| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gary Vavra (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Elliott (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Haustein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kersten (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Elbert Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Brian Mills (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Daniel Becker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marcus Good (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mitchell Craig (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Grant (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Michael Haustein inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UAB | Arnold Elliott clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 19:39 | St. Joseph's | Brian Mills gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 19:21 | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 19:19 | St. Joseph's | James Grant snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 19:10 | St. Joseph's | Mitchell Craig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-39 |
| 18:49 | UAB | Elbert Ferguson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Haustein | 32-39 |
| 18:36 | St. Joseph's | Mitchell Craig misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Elbert Ferguson - foul #2 on Elbert Ferguson, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:36 | St. Joseph's | Mitchell Craig makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:36 | St. Joseph's | Mitchell Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Mitchell Craig is called for the reach on Arnold Elliott - foul #1 on Mitchell Craig, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 18:09 | UAB | Michael Haustein makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gary Vavra | 35-41 |
| 17:54 | St. Joseph's | John Kersten swats the short shot by Marcus Good | 35-41 |
| 17:53 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Kersten | 35-41 |
| 17:36 | UAB | John Kersten drills a turnaround from the left block | 37-41 |
| 17:13 | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Mills | 37-43 |
| 16:57 | UAB | Elbert Ferguson hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Vavra | 39-43 |
| 16:47 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 16:46 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:37 | St. Joseph's | Mitchell Craig is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Mitchell Craig, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Brian Graves (PG), Robert Galipeau (SG), Jeffrey Cain (SF), Thomas Byrne (PF), James Mart (C) Gary Vavra, Arnold Elliott, Michael Haustein, John Kersten, Elbert Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Smith (PG), Peter Sanderson (SG), Robert Tanner (SF), Larry Coolidge (PF), Rhett Peek (C) Brian Mills, Daniel Becker, Marcus Good, Mitchell Craig, James Grant | |
| 16:15 | UAB | Jeffrey Cain misses long on a shot near the basket | 39-43 |
| 16:14 | St. Joseph's | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:02 | St. Joseph's | Rhett Peek buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Tanner and the foul's on Robert Galipeau - foul #2 on Robert Galipeau, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 16:02 | St. Joseph's | Rhett Peek misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:02 | UAB | Thomas Byrne grabs the board | 39-45 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Brian Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Galipeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cain (fresh) PF - Thomas Byrne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Sanderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rhett Peek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Coolidge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | UAB | Rhett Peek takes the ball from Robert Galipeau | 39-45 |
| 15:31 | St. Joseph's | John Smith hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Sanderson | 39-47 |
| 15:14 | UAB | Brian Graves buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Mart | 41-47 |
| 14:57 | St. Joseph's | Rhett Peek comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 14:55 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cain | 41-47 |
| 14:47 | UAB | Brian Graves is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Vavra (PG), Arnold Elliott (SG), Michael Haustein (SF), Elbert Ferguson (C) Brian Graves, Robert Galipeau, Jeffrey Cain, James Mart | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Mills (PG), Marcus Good (SF), David Wells (PF), James Grant (C) Peter Sanderson, Robert Tanner, Rhett Peek, Larry Coolidge | |
| 14:22 | UAB | Michael Haustein misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 14:21 | St. Joseph's | James Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:14 | St. Joseph's | James Grant is hacked by Thomas Byrne - foul #1 on Thomas Byrne, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | UAB | John Kersten (PF) Thomas Byrne | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker (SG) John Smith | |
| 13:58 | St. Joseph's | James Grant buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 13:51 | UAB | Arnold Elliott misses the shot from the left side | 41-50 |
| 13:49 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Elbert Ferguson | 41-50 |
| 13:29 | UAB | Elbert Ferguson misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Mills - foul #2 on Brian Mills, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| 13:29 | UAB | Elbert Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:29 | UAB | Elbert Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's | James Grant snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 13:19 | St. Joseph's | David Wells is hacked by John Kersten - foul #2 on John Kersten, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| 13:01 | St. Joseph's | James Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| 12:49 | UAB | Elbert Ferguson's layup is rejected by David Wells | 41-50 |
