| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roger Pinckney (fresh) SG - David Garnica (fresh) SF - Donald Clement (fresh) PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) C - Cedric Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Warren Lykes (fresh) SG - Joshua Grey (fresh) SF - Jon Curry (fresh) PF - Martin Peralta (fresh) C - James Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | James Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Columbia | Warren Lykes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UAB | Cedric Hoffman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UAB | David Garnica misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Grey - foul #1 on Joshua Grey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UAB | David Garnica makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | UAB | David Garnica makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Columbia | Joshua Grey makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Lykes | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | UAB | Wade Taylor drills a jump hook in the lane | 4-3 |
| 18:38 | Columbia | Warren Lykes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | UAB | Cedric Hoffman clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | UAB | Cedric Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:21 | UAB | Cedric Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:21 | Columbia | James Green grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 18:07 | Columbia | Warren Lykes loses the dribble to Cedric Hoffman | 5-3 |
| 17:46 | UAB | David Garnica is whistled for traveling | 5-3 |
| 17:29 | Columbia | James Green can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:28 | UAB | David Garnica grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:12 | UAB | Wade Taylor is denied on a layup by James Green | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joshua Grey | 5-3 |
| 16:51 | Columbia | Roger Pinckney is called for the reach on James Green - foul #1 on Roger Pinckney, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (PG), Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), Jessie Moore (PF), David Caddell (C) Warren Lykes, Jon Curry, Martin Peralta, James Green | |
| 16:37 | Columbia | Richard Morgan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Grey | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | UAB | Cedric Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua Grey - foul #2 on Joshua Grey, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Gomes (SG) Joshua Grey | |
| 16:20 | UAB | Cedric Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | UAB | Cedric Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Columbia | The short jumper by David Caddell is denied by Cedric Hoffman | 6-6 |
| 16:02 | UAB | The rebound goes to Wade Taylor | 6-6 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roger Pinckney (fresh) SG - David Garnica (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Clement (fairly fresh) PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cedric Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Richard Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Gomes (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Gibbs (fresh) PF - Jessie Moore (fresh) C - David Caddell (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UAB | Donald Clement throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | UAB | Doyle Burkart (PG), William Johnson (SF), Tom Boucher (C) Roger Pinckney, Donald Clement, Cedric Hoffman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jon Curry (SF), Martin Peralta (PF) Jeffrey Gibbs, David Caddell | |
| 15:14 | Columbia | Martin Peralta blows the layup | 6-6 |
| 15:13 | UAB | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 6-6 |
| 14:57 | UAB | Richard Morgan is called for the reach on Wade Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Morgan, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Sigler (SG), Tyrone Richards (SF) David Garnica, Wade Taylor | |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Lykes (PG), James Green (C) Michael Gomes, Jessie Moore | |
| 14:41 | UAB | Robert Sigler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 6-6 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Jon Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:22 | Columbia | Martin Peralta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | UAB | Roger Pinckney (PG) Doyle Burkart | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 14:01 | UAB | Tyrone Richards makes the shot near the basket | 8-6 |
| 13:41 | Columbia | Richard Morgan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 13:39 | Columbia | Jon Curry snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 13:30 | Columbia | Martin Peralta misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 13:28 | Columbia | James Green hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 13:07 | UAB | Robert Sigler knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Roger Pinckney and he's hacked by Richard Morgan - foul #2 on Richard Morgan, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Clement (SF), Wade Taylor (PF), Cedric Hoffman (C) Tyrone Richards, William Johnson, Tom Boucher | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Gomes (SG), Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), Jessie Moore (PF) Richard Morgan, Jon Curry, Martin Peralta | |
| 13:07 | UAB | Robert Sigler makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:47 | Columbia | Jessie Moore buries a fadeaway in the paint | 11-10 |
| 12:26 | UAB | Donald Clement can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 12:24 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Clement | 11-10 |
| 12:06 | UAB | Jessie Moore takes the ball from Cedric Hoffman | 11-10 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-10 |
