| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Buckley (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Neal Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Leiva (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Yarbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlos Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Thomas Carter inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | UAB | Don Perkins hits the finger roll set up by Clinton Ford | 39-35 |
| 19:28 | SE Missouri State | Ron Perry is denied on a layup by Don Perkins | 39-35 |
| 19:27 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Yarbrough grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 19:16 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Leiva is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Joseph Leiva, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Williamson (PF) Joseph Leiva | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:58 | UAB | Carlos Roberts is hacked by Jeffrey Yarbrough - foul #1 on Jeffrey Yarbrough, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 18:42 | UAB | Ernest Phillips misses short on a shot near the basket | 39-35 |
| 18:40 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Yarbrough snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 18:24 | SE Missouri State | Ron Perry double dribbles | 39-35 |
| 18:06 | UAB | Thomas Carter misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Robert Buckley - foul #1 on Robert Buckley, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 18:06 | UAB | Thomas Carter makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:06 | UAB | Thomas Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:54 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Carter is called for the reach on Ron Perry - foul #2 on Thomas Carter, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 17:36 | SE Missouri State | David Williamson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 17:34 | UAB | Ernest Phillips pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:30 | UAB | David Williamson takes the ball from Clinton Ford | 39-37 |
| 17:15 | SE Missouri State | Ron Perry travels with the ball | 39-37 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Micheal Jackson (SG) Neal Mills | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:08 | UAB | Don Perkins misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 17:07 | UAB | Don Perkins tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 16:47 | SE Missouri State | David Williamson makes the jump hook near the basket | 41-39 |
| 16:27 | UAB | Carlos Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 16:25 | SE Missouri State | David Williamson snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:13 | SE Missouri State | Don Perkins swats the shot by Ron Perry | 41-39 |
| 16:11 | UAB | Thomas Carter gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:53 | UAB | Don Perkins knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carlos Roberts | 41-42 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Buckley (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Micheal Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Williamson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carlos Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Perkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Ernest Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | SE Missouri State | Ron Perry misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Carter - foul #3 on Thomas Carter, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Neal Mills (SG), Joseph Leiva (PF), Timothy Morris (C) Robert Buckley, David Williamson, Jeffrey Yarbrough | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (PG), Simon Frye (SG), Terry Wilkins (SF), Louis Culley (PF), Mark Capers (C) Clinton Ford, Carlos Roberts, Thomas Carter, Don Perkins, Ernest Phillips | |
| 15:24 | SE Missouri State | Ron Perry makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:24 | SE Missouri State | Ron Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:24 | UAB | Mark Capers snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 14:56 | UAB | Ron Perry is called for the reach on Paul Harding - foul #2 on Ron Perry, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Reginald Jones (C) Ron Perry | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 14:48 | UAB | Mark Capers is called for traveling | 42-42 |
| 14:39 | SE Missouri State | Timothy Morris is fouled on the floor by Paul Harding - foul #3 on Paul Harding, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 14:23 | SE Missouri State | Reginald Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Harding - foul #4 on Paul Harding, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Williamson (SF) Timothy Morris | |
| Subs | UAB | John Graham (SG) Paul Harding | |
| 14:23 | SE Missouri State | Reginald Jones misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:23 | SE Missouri State | Reginald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:55 | UAB | Simon Frye misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 13:53 | UAB | Louis Culley tips it home | 43-44 |
| 13:44 | SE Missouri State | David Williamson misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Terry Wilkins - foul #1 on Terry Wilkins, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Roger Hoerner (PG), Timothy Morris (C) Micheal Jackson, Reginald Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Carter (SF), Ernest Phillips (C) Terry Wilkins, Mark Capers | |
| 13:44 | SE Missouri State | David Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:44 | SE Missouri State | David Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:21 | UAB | Simon Frye clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 13:19 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to David Williamson | 45-44 |
| 13:08 | SE Missouri State | Neal Mills is fouled on the floor by John Graham - foul #1 on John Graham, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley (PG), Phillip Escalante (SG), Jeffrey Yarbrough (C) Roger Hoerner, Neal Mills, Timothy Morris | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Carlos Roberts (SG), Don Perkins (PF) Simon Frye, John Graham, Louis Culley | |
| 12:53 | SE Missouri State | Phillip Escalante misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 12:52 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Leiva grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:33 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Leiva drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 12:13 | UAB | Don Perkins misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Yarbrough - foul #2 on Jeffrey Yarbrough, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Micheal Jackson (SG), Ron Perry (SF) Phillip Escalante, Joseph Leiva | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:13 | UAB | Don Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:13 | UAB | Don Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:13 | SE Missouri State | David Williamson snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 11:59 | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley is whistled for a carry | 48-45 |
| 11:39 | UAB | Carlos Roberts misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-45 |
| 11:38 | SE Missouri State | David Williamson snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Buckley (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Micheal Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Yarbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carlos Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Don Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Jackson misses the floater from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 11:21 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Yarbrough grabs the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 11:08 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Yarbrough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Neal Mills (SG), Joseph Leiva (PF) Micheal Jackson, David Williamson | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Wilkins (SF), Louis Culley (C) Thomas Carter, Ernest Phillips | |
| 10:47 | UAB | Don Perkins misses long on a floater from the right block | 48-45 |
| 10:45 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Yarbrough gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:42 | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley loses the dribble to Carlos Roberts in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 10:26 | UAB | Clinton Ford drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:10 | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Culley | 48-48 |
| 10:08 | UAB | Don Perkins pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:00 | UAB | Clinton Ford hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Carlos Roberts and he's fouled by Robert Buckley - foul #2 on Robert Buckley, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Micheal Jackson (PG), David Williamson (C) Robert Buckley, Jeffrey Yarbrough | |
| Subs | UAB | Simon Frye (SG), Thomas Carter (SF), Ernest Phillips (C) Carlos Roberts, Terry Wilkins, Don Perkins | |
| 10:00 | UAB | Clinton Ford makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:42 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Leiva can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-51 |
| 09:41 | UAB | The rebound goes to Thomas Carter | 48-51 |
| 09:37 | UAB | Thomas Carter misses long on a floater from the right block | 48-51 |
| 09:36 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Jackson snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 09:13 | SE Missouri State | Ron Perry buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Leiva | 51-51 |
| 08:53 | UAB | Ernest Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by David Williamson - foul #3 on David Williamson, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Phillip Escalante (SG), Timothy Morris (PF), Reginald Jones (C) Neal Mills, Ron Perry, Joseph Leiva | |
| Subs | UAB | John Graham (SG), Don Perkins (PF) Clinton Ford, Louis Culley | |
| 08:53 | UAB | Ernest Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:53 | UAB | Ernest Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:53 | UAB | Don Perkins grabs the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 08:42 | UAB | Reginald Jones is called for the reach on Ernest Phillips - foul #1 on Reginald Jones, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley (PG), Jeffrey Yarbrough (C) Phillip Escalante, Reginald Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Roberts (SG) John Graham | |
| 08:42 | UAB | Ernest Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:42 | UAB | Ernest Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:42 | SE Missouri State | Timothy Morris gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:32 | SE Missouri State | Timothy Morris misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Don Perkins - foul #1 on Don Perkins, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| 08:32 | SE Missouri State | Timothy Morris makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:32 | SE Missouri State | Timothy Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:20 | UAB | Thomas Carter dunks the ball | 53-55 |
| 07:51 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Yarbrough misses the jumper from close range | 53-55 |
| 07:49 | SE Missouri State | Timothy Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:42 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Phillips steals the ball from David Williamson | 53-55 |
| 07:25 | UAB | Ernest Phillips misses the lay-in | 53-55 |
| 07:24 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Yarbrough snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Buckley (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Micheal Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Yarbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Simon Frye (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carlos Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Don Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Ernest Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 07:04 | SE Missouri State | Timothy Morris snags the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 06:46 | SE Missouri State | David Williamson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Buckley | 56-55 |