| 12:47 | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 12:40 | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 12:39 | UAB | John Kersten pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 12:21 | UAB | Elbert Ferguson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 12:19 | St. Joseph's | James Grant snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Haustein - foul #2 on Michael Haustein, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Galipeau (PG), Jeffrey Cain (SG), Thomas Byrne (PF), James Mart (C) Gary Vavra, Arnold Elliott, John Kersten, Elbert Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mitchell Craig (PF), Larry Coolidge (C) David Wells, James Grant | |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:53 | UAB | Robert Galipeau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 11:52 | UAB | Michael Haustein tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Galipeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Cain (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Michael Haustein (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Byrne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Brian Mills (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Daniel Becker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Marcus Good (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mitchell Craig (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Coolidge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | St. Joseph's | Larry Coolidge comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-52 |
| 11:45 | UAB | Robert Galipeau gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 11:31 | UAB | Michael Haustein hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 11:11 | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 11:09 | UAB | James Mart grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 10:58 | UAB | Jeffrey Cain misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Coolidge - foul #3 on Larry Coolidge, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Vavra (PG), Arnold Elliott (SG), John Kersten (PF), Elbert Ferguson (C) Robert Galipeau, Michael Haustein, Thomas Byrne, James Mart | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Smith (PG), Peter Sanderson (SG), Robert Tanner (SF), David Wells (PF), James Grant (C) Brian Mills, Daniel Becker, Marcus Good, Mitchell Craig, Larry Coolidge | |
| 10:58 | UAB | Jeffrey Cain makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:58 | UAB | Jeffrey Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:47 | St. Joseph's | Robert Tanner misses short on a runner near the basket | 48-52 |
| 10:46 | St. Joseph's | David Wells snags the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 10:33 | St. Joseph's | Elbert Ferguson is called for the reach on James Grant - foul #3 on Elbert Ferguson, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| 10:17 | St. Joseph's | The jumper by James Grant is denied by Elbert Ferguson | 48-52 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Jeffrey Cain gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 10:10 | UAB | Peter Sanderson steals the ball from Elbert Ferguson | 48-52 |
| 10:06 | St. Joseph's | John Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Peter Sanderson | 48-54 |
| 09:44 | UAB | James Grant is called for the reach on Gary Vavra - foul #2 on James Grant, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Haustein (SF) Jeffrey Cain | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good (SF) Robert Tanner | |
| 09:24 | UAB | James Grant is called for the reach on Arnold Elliott - foul #3 on James Grant, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Byrne (PF) John Kersten | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:24 | UAB | Arnold Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:24 | UAB | Arnold Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:05 | St. Joseph's | David Wells lays it up and in | 50-56 |
| 08:39 | UAB | Gary Vavra buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Haustein | 53-56 |
| 08:18 | St. Joseph's | John Smith loses the dribble to Elbert Ferguson | 53-56 |
| 07:52 | UAB | Michael Haustein connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Vavra | 56-56 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gary Vavra (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnold Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Haustein (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Byrne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Elbert Ferguson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Sanderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Good (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Wells (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Grant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | St. Joseph's | Peter Sanderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arnold Elliott - foul #1 on Arnold Elliott, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Brian Graves (PG), Robert Galipeau (SG), Jeffrey Cain (SF), John Kersten (PF) Gary Vavra, Arnold Elliott, Michael Haustein, Elbert Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker (SG), Mitchell Craig (PF), Larry Coolidge (C) John Smith, David Wells, James Grant | |
| 07:34 | St. Joseph's | Peter Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:34 | St. Joseph's | Peter Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:14 | UAB | Thomas Byrne scores on a 3 from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker's floater is tipped away by John Kersten | 59-58 |
| 06:49 | UAB | Thomas Byrne grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 06:33 | UAB | John Kersten is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Craig - foul #3 on Mitchell Craig, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Haustein (SF) Brian Graves | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Mills (PG), John Smith (SF) Peter Sanderson, Marcus Good | |
