| Lineup | UAB | PG - Edward Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Bolanos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Lewinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Reding (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Perham (fresh) PF - Alexander Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | James Allen inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | UAB | James Alexander is hacked by Alexander Fleming - foul #2 on Alexander Fleming, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:25 | UAB | David Moore steals it from Edward Garrison | 37-35 |
| 19:01 | Santa Clara | Edward Garrison steals it from Michael Reding | 37-35 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Carlos Bolanos is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Reding - foul #1 on Michael Reding, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 18:46 | UAB | Carlos Bolanos can't finish the layup | 37-35 |
| 18:44 | UAB | James Alexander tips it in | 39-35 |
| 18:16 | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 18:14 | UAB | James Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:58 | UAB | Carlos Bolanos clanks a jump hook from the right block | 39-35 |
| 17:57 | UAB | Carlos Bolanos tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 17:32 | Santa Clara | David Moore is called for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | UAB | David Stoltenberg (PG), Joshua Farney (SG), Duane Hollis (SF), Kenny Baker (PF), Rusty Tyler (C) Edward Garrison, James Alexander, James Allen, Carlos Bolanos, Ivan Lewinski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams (PG), Robert Copas (SG), John Blake (SF), Alan Pickrell (PF), James Bell (C) Robert Davis, Michael Reding, Johnny Perham, Alexander Fleming, David Moore | |
| 17:22 | UAB | Joshua Farney is called for 10 seconds | 41-35 |
| 17:04 | Santa Clara | John Blake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 16:46 | UAB | Duane Hollis scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by David Stoltenberg | 43-35 |
| 16:36 | Santa Clara | Duane Hollis steals it from John Blake | 43-35 |
| 16:23 | UAB | Joshua Farney scores on a runner from the right block | 45-35 |
| 16:09 | Santa Clara | Robert Copas makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Micheal Williams | 45-37 |
| 15:54 | UAB | David Stoltenberg lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rusty Tyler and he's fouled by James Bell - foul #2 on James Bell, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | UAB | James Alexander (SG), Ivan Lewinski (C) Joshua Farney, Rusty Tyler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Justin Clark (PG), Michael Reding (SG), Johnny Perham (SF), Alexander Fleming (PF), David Moore (C) Micheal Williams, Robert Copas, John Blake, Alan Pickrell, James Bell | |
| 15:54 | UAB | David Stoltenberg makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Stoltenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Hollis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenny Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Lewinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Justin Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Reding (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Perham (fresh) PF - Alexander Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Santa Clara | David Moore makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Johnny Perham | 48-40 |
| 15:38 | UAB | Justin Clark steps in front of the James Alexander pass in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 15:26 | Santa Clara | Kenny Baker takes the ball from Johnny Perham | 48-40 |
| 15:10 | UAB | Kenny Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 48-40 |
| 15:09 | UAB | Duane Hollis grabs the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:00 | UAB | James Alexander is fouled on the floor by Justin Clark - foul #3 on Justin Clark, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Garrison (PG), Joshua Farney (SG), James Allen (SF), Carlos Bolanos (PF) David Stoltenberg, James Alexander, Duane Hollis, Kenny Baker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Davis (PG), Robert Copas (SG) Justin Clark, Michael Reding | |
| 14:48 | UAB | Edward Garrison connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ivan Lewinski | 51-40 |
| 14:28 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis is hacked by James Allen - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Rusty Tyler (C) Ivan Lewinski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Blake (SF) Johnny Perham | |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | David Moore misses the jumper in the lane | 51-40 |
| 14:10 | UAB | Carlos Bolanos gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 13:57 | UAB | Robert Davis steals it from Joshua Farney | 51-40 |
| 13:54 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis hits the finger roll | 51-42 |
| 13:33 | UAB | Carlos Bolanos hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 51-42 |
| 13:31 | Santa Clara | John Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 13:08 | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 13:06 | Santa Clara | Robert Copas tips it but misses | 51-42 |
| 13:05 | Santa Clara | David Moore tips it but misses | 51-42 |
| 13:03 | UAB | James Allen gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:48 | UAB | James Allen misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by John Blake - foul #1 on John Blake, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | UAB | David Stoltenberg (PG), James Alexander (SG), Kenny Baker (PF), Ivan Lewinski (C) Edward Garrison, Joshua Farney, Carlos Bolanos, Rusty Tyler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Justin Clark (PG), Michael Reding (SG), Micheal Williams (SF), Alan Pickrell (PF), James Bell (C) Robert Davis, Robert Copas, John Blake, Alexander Fleming, David Moore | |
| 12:48 | UAB | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 12:48 | UAB | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 12:24 | Santa Clara | James Bell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-42 |
| 12:23 | UAB | Kenny Baker grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 12:04 | UAB | Kenny Baker's layup is rejected by Alan Pickrell | 53-42 |
