| Lineup | UAB | PG - Steven Kintzel (fresh) SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) SF - Kenneth Lauterbach (fresh) PF - Gerard Pearson (fresh) C - Robert King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fresh) SG - John Becton (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) PF - Al Melton (fresh) C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Tidwell | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | UAB | Steven Kintzel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Baldwin picks off the pass by Jeffrey Tidwell | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | UAB | Steven Kintzel banks in the layup on a great pass from Marvin Baldwin | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton is fouled on the floor by Robert King - foul #1 on Robert King, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Kintzel | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gerard Pearson denies the turnaround by Al Melton | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | UAB | The rebound goes to Steven Kintzel | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach scores on a turnaround near the basket | 7-2 |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 17:24 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:05 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Steven Kintzel | 9-2 |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Steven Kintzel snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 16:42 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin is fouled in the backcourt by John Becton - foul #1 on John Becton, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Alvin Milton (SG), Johnny Hill (SF), Samuel Fowler (PF), Terry Sprayberry (C) Steven Kintzel, Marvin Baldwin, Kenneth Lauterbach, Gerard Pearson, Robert King | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Robert Bennett, John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 16:30 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 16:28 | UAB | Terry Sprayberry grabs the offensive board | 9-2 |
| 16:13 | UAB | Alvin Milton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 16:12 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins grabs the board | 9-2 |
| 16:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Frank Richart | 9-4 |
| 15:49 | UAB | The pull-up jumper by Johnny Hill is blocked by Waylon Fryar | 9-4 |
| 15:48 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins grabs the board | 9-4 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) SG - Alvin Milton (fresh) SF - Johnny Hill (fresh) PF - Samuel Fowler (fresh) C - Terry Sprayberry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joseph Cooke (fresh) SG - Frank Richart (fresh) SF - Kent Myers (fresh) PF - William Haskins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Southern Mississippi | Samuel Fowler swats the short shot by Joseph Cooke | 9-4 |
| 15:29 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar tips it home | 9-6 |
| 15:14 | UAB | Alvin Milton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arnold Marshburn | 11-6 |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:39 | UAB | The jumper by Alvin Milton is denied by Waylon Fryar | 11-9 |
| 14:37 | UAB | Samuel Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:27 | UAB | Johnny Hill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke is hacked by Arnold Marshburn - foul #1 on Arnold Marshburn, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Kintzel (PG), Marvin Baldwin (SG), Kenneth Lauterbach (SF), Gerard Pearson (PF), Robert King (C) Arnold Marshburn, Alvin Milton, Johnny Hill, Samuel Fowler, Terry Sprayberry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), David Slater (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Joseph Cooke, Frank Richart, Kent Myers, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater can't throw it down but he's fouled by Marvin Baldwin - foul #1 on Marvin Baldwin, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG) Robert Bennett | |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:02 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Tidwell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG) David Slater | |
| 13:44 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach hits a runner in the lane | 13-11 |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Tidwell and he's fouled by Robert King - foul #2 on Robert King, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Samuel Fowler (C) Robert King | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:29 | UAB | Samuel Fowler gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:06 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Samuel Fowler | 16-13 |
| 12:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton loses the ball out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Hill (PF) Gerard Pearson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (SG) John Becton | |
| 12:30 | UAB | Steven Kintzel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-13 |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Al Melton | 18-15 |
| 11:51 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach is hacked by Joshua Alfonso - foul #1 on Joshua Alfonso, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Alvin Milton (SG), Gerard Pearson (PF), Terry Sprayberry (C) Steven Kintzel, Kenneth Lauterbach, Johnny Hill, Samuel Fowler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Frank Richart (SF), Kent Myers (PF), William Haskins (C) Robert Bennett, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 11:32 | UAB | David Slater is called for the reach on Arnold Marshburn - foul #1 on David Slater, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach (SF) Marvin Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG) David Slater | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alvin Milton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Lauterbach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerard Pearson (fresh) C - Terry Sprayberry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joseph Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Becton (fresh) SF - Frank Richart (fresh) PF - Kent Myers (fresh) C - William Haskins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-15 |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers lays it up and in set up by John Becton | 18-17 |
| 10:41 | UAB | Gerard Pearson is called for traveling | 18-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Marvin Baldwin (PG), Johnny Hill (SF), Samuel Fowler (PF) Alvin Milton, Kenneth Lauterbach, Gerard Pearson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Al Melton (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Joseph Cooke, Frank Richart, Kent Myers | |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 10:24 | UAB | Johnny Hill gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:12 | UAB | Samuel Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-17 |
| 10:10 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Marshburn is called for the reach on John Becton - foul #2 on Arnold Marshburn, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Kintzel (PG), Alvin Milton (SG) Arnold Marshburn, Terry Sprayberry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF) John Becton, William Haskins | |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Waylon Fryar and the foul's on Johnny Hill - foul #1 on Johnny Hill, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (SG) David Slater | |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:18 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach (SF), Gerard Pearson (PF) Marvin Baldwin, Johnny Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Waylon Fryar | |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 09:02 | UAB | Alvin Milton pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:40 | UAB | Alvin Milton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Tidwell | 18-20 |
| 08:17 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-20 |
| 08:15 | UAB | The rebound goes to Gerard Pearson | 18-20 |
| 07:49 | UAB | Gerard Pearson connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Samuel Fowler | 20-20 |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 07:30 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Steven Kintzel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Milton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerard Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Cooke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (tiring) PF - Al Melton (tiring) 5 pts. C - Joshua Alfonso (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton can't connect on a floater from close range | 20-20 |
| 06:54 | UAB | Samuel Fowler pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:37 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Tidwell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Marvin Baldwin (SG), Johnny Hill (PF), Terry Sprayberry (C) Alvin Milton, Gerard Pearson, Samuel Fowler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), John Becton (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Robert Bennett, Joseph Cooke, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 06:37 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:37 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 22-20 |
| 06:16 | UAB | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lauterbach | 22-20 |
| 06:09 | UAB | John Becton steals it from Johnny Hill | 22-20 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 05:49 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:42 | UAB | Terry Sprayberry misses the shot from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 05:40 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 05:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Hill | 22-20 |
| 05:32 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:27 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin is hacked by John Becton - foul #2 on John Becton, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerard Pearson (PF) Kenneth Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG) John Becton | |
| 05:09 | UAB | Terry Sprayberry can't finish the layup | 22-20 |
| 05:07 | UAB | Gerard Pearson can't tip it in | 22-20 |
| 05:05 | UAB | Steven Kintzel grabs the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 04:50 | UAB | The jumper by Marvin Baldwin is denied by William Haskins | 22-20 |
| 04:49 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 04:27 | Southern Mississippi | Terry Sprayberry is called for the reach on Frank Richart - foul #1 on Terry Sprayberry, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach (SF), Samuel Fowler (C) Johnny Hill, Terry Sprayberry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Joseph Cooke (SG), Al Melton (PF) David Slater, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 04:27 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:27 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:27 | UAB | Gerard Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:15 | UAB | Gerard Pearson can't throw it down | 22-21 |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Cooke | 22-21 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Fowler - foul #1 on Samuel Fowler, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (SG), Robert King (C) Steven Kintzel, Gerard Pearson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Joshua Alfonso (C) Robert Bennett, Kent Myers | |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:45 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Frank Richart is denied by Robert King | 22-23 |
| 03:19 | UAB | The rebound goes to Arnold Marshburn | 22-23 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Marvin Baldwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Fowler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joseph Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Becton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Richart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Al Melton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Alfonso (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | UAB | Samuel Fowler knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Arnold Marshburn | 24-23 |
| 02:55 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Frank Richart | 24-25 |
| 02:41 | UAB | Kenneth Lauterbach misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 24-25 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Richart | 24-25 |
| 02:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 02:11 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| Subs | UAB | Alvin Milton (PG), Johnny Hill (SF), Terry Sprayberry (PF) Arnold Marshburn, Kenneth Lauterbach, Samuel Fowler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), David Slater (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Joseph Cooke, John Becton, Frank Richart, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 24-30 |
| 01:45 | UAB | Johnny Hill steps out of bounds on the baseline | 24-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Kintzel (PG) Marvin Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell can't finish the layup | 24-30 |
| 01:32 | UAB | Robert King grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 01:09 | UAB | Terry Sprayberry makes the floater from the left side | 26-30 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Alvin Milton - foul #1 on Alvin Milton, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (SG), Gerard Pearson (PF) Alvin Milton, Terry Sprayberry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Kent Myers (SF) David Slater, Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Robert King double dribbles in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton (PF) Waylon Fryar | |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses the lay-in | 26-32 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Gerard Pearson snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Gerard Pearson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 26-32 |