| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Breaux (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Isaac Chester inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | UAB | Eric Burns makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Breaux | 30-32 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman is hacked by Isaac Chester - foul #3 on Isaac Chester, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Sanders (SF) Isaac Chester | |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Eric Burns is called for the reach on Glenn Schwartzman - foul #2 on Eric Burns, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black banks in the layup | 32-32 |
| 18:42 | UAB | Dennis Desantis is called for the reach on Charles Sanders - foul #1 on Dennis Desantis, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:29 | UAB | Arthur Lichtenberg steals it from Eric Burns | 32-32 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 17:48 | UAB | Charles Sanders misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Desantis - foul #2 on Dennis Desantis, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 17:48 | UAB | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:48 | UAB | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman is fouled on the floor by Kurt Clark - foul #1 on Kurt Clark, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Clark steals the ball from Jason Collins | 32-34 |
| 17:20 | UAB | Charles Sanders misses the easy layup | 32-34 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Charles Sanders - foul #2 on Charles Sanders, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen (PF) Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (SG), Robin Allen (PF) Eric Burns, James Garnes | |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:58 | UAB | The rebound goes to Robin Allen | 33-34 |
| 16:38 | UAB | Mike Breaux scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kurt Clark | 33-37 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Dennis Desantis is denied by Robin Allen | 33-37 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 16:05 | UAB | Mike Breaux's layup is rejected by Jason Collins | 35-37 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Desantis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Abe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robin Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Breaux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman can't connect on a shot from close range | 35-37 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen tips it home | 37-37 |
| 15:17 | UAB | Charles Sanders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Clark steps in front of the Edward Allen pass | 37-37 |
| 14:34 | UAB | Mike Breaux scores on a runner from the left block set up by Kurt Clark and he's fouled by Dennis Desantis - foul #3 on Dennis Desantis, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG), Oscar Knowlton (SG), Corey Sutton (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Donald Black, Glenn Schwartzman, Dennis Desantis, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | UAB | Eric Burns (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), James Garnes (PF) Kurt Clark, Charles Sanders, Robin Allen | |
| 14:34 | UAB | Mike Breaux makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 14:14 | UAB | James Garnes grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 13:54 | UAB | Edward Allen swats the layup by James Garnes | 37-40 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 13:36 | UAB | The rebound goes to Mike Breaux | 37-40 |
| 13:12 | UAB | James Garnes makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Isaac Chester | 37-43 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-43 |
| 12:36 | UAB | Isaac Chester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Dennis Desantis (SF), Jason Collins (C) Oscar Knowlton, Corey Sutton, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Robin Allen (C) Dan Abe, Mike Breaux | |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 12:01 | UAB | Eric Burns misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 11:59 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Allen | 42-43 |
| 11:50 | UAB | James Garnes makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Burns and the foul's on Arthur Lichtenberg - foul #3 on Arthur Lichtenberg, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG) James Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 11:50 | UAB | James Garnes makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Eric Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robin Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James Garnes - foul #2 on James Garnes, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen (PF) Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (SG), Pete Morissette (C) Eric Burns, James Garnes | |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins drills a jumper from close range set up by Donald Black and he's hacked by Kurt Clark - foul #2 on Kurt Clark, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:20 | UAB | Pete Morissette pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:18 | UAB | Kurt Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Sanders (SF) Isaac Chester | |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Edward Allen, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| 10:41 | UAB | Pete Morissette misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 10:39 | UAB | Charles Sanders tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Glenn Schwartzman | 46-48 |
| 09:56 | UAB | Kurt Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 09:35 | UAB | The rebound goes to Pete Morissette | 46-48 |
| 09:16 | UAB | Charles Sanders knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Dan Abe | 46-50 |
| 08:52 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen misses the easy layup | 46-50 |
| 08:50 | UAB | Charles Sanders pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:37 | UAB | Edward Allen steps in front of the Robin Allen pass | 46-50 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Allen | 48-50 |
| 08:16 | UAB | Dan Abe can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Collins | 51-50 |
