| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) SG - Curtis Goff (fresh) SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) C - Michael Harvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Watson (fresh) SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) PF - Terrence Lloyd (fresh) C - Joseph Acree (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Joseph Acree wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Howard | John Watson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Acree | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Acree | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Howard | John Watson grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Howard | Curtis Goff steps in front of the Terrence Lloyd pass | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | UAB | Michael Fleming misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Howard | Steven Kotter grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Howard | Joseph Acree connects on the shot from the right block set up by Steven Kotter and the foul's on Michael Fleming - foul #1 on Michael Fleming, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Howard | Joseph Acree misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Michael Harvey grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | UAB | Michael Harvey scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roscoe Dipasquale | 3-4 |
| 18:16 | Howard | John Watson can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | UAB | Michael Fleming grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:56 | UAB | Curtis Goff hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:41 | Howard | Michael Fleming steals it from Joseph Acree | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | UAB | Michael Fleming misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:22 | Howard | Dale Pulliam grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | Howard | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | UAB | Michael Harvey gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | UAB | Curtis Goff comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Steven Kotter - foul #1 on Steven Kotter, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Paul Hill (SG), Glenn Mizell (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) John Watson, Steven Kotter, Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 16:50 | UAB | Curtis Goff makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:50 | UAB | Curtis Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:45 | Howard | Warren Laird double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| Subs | UAB | George Walker (SF) Michael Fleming | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 16:38 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil blows the layup | 7-4 |
| 16:37 | Howard | James Stern snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:31 | Howard | Edward Cleaves misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 7-4 |
| 16:29 | UAB | George Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | UAB | Michael Harvey drills a jumper from close range set up by Curtis Goff | 9-4 |
| 15:51 | Howard | Glenn Mizell scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Warren Laird and the foul's on George Walker - foul #1 on George Walker, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (SG), James Peek (PF), Cecil Kruse (C) Curtis Goff, Alex Kratochvil, Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG) Warren Laird | |
| 15:51 | Howard | Glenn Mizell misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:51 | UAB | James Peek pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Wilbur (fresh) SF - George Walker (fresh) PF - James Peek (fresh) C - Cecil Kruse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Mizell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Hill (fresh) PF - James Stern (fresh) C - Edward Cleaves (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | UAB | John Wilbur scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roscoe Dipasquale and he's fouled by Glenn Mizell - foul #1 on Glenn Mizell, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Fleming (SF) Roscoe Dipasquale | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Kotter (SG) Glenn Mizell | |
| 15:30 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:06 | Howard | Steven Kotter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 15:04 | UAB | Cecil Kruse gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:54 | UAB | John Wilbur knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Fleming | 15-6 |
| 14:48 | Howard | Paul Hill is fouled on the floor by Michael Fleming - foul #2 on Michael Fleming, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG) Michael Fleming | |
| Subs | Howard | Dale Pulliam (SF), Matthew Perkinson (PF), Joseph Acree (C) Paul Hill, James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| 14:32 | Howard | Matthew Perkinson makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Watson | 15-9 |
| 14:19 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 14:18 | UAB | James Peek tips it but misses | 15-9 |
| 14:16 | UAB | George Walker snags the offensive board | 15-9 |
| 14:04 | UAB | Cecil Kruse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Curtis Goff (SG), Ben Sears (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF), Michael Harvey (C) John Wilbur, George Walker, James Peek, Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Paul Hill (SG), Terrence Lloyd (PF) John Watson, Steven Kotter, Matthew Perkinson | |
| 13:45 | Howard | Joseph Acree scores on a runner in the lane | 15-11 |
| 13:23 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-11 |
| 13:22 | Howard | Joseph Acree grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 13:05 | Howard | Dale Pulliam loses the ball out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG), Steven Kotter (SG) Warren Laird, Paul Hill | |
| 12:42 | UAB | John Watson takes the ball from Michael Harvey | 15-11 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Joseph Acree is hacked by Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Michael Harvey, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), George Walker (SF) Roscoe Dipasquale, Ben Sears | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 12:08 | Howard | Edward Cleaves hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Watson | 15-14 |
| 11:54 | UAB | Michael Harvey connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Walker | 17-14 |
| 11:44 | Howard | Steven Kotter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 11:43 | Howard | Edward Cleaves tips it home | 17-16 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Curtis Goff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Walker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) C - Michael Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glenn Mizell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stern (fresh) C - Edward Cleaves (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:38 | UAB | Curtis Goff drills a jumper from the left side set up by John Wilbur | 19-16 |
| 11:20 | Howard | John Watson's pass is intercepted by George Walker | 19-16 |
| 11:02 | UAB | Michael Harvey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Harvey, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG), James Peek (PF), Cecil Kruse (C) Curtis Goff, Alex Kratochvil, Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Paul Hill (SG), Dale Pulliam (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF), Joseph Acree (C) John Watson, Steven Kotter, Glenn Mizell, James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| 10:45 | Howard | Dale Pulliam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-16 |
| 10:44 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Terrence Lloyd | 19-16 |
| 10:37 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the jump hook in the paint | 19-18 |
| 10:10 | UAB | Terrence Lloyd is called for the reach on James Peek - foul #1 on Terrence Lloyd, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UAB | Ben Sears (SF) George Walker | |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG) Warren Laird | |
| 09:55 | UAB | James Peek comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-18 |
| 09:54 | Howard | The rebound goes to Joseph Acree | 19-18 |
| 09:50 | Howard | Dale Pulliam buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Watson | 19-20 |
| 09:35 | UAB | John Wilbur misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 09:34 | UAB | James Peek pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:16 | UAB | Dale Pulliam takes the ball from Ben Sears | 19-20 |
| 09:13 | Howard | Dale Pulliam throws it down | 19-22 |
