| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Homer Sumlin (fresh) SG - Mark Bryant (fresh) SF - James Williamson (fresh) PF - James Loo (fresh) C - Raymond Quiles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Greg Williams (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Ervin (fresh) SF - Jason Dixon (fresh) PF - Trenton Hicks (fresh) C - David Granger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | David Granger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin lays it in uncontested set up by Greg Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Tulsa | James Loo misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Tulsa | Mark Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Tulsa | James Loo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | UAB | David Granger pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Bryant - foul #1 on Mark Bryant, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | UAB | Mark Bryant picks off the pass by David Granger | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Tulsa | James Loo can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | UAB | Trenton Hicks pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jason Dixon and he's fouled by Mark Bryant - foul #2 on Mark Bryant, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sam Just (SG) Mark Bryant | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:20 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Tulsa | James Loo loses the dribble to Jeffrey Ervin | 0-5 |
| 17:58 | UAB | Greg Williams's pass is intercepted by Sam Just in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 17:41 | Tulsa | James Loo makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Williamson | 3-5 |
| 17:25 | UAB | James Williamson is called for the reach on Greg Williams - foul #1 on James Williamson, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UAB | William Tillman (PG), Ryan McQuesten (SG), Ivan Crittendon (SF), David Beckwith (PF), Isaac Maloof (C) Greg Williams, Jeffrey Ervin, Jason Dixon, Trenton Hicks, David Granger | |
| 17:11 | UAB | William Tillman connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by David Beckwith | 3-7 |
| 16:46 | Tulsa | Sam Just comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 3-7 |
| 16:45 | Tulsa | James Williamson tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 16:28 | UAB | Isaac Maloof can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:16 | Tulsa | Ivan Crittendon steps in front of the James Williamson pass | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | UAB | Ryan McQuesten tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Homer Sumlin (fairly fresh) SG - Sam Just (fairly fresh) SF - James Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Loo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Quiles (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - William Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan McQuesten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Crittendon (fresh) PF - David Beckwith (fresh) C - Isaac Maloof (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Tulsa | James Williamson is denied on a dunk by David Beckwith | 5-9 |
| 15:38 | UAB | Ryan McQuesten snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:09 | UAB | Isaac Maloof can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:07 | UAB | David Beckwith misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 15:06 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 15:04 | Tulsa | James Loo grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 15:00 | Tulsa | James Williamson is denied on a layup by Isaac Maloof | 5-9 |
| 14:58 | Tulsa | James Loo grabs the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:45 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles buries a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Isaac Maloof - foul #1 on Isaac Maloof, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Whitcomb (PG), Gerald Pomeroy (SG), Brandon Thompson (SF) Homer Sumlin, Sam Just, James Williamson | |
| Subs | UAB | Greg Williams (PG), Jeffrey Ervin (SG), Jason Dixon (SF), Trenton Hicks (PF), David Granger (C) William Tillman, Ryan McQuesten, Ivan Crittendon, David Beckwith, Isaac Maloof | |
| 14:45 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:26 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 14:24 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:12 | Tulsa | Michael Whitcomb is hacked by David Granger - foul #1 on David Granger, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| 13:50 | Tulsa | Gerald Pomeroy can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 13:48 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles tips it in | 10-9 |
| 13:22 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-9 |
| 13:09 | Tulsa | Brandon Thompson makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:00 | UAB | David Granger misses long on a 3 from straight away | 12-9 |
| 12:59 | UAB | David Granger grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:46 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 12:45 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:24 | Tulsa | James Loo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 12:22 | UAB | Trenton Hicks grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 12:18 | UAB | Michael Whitcomb is called for the reach on Greg Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Whitcomb, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sam Just (SG), Henry Coleman (SF) Gerald Pomeroy, Brandon Thompson | |
| Subs | UAB | William Tillman (PG), Ryan McQuesten (SG), Ivan Crittendon (SF), David Beckwith (PF), Stephen Shumway (C) Greg Williams, Jeffrey Ervin, Jason Dixon, Trenton Hicks, David Granger | |
| 12:05 | UAB | William Tillman connects on the open floater from the free throw line set up by Ivan Crittendon | 12-11 |
