| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Giles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Damon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Paul Gantz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Rolfe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Hooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Busby (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Lewis Hooper inbounds the ball | 38-22 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | TCU | Lewis Hooper's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Defranco | 38-22 |
| 19:42 | TCU | Edward Fisher tips it home | 38-24 |
| 19:13 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Parsons | 40-24 |
| 18:58 | TCU | Paul Gantz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-24 |
| 18:56 | Alabama | David Damon grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 18:35 | Alabama | James Parsons is fouled on the floor by Randy Busby - foul #4 on Randy Busby, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Wilson (C) Randy Busby | |
| 18:15 | Alabama | James Parsons banks in the layup and he's hacked by Paul Gantz - foul #2 on Paul Gantz, team foul #2 | 42-24 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | James Parsons misses the free throw | 42-24 |
| 18:15 | TCU | The rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 42-24 |
| 18:01 | TCU | John Anderson steals the ball from Edward Fisher | 42-24 |
| 17:40 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-24 |
| 17:39 | TCU | Edward Fisher gets the rebound | 42-24 |
| 17:30 | TCU | Lewis Hooper can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jimmy Defranco - foul #2 on Jimmy Defranco, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Kyle Stewart (SG), Matthew Folkes (PF), Edgar Johnson (C) James Parsons, John Anderson, Jimmy Defranco, David Damon | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 17:30 | TCU | Lewis Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 17:30 | TCU | Lewis Hooper misses the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 17:30 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes grabs the board | 42-25 |
| 17:01 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 42-25 |
| 17:00 | TCU | Michael Wilson grabs the board | 42-25 |
| 16:55 | TCU | Lewis Hooper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-25 |
| 16:53 | Alabama | Kyle Stewart grabs the board | 42-25 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Michael Wilson steps in front of the Kyle Stewart pass | 42-25 |
| 16:12 | TCU | Paul Gantz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-25 |
| 16:11 | TCU | Michael Wilson can't tip it in | 42-25 |
| 16:10 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Lloyd Giles | 42-25 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Kyle Stewart misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Gantz - foul #3 on Paul Gantz, team foul #3 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (PG), John Anderson (SF), Jimmy Defranco (PF), David Damon (C) James Hathcock, Lloyd Giles, Matthew Folkes, Edgar Johnson | |
| Subs | TCU | Philip Bryant (PG), Pauly Jackson (SG), Melvin Green (SF), Alex Loftus (PF) Paul Gantz, Thomas Rolfe, Lewis Hooper, Edward Fisher | |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Kyle Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Kyle Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kyle Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Damon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Philip Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pauly Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Melvin Green (fresh) PF - Alex Loftus (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:43 | TCU | Melvin Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #2 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF) Kyle Stewart | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 15:43 | TCU | Melvin Green misses the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 15:43 | TCU | Melvin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 15:17 | Alabama | John Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lloyd Giles (SF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | TCU | Kevin Dolby (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:04 | TCU | Philip Bryant makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Pauly Jackson | 44-28 |
| 14:45 | Alabama | Melvin Green steals the ball from Lloyd Giles | 44-28 |
| 14:32 | TCU | Melvin Green misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 14:31 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Pauly Jackson - foul #2 on Pauly Jackson, team foul #4 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | TCU | Paul Gantz (PG), Edward Fisher (PF) Philip Bryant, Alex Loftus | |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles misses the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 14:26 | TCU | Melvin Green pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 14:03 | TCU | Kevin Dolby is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Defranco - foul #3 on Jimmy Defranco, team foul #3 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF) Lloyd Giles | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Rolfe (SG), Lewis Hooper (SF), Michael Wilson (C) Pauly Jackson, Kevin Dolby, Melvin Green | |
| 13:42 | TCU | Lewis Hooper connects on the shot from the left side | 45-30 |
| 13:22 | Alabama | John Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-30 |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco hits the follow up shot | 47-30 |
| 12:57 | TCU | Lewis Hooper hits a jump hook in the paint | 47-32 |
| 12:34 | Alabama | John Anderson travels with the ball | 47-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Kyle Stewart (SG), Lloyd Giles (SF), Matthew Folkes (PF) James Parsons, John Anderson, Michael Brown, Jimmy Defranco | |
| Subs | TCU | Alex Loftus (PF), Randy Busby (C) Edward Fisher, Michael Wilson | |
| 12:21 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe misses the floater from the left side | 47-32 |
| 12:20 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 11:52 | Alabama | Kyle Stewart misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 47-32 |
| 11:51 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes hits the follow up shot | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Hathcock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Giles (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Folkes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Damon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Paul Gantz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Rolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Hooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Loftus (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Busby (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:44 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (PG), John Anderson (SG), Jimmy Defranco (C) James Hathcock, Kyle Stewart, David Damon | |
| Subs | TCU | Pauly Jackson (SG), Melvin Green (SF) Thomas Rolfe, Lewis Hooper | |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Parsons | 51-32 |
| 11:21 | TCU | Alex Loftus's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Defranco | 51-32 |
| 11:10 | Alabama | John Anderson is hacked by Paul Gantz - foul #4 on Paul Gantz, team foul #5 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Damon (C) Matthew Folkes | |
| Subs | TCU | Edward Fisher (PF) Alex Loftus | |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Pauly Jackson is called for the reach on James Parsons - foul #3 on Pauly Jackson, team foul #6 | 51-32 |
| 10:42 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles misses short on a shot from the left side | 51-32 |
