| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sammie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sid Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Hargreaves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Aaron Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Shumake (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stryjewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Gregg | 28-29 |
| 19:38 | UAB | Roger Mason is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Roger Mason, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-29 |
| 19:13 | Western Illinois | Bobby Hargreaves snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 18:48 | UAB | Timothy Butler gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:32 | UAB | Aaron Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Mason | 28-32 |
| 18:03 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch clanks a runner from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 18:02 | UAB | John Stryjewski gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:46 | UAB | John Stryjewski is hacked by Eric Scott - foul #2 on Eric Scott, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 17:33 | UAB | Roger Mason makes the runner in the lane set up by Aaron Brown | 28-34 |
| 17:29 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Stryjewski - foul #1 on John Stryjewski, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Potter (PF) Sid Welch | |
| Subs | UAB | Christopher Campagna (SF) Roger Mason | |
| 17:29 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:29 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:14 | UAB | Bobby Hargreaves is called for the reach on Timothy Butler - foul #2 on Bobby Hargreaves, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla (C) Bobby Hargreaves | |
| Subs | UAB | Xing-Fu Ching (PF), John Snyder (C) John Stryjewski, Timothy Butler | |
| 16:49 | UAB | John Snyder's floater is tipped away by James Potter | 30-34 |
| 16:48 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | James Potter misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Aaron Brown - foul #1 on Aaron Brown, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes (PG), Michael Hawkins (SG) Sammie Smith, Thomas Gregg | |
| Subs | UAB | Marcus Hicks (SF) Aaron Brown | |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | James Potter makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | James Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:11 | UAB | John Snyder scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 15:52 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Eric Scott is blocked by Xing-Fu Ching | 32-37 |
| 15:51 | Western Illinois | James Potter tips it but misses | 32-37 |
| 15:50 | UAB | Xing-Fu Ching snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roy Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Hawkins (fresh) SF - Eric Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Potter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Revilla (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Christopher Campagna (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Shumake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Hicks (fresh) PF - Xing-Fu Ching (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UAB | Harold Shumake is hacked by Jack Revilla - foul #3 on Jack Revilla, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith (PG), Thomas Gregg (SG), Chuck Dillard (PF), Bobby Hargreaves (C) Roy Oakes, Michael Hawkins, Eric Scott, Jack Revilla | |
| Subs | UAB | Boris Vesely (PG), Roger Mason (SF), John Stryjewski (PF), Timothy Butler (C) Harold Shumake, Marcus Hicks, Xing-Fu Ching, John Snyder | |
| 15:18 | UAB | Boris Vesely misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 15:16 | UAB | Roger Mason grabs the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 14:55 | UAB | Christopher Campagna clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 14:53 | UAB | Roger Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:39 | UAB | Thomas Gregg steals it from Christopher Campagna | 32-37 |
| 14:23 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg hits a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by John Stryjewski - foul #2 on John Stryjewski, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Scott (SF) James Potter | |
| Subs | UAB | Aaron Brown (SG) Christopher Campagna | |
| 14:23 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg misses the free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:23 | UAB | Timothy Butler grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 14:19 | UAB | Aaron Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 14:18 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 14:07 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg is hacked by Aaron Brown - foul #2 on Aaron Brown, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| 13:50 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-37 |
| 13:48 | UAB | John Stryjewski pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 13:30 | UAB | Timothy Butler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 13:13 | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 36-37 |
| 13:02 | UAB | Bobby Hargreaves steps in front of the Timothy Butler pass | 36-37 |
| 12:44 | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Sammie Smith | 38-37 |
| 12:30 | UAB | Roger Mason misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 12:28 | UAB | Boris Vesely grabs the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 12:15 | UAB | Timothy Butler misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 12:13 | UAB | Roger Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:05 | UAB | John Stryjewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes (PG), James Potter (SG), Sid Welch (PF), Jack Revilla (C) Sammie Smith, Thomas Gregg, Chuck Dillard, Bobby Hargreaves | |
| Subs | UAB | Harold Shumake (SG), Arthur Ponder (SF), Xing-Fu Ching (PF), John Snyder (C) Boris Vesely, Roger Mason, John Stryjewski, Timothy Butler | |
| 11:46 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Roy Oakes | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roy Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Potter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eric Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sid Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Revilla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Aaron Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Shumake (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Xing-Fu Ching (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UAB | Xing-Fu Ching misses the lay-in | 41-37 |
| 11:27 | UAB | Xing-Fu Ching tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 11:03 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-39 |
| 10:45 | UAB | John Snyder hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 44-39 |
| 10:43 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 10:24 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 10:22 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Oakes | 44-39 |
| 10:05 | Western Illinois | Aaron Brown steals it from James Potter | 44-39 |
| 09:55 | UAB | Harold Shumake knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Brown | 44-42 |
