| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) C - James Peek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) PF - Mike Butler (fresh) C - Paul Hester (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Paul Hester wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | John Wilbur is called for the reach on Gary Lansing - foul #1 on John Wilbur, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses the jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Mike Butler is blocked by Michael Fleming | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | UAB | John Wilbur grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Paul Campbell takes the ball from Michael Fleming | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | UAB | Michael Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Mike Butler's layup is rejected by James Peek | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | UAB | The rebound goes to James Peek | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | UAB | John Wilbur misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Paul Hester tips it home | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | UAB | James Peek misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Mike Butler hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Gary Lansing and the foul's on Stephen Tilley - foul #1 on Stephen Tilley, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:51 | UAB | Stephen Tilley buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Fleming | 5-7 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gary Lansing | 5-10 |
| 16:28 | UAB | John Wilbur misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Tilley - foul #2 on Stephen Tilley, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | UAB | George Walker (SG) Stephen Tilley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Arnoldo Marino, Mike Butler, Paul Hester | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 16:09 | UAB | George Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #1 | 5-11 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG) Paul Campbell | |
| 16:09 | UAB | George Walker makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:09 | UAB | George Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | John Wilbur picks off the pass by James Davis | 7-11 |
| 15:53 | UAB | John Wilbur jams it | 9-11 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Peek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) PF - Howard Rudd (fresh) C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 9-11 |
| 15:42 | UAB | Michael Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:38 | UAB | John Wilbur double dribbles | 9-11 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Blais (SF), Cecil Kruse (C) Michael Fleming, James Peek | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | James Davis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alex Kratochvil - foul #1 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Harold Aubry (SG) John Wilbur, Alex Kratochvil | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG), Mike Butler (PF) Timothy Williams, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:00 | UAB | Cecil Kruse clanks a turnaround from the left block | 9-13 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gary Lansing | 9-13 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi | James Davis misses the lay-in | 9-13 |
| 14:45 | UAB | Robert Blais snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 14:23 | UAB | Robert Blais misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Rudd - foul #1 on Howard Rudd, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Fleming (SF), James Peek (C) Harold Aubry, Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) James Davis, Donald McCraven, Howard Rudd | |
| 14:23 | UAB | Robert Blais makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:23 | UAB | Robert Blais misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 14:05 | UAB | Melvin Thurston snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 13:43 | UAB | George Walker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Fleming | 13-13 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 13:25 | UAB | James Peek snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 13:13 | UAB | Michael Fleming is whistled for a carry | 13-13 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Alex Kratochvil (PF) George Walker, Robert Blais | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Howard Rudd (PF) Gary Lansing, Mike Butler | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino blows the layup | 13-13 |
| 12:58 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:46 | UAB | James Peek can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 12:45 | UAB | James Peek can't tip it in | 13-13 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Hester | 13-13 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell travels with the ball | 13-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Harold Aubry (SG), Robert Blais (SF), Cecil Kruse (C) Melvin Thurston, Michael Fleming, James Peek | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| 12:08 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 12:07 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil tips it in | 15-13 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:52 | UAB | Cecil Kruse snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Aubry (fresh) SF - Robert Blais (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Kruse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) PF - Howard Rudd (fresh) C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | UAB | John Wilbur knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Aubry | 17-13 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | John Wilbur picks off the pass by Howard Rudd | 17-13 |
| 11:12 | UAB | John Wilbur throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| Subs | UAB | George Walker (SG), Michael Fleming (SF) Harold Aubry, Robert Blais | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG), Mike Butler (PF) James Davis, Howard Rudd | |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donald McCraven | 17-16 |
| 10:30 | UAB | Michael Fleming comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-16 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is called for traveling | 17-16 |
| Subs | UAB | James Peek (C) Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) Donald McCraven, Timothy Williams, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 10:06 | UAB | Arnoldo Marino swats the short shot by James Peek | 17-16 |
| 10:05 | UAB | James Peek pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:49 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino is whistled for traveling | 17-16 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Robert Blais (PF) John Wilbur, Alex Kratochvil | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:18 | UAB | James Peek misses long on a shot from close range | 17-16 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell hits the follow up shot | 17-18 |
