| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Shawn Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Larsen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Cotter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Shelton (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Larry Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Barre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Hubert Smith inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | W. Alabama | W. Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:32 | Virginia State | Larry Moore drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Murphy | 26-23 |
| 19:18 | W. Alabama | James Richardson misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Moore - foul #4 on Larry Moore, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Flippen (PG) Larry Moore | |
| 19:18 | W. Alabama | James Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:18 | W. Alabama | James Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 18:57 | Virginia State | David Barre knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 18:50 | W. Alabama | Douglas Larsen clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 18:49 | Virginia State | Hubert Smith gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:44 | Virginia State | Richard Flippen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 18:42 | Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Smith | 27-25 |
| 18:28 | Virginia State | David Barre can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-25 |
| 18:27 | Virginia State | John Murphy tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 18:05 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 18:03 | Virginia State | John Murphy snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 17:40 | Virginia State | David Barre is called for a backcourt violation | 27-27 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Filiberto Costa (PF) John Murphy | |
| 17:24 | W. Alabama | James Richardson hits a shot in the paint | 29-27 |
| 17:06 | Virginia State | A charge is called on Glenn Shaffer - foul #3 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Robert Goodwin (SF) Freddie Cotter | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 16:44 | W. Alabama | Douglas Larsen makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Lucas | 32-27 |
| 16:24 | Virginia State | Hubert Smith hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Flippen | 32-29 |
| 16:04 | W. Alabama | John Shelton can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Glenn Shaffer - foul #4 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Tyrone Singh (PG), Richard Harrison (SF), Lawrence Thomas (PF) Shawn Lucas, Douglas Larsen, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Daniel Hanford (SF), John Murphy (PF), Michael Mason (C) Hubert Smith, Filiberto Costa, Glenn Shaffer | |
| 16:04 | W. Alabama | John Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:04 | W. Alabama | John Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:48 | Virginia State | Lawrence Thomas denies the turnaround by Michael Mason | 33-29 |
| 15:46 | Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Hanford | 33-29 |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Tyrone Singh (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Goodwin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Harrison (fresh) PF - Lawrence Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Richard Flippen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Barre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hanford (fresh) 5 reb. PF - John Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Mason (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Virginia State | David Barre is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Freddie Cotter (SF) John Shelton | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 15:12 | W. Alabama | Tyrone Singh buries a jumpshot from the right side | 35-29 |
| 14:55 | Virginia State | Daniel Hanford buries a jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 14:34 | W. Alabama | Freddie Cotter can't connect on a shot from the right side | 35-31 |
| 14:33 | Virginia State | Michael Mason pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:05 | Virginia State | David Barre hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Flippen | 35-33 |
| 13:43 | W. Alabama | Robert Goodwin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 13:41 | W. Alabama | Richard Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 13:26 | W. Alabama | Freddie Cotter makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tyrone Singh | 38-33 |
| 13:03 | Virginia State | David Barre can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 13:01 | W. Alabama | Lawrence Thomas gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:57 | W. Alabama | Richard Harrison misses long on a jump hook from close range | 38-33 |
| 12:55 | W. Alabama | Lawrence Thomas tips it home | 40-33 |
| 12:34 | Virginia State | Michael Mason misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-33 |
| 12:32 | Virginia State | Daniel Hanford tips it in | 40-35 |
| 12:12 | W. Alabama | Robert Goodwin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 12:10 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Daniel Hanford | 40-35 |
| 12:06 | Virginia State | David Barre misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 12:05 | W. Alabama | Richard Harrison pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 11:59 | W. Alabama | Richard Harrison clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 11:57 | Virginia State | John Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 11:31 | Virginia State | David Barre buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Hanford | 40-38 |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Tyrone Singh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Goodwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Freddie Cotter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Richard Flippen (tiring) 2 ast. SG - David Barre (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hanford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Murphy (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Mason (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:04 | W. Alabama | Robert Goodwin loses the dribble to John Murphy | 40-38 |
