| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Proto (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Isaacs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Cavalier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Mike Kirk (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gregory Nau (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Kelty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Shoemake (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Holbrook (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Robert Proto inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Samford | Michael Gibson makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Livingston | 27-29 |
| 19:17 | Alabama | Gregory Nau comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Brian Livingston - foul #2 on Brian Livingston, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:17 | Alabama | Gregory Nau misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:17 | Alabama | Gregory Nau misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Robert Proto snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Gregory Nau is called for the reach on Michael Gibson - foul #3 on Gregory Nau, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brian Chang (SG) Gregory Nau | |
| 18:49 | Samford | Brian Livingston's floater is knocked away by Donald Holbrook | 27-29 |
| 18:48 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Brian Livingston steals the ball from Mike Kirk | 27-29 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Robert Proto misses badly on a runner from the right block | 27-29 |
| 18:14 | Alabama | Mike Kirk snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 18:09 | Alabama | Mike Kirk hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Shoemake | 27-32 |
| 17:54 | Samford | Craig Cavalier misses long on a floater from the left side | 27-32 |
| 17:52 | Alabama | Mike Kirk gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:27 | Alabama | Mike Kirk misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 17:26 | Alabama | Donald Holbrook snags the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 17:09 | Alabama | Mike Kirk is hacked by Robert Isaacs - foul #3 on Robert Isaacs, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Damian Natividad (PF) Robert Isaacs | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Mike Kirk double dribbles | 27-32 |
| Subs | Samford | David Foster (SF), Richard Pine (C) Robert Proto, Craig Cavalier | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wesley Blocher (SF) David Kelty | |
| 16:31 | Samford | Damian Natividad scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Livingston | 29-32 |
| 16:16 | Alabama | Mike Kirk loses the dribble to Michael Gibson | 29-32 |
| 16:00 | Samford | Michael Gibson clanks a jumper from the baseline | 29-32 |
| 15:58 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Livingston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Foster (fresh) PF - Damian Natividad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Pine (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Mike Kirk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Brian Chang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Blocher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Shoemake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Holbrook (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Mike Kirk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 15:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to David Foster | 29-32 |
| 15:30 | Samford | Michael Gibson connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Livingston | 31-32 |
| 15:01 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake scores on a floater from the baseline | 31-34 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Michael Gibson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Chang - foul #2 on Brian Chang, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Prudhomme (PG), Robert Proto (SF), Robert Isaacs (PF), Craig Cavalier (C) Brian Livingston, David Foster, Damian Natividad, Richard Pine | |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Yorke (PG), Gregory Nau (SG), David Kelty (SF), Phillip Ford (C) Mike Kirk, Brian Chang, Frank Shoemake, Donald Holbrook | |
| 14:43 | Samford | Michael Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Michael Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Gregory Nau's floater is tipped away by Craig Cavalier | 33-34 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Gregory Nau tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 14:12 | Samford | Robert Prudhomme misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 14:11 | Alabama | Gregory Nau pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 13:51 | Alabama | Gregory Nau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Samford | David Foster (SG) Michael Gibson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Frank Shoemake (PF) Wesley Blocher | |
| 13:27 | Samford | Robert Prudhomme hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 13:02 | Alabama | David Kelty's pass is intercepted by Craig Cavalier | 36-36 |
| 12:40 | Samford | Robert Prudhomme misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 12:38 | Samford | Craig Cavalier misses the tip | 36-36 |
| 12:37 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Gregory Nau hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Yorke | 36-38 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Robert Isaacs is denied on a layup by Frank Shoemake | 36-38 |
| 12:01 | Alabama | Gregory Nau gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Prudhomme (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Foster (fresh) SF - Robert Proto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Isaacs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Cavalier (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Larry Yorke (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gregory Nau (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Kelty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Shoemake (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Phillip Ford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Alabama | Gregory Nau buries a jumper near the basket | 36-40 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Robert Proto is hacked by David Kelty - foul #2 on David Kelty, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Livingston (PG), Michael Gibson (SG), Damian Natividad (PF), Richard Pine (C) Robert Prudhomme, Robert Proto, Robert Isaacs, Craig Cavalier | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mike Kirk (PG), Wesley Blocher (PF), Donald Holbrook (C) Larry Yorke, Frank Shoemake, Phillip Ford | |
| 11:04 | Samford | Michael Gibson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Damian Natividad gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 10:47 | Samford | Richard Pine is whistled for a carry | 36-40 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brian Chang (SG) Gregory Nau | |
| 10:24 | Alabama | Mike Kirk buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brian Chang | 36-43 |
| 10:09 | Samford | Richard Pine misses the dunk attempt | 36-43 |
| 10:07 | Alabama | Donald Holbrook snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 09:46 | Alabama | Mike Kirk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 09:45 | Alabama | David Kelty hits the follow up shot | 36-45 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Brian Livingston knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Gibson | 38-45 |
| 08:53 | Alabama | Brian Chang misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-45 |
| 08:51 | Samford | Michael Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Damian Natividad misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Wesley Blocher - foul #1 on Wesley Blocher, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Proto (SF), Craig Cavalier (C) David Foster, Richard Pine | |
| Subs | Alabama | Gregory Nau (SG), Frank Shoemake (PF) Brian Chang, David Kelty | |
| 08:33 | Samford | Damian Natividad makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Damian Natividad misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:33 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:21 | Alabama | Gregory Nau misses the lay-in | 39-45 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Craig Cavalier snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 08:02 | Samford | Damian Natividad blows the layup | 39-45 |
