| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Salvo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Zito (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Allen Akers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Sieber (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gilbert Parr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Lenz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Alabama | John Salvo's pass is intercepted by William Sieber | 31-22 |
| 19:45 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-22 |
| 19:43 | Alabama | Christopher Zito snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Ojore Alhusseini | 34-22 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jack Mullins and the foul's on Bryan Cooper - foul #2 on Bryan Cooper, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr makes the free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:09 | Alabama | Allen Akers steals it from Christopher Zito | 34-25 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Zito - foul #2 on Christopher Zito, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:36 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-27 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee State | William Sieber knocks in the floater from the left block | 34-29 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Gilbert Parr is called for the reach on Christopher Zito - foul #1 on Gilbert Parr, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 17:58 | Alabama | The jump hook by Christopher Zito is blocked by Jack Mullins | 34-29 |
| 17:57 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper's layup is rejected by Jack Mullins | 34-29 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee State | William Sieber misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Zito - foul #3 on Christopher Zito, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (SG), Derrick Cifuentes (PF), Billie Wade (C) John Young, John Salvo, Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz (PG), Michael Purcell (SF), Jacob Barton (PF), Rex Dukes (C) Allen Akers, Gilbert Parr, Mark Lenz, Jack Mullins | |
| 17:17 | Tennessee State | William Sieber makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee State | William Sieber misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 17:12 | Alabama | William Phillips clanks a turnaround from the left block | 34-30 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee State | Michael Purcell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Derrick Cifuentes - foul #2 on Derrick Cifuentes, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SF) Bryan Cooper | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Jackson (SG) William Sieber | |
| 16:58 | Tennessee State | Michael Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee State | Michael Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:39 | Alabama | Billie Wade makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Ojore Alhusseini | 37-32 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Jackson | 37-34 |
| 16:11 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 16:10 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski tips it but misses | 37-34 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Goran Czubakowski (fresh) PF - Derrick Cifuentes (fresh) 7 reb. C - Billie Wade (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Shawn Depaz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Barton (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Rex Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Shawn Depaz | 37-36 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | Billie Wade misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes clanks a jump hook in the lane | 37-36 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee State | Donald Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton hits the follow up shot | 37-38 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by William Phillips | 39-38 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee State | Ojore Alhusseini picks off the pass by Jacob Barton | 39-38 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini blows the layup | 39-38 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee State | Michael Purcell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), John Young (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF), John Salvo (PF), Christopher Zito (C) Ojore Alhusseini, William Phillips, Goran Czubakowski, Derrick Cifuentes, Billie Wade | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Akers (PG), William Sieber (SG), Gilbert Parr (SF), Mark Lenz (PF), Jack Mullins (C) Shawn Depaz, Donald Jackson, Michael Purcell, Jacob Barton, Rex Dukes | |
| 13:43 | Alabama | Ryan Frei scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 13:17 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:09 | Alabama | Ryan Frei double dribbles | 42-38 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Bryan Cooper - foul #3 on Bryan Cooper, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:37 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper's floater is tipped away by Mark Lenz | 42-40 |
| 12:36 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Christopher Zito is fouled on the floor by Jack Mullins - foul #2 on Jack Mullins, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Billie Wade (PG) Ryan Frei | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 12:15 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Parr - foul #2 on Gilbert Parr, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee State | William Sieber is fouled on the floor by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (PG) Billie Wade | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz (SG) William Sieber | |
| 11:42 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on John Salvo - foul #3 on John Salvo, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), Peter Johnson (C) William Phillips, Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton (C) Jack Mullins | |
| 11:42 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Salvo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Allen Akers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Depaz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Parr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Lenz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jacob Barton (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Peter Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-42 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton hits a jump hook from close range set up by Allen Akers and he's hacked by Peter Johnson - foul #4 on Peter Johnson, team foul #8 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (C) Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Jackson (SG), Michael Purcell (SF), Rex Dukes (C) Allen Akers, Gilbert Parr, Mark Lenz | |
| 11:13 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:52 | Alabama | John Salvo scores on a runner in the paint | 44-45 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 10:26 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ojore Alhusseini | 47-48 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SF), Derrick Cifuentes (PF), Christopher Zito (C) John Young, Bryan Cooper, John Salvo | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Akers (PG), William Sieber (SG), Gilbert Parr (SF), Mark Lenz (PF), Jack Mullins (C) Shawn Depaz, Donald Jackson, Michael Purcell, Jacob Barton, Rex Dukes | |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Christopher Zito misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-48 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee State | William Sieber blows the layup but the foul's on Ojore Alhusseini - foul #2 on Ojore Alhusseini, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Billie Wade (SG) Ojore Alhusseini | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 09:41 | Tennessee State | William Sieber makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee State | William Sieber misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:41 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:22 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Phillips | 49-49 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-49 |
| 09:11 | Alabama | Christopher Zito snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 08:50 | Alabama | William Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Allen Akers - foul #1 on Allen Akers, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), Bryan Cooper (SF) Billie Wade, Goran Czubakowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Jackson (PG), Jacob Barton (SF) Allen Akers, Gilbert Parr | |
| 08:50 | Alabama | William Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:50 | Alabama | William Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 08:30 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Phillips | 51-49 |
| 08:24 | Alabama | William Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Young (SG), John Salvo (PF), Billie Wade (C) William Phillips, Derrick Cifuentes, Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz (PG), Michael Purcell (SF), Rex Dukes (C) William Sieber, Mark Lenz, Jack Mullins | |
| 07:56 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee State | Michael Purcell tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 07:39 | Alabama | John Salvo's floater is tipped away by Jacob Barton | 51-51 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee State | Donald Jackson pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Salvo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Billie Wade (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Shawn Depaz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Barton (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Rex Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Tennessee State | Michael Purcell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes tips it but misses | 51-51 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by John Young | 53-53 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (PG), Derrick Cifuentes (SF), Christopher Zito (C) Ojore Alhusseini, Bryan Cooper, Billie Wade | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Akers (PG), William Sieber (SG), Gilbert Parr (SF), Mark Lenz (PF), Jack Mullins (C) Shawn Depaz, Donald Jackson, Michael Purcell, Jacob Barton, Rex Dukes | |
| 06:29 | Alabama | John Young is fouled on the floor by Jack Mullins - foul #3 on Jack Mullins, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Billie Wade (SG) John Young | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 06:16 | Alabama | John Salvo connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Billie Wade | 56-53 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | Billie Wade pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | William Phillips hits the finger roll on a great pass from Billie Wade | 58-53 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee State | William Sieber is hacked by Billie Wade - foul #2 on Billie Wade, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), John Young (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF), Peter Johnson (PF) William Phillips, Billie Wade, Derrick Cifuentes, John Salvo | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 05:27 | Tennessee State | William Sieber misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee State | William Sieber makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper lays it in on a nice dish by Ojore Alhusseini and the foul's on Gilbert Parr - foul #3 on Gilbert Parr, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz (SG) William Sieber | |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz snags the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Depaz and the foul's on Bryan Cooper - foul #4 on Bryan Cooper, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (C) Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton (C) Jack Mullins | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz misses the free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:34 | Alabama | John Young snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 04:18 | Alabama | William Phillips clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Allen Akers | 61-59 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper misses badly on a runner from close range | 61-59 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Young (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - William Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Allen Akers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Depaz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Parr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Lenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jacob Barton (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr is hacked by Peter Johnson - foul #5 on Peter Johnson, team foul #12 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (SF), John Salvo (PF), Billie Wade (C) John Young, Bryan Cooper, Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Sieber (SG), Rex Dukes (C) Allen Akers, Mark Lenz | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | John Salvo is fouled on the floor by William Sieber - foul #3 on William Sieber, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Jackson (PG), Michael Purcell (SF) Shawn Depaz, Gilbert Parr | |
| 03:15 | Alabama | John Salvo makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | John Salvo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee State | Michael Purcell makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Young (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF), Christopher Zito (C) William Phillips, Derrick Cifuentes, Billie Wade | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Akers (PG), Mark Lenz (PF), Jack Mullins (C) Donald Jackson, Michael Purcell, Rex Dukes | |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini hits the follow up shot | 65-63 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-63 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton tips it home | 65-65 |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee State | William Sieber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Christopher Zito snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 01:38 | Alabama | John Young clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 01:37 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini snags the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 01:15 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee State | William Sieber makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-68 |
| 00:55 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jacob Barton - foul #2 on Jacob Barton, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr (SF) Jacob Barton | |
| 00:55 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:55 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee State | William Sieber is hacked by John Young - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #13 | 66-68 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee State | William Sieber misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee State | William Sieber makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | John Young drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ojore Alhusseini | 69-69 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins clanks a jump hook near the basket | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Salvo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Zito (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Allen Akers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Sieber (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Parr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Lenz (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Jack Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Alabama | Christopher Zito wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Alabama | Christopher Zito is whistled for a carry | 69-69 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee State | John Salvo blocks the short jumper by Allen Akers | 69-69 |
| 04:18 | Alabama | John Salvo grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Allen Akers - foul #2 on Allen Akers, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz (SG) William Sieber | |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee State | Christopher Zito takes the ball from Gilbert Parr | 71-69 |
| 03:45 | Alabama | Shawn Depaz steps in front of the John Young pass | 71-69 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz slams it home on a nice dish by Allen Akers and he's hacked by Christopher Zito - foul #4 on Christopher Zito, team foul #14 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (C) Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Jackson (SG), Jacob Barton (C) Allen Akers, Jack Mullins | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz makes the free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:17 | Alabama | William Phillips knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Bryan Cooper and he's fouled by Gilbert Parr - foul #4 on Gilbert Parr, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| 03:17 | Alabama | William Phillips misses the free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz grabs the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee State | Donald Jackson drills a floater in the paint | 73-74 |
| 02:31 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Salvo | 76-74 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Zito (C) William Phillips | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Akers (PG), William Sieber (SG), Jack Mullins (C) Shawn Depaz, Donald Jackson, Jacob Barton | |
| 02:16 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-74 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins grabs the offensive board | 76-74 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 76-76 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | John Young clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-76 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee State | William Sieber grabs the board | 76-76 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee State | Ojore Alhusseini steps in front of the Jack Mullins pass | 76-76 |
| 01:00 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Salvo | 78-76 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 25 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Salvo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Zito (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Allen Akers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Sieber (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Parr (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mark Lenz (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Jack Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 00:56 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins is hacked by Christopher Zito - foul #5 on Christopher Zito, team foul #15 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (C) Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:56 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-77 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 78-79 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | John Salvo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-79 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | William Phillips tips it home | 80-79 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee State | William Sieber misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 80-79 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini pulls down the rebound | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Akers - foul #3 on Allen Akers, team foul #11 | 80-79 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-79 |