| Lineup | UAB | PG - Frederick Shaffer (fresh) SG - William Edgington (fresh) SF - Ron Nevin (fresh) PF - Todd Stuck (fresh) C - John Kraft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leonard Modica (fresh) SG - James Laws (fresh) SF - Jeff Anderson (fresh) PF - Kevin Grams (fresh) C - Willy Wells (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | John Kraft wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | UAB | William Edgington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UC Riverside | Kevin Grams gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | UC Riverside | Frederick Shaffer steps in front of the Leonard Modica pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UAB | Frederick Shaffer lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | UC Riverside | Willy Wells misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | UAB | Todd Stuck gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | UAB | Ron Nevin hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Todd Stuck | 5-0 |
| 18:50 | UC Riverside | James Laws buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Grams | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | UAB | Frederick Shaffer is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | UC Riverside | Kevin Grams misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Todd Stuck - foul #1 on Todd Stuck, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | UC Riverside | Kevin Grams makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:19 | UC Riverside | Kevin Grams makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:17 | UAB | Leonard Modica is called for the reach on Frederick Shaffer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Modica, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | UAB | Todd Stuck comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by James Laws - foul #1 on James Laws, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | UAB | Todd Stuck misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | UAB | Todd Stuck makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | Kevin Grams connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jeff Anderson | 6-6 |
| 17:31 | UAB | John Kraft connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 8-6 |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Kevin Grams hits the finger roll and the foul's on William Edgington - foul #1 on William Edgington, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | UAB | Lupe Moran (PG), Samuel Trotta (SG), Alex Hofmeister (SF), Earl Wynn (PF), Eric Patrick (C) Frederick Shaffer, William Edgington, Ron Nevin, Todd Stuck, John Kraft | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Funchess (PG), James James (SG), Edwin Stolp (SF), Peter Caperton (C) Leonard Modica, James Laws, Jeff Anderson, Willy Wells | |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Kevin Grams makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:15 | UAB | Lupe Moran loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Zachery Basel (PF) Kevin Grams | |
| 16:55 | UC Riverside | Michael Funchess misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 8-9 |
| 16:54 | UC Riverside | Edwin Stolp tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| 16:41 | UAB | Earl Wynn is hacked by Zachery Basel - foul #1 on Zachery Basel, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 16:33 | UAB | Lupe Moran knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 16:13 | UC Riverside | James James misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 16:12 | UAB | Earl Wynn pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 16:03 | UAB | Edwin Stolp is called for the reach on Alex Hofmeister - foul #1 on Edwin Stolp, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | UAB | Ron Nevin (SF) Earl Wynn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Dilley (SG), Willy Wells (C) James James, Peter Caperton | |
| 15:51 | UAB | Alex Hofmeister is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alex Hofmeister, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | UAB | Roderick Smith (PG), William Edgington (SG), Todd Stuck (PF) Lupe Moran, Samuel Trotta, Alex Hofmeister | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leonard Modica (PG), James Clark (SF) Michael Funchess, Edwin Stolp | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roderick Smith (fresh) SG - William Edgington (fairly fresh) SF - Ron Nevin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Stuck (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Eric Patrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leonard Modica (fresh) SG - Timothy Dilley (fresh) SF - James Clark (fresh) PF - Zachery Basel (fresh) C - Willy Wells (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | UC Riverside | Willy Wells misses badly on a shot in the paint | 11-11 |
| 15:31 | UC Riverside | Zachery Basel gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | Leonard Modica hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Timothy Dilley | 11-14 |
| 14:53 | UAB | Ron Nevin knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William Edgington | 13-14 |
| 14:35 | UC Riverside | Willy Wells clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Todd Stuck - foul #2 on Todd Stuck, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | UAB | Frederick Shaffer (PG), Samuel Trotta (SG), Lupe Moran (SF), Alex Hofmeister (PF), Earl Wynn (C) Roderick Smith, William Edgington, Ron Nevin, Todd Stuck, Eric Patrick | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James James (PG), James Laws (SG), Jeff Anderson (SF), Kevin Grams (PF) Leonard Modica, Timothy Dilley, James Clark, Zachery Basel | |
| 14:35 | UC Riverside | Willy Wells makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 14:35 | UC Riverside | Willy Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 14:35 | UC Riverside | Willy Wells makes the 3rd free throw | 13-16 |
| 14:18 | UAB | Frederick Shaffer misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Willy Wells - foul #1 on Willy Wells, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | UAB | John Kraft (C) Alex Hofmeister | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Peter Caperton (C) Willy Wells | |
| 14:18 | UAB | Frederick Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 14:18 | UAB | Frederick Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 13:51 | UC Riverside | James Laws clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 13:50 | UC Riverside | James Laws snags the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 13:30 | UC Riverside | Jeff Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Grams | 15-19 |
| 13:18 | UAB | Frederick Shaffer scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Samuel Trotta | 18-19 |