| 11:39 | Tulsa | Sam Just misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 11:38 | UAB | Ryan McQuesten grabs the board | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Whitcomb (fairly fresh) SG - Sam Just (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Coleman (fresh) PF - James Loo (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Quiles (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - William Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ryan McQuesten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Crittendon (fresh) PF - David Beckwith (fresh) C - Stephen Shumway (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | UAB | Michael Whitcomb is called for the reach on William Tillman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Whitcomb, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin (PG) Michael Whitcomb | |
| Subs | UAB | Isaac Maloof (C) Stephen Shumway | |
| 11:26 | UAB | David Beckwith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Tillman | 12-13 |
| 11:14 | Tulsa | James Loo can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 11:13 | UAB | Isaac Maloof grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 10:55 | UAB | David Beckwith is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 12-13 |
| 10:54 | UAB | David Beckwith misses the tip | 12-13 |
| 10:53 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 10:44 | Tulsa | Henry Coleman is denied on a layup by David Beckwith | 12-13 |
| 10:43 | UAB | Isaac Maloof grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:38 | UAB | Ryan McQuesten misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 10:37 | UAB | William Tillman grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:14 | UAB | William Tillman clanks a jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 10:12 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Maloof | 12-13 |
| 09:55 | UAB | Isaac Maloof misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raymond Quiles - foul #1 on Raymond Quiles, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Pomeroy (PG), James Williamson (SG), Brandon Thompson (SF) Homer Sumlin, Sam Just, Henry Coleman | |
| Subs | UAB | Greg Williams (PG), Jeffrey Ervin (SG), Jason Dixon (SF), Trenton Hicks (PF) William Tillman, Ryan McQuesten, Ivan Crittendon, David Beckwith | |
| 09:55 | UAB | Isaac Maloof misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:55 | UAB | Isaac Maloof makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:37 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Raymond Quiles is denied by Trenton Hicks | 12-14 |
| 09:35 | UAB | Isaac Maloof grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 09:30 | UAB | Jason Dixon is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Greg Williams | 12-16 |
| 09:17 | Tulsa | Isaac Maloof swats the layup by James Loo | 12-16 |
| 09:15 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:08 | UAB | Jason Dixon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-16 |
| 09:07 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:02 | Tulsa | James Loo loses the ball out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sam Just (SG) Brandon Thompson | |
| Subs | UAB | David Granger (C) Isaac Maloof | |
| 08:50 | UAB | Jason Dixon can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 12-16 |
| 08:49 | UAB | Jason Dixon can't tip it in | 12-16 |
| 08:47 | UAB | David Granger tips it in | 12-18 |
| 08:34 | Tulsa | Greg Williams takes the ball from James Williamson | 12-18 |
| 08:14 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Greg Williams | 12-21 |
| 07:55 | Tulsa | James Loo connects on the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Trenton Hicks - foul #1 on Trenton Hicks, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin (PG), Brandon Thompson (SF) Gerald Pomeroy, James Williamson | |
| Subs | UAB | Ryan McQuesten (PG) Greg Williams | |
| 07:55 | Tulsa | James Loo makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:50 | UAB | Homer Sumlin is called for the reach on Ryan McQuesten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Homer Sumlin, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UAB | William Tillman (PG), Wayne Seabrooks (SF) Jeffrey Ervin, Jason Dixon | |
| 07:50 | UAB | Ryan McQuesten misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:50 | UAB | David Granger gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 07:37 | UAB | Ryan McQuesten makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Seabrooks | 15-24 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Homer Sumlin (fresh) SG - Sam Just (tiring) SF - Brandon Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Loo (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Quiles (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - William Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan McQuesten (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Seabrooks (fresh) PF - Trenton Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Granger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Tulsa | David Granger picks off the pass by Raymond Quiles | 15-24 |
| 07:21 | UAB | Trenton Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by James Loo - foul #1 on James Loo, team foul #8 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UAB | Ivan Crittendon (SF) Wayne Seabrooks | |
| 07:21 | UAB | Trenton Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:21 | Tulsa | Brandon Thompson snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 07:08 | Tulsa | The pull-up jumper by James Loo is blocked by William Tillman | 15-24 |
| 07:06 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 07:00 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from David Granger | 15-26 |
| 07:00 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Williamson (SG) Sam Just | |
| Subs | UAB | Greg Williams (PG), Jeffrey Ervin (SG), Jason Dixon (SF) William Tillman, Ryan McQuesten, Ivan Crittendon | |
| 06:46 | Tulsa | James Williamson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Loo | 18-26 |
| 06:27 | UAB | David Granger is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-26 |
| 06:26 | UAB | Trenton Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 06:20 | UAB | David Granger loses the ball out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Pomeroy (PG), Henry Coleman (SF) Homer Sumlin, Brandon Thompson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 06:08 | Tulsa | James Loo clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Trenton Hicks - foul #2 on Trenton Hicks, team foul #4 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UAB | David Beckwith (PF) Trenton Hicks | |
