| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) SF - Peter Schultz (fresh) PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) SG - Michael Puckett (fresh) SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) PF - Lawrence Mahaney (fresh) C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil 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) | |
| 19:52 | UAB | Stephen Tilley knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alex Kratochvil | 3-0 |
| 19:37 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison clanks a floater from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil knocks in the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Rafael Garrison - foul #1 on Rafael Garrison, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 19:27 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil misses the free throw | 5-0 |
| 19:27 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier is hacked by Anthony Cadet - foul #1 on Anthony Cadet, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison can't connect on a runner from the right block | 5-0 |
| 18:57 | UAB | The rebound goes to Peter Schultz | 5-0 |
| 18:43 | UAB | Stephen Tilley makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Alex Kratochvil | 8-0 |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Wilbur takes the ball from John McAbier | 8-0 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Stephen Tilley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-0 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison grabs the board | 8-0 |
| 18:01 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-0 |
| 17:59 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney hits the follow up shot | 8-2 |
| 17:57 | UAB | Michael Puckett steps in front of the John Wilbur pass in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison gets the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Cadet takes the ball from Michael Puckett | 8-2 |
| 17:21 | UAB | Michael Puckett is called for the reach on John Wilbur in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Puckett, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Louis Lorusso (SG), Harold Aubry (SF), Cecil Kruse (PF), Larry Porterfield (C) John Wilbur, Stephen Tilley, Peter Schultz, Alex Kratochvil, Anthony Cadet | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Canady (PG), William Giles (SG), Frank McElrath (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Gene Jiminez (C) John McAbier, Michael Puckett, Christopher Macy, Lawrence Mahaney, Rafael Garrison | |
| 17:01 | UAB | Harold Aubry clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-2 |
| 16:59 | UAB | Larry Porterfield snags the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Harold Aubry misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath is called for traveling | 8-2 |
| 16:34 | UAB | William Giles steals the ball from Louis Lorusso in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 15:50 | UAB | Louis Lorusso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | UAB | Alex Kratochvil (PF), Anthony Cadet (C) Harold Aubry, Larry Porterfield | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Michael Puckett (SG), Lawrence Mahaney (PF), Steven Lee (C) Joseph Canady, William Giles, Walter Johnson, Gene Jiminez | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Melvin Thurston (fresh) SG - Louis Lorusso (fresh) SF - Cecil Kruse (fresh) PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Cadet (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) SG - Michael Puckett (fresh) SF - Frank McElrath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Mahaney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Lee (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Southern Mississippi | Melvin Thurston is called for the reach on John McAbier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin Thurston, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 15:29 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney lays it up and in on a great pass from John McAbier | 8-6 |
| 15:27 | UAB | Cecil Kruse is hacked by Frank McElrath in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank McElrath, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Stephen Tilley (SG), Peter Schultz (SF) Melvin Thurston, Louis Lorusso, Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) Frank McElrath, Steven Lee | |
| 15:16 | UAB | Peter Schultz makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Wilbur | 11-6 |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 14:58 | UAB | The rebound goes to Stephen Tilley | 11-6 |
| 14:36 | UAB | Stephen Tilley can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Puckett - foul #2 on Michael Puckett, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | UAB | Harold Aubry (SF) Peter Schultz | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Gene Jiminez (C) Michael Puckett, Kenneth Wood, Rafael Garrison | |
| 14:36 | UAB | Stephen Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:36 | UAB | Stephen Tilley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Macy | 13-9 |
| 13:56 | UAB | Stephen Tilley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 13:54 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil snags the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 13:36 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil is called for a backcourt violation | 13-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Louis Lorusso (SG), Peter Schultz (SF), Cecil Kruse (PF), Larry Porterfield (C) John Wilbur, Stephen Tilley, Harold Aubry, Alex Kratochvil, Anthony Cadet | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Canady (PG), Frank McElrath (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) John McAbier, Christopher Macy, Lawrence Mahaney, Gene Jiminez | |
| 13:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 12:58 | UAB | Cecil Kruse can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 13-11 |
| 12:57 | UAB | Cecil Kruse tips it back up and in | 15-11 |
| 12:31 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank McElrath | 15-14 |
| 12:27 | UAB | Peter Schultz travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Harold Aubry (SF) Louis Lorusso, Peter Schultz | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood (PF), Gene Jiminez (C) William Giles, Rafael Garrison | |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath connects on the floater from the left block | 15-16 |
| 11:53 | UAB | Harold Aubry is hacked by Walter Johnson - foul #1 on Walter Johnson, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | UAB | Louis Lorusso (SG), Alex Kratochvil (PF) Melvin Thurston, Larry Porterfield | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), William Giles (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Lawrence Mahaney (PF) Joseph Canady, Frank McElrath, Walter Johnson, Kenneth Wood | |
| 11:40 | UAB | Harold Aubry scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Lorusso | 18-16 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Lorusso (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Aubry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Kruse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Giles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) PF - Lawrence Mahaney (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gene Jiminez (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses the lay-in | 18-16 |
| 11:10 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:54 | UAB | Cecil Kruse hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Wilbur | 20-16 |
| 10:35 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-16 |
