| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Peter Shield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Demers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Molloy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kelly Coke (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Larry Molloy inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | UAB | Kevin Walker doubles Stacy Demers and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Kevin Walker, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 19:35 | UAB | Larry Molloy loses the dribble to Darrin McWhinney | 30-25 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 19:14 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah grabs the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Dikembe Elijah | 33-25 |
| 18:45 | UAB | Peter Shield can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 33-25 |
| 18:43 | UAB | Larry Molloy tips it in | 33-27 |
| 18:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth banks in the layup | 35-27 |
| 17:58 | UAB | Larry Molloy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Walker | 38-27 |
| 17:25 | UAB | Peter Shield's floater is knocked away by Gordon Helmuth | 38-27 |
| 17:23 | UAB | Larry Molloy snags the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 17:09 | UAB | Larry Molloy lays it up and in | 38-29 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the easy layup | 38-29 |
| 16:55 | UAB | Larry Molloy pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 16:37 | UAB | Kelly Coke scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dikembe Elijah | 41-32 |
| 15:58 | UAB | Kelly Coke misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Gordon Helmuth - foul #1 on Gordon Helmuth, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), Jesse Younts (SG), Ray Taylor (SF), Claude Chartrand (C) Peter Shield, Stacy Demers, Larry Molloy, William Stevens | |
| 15:58 | UAB | Kelly Coke makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:58 | UAB | Kelly Coke makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Belin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Noah Richie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Scott Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jesse Younts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kelly Coke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Chartrand (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Taylor takes the ball from Noah Richie | 41-34 |
| 15:40 | UAB | Scott Richmond lays it in on a great pass from Ray Taylor | 41-36 |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Richmond is called for the reach on Stephen Boyle - foul #1 on Scott Richmond, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UAB | Mario Martin (SF) Kelly Coke | |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark is denied on a dunk by Ray Taylor | 41-36 |
| 15:06 | UAB | Ray Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:01 | UAB | Jesse Younts comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 14:59 | UAB | Jesse Younts gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:45 | UAB | Stephen Boyle steals it from Ray Taylor | 41-36 |
| 14:25 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Noah Richie | 44-36 |
| 13:59 | UAB | Scott Richmond hits a jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie is denied on a layup by Ray Taylor | 44-38 |
| 13:43 | UAB | Ray Taylor pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:34 | UAB | Scott Richmond double dribbles | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, Noah Richie, Daniel Clark, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Stacy Demers (SG), Larry Molloy (SF), Kelly Coke (PF), William Stevens (C) Scott Richmond, Jesse Younts, Mario Martin, Ray Taylor, Claude Chartrand | |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | William Stevens steals it from Dikembe Elijah | 44-38 |
| 13:06 | UAB | Kelly Coke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Belin - foul #2 on James Belin, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG) James Belin | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:06 | UAB | Kelly Coke makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:06 | UAB | Kelly Coke makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker throws it down set up by Dingbang Kung | 46-40 |
| 12:27 | UAB | Larry Molloy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 12:25 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:14 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah hits a shot from the baseline set up by Darrin McWhinney | 48-40 |
| 12:06 | UAB | Peter Shield buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Molloy and the foul's on Darrin McWhinney - foul #1 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SF) Darrin McWhinney, Gordon Helmuth | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:06 | UAB | Peter Shield makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah can't finish the layup | 48-43 |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin tips it home | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Belin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Peter Shield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Demers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Molloy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Coke (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | UAB | Larry Molloy misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James Belin - foul #3 on James Belin, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie (SF), Floyd Moore (C) Dingbang Kung, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 11:29 | UAB | Larry Molloy makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:29 | UAB | Larry Molloy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 11:18 | UAB | Kelly Coke grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 10:54 | UAB | Larry Molloy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Molloy, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Stephen Boyle, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), Ray Taylor (PF), Claude Chartrand (C) Peter Shield, Kelly Coke, William Stevens | |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Molloy is called for the reach on Gordon Helmuth - foul #2 on Larry Molloy, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG), Kevin Walker (C) James Belin, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UAB | Mario Martin (SF) Larry Molloy | |
| 10:20 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gordon Helmuth | 52-45 |
| 10:13 | UAB | Ray Taylor hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Claude Chartrand | 52-47 |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Dikembe Elijah | 54-47 |
| 09:24 | UAB | Ray Taylor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 09:23 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah hits the follow up shot | 56-47 |
| 08:55 | UAB | Scott Richmond is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side | 56-49 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-49 |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah tips it back up and in | 58-49 |
