| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Gary Payne (fresh) SG - Richard Betts (fresh) SF - Troy Watkins (fresh) PF - Luis Tulley (fresh) C - James Heller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - John Ugarte (fresh) SG - Christopher Allison (fresh) SF - Seth Pennebaker (fresh) PF - Danny Gourdine (fresh) C - John Nathan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | W. Alabama | Luis Tulley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | W. Alabama | W. Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | W. Alabama | Luis Tulley hits a turnaround near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Betts picks off the pass by John Ugarte in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Allison - foul #1 on Christopher Allison, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:11 | St. Mary's (TX) | Luis Tulley steals the ball from Seth Pennebaker | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Troy Watkins | 7-0 |
| 18:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on James Heller - foul #1 on James Heller, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 18:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 18:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine misses the 2nd free throw | 7-1 |
| 18:43 | W. Alabama | James Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 7-1 |
| 18:22 | W. Alabama | Troy Watkins misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-1 |
| 18:21 | W. Alabama | James Heller tips it but misses | 7-1 |
| 18:20 | St. Mary's (TX) | The rebound goes to Christopher Allison | 7-1 |
| 18:05 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-1 |
| 18:03 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts snags the defensive board | 7-1 |
| 17:58 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts travels with the ball | 7-1 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Vincent Costello (PG), John Jensen (PF), Benny Robbins (C) Gary Payne, Luis Tulley, James Heller | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 17:31 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-1 |
| 17:30 | W. Alabama | The rebound goes to Benny Robbins | 7-1 |
| 17:01 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-1 |
| 16:59 | W. Alabama | John Jensen hits the follow up shot | 9-1 |
| 16:42 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Nathan loses the dribble to Vincent Costello | 9-1 |
| 16:35 | W. Alabama | Troy Watkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-1 |
| 16:33 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Nathan gets the rebound | 9-1 |
| 16:12 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Seth Pennebaker | 9-3 |
| 15:48 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-3 |
| 15:47 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine snags the defensive board | 9-3 |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Vincent Costello (fresh) SG - Richard Betts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Watkins (fairly fresh) PF - John Jensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Benny Robbins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - John Ugarte (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Allison (fairly fresh) SF - Seth Pennebaker (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Gourdine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Nathan (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Ugarte clanks a floater from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 15:27 | W. Alabama | Vincent Costello gets the rebound | 9-3 |
| 15:22 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Vincent Costello | 12-3 |
| 15:02 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Nathan is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 12-3 |
| 15:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Seth Pennebaker snags the offensive board | 12-3 |
| 14:45 | St. Mary's (TX) | Seth Pennebaker can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Troy Watkins - foul #1 on Troy Watkins, team foul #2 | 12-3 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Gary Payne (PG), Carl Sink (SG), James Beene (SF), Luis Tulley (PF), James Heller (C) Vincent Costello, Richard Betts, Troy Watkins, John Jensen, Benny Robbins | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Elmer Cabot (PG), Devon Hennigan (SG), Timothy Nix (PF), Willie Kuykendall (C) John Ugarte, Christopher Allison, Danny Gourdine, John Nathan | |
| 14:45 | St. Mary's (TX) | Seth Pennebaker makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 14:45 | St. Mary's (TX) | Seth Pennebaker misses the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 14:45 | W. Alabama | James Heller pulls down the rebound | 12-4 |
| 14:29 | W. Alabama | Gary Payne buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-4 |
| 14:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Devon Hennigan makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Seth Pennebaker | 14-6 |
| 13:38 | W. Alabama | Luis Tulley loses the dribble to Seth Pennebaker | 14-6 |
| 13:28 | St. Mary's (TX) | Timothy Nix hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Seth Pennebaker and he's fouled by James Heller - foul #2 on James Heller, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Herbert Cupp (SF) James Heller | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Lance Yates (SF) Seth Pennebaker | |
| 13:28 | St. Mary's (TX) | Timothy Nix makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:15 | W. Alabama | Gary Payne is hacked by Elmer Cabot - foul #1 on Elmer Cabot, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| 13:10 | W. Alabama | Carl Sink loses the dribble to Elmer Cabot | 14-9 |
| 12:54 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lance Yates is hacked by Herbert Cupp - foul #1 on Herbert Cupp, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Richard Betts (SG) Carl Sink | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 12:37 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lance Yates clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 14-9 |
| 12:35 | St. Mary's (TX) | Willie Kuykendall tips it back up and in | 14-11 |
| 12:19 | W. Alabama | Gary Payne can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Willie Kuykendall - foul #1 on Willie Kuykendall, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Troy Watkins (SF) Herbert Cupp | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Alfred Cann (SG), Danny Gourdine (PF), John Nathan (C) Devon Hennigan, Timothy Nix, Willie Kuykendall | |