| 12:59 | UC Riverside | Peter Caperton loses the dribble to Samuel Trotta | 18-19 |
| 12:53 | UAB | John Kraft is hacked by James Laws in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Laws, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UAB | Roderick Smith (PG), William Edgington (SG), Ron Nevin (SF), Alex Hofmeister (PF) Frederick Shaffer, Samuel Trotta, Lupe Moran, Earl Wynn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leonard Modica (PG), Timothy Dilley (SG), James Clark (SF), Edwin Stolp (PF), Willy Wells (C) James James, James Laws, Jeff Anderson, Kevin Grams, Peter Caperton | |
| 12:36 | UAB | Ron Nevin misses the jumpshot from the left side | 18-19 |
| 12:35 | UC Riverside | Edwin Stolp snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 12:21 | UC Riverside | Leonard Modica clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 18-19 |
| 12:20 | UAB | William Edgington pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 12:15 | UAB | Roderick Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 18-19 |
| 12:14 | UC Riverside | Willy Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 11:58 | UC Riverside | Edwin Stolp can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on William Edgington - foul #2 on William Edgington, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UAB | Samuel Trotta (SG), Eric Patrick (C) William Edgington, John Kraft | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeff Anderson (SF), Zachery Basel (PF) Timothy Dilley, James Clark | |
| 11:58 | UC Riverside | Edwin Stolp misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:58 | UC Riverside | Edwin Stolp misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:58 | UAB | Eric Patrick grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 11:33 | UAB | Roderick Smith is fouled on the floor by Zachery Basel - foul #2 on Zachery Basel, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UAB | Lupe Moran (SG) Samuel Trotta | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Funchess (PG), James James (SG), Kevin Grams (PF) Leonard Modica, Zachery Basel, Willy Wells | |
| 11:33 | UAB | Roderick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:33 | UC Riverside | Edwin Stolp grabs the board | 18-19 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roderick Smith (fresh) SG - Lupe Moran (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ron Nevin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alex Hofmeister (fresh) C - Eric Patrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Funchess (fresh) SG - James James (fresh) SF - Jeff Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Grams (fresh) 7 pts. C - Edwin Stolp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UC Riverside | Jeff Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Funchess | 18-22 |
| 11:09 | UAB | Eric Patrick misses badly on the uncontested jumper near the basket | 18-22 |
| 11:08 | UC Riverside | Michael Funchess pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 10:51 | UC Riverside | Edwin Stolp is called for 5 seconds | 18-22 |
| Subs | UAB | Frederick Shaffer (PG), Earl Wynn (PF) Roderick Smith, Alex Hofmeister | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Dilley (SG), Peter Caperton (C) James James, Edwin Stolp | |
| 10:47 | UAB | Lupe Moran is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lupe Moran, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| 10:35 | UC Riverside | Michael Funchess scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Dilley | 18-24 |
| 10:11 | UAB | The jump hook by Lupe Moran is blocked by Peter Caperton | 18-24 |
| 10:09 | UAB | Lupe Moran tips it in | 20-24 |
| 09:51 | UC Riverside | Kevin Grams misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-24 |
| 09:50 | UAB | Ron Nevin pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 09:32 | UAB | Lupe Moran misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the left block | 20-24 |
| 09:30 | UAB | Ron Nevin snags the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 09:14 | UAB | Frederick Shaffer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 09:13 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Timothy Dilley | 20-24 |
| 08:58 | UC Riverside | Kevin Grams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Roderick Smith (PG), Samuel Trotta (SG), Alex Hofmeister (PF), John Kraft (C) Frederick Shaffer, Lupe Moran, Earl Wynn, Eric Patrick | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leonard Modica (PG), James James (SG), James Clark (SF), Edwin Stolp (PF), Willy Wells (C) Michael Funchess, Timothy Dilley, Jeff Anderson, Kevin Grams, Peter Caperton | |
| 08:47 | UAB | Ron Nevin is hacked by Edwin Stolp - foul #2 on Edwin Stolp, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin Grams (PF) Edwin Stolp | |
| 08:47 | UAB | Ron Nevin makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:47 | UAB | Ron Nevin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:40 | UC Riverside | James James makes the 3 from the right wing set up by James Clark | 22-27 |
| 08:17 | UAB | Ron Nevin misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 22-27 |
| 08:16 | UAB | Roderick Smith grabs the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 08:00 | UAB | John Kraft connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ron Nevin | 24-27 |
| 07:56 | UC Riverside | James James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 07:54 | UAB | John Kraft gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 07:52 | UAB | Ron Nevin loses the dribble to Leonard Modica in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 07:51 | UC Riverside | Leonard Modica misses the easy layup | 24-27 |
| 07:50 | UAB | Ron Nevin gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 07:37 | UAB | Ron Nevin loses the ball out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeff Anderson (SF) James Clark | |
| 07:14 | UC Riverside | James James scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Modica | 24-30 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roderick Smith (fresh) SG - Samuel Trotta (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ron Nevin (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Hofmeister (fairly fresh) C - John Kraft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leonard Modica (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeff Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Grams (tiring) 7 pts. C - Willy Wells (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:02 | UAB | Alex Hofmeister scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ron Nevin and he's fouled by Jeff Anderson - foul #1 on Jeff Anderson, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Frederick Shaffer (PG) Roderick Smith | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Funchess (PG), Peter Caperton (C) Leonard Modica, Willy Wells | |