| 08:21 | UAB | Ray Taylor banks in the layup | 58-51 |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Dikembe Elijah and he's hacked by Stacy Demers - foul #3 on Stacy Demers, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), James Belin (SF), Noah Richie (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Larry Molloy (SF), Kelly Coke (PF), William Stevens (C) Stacy Demers, Mario Martin, Ray Taylor, Claude Chartrand | |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:52 | UAB | Kelly Coke misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Stephen Boyle | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Belin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Noah Richie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Peter Shield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Richmond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Larry Molloy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Coke (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 61-51 |
| 07:43 | UAB | Larry Molloy gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 07:24 | UAB | William Stevens misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Floyd Moore - foul #1 on Floyd Moore, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG) Stephen Boyle | |
| Subs | UAB | Jesse Younts (SG) Scott Richmond | |
| 07:24 | UAB | William Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:24 | UAB | William Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Noah Richie | 61-52 |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung scores on a turnaround from close range | 63-52 |
| 06:37 | UAB | Jesse Younts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 06:07 | UAB | Peter Shield gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 05:54 | UAB | Floyd Moore is called for the reach on Peter Shield - foul #2 on Floyd Moore, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Darrin McWhinney, James Belin, Noah Richie, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UAB | Stacy Demers (SG) Jesse Younts | |
| 05:54 | UAB | Peter Shield makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:54 | UAB | Peter Shield makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:33 | Southern Mississippi | Stacy Demers is called for the reach on Gordon Helmuth - foul #4 on Stacy Demers, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 04:54 | UAB | William Stevens is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG) Dingbang Kung | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), Ray Taylor (SF), Claude Chartrand (PF) Peter Shield, Larry Molloy, Kelly Coke | |
| 04:54 | UAB | William Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:54 | UAB | William Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:54 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dikembe Elijah | 66-55 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gordon Helmuth and he's fouled by Ray Taylor - foul #3 on Ray Taylor, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UAB | Mario Martin (SF) William Stevens | |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the free throw | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:29 | UAB | Mario Martin can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-55 |
| 04:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth is fouled on the floor by Claude Chartrand - foul #2 on Claude Chartrand, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG) Stephen Boyle | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:20 | UAB | Ray Taylor grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 04:02 | UAB | Stacy Demers shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 69-58 |
| 03:40 | UAB | Ray Taylor pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Belin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Scott Richmond (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Stacy Demers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mario Martin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ray Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Claude Chartrand (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UAB | Stacy Demers connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Mario Martin and he's fouled by Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #9 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Noah Richie (SF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Gordon Helmuth, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Larry Molloy (SF), Kelly Coke (PF), William Stevens (C) Scott Richmond, Mario Martin, Ray Taylor, Claude Chartrand | |
| 03:16 | UAB | Stacy Demers makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah clanks a jump hook in the paint | 69-61 |
| 02:58 | UAB | William Stevens gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 02:42 | UAB | Kelly Coke misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 69-61 |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Kevin Walker (C) Noah Richie, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:21 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 69-61 |
| 02:20 | UAB | Kelly Coke gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Peter Shield is called for traveling | 69-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Stephen Boyle, James Belin | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Kevin Walker is blocked by Kelly Coke | 69-61 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney hits the follow up shot | 71-61 |
| 01:50 | UAB | William Stevens misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Darrin McWhinney - foul #2 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), Jesse Younts (SG), Ray Taylor (SF), Claude Chartrand (PF) Peter Shield, Stacy Demers, Larry Molloy, Kelly Coke | |
| 01:50 | UAB | William Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:50 | UAB | William Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Noah Richie, Daniel Clark, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Stacy Demers (SG), Larry Molloy (SF), Kelly Coke (PF) Scott Richmond, Jesse Younts, Ray Taylor, Claude Chartrand | |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is fouled on the floor by Peter Shield - foul #3 on Peter Shield, team foul #8 | 71-62 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:23 | UAB | Kelly Coke comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kevin Walker | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Elijah | 75-62 |
| 00:55 | UAB | Stacy Demers comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 75-62 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth gets the rebound | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth is hacked by Larry Molloy - foul #3 on Larry Molloy, team foul #9 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), Jesse Younts (SG), Mario Martin (SF), Ray Taylor (PF), Claude Chartrand (C) Peter Shield, Stacy Demers, Larry Molloy, Kelly Coke, William Stevens | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | UAB | Mario Martin misses the 3 from the left corner | 77-62 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Floyd Moore | 77-62 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle runs out the clock | 77-62 |