| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Carlos Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cliff Aleman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Warren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | David Bass inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | UAB | Matthew Warren clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Francis Tuttle - foul #2 on Francis Tuttle, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:36 | UAB | Matthew Warren makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:36 | UAB | Matthew Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | David Taylor clanks a floater from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 19:21 | UAB | Matthew Warren grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 19:01 | UAB | Matthew Warren connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 29-36 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Jonathan Brown denies the turnaround by David Taylor | 29-36 |
| 18:46 | UAB | David Bass snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 18:36 | UAB | Jonathan Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-36 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lynn Keen, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| 17:54 | UAB | David Bass misses the easy layup | 29-36 |
| 17:53 | UAB | Jonathan Brown snags the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 17:32 | UAB | Cliff Aleman's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Carter | 29-36 |
| 17:31 | UAB | Jonathan Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:15 | UAB | Carlos Flynn misses badly on a floater from the left side | 29-36 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 29-36 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle misses badly on a shot from the right side | 29-36 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Michael Carter grabs the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | Lynn Keen loses the dribble to Carlos Flynn | 29-36 |
| 16:27 | UAB | Cliff Aleman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | David Taylor gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Lynn Keen scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 16:05 | UAB | Carlos Flynn misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Lynn Keen - foul #3 on Lynn Keen, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), Frank Rounds (SG), Neal Walker (SF), Ray Ellsworth (PF), Harry Long (C) Lynn Keen, James Caruso, David Taylor, Francis Tuttle, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | UAB | Cornelius Martindale (SG), Jeffry Belmont (SF), Anthony Baker (PF), Harry Britton (C) Cliff Aleman, David Bass, Matthew Warren, Jonathan Brown | |
| 16:05 | UAB | Carlos Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:05 | UAB | Carlos Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh is fouled on the floor by Jeffry Belmont - foul #2 on Jeffry Belmont, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UAB | Stanley Moody (PF) Carlos Flynn | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) SG - Frank Rounds (fresh) SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 5 reb. C - Harry Long (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Cornelius Martindale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffry Belmont (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Britton (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Neal Walker is hacked by Cornelius Martindale - foul #1 on Cornelius Martindale, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh is hacked by Stanley Moody - foul #4 on Stanley Moody, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG) Frank Rounds | |
| Subs | UAB | Marshall Hollars (PG) Stanley Moody | |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Harry Long buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Derrick Tosh | 34-37 |
| 14:32 | UAB | Anthony Baker is fouled on the floor by Harry Long - foul #1 on Harry Long, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| 14:20 | UAB | Marshall Hollars buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jeffry Belmont | 34-39 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 13:43 | UAB | Jeffry Belmont is fouled on the floor by Neal Walker - foul #1 on Neal Walker, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Michael Carter (C) Derrick Tosh, Harry Long | |
| Subs | UAB | Cliff Aleman (SG), David Bass (SF) Marshall Hollars, Harry Britton | |
| 13:29 | UAB | Cliff Aleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 13:28 | UAB | David Bass pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:05 | UAB | Cliff Aleman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Cornelius Martindale | 37-42 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ray Ellsworth, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Taylor (SF), Francis Tuttle (PF) Neal Walker, Ray Ellsworth | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Flynn (PG), Matthew Warren (PF), Jonathan Brown (C) Cornelius Martindale, Anthony Baker, Jeffry Belmont | |
| 12:29 | UAB | Carlos Flynn makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cliff Aleman | 37-45 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | James Caruso knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 11:50 | UAB | David Bass clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on David Taylor - foul #3 on David Taylor, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SG) James Caruso | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 11:50 | UAB | David Bass makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:50 | UAB | David Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Cliff Aleman picks off the pass by Lynn Keen | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Carlos Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cliff Aleman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Bass (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:04 | UAB | Jonathan Brown lays it up and in | 40-49 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Lynn Keen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Derrick Tosh | 43-49 |
| 10:36 | UAB | Cliff Aleman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-49 |
| 10:34 | UAB | Jonathan Brown tips it home | 43-51 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | David Taylor hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Lynn Keen | 45-51 |
| 09:54 | UAB | Cliff Aleman loses the ball out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG), Neal Walker (SF), Ray Ellsworth (PF), Harry Long (C) Lynn Keen, David Taylor, Francis Tuttle, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | UAB | Marshall Hollars (PG), Cornelius Martindale (SG), Jeffry Belmont (SF), Anthony Baker (PF), Harry Britton (C) Carlos Flynn, Cliff Aleman, David Bass, Matthew Warren, Jonathan Brown | |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Caruso and he's hacked by Harry Britton - foul #1 on Harry Britton, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:25 | UAB | Jeffry Belmont drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Cornelius Martindale | 48-54 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-54 |
| 09:09 | UAB | Marshall Hollars snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 08:57 | UAB | Derrick Tosh takes the ball from Marshall Hollars | 48-54 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh lays it in | 50-54 |
| 08:34 | UAB | Anthony Baker buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Cornelius Martindale | 50-56 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the shot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth tips it in | 52-56 |