| 07:02 | UAB | Alex Hofmeister makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 06:40 | UC Riverside | James James hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Funchess | 27-33 |
| 06:17 | UAB | Samuel Trotta misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-33 |
| 06:16 | UAB | Samuel Trotta hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | James James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Roderick Smith (PG), Lupe Moran (SG), Earl Wynn (PF), Eric Patrick (C) Frederick Shaffer, Ron Nevin, Alex Hofmeister, John Kraft | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leonard Modica (PG), Timothy Dilley (SG), James Clark (SF), Willy Wells (C) Michael Funchess, James James, Jeff Anderson, Peter Caperton | |
| 05:31 | UAB | Earl Wynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| 05:23 | UC Riverside | Earl Wynn picks off the pass by Leonard Modica | 29-33 |
| 05:20 | UAB | Lupe Moran is hacked by Timothy Dilley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Dilley, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| 05:20 | UAB | Lupe Moran makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 05:20 | UAB | Lupe Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 05:00 | UC Riverside | Willy Wells connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Leonard Modica | 31-36 |
| 04:49 | UAB | Eric Patrick is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Roderick Smith | 34-36 |
| 04:34 | UC Riverside | James Clark misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 04:32 | UAB | The rebound goes to Earl Wynn | 34-36 |
| 04:04 | UAB | Samuel Trotta connects on the open 3 from straight away | 37-36 |
| 03:47 | UC Riverside | Timothy Dilley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 03:45 | UC Riverside | Willy Wells snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 03:33 | UC Riverside | Lupe Moran steps in front of the Willy Wells pass | 37-36 |
| 03:29 | UAB | Lupe Moran lays it up and in | 39-36 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | James Clark is hacked by Eric Patrick - foul #1 on Eric Patrick, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Frederick Shaffer (PG), William Edgington (SG), Alex Hofmeister (SF), Todd Stuck (PF), John Kraft (C) Roderick Smith, Lupe Moran, Samuel Trotta, Earl Wynn, Eric Patrick | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Funchess (PG), James Laws (SG), Edwin Stolp (PF), Zachery Basel (C) Leonard Modica, Timothy Dilley, Kevin Grams, Willy Wells | |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | James Clark misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 03:14 | UAB | John Kraft gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Frederick Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Edgington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Hofmeister (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Stuck (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Kraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Funchess (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Laws (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Clark (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Edwin Stolp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachery Basel (fresh) | |
| 02:45 | UAB | William Edgington scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Frederick Shaffer | 42-36 |
| 02:36 | UC Riverside | James Laws hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Frederick Shaffer - foul #1 on Frederick Shaffer, team foul #8 | 42-36 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Peter Caperton (C) James Clark | |
| 02:36 | UC Riverside | James Laws makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 02:36 | UC Riverside | James Laws makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 02:23 | UAB | John Kraft misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Michael Funchess - foul #1 on Michael Funchess, team foul #11 | 42-38 |
| 02:23 | UAB | John Kraft makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 02:23 | UAB | John Kraft makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 02:13 | UC Riverside | Edwin Stolp comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 02:11 | UAB | John Kraft grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 02:06 | UAB | Frederick Shaffer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 02:04 | UC Riverside | James Laws gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | James Laws comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Frederick Shaffer - foul #2 on Frederick Shaffer, team foul #9 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Ron Nevin (SF) Alex Hofmeister | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James James (PG), Jeff Anderson (SF) Michael Funchess, Edwin Stolp | |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | James Laws makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | James Laws makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | James Laws misses the 3rd free throw | 44-40 |
| 01:35 | UAB | John Kraft pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 01:24 | UAB | Todd Stuck blows the layup but he's hacked by Zachery Basel - foul #3 on Zachery Basel, team foul #12 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Lupe Moran (PG), Eric Patrick (C) Frederick Shaffer, John Kraft | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edwin Stolp (PF) Zachery Basel | |
| 01:24 | UAB | Todd Stuck makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 01:24 | UAB | Todd Stuck makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | James Laws's pass is intercepted by Eric Patrick | 46-40 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Lupe Moran lays it in and he's fouled by Jeff Anderson - foul #2 on Jeff Anderson, team foul #13 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leonard Modica (PG) James Laws | |
| 00:53 | UAB | Lupe Moran misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Peter Caperton | 48-40 |
| 00:42 | UC Riverside | Edwin Stolp buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James James | 48-42 |
| 00:29 | UAB | Ron Nevin misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeff Anderson - foul #3 on Jeff Anderson, team foul #14 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Roderick Smith (PG) Lupe Moran | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Laws (SG), Kevin Grams (PF), Willy Wells (C) James James, Jeff Anderson, Peter Caperton | |
| 00:29 | UAB | Ron Nevin makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:29 | UAB | Ron Nevin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | James Laws hits the finger roll | 50-44 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Roderick Smith misses long on a fullcourt shot | 50-44 |