| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) SF - Guy Kim (fresh) PF - Walter Lora (fresh) C - Alan Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Pedro Carrillo (fresh) SG - James Sarris (fresh) SF - Matthew Loranger (fresh) PF - David Ashcraft (fresh) C - Matthew Kirk (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | David Ashcraft wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger's fadeaway is rejected by Guy Kim | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Alabama | David Ashcraft grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Pedro Carrillo steals the ball from Alan Henry | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim loses the dribble to David Ashcraft | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Matthew Kirk - foul #1 on Matthew Kirk, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:55 | Alabama | David Ashcraft misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 17:54 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:46 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Scott | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | David Ashcraft buries a floater from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | David Ashcraft steals it from Guy Kim | 3-4 |
| 16:45 | Alabama | David Ashcraft misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Walter Lora | 3-4 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper and he's fouled by David Ashcraft - foul #1 on David Ashcraft, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy (C) Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis (SG), Boris Pawlikowski (SF), Dwight Finlayson (PF), Jon Wiggins (C) James Sarris, Matthew Loranger, David Ashcraft, Matthew Kirk | |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:03 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Scott - foul #1 on Jeremy Scott, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Darryl Mattson (SG) Pedro Carrillo | |
| 15:46 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Guy Kim - foul #1 on Guy Kim, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (C) Nolan Gasper, Guy Kim, Walter Lora | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:46 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:46 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) PF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) C - John Gillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clarence McGhinnis (fresh) SG - Darryl Mattson (fresh) SF - Boris Pawlikowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwight Finlayson (fresh) C - Jon Wiggins (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Dwight Finlayson - foul #1 on Dwight Finlayson, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Sarris (SG) Darryl Mattson | |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:29 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:14 | Alabama | The jump hook by Jon Wiggins is blocked by Ronald Darcy | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski tips it but misses | 7-6 |
| 15:11 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:55 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 14:53 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:47 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 14:46 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:33 | Alabama | Jeremy Scott steps in front of the Dwight Finlayson pass | 7-6 |
| 14:30 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott lays it up and in | 9-6 |
| 14:05 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski connects on the 3 from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:47 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:46 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:40 | Alabama | James Sarris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott tips it home | 11-9 |
| 13:01 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 12:59 | Alabama | James Sarris tips it in | 11-11 |
| 12:40 | Western Kentucky | Boris Pawlikowski is called for the reach on Robert Plunkett - foul #1 on Boris Pawlikowski, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF), Alan Henry (C) Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, Ronald Darcy, John Gillman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo (PG), Darryl Mattson (SG), Matthew Loranger (SF), David Ashcraft (PF), Matthew Kirk (C) Clarence McGhinnis, James Sarris, Boris Pawlikowski, Dwight Finlayson, Jon Wiggins | |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Nolan Gasper | 13-11 |
| 12:15 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Darryl Mattson | 13-14 |
| 11:58 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Scott | 16-14 |
| 11:52 | Alabama | Darryl Mattson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 11:51 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim lays it in set up by Jeremy Scott and he's hacked by Matthew Loranger - foul #1 on Matthew Loranger, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis (SG) Darryl Mattson | |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses the free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:30 | Alabama | David Ashcraft grabs the board | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Pedro Carrillo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clarence McGhinnis (fresh) SF - Matthew Loranger (fresh) PF - David Ashcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Kirk (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Alabama | David Ashcraft misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Nolan Gasper - foul #1 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG) Jeremy Scott | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:22 | Alabama | David Ashcraft makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:22 | Alabama | David Ashcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:53 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Nolan Gasper | 20-16 |
| 10:49 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 20-16 |
| 10:47 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 10:33 | Western Kentucky | Pedro Carrillo steps in front of the Nolan Gasper pass | 20-16 |
| 10:11 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger loses the dribble to Alan Henry | 20-16 |
| 09:53 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley snags the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley connects on the 3 from the left corner | 23-16 |
| 09:07 | Alabama | David Ashcraft travels with the ball | 23-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Ronald Darcy (PF), John Gillman (C) Thomas Whitley, Guy Kim, Walter Lora, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Alabama | Darryl Mattson (PG), James Sarris (SG), Boris Pawlikowski (SF), Dwight Finlayson (PF), Jon Wiggins (C) Pedro Carrillo, Clarence McGhinnis, Matthew Loranger, David Ashcraft, Matthew Kirk | |