| 08:30 | UAB | Michael Fleming scores on a floater from the right side set up by Melvin Thurston | 19-18 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 08:10 | UAB | The rebound goes to James Peek | 19-18 |
| 08:05 | UAB | Michael Fleming is fouled on the floor by Arnoldo Marino - foul #1 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Alex Kratochvil (PF), Cecil Kruse (C) George Walker, Michael Fleming, James Peek | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), James Davis (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Mike Butler, Paul Hester | |
| 07:50 | UAB | John Wilbur hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 19-18 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski grabs the board | 19-18 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Thurston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Blais (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Kruse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Rudd (fresh) C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses the shot from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams grabs the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Cecil Kruse - foul #1 on Cecil Kruse, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:56 | UAB | Cecil Kruse is fouled on the floor by Howard Rudd - foul #2 on Howard Rudd, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | UAB | George Walker (SG), James Peek (C) Melvin Thurston, Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (PF) Howard Rudd | |
| 06:49 | UAB | James Peek hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-19 |
| 06:48 | UAB | John Wilbur tips it but misses | 19-19 |
| 06:46 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil misses the tip | 19-19 |
| 06:44 | UAB | Robert Blais hits the follow up shot | 21-19 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mladen Linkowski | 21-21 |
| 06:06 | UAB | James Peek misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-21 |
| 06:05 | UAB | Robert Blais tips it back up and in | 23-21 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski loses the dribble to Alex Kratochvil | 23-21 |
| 05:38 | UAB | George Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Michael Fleming (SF), Cecil Kruse (PF) John Wilbur, Robert Blais, Alex Kratochvil | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG), Paul Campbell (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Paul Hester (C) Donald McCraven, James Davis, Timothy Williams, Paul Thompson, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Paul Hester hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Lansing | 23-23 |
| 05:09 | UAB | James Peek misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Hester - foul #1 on Paul Hester, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Harold Aubry (SG) George Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:09 | UAB | James Peek makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:09 | UAB | James Peek misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | The refs have stopped play. Paul Hester is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 24-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Alex Kratochvil (PF) James Peek | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (C) Paul Hester | |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Alex Kratochvil - foul #2 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Robert Blais (PF) Harold Aubry, Alex Kratochvil | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:21 | UAB | Robert Blais clanks a floater from the right side | 24-25 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses long on a floater from the baseline | 24-25 |
| 04:02 | UAB | John Wilbur gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 03:55 | UAB | Michael Fleming lays it up and in set up by Melvin Thurston | 26-25 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Donald McCraven | 26-27 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Thurston (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Blais (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Kruse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald McCraven (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| 03:25 | UAB | Robert Blais hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 26-27 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Mike Butler knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 02:50 | UAB | Robert Blais misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-29 |
| 02:48 | UAB | Melvin Thurston grabs the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Robert Blais drills a shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Blais - foul #1 on Robert Blais, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | UAB | Louis Lorusso (PG), Stephen Tilley (SG), George Walker (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF), James Peek (C) John Wilbur, Melvin Thurston, Michael Fleming, Robert Blais, Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Mike Butler, Donald McCraven | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:06 | UAB | James Peek knocks in the shot in the paint set up by George Walker | 30-30 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing is called for traveling | 30-30 |
| 01:34 | UAB | James Peek connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Lorusso - foul #1 on Louis Lorusso, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:25 | UAB | Gary Lansing takes the ball from Louis Lorusso in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by James Davis | 33-34 |
| 01:04 | UAB | James Peek connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Stephen Tilley and he's hacked by Howard Rudd - foul #3 on Howard Rudd, team foul #6 | 35-34 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG) Louis Lorusso | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG), Mike Butler (PF), Paul Hester (C) Gary Lansing, Howard Rudd, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 01:04 | UAB | James Peek makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | James Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Fleming (SF) George Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG) James Davis | |
| 00:22 | UAB | James Peek misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 00:21 | UAB | Michael Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Paul Campbell is called for the reach on Stephen Tilley - foul #1 on Paul Campbell, team foul #7 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF) Paul Campbell, Timothy Williams | |
| 00:02 | UAB | Stephen Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Stephen Tilley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses the fullcourt shot | 38-34 |