| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joe Batey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Gilligan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Just (fresh) 5 pts. C - Russell Cadiz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Erich Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Trynowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) PF - Richard Kaufman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Thomas Holmes inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | UAB | Erich Sutton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Kaufman | 34-35 |
| 19:31 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz makes the jumper in the paint | 36-35 |
| 19:06 | UAB | Charles Jones makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Erich Sutton | 36-37 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz loses the dribble to Thomas Holmes | 36-37 |
| 18:30 | UAB | Thomas Holmes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Richard Kaufman tips it in | 36-39 |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Erich Sutton misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 18:06 | UAB | Charles Jones misses the tip | 39-39 |
| 18:05 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 17:36 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 17:35 | UAB | Richard Kaufman grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 17:07 | UAB | Richard Kaufman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Just | 42-39 |
| 16:20 | UAB | Erich Sutton knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Holmes | 42-41 |
| 16:05 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Cadiz | 42-41 |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Just | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Batey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Gilligan (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Just (tiring) 5 pts. C - Russell Cadiz (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Erich Sutton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Trynowski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Holmes (tiring) PF - Richard Kaufman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | UAB | David Trynowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joe Batey - foul #2 on Joe Batey, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Allen Taylor (SF), Mark Brendel (PF), Robert Williams (C) George Harvey, Joe Batey, Darrell Gilligan, Thomas Just, Russell Cadiz | |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Willie Boyd (SF), Donald Jones (PF), Salvador Rodriguez (C) Erich Sutton, Thomas Holmes, Richard Kaufman, Charles Jones | |
| 15:25 | UAB | David Trynowski misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:25 | UAB | David Trynowski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:25 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:13 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Bierman | 44-43 |
| 15:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams buries a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jacob Gabriel (SG) David Trynowski | |
| 15:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams misses the free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:02 | UAB | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:35 | UAB | Willie Boyd is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Ronald Carr | 49-45 |
| 14:11 | UAB | Willie Boyd misses short on a shot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 14:09 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 14:01 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor tips it in | 51-45 |
| 13:37 | UAB | Jacob Gabriel buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Salvador Rodriguez | 51-48 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jacob Gabriel - foul #1 on Jacob Gabriel, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Richard Donohue (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Russell Cadiz (C) Clinton Bence, Allen Taylor, Robert Williams, Mark Brendel | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Blaisdell (SF), Richard Kaufman (PF) Willie Boyd, Salvador Rodriguez | |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 13:20 | UAB | Richard Kaufman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 13:01 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz tips it but misses | 53-48 |
| 12:58 | UAB | Gregory Bierman pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:39 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Bierman | 53-50 |
| 12:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jacob Gabriel is called for the reach on Ronald Carr - foul #2 on Jacob Gabriel, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey (PG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Allen Taylor (C) George Harvey, Ronald Carr, Russell Cadiz | |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG), Leon Owens (SG), Charles Jones (C) Gregory Bierman, Jacob Gabriel, Donald Jones | |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just is denied on a layup by Richard Kaufman | 53-50 |
| 12:02 | UAB | Richard Kaufman pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:57 | UAB | Erich Sutton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 11:55 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:36 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Owens is called for the reach on Richard Donohue - foul #1 on Leon Owens, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Robert Williams (C) Joe Batey, Richard Donohue, Thomas Just | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) SG - Ronald Carr (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrell Gilligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Erich Sutton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Blaisdell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Kaufman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Blaisdell - foul #1 on Richard Blaisdell, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Holmes (SF), Salvador Rodriguez (C) Richard Blaisdell, Charles Jones | |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:02 | UAB | Ronald Carr steals it from Erich Sutton | 55-50 |
| 10:58 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Carr | 57-50 |
| 10:35 | UAB | Leon Owens is whistled for traveling | 57-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey (SF), Mark Brendel (PF), Russell Cadiz (C) Darrell Gilligan, Allen Taylor, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Willie Boyd (SF), Donald Jones (PF) Erich Sutton, Thomas Holmes, Richard Kaufman | |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel's pass is intercepted by Gregory Bierman | 57-50 |
| 09:55 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Batey - foul #3 on Joe Batey, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Thomas Just (PF) Clinton Bence, Russell Cadiz | |
| Subs | UAB | David Trynowski (SG) Leon Owens | |
| 09:55 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:55 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr is hacked by Salvador Rodriguez - foul #1 on Salvador Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue (SG) Ronald Carr | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Kaufman (PF) Salvador Rodriguez | |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz (C) Mark Brendel | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Holmes (SF) Willie Boyd | |