| 06:08 | Tulsa | James Loo makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:08 | Tulsa | James Loo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:49 | UAB | David Beckwith loses the dribble to James Williamson | 20-26 |
| 05:25 | Tulsa | James Loo loses the dribble to David Beckwith | 20-26 |
| 05:20 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin is hacked by Henry Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Coleman, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin (PG), Sam Just (SG) Gerald Pomeroy, James Williamson | |
| Subs | UAB | Isaac Maloof (C) David Granger | |
| 05:20 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:20 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:07 | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 05:05 | UAB | Jason Dixon gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:03 | UAB | Sam Just is called for the reach on Jeffrey Ervin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Just, team foul #10 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Thompson (SF) Henry Coleman | |
| Subs | UAB | Ryan McQuesten (PG) Greg Williams | |
| 05:03 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:03 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:03 | Tulsa | James Loo grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:49 | Tulsa | James Loo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-29 |
| 04:48 | UAB | David Beckwith grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 04:43 | UAB | David Beckwith is hacked by Brandon Thompson - foul #1 on Brandon Thompson, team foul #11 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UAB | William Tillman (PG), Ivan Crittendon (SF) Jeffrey Ervin, Jason Dixon | |
| 04:43 | UAB | David Beckwith makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:43 | UAB | David Beckwith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:27 | Tulsa | James Loo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-31 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Isaac Maloof snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 04:00 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon loses the ball out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Whitcomb (PG), Mark Bryant (SG), James Williamson (SF) Homer Sumlin, Sam Just, Brandon Thompson | |
| Subs | UAB | Greg Williams (PG), Trenton Hicks (PF) William Tillman, David Beckwith | |
| 03:42 | Tulsa | Michael Whitcomb hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-31 |
| 03:41 | Tulsa | James Williamson tips it home | 22-31 |
| 03:34 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Greg Williams | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Whitcomb (fresh) SG - Mark Bryant (fresh) SF - James Williamson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Loo (very tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Quiles (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Greg Williams (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ryan McQuesten (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ivan Crittendon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Trenton Hicks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Isaac Maloof (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Tulsa | James Loo's layup is rejected by Isaac Maloof | 22-33 |
| 03:17 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 03:01 | UAB | Isaac Maloof is fouled on the floor by Raymond Quiles - foul #2 on Raymond Quiles, team foul #12 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Henry Coleman (SF) James Williamson | |
| Subs | UAB | William Tillman (PG), Jeffrey Ervin (SG), Jason Dixon (SF) Greg Williams, Ryan McQuesten, Ivan Crittendon | |
| 03:01 | UAB | Isaac Maloof makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:01 | UAB | Isaac Maloof misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:01 | Tulsa | James Loo gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 02:46 | Tulsa | William Tillman is called for the reach on Michael Whitcomb - foul #1 on William Tillman, team foul #5 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Pomeroy (SG) Mark Bryant | |
| Subs | UAB | David Granger (C) Isaac Maloof | |
| 02:35 | Tulsa | David Granger steals the ball from Raymond Quiles | 22-34 |
| 02:30 | UAB | David Granger is hacked by Michael Whitcomb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Whitcomb, team foul #13 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Bryant (SG) Michael Whitcomb | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:30 | UAB | David Granger misses the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:30 | UAB | David Granger makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 02:08 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles's fadeaway is rejected by David Granger | 22-35 |
| 02:07 | Tulsa | Gerald Pomeroy grabs the offensive board | 22-35 |
| 01:49 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Pomeroy | 24-35 |
| 01:25 | UAB | Jason Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin (PG), Brandon Thompson (SF) Gerald Pomeroy, Henry Coleman | |
| Subs | UAB | Greg Williams (PG), David Beckwith (PF) William Tillman, Trenton Hicks | |
| 01:07 | Tulsa | Mark Bryant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 01:06 | UAB | David Beckwith grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 01:04 | UAB | Jason Dixon is fouled in the backcourt by James Loo - foul #2 on James Loo, team foul #14 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Williamson (SG) Mark Bryant | |
| Subs | UAB | Ryan McQuesten (SG) Jeffrey Ervin | |
| 01:04 | UAB | Jason Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:04 | UAB | Jason Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 00:53 | Tulsa | James Loo knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 26-37 |
| 00:31 | UAB | Jason Dixon misses the lay-in | 26-37 |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Williamson | 26-37 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | James Loo misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 00:02 | UAB | David Granger pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:00 | UAB | David Granger misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-37 |