| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) SF - Bobby Brand (fresh) PF - Peter Watts (fresh) C - Robert Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Douglas Walker (fresh) SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) SF - James George (fresh) PF - Carl Brunton (fresh) C - Howard Hilton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Howard Hilton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | UAB | Howard Hilton comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Peter Watts grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Montana State | Peter Watts misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | UAB | Manuel Crosby grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | UAB | Paul Perkins steals it from Douglas Walker | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Montana State | Bobby Brand lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Perkins | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | UAB | Douglas Walker buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James George | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Montana State | Douglas Walker picks off the pass by Paul Perkins | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | UAB | Manuel Crosby clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Gruzinsky - foul #1 on Paul Gruzinsky, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | UAB | Manuel Crosby misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | UAB | Manuel Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky hits a turnaround in the lane | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | UAB | Howard Hilton scores on a floater from the right block | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Montana State | Robert Burke blows the layup | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | UAB | The rebound goes to Carl Brunton | 4-5 |
| 16:39 | UAB | Carl Brunton clanks a shot near the basket | 4-5 |
| 16:37 | UAB | Carl Brunton grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:27 | UAB | Douglas Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:25 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:08 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:06 | UAB | Howard Hilton snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 15:47 | UAB | Manuel Crosby knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Brand (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Watts (fresh) C - Robert Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Douglas Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James George (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Brunton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Hilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Montana State | Paul Perkins misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Walker - foul #1 on Douglas Walker, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | Israel Hill (SF), Dan Beck (C) Bobby Brand, Robert Burke | |
| Subs | UAB | Dwight Steve (PG), Thomas Evans (SG), Eric Long (SF), Steven Whaley (PF), John Stenberg (C) Douglas Walker, Manuel Crosby, James George, Carl Brunton, Howard Hilton | |
| 15:27 | Montana State | Paul Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:27 | Montana State | Paul Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:12 | UAB | Dwight Steve drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-11 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Steven Whaley denies the turnaround by Paul Gruzinsky | 6-11 |
| 14:51 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| 14:43 | UAB | Dan Beck is called for the reach on Eric Long - foul #1 on Dan Beck, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (PG), William Stilson (SG), Alexander Davis (C) Paul Perkins, Paul Gruzinsky, Peter Watts | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 14:24 | UAB | Dwight Steve clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Stilson - foul #1 on William Stilson, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | UAB | Manuel Crosby (SG) Eric Long | |
| 14:24 | UAB | Dwight Steve makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:24 | UAB | Dwight Steve makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:05 | Montana State | Israel Hill misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 14:03 | UAB | Dwight Steve grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:44 | UAB | Steven Whaley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:42 | Montana State | Dan Beck pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:27 | Montana State | Alexander Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 13:26 | Montana State | Howard Taylor tips it but misses | 8-13 |
| 13:25 | Montana State | William Stilson misses the tip | 8-13 |
| 13:23 | Montana State | Israel Hill tips it in | 10-13 |
| 13:11 | UAB | Manuel Crosby misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 13:09 | UAB | Dwight Steve grabs the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Dwight Steve hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:54 | Montana State | Dan Beck gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:36 | Montana State | Howard Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 12:35 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Stenberg | 10-13 |
| 12:27 | UAB | John Stenberg misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 12:25 | Montana State | Israel Hill gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:20 | Montana State | Israel Hill drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Stilson and he's fouled by Manuel Crosby - foul #1 on Manuel Crosby, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Perkins (PG), Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Peter Watts (PF), Robert Burke (C) Howard Taylor, William Stilson, Dan Beck, Alexander Davis | |
| Subs | UAB | Douglas Walker (PG), James George (SF), Carl Brunton (PF), Howard Hilton (C) Thomas Evans, Dwight Steve, Steven Whaley, John Stenberg | |
| 12:20 | Montana State | Israel Hill makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:03 | UAB | Howard Hilton comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Perkins - foul #1 on Paul Perkins, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bobby Brand (SF) Israel Hill | |
| Subs | UAB | Christopher Conway (SG) Manuel Crosby | |
| 12:03 | UAB | Howard Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:03 | UAB | Howard Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:54 | Montana State | Robert Burke misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 13-15 |
| 11:53 | UAB | Howard Hilton gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:30 | UAB | Douglas Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-15 |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Robert Burke snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobby Brand (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Watts (fresh) C - Robert Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Douglas Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Conway (fresh) SF - James George (fresh) PF - Carl Brunton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Montana State | The short jumper by Bobby Brand is denied by Carl Brunton | 13-15 |
| 11:23 | Montana State | Bobby Brand snags the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 11:05 | Montana State | Paul Perkins is called for traveling | 13-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | UAB | Manuel Crosby (SG) Christopher Conway | |
| 10:49 | UAB | Peter Watts picks off the pass by Howard Hilton | 13-15 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | The jump hook by Bobby Brand is blocked by Carl Brunton | 13-15 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Bobby Brand tips it back up and in | 15-15 |
| 10:10 | UAB | Manuel Crosby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 10:09 | Montana State | Paul Perkins grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 09:54 | Montana State | Bobby Brand lays it in set up by Paul Gruzinsky and the foul's on Howard Hilton - foul #1 on Howard Hilton, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| 09:54 | Montana State | Bobby Brand makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:30 | UAB | Carl Brunton clanks a floater in the paint | 18-15 |
