | The short jumper by Christoper Heard is denied by Njau Agbayani | 6-0 |
| 18:55 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:37 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Christoper Heard - foul #1 on Christoper Heard, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 18:37 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:37 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 18:21 | W. Alabama | Ted Miller double dribbles | 8-0 |
| 17:57 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 17:55 | W. Alabama | David Behm pulls down the rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:49 | W. Alabama | Christoper Heard makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Sellers | 8-2 |
| 17:23 | N. Kentucky | George Errico is hacked by Anthony Sellers - foul #1 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), Xi-Wang Wen (SG), Gary Willman (SF), Keith Gallagher (PF), Michael Barnett (C) Miguel Cano, George Errico, Arthur Stephenson, Njau Agbayani, Fernando Ruiz | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Derrick Tinker (PG), James Jackson (SG), Joseph Nebergall (SF), David Otero (PF), Don Lanctot (C) David Behm, Anthony Sellers, Christoper Heard, David Smith, Ted Miller | |
| 17:08 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman travels with the ball | 8-2 |
| 16:46 | W. Alabama | James Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 8-2 |
| 16:44 | W. Alabama | Joseph Nebergall tips it home | 8-4 |
| 16:29 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-4 |
| 16:27 | W. Alabama | James Jackson gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:22 | W. Alabama | James Jackson buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Derrick Tinker | 8-6 |
| 16:09 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman comes up short on the floater from the right side | 8-6 |
| 16:08 | W. Alabama | Joseph Nebergall grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:02 | W. Alabama | Don Lanctot can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Barnett - foul #1 on Michael Barnett, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano (PG) David Jones | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| 16:02 | W. Alabama | Don Lanctot makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:02 | W. Alabama | Don Lanctot makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Miguel Cano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Xi-Wang Wen (fresh) SF - Gary Willman (fresh) PF - Keith Gallagher (fresh) C - Michael Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Derrick Tinker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Nebergall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Otero (fresh) C - Don Lanctot (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Miguel Cano | 11-8 |
| 15:17 | W. Alabama | Derrick Tinker travels with the ball | 11-8 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frederick Chaffin (SF), Njau Agbayani (PF), Fernando Ruiz (C) Gary Willman, Keith Gallagher, Michael Barnett | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | David Behm (PG), Mark Hypes (SG), Christoper Heard (SF), David Smith (PF), Ted Miller (C) Derrick Tinker, James Jackson, Joseph Nebergall, David Otero, Don Lanctot | |
| 14:54 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 11-8 |
| 14:52 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz tips it in | 13-8 |
| 14:31 | W. Alabama | David Smith can't finish the layup | 13-8 |
| 14:29 | W. Alabama | Ted Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:22 | W. Alabama | Christoper Heard can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Miguel Cano - foul #1 on Miguel Cano, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), George Errico (SG), Arthur Stephenson (SF) Miguel Cano, Xi-Wang Wen, Frederick Chaffin | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| 14:22 | W. Alabama | Christoper Heard makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:22 | W. Alabama | Christoper Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:01 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from George Errico | 15-10 |
| 13:40 | W. Alabama | Christoper Heard loses the ball out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano (PG), Gary Willman (SF) David Jones, Njau Agbayani | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Derrick Tinker (PG), Joseph Nebergall (PF), Don Lanctot (C) David Behm, David Smith, Ted Miller | |
| 13:21 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 13:19 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz gets the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:04 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 13:02 | W. Alabama | Mark Hypes gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:57 | W. Alabama | Mark Hypes travels with the ball | 15-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher (PF), Michael Barnett (C) Gary Willman, Fernando Ruiz | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Anthony Sellers (SG), James Jackson (C) Mark Hypes, Christoper Heard | |
| 12:41 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Miguel Cano | 18-10 |
| 12:37 | W. Alabama | Anthony Sellers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | David Otero (PF) Derrick Tinker | |
| 12:34 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano is fouled in the backcourt by James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman (SF) Arthur Stephenson | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | David Smith (PF) Don Lanctot | |
| 12:24 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-10 |
| 12:22 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher tips it back up and in | 20-10 |
| 12:01 | W. Alabama | David Otero misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-10 |
| 11:59 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano grabs the defensive rebound | 20-10 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Miguel Cano (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Errico (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Willman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Otero (fresh) PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Nebergall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 20-10 |
