| Lineup | UAB | PG - Raymond Graves (fresh) SG - David Johnson (fresh) SF - Eric Long (fresh) PF - Don Wilson (fresh) C - Howard Hilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ronald Raggs (fresh) SG - Jason Turner (fresh) SF - David Vowell (fresh) PF - Vince Wakefield (fresh) C - Bobby Barnes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Howard Hilton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UAB | Eric Long knocks in the shot in the paint and the foul's on David Vowell - foul #1 on David Vowell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | UAB | Eric Long makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Tulane | Jason Turner's pass is intercepted by Howard Hilton | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | UAB | Don Wilson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 19:00 | Tulane | Vince Wakefield clanks a 3 from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Bobby Barnes tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 18:52 | UAB | Bobby Barnes blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Eric Long | 5-2 |
| 18:50 | Tulane | Bobby Barnes snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:42 | Tulane | David Vowell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Don Wilson grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | UAB | David Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Graves | 8-2 |
| 18:25 | Tulane | Howard Hilton steals it from David Vowell | 8-2 |
| 18:00 | UAB | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 17:59 | Tulane | David Vowell grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 17:37 | Tulane | Jason Turner is hacked by Raymond Graves - foul #1 on Raymond Graves, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | UAB | Douglas Oakes (PG), Percy Rondeau (SG), Alvin Carballo (SF), Casey Crawford (PF), John Stenberg (C) Raymond Graves, David Johnson, Eric Long, Don Wilson, Howard Hilton | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:28 | Tulane | David Vowell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 17:27 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Stenberg | 8-2 |
| 17:11 | UAB | Percy Rondeau clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Vince Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:44 | Tulane | Vince Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 16:43 | Tulane | Bobby Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:33 | Tulane | Bobby Barnes is denied on a layup by John Stenberg | 8-2 |
| 16:32 | UAB | Douglas Oakes pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:15 | UAB | Casey Crawford is fouled on the floor by David Vowell - foul #2 on David Vowell, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | UAB | David Johnson (SG), Don Wilson (PF) Alvin Carballo, John Stenberg | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Barnett (SG), James Gross (SF), Ronnie Jackson (PF), Larry Roberts (C) Jason Turner, David Vowell, Vince Wakefield, Bobby Barnes | |
| 16:07 | UAB | Don Wilson lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Oakes | 10-2 |
| 15:48 | Tulane | David Barnett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-2 |
| 15:46 | UAB | Casey Crawford pulls down the rebound | 10-2 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Douglas Oakes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Percy Rondeau (fresh) PF - Don Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Casey Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ronald Raggs (fresh) SG - David Barnett (fresh) SF - James Gross (fresh) PF - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) C - Larry Roberts (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UAB | David Johnson clanks a runner in the paint | 10-2 |
| 15:39 | Tulane | Ronnie Jackson pulls down the rebound | 10-2 |
| 15:33 | Tulane | Douglas Oakes is called for the reach on Ronald Raggs - foul #1 on Douglas Oakes, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Graves (PG), Eric Long (SF), Howard Hilton (C) Douglas Oakes, Percy Rondeau, Casey Crawford | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gilbert Byrne (PG) Ronald Raggs | |
| 15:17 | Tulane | Gilbert Byrne loses the dribble to David Johnson | 10-2 |
| 15:14 | UAB | David Johnson hits the finger roll | 12-2 |
| 15:07 | Tulane | James Gross misses long on a jumper in the lane | 12-2 |
| 15:06 | UAB | The rebound goes to Eric Long | 12-2 |
| 14:41 | UAB | Don Wilson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 12-2 |
| 14:40 | UAB | Howard Hilton hits the follow up shot | 14-2 |
| 14:29 | Tulane | David Barnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-2 |
| Subs | UAB | Douglas Oakes (SG), Casey Crawford (PF) David Johnson, Don Wilson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Raggs (PG), Jason Turner (SG), Vince Wakefield (PF), Bobby Barnes (C) Gilbert Byrne, David Barnett, Ronnie Jackson, Larry Roberts | |
| 14:03 | UAB | Raymond Graves misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-2 |
| 14:01 | UAB | Howard Hilton tips it but misses | 14-2 |
| 13:59 | UAB | Eric Long tips it home | 16-2 |
| 13:39 | Tulane | Ronald Raggs hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-5 |
| 13:26 | UAB | Douglas Oakes is fouled on the floor by James Gross - foul #1 on James Gross, team foul #3 | 16-5 |
| Subs | UAB | David Johnson (SG), Percy Rondeau (SF), Don Wilson (PF) Raymond Graves, Eric Long, Howard Hilton | |
| Subs | Tulane | Larry Roberts (SF) James Gross | |
| 13:01 | UAB | David Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-5 |
| 12:44 | Tulane | Jason Turner travels with the ball | 19-5 |
| Subs | UAB | John Stenberg (C) Casey Crawford | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Barnett (SG), Ronnie Jackson (PF) Jason Turner, Vince Wakefield | |
| 12:25 | UAB | Douglas Oakes connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Don Wilson | 22-5 |
| 12:16 | Tulane | Bobby Barnes clanks a shot from the right wing | 22-5 |
| 12:14 | Tulane | Bobby Barnes tips it back up and in | 22-7 |
| 11:52 | UAB | John Stenberg is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Stenberg, team foul #3 | 22-7 |
| Subs | UAB | Ernest Oram (C) Don Wilson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gilbert Byrne (PG), James Gross (SF) Ronald Raggs, Bobby Barnes | |
| 11:31 | Tulane | Larry Roberts is hacked by Douglas Oakes - foul #2 on Douglas Oakes, team foul #4 | 22-7 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Graves (PG), Eric Long (SF), Casey Crawford (PF) Douglas Oakes, David Johnson, Ernest Oram | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Raymond Graves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Percy Rondeau (fresh) SF - Eric Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Crawford (fresh) C - John Stenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gilbert Byrne (fresh) SG - David Barnett (fresh) SF - James Gross (fresh) PF - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) C - Larry Roberts (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Tulane | Gilbert Byrne buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Barnett | 22-10 |
| 10:56 | UAB | Raymond Graves can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-10 |
| 10:54 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Larry Roberts | 22-10 |
| 10:36 | Tulane | James Gross makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Barnett | 22-13 |
| 10:23 | UAB | Casey Crawford clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronnie Jackson - foul #1 on Ronnie Jackson, team foul #4 | 22-13 |
| Subs | UAB | David Johnson (SG), Howard Hilton (C) Percy Rondeau, John Stenberg | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Raggs (PG), Jason Turner (SG), Vince Wakefield (PF), Bobby Barnes (C) Gilbert Byrne, David Barnett, Ronnie Jackson, Larry Roberts | |
| 10:23 | UAB | Casey Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 10:23 | UAB | Casey Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 10:04 | Tulane | James Gross misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-13 |
| 10:02 | Tulane | Ronald Raggs snags the offensive board | 24-13 |
| 09:52 | Tulane | Ronald Raggs hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Raymond Graves - foul #2 on Raymond Graves, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | UAB | John Stapleton (PG), Alvin Carballo (SF), Don Wilson (PF) Raymond Graves, Eric Long, Casey Crawford | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:52 | Tulane | Ronald Raggs makes the free throw | 24-16 |
| 09:35 | UAB | Ronald Raggs picks off the pass by John Stapleton | 24-16 |
| 09:16 | Tulane | James Gross travels with the ball | 24-16 |
| Subs | UAB | Percy Rondeau (PG) John Stapleton | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Sheilds (SF) James Gross | |
| 09:09 | UAB | Alvin Carballo misses long on a jump hook from close range | 24-16 |
| 09:08 | Tulane | Vince Wakefield pulls down the rebound | 24-16 |
| 09:01 | Tulane | Ronald Raggs's pass is intercepted by David Johnson in the backcourt | 24-16 |
| 08:45 | UAB | Don Wilson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Don Wilson, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | UAB | John Stapleton (SG) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Larry Roberts (SF) Donald Sheilds | |
| 08:24 | Tulane | Ronald Raggs scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Turner | 24-19 |
| 08:06 | UAB | Larry Roberts swats the short shot by Howard Hilton | 24-19 |
| 08:05 | Tulane | Bobby Barnes gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:39 | Tulane | Jason Turner misses the floater near the basket | 24-19 |
| 07:38 | UAB | Alvin Carballo grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:23 | UAB | Howard Hilton dunks the ball on a nice dish by Percy Rondeau and he's hacked by Vince Wakefield - foul #1 on Vince Wakefield, team foul #5 | 26-19 |
| Subs | UAB | David Johnson (SG), Eric Long (SF) John Stapleton, Alvin Carballo | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Barnett (SG), James Gross (SF), Ronnie Jackson (PF) Jason Turner, Vince Wakefield, Bobby Barnes | |
| 07:23 | UAB | Howard Hilton makes the free throw | 27-19 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Percy Rondeau (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Howard Hilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ronald Raggs (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Barnett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Gross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) C - Larry Roberts (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Tulane | Ronald Raggs loses the ball out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | UAB | John Stapleton (PG), Casey Crawford (C) Percy Rondeau, Howard Hilton | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 06:43 | UAB | David Johnson is called for traveling | 27-19 |
| Subs | UAB | John Stenberg (C) Don Wilson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gilbert Byrne (PG), Alexander Komorowski (C) Ronald Raggs, Larry Roberts | |
