| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lawrence Kelley (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Joseph Hightower (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cai (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wade Harjo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Lindsey Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Christopher McElwee (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerry Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Lund (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Crawford (fresh) C - John Bloom (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Robert Cai inbounds the ball | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Alabama | Wade Harjo misses the floater from close range | 42-29 |
| 19:46 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Mark Crawford | 42-29 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas State | George Lund misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Wade Harjo - foul #3 on Wade Harjo, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Marvin Carlisle (PF) Wade Harjo | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 19:40 | Arkansas State | George Lund makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas State | George Lund makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 19:15 | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas State | John Bloom pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-31 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Robert Cai scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Kelley | 45-31 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas State | George Lund connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 18:21 | Alabama | Jerry Moody steals it from Robert Cai | 45-34 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Kelley is called for the reach on Mark Crawford - foul #2 on Lawrence Kelley, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas State | George Lund misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas State | John Bloom snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas State | Robert Cai takes the ball from Jerry Moody | 45-34 |
| 17:09 | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley is hacked by John Bloom - foul #1 on John Bloom, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Delmer Smith (SG), Arthur Burke (SF), Toby Sexton (PF), William Slusser (C) Joseph Hightower, Robert Cai, Marvin Carlisle, Lindsey Gray | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne (PG), John Fredericks (SF), Vern Holman (C) Christopher McElwee, George Lund, John Bloom | |
| 16:49 | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas State | John Fredericks makes the runner from the baseline set up by Mark Crawford and he's fouled by Arthur Burke - foul #1 on Arthur Burke, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eugene Johnson (SF), Lawrence Fey (C) Jerry Moody, Mark Crawford | |
| 16:39 | Arkansas State | John Fredericks makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:25 | Alabama | Delmer Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Kelley | 48-37 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman slams it home | 48-39 |
| 15:42 | Alabama | Delmer Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 15:40 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lawrence Kelley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delmer Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Burke (fresh) PF - Toby Sexton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Slusser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Keith Vandyne (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Fredericks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vern Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Fey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Arkansas State | John Fredericks can't finish the layup | 48-39 |
| 15:35 | Alabama | Delmer Smith snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | John Fredericks steals it from William Slusser | 48-39 |
| 15:11 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey is hacked by William Slusser - foul #1 on William Slusser, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Hightower (SG), Robert Cai (SF), Wade Harjo (PF), Lindsey Gray (C) Delmer Smith, Arthur Burke, Toby Sexton, William Slusser | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee (PG), Jerry Moody (SG), George Lund (SF), Michael Baril (PF), John Bloom (C) Keith Vandyne, John Fredericks, Eugene Johnson, Vern Holman, Lawrence Fey | |
| 14:50 | Arkansas State | George Lund misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-39 |
| 14:49 | Alabama | Robert Cai grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 14:29 | Alabama | Joseph Hightower misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 14:27 | Alabama | Wade Harjo tips it back up and in | 50-39 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody lays it in on a great pass from Michael Baril | 50-41 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Wade Harjo blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Baril - foul #4 on Michael Baril, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford (PF) Michael Baril | |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Wade Harjo misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Wade Harjo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Lindsey Gray denies the turnaround by George Lund | 51-41 |
| 13:38 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody tips it in | 51-43 |
| 13:29 | Alabama | Joseph Hightower is fouled on the floor by Jerry Moody - foul #3 on Jerry Moody, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| 13:14 | Alabama | Wade Harjo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| 13:12 | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Kelley - foul #3 on Lawrence Kelley, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Hightower - foul #2 on Joseph Hightower, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Toby Sexton (C) Lindsey Gray | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Fredericks (SG), Vern Holman (C) Jerry Moody, John Bloom | |
| 12:50 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:33 | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 12:32 | Alabama | Wade Harjo grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas State | George Lund pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Vern Holman | 51-47 |
| 11:57 | Alabama | Joseph Hightower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Delmer Smith (PG), David Robinson (SG), Arthur Burke (SF), Marvin Carlisle (PF) Lawrence Kelley, Joseph Hightower, Robert Cai, Wade Harjo | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne (PG), Lawrence Fey (C) Christopher McElwee, George Lund | |
| 11:35 | Arkansas State | Toby Sexton picks off the pass by Mark Crawford | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Delmer Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burke (fresh) PF - Marvin Carlisle (fresh) 1 pts. C - Toby Sexton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Keith Vandyne (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Fredericks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vern Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Fey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Alabama | Marvin Carlisle travels with the ball | 51-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lindsey Gray (C) Toby Sexton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody (SG), John Bloom (C) John Fredericks, Lawrence Fey | |
| 10:54 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-47 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Vandyne | 51-49 |
| 10:14 | Alabama | Delmer Smith double dribbles | 51-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley (PG), Joseph Hightower (SG), Robert Cai (SF), Wade Harjo (PF) Delmer Smith, David Robinson, Arthur Burke, Marvin Carlisle | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee (PG), George Lund (SF) Keith Vandyne, Mark Crawford | |
| 09:55 | Arkansas State | John Bloom clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 09:54 | Alabama | Wade Harjo pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | Robert Cai misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-49 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee is whistled for traveling | 51-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Toby Sexton (C) Lindsey Gray | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey (PF) Vern Holman | |