| 12:02 | Santa Clara | Justin Clark gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 11:42 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | James Bell snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Stoltenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Allen (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenny Baker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ivan Lewinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Justin Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Reding (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alan Pickrell (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams misses long on a shot from the left block | 53-42 |
| 11:30 | UAB | James Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 11:25 | UAB | James Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Garrison (PG), Duane Hollis (SF) David Stoltenberg, James Allen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham (SF), David Moore (C) Micheal Williams, James Bell | |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Justin Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 11:04 | UAB | Kenny Baker pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:35 | UAB | Kenny Baker connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Alexander and he's fouled by Michael Reding - foul #2 on Michael Reding, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Farney (SG), Carlos Bolanos (PF) James Alexander, Ivan Lewinski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Davis (PG), Robert Copas (SG), Alexander Fleming (PF) Justin Clark, Michael Reding, Alan Pickrell | |
| 10:35 | UAB | Kenny Baker makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | David Moore is fouled on the floor by Duane Hollis - foul #1 on Duane Hollis, team foul #2 | 56-42 |
| Subs | UAB | David Stoltenberg (PG), Rusty Tyler (C) Edward Garrison, Kenny Baker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams (SG) Robert Copas | |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Joshua Farney takes the ball from David Moore | 56-42 |
| 09:45 | UAB | Joshua Farney misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 09:44 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | Carlos Bolanos picks off the pass by Micheal Williams | 56-42 |
| 09:15 | UAB | Joshua Farney is hacked by Johnny Perham - foul #2 on Johnny Perham, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Garrison (PG), Carlos Edwards (SF), Ivan Lewinski (C) David Stoltenberg, Duane Hollis, Carlos Bolanos | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Copas (PG), Michael Reding (SG), John Blake (SF), James Bell (C) Robert Davis, Micheal Williams, Johnny Perham, David Moore | |
| 09:15 | UAB | Joshua Farney makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 09:15 | UAB | Joshua Farney misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 08:55 | Santa Clara | James Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 08:53 | UAB | Ivan Lewinski gets the rebound | 57-42 |
| 08:31 | UAB | Edward Garrison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Blake - foul #2 on John Blake, team foul #8 | 57-42 |
| Subs | UAB | James Alexander (SG), Carlos Bolanos (PF) Joshua Farney, Rusty Tyler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Justin Clark (SG), Alan Pickrell (C) Michael Reding, Alexander Fleming | |
| 08:31 | UAB | Edward Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 08:31 | UAB | Edward Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:15 | Santa Clara | Justin Clark can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-42 |
| 08:13 | Santa Clara | John Blake grabs the offensive board | 59-42 |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | Robert Copas buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Bell | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:42 | UAB | James Alexander comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-44 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Robert Copas grabs the board | 59-44 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Edward Garrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Bolanos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Lewinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Copas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Blake (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Pickrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Santa Clara | John Blake hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Copas | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:20 | UAB | James Alexander comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 07:19 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John Blake | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | James Bell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 07:01 | UAB | The short jumper by Ivan Lewinski is denied by James Bell | 59-50 |
| 06:59 | UAB | Carlos Bolanos grabs the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 06:48 | UAB | Alan Pickrell swats the layup by Edward Garrison | 59-50 |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | James Bell snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Justin Clark misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 06:40 | Santa Clara | James Bell misses the tip | 59-50 |
| 06:38 | UAB | The rebound goes to Edward Garrison | 59-50 |
| 06:24 | UAB | Carlos Bolanos knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Edward Garrison | 61-50 |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | Edward Garrison steals the ball from Alan Pickrell | 61-50 |
| 05:45 | UAB | Carlos Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 05:43 | Santa Clara | James Bell pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 05:43 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Farney (PG), Duane Hollis (SG), James Allen (SF), Kenny Baker (PF), Rusty Tyler (C) Edward Garrison, James Alexander, Carlos Edwards, Carlos Bolanos, Ivan Lewinski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Davis (PG), Michael Reding (SG), Johnny Perham (SF), Alexander Fleming (PF), David Moore (C) Robert Copas, Justin Clark, John Blake, James Bell, Alan Pickrell | |
| 05:28 | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Reding | 61-53 |
| 05:04 | UAB | Joshua Farney comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| 05:04 | UAB | Joshua Farney misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:04 | UAB | Joshua Farney misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Michael Reding misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Duane Hollis - foul #2 on Duane Hollis, team foul #3 | 61-53 |
