| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Garland (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Miyashiro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Story (fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Grogan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Michael Evans inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | UAB | Justin Grogan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-38 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Justin Grogan steals it from Charles Vincent | 28-38 |
| 19:04 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-38 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Ronald Garland steals it from Pete Sharpe | 28-38 |
| 18:31 | UAB | Ronald Garland dunks the ball | 30-38 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 18:11 | UAB | Michael Evans comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 30-38 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Harvey Dobbs | 30-38 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Ronald Miyashiro is called for the reach on Heriberto Rossi - foul #3 on Ronald Miyashiro, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (SG) Ronald Miyashiro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harvey Dobbs | 30-41 |
| 17:14 | UAB | Zachary Rucker is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Rossi - foul #1 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | UAB | William Morris (SG), Frankie Simons (SF), Christopher Kemp (PF), Chad Carter (C) Ronald Garland, Michael Evans, John Story, Justin Grogan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Floyd Lashbrook (SF), Wade Gregory (C) Harvey Dobbs, William Stacy, Pete Sharpe | |
| 16:59 | UAB | Chad Carter is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Chad Carter, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG), Norman Frazier (SF) Heriberto Rossi, Charles Vincent | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Kemp - foul #1 on Christopher Kemp, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:40 | UAB | Christopher Kemp gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:35 | UAB | Zachary Rucker makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Morris | 33-42 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 16:05 | UAB | Chad Carter snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 15:45 | UAB | William Morris travels with the ball | 33-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Garland (PG), Ronald Miyashiro (SG), Michael Evans (SF), John Story (PF), Justin Grogan (C) Zachary Rucker, William Morris, Frankie Simons, Christopher Kemp, Chad Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), William Stacy (SF), Charles Vincent (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Rigoberto Rossi, Joshua Zalusky, Norman Frazier, Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Garland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Miyashiro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Story (fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Grogan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent banks in the layup | 33-44 |
| 15:10 | UAB | William Stacy steals it from Michael Evans | 33-44 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the tip | 33-44 |
| 14:48 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 14:35 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 14:33 | UAB | Justin Grogan pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 14:16 | UAB | Heriberto Rossi is called for the reach on Ronald Miyashiro - foul #2 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| 13:59 | UAB | Ronald Garland is fouled on the floor by Charles Vincent - foul #2 on Charles Vincent, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (SF) Michael Evans | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (SF), Wade Gregory (PF) William Stacy, Charles Vincent | |
| 13:48 | UAB | Zachary Rucker misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 33-44 |
| 13:47 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro can't tip it in | 33-44 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 33-44 |
| 13:12 | UAB | Justin Grogan pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:54 | UAB | Zachary Rucker connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Ronald Miyashiro and he's fouled by Heriberto Rossi - foul #3 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Evans (SF), Christopher Kemp (PF), Chad Carter (C) Ronald Garland, John Story, Justin Grogan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SG), Charles Vincent (PF) Harvey Dobbs, Heriberto Rossi, Pete Sharpe | |
| 12:54 | UAB | Zachary Rucker misses the free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky knocks in the floater from the left side | 35-46 |
| 12:23 | UAB | Christopher Kemp misses long on a jumper from the left block | 35-46 |
| 12:21 | UAB | Michael Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 12:05 | UAB | Michael Evans is fouled on the floor by Rigoberto Rossi - foul #2 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | UAB | William Morris (SG) Ronald Miyashiro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Stacy (SF) Wade Gregory | |
| 11:48 | UAB | Michael Evans misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 11:47 | UAB | Michael Evans tips it but misses | 35-46 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | William Stacy grabs the board | 35-46 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Zachary Rucker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Kemp (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chad Carter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 11:09 | UAB | Joshua Zalusky steals it from Zachary Rucker | 35-49 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Kemp - foul #2 on Christopher Kemp, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Garland (PG), Ronald Miyashiro (SG), Frankie Simons (SF), John Story (PF), Justin Grogan (C) Zachary Rucker, William Morris, Michael Evans, Christopher Kemp, Chad Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), Pete Sharpe (C) Rigoberto Rossi, Joshua Zalusky, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 10:26 | UAB | Justin Grogan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | William Stacy grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 35-51 |
| 10:11 | UAB | Justin Grogan pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:54 | UAB | Frankie Simons is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Frankie Simons, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Charles Vincent | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by John Story - foul #1 on John Story, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (SF) Frankie Simons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory (PF) William Stacy | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe misses the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 09:19 | UAB | Zachary Rucker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Ronald Miyashiro picks off the pass by Floyd Lashbrook | 35-52 |
