| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) SF - Willis Foret (fresh) PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) C - Stan Hebert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Russell Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | UAB | Russell Taylor connects on the runner near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Marshall | Larry Whitney is hacked by Russell Taylor - foul #1 on Russell Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | UAB | Russell Taylor connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:44 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin drills a turnaround from the left block | 5-4 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Russell Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 18:26 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:20 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn hits a runner near the basket | 5-6 |
| 18:11 | UAB | Willis Foret hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 5-6 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Tony Melgar pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| 17:42 | UAB | Stan Hebert is called for a backcourt violation | 5-6 |
| 17:18 | Marshall | The short jumper by Larry Whitney is denied by Willis Foret | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | Marshall | Tony Melgar snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:58 | Marshall | Larry Whitney comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stan Hebert - foul #1 on Stan Hebert, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Darden (PF) Russell Taylor | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 16:58 | Marshall | Larry Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:58 | Marshall | Larry Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:41 | UAB | Willis Foret buries a fadeaway from close range | 7-7 |
| 16:26 | Marshall | Tony Melgar makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Sartin | 7-9 |
| 16:13 | UAB | Stan Hebert is called for traveling | 7-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Henry Teachout (SG), Patrick Jernigan (C) Gerald Fairchild, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Kevin McGlynn, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 16:03 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-9 |
| 16:02 | UAB | The rebound goes to Willis Foret | 7-9 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) SG - Henry Teachout (fresh) SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Darden (fresh) C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Downing (fresh) C - Shawn Wiggs (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UAB | Donald Darden drills a shot from the right wing set up by Patrick Jernigan | 9-9 |
| 15:26 | Marshall | Daniel Davis misses short on a shot near the basket | 9-9 |
| 15:25 | Marshall | Tony Melgar snags the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 15:11 | Marshall | Willie Downing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Gerald Fairchild (SG), Russell Taylor (PF) David Campbell, Henry Teachout, Willis Foret | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), James Wells (SF) Stephen Sartin, Tony Melgar | |
| 14:51 | UAB | Donald Darden is called for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Darden, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Stan Hebert (C) Patrick Jernigan | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Daniel Davis, Willie Downing, Shawn Wiggs | |
| 14:44 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn misses long on a floater from the baseline | 9-9 |
| 14:42 | UAB | Stan Hebert pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:30 | UAB | George Tomlinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-9 |
| 14:29 | Marshall | Larry Whitney grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 14:23 | Marshall | Larry Whitney lays it up and in set up by Leslie Tamplin and he's fouled by Donald Darden - foul #2 on Donald Darden, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UAB | Marion Smith (SF) Donald Darden | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG) Larry Jacobson | |
| 14:23 | Marshall | Larry Whitney makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:12 | UAB | Stan Hebert misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 14:10 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:58 | UAB | Russell Taylor grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 13:52 | UAB | Stan Hebert misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 13:50 | UAB | Russell Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:33 | UAB | Stan Hebert misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Whitney - foul #1 on Larry Whitney, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Willis Foret (SF) George Tomlinson, Marion Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Melgar (SF) James Wells | |
| 13:33 | UAB | Stan Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:33 | UAB | Stan Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:17 | Marshall | Tony Melgar connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin McGlynn and he's hacked by Willis Foret - foul #1 on Willis Foret, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Kevin McGlynn, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 13:17 | Marshall | Tony Melgar makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:58 | UAB | Russell Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-15 |
| 12:57 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:38 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willis Foret | 13-15 |
| 12:19 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Davis | 13-18 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 12:06 | UAB | Stan Hebert gets the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:53 | UAB | Stan Hebert scores on a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Shawn Wiggs - foul #1 on Shawn Wiggs, team foul #2 | 15-18 |
| Subs | UAB | Henry Teachout (SG), Marion Smith (PF) Gerald Fairchild, Russell Taylor | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), James Wells (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Stephen Sartin, Daniel Davis, Tony Melgar, Willie Downing, Shawn Wiggs | |
| 11:53 | UAB | Stan Hebert makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) SG - Henry Teachout (fresh) SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marion Smith (fresh) C - Stan Hebert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Larry Jacobson (fresh) SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wells (fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin clanks a floater from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 11:44 | UAB | Stan Hebert snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 11:21 | UAB | Henry Teachout comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-18 |
| 11:20 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 11:08 | Marshall | James Wells is fouled on the floor by David Campbell - foul #1 on David Campbell, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | UAB | Patrick Jernigan (C) Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 10:50 | Marshall | James Wells clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-18 |
| 10:48 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:44 | UAB | Henry Teachout scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by David Campbell | 19-18 |
| 10:35 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-18 |
| 10:34 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin tips it home | 19-20 |
| 10:09 | UAB | Willis Foret is whistled for traveling | 19-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG), Russell Taylor (PF) Henry Teachout, Marion Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Tony Melgar (SF), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Larry Jacobson, James Wells, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 09:59 | Marshall | Willie Downing hits the finger roll | 19-22 |
