| Lineup | UAB | PG - Sefu Banda (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Piner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Cottrell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. PF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | UAB | Sefu Banda misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 19:44 | UAB | Frank Bishop hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Frank Davis can't tip it in | 36-34 |
| 19:11 | UAB | Russell May grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:05 | UAB | Frank Bishop hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Davis - foul #2 on Frank Davis, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:05 | UAB | Frank Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:05 | UAB | Frank Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Frank Davis hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 38-34 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | John Stokes snags the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton is hacked by Frank Bishop - foul #2 on Frank Bishop, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (PG) Sefu Banda | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG), Ronald Adams (C) Eric Choy, Frank Davis | |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dave Welsh and he's fouled by Frank Bishop - foul #3 on Frank Bishop, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Willie Abrahams (PF) Frank Bishop | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (SG) John Stokes | |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:19 | UAB | Russell May snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:01 | UAB | Joshua Philpot hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Bass | 38-39 |
| 17:09 | UAB | Russell May clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams can't tip it in | 38-39 |
| 16:39 | UAB | The rebound goes to Joshua Philpot | 38-39 |
| 16:36 | UAB | Joshua Philpot is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Welsh - foul #2 on Dave Welsh, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Sefu Banda (PG), David Lee (SG), Stephen Watson (SF), Edward Anderson (PF), Rodney Wilson (C) Joshua Philpot, John Piner, Stephen Cottrell, Willie Abrahams, Russell May | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), John Stokes (SG), Frank Fossett (PF), Frank Davis (C) Dave Welsh, Stephen Jones, Earl Stanton, Ronald Adams | |
| 16:18 | UAB | Sefu Banda connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Watson | 41-39 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | John Stokes's pass is intercepted by Sefu Banda in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| 15:47 | UAB | Sefu Banda drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Rodney Wilson and he's hacked by Frank Davis - foul #3 on Frank Davis, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Bishop (PF) Edward Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:47 | UAB | Sefu Banda makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Sefu Banda (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Bass (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. PF - Frank Fossett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Fossett | 44-41 |
| 15:09 | UAB | Frank Bishop misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-41 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Eric Choy snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | John Stokes connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Davis | 44-43 |
| 14:42 | UAB | Sefu Banda misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Frank Davis snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Frank Davis and he's fouled by Rodney Wilson - foul #1 on Rodney Wilson, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (PG), John Piner (SG), Stephen Cottrell (SF), Russell May (C) Sefu Banda, David Lee, Stephen Watson, Rodney Wilson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG), Stephen Jones (SG), Earl Stanton (PF) Eric Choy, John Stokes, Frank Davis | |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:54 | UAB | Russell May connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 46-46 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh's pass is intercepted by Stephen Cottrell in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 13:47 | UAB | Joshua Philpot clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-46 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Stanton | 46-49 |
| 13:12 | UAB | Russell May loses the dribble to Earl Stanton | 46-49 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 12:42 | UAB | Russell May grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:35 | UAB | Russell May can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Frank Fossett - foul #2 on Frank Fossett, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Sefu Banda (PG), Willie Abrahams (PF) Joshua Philpot, Frank Bishop | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Ronald Adams (C) Stephen Jones, Frank Fossett | |
| 12:35 | UAB | Russell May makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:35 | UAB | Russell May makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Piner - foul #2 on John Piner, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Van Zant (C) Russell May | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG) Dave Welsh | |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:54 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Bass - foul #2 on Daniel Bass, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | UAB | David Lee (SG) John Piner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Earl Stanton | |
| 11:54 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:54 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Stephen Cottrell is called for the reach on John Stokes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Cottrell, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Eric Choy is hacked by Stephen Cottrell - foul #2 on Stephen Cottrell, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Watson (SF) Stephen Cottrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (SG) John Stokes | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Sefu Banda (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Willie Abrahams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Van Zant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (tiring) 26 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block | 50-50 |