| 11:49 | UAB | The rebound goes to Robert Sigler | 11-10 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roger Pinckney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Sigler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Clement (fresh) PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cedric Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Warren Lykes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Gomes (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Gibbs (fresh) PF - Jessie Moore (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UAB | Roger Pinckney clanks a jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 11:34 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:13 | Columbia | Michael Gomes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | UAB | Doyle Burkart (PG), David Garnica (SG) Roger Pinckney, Robert Sigler | |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Myers (PG), Jon Curry (SF), Martin Peralta (PF) Warren Lykes, Jeffrey Gibbs, James Green | |
| 10:49 | UAB | Wade Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Martin Peralta - foul #1 on Martin Peralta, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| 10:49 | UAB | Wade Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:49 | UAB | Wade Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:49 | Columbia | Martin Peralta grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:33 | Columbia | Martin Peralta can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Doyle Burkart - foul #1 on Doyle Burkart, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| 10:33 | Columbia | Martin Peralta makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 10:33 | Columbia | Martin Peralta makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:24 | UAB | Doyle Burkart hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Wade Taylor and the foul's on Jessie Moore - foul #1 on Jessie Moore, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Lykes (PG) Michael Gomes | |
| 10:24 | UAB | Doyle Burkart makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:01 | Columbia | Jessie Moore is hacked by David Garnica - foul #1 on David Garnica, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UAB | William Johnson (SF), Tom Boucher (C) Donald Clement, Cedric Hoffman | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:49 | Columbia | Neil Myers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Warren Lykes | 14-15 |
| 09:42 | UAB | Tom Boucher misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Jessie Moore - foul #2 on Jessie Moore, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Caddell (C) Jessie Moore | |
| 09:42 | UAB | Tom Boucher misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:42 | UAB | Tom Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:21 | Columbia | David Caddell is whistled for a carry | 15-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Roger Pinckney (PG), Robert Sigler (SF) Doyle Burkart, Wade Taylor | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Gomes (SG) Warren Lykes | |
| 09:00 | UAB | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Martin Peralta - foul #2 on Martin Peralta, team foul #9 | 15-15 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), James Green (C) Jon Curry, Martin Peralta | |
| 09:00 | UAB | William Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:00 | Columbia | James Green snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:46 | Columbia | David Caddell drills a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Robert Sigler - foul #1 on Robert Sigler, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Clement (SF) Robert Sigler | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:46 | Columbia | David Caddell misses the free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:46 | UAB | The rebound goes to Tom Boucher | 15-17 |
| 08:32 | UAB | Roger Pinckney scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Clement | 18-17 |
| 08:17 | Columbia | Neil Myers makes the floater from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 07:59 | UAB | David Garnica drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 07:44 | Columbia | James Green can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 21-19 |
| 07:42 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs gets the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roger Pinckney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garnica (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Clement (fresh) PF - William Johnson (fresh) C - Tom Boucher (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Neil Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Gomes (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffrey Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Caddell (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Columbia | Neil Myers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-19 |
| 07:21 | Columbia | David Caddell hits the follow up shot | 21-21 |
| 07:03 | UAB | William Johnson's layup is rejected by James Green | 21-21 |
| 07:02 | Columbia | David Caddell gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:48 | Columbia | Michael Gomes is whistled for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | UAB | Doyle Burkart (PG), Robert Sigler (SG), Wade Taylor (PF), Cedric Hoffman (C) Roger Pinckney, David Garnica, Donald Clement, Tom Boucher | |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Lykes (PG), Jon Curry (SF), Richard Thrall (PF) Neil Myers, Jeffrey Gibbs, David Caddell | |
| 06:38 | UAB | Wade Taylor hits a driving attempt in the lane | 23-21 |
| 06:25 | Columbia | James Green is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #10 | 23-21 |
| Subs | UAB | Tyrone Richards (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Caddell (C) James Green | |