| 09:09 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 09:07 | Howard | Joseph Acree snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:47 | Howard | Joseph Acree drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Watson | 19-24 |
| 08:31 | UAB | Ben Sears buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Wilbur | 22-24 |
| 08:20 | Howard | Dale Pulliam comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Ben Sears - foul #1 on Ben Sears, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Curtis Goff (SG), George Walker (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF), Timothy Christie (C) John Wilbur, Ben Sears, James Peek, Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Steven Kotter (SG), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) John Watson, Paul Hill, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 08:20 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:20 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:03 | UAB | Curtis Goff is fouled on the floor by James Stern - foul #1 on James Stern, team foul #4 | 22-26 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SF) Dale Pulliam | |
| 07:50 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by George Walker and the foul's on Glenn Mizell - foul #2 on Glenn Mizell, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Perkinson (SF) Glenn Mizell | |
| 07:50 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:32 | Howard | James Stern makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Kotter | 25-28 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Walker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) C - Timothy Christie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Perkinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Stern (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Cleaves (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:17 | UAB | George Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG), Paul Hill (SF) Warren Laird, Matthew Perkinson | |
| 06:51 | Howard | George Walker picks off the pass by Steven Kotter | 25-28 |
| 06:48 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale banks in the layup set up by George Walker | 27-28 |
| 06:34 | Howard | Paul Hill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Christie - foul #1 on Timothy Christie, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | UAB | Ben Sears (PG), James Peek (C) Roscoe Dipasquale, Timothy Christie | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 06:34 | Howard | Paul Hill makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 06:34 | Howard | Paul Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 06:34 | UAB | James Peek snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 06:11 | UAB | Curtis Goff misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Kotter - foul #2 on Steven Kotter, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG) George Walker | |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Perkinson (SF), Joseph Acree (C) Steven Kotter, Edward Cleaves | |
| 06:11 | UAB | Curtis Goff misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 06:11 | UAB | Curtis Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:49 | Howard | John Watson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Alex Kratochvil - foul #1 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Howard | Dale Pulliam (SF) James Stern | |
| 05:49 | Howard | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:49 | Howard | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:49 | Howard | Matthew Perkinson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 05:35 | Howard | John Watson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-30 |
| 05:33 | UAB | James Peek grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 05:18 | UAB | John Watson is called for the reach on John Wilbur - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG), Cecil Kruse (C) Curtis Goff, Alex Kratochvil | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (SG), Terrence Lloyd (PF) Paul Hill, Matthew Perkinson | |
| 05:18 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:18 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:57 | Howard | John Watson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (SG) John Watson | |
| 04:33 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Wilbur | 33-30 |
| 04:28 | Howard | The jump hook by Joseph Acree is blocked by James Peek | 33-30 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Ben Sears gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:57 | UAB | Cecil Kruse can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 03:56 | UAB | James Peek can't tip it in | 33-30 |
| 03:54 | Howard | Joseph Acree gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:34 | Howard | Dale Pulliam buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-33 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wilbur (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ben Sears (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Peek (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Cecil Kruse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dale Pulliam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Acree (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UAB | Ben Sears misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 03:15 | Howard | Joseph Acree grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 02:52 | Howard | Warren Laird is fouled on the floor by Roscoe Dipasquale - foul #1 on Roscoe Dipasquale, team foul #9 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Curtis Goff (SG), Michael Fleming (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF), Michael Harvey (C) John Wilbur, Ben Sears, James Peek, Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Kotter (SG), Glenn Mizell (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Paul Hill, Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 02:52 | Howard | Warren Laird makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:52 | Howard | Warren Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:42 | UAB | Curtis Goff misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 02:41 | UAB | Michael Harvey misses the tip | 33-35 |
| 02:40 | Howard | James Stern snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 02:23 | Howard | Glenn Mizell misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 02:22 | Howard | James Stern pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 02:11 | Howard | Edward Cleaves hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Harvey - foul #3 on Michael Harvey, team foul #10 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Christie (C) Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG) Warren Laird | |
| 02:11 | Howard | Edward Cleaves misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:11 | Howard | Edward Cleaves makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:00 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 33-36 |
| 01:58 | Howard | The rebound goes to Glenn Mizell | 33-36 |
| 01:45 | Howard | Glenn Mizell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Cecil Kruse (C) Roscoe Dipasquale | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:27 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 01:26 | UAB | Cecil Kruse tips it but misses | 33-36 |
| 01:25 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Stern | 33-36 |
| 01:19 | Howard | John Watson hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Steven Kotter | 33-39 |
| 01:00 | UAB | Curtis Goff is hacked by Edward Cleaves - foul #1 on Edward Cleaves, team foul #9 | 33-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG) Timothy Christie | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:00 | UAB | Curtis Goff makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 01:00 | UAB | Curtis Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:42 | Howard | John Watson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 00:40 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 00:22 | Howard | James Stern snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 00:03 | Howard | James Stern buries a turnaround from the left block set up by John Watson and he's hacked by Alex Kratochvil - foul #2 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #11 | 35-41 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (SG), George Walker (SF), James Peek (C) Curtis Goff, Michael Fleming, Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Howard | Dale Pulliam (SF), Joseph Acree (C) Glenn Mizell, Edward Cleaves | |
| 00:03 | Howard | James Stern misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:03 | UAB | James Peek grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 00:00 | UAB | James Peek misses short on a halfcourt shot | 35-41 |