| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Al Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Barhorst (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu slams it home on a nice dish by Darryl Cash | 29-30 |
| 19:22 | UAB | Pete Heath hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Arthur Espiritu - foul #1 on Arthur Espiritu, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:22 | UAB | Pete Heath makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:22 | UAB | Pete Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:10 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Walsh takes the ball from Jose Gonzalez | 31-30 |
| 18:51 | UAB | Pete Heath can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 18:50 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Powell swats the shot by Arthur Espiritu | 31-30 |
| 18:30 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 18:13 | UAB | Ronald Levron hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez is hacked by Thomas Walsh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Walsh, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 17:54 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 17:52 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:42 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson misses the shot from the baseline | 33-32 |
| 17:40 | UAB | Pete Heath pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:17 | UAB | Edward Powell knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Ronald Levron | 35-32 |
| 16:55 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 16:53 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 16:30 | UAB | Thomas Walsh is hacked by Darryl Cash - foul #1 on Darryl Cash, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Moore (PG), Leo Prado (SG), Thomas Wolfe (SF), Stephen Nokes (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Ronald Levron, Thomas Walsh, Pete Heath, Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SG), Kenneth Veazey (SF), Terry Perine (PF), William Blaustein (C) Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Al Johnson, Kurt Barhorst | |
| 16:10 | UAB | Stephen Nokes hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Perine - foul #2 on Terry Perine, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 16:10 | UAB | Stephen Nokes makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:10 | UAB | Stephen Nokes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:10 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:52 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 15:50 | UAB | Stephen Nokes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Raymond Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Prado (fresh) SF - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) PF - Stephen Nokes (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Murchison (fresh) SF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Perine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Blaustein (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:31 | UAB | Joseph Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson (PF) Jose Gonzalez | |
| 15:14 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 14:45 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe misses the lay-in | 36-37 |
| 14:43 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Al Johnson | 36-37 |
| 14:24 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine double dribbles | 36-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Thomas Walsh (SG), Pete Heath (SF), Edward Powell (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Raymond Moore, Leo Prado, Thomas Wolfe, Stephen Nokes, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kurt Barhorst (C) Douglas Murchison, Al Johnson, William Blaustein | |
| 14:15 | UAB | Ronald Levron drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Walsh | 39-37 |
| 13:56 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Terry Perine | 39-39 |
| 13:48 | UAB | Edward Powell buries a driving attempt in the paint | 41-39 |
| 13:30 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 13:28 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 13:26 | UAB | Pete Heath snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:08 | UAB | Ronald Levron comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 13:07 | UAB | Thomas Walsh pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Edward Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-39 |
| 12:53 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 12:39 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Johnny Brown - foul #3 on Johnny Brown, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Moore (PG) Ronald Levron | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Al Johnson (PF) Terry Perine, Kenneth Veazey | |
| 12:39 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:39 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:39 | UAB | Edward Powell grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 12:23 | UAB | Edward Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 41-40 |
| 12:00 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash connects on the jumper from the left block | 41-42 |
| 11:54 | UAB | The jump hook by Raymond Moore is blocked by Kurt Barhorst | 41-42 |
| 11:53 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:43 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 11:42 | UAB | Edward Powell pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Raymond Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Al Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Kurt Barhorst (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | UAB | Thomas Walsh scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Powell | 44-42 |
| 10:59 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu is fouled on the floor by Johnny Brown - foul #4 on Johnny Brown, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Leo Prado (SG), Stephen Nokes (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Thomas Walsh, Pete Heath, Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SG), William Blaustein (SF), Terry Perine (C) Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kurt Barhorst | |
| 10:44 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Stephen Nokes - foul #2 on Stephen Nokes, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey (SF) William Blaustein | |
| 10:27 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 10:24 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:56 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Walsh (SG), Pete Heath (SF) Leo Prado, Raymond Moore | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 09:50 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 09:48 | UAB | Pete Heath snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 09:37 | UAB | Ronald Levron can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Al Johnson - foul #1 on Al Johnson, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst (C) Al Johnson | |
| 09:37 | UAB | Ronald Levron makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:37 | UAB | Ronald Levron misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 09:08 | Gardner-Webb | Pete Heath takes the ball from Kurt Barhorst | 45-42 |
| 09:05 | UAB | Ronald Levron lays it in on a great pass from Pete Heath | 47-42 |
