| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fresh) SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) C - Steven Yates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gruver (fresh) SG - Richard Matlock (fresh) SF - Garfield Jones (fresh) PF - Ed Smith (fresh) C - Jack Morris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Craig Richardson is denied by Ed Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UAB | Michael Gruver gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | UAB | Joshua Casson takes the ball from Ed Smith | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joshua Casson | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | UAB | Richard Matlock blows the dunk | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | UAB | Jack Morris gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | UAB | Garfield Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates is alone and drills a runner in the paint | 4-0 |
| 17:33 | UAB | Craig Richardson steals it from Richard Matlock | 4-0 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates's floater is tipped away by Jack Morris | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates snags the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:05 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jack Morris | 4-0 |
| 16:42 | UAB | Richard Matlock drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Garfield Jones | 4-2 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson's layup is rejected by Ed Smith | 4-2 |
| 16:27 | UAB | Garfield Jones gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:15 | UAB | Ed Smith drills a jumper from close range | 4-4 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gruver steps in front of the Steven Yates pass in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 15:48 | UAB | Dick Bristow is called for the reach on Michael Gruver - foul #1 on Dick Bristow, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline (PG), James Jackson (SG), Bill Bohan (SF), Scott King (PF), Troy Reedy (C) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Craig Richardson, Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | UAB | Hugh Landy (PG), Christopher Morgan (SG), Robert Leland (SF), Brian Pine (PF), Thomas Skipper (C) Michael Gruver, Richard Matlock, Garfield Jones, Ed Smith, Jack Morris | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Kline (fresh) SG - James Jackson (fresh) SF - Bill Bohan (fresh) PF - Scott King (fresh) C - Troy Reedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hugh Landy (fresh) SG - Christopher Morgan (fresh) SF - Robert Leland (fresh) PF - Brian Pine (fresh) C - Thomas Skipper (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | UAB | Thomas Skipper is hacked by Derrick Kline - foul #1 on Derrick Kline, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 15:18 | UAB | Hugh Landy hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Leland steps in front of the Troy Reedy pass | 4-7 |
| 14:35 | UAB | Brian Pine misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Troy Reedy - foul #1 on Troy Reedy, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Craig Richardson (SF) Derrick Kline, Bill Bohan | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gruver (PG), Jack Morris (C) Hugh Landy, Thomas Skipper | |
| 14:35 | UAB | Brian Pine makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:35 | UAB | Brian Pine makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Jackson | 7-9 |
| 14:05 | UAB | Robert Leland knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Michael Gruver | 7-11 |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Brian Pine swats the layup by James Jackson | 7-11 |
| 13:40 | UAB | Jack Morris snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 13:21 | UAB | Michael Gruver buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Morgan | 7-13 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Morgan - foul #1 on Christopher Morgan, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee (SG), Bill Bohan (PF) James Jackson, Troy Reedy | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matlock (SG), Garfield Jones (SF), Ed Smith (PF), Thomas Skipper (C) Christopher Morgan, Robert Leland, Brian Pine, Jack Morris | |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson is hacked by Garfield Jones - foul #1 on Garfield Jones, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson (PF) Scott King | |
| Subs | UAB | Hugh Landy (PG) Michael Gruver | |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson buries a shot from the right side | 9-13 |
| 12:47 | UAB | Ed Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 12:45 | UAB | Ed Smith misses the tip | 9-13 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bill Bohan | 9-13 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow loses the dribble to Thomas Skipper in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| 12:19 | UAB | Hugh Landy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline (PG), Steven Yates (C) Dick Bristow, Bill Bohan | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gruver (PG), Jack Morris (C) Hugh Landy, Thomas Skipper | |
| 12:04 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee is fouled on the floor by Michael Gruver - foul #1 on Michael Gruver, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Jackson (SF), Scott King (PF) Craig Richardson, Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-13 |
| 11:43 | UAB | Richard Matlock snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Kline (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) SF - James Jackson (fresh) PF - Scott King (fresh) C - Steven Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gruver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Matlock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garfield Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ed Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Jack Morris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | UAB | Garfield Jones can't finish the layup | 9-13 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Scott King lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Lee | 11-13 |
| 10:50 | UAB | Ed Smith misses the jump hook from the left block | 11-13 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Jackson | 11-13 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline loses the dribble to Richard Matlock in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| 10:22 | UAB | Ed Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Scott King - foul #1 on Scott King, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Craig Richardson (SF), Joshua Casson (PF) Derrick Kline, Richard Lee, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | UAB | Hugh Landy (PG), Christopher Morgan (SG), Robert Leland (SF), Thomas Skipper (C) Michael Gruver, Richard Matlock, Garfield Jones, Jack Morris | |
| 10:22 | UAB | Ed Smith misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:22 | UAB | Ed Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Scott King gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Scott King makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dick Bristow | 13-13 |
| 09:48 | UAB | Hugh Landy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Morgan | 13-16 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Scott King can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Skipper - foul #1 on Thomas Skipper, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan (SG) James Jackson | |
| Subs | UAB | Brian Pine (PF) Ed Smith | |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Scott King misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Scott King makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:26 | UAB | Brian Pine misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Scott King snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 14-16 |