| 12:19 | W. Alabama | Gary Payne makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:19 | W. Alabama | Gary Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:12 | St. Mary's (TX) | James Beene steals it from Lance Yates | 16-11 |
| 11:52 | W. Alabama | Luis Tulley hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gary Payne | 18-11 |
| 11:33 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elmer Cabot misses badly on a shot from the right side | 18-11 |
| 11:32 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Gary Payne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Betts (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Troy Watkins (fresh) PF - Luis Tulley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Beene (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Elmer Cabot (fairly fresh) SG - Alfred Cann (fresh) SF - Lance Yates (fresh) PF - Danny Gourdine (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Nathan (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 11:25 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Nathan pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 11:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Elmer Cabot | 18-14 |
| 10:51 | W. Alabama | Lance Yates is called for the reach on Gary Payne - foul #1 on Lance Yates, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Vincent Costello (PG), John Jensen (PF), Benny Robbins (C) Gary Payne, Luis Tulley, James Beene | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | John Ugarte (PG), Christopher Allison (SG), Eric Hartfield (SF), Timothy Nix (C) Elmer Cabot, Alfred Cann, Lance Yates, John Nathan | |
| 10:31 | W. Alabama | Troy Watkins makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Benny Robbins | 21-14 |
| 10:17 | St. Mary's (TX) | Eric Hartfield is hacked by John Jensen - foul #1 on John Jensen, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Carl Sink (SG), Herbert Cupp (SF) Richard Betts, Troy Watkins | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 09:59 | St. Mary's (TX) | Christopher Allison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 09:58 | W. Alabama | Benny Robbins grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 09:53 | W. Alabama | Benny Robbins is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Benny Robbins, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Seth Pennebaker (SF) Eric Hartfield | |
| 09:42 | St. Mary's (TX) | Christopher Allison makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Seth Pennebaker | 21-16 |
| 09:23 | W. Alabama | Vincent Costello can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 09:22 | W. Alabama | Benny Robbins tips it but misses | 21-16 |
| 09:21 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 09:07 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine blows the layup | 21-16 |
| 09:05 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Ugarte gets the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | Seth Pennebaker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Danny Gourdine | 21-19 |
| 08:30 | W. Alabama | Herbert Cupp clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 08:29 | W. Alabama | John Jensen hits the follow up shot | 23-19 |
| 08:06 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Ugarte misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-19 |
| 08:05 | W. Alabama | Herbert Cupp snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 08:00 | W. Alabama | Carl Sink makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Vincent Costello | 25-19 |
| 07:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | Benny Robbins takes the ball from Seth Pennebaker | 25-19 |
| 07:31 | W. Alabama | Vincent Costello makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-19 |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Vincent Costello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Sink (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Cupp (fresh) PF - John Jensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Robbins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - John Ugarte (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Allison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Seth Pennebaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Gourdine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Nix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | Vincent Costello is called for the reach on John Ugarte - foul #1 on Vincent Costello, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Gary Payne (PG), Richard Betts (SG), Troy Watkins (SF), Luis Tulley (PF), James Beene (C) Vincent Costello, Carl Sink, Herbert Cupp, John Jensen, Benny Robbins | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Elmer Cabot (SG), Lance Yates (SF), Willie Kuykendall (PF), John Nathan (C) Christopher Allison, Seth Pennebaker, Danny Gourdine, Timothy Nix | |
| 07:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Ugarte misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 07:04 | W. Alabama | Luis Tulley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:58 | W. Alabama | Luis Tulley misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Willie Kuykendall - foul #2 on Willie Kuykendall, team foul #5 | 28-19 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Devon Hennigan (SG), Danny Gourdine (PF) John Ugarte, Willie Kuykendall | |
| 06:58 | W. Alabama | Luis Tulley makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:58 | W. Alabama | Luis Tulley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 06:40 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elmer Cabot hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Troy Watkins - foul #2 on Troy Watkins, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Benny Robbins (C) Troy Watkins | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 06:40 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elmer Cabot makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 06:40 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elmer Cabot makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 06:26 | W. Alabama | James Beene makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Gary Payne | 32-21 |
| 06:05 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine lays it in on a great pass from Elmer Cabot | 32-23 |
