| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rafael Iversen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddy Hartzler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Raymond Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Berumen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Demartini (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Teddy Daubert (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Horrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Eddy Hartzler inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:45 | Alabama | Ronald Burton's pass is intercepted by Charles Horrell | 36-38 |
| 19:20 | Grove City | Charles Horrell misses long on a floater from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 19:18 | Grove City | Robert Demartini gets the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:55 | Grove City | Robert Demartini misses the driving attempt from the right block | 36-38 |
| 18:53 | Grove City | Charles Horrell tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 18:52 | Grove City | Mark Berumen snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 18:37 | Grove City | Robert Demartini clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Eddy Hartzler - foul #2 on Eddy Hartzler, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:37 | Grove City | Robert Demartini misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:37 | Grove City | Robert Demartini makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Charles Brown blows the dunk but he's hacked by Mark Berumen - foul #1 on Mark Berumen, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:51 | Grove City | Robert Demartini hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 17:50 | Alabama | Charles Brown grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 17:36 | Alabama | Ronald Burton hits a floater from the right wing set up by Eddy Hartzler | 40-39 |
| 17:11 | Grove City | Ronald Burton steps in front of the Mark Berumen pass | 40-39 |
| 16:54 | Alabama | Charles Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-39 |
| 16:52 | Grove City | Charles Horrell gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:36 | Grove City | Robert Demartini hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-39 |
| 16:34 | Alabama | Lawrence Payne snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 16:14 | Alabama | Lawrence Payne misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 16:12 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Raymond Cox | 40-39 |
| 15:56 | Grove City | Raymond Cox connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Demartini | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rafael Iversen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Payne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddy Hartzler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Raymond Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Berumen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Demartini (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Teddy Daubert (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Horrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:49 | Alabama | Raymond Cox steals the ball from Rafael Iversen | 40-42 |
| 15:30 | Grove City | Mark Berumen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 15:29 | Alabama | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:22 | Alabama | Charles Brown makes the contested driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Payne | 42-42 |
| 15:01 | Grove City | Mark Berumen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-42 |
| 15:00 | Alabama | Eddy Hartzler pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:47 | Alabama | Raymond Cox is called for the reach on Rafael Iversen - foul #1 on Raymond Cox, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Donald Coleman (PG), Richard English (SG), Nick Myatt (SF), Willie Benner (PF), Christopher Luther (C) Rafael Iversen, Lawrence Payne, Eddy Hartzler, Charles Brown, Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Grove City | Daniel Bledsoe (PG), Brian Rosol (SG), Clifford Busselberg (SF), Major Cueto (PF), William Moen (C) Raymond Cox, Mark Berumen, Robert Demartini, Teddy Daubert, Charles Horrell | |
| 14:29 | Alabama | Donald Coleman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 14:27 | Grove City | William Moen pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:01 | Grove City | Clifford Busselberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Donald Coleman misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 13:48 | Grove City | William Moen gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:30 | Grove City | Brian Rosol is called for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Mark Berumen (SG), Robert Demartini (SF) Brian Rosol, Major Cueto | |
| 13:11 | Alabama | Donald Coleman hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Nick Myatt | 45-42 |
| 12:51 | Grove City | Clifford Busselberg comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard English - foul #2 on Richard English, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), Lawrence Payne (SG), Eddy Hartzler (SF), Charles Brown (PF) Donald Coleman, Richard English, Nick Myatt, Willie Benner | |
| Subs | Grove City | Raymond Cox (PG), Teddy Daubert (PF), Charles Horrell (C) Daniel Bledsoe, Robert Demartini, William Moen | |
| 12:51 | Grove City | Clifford Busselberg makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:51 | Grove City | Clifford Busselberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Rafael Iversen scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 12:04 | Grove City | Charles Horrell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Burton (C) Christopher Luther | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Demartini (SF) Clifford Busselberg | |