| 10:33 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:29 | UAB | Louis Lorusso knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Harold Aubry | 23-16 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-16 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Stephen Tilley (SG), Peter Schultz (SF), Larry Porterfield (C) John Wilbur, Louis Lorusso, Harold Aubry, Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Canady (PG), Frank McElrath (SG), Walter Johnson (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) John McAbier, William Giles, Christopher Macy, Lawrence Mahaney, Gene Jiminez | |
| 09:55 | UAB | Peter Schultz misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 09:38 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 09:22 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison is whistled for traveling | 23-16 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG) Joseph Canady | |
| 09:03 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 23-16 |
| 09:01 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:56 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Walter Johnson is denied by Alex Kratochvil | 23-16 |
| 08:54 | UAB | The rebound goes to Peter Schultz | 23-16 |
| 08:39 | UAB | Melvin Thurston comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 08:38 | UAB | Larry Porterfield tips it home | 25-16 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Melvin Thurston - foul #2 on Melvin Thurston, team foul #3 | 25-16 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Cecil Kruse (PF), Anthony Cadet (C) Melvin Thurston, Alex Kratochvil, Larry Porterfield | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Lawrence Mahaney (PF) Frank McElrath, Walter Johnson, Kenneth Wood | |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:24 | UAB | Anthony Cadet pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 08:05 | UAB | Peter Schultz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 08:04 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Peter Schultz - foul #1 on Peter Schultz, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Louis Lorusso (SG) Stephen Tilley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Canady (PG), Steven Lee (C) John McAbier, Rafael Garrison | |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:39 | UAB | Cecil Kruse pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Lorusso (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Schultz (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Kruse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joseph Canady (fresh) SG - William Giles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Macy (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Mahaney (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Lee (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | UAB | Cecil Kruse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-18 |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Wilbur steals it from Christopher Macy | 25-18 |
| 06:57 | UAB | John Wilbur lays it in | 27-18 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Lawrence Mahaney and he's hacked by Louis Lorusso - foul #1 on Louis Lorusso, team foul #5 | 27-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Harold Aubry (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF) Peter Schultz, Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Gene Jiminez (C) Christopher Macy, Lawrence Mahaney, Steven Lee | |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:20 | UAB | John Wilbur misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 06:19 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil gets the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:12 | UAB | Louis Lorusso misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 06:11 | UAB | Harold Aubry tips it back up and in | 29-21 |
| 05:44 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Harold Aubry - foul #1 on Harold Aubry, team foul #6 | 29-21 |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Tilley (SG), Larry Porterfield (C) John Wilbur, Anthony Cadet | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Kenneth Wood (SF), Lawrence Mahaney (PF) Joseph Canady, William Giles, Walter Johnson | |
| 05:44 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:44 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:44 | UAB | The rebound goes to Harold Aubry | 29-21 |
| 05:39 | UAB | John McAbier steals it from Louis Lorusso in the backcourt | 29-21 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath lays it up and in set up by John McAbier | 29-23 |
| 05:33 | UAB | Stephen Tilley's pass is intercepted by Frank McElrath in the backcourt | 29-23 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath lays it in | 29-25 |
| 05:14 | UAB | Harold Aubry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 05:13 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil tips it in | 31-25 |
| 04:54 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier's pass is intercepted by Louis Lorusso | 31-25 |
| 04:32 | UAB | Louis Lorusso comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 04:30 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil misses the tip | 31-25 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez's pass is intercepted by Harold Aubry | 31-25 |
| 04:04 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney drills a turnaround from close range set up by John McAbier | 31-27 |
| 03:39 | UAB | Larry Porterfield travels with the ball | 31-27 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Melvin Thurston (SG), Peter Schultz (SF), Cecil Kruse (PF), Anthony Cadet (C) Louis Lorusso, Stephen Tilley, Harold Aubry, Alex Kratochvil, Larry Porterfield | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) Frank McElrath, Kenneth Wood, Lawrence Mahaney, Gene Jiminez | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Thurston (fresh) SF - Peter Schultz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Kruse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Puckett (fresh) SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier is fouled on the floor by Melvin Thurston - foul #3 on Melvin Thurston, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Tilley (SG) Melvin Thurston | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:04 | UAB | Stephen Tilley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 03:03 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:37 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kruse is called for the reach on Walter Johnson - foul #1 on Cecil Kruse, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Canady (PG) John McAbier | |
| 02:37 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:37 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:34 | UAB | Joseph Canady is called for the reach on John Wilbur in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Canady, team foul #6 | 31-31 |
| 02:25 | UAB | Stephen Tilley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Schultz | 34-31 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy misses the dunk attempt | 34-31 |
| 02:08 | UAB | Stephen Tilley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:02 | UAB | Cecil Kruse buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Tilley | 37-31 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Cadet denies the turnaround by Rafael Garrison | 37-31 |
| 01:43 | UAB | Cecil Kruse grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 01:19 | UAB | John Wilbur can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson misses the easy layup | 37-31 |
| 01:11 | UAB | Peter Schultz pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 00:47 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Tilley | 40-31 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Macy | 40-33 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Cecil Kruse is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Wilbur | 43-33 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy grabs the offensive rebound | 43-33 |