| 09:43 | UAB | Willis Foret misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-22 |
| 09:41 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 09:36 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Sartin | 19-25 |
| 09:21 | UAB | The short jumper by Russell Taylor is denied by Willie Downing | 19-25 |
| 09:19 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 09:01 | Marshall | Tony Melgar tips it in | 19-27 |
| 08:44 | UAB | Willis Foret misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Willie Downing - foul #1 on Willie Downing, team foul #3 | 19-27 |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Stan Hebert (C) David Campbell, Patrick Jernigan | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Kevin McGlynn, Willie Downing, Shawn Wiggs | |
| 08:44 | UAB | Willis Foret makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 08:44 | UAB | Willis Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 08:28 | Marshall | Gerald Fairchild steps in front of the Tony Melgar pass | 21-27 |
| 08:25 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses the lay-in | 21-27 |
| 08:23 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 08:16 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-27 |
| 08:14 | UAB | Willis Foret snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 08:07 | UAB | Willis Foret makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by George Tomlinson | 24-27 |
| 07:59 | Marshall | Tony Melgar knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Davis | 24-29 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - George Tomlinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willis Foret (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UAB | George Tomlinson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 07:30 | Marshall | Tony Melgar grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 07:13 | Marshall | Larry Whitney can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 07:12 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 06:53 | UAB | George Tomlinson is hacked by Stephen Sartin - foul #1 on Stephen Sartin, team foul #4 | 24-29 |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Henry Teachout (SG), Marion Smith (SF), Patrick Jernigan (PF) George Tomlinson, Gerald Fairchild, Willis Foret, Russell Taylor | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), James Wells (SF), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Stephen Sartin, Tony Melgar, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 06:43 | UAB | Marion Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-29 |
| 06:42 | UAB | Stan Hebert tips it home | 26-29 |
| 06:35 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 26-29 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Stan Hebert grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 06:19 | UAB | Henry Teachout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | UAB | Russell Taylor (PF) Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG) Daniel Davis | |
| 05:56 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-29 |
| 05:55 | UAB | Russell Taylor grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 05:38 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan is fouled on the floor by Shawn Wiggs - foul #2 on Shawn Wiggs, team foul #5 | 26-29 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG) Russell Taylor | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG) Larry Jacobson | |
| 05:19 | UAB | David Campbell buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gerald Fairchild | 28-29 |
| 05:00 | Marshall | Marion Smith is called for the reach on Willie Downing - foul #1 on Marion Smith, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | UAB | Stan Hebert (C) Patrick Jernigan | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Melgar (SF), Leslie Tamplin (C) James Wells, Shawn Wiggs | |
| 05:00 | Marshall | Willie Downing misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:00 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 04:45 | UAB | The short jumper by Stan Hebert is denied by Willie Downing | 28-29 |
| 04:44 | UAB | Marion Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 04:35 | UAB | Henry Teachout can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 04:33 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 04:17 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 04:15 | UAB | Marion Smith gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 03:56 | UAB | Marion Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stan Hebert | 31-29 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Teachout (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marion Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willie Downing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stan Hebert - foul #2 on Stan Hebert, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | UAB | Willis Foret (SF), Donald Darden (PF) Henry Teachout, Marion Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), Larry Whitney (PF) Kevin McGlynn, Willie Downing | |
| 03:42 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:42 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:42 | UAB | Donald Darden gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 03:27 | UAB | Willis Foret drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Gerald Fairchild | 33-29 |
| 03:19 | Marshall | Tony Melgar is fouled on the floor by Donald Darden - foul #3 on Donald Darden, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), James Rouse (SG), Russell Taylor (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) David Campbell, Gerald Fairchild, Donald Darden, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs (C) Leslie Tamplin | |
| 03:19 | Marshall | Tony Melgar misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:19 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 03:08 | UAB | Willis Foret misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 03:07 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 03:03 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin travels with the ball | 33-29 |
| 02:34 | UAB | Willis Foret misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 02:32 | UAB | Russell Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 02:19 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 02:18 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:58 | Marshall | Larry Whitney loses the ball out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Gerald Fairchild (SG), Marion Smith (PF), Stan Hebert (C) George Tomlinson, James Rouse, Russell Taylor, Patrick Jernigan | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), James Wells (SF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Stephen Sartin, Tony Melgar, Shawn Wiggs | |
| 01:39 | UAB | David Campbell clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Jacobson - foul #1 on Larry Jacobson, team foul #6 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG) Daniel Davis | |
| 01:39 | UAB | David Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:39 | UAB | David Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:39 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 01:16 | UAB | Marion Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:12 | UAB | Willis Foret's pass is intercepted by Leslie Tamplin | 33-29 |
| 01:05 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin makes the jumpshot from the right side | 33-31 |
| 00:49 | UAB | Marion Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 00:48 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 00:32 | UAB | Stan Hebert snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 00:12 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild loses the dribble to Larry Jacobson | 33-31 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | The clock runs out | 33-31 |