| 07:49 | UAB | Anthony Baker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Anthony Baker, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG), Michael Carter (C) Derrick Tosh, Harry Long | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Flynn (PG), Cliff Aleman (SG), David Bass (SF), Stanley Moody (PF), Jonathan Brown (C) Marshall Hollars, Cornelius Martindale, Jeffry Belmont, Anthony Baker, Harry Britton | |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 07:37 | UAB | David Bass gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 07:16 | UAB | Stanley Moody clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Michael Carter pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fresh) SG - James Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Carlos Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cliff Aleman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Bass (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stanley Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-56 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Neal Walker tips it home | 54-56 |
| 06:45 | UAB | David Bass misses short on a floater from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Michael Carter gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Neal Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 06:37 | UAB | The rebound goes to Stanley Moody | 54-56 |
| 06:31 | UAB | Frank Rounds picks off the pass by Jonathan Brown | 54-56 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Frank Rounds banks in the layup | 56-56 |
| 06:04 | UAB | Cliff Aleman is hacked by Michael Carter - foul #1 on Michael Carter, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Derrick Tosh (SG), David Taylor (SF), Francis Tuttle (PF) Frank Rounds, James Caruso, Neal Walker, Ray Ellsworth | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffry Belmont (SF) David Bass | |
| 06:04 | UAB | Cliff Aleman misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | David Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 05:48 | UAB | Jonathan Brown gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:41 | UAB | Jeffry Belmont misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Lynn Keen - foul #4 on Lynn Keen, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harry Long (C) Michael Carter | |
| Subs | UAB | Cornelius Martindale (SG), Matthew Warren (C) Cliff Aleman, Jonathan Brown | |
| 05:41 | UAB | Jeffry Belmont makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:41 | UAB | Jeffry Belmont makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Matthew Warren - foul #2 on Matthew Warren, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG) Derrick Tosh | |
| Subs | UAB | Anthony Baker (SG) Carlos Flynn | |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Long | 57-58 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 05:09 | UAB | Anthony Baker pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 05:04 | UAB | Cornelius Martindale clanks a jumper from the right side | 57-58 |
| 05:02 | Xavier | Harry Long gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | James Caruso is hacked by Stanley Moody - foul #5 on Stanley Moody, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UAB | Cliff Aleman (SG), David Bass (SF) Anthony Baker, Stanley Moody | |
| 04:39 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:22 | UAB | Cornelius Martindale misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-58 |
| 04:21 | UAB | Jeffry Belmont grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 04:00 | UAB | Cliff Aleman buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Cornelius Martindale | 59-60 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the floater from the left side set up by Francis Tuttle | 61-60 |
| 03:27 | UAB | Matthew Warren is denied on a layup by David Taylor | 61-60 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Harry Long snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | James Caruso drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 03:04 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Carter (C) Harry Long | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Flynn (PG), Jonathan Brown (C) Cornelius Martindale, Jeffry Belmont | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Carlos Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cliff Aleman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Bass (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Matthew Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:50 | UAB | Cliff Aleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Lynn Keen drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Taylor | 67-60 |
| 02:27 | UAB | Jonathan Brown drills a shot from the baseline | 67-62 |
| 02:20 | Xavier | Lynn Keen connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Francis Tuttle | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:00 | UAB | Carlos Flynn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 01:59 | UAB | Matthew Warren gets the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 01:50 | UAB | Carlos Flynn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 01:49 | UAB | Jonathan Brown grabs the offensive board | 70-62 |
| 01:39 | UAB | Matthew Warren misses the floater from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Michael Carter | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Xavier | Lynn Keen scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Caruso | 72-62 |
| 01:23 | UAB | Lynn Keen steals the ball from Cliff Aleman | 72-62 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Lynn Keen hits the finger roll | 74-62 |
| 01:01 | UAB | Jonathan Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Carter - foul #2 on Michael Carter, team foul #10 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), Frank Rounds (SG), Neal Walker (SF), Ray Ellsworth (PF), Harry Long (C) Lynn Keen, James Caruso, David Taylor, Francis Tuttle, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | UAB | Cornelius Martindale (PG), Anthony Baker (SG), Jeffry Belmont (SF) Carlos Flynn, Cliff Aleman, David Bass | |
| 01:01 | UAB | Jonathan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:01 | UAB | Jonathan Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth is hacked by Matthew Warren - foul #3 on Matthew Warren, team foul #8 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UAB | Harry Britton (C) Jonathan Brown | |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:56 | UAB | Harry Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UAB | Anthony Baker is fouled on the floor by Frank Rounds - foul #3 on Frank Rounds, team foul #11 | 74-64 |
| 00:51 | UAB | Anthony Baker misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:51 | UAB | Anthony Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Harry Long grabs the defensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Cornelius Martindale is called for the reach on Harry Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cornelius Martindale, team foul #9 | 74-64 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Harry Long makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Harry Long makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Matthew Warren lays it in | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Harry Long lays it in on a great pass from Derrick Tosh | 78-66 |
| 00:09 | UAB | Jeffry Belmont comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-66 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth gets the rebound | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh runs out the clock | 78-66 |