| 08:00 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Gregory Nau | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Proto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damian Natividad (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Cavalier (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Mike Kirk (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Gregory Nau (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Blocher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Shoemake (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Holbrook (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake misses the easy layup | 39-45 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Craig Cavalier gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 07:29 | Samford | Robert Proto hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Livingston | 42-45 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Mike Kirk misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 07:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Craig Cavalier | 42-45 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Donald Holbrook steals it from Damian Natividad | 42-45 |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Mike Kirk misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Brian Livingston - foul #3 on Brian Livingston, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Prudhomme (PG), David Foster (SG), Robert Isaacs (PF) Brian Livingston, Michael Gibson, Damian Natividad | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Kelty (SF), Phillip Ford (C) Wesley Blocher, Donald Holbrook | |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Mike Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Mike Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Mike Kirk makes the 3rd free throw | 42-48 |
| 06:26 | Samford | David Foster is fouled on the floor by Frank Shoemake - foul #2 on Frank Shoemake, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Yorke (PG) Mike Kirk | |
| 06:18 | Samford | Robert Prudhomme throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| 05:57 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Gregory Nau | 42-50 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Frank Shoemake denies the turnaround by Robert Isaacs | 42-50 |
| 05:41 | Alabama | Gregory Nau grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:24 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake clanks a floater from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Robert Isaacs grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:17 | Samford | David Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-50 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Robert Prudhomme gets the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Craig Cavalier misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Phillip Ford - foul #1 on Phillip Ford, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Livingston (PG), Michael Gibson (SG) Robert Prudhomme, Robert Proto | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mike Kirk (PG), Brian Chang (SG) Larry Yorke, Gregory Nau | |
| 05:02 | Samford | Craig Cavalier makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Craig Cavalier makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 04:43 | Alabama | David Kelty misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Craig Cavalier pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Robert Isaacs misses the lay-in | 44-50 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Brian Livingston hits the follow up shot | 46-50 |
| 03:50 | Alabama | Mike Kirk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Craig Cavalier gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Foster (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Isaacs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Cavalier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Mike Kirk (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Brian Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kelty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Shoemake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Phillip Ford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Frank Shoemake steals it from Brian Livingston | 46-50 |
| 02:57 | Alabama | Mike Kirk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 02:55 | Alabama | Phillip Ford snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 02:55 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Proto (SF), Damian Natividad (C) David Foster, Craig Cavalier | |
| Subs | Alabama | Gregory Nau (SG), Wesley Blocher (SF), Donald Holbrook (C) Brian Chang, David Kelty, Frank Shoemake | |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Gregory Nau is fouled on the floor by Brian Livingston - foul #4 on Brian Livingston, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Pine (C) Robert Isaacs | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Gregory Nau misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Gibson - foul #3 on Michael Gibson, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Gregory Nau misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Gregory Nau misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:07 | Samford | Richard Pine snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 02:07 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Brian Livingston clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 01:38 | Alabama | Gregory Nau grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 01:38 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Isaacs (PF), Craig Cavalier (C) Damian Natividad, Richard Pine | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Kelty (SF), Frank Shoemake (PF) Wesley Blocher, Phillip Ford | |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Mike Kirk buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Mike Kirk takes the ball from Brian Livingston | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Mike Kirk is hacked by Brian Livingston in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Livingston, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Prudhomme (PG) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Alabama | Phillip Ford (C) Donald Holbrook | |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Robert Isaacs is called for the reach on Gregory Nau - foul #4 on Robert Isaacs, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Gregory Nau makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Gregory Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Samford | Michael Gibson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Phillip Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Prudhomme - foul #1 on Robert Prudhomme, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Phillip Ford makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Phillip Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:33 | Samford | Michael Gibson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-57 |
| 00:31 | Alabama | The rebound goes to David Kelty | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Alabama | David Kelty is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Prudhomme - foul #2 on Robert Prudhomme, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | David Kelty misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Craig Cavalier | 49-57 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Michael Gibson loses the dribble to Gregory Nau | 49-57 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Gregory Nau is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Gibson - foul #4 on Michael Gibson, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Gregory Nau makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Gregory Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Michael Gibson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Isaacs | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Robert Prudhomme is called for the reach on Gregory Nau in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Prudhomme, team foul #11 | 52-59 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Gregory Nau makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Gregory Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Michael Gibson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake grabs the board | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Mike Kirk runs out the clock | 52-61 |