| 09:40 | Western Illinois | James Potter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 09:39 | UAB | The rebound goes to Harold Shumake | 44-42 |
| 09:24 | UAB | John Snyder drills a turnaround from close range set up by Xing-Fu Ching and he's fouled by Jack Revilla - foul #4 on Jack Revilla, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith (PG), Thomas Gregg (SG), Chuck Dillard (PF), Bobby Hargreaves (C) Roy Oakes, Eric Scott, Sid Welch, Jack Revilla | |
| Subs | UAB | Boris Vesely (PG), Roger Mason (SF), Timothy Butler (C) Aaron Brown, Arthur Ponder, Xing-Fu Ching | |
| 09:24 | UAB | John Snyder makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:08 | Western Illinois | James Potter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 09:06 | Western Illinois | James Potter pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:49 | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes (SF) James Potter | |
| Subs | UAB | Christopher Campagna (SG), John Stryjewski (PF) Harold Shumake, John Snyder | |
| 08:30 | UAB | Timothy Butler can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-45 |
| 08:29 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes double dribbles | 44-45 |
| 07:55 | UAB | Boris Vesely clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Bobby Hargreaves snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 07:44 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg is whistled for a carry | 44-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Scott (SF) Roy Oakes | |
| Subs | UAB | Harold Shumake (SG) Christopher Campagna | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sammie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gregg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chuck Dillard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Hargreaves (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Boris Vesely (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Shumake (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Stryjewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | UAB | John Stryjewski makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Mason | 44-47 |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | Bobby Hargreaves loses the dribble to Timothy Butler | 44-47 |
| 06:52 | UAB | John Stryjewski can't finish the layup | 44-47 |
| 06:51 | UAB | Timothy Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 06:32 | UAB | Harold Shumake misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 06:18 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 06:16 | UAB | Boris Vesely gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 06:02 | UAB | Boris Vesely connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roger Mason | 44-49 |
| 05:34 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 05:18 | UAB | Boris Vesely scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Stryjewski and he's hacked by Sammie Smith - foul #2 on Sammie Smith, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes (PG), Michael Hawkins (SG), James Potter (SF), Sid Welch (PF), Jack Revilla (C) Sammie Smith, Thomas Gregg, Eric Scott, Chuck Dillard, Bobby Hargreaves | |
| Subs | UAB | Aaron Brown (SG), Arthur Ponder (SF), Xing-Fu Ching (PF), John Snyder (C) Harold Shumake, Roger Mason, John Stryjewski, Timothy Butler | |
| 05:18 | UAB | Boris Vesely misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | A charge is called on Michael Hawkins - foul #1 on Michael Hawkins, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UAB | Christopher Campagna (SG) Boris Vesely | |
| 04:38 | UAB | Arthur Ponder knocks in the shot from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 04:22 | Western Illinois | Michael Hawkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 04:21 | UAB | John Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:02 | UAB | Arthur Ponder clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Sid Welch - foul #2 on Sid Welch, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith (PG), Thomas Gregg (SG), Eric Scott (SF) Roy Oakes, Michael Hawkins, James Potter | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:02 | UAB | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:02 | UAB | Arthur Ponder makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Gregg | 50-55 |
| 03:35 | UAB | Arthur Ponder misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 03:34 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sammie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gregg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sid Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Revilla (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Aaron Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Campagna (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Xing-Fu Ching (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 03:06 | UAB | John Snyder makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Brown | 53-57 |
| 02:52 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 02:50 | UAB | Christopher Campagna gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 02:50 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard (PF), Bobby Hargreaves (C) Sid Welch, Jack Revilla | |
| Subs | UAB | Boris Vesely (PG), Harold Shumake (SG), Roger Mason (SF), John Stryjewski (PF), Timothy Butler (C) Aaron Brown, Christopher Campagna, Arthur Ponder, Xing-Fu Ching, John Snyder | |
| 02:33 | UAB | John Stryjewski is denied on a layup by Chuck Dillard | 53-57 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Scott | 56-57 |
| 01:49 | UAB | Boris Vesely clanks a shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:23 | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 01:22 | UAB | Roger Mason grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 01:08 | UAB | Timothy Butler is called for a charge - foul #2 on Timothy Butler, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| 00:48 | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Sammie Smith | 59-57 |
| 00:30 | UAB | Roger Mason blows the layup | 59-57 |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott grabs the board | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott is hacked by Harold Shumake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Shumake, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | UAB | Harold Shumake makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Boris Vesely | 61-60 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Shumake - foul #2 on Harold Shumake, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | UAB | Harold Shumake misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Timothy Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:08 | UAB | Harold Shumake comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Bobby Hargreaves pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Boris Vesely is called for the reach on Bobby Hargreaves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Vesely, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Potter (PF) Chuck Dillard | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Bobby Hargreaves makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Bobby Hargreaves misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Timothy Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Harold Shumake connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-63 |