| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) PF - Carl Brunton (fresh) C - Donald Madruga (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) SG - Bart Christensen (fresh) SF - Archie Burt (fresh) PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) C - Alan Heer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Alan Heer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Archie Burt pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | East Carolina | Alan Heer's floater is tipped away by Carl Brunton | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | East Carolina | Alan Heer hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | UAB | Manuel Crosby connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Juhasz | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | East Carolina | Alan Heer grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bart Christensen | 3-5 |
| 18:10 | UAB | Carl Brunton makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Keith Hanson and he's fouled by Domenic Bruno - foul #1 on Domenic Bruno, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 18:10 | UAB | Carl Brunton makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Alan Heer can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:47 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 17:45 | UAB | Carl Brunton grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:25 | UAB | Keith Hanson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 17:24 | UAB | Donald Madruga grabs the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:05 | UAB | Carl Brunton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:53 | UAB | Carl Brunton grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | UAB | Keith Hanson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Alan Heer snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Heslin | 6-8 |
| 16:12 | UAB | Bart Christensen steps in front of the Donald Madruga pass | 6-8 |
| 16:09 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen banks in the layup | 6-10 |
| 15:58 | UAB | Keith Hanson's pass is intercepted by Archie Burt | 6-10 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) PF - Carl Brunton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Madruga (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Manuel Crosby - foul #1 on Manuel Crosby, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UAB | George West (PF) Carl Brunton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SF), Ruben Bullard (PF) Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno | |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:20 | UAB | George West is hacked by Mario Grant - foul #1 on Mario Grant, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | UAB | Eddie Anderson (C) Donald Madruga | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Armand Costa (PF) Bart Christensen | |
| 15:04 | UAB | Eddie Anderson hits a fadeaway near the basket | 8-12 |
| 15:01 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| Subs | UAB | Dwight Steve (SF) Keith Hanson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Charles Smail (C) Michael Heslin, Alan Heer | |
| 14:47 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-12 |
| 14:46 | UAB | George West tips it home | 10-12 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Charles Smail misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Eddie Anderson - foul #1 on Eddie Anderson, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | UAB | Tony Bigelow (PG), Rory Hooker (SG) Thomas Juhasz, Manuel Crosby | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Charles Smail makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Charles Smail makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:19 | UAB | Armand Costa steps in front of the George West pass | 10-14 |
| 14:14 | East Carolina | Tony Smith hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Smail and the foul's on Tony Bigelow - foul #1 on Tony Bigelow, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | UAB | Carl Brunton (PF), Donald Madruga (C) George West, Eddie Anderson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Ruben Bullard, Mario Grant, Charles Smail | |
| 14:14 | East Carolina | Tony Smith makes the free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:58 | UAB | Tony Bigelow misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Armand Costa - foul #1 on Armand Costa, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Hanson (SF) Dwight Steve | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Alan Heer (C) Tony Smith, Armand Costa | |
| 13:58 | UAB | Tony Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:58 | UAB | Tony Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tony Bigelow - foul #2 on Tony Bigelow, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (PG), Manuel Crosby (SG) Tony Bigelow, Rory Hooker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the 3rd free throw | 12-20 |
| 13:26 | UAB | Manuel Crosby is hacked by Alan Heer - foul #1 on Alan Heer, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| 13:21 | UAB | Manuel Crosby clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Domenic Bruno | 12-20 |
| 13:00 | East Carolina | Archie Burt lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Heslin | 12-22 |
| 12:56 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-22 |
| Subs | UAB | George West (PF), Eddie Anderson (C) Carl Brunton, Donald Madruga | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is fouled on the floor by Keith Hanson - foul #1 on Keith Hanson, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | UAB | Dwight Steve (SF) Keith Hanson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (SG), Mario Grant (SF), Armand Costa (PF) Bart Christensen, Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno | |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Mario Grant drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Heslin | 12-24 |
| 12:06 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Manuel Crosby | 15-24 |
| 11:49 | East Carolina | Dwight Steve steals the ball from Armand Costa | 15-24 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Steve (fresh) PF - George West (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Bullard (fresh) SF - Mario Grant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) C - Alan Heer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UAB | Dwight Steve buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Crosby | 18-24 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Dwight Steve picks off the pass by Ruben Bullard | 18-24 |
| 11:00 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Alan Heer grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | Alan Heer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Rory Hooker (PG), Keith Hanson (SF), Carl Brunton (PF), Donald Madruga (C) Thomas Juhasz, Manuel Crosby, George West, Eddie Anderson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Michael Heslin, Ruben Bullard, Alan Heer | |
| 10:35 | UAB | Donald Madruga is whistled for traveling | 18-24 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Archie Burt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-24 |
| 10:16 | UAB | The rebound goes to Carl Brunton | 18-24 |
| 10:09 | UAB | Donald Madruga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Smail (C) Armand Costa | |
| 09:49 | East Carolina | Archie Burt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Manuel Crosby (SG) Dwight Steve | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:26 | UAB | Keith Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is fouled on the floor by Manuel Crosby - foul #2 on Manuel Crosby, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (PG) Manuel Crosby | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Ruben Bullard (SF), Alan Heer (C) Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Charles Smail | |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Keith Hanson - foul #2 on Keith Hanson, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | UAB | James George (SF), George West (PF) Keith Hanson, Carl Brunton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Armand Costa (PF) Domenic Bruno | |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:27 | UAB | Michael Heslin steps in front of the Thomas Juhasz pass | 18-26 |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen lays it up and in set up by Michael Heslin | 18-28 |