| 06:00 | W. Alabama | Gary Payne clanks a shot from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 05:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 05:40 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lance Yates misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 05:39 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Nathan snags the offensive board | 32-23 |
| 05:30 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Nathan slams it home and he's hacked by Gary Payne - foul #1 on Gary Payne, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Herbert Cupp (SF) Benny Robbins | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Seth Pennebaker (SF) Danny Gourdine | |
| 05:30 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Nathan makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 05:10 | W. Alabama | Luis Tulley misses the jumper from close range | 32-26 |
| 05:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | Seth Pennebaker snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 05:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Seth Pennebaker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 04:59 | W. Alabama | Luis Tulley gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 04:54 | W. Alabama | Gary Payne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 04:53 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lance Yates grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 04:36 | St. Mary's (TX) | Devon Hennigan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Vincent Costello (PG), Benny Robbins (C) Gary Payne, James Beene | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | John Ugarte (PG), Christopher Allison (SG), Danny Gourdine (PF) Elmer Cabot, Devon Hennigan, Lance Yates | |
| 04:18 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-26 |
| 04:16 | W. Alabama | Benny Robbins snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 04:02 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts is fouled on the floor by Christopher Allison - foul #2 on Christopher Allison, team foul #6 | 32-26 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Alfred Cann (SG), Eric Hartfield (SF), Timothy Nix (PF) Christopher Allison, Seth Pennebaker, Danny Gourdine | |
| 03:47 | W. Alabama | Luis Tulley scores on a runner near the basket set up by Herbert Cupp | 34-26 |
| 03:44 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Ugarte's pass is intercepted by Richard Betts in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| 03:42 | W. Alabama | Vincent Costello lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Betts | 36-26 |
| 03:22 | St. Mary's (TX) | Timothy Nix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Gary Payne (PG), Carl Sink (SG), Troy Watkins (SF), John Jensen (PF), James Heller (C) Vincent Costello, Richard Betts, Herbert Cupp, Luis Tulley, Benny Robbins | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Christopher Allison (SG), Lance Yates (SF), Willie Kuykendall (C) Alfred Cann, Eric Hartfield, John Nathan | |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Gary Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Sink (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Troy Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Heller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - John Ugarte (fresh) SG - Christopher Allison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lance Yates (fresh) PF - Timothy Nix (fresh) 3 pts. C - Willie Kuykendall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | W. Alabama | Troy Watkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 03:01 | W. Alabama | Carl Sink tips it in | 38-26 |
| 02:38 | St. Mary's (TX) | Willie Kuykendall drills a runner in the lane | 38-28 |
| 02:28 | W. Alabama | Troy Watkins clanks a floater from the free throw line | 38-28 |
| 02:26 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lance Yates snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 02:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | Timothy Nix misses the shot from the baseline | 38-28 |
| 02:06 | W. Alabama | Gary Payne snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 01:59 | W. Alabama | John Ugarte steals the ball from Troy Watkins | 38-28 |
| 01:56 | St. Mary's (TX) | Timothy Nix hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Ugarte | 38-30 |
| 01:27 | W. Alabama | John Jensen is hacked by Timothy Nix - foul #1 on Timothy Nix, team foul #7 | 38-30 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Vincent Costello (PG), Richard Betts (SG) Gary Payne, Carl Sink | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Elmer Cabot (PG), Devon Hennigan (SG), Seth Pennebaker (SF), Danny Gourdine (PF), John Nathan (C) John Ugarte, Christopher Allison, Lance Yates, Timothy Nix, Willie Kuykendall | |
| 01:27 | W. Alabama | John Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:27 | W. Alabama | John Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:27 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Nathan gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 01:18 | St. Mary's (TX) | Devon Hennigan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 01:16 | W. Alabama | John Jensen snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 01:11 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vincent Costello | 41-30 |
| 00:47 | St. Mary's (TX) | Seth Pennebaker buries a floater from the left block set up by Elmer Cabot | 41-32 |
| 00:42 | W. Alabama | Vincent Costello clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 00:41 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 00:20 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elmer Cabot misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 00:18 | St. Mary's (TX) | Devon Hennigan misses the tip | 41-32 |
| 00:17 | W. Alabama | John Jensen gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 00:15 | W. Alabama | Vincent Costello loses the dribble to Elmer Cabot in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 00:14 | St. Mary's (TX) | Devon Hennigan lays it in set up by Elmer Cabot | 41-34 |
| 00:09 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 00:07 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Gourdine grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 00:03 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elmer Cabot misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 00:02 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 00:00 | W. Alabama | Richard Betts comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 41-34 |