| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Talamantez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Maes (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Langdon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Plaisance (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Scott Campbell inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | UAB | Steven Talamantez can't finish the layup | 35-34 |
| 19:46 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Zaharis | 35-36 |
| 19:01 | UAB | Scott Campbell is fouled on the floor by Richard Langdon - foul #1 on Richard Langdon, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:39 | UAB | Scott Maes drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Steven Talamantez | 37-36 |
| 18:25 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis loses the dribble to Scott Campbell | 37-36 |
| 18:20 | UAB | Joseph Grounds can't finish the layup | 37-36 |
| 18:19 | UAB | Scott Maes gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:59 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance misses the lay-in | 37-36 |
| 17:51 | UAB | Scott Maes gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:37 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Andre Brown - foul #2 on Andre Brown, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG), Frank Koprowski (SF), David Foley (PF) Joseph Grounds, Scott Campbell, Steven Talamantez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Leroy Tschida (SG), Kenneth Card (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Noah Ott, Richard Langdon, Andre Brown | |
| 17:37 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:37 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:28 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is fouled on the floor by Johnny Slaughter - foul #1 on Johnny Slaughter, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Rich (SG) Johnny Slaughter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | The jumper by Kenneth Longley is denied by Frank Koprowski | 39-36 |
| 17:22 | UAB | Robert Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:09 | UAB | Scott Maes hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-36 |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Kurt Delgadillo is called for the reach on Kenneth Longley - foul #1 on Kurt Delgadillo, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF) John Plaisance | |
| 16:44 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Robert Rich - foul #1 on Robert Rich, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| 16:44 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:31 | UAB | David Foley misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 16:30 | UAB | Frank Koprowski gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:16 | UAB | Robert Rich loses the dribble to Kenneth Card | 42-39 |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card's pass is intercepted by Scott Maes | 42-39 |
| 15:58 | UAB | Kenneth Card is called for the reach on Frank Koprowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Card, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Slaughter (SG), Scott Campbell (SF), Steven Talamantez (PF), Nicholas Vita (C) Kurt Delgadillo, Robert Rich, David Foley, Scott Maes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Richard Langdon (SF), John Plaisance (C) Kenneth Longley, Leroy Tschida, Jamel Shaffer | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Frank Koprowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Talamantez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Vita (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Card (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Richard Langdon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Plaisance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter is denied on a layup by Richard Langdon | 42-39 |
| 15:41 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance throws it down | 42-41 |
| 14:55 | UAB | Nicholas Vita connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Slaughter | 45-41 |
| 14:38 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 14:28 | UAB | Scott Campbell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 14:27 | UAB | Steven Talamantez grabs the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 14:13 | UAB | Steven Talamantez lays it up and in set up by Frank Koprowski | 47-44 |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 14:04 | UAB | Nicholas Vita gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:54 | UAB | Frank Koprowski hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Talamantez | 49-44 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown loses the dribble to Steven Talamantez | 49-44 |
| 13:24 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 13:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 13:05 | UAB | Scott Campbell gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:51 | UAB | Scott Campbell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ralph Zaharis | 52-46 |
| 12:26 | UAB | Frank Koprowski is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Campbell - foul #1 on Scott Campbell, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), Robert Rich (SG), David Foley (PF), Scott Maes (C) Frank Koprowski, Johnny Slaughter, Steven Talamantez, Nicholas Vita | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Jamel Shaffer (C) Ralph Zaharis, Kenneth Card, Richard Langdon, John Plaisance | |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:46 | UAB | Scott Maes is hacked by Floyd McNeil - foul #1 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance (C) Andre Brown | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Foley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Maes (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamel Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Plaisance (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UAB | David Foley double dribbles | 55-48 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida blows the dunk but the foul's on Robert Rich - foul #2 on Robert Rich, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:45 | UAB | Scott Campbell clanks a jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:36 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Grounds steals the ball from Jamel Shaffer | 55-50 |
| 10:18 | UAB | Joseph Grounds is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 55-50 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jamel Shaffer | 55-50 |
| 10:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:45 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 09:44 | UAB | The rebound goes to David Foley | 55-50 |
| 09:22 | UAB | David Foley banks in the layup | 57-50 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 09:05 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil tips it home | 57-52 |