| 09:10 | UAB | Robert Leland pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:49 | UAB | Thomas Skipper is fouled on the floor by Scott King - foul #2 on Scott King, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline (SG), Troy Reedy (C) Joshua Casson, Scott King | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gruver (PG), Michael Day (SF) Hugh Landy, Robert Leland | |
| 08:20 | UAB | Christopher Morgan buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Troy Reedy - foul #2 on Troy Reedy, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates (C) Troy Reedy | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matlock (SG), Jack Morris (C) Michael Day, Thomas Skipper | |
| 08:20 | UAB | Christopher Morgan misses the free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Richardson | 17-18 |
| 07:53 | UAB | Richard Matlock misses the lay-in but the foul's on Derrick Kline - foul #2 on Derrick Kline, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lamont Hrabovsky (PG), James Jackson (SG) Dick Bristow, Derrick Kline | |
| Subs | UAB | Garfield Jones (SF), Ed Smith (PF) Christopher Morgan, Brian Pine | |
| 07:53 | UAB | Richard Matlock makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:53 | UAB | Richard Matlock misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by Jack Morris - foul #1 on Jack Morris, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee (SG) Craig Richardson | |
| Subs | UAB | Hugh Landy (PG), Robert Leland (PF) Michael Gruver, Ed Smith | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lamont Hrabovsky (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Jackson (fresh) PF - Bill Bohan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hugh Landy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Matlock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Garfield Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Leland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Morris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson (PF) Bill Bohan | |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Villani (SG) Richard Matlock | |
| 07:09 | UAB | Hugh Landy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joshua Casson, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Craig Richardson (SF) Lamont Hrabovsky, James Jackson | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Day (SF), Ed Smith (PF), Thomas Skipper (C) Garfield Jones, Robert Leland, Jack Morris | |
| 06:35 | UAB | Edward Villani hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-19 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Hugh Landy tips it back up and in | 17-21 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 06:16 | UAB | The rebound goes to Thomas Skipper | 17-21 |
| 05:59 | UAB | Ed Smith hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Day | 17-23 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Hugh Landy - foul #1 on Hugh Landy, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Jackson (SG), Bill Bohan (PF) Richard Lee, Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gruver (PG), Richard Matlock (SG), Christopher Morgan (SF), Robert Leland (PF), Brian Pine (C) Hugh Landy, Edward Villani, Michael Day, Ed Smith, Thomas Skipper | |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:37 | UAB | The short jumper by Richard Matlock is denied by Bill Bohan | 20-23 |
| 05:36 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dick Bristow | 23-23 |
| 05:08 | UAB | Brian Pine misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Steven Yates - foul #1 on Steven Yates, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UAB | Garfield Jones (SF), Jack Morris (C) Christopher Morgan, Robert Leland | |
| 05:08 | UAB | Brian Pine makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:08 | UAB | Brian Pine misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan lays it in on a great pass from James Jackson | 25-24 |
| 04:32 | UAB | Garfield Jones clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 04:31 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gruver | 25-24 |
| 04:23 | UAB | Garfield Jones is called for traveling | 25-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lamont Hrabovsky (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Joshua Casson (PF) Dick Bristow, Craig Richardson, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Skipper (PF) Brian Pine | |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee can't connect on a floater from the right side | 25-24 |
| 04:02 | UAB | Jack Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:46 | UAB | Richard Matlock knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Garfield Jones | 25-26 |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 03:19 | UAB | Thomas Skipper pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lamont Hrabovsky (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Casson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Bohan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gruver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Matlock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Garfield Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Skipper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Morris (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UAB | Richard Lee is called for the reach on Richard Matlock - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline (PG), Craig Richardson (SF), Scott King (PF), Troy Reedy (C) Lamont Hrabovsky, James Jackson, Joshua Casson, Bill Bohan | |
| Subs | UAB | Hugh Landy (PG), Robert Leland (SF), Ed Smith (PF), Brian Pine (C) Michael Gruver, Garfield Jones, Thomas Skipper, Jack Morris | |
| 03:13 | UAB | Richard Matlock makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:13 | UAB | Richard Matlock makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee blows the dunk | 25-28 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Matlock - foul #1 on Richard Matlock, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG) Richard Lee | |
| Subs | UAB | Christopher Morgan (SG) Richard Matlock | |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:37 | UAB | Hugh Landy clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-28 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Scott King pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Leland - foul #1 on Robert Leland, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:00 | UAB | Ed Smith misses the easy layup | 29-28 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Derrick Kline | 29-28 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Landy - foul #2 on Hugh Landy, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Jackson (SF) Craig Richardson | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Skipper (C) Brian Pine | |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:37 | UAB | Troy Reedy steals it from Robert Leland | 31-28 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson (SF), Bill Bohan (PF) Derrick Kline, Troy Reedy | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gruver (PG), Michael Day (SF), Jack Morris (C) Hugh Landy, Robert Leland, Ed Smith | |
| 01:16 | UAB | Michael Day misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow is fouled on the floor by Michael Gruver - foul #2 on Michael Gruver, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates (C) Scott King | |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Villani (SG), Garfield Jones (SF), Ed Smith (PF) Christopher Morgan, Michael Day, Thomas Skipper | |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:35 | UAB | Edward Villani misses the 3 from straight away | 33-28 |
| 00:33 | UAB | Jack Morris tips it in | 33-30 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gruver steps in front of the Bill Bohan pass in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 00:29 | UAB | Edward Villani hits the finger roll set up by Michael Gruver | 33-32 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan banks in the layup on a great pass from Dick Bristow | 35-32 |
| 00:01 | UAB | Edward Villani makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-35 |