| 12:04 | Grove City | Charles Horrell misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:04 | Grove City | Charles Horrell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:44 | Alabama | Charles Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Teddy Daubert - foul #2 on Teddy Daubert, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| 11:44 | Alabama | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:44 | Alabama | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rafael Iversen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddy Hartzler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Raymond Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Berumen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Demartini (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Teddy Daubert (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Horrell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Grove City | Mark Berumen scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Teddy Daubert | 49-48 |
| 11:08 | Alabama | Lawrence Payne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Demartini - foul #3 on Robert Demartini, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Brian Rosol (SG), Clifford Busselberg (PF), William Moen (C) Mark Berumen, Teddy Daubert, Charles Horrell | |
| 11:08 | Alabama | Lawrence Payne makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:08 | Alabama | Lawrence Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:39 | Grove City | Clifford Busselberg misses the lay-in | 51-48 |
| 10:38 | Alabama | Ronald Burton pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:24 | Alabama | Lawrence Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard English (SG), Willie Benner (PF) Lawrence Payne, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Grove City | Daniel Bledsoe (PG) Raymond Cox | |
| 10:02 | Grove City | Eddy Hartzler picks off the pass by Clifford Busselberg | 51-48 |
| 09:58 | Alabama | Eddy Hartzler lays it up and in | 53-48 |
| 09:37 | Grove City | Brian Rosol can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 09:36 | Grove City | Robert Demartini snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 09:25 | Grove City | Daniel Bledsoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Donald Coleman (PG), Lawrence Payne (SG), Nick Myatt (SF), Christopher Luther (C) Rafael Iversen, Richard English, Eddy Hartzler, Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Grove City | Mark Berumen (SG), Teddy Daubert (PF), Charles Horrell (C) Brian Rosol, Clifford Busselberg, William Moen | |
| 09:10 | Alabama | Nick Myatt hits a runner in the paint set up by Donald Coleman and the foul's on Daniel Bledsoe - foul #2 on Daniel Bledsoe, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Brown (PF) Willie Benner | |
| Subs | Grove City | Raymond Cox (PG) Daniel Bledsoe | |
| 09:10 | Alabama | Nick Myatt makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:50 | Grove City | Nick Myatt is called for the reach on Mark Berumen - foul #1 on Nick Myatt, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| 08:26 | Grove City | Raymond Cox comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 08:24 | Alabama | Nick Myatt grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 08:00 | Alabama | Donald Coleman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 07:59 | Grove City | Robert Demartini grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:31 | Grove City | Robert Demartini drills a shot from the left side | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Donald Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nick Myatt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Luther (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Raymond Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Berumen (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Demartini (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Teddy Daubert (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Horrell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Alabama | Donald Coleman's pass is intercepted by Robert Demartini | 56-50 |
| 06:56 | Grove City | Robert Demartini knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Raymond Cox | 56-52 |
| 06:28 | Alabama | Donald Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 06:27 | Alabama | Christopher Luther gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Charles Brown evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Payne | 58-52 |
| 05:52 | Grove City | Robert Demartini comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-52 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | Lawrence Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), Eddy Hartzler (SF), Ronald Burton (C) Donald Coleman, Nick Myatt, Christopher Luther | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 05:37 | Alabama | Charles Brown blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 58-52 |
| 05:36 | Grove City | Teddy Daubert snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 05:09 | Grove City | Raymond Cox is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Raymond Cox, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| 04:56 | Alabama | Robert Demartini is called for the reach on Rafael Iversen - foul #4 on Robert Demartini, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard English (SG) Lawrence Payne | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 04:56 | Alabama | Rafael Iversen makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:56 | Alabama | Rafael Iversen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:39 | Grove City | Charles Brown steps in front of the Teddy Daubert pass | 60-52 |
| 04:21 | Alabama | Charles Brown's layup is rejected by Charles Horrell | 60-52 |
| 04:19 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Mark Berumen | 60-52 |