| 11:09 | UAB | David Lee grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 10:43 | UAB | David Lee is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on David Lee, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (PG), John Piner (SG), Edward Anderson (PF), Rodney Wilson (C) Sefu Banda, David Lee, Willie Abrahams, Jeffery Van Zant | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG), Earl Stanton (PF) Eric Choy, Ronald Adams | |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses long on a shot from the right block | 50-50 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton misses the tip | 50-50 |
| 10:11 | UAB | Edward Anderson snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:07 | UAB | Edward Anderson is hacked by Dave Welsh - foul #3 on Dave Welsh, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Cottrell (SF) Stephen Watson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG) Stephen Jones | |
| 10:02 | UAB | Rodney Wilson hits a jump hook in the lane | 52-50 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass buries a floater in the paint set up by John Stokes | 52-52 |
| 09:37 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | John Stokes gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 09:14 | UAB | Rodney Wilson gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:10 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Joshua Philpot | 54-52 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | John Stokes buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Bass | 54-55 |
| 08:40 | UAB | Edward Anderson is fouled on the floor by Dave Welsh - foul #4 on Dave Welsh, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | UAB | Sefu Banda (PG), David Lee (SG), Russell May (C) Joshua Philpot, John Piner, Rodney Wilson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), Stephen Jones (SG), Ronald Adams (C) Dave Welsh, John Stokes, Frank Davis | |
| 08:40 | UAB | Edward Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 08:03 | UAB | Stephen Jones is called for the reach on Sefu Banda - foul #2 on Stephen Jones, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Watson (SF), Frank Bishop (PF) Stephen Cottrell, Edward Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:03 | UAB | Sefu Banda makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:03 | UAB | Sefu Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the fadeaway from the left side | 56-58 |
| 07:41 | UAB | Russell May snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 07:36 | UAB | Sefu Banda buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Frank Bishop | 58-58 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | David Lee steps in front of the Eric Choy pass in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 07:31 | UAB | Stephen Watson lays it up and in set up by David Lee | 60-58 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Eric Choy loses the dribble to David Lee in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 07:24 | UAB | Stephen Watson is fouled on the floor by Earl Stanton - foul #2 on Earl Stanton, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | UAB | John Piner (SG) David Lee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Frank Fossett (C) Stephen Jones, Ronald Adams | |
| 07:24 | UAB | Stephen Watson misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Sefu Banda (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Piner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Bishop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell May (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Bass (tired) 28 pts. 8 reb. PF - Earl Stanton (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Fossett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 06:57 | UAB | The rebound goes to Frank Bishop | 60-58 |
| 06:38 | UAB | Stephen Watson is called for traveling | 60-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (PG), Stephen Cottrell (SF), Willie Abrahams (PF), Jeffery Van Zant (C) Sefu Banda, Stephen Watson, Frank Bishop, Russell May | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG), Ronald Adams (C) Daniel Bass, Earl Stanton | |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | John Piner is called for the reach on Eric Choy in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Piner, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Eric Choy makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Eric Choy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:29 | UAB | Frank Fossett picks off the pass by John Piner | 60-60 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | UAB | David Lee (SG) John Piner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Frank Fossett | |
| 05:52 | UAB | John Stokes picks off the pass by Jeffery Van Zant | 60-60 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | David Lee is called for the reach on Eric Choy in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Lee, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (SG) John Stokes | |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:50 | UAB | Jeffery Van Zant grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:45 | UAB | Joshua Philpot connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by David Lee | 63-60 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Frank Davis misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 05:25 | UAB | Willie Abrahams pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:20 | UAB | Joshua Philpot misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Van Zant | 63-60 |
| 04:42 | UAB | The jumper by Stephen Cottrell is denied by Ronald Adams | 63-60 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Eric Choy snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Cottrell - foul #3 on Stephen Cottrell, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Sefu Banda (PG), John Piner (SG), Stephen Watson (SF), Edward Anderson (PF), Russell May (C) Joshua Philpot, David Lee, Stephen Cottrell, Willie Abrahams, Jeffery Van Zant | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Earl Stanton (PF), Frank Fossett (C) Dave Welsh, Stephen Jones, Ronald Adams, Frank Davis | |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Eric Choy makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Eric Choy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:25 | UAB | Edward Anderson misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 63-62 |
