| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Angel Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alan Quist (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Monty Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dolloff (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Quick (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Webb (fresh) SF - James Lynn (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lance Sparks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | James Lynn inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 34-35 |
| 19:45 | Alabama | Robert Fegley gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:23 | Alabama | Rodney Quick denies the turnaround by James Lynn | 34-35 |
| 19:21 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:17 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick misses the easy layup | 34-35 |
| 19:16 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo tips it in | 36-35 |
| 19:07 | Alabama | Michael Cain can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 19:06 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:46 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 18:45 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick tips it home | 38-35 |
| 18:27 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the contested jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Cain | 38-37 |
| 18:01 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 18:00 | Alabama | Lance Sparks snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:39 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Alan Quist - foul #2 on Alan Quist, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 17:39 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:39 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:39 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 17:13 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dolloff | 40-38 |
| 17:06 | Alabama | Anthony Webb is fouled on the floor by Alan Quist - foul #3 on Alan Quist, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks (SG) Alan Quist | |
| Subs | Alabama | Melvin Leach (SG), Thomas Doyal (PF), Adam Majkowski (C) Anthony Webb, Michael Cain, Lance Sparks | |
| 16:52 | Alabama | Robert Fegley is hacked by Angel Gallo - foul #3 on Angel Gallo, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson (SF), Russell Wight (PF) Angel Gallo, James Dolloff | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:40 | Alabama | Melvin Leach misses the wide open turnaround near the basket | 40-38 |
| 16:39 | Alabama | James Lynn can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 16:37 | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:09 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight misses long on a shot from the left block | 40-38 |
| 16:07 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:50 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Doyal - foul #1 on Thomas Doyal, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo (PG), Alan Quist (SG), James Dolloff (PF) Ronald Parks, Darin Johnson, Russell Wight | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG), Anthony Webb (SG), Michael Cain (PF), Lance Sparks (C) Robert Fegley, James Lynn, Thomas Doyal, Adam Majkowski | |
| 15:50 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:50 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:50 | Alabama | Melvin Leach grabs the board | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Angel Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alan Quist (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Monty Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dolloff (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Quick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Webb (fresh) SF - Melvin Leach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lance Sparks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Michael Cain blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Monty Collins - foul #2 on Monty Collins, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:36 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:22 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick loses the dribble to Lance Sparks | 41-39 |
| 15:04 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses the runner from close range | 41-39 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Matthew Guy pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:42 | Alabama | Michael Cain comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 14:41 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 14:14 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo is hacked by Matthew Guy - foul #1 on Matthew Guy, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks (SG) Alan Quist | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fegley (PG), James Lynn (SF), Adam Majkowski (C) Matthew Guy, Melvin Leach, Michael Cain | |
| 13:58 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 13:56 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 13:52 | Alabama | Robert Fegley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Webb | 41-41 |
| 13:26 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff makes the fadeaway from the right side | 43-41 |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Lance Sparks connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Fegley | 43-43 |
| 12:57 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 12:40 | Alabama | Lance Sparks hits a shot from the right block | 46-45 |
| 12:16 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alan Quist (SG), Darin Johnson (SF), Russell Wight (PF), Dwight White (C) Ronald Parks, Monty Collins, James Dolloff, Rodney Quick | |
| Subs | Alabama | Melvin Leach (SG), Michael Cain (PF) Anthony Webb, Lance Sparks | |
| 12:00 | Alabama | Alan Quist denies the turnaround by Robert Fegley | 46-45 |
| 11:58 | Alabama | Robert Fegley snags the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 11:44 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses the easy layup | 46-45 |
| 11:42 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski tips it home | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Angel Gallo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alan Quist (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Darin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Wight (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwight White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Leach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 8 pts. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson is called for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG), Dennis Ryan (C) Robert Fegley, Adam Majkowski | |
| 11:05 | Alabama | James Lynn lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Melvin Leach and he's hacked by Dwight White - foul #1 on Dwight White, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Monty Collins (SF) Dwight White | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:05 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:46 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick (C) Darin Johnson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:21 | Alabama | James Lynn scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Cain | 46-52 |
| 10:09 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | Dennis Ryan grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 09:54 | Alabama | James Lynn's fadeaway is rejected by Rodney Quick | 46-52 |
