| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) SF - Christopher Foster (fresh) PF - Patrick Hampton (fresh) C - Manuel Petree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) SF - Willis Foret (fresh) PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) C - Stan Hebert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Stan Hebert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel is hacked by Leroy Polakowski - foul #1 on Leroy Polakowski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Cardiel | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Stan Hebert | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster hits the finger roll | 4-2 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Willis Foret is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Peters - foul #1 on Robert Peters, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Willis Foret | 4-5 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Peters | 7-5 |
| 18:13 | UAB | Russell Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 18:12 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster lays it up and in | 9-5 |
| 17:51 | UAB | Robert Peters steps in front of the Gerald Fairchild pass in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 17:49 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters blows the dunk | 9-5 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel grabs the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Peters | 11-5 |
| 17:18 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 11-7 |
| 16:59 | UAB | Stan Hebert snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 16:40 | UAB | Russell Taylor buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Leroy Polakowski and he's hacked by Christopher Foster - foul #1 on Christopher Foster, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), John Hall (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Milton Christman (PF), Alexander Michael (C) Robert Peters, Carl Cardiel, Christopher Foster, Patrick Hampton, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Gould (PG), David Campbell (SG), James Rouse (SF), Donald Darden (C) Leroy Polakowski, Gerald Fairchild, Willis Foret, Stan Hebert | |
| 16:40 | UAB | Russell Taylor makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-10 |
| 16:15 | UAB | Nicholas Gould pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 15:52 | UAB | David Campbell is fouled on the floor by John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UAB | Marion Smith (C) Russell Taylor | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gaston Tidwell (fresh) SG - John Hall (fresh) SF - Louis Boyer (fresh) PF - Milton Christman (fresh) C - Alexander Michael (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Nicholas Gould (fresh) SG - David Campbell (fresh) SF - James Rouse (fresh) PF - Donald Darden (fresh) C - Marion Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | UAB | Donald Darden comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Milton Christman - foul #1 on Milton Christman, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| 15:28 | UAB | Donald Darden makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:28 | UAB | Donald Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:19 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 11-12 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell hits the follow up shot | 13-12 |
| 15:13 | UAB | Nicholas Gould is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Gould, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Richard Troche (SF), Robert Brown (C) Gaston Tidwell, Louis Boyer, Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | UAB | Stan Hebert (C) Donald Darden | |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall double dribbles | 13-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster (SF), Patrick Hampton (PF) John Hall, Milton Christman | |
| Subs | UAB | Henry Teachout (SF) James Rouse | |
| 14:37 | UAB | Henry Teachout knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 14:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters is hacked by Nicholas Gould - foul #2 on Nicholas Gould, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Louis Boyer (SF), Alexander Michael (PF) Robert Peters, Christopher Foster, Patrick Hampton | |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Willis Foret (SF) Nicholas Gould, David Campbell | |
| 13:56 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael lays it in | 15-15 |
| 13:39 | UAB | Willis Foret can't finish the layup but the foul's on Louis Boyer - foul #1 on Louis Boyer, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Milton Christman (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Richard Troche, Alexander Michael, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | UAB | James Rouse (SG), Donald Darden (PF) Henry Teachout, Marion Smith | |
| 13:39 | UAB | Willis Foret makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 13:39 | UAB | Willis Foret misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 13:17 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 13:16 | UAB | Donald Darden pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 13:14 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski is fouled in the backcourt by Gaston Tidwell - foul #1 on Gaston Tidwell, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (PG), Christopher Foster (SF) Gaston Tidwell, Louis Boyer | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG), David Campbell (C) James Rouse, Stan Hebert | |
| 12:58 | UAB | Donald Darden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| 12:35 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 12:34 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Christman | 15-16 |
| 12:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Fairchild takes the ball from Milton Christman | 15-16 |
| 12:13 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild throws it down | 15-18 |
| 11:53 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 11:52 | UAB | Donald Darden grabs the board | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Hall (fresh) SG - Carl Cardiel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Milton Christman (fairly fresh) C - Manuel Petree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willis Foret (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Darden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Campbell (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | UAB | David Campbell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-18 |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall is hacked by Leroy Polakowski - foul #2 on Leroy Polakowski, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Gaston Tidwell (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Patrick Hampton (PF), Alexander Michael (C) John Hall, Carl Cardiel, Christopher Foster, Milton Christman, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Henry Teachout (SG), James Rouse (SF), Russell Taylor (PF), Marion Smith (C) Leroy Polakowski, Gerald Fairchild, Willis Foret, Donald Darden, David Campbell | |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Taylor is called for the reach on Louis Boyer - foul #1 on Russell Taylor, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 10:43 | UAB | Marion Smith gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:40 | UAB | Robert Peters is called for the reach on James Rouse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Peters, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche (SG) Robert Peters | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:40 | UAB | James Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:40 | UAB | James Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 15-20 |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael grabs the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 10:08 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael is fouled on the floor by Marion Smith - foul #1 on Marion Smith, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Stan Hebert (C) George Tomlinson, Russell Taylor | |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell loses the dribble to Henry Teachout | 15-20 |
| 09:43 | UAB | Richard Troche steals the ball from David Campbell in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell can't tip it in | 15-20 |