| 11:42 | W. Alabama | David Otero grabs the defensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 11:37 | W. Alabama | The jumper by Anthony Sellers is denied by Miguel Cano | 20-10 |
| 11:35 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano pulls down the rebound | 20-10 |
| 11:23 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-10 |
| 11:22 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher can't tip it in | 20-10 |
| 11:20 | W. Alabama | David Otero gets the rebound | 20-10 |
| 11:16 | W. Alabama | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by George Errico - foul #1 on George Errico, team foul #3 | 20-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), Xi-Wang Wen (SG), Arthur Stephenson (SF), Njau Agbayani (PF), Fernando Ruiz (C) Miguel Cano, George Errico, Gary Willman, Keith Gallagher, Michael Barnett | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | David Behm (PG), Derrick Tinker (SG), Christoper Heard (SF), Don Lanctot (C) James Jackson, Anthony Sellers, David Smith, Joseph Nebergall | |
| 11:02 | W. Alabama | David Behm misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #4 | 20-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Ted Miller (C) David Otero | |
| 11:02 | W. Alabama | David Behm makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 11:02 | W. Alabama | David Behm makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:40 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 20-12 |
| 10:38 | W. Alabama | The rebound goes to Don Lanctot | 20-12 |
| 10:32 | W. Alabama | David Behm is denied on a dunk by Fernando Ruiz | 20-12 |
| 10:30 | W. Alabama | Ted Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:19 | W. Alabama | Christoper Heard connects on the floater from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 09:58 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Xi-Wang Wen | 22-14 |
| 09:50 | W. Alabama | David Behm scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 09:34 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 09:32 | W. Alabama | Don Lanctot pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 09:26 | W. Alabama | David Behm is hacked by Xi-Wang Wen - foul #1 on Xi-Wang Wen, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano (PG), George Errico (SG), Gary Willman (SF), Keith Gallagher (PF), Michael Barnett (C) David Jones, Xi-Wang Wen, Arthur Stephenson, Njau Agbayani, Fernando Ruiz | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Anthony Sellers (SG), David Otero (SF), David Smith (PF), James Jackson (C) Derrick Tinker, Christoper Heard, Don Lanctot, Ted Miller | |
| 09:08 | W. Alabama | David Smith drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Behm | 22-19 |
| 08:56 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman misses short on a shot near the basket | 22-19 |
| 08:55 | W. Alabama | David Smith snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 08:50 | W. Alabama | David Behm hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-19 |
| 08:49 | W. Alabama | David Otero gets the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:35 | W. Alabama | David Smith clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Keith Gallagher - foul #1 on Keith Gallagher, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Joseph Nebergall (C) David Behm | |
| 08:35 | W. Alabama | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:35 | W. Alabama | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:17 | N. Kentucky | David Smith steps in front of the Keith Gallagher pass | 22-21 |
| 08:04 | W. Alabama | Joseph Nebergall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 08:02 | N. Kentucky | George Errico grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 07:42 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on David Otero - foul #1 on David Otero, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Xi-Wang Wen (SG), Arthur Stephenson (PF), Njau Agbayani (C) George Errico, Keith Gallagher, Michael Barnett | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Derrick Tinker (PG), Mark Hypes (SG), Christoper Heard (SF), Don Lanctot (C) James Jackson, Anthony Sellers, David Otero, David Smith | |
| 07:42 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:42 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Miguel Cano (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Xi-Wang Wen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Willman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Stephenson (fresh) 11 pts. C - Njau Agbayani (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Derrick Tinker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hypes (fresh) SF - Christoper Heard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Nebergall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Lanctot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | W. Alabama | Joseph Nebergall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-21 |
| 07:23 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 07:01 | N. Kentucky | Xi-Wang Wen is hacked by Mark Hypes - foul #1 on Mark Hypes, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz (C) Gary Willman | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | David Behm (PG), Ted Miller (C) Mark Hypes, Don Lanctot | |
| 06:44 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christoper Heard - foul #2 on Christoper Heard, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | George Errico (SG) Xi-Wang Wen | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Mark Hypes (SG) Christoper Heard | |
| 06:44 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:44 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:25 | W. Alabama | Mark Hypes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by George Errico - foul #2 on George Errico, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), Xi-Wang Wen (SG) Miguel Cano, George Errico | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | David Smith (PF) Derrick Tinker | |
| 06:25 | W. Alabama | Mark Hypes makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:25 | W. Alabama | Mark Hypes misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:25 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:07 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson loses the dribble to Mark Hypes | 25-22 |