| 08:39 | UAB | Justin Grogan blows the dunk but he's fouled by Heriberto Rossi - foul #4 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #6 | 35-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Evans (SF) Ronald Miyashiro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG), Norman Frazier (SF) Heriberto Rossi, Pete Sharpe | |
| 08:39 | UAB | Justin Grogan makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 08:39 | UAB | Justin Grogan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Zachary Rucker steals it from Norman Frazier | 36-52 |
| 08:07 | UAB | Zachary Rucker lays it up and in | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-55 |
| 07:43 | UAB | Michael Evans slams it home set up by Ronald Garland | 40-55 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Garland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zachary Rucker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Story (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Grogan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Norman Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wade Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 40-55 |
| 07:19 | UAB | Justin Grogan gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 07:14 | UAB | John Story is whistled for a carry | 40-55 |
| Subs | UAB | William Morris (PG), Ronald Miyashiro (SG), Christopher Kemp (PF), Chad Carter (C) Ronald Garland, Zachary Rucker, John Story, Justin Grogan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), William Stacy (SF), Charles Vincent (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Harvey Dobbs, Joshua Zalusky, Norman Frazier, Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Heriberto Rossi | 40-57 |
| 06:48 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro can't connect on a runner from the right block | 40-57 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Pete Sharpe | 40-57 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi loses the dribble to Chad Carter | 40-57 |
| 06:23 | UAB | Michael Evans comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on William Stacy - foul #2 on William Stacy, team foul #7 | 40-57 |
| 06:23 | UAB | Michael Evans makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:23 | UAB | Michael Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | William Stacy buries a jumper in the paint set up by Charles Vincent | 41-59 |
| 05:31 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro banks in the layup on a great pass from William Morris | 43-59 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | William Stacy knocks in the runner from the left block | 43-61 |
| 04:59 | UAB | Michael Evans misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-61 |
| 04:57 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro grabs the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:47 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro knocks in the shot from the right block | 45-61 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe connects on the jumper from the left side | 45-63 |
| 04:13 | UAB | Heriberto Rossi is called for the reach on Ronald Miyashiro - foul #5 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #8 | 45-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (PG), Frankie Simons (SF), David Handy (PF) William Morris, Michael Evans, Chad Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SG), Norman Frazier (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Wade Gregory (C) Rigoberto Rossi, Heriberto Rossi, William Stacy, Charles Vincent, Pete Sharpe | |
| 04:13 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier misses the jumper from the left side | 45-63 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory can't tip it in | 45-63 |
| 03:49 | UAB | David Handy snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | UAB | David Handy makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Zachary Rucker | 47-63 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Zachary Rucker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Miyashiro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frankie Simons (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Handy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Kemp (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Mahar (fresh) SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Norman Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wade Gregory (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses the shot from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 03:12 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 03:08 | UAB | Frankie Simons is hacked by Norman Frazier - foul #1 on Norman Frazier, team foul #9 | 47-63 |
| Subs | UAB | William Morris (SG) Ronald Miyashiro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG) Michael Mahar | |
| 03:08 | UAB | Frankie Simons makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:08 | UAB | Frankie Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Zalusky | 49-65 |
| 02:23 | UAB | Christopher Kemp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Chad Carter (PF) Christopher Kemp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:39 | UAB | Wade Gregory blocks the jumper by Chad Carter | 49-65 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi is fouled on the floor by Chad Carter - foul #3 on Chad Carter, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Christopher Kemp (PF) David Handy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 01:25 | UAB | Christopher Kemp makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Morris and he's fouled by Norman Frazier - foul #2 on Norman Frazier, team foul #10 | 51-67 |
| 01:25 | UAB | Christopher Kemp makes the free throw | 52-67 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-67 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook tips it back up and in | 52-69 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Zachary Rucker misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 00:44 | UAB | Frankie Simons snags the offensive board | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | UAB | Joshua Zalusky is called for the reach on Frankie Simons - foul #2 on Joshua Zalusky, team foul #11 | 52-69 |
| 00:41 | UAB | Frankie Simons misses the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:41 | UAB | Frankie Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-69 |
| 00:07 | UAB | Christopher Kemp misses the lay-in | 53-69 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi runs out the clock | 53-69 |