| 06:33 | UAB | John Kersten makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:33 | UAB | John Kersten makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:17 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Byrne - foul #2 on Thomas Byrne, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | UAB | James Mart (C) Thomas Byrne | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 06:17 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:17 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:10 | UAB | John Kersten is fouled on the floor by Larry Coolidge - foul #4 on Larry Coolidge, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 06:10 | UAB | John Kersten makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:10 | UAB | John Kersten makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:57 | St. Joseph's | Larry Coolidge can't finish the layup | 63-60 |
| 05:55 | UAB | John Kersten snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 05:34 | UAB | Michael Haustein comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Coolidge - foul #5 on Larry Coolidge, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Vavra (PG), Elbert Ferguson (C) John Kersten, James Mart | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good (SF), James Grant (C) Daniel Becker, Larry Coolidge | |
| 05:34 | UAB | Michael Haustein makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:34 | UAB | Michael Haustein makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:13 | St. Joseph's | Mitchell Craig is whistled for traveling | 65-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Elliott (SG), Thomas Byrne (PF) Robert Galipeau, Jeffrey Cain | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Wells (PF) Mitchell Craig | |
| 04:58 | UAB | Michael Haustein connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gary Vavra | 67-60 |
| 04:42 | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-62 |
| 04:27 | UAB | Michael Haustein comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 04:25 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to James Grant | 67-62 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Byrne - foul #3 on Thomas Byrne, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Cain (SF), John Kersten (PF) Michael Haustein, Thomas Byrne | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | James Grant gets the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 04:02 | St. Joseph's | Elbert Ferguson steals the ball from James Grant | 67-63 |
| 03:44 | UAB | Elbert Ferguson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Vavra | 70-63 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gary Vavra (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Arnold Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kersten (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Elbert Ferguson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Brian Mills (fresh) 7 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Good (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Grant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | St. Joseph's | John Smith makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Marcus Good | 70-65 |
| 03:16 | UAB | John Kersten misses the easy layup | 70-65 |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's | Brian Mills pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 03:03 | St. Joseph's | James Grant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 03:01 | UAB | Gary Vavra grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Gary Vavra clanks a jumper from the left block | 70-65 |
| 02:56 | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 02:43 | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Grant | 70-68 |
| 02:20 | UAB | Marcus Good picks off the pass by John Kersten | 70-68 |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's | Gary Vavra is called for the reach on Brian Mills - foul #1 on Gary Vavra, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Galipeau (PG), Michael Haustein (SF), Thomas Byrne (PF), James Mart (C) Gary Vavra, Arnold Elliott, John Kersten, Elbert Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker (SG), Robert Tanner (SF), Mitchell Craig (PF), Rhett Peek (C) John Smith, Marcus Good, David Wells, James Grant | |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's | Brian Mills makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's | Brian Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:08 | UAB | Michael Haustein gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:08 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| 01:51 | UAB | Jeffrey Cain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 01:50 | UAB | Robert Galipeau gets the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:43 | UAB | Thomas Byrne connects on the shot from the right block set up by Robert Galipeau and the foul's on Mitchell Craig - foul #4 on Mitchell Craig, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Vavra (PG), Arnold Elliott (SG), Elbert Ferguson (C) Robert Galipeau, Jeffrey Cain, James Mart | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good (SF), David Wells (PF), James Grant (C) Robert Tanner, Mitchell Craig, Rhett Peek | |
| 01:43 | UAB | Thomas Byrne misses the free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:43 | St. Joseph's | James Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 01:29 | St. Joseph's | Brian Mills buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Becker | 72-71 |
| 01:09 | UAB | Elbert Ferguson is whistled for a carry | 72-71 |
| Subs | UAB | John Kersten (PF) Thomas Byrne | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:49 | St. Joseph's | Marcus Good hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 72-71 |
| 00:48 | UAB | Elbert Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | UAB | Arnold Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-71 |
| 00:21 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Becker drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Wells | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | UAB | Elbert Ferguson makes the jumper from the left side | 74-73 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's | James Grant can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 74-73 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | James Grant snags the offensive board | 74-73 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | The clock runs out | 74-73 |