| 07:43 | UAB | Kurt Clark is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Kurt Clark, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG), Oscar Knowlton (SG), Corey Sutton (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF), Trinidad Glickman (C) Donald Black, Glenn Schwartzman, Dennis Desantis, Edward Allen, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | UAB | James Gutenberg (PG), Eric Burns (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), James Garnes (PF), Mike Breaux (C) Kurt Clark, Dan Abe, Charles Sanders, Robin Allen, Pete Morissette | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Yamamoto (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Knowlton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Corey Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Trinidad Glickman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Gutenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Breaux (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 07:20 | UAB | The rebound goes to Isaac Chester | 51-50 |
| 06:58 | UAB | James Garnes scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Isaac Chester | 51-52 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Oscar Knowlton | 53-52 |
| 06:29 | UAB | Eric Burns's fadeaway is rejected by Trinidad Glickman | 53-52 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 06:04 | UAB | James Garnes pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:46 | UAB | Eric Burns is fouled on the floor by Oscar Knowlton - foul #1 on Oscar Knowlton, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Jason Collins (C) James Yamamoto, Oscar Knowlton, Trinidad Glickman | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG) James Gutenberg | |
| 05:28 | UAB | The short jumper by Eric Burns is denied by Arthur Lichtenberg | 53-52 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Corey Sutton | 55-52 |
| 04:48 | UAB | James Garnes misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-52 |
| 04:47 | UAB | Kurt Clark tips it in | 55-54 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Isaac Chester - foul #4 on Isaac Chester, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen (PF) Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (SG), Charles Sanders (SF), Robin Allen (PF), Pete Morissette (C) Eric Burns, Isaac Chester, James Garnes, Mike Breaux | |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:05 | UAB | Robin Allen blows the layup | 57-54 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Black | 57-54 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Schwartzman | 60-54 |
| 03:40 | UAB | Pete Morissette is hacked by Jason Collins - foul #3 on Jason Collins, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (SG), Dennis Desantis (SF), Trinidad Glickman (C) Glenn Schwartzman, Corey Sutton, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 03:40 | UAB | Pete Morissette makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 03:40 | UAB | Pete Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Yamamoto (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Trinidad Glickman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dan Abe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Morissette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Trinidad Glickman is blocked by Pete Morissette | 60-56 |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis tips it home | 62-56 |
| 02:56 | UAB | Kurt Clark misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF), Jason Collins (C) James Yamamoto, Edward Allen, Trinidad Glickman | |
| Subs | UAB | Eric Burns (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), James Garnes (PF), Mike Breaux (C) Dan Abe, Charles Sanders, Pete Morissette, Robin Allen | |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mike Breaux - foul #1 on Mike Breaux, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:14 | UAB | James Garnes clanks a floater from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur Lichtenberg | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:55 | UAB | James Garnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins gets the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-56 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg tips it home | 67-56 |
| 00:58 | UAB | Eric Burns loses the ball out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG), Oscar Knowlton (SG), Corey Sutton (SF), Edward Allen (PF), Trinidad Glickman (C) Donald Black, Glenn Schwartzman, Dennis Desantis, Arthur Lichtenberg, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | UAB | James Gutenberg (PG), Dan Abe (SG), Charles Sanders (SF), Robin Allen (PF), Pete Morissette (C) Kurt Clark, Eric Burns, Isaac Chester, James Garnes, Mike Breaux | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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) | |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto is hacked by James Gutenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Gutenberg, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman (SF) Corey Sutton | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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) | |
| 00:49 | UAB | James Gutenberg is fouled on the floor by James Yamamoto - foul #1 on James Yamamoto, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton (SF) Johnny Hoffman | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:49 | UAB | James Gutenberg misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:49 | UAB | Robin Allen grabs the offensive board | 69-56 |
| 00:47 | UAB | Dan Abe drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Robin Allen and the foul's on Corey Sutton - foul #2 on Corey Sutton, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| 00:47 | UAB | Dan Abe makes the free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | James Gutenberg is called for the reach on Trinidad Glickman in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Gutenberg, team foul #11 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman (SF) Corey Sutton | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:37 | UAB | James Gutenberg can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman snags the defensive board | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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) | |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 71-59 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto runs out the clock | 71-59 |