| 04:12 | Grove City | Charles Horrell misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Burton - foul #1 on Ronald Burton, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willie Benner (PF) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Grove City | Daniel Bledsoe (PG) Raymond Cox | |
| 04:12 | Grove City | Charles Horrell misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:12 | Grove City | Charles Horrell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:01 | Alabama | Ronald Burton lays it in on a nice dish by Rafael Iversen | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:50 | Grove City | Charles Horrell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 03:27 | Alabama | Richard English makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rafael Iversen | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rafael Iversen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard English (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddy Hartzler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Benner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Daniel Bledsoe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Berumen (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Demartini (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Teddy Daubert (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Horrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Grove City | Charles Horrell is whistled for traveling | 65-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Payne (SG) Richard English | |
| Subs | Grove City | Clifford Busselberg (PF), William Moen (C) Teddy Daubert, Charles Horrell | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Rafael Iversen makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eddy Hartzler | 68-55 |
| 02:36 | Grove City | Clifford Busselberg clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Willie Benner - foul #2 on Willie Benner, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Donald Coleman (PG), Richard English (SG), Nick Myatt (SF), Christopher Luther (C) Rafael Iversen, Lawrence Payne, Eddy Hartzler, Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Grove City | Brian Rosol (SG), Major Cueto (PF) Mark Berumen, Robert Demartini | |
| 02:36 | Grove City | Clifford Busselberg makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:36 | Grove City | Clifford Busselberg makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:34 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), Lawrence Payne (SG), Eddy Hartzler (SF), Charles Brown (PF), Ronald Burton (C) Donald Coleman, Richard English, Nick Myatt, Willie Benner, Christopher Luther | |
| Subs | Grove City | Raymond Cox (PG), Mark Berumen (SG), Robert Demartini (SF), Teddy Daubert (PF), Charles Horrell (C) Daniel Bledsoe, Brian Rosol, Clifford Busselberg, Major Cueto, William Moen | |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Teddy Daubert is called for the reach on Eddy Hartzler - foul #3 on Teddy Daubert, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Donald Coleman (PG), Richard English (SG), Willie Benner (PF), Christopher Luther (C) Rafael Iversen, Lawrence Payne, Charles Brown, Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Grove City | Daniel Bledsoe (PG), Brian Rosol (SG), Clifford Busselberg (SF), Major Cueto (PF), William Moen (C) Raymond Cox, Mark Berumen, Robert Demartini, Teddy Daubert, Charles Horrell | |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Eddy Hartzler misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:23 | Grove City | Major Cueto gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 02:18 | Grove City | Clifford Busselberg can't throw it down | 68-57 |
| 02:16 | Alabama | Richard English pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| 02:12 | Alabama | Donald Coleman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Rosol - foul #1 on Brian Rosol, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nick Myatt (SF) Eddy Hartzler | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 02:12 | Alabama | Donald Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 02:12 | Alabama | Donald Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 02:01 | Grove City | Daniel Bledsoe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 02:00 | Alabama | Willie Benner snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 01:55 | Alabama | Donald Coleman hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard English | 73-57 |
| 01:39 | Grove City | William Moen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 73-57 |
| 01:37 | Alabama | Richard English gets the rebound | 73-57 |
| 01:32 | Alabama | Donald Coleman drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Nick Myatt | 75-57 |
| 01:18 | Grove City | William Moen banks in the layup | 75-59 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Donald Coleman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-59 |
| 01:00 | Grove City | Clifford Busselberg snags the defensive board | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Grove City | Christopher Luther is called for the reach on Daniel Bledsoe - foul #1 on Christopher Luther, team foul #7 | 75-59 |
| 00:54 | Grove City | Daniel Bledsoe makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 00:54 | Grove City | Daniel Bledsoe makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Donald Coleman buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Richard English | 77-61 |
| 00:20 | Grove City | William Moen misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Luther - foul #2 on Christopher Luther, team foul #8 | 77-61 |
| 00:20 | Grove City | William Moen misses the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 00:20 | Grove City | William Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Donald Coleman runs out the clock | 77-62 |