| Subs | UAB | James Alexander (SG) Duane Hollis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Michael Reding misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Michael Reding makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:44 | UAB | James Alexander is hacked by Michael Reding in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Reding, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| 04:44 | UAB | James Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:44 | UAB | James Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:30 | Santa Clara | David Moore makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 62-56 |
| 04:24 | UAB | Joshua Farney is hacked by Robert Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Davis, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| 04:24 | UAB | Joshua Farney makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:24 | UAB | Joshua Farney makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:03 | Santa Clara | David Moore drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Perham | 64-58 |
| 03:36 | UAB | Kenny Baker knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by James Allen | 66-58 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joshua Farney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenny Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rusty Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Reding (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Perham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alexander Fleming (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Moore (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis's floater is knocked away by Rusty Tyler | 66-58 |
| 03:16 | UAB | James Alexander snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:14 | UAB | Johnny Perham is called for the reach on Joshua Farney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Perham, team foul #12 | 66-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Garrison (PG), Duane Hollis (SF), Carlos Bolanos (PF), Ivan Lewinski (C) James Alexander, James Allen, Kenny Baker, Rusty Tyler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Copas (PG), Justin Clark (SG), Micheal Williams (SF), Alan Pickrell (PF) Robert Davis, Michael Reding, Johnny Perham, Alexander Fleming | |
| 03:14 | UAB | Joshua Farney makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:14 | UAB | Joshua Farney misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:14 | Santa Clara | David Moore gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 03:04 | Santa Clara | Justin Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Edwards (SG) Joshua Farney | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:39 | UAB | Duane Hollis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-58 |
| 02:38 | Santa Clara | David Moore snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 02:38 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | UAB | James Alexander (SG) Carlos Edwards | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Reding (SG), Johnny Perham (SF), James Bell (C) Robert Copas, Justin Clark, David Moore | |
| 02:25 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Alan Pickrell | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:06 | UAB | Edward Garrison makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Duane Hollis | 70-61 |
| 02:06 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | UAB | James Allen (SF) Duane Hollis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Davis (PG) Micheal Williams | |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis is fouled on the floor by James Allen - foul #2 on James Allen, team foul #4 | 70-61 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming (PF), David Moore (C) Alan Pickrell, James Bell | |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | David Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 01:35 | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming tips it back up and in | 70-63 |
| 01:24 | UAB | Edward Garrison knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Allen | 72-63 |
| 01:15 | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming buries a driving attempt from close range | 72-65 |
| 01:07 | UAB | James Allen is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Lewinski | 74-65 |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Davis | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:56 | UAB | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Edward Garrison - foul #5 on Robert Davis, team foul #13 | 74-68 |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Edwards (SG), Duane Hollis (SF) James Alexander, James Allen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams (PG) Robert Davis | |
| 00:56 | UAB | Edward Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:56 | UAB | Edward Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Michael Reding is hacked by Edward Garrison - foul #2 on Edward Garrison, team foul #5 | 76-68 |
| Subs | UAB | James Alexander (SG), James Allen (SF) Carlos Edwards, Duane Hollis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Michael Reding clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 00:45 | UAB | The rebound goes to Carlos Bolanos | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | UAB | Carlos Bolanos is hacked by Michael Reding in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Reding, team foul #14 | 76-68 |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Edwards (SG), Duane Hollis (SF) James Alexander, James Allen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:42 | UAB | Carlos Bolanos makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Carlos Bolanos misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Carlos Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:34 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| 00:31 | UAB | Michael Reding is called for the reach on Edward Garrison in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Reding, team foul #15 | 77-68 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Copas (SG) Michael Reding | |
| 00:31 | UAB | Edward Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:31 | UAB | Edward Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-68 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Farney (SG), Kenny Baker (PF), Rusty Tyler (C) Edward Garrison, Carlos Bolanos, Ivan Lewinski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Blake (SF), Alan Pickrell (PF), James Bell (C) Johnny Perham, Alexander Fleming, David Moore | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Carlos Edwards runs out the clock | 79-68 |