| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Radomil Lepkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Salter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregg Cusick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gregory Bierman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Robbins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Blaisdell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UAB | Gregory Bierman hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Jones | 29-34 |
| 19:27 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Gregory Bierman - foul #2 on Gregory Bierman, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:27 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:27 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:06 | UAB | Ted Robbins is hacked by Willie Allen - foul #1 on Willie Allen, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Charles Jones travels with the ball | 31-34 |
| 18:42 | Southern Cal | William Smith comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 31-34 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:36 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Salter | 31-34 |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 31-34 |
| 18:19 | UAB | Donald Jones grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Ted Robbins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:06 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Willie Allen | 31-34 |
| 17:47 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Radomil Lepkowski | 33-34 |
| 17:18 | UAB | Gregory Bierman misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 17:16 | Southern Cal | Willie Allen pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:58 | Southern Cal | William Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Radomil Lepkowski | 35-34 |
| 16:49 | UAB | Donald Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen (PG), Danny Dillard (SG), Ryan Knight (SF), Leonard Wolfson (PF), Malcolm Wright (C) Radomil Lepkowski, William Salter, William Smith, Gregg Cusick, Willie Allen | |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG), David Trynowski (SG), Thomas Holmes (SF), Salvador Rodriguez (C) Gregory Bierman, Ted Robbins, Richard Blaisdell, Charles Jones | |
| 16:27 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen makes the floater from the right side set up by Danny Dillard | 37-34 |
| 16:01 | UAB | Thomas Holmes misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight grabs the board | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Samuel Rasmussen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Dillard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Knight (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Wolfson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Malcolm Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Erich Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Trynowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvador Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Samuel Rasmussen | 39-34 |
| 15:32 | UAB | Thomas Holmes lays it in on a great pass from Erich Sutton | 39-36 |
| 15:12 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 15:11 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright clanks a floater from the right block | 39-36 |
| 14:53 | UAB | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:47 | UAB | Thomas Holmes hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Erich Sutton | 39-39 |
| 14:34 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 14:33 | UAB | Donald Jones gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:14 | UAB | Thomas Holmes is hacked by Leonard Wolfson - foul #1 on Leonard Wolfson, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski (PG), William Salter (SG), William Smith (SF), Gregg Cusick (PF), Willie Allen (C) Samuel Rasmussen, Danny Dillard, Ryan Knight, Leonard Wolfson, Malcolm Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Ted Robbins (SG), Richard Blaisdell (SF), Willie Boyd (PF), Charles Jones (C) Erich Sutton, David Trynowski, Thomas Holmes, Donald Jones, Salvador Rodriguez | |
| 14:01 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 13:39 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gregg Cusick | 42-42 |
| 13:28 | UAB | Ted Robbins is hacked by Gregg Cusick - foul #3 on Gregg Cusick, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 13:23 | UAB | Charles Jones lays it up and in | 42-44 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | William Salter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 13:08 | UAB | The rebound goes to Richard Blaisdell | 42-44 |
| 12:48 | UAB | Ted Robbins double dribbles | 42-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | UAB | David Trynowski (SG), Salvador Rodriguez (PF) Ted Robbins, Charles Jones | |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | William Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 12:23 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 12:18 | UAB | Gregory Bierman can't finish the layup | 42-44 |
| 12:16 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez tips it but misses | 42-44 |
| 12:15 | UAB | Willie Boyd misses the tip | 42-44 |
| 12:14 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez misses the tip | 42-44 |
| 12:12 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 11:58 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick blows the layup | 42-44 |
| 11:57 | Southern Cal | William Smith gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Radomil Lepkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Salter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregg Cusick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Allen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gregory Bierman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Trynowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Blaisdell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Salvador Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Boyd (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Southern Cal | William Smith misses the runner from close range | 42-44 |
| 11:41 | UAB | The rebound goes to Richard Blaisdell | 42-44 |
| 11:16 | UAB | David Trynowski comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 11:14 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:51 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski is called for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen (PG), Danny Dillard (SG), Ryan Knight (SF), Leonard Wolfson (PF), Malcolm Wright (C) Radomil Lepkowski, William Salter, William Smith, Gregg Cusick, Willie Allen | |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG), Ted Robbins (SG), Thomas Holmes (SF), Donald Jones (PF), Charles Jones (C) Gregory Bierman, David Trynowski, Richard Blaisdell, Salvador Rodriguez, Willie Boyd | |
| 10:30 | UAB | Thomas Holmes misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 42-44 |
| 10:28 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright is called for traveling | 42-44 |