| 06:38 | UAB | Thomas Carter misses the shot from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 06:37 | UAB | Don Perkins hits the follow up shot | 56-57 |
| 06:25 | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Don Perkins - foul #2 on Don Perkins, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Neal Mills (SG), Ron Perry (SF), Joseph Leiva (PF) Micheal Jackson, David Williamson, Jeffrey Yarbrough | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Paul Harding (SG), Terry Wilkins (SF), Louis Culley (PF), Mark Capers (C) Simon Frye, Carlos Roberts, Thomas Carter, Don Perkins, Ernest Phillips | |
| 06:25 | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:25 | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:06 | UAB | Clinton Ford connects on the runner in the lane set up by Terry Wilkins | 58-59 |
| 05:43 | SE Missouri State | Neal Mills comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 05:41 | UAB | Mark Capers grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:22 | UAB | Louis Culley is hacked by Joseph Leiva - foul #4 on Joseph Leiva, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Roger Hoerner (PG), Reginald Jones (C) Robert Buckley, Timothy Morris | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:22 | UAB | Louis Culley makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:22 | UAB | Louis Culley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:12 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Leiva clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-61 |
| 05:11 | UAB | Louis Culley pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:56 | UAB | Reginald Jones denies the turnaround by Clinton Ford | 58-61 |
| 04:55 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Leiva grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 04:49 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Leiva drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Roger Hoerner | 60-61 |
| 04:31 | UAB | Clinton Ford misses the easy layup | 60-61 |
| 04:29 | SE Missouri State | Neal Mills pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:06 | SE Missouri State | Roger Hoerner is called for traveling | 60-61 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Micheal Jackson (PG), Jeffrey Yarbrough (C) Roger Hoerner, Reginald Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Roberts (SG), Thomas Carter (SF), Don Perkins (PF), Ernest Phillips (C) Clinton Ford, Terry Wilkins, Louis Culley, Mark Capers | |
| 03:50 | UAB | Ernest Phillips connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Paul Harding | 60-63 |
| 03:28 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Jackson is hacked by Don Perkins - foul #3 on Don Perkins, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley (PG) Neal Mills | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 03:28 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:28 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:09 | UAB | Ernest Phillips connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-66 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Micheal Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Leiva (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Yarbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Paul Harding (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carlos Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Don Perkins (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:48 | SE Missouri State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Buckley is blocked by Don Perkins | 62-66 |
| 02:47 | UAB | The rebound goes to Ernest Phillips | 62-66 |
| 02:35 | UAB | Paul Harding loses the ball out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Williamson (SF), Timothy Morris (PF) Ron Perry, Joseph Leiva | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG) Paul Harding | |
| 02:31 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Neal Mills (SG), Ron Perry (SF) Micheal Jackson, Timothy Morris | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:17 | SE Missouri State | Ron Perry makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-66 |
| 02:01 | UAB | Don Perkins drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-68 |
| 01:53 | SE Missouri State | Neal Mills misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 01:51 | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley grabs the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 01:42 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Yarbrough hits the finger roll | 66-68 |
| 01:24 | UAB | Ernest Phillips is hacked by Jeffrey Yarbrough - foul #3 on Jeffrey Yarbrough, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Leiva (PF) David Williamson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:24 | UAB | Ernest Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:24 | UAB | Ernest Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:05 | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ron Perry and the foul's on Clinton Ford - foul #2 on Clinton Ford, team foul #10 | 68-70 |
| 01:05 | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:43 | UAB | Clinton Ford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-70 |
| 00:41 | UAB | Ernest Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | UAB | Joseph Leiva swats the dunk try by Don Perkins | 69-70 |
| 00:16 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Leiva grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:11 | SE Missouri State | Robert Buckley connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ron Perry | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:03 | UAB | Ernest Phillips clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 71-70 |
| 00:02 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Yarbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Yarbrough is hacked by Clinton Ford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clinton Ford, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| 00:01 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:01 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Thomas Carter comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 73-70 |