| 10:41 | Virginia State | David Barre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas (PG), Douglas Larsen (SG), Jason Pilon (SF), James Richardson (PF), John Shelton (C) Tyrone Singh, Robert Goodwin, Freddie Cotter, Lawrence Thomas, Richard Harrison | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Larry Moore (PG), Joaquin Muniz (SG), Hubert Smith (SF), Filiberto Costa (PF), Glenn Shaffer (C) Richard Flippen, David Barre, Daniel Hanford, John Murphy, Michael Mason | |
| 10:26 | W. Alabama | John Shelton is called for a backcourt violation | 40-38 |
| 10:04 | Virginia State | Joaquin Muniz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 10:02 | W. Alabama | James Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 09:57 | W. Alabama | Jason Pilon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Shawn Lucas | 42-38 |
| 09:32 | Virginia State | Glenn Shaffer hits the finger roll | 42-40 |
| 09:17 | W. Alabama | Jason Pilon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| 08:56 | Virginia State | James Richardson blocks the short jumper by Glenn Shaffer | 42-40 |
| 08:55 | W. Alabama | Douglas Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 08:50 | W. Alabama | Douglas Larsen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Lucas and he's hacked by Larry Moore - foul #5 on Larry Moore, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Flippen (PG), David Barre (SG) Larry Moore, Joaquin Muniz | |
| 08:50 | W. Alabama | Douglas Larsen makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:32 | Virginia State | Glenn Shaffer comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 45-40 |
| 08:31 | Virginia State | Filiberto Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:12 | Virginia State | Hubert Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-40 |
| 08:11 | W. Alabama | The rebound goes to Douglas Larsen | 45-40 |
| 08:05 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Larsen | 47-40 |
| 07:50 | Virginia State | Glenn Shaffer misses the jump hook from the right block | 47-40 |
| 07:49 | W. Alabama | James Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 07:45 | W. Alabama | John Shelton drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Shawn Lucas | 49-40 |
| 07:27 | Virginia State | David Barre misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 07:26 | W. Alabama | James Richardson grabs the board | 49-40 |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Shawn Lucas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Larsen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Pilon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Richard Flippen (tiring) 2 ast. SG - David Barre (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Filiberto Costa (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | W. Alabama | Jason Pilon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Tyrone Singh (PG), Robert Goodwin (SG), Richard Harrison (SF), Lawrence Thomas (PF), Manuel Elkins (C) Shawn Lucas, Douglas Larsen, Jason Pilon, James Richardson, John Shelton | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Daniel Hanford (SF), Ricardo Fernandez (PF) Hubert Smith, Filiberto Costa | |
| 06:52 | Virginia State | Glenn Shaffer knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Barre and he's fouled by Richard Harrison - foul #3 on Richard Harrison, team foul #1 | 49-42 |
| 06:52 | Virginia State | Glenn Shaffer misses the free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:52 | W. Alabama | Manuel Elkins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:32 | W. Alabama | Tyrone Singh is fouled on the floor by Glenn Shaffer - foul #5 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Freddie Cotter (SF), John Shelton (C) Richard Harrison, Manuel Elkins | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Michael Mason (C) Glenn Shaffer | |
| 06:25 | W. Alabama | John Shelton misses the lay-in | 49-42 |
| 06:24 | W. Alabama | Freddie Cotter snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 06:07 | W. Alabama | Lawrence Thomas misses long on a jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 06:06 | W. Alabama | Lawrence Thomas grabs the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 05:46 | W. Alabama | The short jumper by Lawrence Thomas is denied by Michael Mason | 49-42 |
| 05:45 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Daniel Hanford | 49-42 |
| 05:45 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-42 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas (PG), Douglas Larsen (SG), James Richardson (PF) Tyrone Singh, Robert Goodwin, Lawrence Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Hubert Smith (SF), John Murphy (PF) Daniel Hanford, Ricardo Fernandez | |
| 05:41 | Virginia State | Richard Flippen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 05:23 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Flippen - foul #2 on Richard Flippen, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| 05:23 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 05:23 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:01 | Virginia State | John Murphy misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 05:00 | Virginia State | Richard Flippen pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 04:36 | Virginia State | John Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 04:35 | W. Alabama | James Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 04:29 | W. Alabama | Douglas Larsen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 04:27 | W. Alabama | John Shelton tips it but misses | 51-42 |