| 06:11 | UAB | Robert Sigler comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 06:09 | UAB | Wade Taylor grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:48 | UAB | Tyrone Richards's pass is intercepted by David Caddell | 23-21 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Michael Gomes buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Warren Lykes | 23-23 |
| 05:08 | UAB | Michael Gomes steals it from Wade Taylor | 23-23 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | Warren Lykes misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tyrone Richards - foul #1 on Tyrone Richards, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Roger Pinckney (PG), David Garnica (SG), Donald Clement (SF) Doyle Burkart, Robert Sigler, Tyrone Richards | |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Myers (SG) Michael Gomes | |
| 04:52 | Columbia | Warren Lykes makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | Warren Lykes misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:52 | UAB | Cedric Hoffman gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:35 | UAB | David Garnica blows the layup | 23-24 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Jon Curry grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 04:14 | Columbia | The short jumper by Richard Thrall is denied by Cedric Hoffman | 23-24 |
| 04:12 | UAB | Wade Taylor grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 03:52 | UAB | David Garnica misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-24 |
| 03:50 | UAB | Wade Taylor grabs the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 03:39 | UAB | A charge is called on Roger Pinckney - foul #2 on Roger Pinckney, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | UAB | William Johnson (C) Cedric Hoffman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (PG), Joshua Grey (SG), Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), Martin Peralta (PF), James Green (C) Warren Lykes, Neil Myers, Jon Curry, Richard Thrall, David Caddell | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roger Pinckney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garnica (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Clement (fresh) PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Richard Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Grey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Martin Peralta (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Columbia | James Green clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 03:24 | UAB | David Garnica snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 03:08 | UAB | Joshua Grey is called for the reach on David Garnica - foul #3 on Joshua Grey, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Boucher (C) Wade Taylor | |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Myers (PG) Joshua Grey | |
| 03:08 | UAB | David Garnica misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:08 | UAB | David Garnica makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:50 | Columbia | Richard Morgan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 02:48 | UAB | Roger Pinckney grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 02:33 | UAB | Roger Pinckney clanks a floater from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Martin Peralta grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 02:18 | Columbia | James Green hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 24-24 |
| 02:16 | Columbia | Neil Myers snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 02:01 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 01:59 | UAB | William Johnson gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 01:49 | UAB | Tom Boucher knocks in the runner from the baseline | 26-24 |
| 01:42 | Columbia | Martin Peralta is fouled on the floor by Tom Boucher - foul #1 on Tom Boucher, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Doyle Burkart (PG), Wade Taylor (PF), Cedric Hoffman (C) Roger Pinckney, Donald Clement, Tom Boucher | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jon Curry (SF) Jeffrey Gibbs | |
| 01:42 | Columbia | Martin Peralta makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:42 | Columbia | Martin Peralta misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:42 | UAB | Wade Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 01:22 | UAB | David Garnica scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-25 |
| 01:17 | Columbia | Doyle Burkart is called for the reach on Neil Myers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Doyle Burkart, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Sigler (SG) David Garnica | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jessie Moore (C) James Green | |
| 01:17 | Columbia | Neil Myers makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:17 | Columbia | Neil Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:17 | UAB | Cedric Hoffman grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 00:55 | UAB | Wade Taylor misses the floater from the left side | 28-26 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Jessie Moore snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Martin Peralta lays it in | 28-28 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Wade Taylor misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Neil Myers - foul #1 on Neil Myers, team foul #12 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UAB | Roger Pinckney (PG), David Garnica (SG) Doyle Burkart, Robert Sigler | |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Lykes (PG), Michael Gomes (SG), James Green (C) Neil Myers, Richard Morgan, Martin Peralta | |
| 00:10 | UAB | Wade Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Wade Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Warren Lykes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 00:01 | UAB | Wade Taylor grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Wade Taylor misses long on a fullcourt shot | 30-28 |