| 08:52 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is fouled on the floor by Boris Pawlikowski - foul #2 on Boris Pawlikowski, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Don Holland (SF) Boris Pawlikowski | |
| 08:34 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy lays it up and in set up by Nolan Gasper | 25-16 |
| 08:30 | Alabama | Darryl Mattson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Gillman - foul #1 on John Gillman, team foul #4 | 25-16 |
| 08:30 | Alabama | Darryl Mattson misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:30 | Alabama | Darryl Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Gillman | 28-17 |
| 07:50 | Alabama | Don Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-17 |
| 07:48 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman gets the rebound | 28-17 |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 30-17 |
| 07:32 | Alabama | Don Holland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-17 |
| 07:31 | Alabama | James Sarris pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 07:24 | Alabama | Don Holland clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Gillman - foul #2 on John Gillman, team foul #5 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF) Nolan Gasper, Jeremy Scott, John Gillman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo (PG), Shawn Roe (C) Darryl Mattson, Dwight Finlayson | |
| 07:24 | Alabama | Don Holland makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 07:24 | Alabama | Don Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Plunkett (fresh) SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Pedro Carrillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Sarris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Holland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jon Wiggins (fresh) C - Shawn Roe (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-19 |
| 07:07 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins grabs the board | 30-19 |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Don Holland | 30-21 |
| 06:40 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses the easy layup | 30-21 |
| 06:38 | Alabama | Don Holland grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | James Sarris makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Pedro Carrillo | 30-23 |
| 06:06 | Western Kentucky | James Sarris is called for the reach on Ronald Darcy - foul #1 on James Sarris, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG), Alan Henry (C) Robert Plunkett, Guy Kim | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis (SG), Matthew Loranger (SF), David Ashcraft (PF), Matthew Kirk (C) James Sarris, Don Holland, Jon Wiggins, Shawn Roe | |
| 06:06 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:06 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 05:54 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis is hacked by Jeremy Scott - foul #2 on Jeremy Scott, team foul #6 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Guy Kim (SF) Jeremy Scott, Ronald Darcy | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:30 | Alabama | David Ashcraft hits a shot in the paint | 30-25 |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry's pass is intercepted by Clarence McGhinnis | 30-25 |
| 04:55 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-25 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alan Henry | 30-25 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim banks in the layup set up by Nolan Gasper | 32-25 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo is called for traveling | 32-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SG), Ronald Darcy (SF), Edward Holm (PF) Thomas Whitley, Guy Kim, Walter Lora | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Sarris (SG) Clarence McGhinnis | |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Nolan Gasper | 34-25 |
| 03:57 | Alabama | James Sarris knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-27 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | James Sarris snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 03:31 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Kirk | 34-30 |
| 03:09 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 03:07 | Alabama | David Ashcraft snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Plunkett (fresh) SF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Holm (fresh) C - Alan Henry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Pedro Carrillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Sarris (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Loranger (fairly fresh) PF - David Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Kirk (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Loranger | 34-32 |
| 02:44 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Nolan Gasper | 36-32 |
| 02:40 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-32 |
| 02:39 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett is fouled on the floor by James Sarris - foul #2 on James Sarris, team foul #8 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF), John Gillman (C) Nolan Gasper, Ronald Darcy, Edward Holm, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis (PG), Boris Pawlikowski (SF), Dwight Finlayson (PF), Jon Wiggins (C) Pedro Carrillo, Matthew Loranger, David Ashcraft, Matthew Kirk | |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 02:20 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 02:18 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 02:03 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Guy Kim and the foul's on James Sarris - foul #3 on James Sarris, team foul #9 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG) Robert Plunkett | |
| Subs | Alabama | Darryl Mattson (SG) James Sarris | |
| 02:03 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| 01:45 | Alabama | Walter Lora steps in front of the Jon Wiggins pass | 41-32 |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 41-32 |
| 01:30 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman can't tip it in | 41-32 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman can't tip it in | 41-32 |
| 01:28 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman tips it home | 43-32 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Darryl Mattson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy (C) John Gillman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo (PG) Darryl Mattson | |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora tips it back up and in | 45-32 |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-34 |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | Dwight Finlayson denies the turnaround by Ronald Darcy | 45-34 |
| 00:14 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley hits the follow up shot | 47-34 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 47-37 |