| 08:55 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 08:53 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey snags the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 08:41 | UAB | Stephen Nokes snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 08:33 | UAB | Stephen Nokes misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-42 |
| 08:32 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Terry Perine | 47-42 |
| 08:15 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 08:13 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 07:57 | Gardner-Webb | Pete Heath picks off the pass by Kenneth Veazey | 47-42 |
| 07:40 | UAB | Ronald Levron's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Veazey | 47-42 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Walsh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pete Heath (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Nokes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Murchison (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Veazey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Perine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kurt Barhorst (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Perine and he's hacked by Stephen Nokes - foul #3 on Stephen Nokes, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Moore (PG), Leo Prado (SG), Thomas Wolfe (SF), Edward Powell (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Ronald Levron, Thomas Walsh, Pete Heath, Stephen Nokes, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Al Johnson (PF), William Blaustein (C) Jose Gonzalez, Kenneth Veazey, Terry Perine, Kurt Barhorst | |
| 07:31 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:13 | UAB | Johnny Brown makes the shot in the lane set up by Leo Prado and he's fouled by William Blaustein - foul #1 on William Blaustein, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG) Douglas Murchison | |
| 07:13 | UAB | Johnny Brown misses the free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:13 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Blaustein | 49-45 |
| 07:09 | Gardner-Webb | Leo Prado steps in front of the Jose Gonzalez pass in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 07:08 | UAB | Raymond Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leo Prado | 51-45 |
| 06:45 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Leo Prado - foul #1 on Leo Prado, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| 06:45 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:45 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:21 | UAB | Raymond Moore buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Johnny Brown | 53-46 |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jose Gonzalez | 53-49 |
| 05:47 | UAB | Edward Powell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:24 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Moore steps in front of the Al Johnson pass | 53-49 |
| 05:22 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Thomas Walsh (SG), Pete Heath (SF) Raymond Moore, Leo Prado, Thomas Wolfe | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine (PG), Kurt Barhorst (C) Jose Gonzalez, William Blaustein | |
| 05:17 | UAB | Edward Powell can't finish the layup | 53-49 |
| 05:16 | UAB | Edward Powell gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:03 | UAB | Ronald Levron clanks a jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 05:02 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 04:47 | UAB | Thomas Walsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| 04:45 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Levron - foul #2 on Ronald Levron, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 04:45 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:45 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:25 | UAB | Thomas Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 04:23 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Al Johnson | 53-54 |
| 04:01 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson clanks a shot from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 04:00 | UAB | The rebound goes to Ronald Levron | 53-54 |
| 03:38 | UAB | Johnny Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Levron | 55-54 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Terry Perine (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Al Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Kurt Barhorst (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Darryl Cash | 55-56 |
| 03:14 | UAB | Edward Powell can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 55-56 |
| 03:13 | UAB | Johnny Brown misses the tip | 55-56 |
| 03:12 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Al Johnson | 55-56 |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses the easy layup but the foul's on Johnny Brown - foul #5 on Johnny Brown, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Moore (PG), Stephen Nokes (C) Ronald Levron, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG) Terry Perine | |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:48 | UAB | Edward Powell makes the 3 from straight away | 58-58 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Nokes is called for the reach on Al Johnson - foul #4 on Stephen Nokes, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Jones (C) Edward Powell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SG), Kenneth Veazey (SF), Terry Perine (C) Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kurt Barhorst | |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:30 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Edward Powell (PF) Raymond Moore, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kurt Barhorst (C) Kenneth Veazey, Terry Perine | |
| 02:12 | UAB | Thomas Walsh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 02:11 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 02:01 | UAB | The rebound goes to Pete Heath | 58-60 |
| 01:41 | UAB | Pete Heath misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 01:40 | UAB | Edward Powell tips it in | 60-60 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-60 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Edward Powell snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 00:58 | UAB | Pete Heath knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Levron | 62-60 |
| 00:42 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG) Douglas Murchison | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | UAB | Arthur Espiritu is called for the reach on Pete Heath - foul #2 on Arthur Espiritu, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | UAB | Pete Heath is fouled on the floor by Kurt Barhorst - foul #3 on Kurt Barhorst, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 00:12 | UAB | Pete Heath makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:12 | UAB | Pete Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 00:06 | UAB | The rebound goes to Thomas Walsh | 64-60 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Thomas Walsh is hacked by Darryl Cash in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darryl Cash, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Thomas Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Thomas Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 66-60 |