| 09:53 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 09:46 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-52 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | James Lynn misses short on a jumper from the right block | 48-52 |
| 09:36 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 09:31 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | Dennis Ryan pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 09:25 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the easy layup but the foul's on Russell Wight - foul #2 on Russell Wight, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks (SG), James Dolloff (PF) Alan Quist, Russell Wight | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fegley (PG), Anthony Webb (SG), Lance Sparks (PF), Adam Majkowski (C) Matthew Guy, Melvin Leach, Michael Cain, Dennis Ryan | |
| 09:25 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:25 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:58 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 48-54 |
| 08:56 | Alabama | Lance Sparks grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Lance Sparks can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by James Dolloff - foul #1 on James Dolloff, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson (SF), Dwight White (C) Monty Collins, Rodney Quick | |
| Subs | Alabama | Melvin Leach (SF) James Lynn | |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:39 | Saint Louis | Dwight White grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 08:20 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-55 |
| 08:18 | Saint Louis | Dwight White grabs the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 08:07 | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks is hacked by Lance Sparks - foul #3 on Lance Sparks, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alan Quist (SG), Russell Wight (PF) Angel Gallo, Dwight White | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Cain (PF) Adam Majkowski | |
| 07:59 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 07:57 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| 07:42 | Alabama | Robert Fegley's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Wight | 50-55 |
| 07:40 | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ronald Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alan Quist (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Darin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Wight (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Dolloff (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Leach (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 8 pts. C - Lance Sparks (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson is hacked by Michael Cain - foul #2 on Michael Cain, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Monty Collins (SF), Rodney Quick (C) Darin Johnson, Russell Wight | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (SF) Melvin Leach | |
| 07:04 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff is whistled for traveling | 50-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo (PG) Ronald Parks | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:48 | Alabama | Anthony Webb is called for traveling | 50-55 |
| 06:19 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-55 |
| 06:18 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff tips it in | 52-55 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | Michael Cain loses the dribble to Monty Collins | 52-55 |
| 06:01 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo lays it in set up by Monty Collins | 54-55 |
| 05:52 | Alabama | James Lynn's pass is intercepted by James Dolloff | 54-55 |
| 05:32 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 05:19 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses the easy layup | 57-55 |
| 05:18 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:03 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 05:02 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:45 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Monty Collins | 59-55 |
| 04:37 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the wide open jumper from the left side set up by Robert Fegley | 59-57 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick drills a fadeaway in the lane | 61-57 |
| 03:48 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the wide open shot near the basket on a great pass from James Lynn out of a doubleteam | 61-59 |
| 03:32 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins is whistled for traveling | 61-59 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks (SG), Darin Johnson (SF), Russell Wight (PF), Dwight White (C) Alan Quist, Monty Collins, James Dolloff, Rodney Quick | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG), Melvin Leach (SG), Thomas Doyal (PF), Adam Majkowski (C) Robert Fegley, Anthony Webb, Michael Cain, Lance Sparks | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Angel Gallo (tiring) 19 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Wight (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Leach (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Lynn (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Alabama | Melvin Leach connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Doyal | 61-61 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Angel Gallo | 64-61 |
| 02:59 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Monty Collins (SF) Dwight White | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Melvin Leach knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Matthew Guy | 64-63 |
| 02:46 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alan Quist (SG), James Dolloff (PF), Rodney Quick (C) Ronald Parks, Russell Wight, Darin Johnson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fegley (PG), Anthony Webb (SG), Michael Cain (PF), Lance Sparks (C) Matthew Guy, Melvin Leach, Thomas Doyal, Adam Majkowski | |
| 02:21 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 02:19 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:03 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff scores on a shot from the right side set up by Alan Quist | 66-63 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Robert Fegley hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Webb | 66-65 |
| 01:19 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 01:17 | Alabama | Anthony Webb snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 00:59 | Alabama | Lance Sparks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Michael Cain blocks the jumper by Angel Gallo | 66-65 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Michael Cain snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Robert Fegley is fouled on the floor by Angel Gallo - foul #4 on Angel Gallo, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Robert Fegley makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Robert Fegley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Saint Louis | James Lynn swats the layup by Rodney Quick | 66-67 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | James Lynn snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Alabama | James Lynn is hacked by Angel Gallo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Angel Gallo, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks (PG) Angel Gallo | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:05 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:05 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 00:05 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Robert Fegley hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 68-67 |