| 09:29 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Hilton | 18-15 |
| 09:12 | UAB | Carl Brunton is whistled for traveling | 18-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dan Beck (C) Robert Burke | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Evans (PG), Dwight Steve (SF), Steven Whaley (PF), John Stenberg (C) Douglas Walker, James George, Carl Brunton, Howard Hilton | |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Perkins | 21-15 |
| 08:27 | UAB | Steven Whaley buries a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Peter Watts - foul #1 on Peter Watts, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (SG), Israel Hill (SF), Alexander Davis (C) Paul Gruzinsky, Bobby Brand, Peter Watts | |
| Subs | UAB | Eric Long (SF) Manuel Crosby | |
| 08:27 | UAB | Steven Whaley makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:14 | Montana State | The short jumper by Israel Hill is denied by Steven Whaley | 21-18 |
| 08:12 | UAB | Eric Long snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 08:07 | UAB | Dwight Steve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Burke (C) Paul Perkins | |
| Subs | UAB | Douglas Walker (PG) Eric Long | |
| 07:49 | Montana State | Howard Taylor drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Israel Hill | 23-18 |
| 07:34 | UAB | Thomas Evans comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-18 |
| 07:32 | Montana State | Dan Beck snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 07:23 | Montana State | Israel Hill misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 07:21 | Montana State | Alexander Davis can't tip it in | 23-18 |
| 07:20 | UAB | Douglas Walker pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Howard Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Israel Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Davis (fresh) PF - Dan Beck (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Douglas Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Evans (fresh) SF - Dwight Steve (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - John Stenberg (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | UAB | Thomas Evans knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Whaley | 23-21 |
| 06:50 | Montana State | Dan Beck misses the easy layup | 23-21 |
| 06:48 | UAB | John Stenberg gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:42 | UAB | Israel Hill steals the ball from Dwight Steve | 23-21 |
| 06:23 | Montana State | Robert Burke buries a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by John Stenberg - foul #1 on John Stenberg, team foul #4 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Perkins (PG), Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Bobby Brand (SF), Peter Watts (PF) Howard Taylor, Israel Hill, Alexander Davis, Dan Beck | |
| Subs | UAB | Manuel Crosby (SG), James George (SF), Carl Brunton (PF), Howard Hilton (C) Douglas Walker, Thomas Evans, Steven Whaley, John Stenberg | |
| 06:23 | Montana State | Robert Burke makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:06 | UAB | Manuel Crosby hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James George | 26-23 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Bobby Brand is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bobby Brand, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Israel Hill (C) Robert Burke | |
| Subs | UAB | Christopher Conway (PG) Dwight Steve | |
| 05:32 | UAB | James George misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-23 |
| 05:31 | UAB | Howard Hilton grabs the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:17 | UAB | Paul Gruzinsky is called for the reach on Manuel Crosby - foul #2 on Paul Gruzinsky, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (SG), Alexander Davis (C) Paul Gruzinsky, Israel Hill | |
| Subs | UAB | Douglas Walker (PG) Christopher Conway | |
| 05:17 | UAB | Manuel Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:17 | UAB | Manuel Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:57 | Montana State | Peter Watts scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 04:40 | UAB | Howard Hilton can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 29-25 |
| 04:39 | UAB | Carl Brunton can't tip it in | 29-25 |
| 04:38 | UAB | James George hits the follow up shot | 29-27 |
| 04:22 | Montana State | Paul Perkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 29-27 |
| 04:21 | Montana State | Bobby Brand tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 04:12 | UAB | Manuel Crosby misses the dunk attempt | 31-27 |
| 04:10 | Montana State | Alexander Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:48 | Montana State | Douglas Walker steals it from Howard Taylor | 31-27 |
| 03:33 | UAB | James George hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Brunton | 31-30 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Bobby Brand makes the floater in the paint set up by Paul Perkins | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Brand (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Watts (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alexander Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Douglas Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James George (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Brunton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Hilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:52 | UAB | Carl Brunton scores on a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Peter Watts - foul #2 on Peter Watts, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Israel Hill (SF), Dan Beck (PF), Robert Burke (C) Howard Taylor, Bobby Brand, Peter Watts, Alexander Davis | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Evans (PG), Dwight Steve (SF), Steven Whaley (C) Douglas Walker, James George, Howard Hilton | |
| 02:52 | UAB | Carl Brunton makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:39 | Montana State | Israel Hill is fouled on the floor by Manuel Crosby - foul #2 on Manuel Crosby, team foul #5 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | UAB | Eric Long (SF), John Stenberg (C) Manuel Crosby, Carl Brunton | |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Dan Beck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 02:24 | Montana State | Robert Burke tips it home | 35-33 |
| 02:08 | UAB | Thomas Evans's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Burke | 35-33 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Israel Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | Dan Beck hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Perkins | 37-33 |
| 01:31 | UAB | Eric Long knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Evans | 37-36 |
| 01:16 | Montana State | Robert Burke travels with the ball | 37-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (PG), Bobby Brand (SF), Peter Watts (PF) Paul Perkins, Israel Hill, Dan Beck | |
| Subs | UAB | Douglas Walker (PG), Manuel Crosby (SG) Thomas Evans, Eric Long | |
| 00:52 | UAB | Manuel Crosby hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 37-36 |
| 00:51 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Walker | 37-36 |
| 00:44 | UAB | Dwight Steve clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 00:42 | Montana State | Peter Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 00:37 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Peter Watts | 39-36 |
| 00:17 | UAB | Douglas Walker is fouled on the floor by Bobby Brand - foul #2 on Bobby Brand, team foul #9 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | UAB | James George (SF), Carl Brunton (PF), Howard Hilton (C) Dwight Steve, Steven Whaley, John Stenberg | |
| 00:17 | UAB | Douglas Walker misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Bobby Brand grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Howard Hilton picks off the pass by Peter Watts | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Howard Hilton can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 39-36 |