| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) PF - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) C - Michael Clabaugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) PF - Carl Brunton (fresh) C - Donald Madruga (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Donald Madruga wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | UAB | Keith Hanson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Carlos Dukes - foul #1 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UAB | Keith Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:39 | UAB | Keith Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Mabe | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | UAB | Keith Hanson blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Richard Kulas grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Kulas | 4-2 |
| 18:52 | UAB | Keith Hanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Richard Kulas gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 17:42 | UAB | Ronald Mabe takes the ball from Donald Madruga | 7-2 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Richard Kulas dunks the ball on a great pass from Ronald Mabe | 9-2 |
| 17:16 | UAB | Carl Brunton's layup is rejected by Michael Clabaugh | 9-2 |
| 17:15 | UAB | Donald Madruga pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:56 | UAB | Donald Madruga can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes grabs the defensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Carl Brunton is called for the reach on Dobromir Condroski - foul #1 on Carl Brunton, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McGory (C) Michael Clabaugh | |
| Subs | UAB | Tony Bigelow (PG), Dwight Steve (SF), George West (PF), Eddie Anderson (C) Thomas Juhasz, Keith Hanson, Carl Brunton, Donald Madruga | |
| 16:20 | Xavier | Stephen McGory buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dobromir Condroski | 11-2 |
| 16:00 | UAB | Richard Kulas picks off the pass by Dwight Steve | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) C - Stephen McGory (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tony Bigelow (fresh) SG - Manuel Crosby (fairly fresh) SF - Dwight Steve (fresh) PF - George West (fresh) C - Eddie Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:58 | Xavier | Manuel Crosby takes the ball from Ronald Mabe in the backcourt | 11-2 |
| 15:49 | UAB | Manuel Crosby connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-5 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Stephen McGory is whistled for a carry | 11-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Goodridge (PG), Eduardo Sanchez (SG), Leo Meyer (SF), Lewis Zeltmann (C) Ronald Mabe, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas, Dobromir Condroski | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (PG) Manuel Crosby | |
| 15:11 | UAB | Eddie Anderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 11-5 |
| 15:10 | UAB | Tony Bigelow tips it home | 11-7 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Stephen McGory misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 11-7 |
| 14:59 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:45 | UAB | Eddie Anderson misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Eduardo Sanchez - foul #1 on Eduardo Sanchez, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh (C) Lewis Zeltmann | |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Hanson (SF), Donald Madruga (C) Dwight Steve, George West | |
| 14:45 | UAB | Eddie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:45 | UAB | Eddie Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Leo Meyer blows the layup | 11-9 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Eduardo Sanchez | 11-9 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Donald Madruga - foul #1 on Donald Madruga, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), Richard Kulas (SF), Dobromir Condroski (PF) John Goodridge, Leo Meyer, Stephen McGory | |
| Subs | UAB | Manuel Crosby (SG), Carl Brunton (PF) Tony Bigelow, Eddie Anderson | |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:53 | UAB | Keith Hanson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Richard Kulas snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski is denied on a layup by Carl Brunton | 13-9 |
| 13:28 | UAB | Keith Hanson gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:08 | UAB | Manuel Crosby is hacked by Eduardo Sanchez - foul #2 on Eduardo Sanchez, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG) Eduardo Sanchez | |
| Subs | UAB | Tony Bigelow (PG) Thomas Juhasz | |
| 12:56 | UAB | Donald Madruga is fouled on the floor by Michael Clabaugh - foul #1 on Michael Clabaugh, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UAB | George West (C) Donald Madruga | |
| 12:50 | UAB | Michael Clabaugh takes the ball from Manuel Crosby | 13-9 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes clanks a 3 from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 12:31 | UAB | George West gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:04 | UAB | Carl Brunton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Kulas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dobromir Condroski (fairly fresh) C - Michael Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tony Bigelow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Brunton (fairly fresh) C - George West (fresh) | |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-9 |
| 11:56 | UAB | Keith Hanson snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:51 | UAB | Keith Hanson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-12 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Richard Kulas knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Ronald Mabe | 15-12 |
| 11:27 | UAB | Dobromir Condroski denies the turnaround by Keith Hanson | 15-12 |
| 11:25 | UAB | Keith Hanson hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe double dribbles | 15-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Goodridge (PG), Leo Meyer (SF), Stephen McGory (PF), Lewis Zeltmann (C) Ronald Mabe, Richard Kulas, Dobromir Condroski, Michael Clabaugh | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (PG), Dwight Steve (SF), Donald Madruga (C) Manuel Crosby, Keith Hanson, Carl Brunton | |
| 10:55 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz is fouled on the floor by Carlos Dukes - foul #2 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG) Carlos Dukes | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:50 | UAB | Donald Madruga misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Leo Meyer connects on the floater in the lane | 17-14 |
| 10:11 | UAB | Tony Bigelow scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Juhasz | 17-16 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Stephen McGory clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-16 |
| 09:54 | UAB | George West grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:40 | UAB | George West misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Lewis Zeltmann snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Thomas Juhasz is called for the reach on Lewis Zeltmann - foul #1 on Thomas Juhasz, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Kulas (SF), Dobromir Condroski (PF) Ronald Mabe, Lewis Zeltmann | |