| 09:17 | UAB | James Rouse grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 09:05 | UAB | David Campbell drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marion Smith | 15-22 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 08:43 | UAB | Stan Hebert grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 08:30 | UAB | Marion Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-22 |
| 08:28 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Troche | 15-22 |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Stan Hebert - foul #1 on Stan Hebert, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Milton Christman (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Gaston Tidwell, Richard Troche, Patrick Hampton, Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Gerald Fairchild (SG), Willis Foret (SF), Russell Taylor (PF), Donald Darden (C) David Campbell, Henry Teachout, James Rouse, Marion Smith, Stan Hebert | |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:05 | UAB | Russell Taylor snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:47 | UAB | George Tomlinson is fouled on the floor by Louis Boyer - foul #2 on Louis Boyer, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster (SF) Louis Boyer | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 07:47 | UAB | George Tomlinson misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:47 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Hall (fresh) SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Foster (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Milton Christman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Petree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - George Tomlinson (fresh) SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Darden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree comes up short on the floater from the right block | 16-22 |
| 07:34 | UAB | Willis Foret gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 07:07 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 07:05 | UAB | Donald Darden hits the follow up shot | 16-24 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Tomlinson - foul #1 on George Tomlinson, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown (C) Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Stan Hebert (C) George Tomlinson, Donald Darden | |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:36 | UAB | Willis Foret comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:19 | Southern Mississippi | Stan Hebert takes the ball from John Hall | 17-24 |
| 06:04 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 06:02 | UAB | Stan Hebert tips it home | 17-26 |
| 05:40 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-26 |
| 05:38 | UAB | Russell Taylor gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 05:25 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-26 |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel loses the ball out of bounds | 17-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael (PG), Richard Troche (SG), Patrick Hampton (PF), Manuel Petree (C) John Hall, Carl Cardiel, Milton Christman, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), James Rouse (SF), Donald Darden (PF), Marion Smith (C) Gerald Fairchild, Willis Foret, Russell Taylor, Stan Hebert | |
| 04:54 | UAB | David Campbell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-26 |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG) Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG) David Campbell | |
| 04:37 | UAB | George Tomlinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-26 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell is hacked by Gerald Fairchild in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Fairchild, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG) Christopher Foster | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:32 | UAB | Marion Smith pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Gaston Tidwell is called for the reach on George Tomlinson - foul #2 on Gaston Tidwell, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael (PG) Gaston Tidwell | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:17 | UAB | George Tomlinson misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Gerald Fairchild - foul #2 on Gerald Fairchild, team foul #10 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Willis Foret (SF) George Tomlinson, Gerald Fairchild | |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:54 | UAB | Willis Foret travels with the ball | 19-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Gaston Tidwell (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Robert Brown (C) Carl Cardiel, Richard Troche, Patrick Hampton, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Russell Taylor (PF) James Rouse, Donald Darden | |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer can't finish the layup | 19-26 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael hits the follow up shot | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gaston Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Boyer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alexander Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Russell Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 03:13 | UAB | Marion Smith tips it back up and in | 21-28 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 02:42 | UAB | Willis Foret drills a floater from the left side set up by Leroy Polakowski | 24-30 |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 02:25 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Peters - foul #3 on Robert Peters, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (PG), Richard Troche (SG), Christopher Foster (SF), Milton Christman (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Robert Peters, Gaston Tidwell, Louis Boyer, Alexander Michael, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | UAB | Henry Teachout (SG), James Rouse (SF), Donald Darden (PF), Stan Hebert (C) David Campbell, Willis Foret, Russell Taylor, Marion Smith | |
| 02:25 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:25 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Troche | 30-32 |
| 01:58 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Foster - foul #2 on Christopher Foster, team foul #11 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton (PF) Milton Christman | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG) Henry Teachout | |
| 01:58 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:58 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Polakowski steals it from John Hall in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| 01:54 | UAB | James Rouse banks in the layup on a great pass from Leroy Polakowski | 30-36 |
| 01:42 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Fairchild picks off the pass by Patrick Hampton | 30-36 |
| 01:38 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild lays it up and in | 30-38 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Leroy Polakowski - foul #3 on Leroy Polakowski, team foul #11 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG) Christopher Foster | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Russell Taylor (PF) Leroy Polakowski, Donald Darden | |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:02 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche loses the ball out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Louis Boyer (SF), Milton Christman (PF), Robert Brown (C) John Hall, Richard Troche, Patrick Hampton, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Gould (PG), Willis Foret (SF), Marion Smith (PF) Gerald Fairchild, James Rouse, Russell Taylor | |
| 00:38 | UAB | Carl Cardiel steps in front of the David Campbell pass in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel can't finish the layup | 31-38 |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 00:14 | UAB | Willis Foret can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 33-38 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gaston Tidwell | 35-38 |
| 00:02 | UAB | David Campbell travels in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael (PG) Gaston Tidwell | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Darden (PF) Stan Hebert | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer makes the jump hook in the paint | 37-38 |