| 08:11 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James George | 21-28 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Heslin | 21-31 |
| 07:51 | UAB | George West knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Rory Hooker | 24-31 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Hooker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James George (fresh) PF - George West (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Madruga (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bart Christensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Thomas Juhasz is called for the reach on Michael Heslin - foul #1 on Thomas Juhasz, team foul #8 | 24-31 |
| Subs | UAB | Dwight Steve (SG), Carl Brunton (PF) Rory Hooker, Donald Madruga | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Bart Christensen, Armand Costa | |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 07:25 | UAB | James George misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 07:23 | UAB | Dwight Steve grabs the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 07:12 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 07:11 | East Carolina | Archie Burt grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on James George - foul #1 on James George, team foul #9 | 24-33 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Archie Burt makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 07:07 | UAB | George West grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 06:40 | UAB | Carl Brunton is fouled on the floor by Domenic Bruno - foul #2 on Domenic Bruno, team foul #5 | 24-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Rory Hooker (SG) James George | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (PG), Tony Smith (SG), Armand Costa (PF), Charles Smail (C) Michael Heslin, Ruben Bullard, Domenic Bruno, Alan Heer | |
| 06:33 | UAB | Mario Grant steps in front of the Thomas Juhasz pass | 24-34 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses the lay-in | 24-34 |
| 06:28 | UAB | Carl Brunton gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 06:12 | UAB | Dwight Steve drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Archie Burt drills a jump hook from the right block | 27-36 |
| 05:57 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mario Grant | 27-36 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Tony Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Burt | 27-36 |
| 05:42 | East Carolina | Charles Smail misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 05:40 | UAB | George West snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 05:22 | UAB | Carl Brunton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Archie Burt pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Armand Costa comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 04:51 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 04:28 | UAB | Dwight Steve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | UAB | James George (SF), Eddie Anderson (PF), Donald Madruga (C) Dwight Steve, Carl Brunton, George West | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Bart Christensen (SG), Ruben Bullard (PF), Alan Heer (C) Tony Smith, Archie Burt, Armand Costa, Charles Smail | |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard is fouled on the floor by Eddie Anderson - foul #2 on Eddie Anderson, team foul #10 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Whaley (PF) Eddie Anderson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 04:06 | UAB | Donald Madruga snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 03:49 | UAB | Donald Madruga misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 03:48 | UAB | Donald Madruga misses the tip | 27-37 |
| 03:46 | East Carolina | Mario Grant gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Hooker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James George (fresh) PF - Steven Whaley (fresh) C - Donald Madruga (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Grant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin loses the dribble to Thomas Juhasz in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 03:42 | UAB | James George can't finish the layup | 27-37 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 03:35 | East Carolina | Mario Grant knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ruben Bullard | 27-40 |
| 03:14 | UAB | James George clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 27-40 |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Heslin | 27-40 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Juhasz - foul #2 on Thomas Juhasz, team foul #11 | 27-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Tony Bigelow (PG), Manuel Crosby (SG), Keith Hanson (SF), George West (PF) Thomas Juhasz, Rory Hooker, James George, Steven Whaley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno (PF) Mario Grant | |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 02:30 | UAB | Keith Hanson clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 27-41 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Alan Heer snags the defensive board | 27-41 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Tony Bigelow is called for the reach on Ruben Bullard - foul #3 on Tony Bigelow, team foul #12 | 27-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Dwight Steve (PG), Eddie Anderson (C) Tony Bigelow, Donald Madruga | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF) Bart Christensen | |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 02:04 | UAB | Eddie Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 01:45 | UAB | Keith Hanson misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alan Heer - foul #2 on Alan Heer, team foul #6 | 27-42 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (SG) Ruben Bullard | |
| 01:45 | UAB | Keith Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 01:45 | UAB | Keith Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Archie Burt grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-42 |
| 01:38 | UAB | The rebound goes to Eddie Anderson | 28-42 |
| 01:27 | UAB | The jump hook by Eddie Anderson is blocked by Domenic Bruno | 28-42 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | Archie Burt snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Tony Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Archie Burt | 28-45 |
| 01:07 | UAB | Keith Hanson drills a floater from the left side set up by Manuel Crosby | 30-45 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Heslin | 30-47 |
| 00:13 | UAB | Alan Heer is called for the reach on Dwight Steve - foul #3 on Alan Heer, team foul #7 | 30-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Rory Hooker (PG), Carl Brunton (PF), Donald Madruga (C) Keith Hanson, George West, Eddie Anderson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG), Mario Grant (SF), Ruben Bullard (PF), Armand Costa (C) Michael Heslin, Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno, Alan Heer | |
| 00:13 | UAB | Dwight Steve misses the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Armand Costa snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Tony Smith buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Mario Grant and the foul's on Dwight Steve - foul #1 on Dwight Steve, team foul #13 | 30-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (PG) Rory Hooker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Tony Smith misses the free throw | 30-49 |
| 00:07 | UAB | The rebound goes to Carl Brunton | 30-49 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Manuel Crosby is whistled for traveling | 30-49 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the halfcourt shot | 30-49 |