| 10:40 | TCU | Edward Fisher snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| 10:29 | TCU | Melvin Green makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Gantz | 51-35 |
| 10:07 | Alabama | John Anderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-35 |
| 10:06 | TCU | Randy Busby gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 09:57 | TCU | Melvin Green hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-38 |
| 09:43 | Alabama | The short jumper by John Anderson is denied by Randy Busby | 51-38 |
| 09:41 | Alabama | David Damon tips it back up and in | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:35 | TCU | Paul Gantz drills a shot from the right side | 53-40 |
| 09:11 | Alabama | Edward Fisher picks off the pass by Lloyd Giles | 53-40 |
| 09:04 | TCU | Melvin Green makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Paul Gantz | 53-43 |
| 08:43 | Alabama | Pauly Jackson steals it from James Parsons | 53-43 |
| 08:24 | TCU | Melvin Green misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 08:23 | Alabama | David Damon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:17 | Alabama | John Anderson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Pauly Jackson - foul #4 on Pauly Jackson, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Stewart (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Matthew Folkes (PF), Edgar Johnson (C) James Parsons, Lloyd Giles, Jimmy Defranco, David Damon | |
| Subs | TCU | Philip Bryant (PG), Thomas Rolfe (SG), Lewis Hooper (SF), Alex Loftus (PF), Michael Wilson (C) Paul Gantz, Pauly Jackson, Melvin Green, Edward Fisher, Randy Busby | |
| 08:17 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:17 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:05 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 08:04 | TCU | Alex Loftus hits the follow up shot | 55-45 |
| 07:42 | Alabama | John Anderson misses the shot from the left side | 55-45 |
| 07:41 | TCU | Alex Loftus grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Folkes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Philip Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Rolfe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Hooper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Loftus (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | TCU | Lewis Hooper clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Lloyd Giles (SF), Jimmy Defranco (C) John Anderson, Michael Brown, Edgar Johnson | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 07:26 | TCU | Lewis Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:26 | TCU | Lewis Hooper misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:26 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 07:03 | Alabama | James Hathcock misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 07:01 | TCU | The rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 55-46 |
| 06:46 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-48 |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 55-48 |
| 06:39 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 06:17 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Folkes | 55-48 |
| 05:59 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles banks in the layup | 57-48 |
| 05:46 | TCU | Lewis Hooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Hathcock | 59-48 |
| 05:16 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (PG), John Anderson (SG), Michael Brown (SF), David Damon (C) James Hathcock, Kyle Stewart, Lloyd Giles, Jimmy Defranco | |
| Subs | TCU | Paul Gantz (PG), Edward Fisher (PF), Randy Busby (C) Philip Bryant, Alex Loftus, Michael Wilson | |
| 05:01 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe misses the lay-in | 59-48 |
| 05:00 | Alabama | Michael Brown grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 04:56 | Alabama | John Anderson misses the easy layup | 59-48 |
| 04:54 | TCU | The rebound goes to Lewis Hooper | 59-48 |
| 04:40 | TCU | Lewis Hooper buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Gantz | 59-50 |
| 04:38 | Alabama | James Parsons is hacked by Paul Gantz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Gantz, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | TCU | Philip Bryant (PG) Paul Gantz | |
| 04:38 | Alabama | James Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:38 | TCU | Randy Busby gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:14 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | John Anderson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Parsons and he's fouled by Randy Busby - foul #5 on Randy Busby, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lloyd Giles (SF), Jimmy Defranco (PF) Michael Brown, Matthew Folkes | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Wilson (C) Randy Busby | |
| 03:52 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the free throw | 62-52 |
| 03:30 | TCU | Edward Fisher blows the layup | 62-52 |
| 03:29 | Alabama | David Damon grabs the board | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Giles (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Defranco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Damon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Philip Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Rolfe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lewis Hooper (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Lewis Hooper - foul #1 on Lewis Hooper, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Stewart (SG), Matthew Folkes (PF) John Anderson, Jimmy Defranco | |
| Subs | TCU | Pauly Jackson (SG), Melvin Green (SF) Thomas Rolfe, Lewis Hooper | |
| 03:23 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:23 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:23 | TCU | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:11 | TCU | Melvin Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 03:10 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Matthew Folkes | 63-52 |
| 02:44 | Alabama | James Parsons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 02:43 | TCU | The rebound goes to Pauly Jackson | 63-52 |
| 02:43 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (SG), Jimmy Defranco (PF) Kyle Stewart, Matthew Folkes | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Rolfe (SG), Lewis Hooper (SF) Pauly Jackson, Melvin Green | |
| 02:30 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 02:08 | Alabama | James Parsons connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Anderson | 65-55 |
| 01:50 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 01:48 | TCU | Lewis Hooper tips it in | 65-57 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Lloyd Giles knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Parsons | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:24 | TCU | Philip Bryant loses the dribble to Jimmy Defranco | 67-57 |
| 00:58 | Alabama | Michael Wilson is called for the reach on David Damon - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #11 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Kyle Stewart (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Matthew Folkes (PF) James Parsons, John Anderson, Lloyd Giles, Jimmy Defranco | |
| Subs | TCU | Pauly Jackson (SG), Melvin Green (SF), Alex Loftus (PF) Thomas Rolfe, Lewis Hooper, Edward Fisher | |
| 00:58 | Alabama | David Damon misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:58 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | TCU | David Damon takes the ball from Philip Bryant | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Michael Brown is whistled for traveling | 68-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (C) David Damon | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:15 | TCU | Pauly Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Michael Brown grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | James Hathcock runs out the clock | 68-57 |