| Subs | UAB | Manuel Crosby (SG) Tony Bigelow | |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Leo Meyer misses short on a floater from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Leo Meyer gets the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 17-16 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Stephen McGory grabs the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Donald Madruga swats the shot by John Goodridge | 17-16 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Richard Kulas gets the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski scores on a floater in the lane and he's fouled by George West - foul #1 on George West, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh (C) John Goodridge | |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Hanson (SF), Eddie Anderson (PF), Steven Whaley (C) Dwight Steve, George West, Donald Madruga | |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:24 | UAB | Eddie Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 20-16 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Eddie Anderson steals it from Leo Meyer | 20-16 |
| 07:41 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-16 |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Leo Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen McGory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dobromir Condroski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Clabaugh (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Whaley (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Manuel Crosby steals it from Dobromir Condroski | 20-16 |
| 07:18 | UAB | Manuel Crosby banks in the layup | 20-18 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dobromir Condroski, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), John Goodridge (PF), Lewis Zeltmann (C) Stephen McGory, Dobromir Condroski, Michael Clabaugh | |
| Subs | UAB | Tony Bigelow (PG), Carl Brunton (PF), Donald Madruga (C) Thomas Juhasz, Eddie Anderson, Steven Whaley | |
| 06:48 | UAB | Manuel Crosby scores on a 3 from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Leo Meyer travels with the ball | 20-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski (PF) Richard Kulas | |
| Subs | UAB | Rory Hooker (SG), Dwight Steve (SF) Manuel Crosby, Keith Hanson | |
| 06:06 | UAB | Tony Bigelow hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dwight Steve | 20-24 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Lewis Zeltmann connects on the runner from the left block | 22-24 |
| 05:22 | UAB | Donald Madruga buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-26 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Lewis Zeltmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McGory (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), Michael Clabaugh (C) Leo Meyer, Dobromir Condroski, Lewis Zeltmann | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (PG), Manuel Crosby (SG), Keith Hanson (SF), George West (C) Tony Bigelow, Rory Hooker, Dwight Steve, Donald Madruga | |
| 04:59 | UAB | Keith Hanson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 04:57 | UAB | George West grabs the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:42 | UAB | Keith Hanson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Juhasz and he's fouled by Richard Kulas - foul #1 on Richard Kulas, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UAB | Eddie Anderson (C) Carl Brunton | |
| 04:42 | UAB | Keith Hanson misses the free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Stephen McGory makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Michael Clabaugh | 24-28 |
| 04:04 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-28 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Manuel Crosby steals it from Ronald Mabe | 24-28 |
| 03:37 | UAB | Keith Hanson's fadeaway is rejected by John Goodridge | 24-28 |
| 03:35 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen McGory (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Kulas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fairly fresh) C - Michael Clabaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George West (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Eddie Anderson swats the layup by John Goodridge | 24-28 |
| 03:26 | UAB | George West grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 03:24 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Leo Meyer (SF), Dobromir Condroski (PF) Ronald Mabe, Stephen McGory, Richard Kulas, John Goodridge | |
| Subs | UAB | Carl Brunton (PF), Donald Madruga (C) George West, Eddie Anderson | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lewis Zeltmann (C) Michael Clabaugh | |
| Subs | UAB | Dwight Steve (SF) Keith Hanson | |
| 02:47 | UAB | Donald Madruga drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Manuel Crosby | 24-30 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Eduardo Sanchez | 26-30 |
| 02:14 | UAB | Carl Brunton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Carl Brunton, team foul #5 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McGory (C) Lewis Zeltmann | |
| Subs | UAB | Tony Bigelow (PG), Rory Hooker (SG), George West (PF) Thomas Juhasz, Manuel Crosby, Carl Brunton | |
| 02:02 | Xavier | Stephen McGory hits a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Donald Madruga - foul #2 on Donald Madruga, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh (C) Dobromir Condroski | |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Hanson (SF) Dwight Steve | |
| 02:02 | Xavier | Stephen McGory misses the free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:02 | UAB | George West snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 01:45 | UAB | Keith Hanson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 01:26 | Xavier | Leo Meyer hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Keith Hanson - foul #1 on Keith Hanson, team foul #7 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG) Eduardo Sanchez | |
| Subs | UAB | Eddie Anderson (C) Donald Madruga | |
| 01:26 | Xavier | Leo Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:26 | Xavier | Leo Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:26 | UAB | Eddie Anderson grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 01:23 | UAB | Tony Bigelow is hacked by Ronald Mabe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Kulas (SF) Leo Meyer | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:23 | UAB | Tony Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:23 | UAB | Tony Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:04 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Stephen McGory tips it but misses | 29-34 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh grabs the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes is hacked by Rory Hooker - foul #1 on Rory Hooker, team foul #8 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski (PF), Lewis Zeltmann (C) Stephen McGory, Michael Clabaugh | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (PG), Manuel Crosby (SG), Dwight Steve (SF), Carl Brunton (PF) Tony Bigelow, Rory Hooker, Keith Hanson, Eddie Anderson | |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:41 | UAB | George West grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 00:28 | UAB | Dwight Steve comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Kulas | 29-34 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | UAB | George West pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |