| Lineup | UAB | PG - Royce Cairns (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Jack Kemble (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Floyd Gilliam (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Gallagher (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Siefert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Folsom (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Michael Acres inbounds the ball | 14-31 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | UAB | Royce Cairns misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-31 |
| 19:42 | Colorado | Jesse Folsom gets the rebound | 14-31 |
| 19:36 | Colorado | Jack Kemble can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Richard Malloy - foul #2 on Richard Malloy, team foul #1 | 14-31 |
| 19:36 | Colorado | Jack Kemble makes the 1st free throw | 14-32 |
| 19:36 | Colorado | Jack Kemble makes the 2nd free throw | 14-33 |
| 19:15 | UAB | Michael Acres scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-33 |
| 18:51 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher clanks a runner in the lane | 16-33 |
| 18:50 | Colorado | William Siefert hits the follow up shot | 16-35 |
| 18:35 | UAB | Warren Tolbert knocks in the shot in the lane | 18-35 |
| 18:14 | Colorado | Jesse Folsom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-35 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Bob Smart (C) Jesse Folsom | |
| 18:12 | UAB | William Siefert is called for the reach on Daniel Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Siefert, team foul #1 | 18-35 |
| 17:54 | UAB | Bob Smart steps in front of the Warren Tolbert pass | 18-35 |
| 17:35 | Colorado | Bob Smart misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Malloy - foul #3 on Richard Malloy, team foul #2 | 18-35 |
| Subs | UAB | James Fortune (PG), John Pool (SG), Gerald Joyner (SF), Jake Hastings (PF), Gerry Walker (C) Royce Cairns, Daniel Baker, Michael Acres, Warren Tolbert, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Colorado | Frederick McKinney (PG), James Bennett (SG), James Chapel (SF) Jack Kemble, Floyd Gilliam, Thomas Gallagher | |
| 17:35 | Colorado | Bob Smart makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 17:35 | Colorado | Bob Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 18-37 |
| 17:08 | UAB | John Pool drills a shot in the lane | 20-37 |
| 16:45 | Colorado | William Siefert misses the jump hook in the paint | 20-37 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Gerry Walker grabs the board | 20-37 |
| 16:39 | UAB | John Pool misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-37 |
| 16:37 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Bob Smart | 20-37 |
| 16:12 | Colorado | William Siefert can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gerry Walker - foul #3 on Gerry Walker, team foul #3 | 20-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Royce Cairns (PG), Michael Acres (SF), Warren Tolbert (PF) James Fortune, John Pool, Gerry Walker | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jack Kemble (PG), Floyd Gilliam (SG), Jesse Folsom (C) Frederick McKinney, James Bennett, Bob Smart | |
| 16:12 | Colorado | William Siefert makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 16:12 | Colorado | William Siefert misses the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 16:12 | Colorado | Jesse Folsom grabs the offensive rebound | 20-38 |
| 15:50 | Colorado | Jack Kemble misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 20-38 |
| 15:48 | UAB | Warren Tolbert gets the rebound | 20-38 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Royce Cairns (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Joyner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jake Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Jack Kemble (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Floyd Gilliam (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Chapel (fresh) PF - William Siefert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Folsom (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UAB | Warren Tolbert misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jack Kemble - foul #4 on Jack Kemble, team foul #2 | 20-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Mike Jones (SG), Richard Malloy (C) Gerald Joyner, Jake Hastings | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Bennett (SG), Thomas Gallagher (SF) Jack Kemble, James Chapel | |
| 15:30 | UAB | Warren Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 15:30 | UAB | Warren Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 15:30 | Colorado | Jesse Folsom snags the defensive board | 21-38 |
| 15:13 | Colorado | James Bennett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-38 |
| 15:12 | Colorado | William Siefert can't tip it in | 21-38 |
| 15:10 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher grabs the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 14:42 | Colorado | William Siefert buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Bennett and he's fouled by Michael Acres - foul #1 on Michael Acres, team foul #4 | 21-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Joyner (SF), Gerry Walker (PF) Michael Acres, Warren Tolbert | |
| Subs | Colorado | Frederick McKinney (PG) Floyd Gilliam | |
| 14:42 | Colorado | William Siefert makes the free throw | 21-41 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:38 | UAB | Frederick McKinney takes the ball from Mike Jones in the backcourt | 21-41 |
| 14:12 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Bennett | 21-43 |
| 14:02 | UAB | Royce Cairns knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-43 |
| 13:37 | Colorado | Royce Cairns steals the ball from James Bennett | 23-43 |
| 13:30 | UAB | Gerald Joyner can't finish the layup | 23-43 |
| 13:28 | Colorado | William Siefert snags the defensive board | 23-43 |
| 13:01 | Colorado | Frederick McKinney is fouled on the floor by Richard Malloy - foul #4 on Richard Malloy, team foul #5 | 23-43 |
| Subs | UAB | James Fortune (PG), Daniel Baker (SG), Michael Acres (SF), Warren Tolbert (PF) Royce Cairns, Mike Jones, Gerald Joyner, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jack Kemble (PG), Floyd Gilliam (SG), James Chapel (SF), Bob Smart (PF) Frederick McKinney, James Bennett, Thomas Gallagher, William Siefert | |
| 12:45 | Colorado | Jack Kemble scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Floyd Gilliam | 23-46 |
| 12:38 | UAB | Warren Tolbert clanks a fadeaway from close range | 23-46 |
| 12:37 | UAB | Warren Tolbert tips it back up and in | 25-46 |
| 12:18 | Colorado | Bob Smart makes the runner in the paint set up by James Chapel | 25-48 |
| 12:09 | UAB | Warren Tolbert buries a turnaround from the right block set up by James Fortune | 27-48 |
| 11:45 | Colorado | Warren Tolbert is called for the reach on Bob Smart - foul #1 on Warren Tolbert, team foul #6 | 27-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Joyner (SG), Jake Hastings (C) James Fortune, Gerry Walker | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Siefert (PF) Jesse Folsom | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Daniel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Joyner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jake Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Jack Kemble (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Floyd Gilliam (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Chapel (fresh) PF - William Siefert (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Bob Smart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Colorado | Jack Kemble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-48 |
| 11:17 | UAB | Warren Tolbert pulls down the rebound | 27-48 |
| 11:12 | UAB | Gerald Joyner connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 29-48 |
| 10:43 | Colorado | William Siefert can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 29-48 |
| 10:41 | Colorado | Floyd Gilliam pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 10:33 | Colorado | Bob Smart hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 29-48 |
| 10:31 | UAB | Michael Acres pulls down the rebound | 29-48 |
| 10:14 | UAB | Warren Tolbert loses the dribble to James Chapel | 29-48 |
| 09:57 | Colorado | Jack Kemble connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Floyd Gilliam | 29-50 |
| 09:38 | UAB | Michael Acres misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Chapel - foul #1 on James Chapel, team foul #3 | 29-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Royce Cairns (PG), Mike Jones (SG), John Barnes (PF), Gerry Walker (C) Daniel Baker, Gerald Joyner, Warren Tolbert, Jake Hastings | |
| Subs | Colorado | Frederick McKinney (PG), James Bennett (SG), Thomas Gallagher (SF), Jesse Folsom (C) Jack Kemble, Floyd Gilliam, James Chapel, William Siefert | |
| 09:38 | UAB | Michael Acres makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 09:38 | UAB | Michael Acres makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 09:17 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Frederick McKinney and the foul's on Mike Jones - foul #4 on Mike Jones, team foul #7 | 31-52 |
| Subs | UAB | John Pool (SG) Mike Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 09:17 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher makes the free throw | 31-53 |
| 09:06 | UAB | Jesse Folsom is called for the reach on John Barnes - foul #1 on Jesse Folsom, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| 08:59 | UAB | Gerry Walker blows the layup | 31-53 |
| 08:58 | UAB | Gerry Walker tips it home | 33-53 |
| 08:42 | Colorado | John Pool steals it from Frederick McKinney | 33-53 |
| 08:39 | UAB | Royce Cairns jams it set up by John Pool | 35-53 |
| 08:37 | Colorado | John Pool steals the ball from Frederick McKinney in the backcourt | 35-53 |
| 08:35 | UAB | Royce Cairns jams it on a nice dish by John Pool | 37-53 |
| 08:08 | Colorado | Michael Acres is called for the reach on Thomas Gallagher - foul #2 on Michael Acres, team foul #8 | 37-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Joyner (SF), Jake Hastings (PF) Michael Acres, Gerry Walker | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jack Kemble (PG), William Siefert (PF) Frederick McKinney, Bob Smart | |
| 08:08 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 08:08 | UAB | John Barnes grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 07:56 | UAB | John Barnes misses long on a shot from close range | 37-53 |
| 07:55 | UAB | Jake Hastings tips it home | 39-53 |
| 07:34 | Colorado | Jack Kemble drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Bennett | 39-56 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Royce Cairns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Pool (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Joyner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jake Hastings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Jack Kemble (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Gallagher (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - William Siefert (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse Folsom (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UAB | Gerald Joyner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 07:19 | UAB | John Barnes tips it in | 41-56 |
| 06:54 | Colorado | William Siefert connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Gallagher | 41-58 |
| 06:46 | UAB | Royce Cairns buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 06:25 | Colorado | William Siefert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jesse Folsom | 44-60 |
| 06:23 | UAB | Royce Cairns is hacked by Jack Kemble in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jack Kemble, team foul #5 | 44-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Baker (PG), Mike Jones (SG), Warren Tolbert (PF), Richard Malloy (C) Royce Cairns, John Pool, Jake Hastings, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Colorado | Frederick McKinney (PG), Floyd Gilliam (SG), James Chapel (SF), Bob Smart (C) Jack Kemble, James Bennett, Thomas Gallagher, Jesse Folsom | |
| 06:15 | UAB | Warren Tolbert blows the layup but the foul's on Bob Smart - foul #1 on Bob Smart, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| 06:15 | UAB | Warren Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 06:15 | UAB | Warren Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 05:51 | Colorado | William Siefert misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 05:49 | Colorado | Floyd Gilliam can't tip it in | 46-60 |
| 05:48 | UAB | Gerald Joyner gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 05:44 | UAB | Mike Jones travels in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Acres (SF) Gerald Joyner | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 05:24 | Colorado | William Siefert is whistled for traveling | 46-60 |
| 05:11 | UAB | Bob Smart steps in front of the Richard Malloy pass | 46-60 |
| 04:49 | Colorado | Bob Smart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-60 |
| Subs | UAB | James Fortune (PG), Gerald Joyner (SF), Jake Hastings (PF) Daniel Baker, Michael Acres, Warren Tolbert | |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher (C) Bob Smart | |
| 04:37 | UAB | Richard Malloy buries a floater in the paint | 48-60 |
| 04:31 | Colorado | Mike Jones is called for the reach on Floyd Gilliam - foul #5 on Mike Jones, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Royce Cairns (PG), John Pool (SG) James Fortune, Mike Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jesse Folsom (C) James Chapel | |
| 04:31 | Colorado | Floyd Gilliam misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:31 | UAB | Richard Malloy snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 04:23 | UAB | Gerald Joyner blows the wide open layup | 48-60 |
| 04:22 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 04:06 | Colorado | William Siefert knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Floyd Gilliam and the foul's on Jake Hastings - foul #1 on Jake Hastings, team foul #10 | 48-62 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerry Walker (C) Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 04:06 | Colorado | William Siefert makes the free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:48 | UAB | Royce Cairns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-63 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Bennett (SG), Bob Smart (PF) Floyd Gilliam, William Siefert | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:20 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher is hacked by John Pool - foul #1 on John Pool, team foul #11 | 48-63 |
| Subs | UAB | James Fortune (PG), Daniel Baker (SG) Royce Cairns, John Pool | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Chapel (SF) Jesse Folsom | |
| 03:20 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 03:20 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Fortune (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Joyner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jake Hastings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Frederick McKinney (tiring) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Chapel (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Thomas Gallagher (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Bob Smart (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | UAB | Gerald Joyner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-65 |
| Subs | UAB | John Barnes (PF) Jake Hastings | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:42 | Colorado | Bob Smart banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Gallagher | 48-67 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Frederick McKinney takes the ball from Gerry Walker | 48-67 |
| 02:10 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-69 |
| 02:07 | UAB | Daniel Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Smart - foul #2 on Bob Smart, team foul #7 | 48-69 |
| Subs | UAB | Jake Hastings (PF) John Barnes | |
| Subs | Colorado | Floyd Gilliam (SG), William Siefert (PF) James Bennett, James Chapel | |
| 02:07 | UAB | Daniel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 02:07 | UAB | Daniel Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 01:46 | Colorado | William Siefert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-69 |
| 01:44 | Colorado | Floyd Gilliam tips it in | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:41 | UAB | James Fortune is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-71 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jesse Folsom (C) Bob Smart | |
| 01:22 | Colorado | Daniel Baker steals the ball from Floyd Gilliam | 50-71 |
| 01:20 | UAB | Thomas Gallagher picks off the pass by Gerald Joyner in the backcourt | 50-71 |
| 01:05 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher can't throw it down | 50-71 |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Floyd Gilliam tips it back up and in | 50-73 |
| 00:56 | UAB | Jake Hastings makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gerry Walker | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Colorado | Floyd Gilliam can't throw it down | 52-73 |
| 00:34 | Colorado | Thomas Gallagher tips it but misses | 52-73 |
| 00:32 | UAB | The rebound goes to Gerald Joyner | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:26 | UAB | Daniel Baker knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-73 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Frederick McKinney runs out the clock | 55-73 |