| 09:04 | Alabama | Wade Harjo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford (PF) John Bloom | |
| 08:46 | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee misses long on a shot from the right side | 51-49 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Toby Sexton grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 08:28 | Alabama | Robert Cai misses the fadeaway in the paint | 51-49 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Fey | 51-51 |
| 07:58 | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Cai | 54-51 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Delmer Smith (SG), Arthur Burke (SF), Lindsey Gray (C) Joseph Hightower, Robert Cai, Toby Sexton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne (PG), John Fredericks (SF), Michael Baril (PF), John Bloom (C) Christopher McElwee, Jerry Moody, George Lund, Lawrence Fey | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lawrence Kelley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delmer Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Burke (fresh) PF - Wade Harjo (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lindsey Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Keith Vandyne (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Fredericks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Baril (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - John Bloom (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Alabama | Lindsey Gray banks in the layup and he's hacked by John Bloom - foul #2 on John Bloom, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Marvin Carlisle (PF) Wade Harjo | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eugene Johnson (SF) Mark Crawford | |
| 07:06 | Alabama | Lindsey Gray makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas State | Eugene Johnson knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Fredericks | 57-53 |
| 06:23 | Alabama | Delmer Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 06:21 | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:09 | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-53 |
| 06:08 | Alabama | Marvin Carlisle grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 06:00 | Alabama | Marvin Carlisle scores on a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Michael Baril - foul #5 on Michael Baril, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Hightower (PG), Robert Cai (SF) Lawrence Kelley, Arthur Burke | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee (PG), Mark Crawford (SG), George Lund (SF), Vern Holman (PF) Keith Vandyne, John Fredericks, Eugene Johnson, Michael Baril | |
| 06:00 | Alabama | Marvin Carlisle misses the free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 05:36 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford is hacked by Delmer Smith - foul #1 on Delmer Smith, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Harjo (PF) Marvin Carlisle | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody (SG) John Bloom | |
| 05:36 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:36 | Alabama | Lindsey Gray snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 05:21 | Alabama | Lindsey Gray can't throw it down | 59-53 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas State | George Lund pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas State | George Lund knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Moody | 59-55 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Joseph Hightower misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-55 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas State | George Lund clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 04:41 | Alabama | Robert Cai grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | Wade Harjo misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas State | George Lund connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Crawford and he's hacked by Robert Cai - foul #2 on Robert Cai, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley (PG), David Robinson (SG), Arthur Burke (SF), Toby Sexton (C) Joseph Hightower, Delmer Smith, Robert Cai, Lindsey Gray | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Bloom (C) Vern Holman | |
| 04:19 | Arkansas State | George Lund misses the free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas State | John Bloom snags the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford jams it | 59-59 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | George Lund picks off the pass by Lawrence Kelley | 59-59 |
| 03:40 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford misses long on a floater from the left side | 59-59 |
| 03:38 | Alabama | Wade Harjo pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 03:20 | Alabama | Arthur Burke is denied on a dunk by John Bloom | 59-59 |
| 03:19 | Arkansas State | John Bloom pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lawrence Kelley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burke (fresh) PF - Wade Harjo (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Toby Sexton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Christopher McElwee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jerry Moody (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Lund (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Crawford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bloom (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody misses the floater from close range but the foul's on David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Hightower (SG) David Robinson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne (PG), John Fredericks (SF), Vern Holman (PF) Christopher McElwee, George Lund, Mark Crawford | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:04 | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 03:00 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Cai (SF), Lindsey Gray (C) Arthur Burke, Toby Sexton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee (PG), George Lund (SF), Mark Crawford (PF) Keith Vandyne, John Fredericks, Vern Holman | |
| 02:49 | Arkansas State | John Bloom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 02:48 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Lawrence Kelley | 59-61 |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Christopher McElwee picks off the pass by Lawrence Kelley in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody lays it in on a great pass from Christopher McElwee | 59-63 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Lindsey Gray tips it home | 61-63 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas State | John Bloom clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 02:12 | Alabama | Robert Cai snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 01:45 | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-63 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Joseph Hightower tips it but misses | 61-63 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | George Lund snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Crawford and the foul's on Robert Cai - foul #3 on Robert Cai, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee misses the free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:27 | Alabama | Joseph Hightower snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Wade Harjo scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Lindsey Gray | 63-65 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas State | Robert Cai steals the ball from George Lund | 63-65 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Wade Harjo knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lindsey Gray | 65-65 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas State | John Bloom scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Moody | 65-67 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Lawrence Kelley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Hightower | 68-67 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | John Bloom scores on a floater from the left wing | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Joseph Hightower misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 68-69 |