| 09:03 | UAB | Noah Ott is called for the reach on Robert Rich in the backcourt - foul #2 on Noah Ott, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG), Johnny Slaughter (SG), Nicholas Vita (SF), Steven Talamantez (PF) Joseph Grounds, Robert Rich, Scott Campbell, David Foley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), Kenneth Card (PF) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, John Plaisance | |
| 08:44 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 57-52 |
| 08:42 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson is denied on a layup by Steven Talamantez | 57-52 |
| 08:20 | UAB | Steven Talamantez pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:15 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Roger Peterson - foul #2 on Roger Peterson, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Koprowski (SF) Scott Maes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Andre Brown (PF) Kenneth Longley, Richard Langdon | |
| 08:15 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 60-52 |
| 07:50 | UAB | Frank Koprowski gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Delgadillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Koprowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Talamantez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Nicholas Vita (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Card (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Andre Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamel Shaffer (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UAB | The jump hook by Frank Koprowski is blocked by Andre Brown | 60-52 |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 07:10 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown is called for traveling | 60-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), Scott Maes (C) Kurt Delgadillo, Steven Talamantez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Richard Langdon (SF) Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Jamel Shaffer | |
| 06:40 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter's pass is intercepted by Richard Langdon | 60-52 |
| 06:22 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card is whistled for a carry | 60-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Campbell (SF), Steven Talamantez (PF) Frank Koprowski, Nicholas Vita | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance (C) Kenneth Card | |
| 06:05 | UAB | Joseph Grounds can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 06:03 | UAB | Scott Maes tips it back up and in | 62-52 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Maes steps in front of the Noah Ott pass | 62-52 |
| 05:34 | UAB | Joseph Grounds lays it in on a great pass from Scott Maes | 64-52 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-52 |
| 05:15 | UAB | Scott Campbell snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 05:10 | UAB | Joseph Grounds is called for traveling | 64-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG), Robert Rich (SG), David Foley (PF), Nicholas Vita (C) Joseph Grounds, Johnny Slaughter, Steven Talamantez, Scott Maes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Leroy Tschida (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Kenneth Card (PF), Jamel Shaffer (C) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott, Richard Langdon, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| 04:56 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 04:27 | UAB | Nicholas Vita hits a wide open jumper from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Vita - foul #4 on Nicholas Vita, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Slaughter (SG), Frank Koprowski (SF) Robert Rich, Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:10 | UAB | The rebound goes to Frank Koprowski | 66-55 |
| 04:05 | UAB | Frank Koprowski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 04:03 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo tips it back up and in | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:45 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Zaharis | 68-58 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Delgadillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Koprowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Vita (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamel Shaffer (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Card (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-58 |
| 03:28 | UAB | Nicholas Vita snags the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 03:13 | UAB | Frank Koprowski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 03:12 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Vita | 68-58 |
| 02:50 | UAB | David Foley scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Vita | 71-58 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), Scott Maes (C) Kurt Delgadillo, David Foley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon (SF), John Plaisance (C) Floyd McNeil, Jamel Shaffer | |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card can't finish the layup | 71-58 |
| 02:29 | UAB | Frank Koprowski gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| 02:06 | UAB | Frank Koprowski misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Langdon - foul #2 on Richard Langdon, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG), Robert Rich (SG), David Foley (PF) Joseph Grounds, Johnny Slaughter, Scott Maes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Jamel Shaffer (C) Ralph Zaharis, Leroy Tschida, Richard Langdon, John Plaisance | |
| 02:06 | UAB | Frank Koprowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:06 | UAB | Frank Koprowski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kenneth Longley | 73-60 |
| 01:49 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Longley in the backcourt | 73-60 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card blows the layup | 73-60 |
| 01:46 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo grabs the board | 73-60 |
| 01:28 | UAB | Robert Rich buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kurt Delgadillo | 76-60 |
| 01:20 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 76-60 |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer grabs the offensive board | 76-60 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-60 |
| 01:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer gets the offensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Koprowski picks off the pass by Floyd McNeil | 76-60 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Frank Koprowski can't finish the layup | 76-60 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-60 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG) Roger Peterson | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo is hacked by Leroy Tschida in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #8 | 76-60 |
| 00:28 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo misses the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Vita takes the ball from Kenneth Longley | 76-60 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo runs out the clock | 76-60 |