| 09:44 | UAB | Thomas Holmes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 09:43 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Erich Sutton - foul #2 on Erich Sutton, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Salter (SG), William Smith (SF), Gregg Cusick (PF), Willie Allen (C) Danny Dillard, Ryan Knight, Leonard Wolfson, Malcolm Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Richard Blaisdell (SF) Erich Sutton, Thomas Holmes | |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:21 | UAB | The rebound goes to Charles Jones | 43-44 |
| 09:05 | UAB | William Salter picks off the pass by Richard Blaisdell | 43-44 |
| 08:46 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Blaisdell - foul #2 on Richard Blaisdell, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski (PG) Samuel Rasmussen | |
| Subs | UAB | David Trynowski (SG), Salvador Rodriguez (C) Ted Robbins, Charles Jones | |
| 08:46 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:46 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:46 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:23 | UAB | Donald Jones misses the easy layup | 44-44 |
| 08:22 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Bierman | 44-44 |
| 08:13 | UAB | David Trynowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 08:11 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | William Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 44-44 |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Radomil Lepkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Salter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregg Cusick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Allen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gregory Bierman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Trynowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Blaisdell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Salvador Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UAB | William Smith is called for the reach on David Trynowski - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson (PF) Gregg Cusick | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Holmes (SF) Richard Blaisdell | |
| 07:12 | UAB | Thomas Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen (SG) William Salter | |
| Subs | UAB | Ted Robbins (SG), Willie Boyd (C) David Trynowski, Salvador Rodriguez | |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Leonard Wolfson | 48-44 |
| 06:45 | UAB | Thomas Holmes clanks a jumper from the right side | 48-44 |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Willie Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:31 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:12 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 06:10 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Samuel Rasmussen | 50-44 |
| 05:34 | UAB | Thomas Holmes misses the dunk attempt | 50-44 |
| 05:32 | UAB | Donald Jones snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 05:32 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Salter (SG), Gregg Cusick (PF) Samuel Rasmussen, Leonard Wolfson | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Blaisdell (SF), Charles Jones (C) Thomas Holmes, Willie Boyd | |
| 05:20 | UAB | Charles Jones is whistled for a carry | 50-44 |
| 04:55 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 04:53 | UAB | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:28 | UAB | Charles Jones travels with the ball | 50-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight (SF), Malcolm Wright (C) William Smith, Willie Allen | |
| Subs | UAB | David Trynowski (SG) Ted Robbins | |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Knight | 50-44 |
| 03:55 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright drills a shot from the baseline | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:44 | UAB | Gregory Bierman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 52-44 |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Radomil Lepkowski (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Salter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Knight (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregg Cusick (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Malcolm Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gregory Bierman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Trynowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Blaisdell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Smith (SF) Ryan Knight | |
| Subs | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez (PF) Donald Jones | |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 03:08 | UAB | Gregory Bierman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 02:51 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-44 |
| 02:49 | UAB | Charles Jones snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 02:49 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Willie Allen (C) Malcolm Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Ted Robbins (SG), Donald Jones (PF) David Trynowski, Salvador Rodriguez | |
| 02:31 | UAB | Gregory Bierman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Jones and the foul's on William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| 02:31 | UAB | Gregory Bierman misses the free throw | 53-46 |
| 02:31 | UAB | Charles Jones snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:17 | UAB | Charles Jones misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Willie Allen - foul #2 on Willie Allen, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| 02:17 | UAB | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:17 | UAB | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:17 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:53 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-47 |
| 01:51 | UAB | Charles Jones grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 01:36 | UAB | Ted Robbins makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | William Salter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Blaisdell - foul #3 on Richard Blaisdell, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | William Salter makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | William Salter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:04 | UAB | Ted Robbins scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Gregory Bierman | 55-53 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | William Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 00:45 | UAB | Donald Jones snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Charles Jones misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-53 |
| 00:32 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell tips it in | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick is denied on a layup by Charles Jones | 55-55 |
| 00:09 | UAB | The rebound goes to Charles Jones | 55-55 |
| 00:09 | UAB | UAB calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | UAB | Ted Robbins drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-57 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski misses short on a halfcourt shot | 55-57 |