| 04:24 | UAB | Stephen Watson tips it home | 65-62 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass loses the ball out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG) Eric Choy | |
| 03:39 | UAB | Sefu Banda comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Piner - foul #4 on John Piner, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Bishop (PF), Rodney Wilson (C) Edward Anderson, Russell May | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Frank Fossett | |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Sefu Banda (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Piner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Bishop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dave Welsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Stokes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Bass (tiring) 29 pts. 8 reb. PF - Earl Stanton (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | UAB | Frank Davis steals it from Rodney Wilson | 65-63 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | John Stokes is called for 5 seconds | 65-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (PG), David Lee (SG), Stephen Cottrell (SF), Willie Abrahams (PF) Sefu Banda, John Piner, Stephen Watson, Frank Bishop | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (SG), Ronald Adams (C) John Stokes, Frank Davis | |
| 02:33 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Bishop (PF), Russell May (C) Willie Abrahams, Rodney Wilson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Fossett (C) Ronald Adams | |
| 02:17 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell buries a floater near the basket set up by Joshua Philpot and the foul's on Dave Welsh - foul #5 on Dave Welsh, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG) Dave Welsh | |
| 02:17 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell makes the free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-63 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett tips it but misses | 68-63 |
| 02:00 | UAB | Russell May snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:54 | UAB | David Lee's layup is rejected by Earl Stanton | 68-63 |
| 01:53 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell grabs the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 01:34 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 68-63 |
| 01:32 | UAB | Joshua Philpot snags the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 01:24 | UAB | Frank Bishop knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Lee | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Stephen Jones | 70-65 |
| 01:00 | UAB | Joshua Philpot makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Cottrell | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Russell May is called for the reach on Daniel Bass - foul #1 on Russell May, team foul #12 | 73-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Sefu Banda (PG), John Piner (SG) Joshua Philpot, David Lee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Frank Davis (C) Stephen Jones, Frank Fossett | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | UAB | Eric Choy is called for the reach on John Piner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Choy, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (PG), Stephen Watson (SF), Willie Abrahams (PF) Sefu Banda, Stephen Cottrell, Frank Bishop | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:50 | UAB | John Piner misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:50 | UAB | John Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Bass is blocked by Stephen Watson | 74-67 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Frank Davis tips it home | 74-69 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Eric Choy is called for the reach on Joshua Philpot in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Choy, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Joshua Philpot misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Joshua Philpot makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Willie Abrahams - foul #1 on Willie Abrahams, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| Subs | UAB | Sefu Banda (PG), Stephen Cottrell (SF), Frank Bishop (PF) Joshua Philpot, Stephen Watson, Willie Abrahams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton misses the free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Frank Davis grabs the offensive board | 75-71 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the easy layup | 75-71 |
| 00:32 | UAB | The rebound goes to Stephen Cottrell | 75-71 |
| 00:30 | UAB | John Stokes is called for the reach on Stephen Cottrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Stokes, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (SG), Willie Abrahams (PF) John Piner, Frank Bishop | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:30 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:30 | UAB | Stephen Cottrell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Stephen Cottrell is called for the reach on Daniel Bass in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Cottrell, team foul #14 | 77-71 |
| Subs | UAB | John Piner (SG), Frank Bishop (PF) Joshua Philpot, Willie Abrahams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Frank Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Sefu Banda gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Sefu Banda is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Choy - foul #4 on Eric Choy, team foul #14 | 77-72 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (SG), Stephen Watson (SF), Willie Abrahams (PF) John Piner, Stephen Cottrell, Frank Bishop | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:22 | UAB | Sefu Banda misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Sefu Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | John Stokes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-72 |
| Subs | UAB | David Lee (SG) Sefu Banda | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:13 | UAB | Willie Abrahams is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Choy - foul #5 on Eric Choy, team foul #15 | 78-72 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (PG) Eric Choy | |
| 00:13 | UAB | Willie Abrahams makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:13 | UAB | Willie Abrahams makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Frank Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-72 |
| Subs | UAB | John Piner (SG) David Lee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Joshua Philpot runs out the clock | 80-72 |