| 09:05 | UAB | Russell Cadiz steals the ball from David Trynowski | 57-51 |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 08:47 | UAB | David Trynowski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:24 | UAB | Gregory Bierman misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 08:22 | UAB | Richard Kaufman tips it but misses | 57-51 |
| 08:21 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:58 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 57-51 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue knocks in the jumper in the paint and the foul's on David Trynowski - foul #3 on David Trynowski, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Allen Taylor (SF), Mark Brendel (PF), Robert Williams (C) George Harvey, Joe Batey, Thomas Just, Russell Cadiz | |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG), Jacob Gabriel (SG), Willie Boyd (SF), Charles Jones (C) Gregory Bierman, David Trynowski, Thomas Holmes, Donald Jones | |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:29 | UAB | Willie Boyd is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Donohue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Allen Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Brendel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Erich Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Gabriel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Kaufman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 07:07 | UAB | Charles Jones snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 07:01 | UAB | Erich Sutton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor can't finish the layup | 60-51 |
| 06:52 | UAB | The rebound goes to Richard Kaufman | 60-51 |
| 06:30 | UAB | Richard Kaufman is hacked by Mark Brendel - foul #1 on Mark Brendel, team foul #3 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Darrell Gilligan (SF) Richard Donohue, Mark Brendel | |
| Subs | UAB | Leon Owens (PG), Richard Blaisdell (SF), Salvador Rodriguez (PF) Erich Sutton, Willie Boyd, Richard Kaufman | |
| 06:17 | UAB | Allen Taylor steps in front of the Salvador Rodriguez pass | 60-51 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Carr | 62-51 |
| 05:43 | UAB | Jacob Gabriel is called for traveling | 62-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey (PG), Thomas Just (PF), Russell Cadiz (C) Clinton Bence, Allen Taylor, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Thomas Holmes (SF), Donald Jones (PF) Jacob Gabriel, Richard Blaisdell, Charles Jones | |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 05:22 | UAB | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:11 | UAB | Donald Jones drills a turnaround in the lane | 62-53 |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joe Batey | 65-53 |
| 04:49 | UAB | Thomas Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Mark Brendel (C) Joe Batey, Russell Cadiz | |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG), David Trynowski (SG), Richard Kaufman (PF) Gregory Bierman, Leon Owens, Salvador Rodriguez | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel jams it set up by Ronald Carr | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:07 | UAB | Donald Jones slams it home on a great pass from Richard Kaufman and he's hacked by Mark Brendel - foul #2 on Mark Brendel, team foul #4 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor (SF) Darrell Gilligan | |
| Subs | UAB | Willie Boyd (SF) Thomas Holmes | |
| 04:07 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the free throw | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:51 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Boyd is called for the reach on Allen Taylor - foul #2 on Willie Boyd, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Joe Batey (SG), Robert Williams (PF), Russell Cadiz (C) George Harvey, Ronald Carr, Thomas Just, Mark Brendel | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Jones (C) Donald Jones | |
| 03:51 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:51 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:47 | UAB | Richard Kaufman is hacked by Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #5 | 69-56 |
| 03:35 | UAB | Erich Sutton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Clinton Bence - foul #3 on Clinton Bence, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| 03:35 | UAB | Erich Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:35 | UAB | Erich Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams misses long on a shot from the left block | 69-57 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor misses the tip | 69-57 |
| 03:04 | UAB | The rebound goes to David Trynowski | 69-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joe Batey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Cadiz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Erich Sutton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Trynowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Kaufman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | UAB | David Trynowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 02:59 | UAB | Richard Kaufman tips it in | 69-59 |
| 02:39 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Kaufman is called for the reach on Robert Williams - foul #2 on Richard Kaufman, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Mark Brendel (C) Clinton Bence, Joe Batey, Russell Cadiz | |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Jacob Gabriel (SG), Richard Blaisdell (SF), Donald Jones (PF), Salvador Rodriguez (C) Erich Sutton, David Trynowski, Willie Boyd, Richard Kaufman, Charles Jones | |
| 02:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:39 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 02:39 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| 02:25 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor grabs the board | 70-59 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey (PG), Thomas Just (PF) George Harvey, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG), David Trynowski (SG), Thomas Holmes (SF) Gregory Bierman, Jacob Gabriel, Richard Blaisdell | |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor hits the follow up shot | 72-59 |
| 01:43 | UAB | Donald Jones misses badly on a shot from the right block | 72-59 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr is hacked by David Trynowski - foul #4 on David Trynowski, team foul #10 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG) Thomas Just | |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Jacob Gabriel (SG), Willie Boyd (SF) Erich Sutton, David Trynowski, Thomas Holmes | |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 01:20 | UAB | Joe Batey steps in front of the Willie Boyd pass in the backcourt | 73-59 |
| 01:02 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-59 |
| 01:00 | UAB | Willie Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UAB | Donald Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Mark Brendel - foul #3 on Mark Brendel, team foul #7 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue (SG) Ronald Carr | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:53 | UAB | Donald Jones misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-60 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Jacob Gabriel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-60 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence runs out the clock | 75-60 |