| 05:54 | W. Alabama | Mark Hypes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 05:53 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:39 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-22 |
| 05:38 | W. Alabama | Ted Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:34 | W. Alabama | David Smith banks in the layup set up by Joseph Nebergall | 25-24 |
| 05:12 | N. Kentucky | David Behm is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #1 on David Behm, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman (SF), Keith Gallagher (PF), Michael Barnett (C) Arthur Stephenson, Njau Agbayani, Fernando Ruiz | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Anthony Sellers (SG), David Otero (SF), Don Lanctot (PF), James Jackson (C) Mark Hypes, Joseph Nebergall, David Smith, Ted Miller | |
| 05:12 | N. Kentucky | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:12 | N. Kentucky | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:52 | W. Alabama | David Behm misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 04:50 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Keith Gallagher | 27-24 |
| 04:42 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by David Jones and he's hacked by Anthony Sellers - foul #2 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano (PG) David Jones | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Derrick Tinker (PG), David Smith (PF) David Behm, Anthony Sellers | |
| 04:42 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman makes the free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:23 | W. Alabama | Keith Gallagher picks off the pass by David Otero | 30-24 |
| 04:06 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman loses the ball out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frederick Chaffin (SG), Arthur Stephenson (SF), Njau Agbayani (PF), Fernando Ruiz (C) Xi-Wang Wen, Gary Willman, Keith Gallagher, Michael Barnett | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| 03:53 | W. Alabama | Derrick Tinker is hacked by Miguel Cano - foul #2 on Miguel Cano, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | George Errico (SG) Frederick Chaffin | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Anthony Sellers (SG), Christoper Heard (SF) David Otero, David Smith | |
| 03:53 | W. Alabama | Derrick Tinker misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:53 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 03:41 | N. Kentucky | Don Lanctot picks off the pass by Arthur Stephenson | 30-24 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Miguel Cano (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Errico (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Stephenson (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Njau Agbayani (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Fernando Ruiz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Derrick Tinker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christoper Heard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Don Lanctot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | W. Alabama | Christoper Heard misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 30-24 |
| 03:15 | N. Kentucky | George Errico grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 03:01 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 03:00 | W. Alabama | Anthony Sellers gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 02:56 | W. Alabama | Derrick Tinker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Miguel Cano - foul #3 on Miguel Cano, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), Gary Willman (SF), Keith Gallagher (PF) Miguel Cano, Arthur Stephenson, Njau Agbayani | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Joseph Nebergall (PF), Ted Miller (C) Don Lanctot, James Jackson | |
| 02:56 | W. Alabama | Derrick Tinker misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:56 | W. Alabama | Derrick Tinker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:32 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-25 |
| 02:31 | W. Alabama | Anthony Sellers snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 02:25 | W. Alabama | Anthony Sellers comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 02:24 | N. Kentucky | David Jones gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:04 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-25 |
| 02:02 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to David Jones | 30-25 |
| 01:56 | N. Kentucky | Christoper Heard steps in front of the Keith Gallagher pass | 30-25 |
| 01:46 | W. Alabama | Derrick Tinker drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Nebergall | 30-27 |
| 01:26 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 01:24 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 01:11 | N. Kentucky | The short jumper by Gary Willman is denied by Joseph Nebergall | 30-27 |
| 01:09 | W. Alabama | Christoper Heard gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 00:54 | W. Alabama | Christoper Heard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 00:53 | W. Alabama | Joseph Nebergall grabs the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 00:48 | W. Alabama | Christoper Heard scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-30 |
| 00:26 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman double dribbles | 30-30 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Xi-Wang Wen (PG), Frederick Chaffin (SG), Arthur Stephenson (SF), Njau Agbayani (PF), Michael Barnett (C) David Jones, George Errico, Gary Willman, Keith Gallagher, Fernando Ruiz | |
| Subs | W. Alabama | David Behm (PG), James Jackson (SG), David Otero (SF), David Smith (PF), Don Lanctot (C) Derrick Tinker, Anthony Sellers, Christoper Heard, Joseph Nebergall, Ted Miller | |
| 00:02 | W. Alabama | David Otero's floater is tipped away by Njau Agbayani | 30-30 |
| 00:01 | N. Kentucky | Frederick Chaffin snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Frederick Chaffin comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-30 |