| 04:26 | Virginia State | Hubert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 04:14 | Virginia State | David Barre knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Flippen | 51-45 |
| 04:09 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas is whistled for a carry | 51-45 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Filiberto Costa (PF) John Murphy | |
| 03:41 | Virginia State | Hubert Smith misses the jump hook from the right block | 51-45 |
| 03:40 | W. Alabama | John Shelton gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 03:35 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas misses the dunk | 51-45 |
| 03:33 | Virginia State | David Barre snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 03:15 | Virginia State | Michael Mason makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Flippen and he's fouled by John Shelton - foul #1 on John Shelton, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Robert Goodwin (SF) Freddie Cotter | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joaquin Muniz (SG) David Barre | |
| 03:15 | Virginia State | Michael Mason makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Shawn Lucas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Larsen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Goodwin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Richard Flippen (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Joaquin Muniz (fresh) SF - Hubert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Filiberto Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:02 | W. Alabama | Robert Goodwin misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Filiberto Costa - foul #2 on Filiberto Costa, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| 03:02 | W. Alabama | Robert Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 03:02 | W. Alabama | Robert Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:58 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | David Barre (SG), John Murphy (PF) Joaquin Muniz, Filiberto Costa | |
| 02:33 | Virginia State | David Barre misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Richardson - foul #3 on James Richardson, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Freddie Cotter (SF) Robert Goodwin | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 02:33 | Virginia State | David Barre makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:33 | Virginia State | David Barre misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:33 | W. Alabama | The rebound goes to John Shelton | 53-49 |
| 02:26 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Shelton | 55-49 |
| 02:26 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| 01:57 | Virginia State | David Barre misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 01:56 | Virginia State | John Murphy can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 01:55 | W. Alabama | Douglas Larsen snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 01:49 | W. Alabama | James Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 55-49 |
| 01:47 | Virginia State | Hubert Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 01:47 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 55-49 |
| 01:21 | Virginia State | David Barre hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Mason | 55-52 |
| 01:00 | W. Alabama | Douglas Larsen drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Lucas | 57-52 |
| 01:00 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | W. Alabama | W. Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:44 | Virginia State | Freddie Cotter picks off the pass by Michael Mason | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | W. Alabama | W. Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:41 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas is hacked by Richard Flippen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Flippen, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| 00:41 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:41 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | W. Alabama | W. Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:34 | Virginia State | David Barre connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Flippen | 59-55 |
| 00:32 | W. Alabama | Richard Flippen is called for the reach on Shawn Lucas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Flippen, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Robert Goodwin (SF), Richard Harrison (PF) Freddie Cotter, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 00:32 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:32 | Virginia State | Michael Mason gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:29 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Freddie Cotter (SF), James Richardson (PF) Robert Goodwin, Richard Harrison | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 00:27 | Virginia State | Hubert Smith can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Freddie Cotter - foul #2 on Freddie Cotter, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| 00:27 | Virginia State | Hubert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:27 | Virginia State | Hubert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:24 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas is hacked by Richard Flippen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Flippen, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joaquin Muniz (PG) Richard Flippen | |
| 00:24 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:24 | W. Alabama | Shawn Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:24 | Virginia State | Michael Mason snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | W. Alabama | W. Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:05 | Virginia State | David Barre misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 00:03 | Virginia State | Hubert Smith grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | W. Alabama | W. Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | Michael Mason is hacked by James Richardson - foul #4 on James Richardson, team foul #5 | 60-57 |