| 06:31 | Tulane | David Barnett misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| 06:31 | Tulane | David Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:31 | Tulane | David Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:10 | UAB | David Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Barnett - foul #1 on David Barnett, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | UAB | Percy Rondeau (PG) John Stapleton | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 06:10 | UAB | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:10 | UAB | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:49 | Tulane | James Gross can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| Subs | UAB | John Stapleton (SG) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Raggs (PG), Jason Turner (SG), Vince Wakefield (PF), Bobby Barnes (C) Gilbert Byrne, David Barnett, Ronnie Jackson, Alexander Komorowski | |
| 05:49 | Tulane | James Gross makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:49 | Tulane | James Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:32 | UAB | Percy Rondeau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Don Wilson (PF) John Stenberg | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Jason Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 05:03 | UAB | Don Wilson connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Eric Long | 31-23 |
| 04:57 | Tulane | Ronald Raggs throws it down set up by Jason Turner | 31-25 |
| 04:50 | UAB | John Stapleton is fouled on the floor by Vince Wakefield - foul #2 on Vince Wakefield, team foul #7 | 31-25 |
| Subs | UAB | Alvin Carballo (SF), Howard Hilton (C) Eric Long, Casey Crawford | |
| Subs | Tulane | Larry Roberts (SF), Ronnie Jackson (PF) James Gross, Vince Wakefield | |
| 04:50 | UAB | John Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:50 | UAB | John Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:33 | Tulane | Jason Turner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronnie Jackson | 33-28 |
| 04:11 | UAB | Percy Rondeau misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Roberts - foul #1 on Larry Roberts, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Barnett (SG) Jason Turner | |
| 04:11 | UAB | Percy Rondeau makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:11 | UAB | Percy Rondeau makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:58 | Tulane | Ronald Raggs can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 35-28 |
| 03:56 | Tulane | Ronald Raggs tips it back up and in | 35-30 |
| 03:29 | UAB | Howard Hilton is called for traveling | 35-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Graves (PG), David Johnson (SG), Eric Long (SF), Casey Crawford (PF) Percy Rondeau, John Stapleton, Alvin Carballo, Don Wilson | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Vowell (SF), Vince Wakefield (PF) Larry Roberts, Bobby Barnes | |
| 03:16 | Tulane | Vince Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 35-30 |
| 03:14 | UAB | Raymond Graves gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Raymond Graves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Hilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ronald Raggs (fresh) 13 pts. SG - David Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Vowell (fresh) PF - Vince Wakefield (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | UAB | Casey Crawford loses the dribble to David Barnett | 35-30 |
| 02:50 | Tulane | David Barnett hits the finger roll | 35-32 |
| 02:33 | UAB | Raymond Graves hits a 3 from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 02:29 | Tulane | The jumper by David Barnett is denied by Howard Hilton | 38-32 |
| 02:28 | UAB | Casey Crawford snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 02:19 | UAB | Howard Hilton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-32 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | Ronald Raggs grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 01:53 | Tulane | Vince Wakefield connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Eric Long is fouled on the floor by David Vowell - foul #3 on David Vowell, team foul #9 | 38-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Don Wilson (PF) Howard Hilton | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Turner (SG), James Gross (SF), Bobby Barnes (C) Ronald Raggs, David Vowell, Ronnie Jackson | |
| 01:33 | UAB | Eric Long makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Eric Long makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:19 | Tulane | Jason Turner can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 01:18 | UAB | The rebound goes to Casey Crawford | 40-35 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Raymond Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 00:52 | Tulane | Vince Wakefield snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Vince Wakefield misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 00:38 | UAB | David Johnson gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:26 | UAB | Eric Long knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Don Wilson and he's hacked by David Barnett - foul #2 on David Barnett, team foul #10 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Douglas Oakes (PG), Percy Rondeau (SG), John Stenberg (C) Raymond Graves, David Johnson, Casey Crawford | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gilbert Byrne (PG), Ronnie Jackson (PF) David Barnett, Vince Wakefield | |
| 00:26 | UAB | Eric Long makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Bobby Barnes misses long on a floater in the lane | 43-35 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Bobby Barnes tips it but misses | 43-35 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Don Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |