| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) SG - Leo Prado (fresh) SF - Adam King (fresh) PF - Stephen Nokes (fresh) C - Johnny Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) PF - Lee Wall (fresh) C - Carl Gibson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson 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) | |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Ronald Levron is called for the reach on Carl Gibson - foul #1 on Ronald Levron, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Lee Wall misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UAB | Johnny Brown snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | UAB | Johnny Brown's pass is intercepted by Robert Tipler | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler lays it in | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | UAB | Ronald Levron misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | East Carolina | Lee Wall pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | UAB | Adam King is called for a charge - foul #1 on Adam King, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | UAB | Carl Gibson is called for the reach on Adam King - foul #1 on Carl Gibson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | UAB | Adam King clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam King - foul #2 on Adam King, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Jones (SF) Adam King | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:20 | UAB | Ronald Levron scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Nokes | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Friend (C) Carl Gibson | |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:54 | UAB | Stephen Nokes buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Levron | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Michael Friend misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 16:44 | UAB | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 4-5 |
| 16:28 | UAB | Stephen Nokes buries a floater in the paint | 6-5 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Friend | 6-5 |
| 15:52 | East Carolina | Michael Friend misses the lay-in | 6-5 |
| 15:50 | UAB | Stephen Nokes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Prado (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) PF - Stephen Nokes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Tipler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Sobel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fairly fresh) C - Michael Friend (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UAB | Leo Prado comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Friend | 6-5 |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 6-5 |
| 15:27 | UAB | Leo Prado pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:11 | UAB | Johnny Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Wall | 6-5 |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Lee Wall grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Ronald Levron picks off the pass by Lee Wall | 6-5 |
| 15:01 | UAB | Leo Prado misses the lay-in | 6-5 |
| 14:59 | UAB | Joseph Jones snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:47 | UAB | Johnny Brown misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Friend - foul #1 on Michael Friend, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Jerry Richards (SG), Steven Hall (SF), William Wright (PF) Ronald Levron, Leo Prado, Joseph Jones, Stephen Nokes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Michael Friend | |
| 14:47 | UAB | Johnny Brown misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:47 | UAB | Johnny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Brown - foul #1 on Johnny Brown, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UAB | Wilfred Solorzano (C) Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:09 | UAB | Troy Casey misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:07 | UAB | Jerry Richards gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:45 | UAB | Jerry Richards banks in the layup on a great pass from Troy Casey | 9-7 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson is hacked by Wilfred Solorzano - foul #1 on Wilfred Solorzano, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Joseph Jones (SF) Jerry Richards, Steven Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Michael Friend (PF) Leroy Hill, Herman Wille | |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | David Robinson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Paulson | 9-10 |
| 13:12 | UAB | Ronald Levron can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Michael Friend snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | William Wright steals it from Michael Friend | 9-10 |
| 12:50 | UAB | Joseph Jones misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 12:48 | UAB | Joseph Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:40 | UAB | Wilfred Solorzano misses short on a jumper from the right side | 9-10 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:32 | East Carolina | Michael Friend loses the dribble to William Wright | 9-10 |
| 12:18 | UAB | Ronald Levron misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-10 |
| 12:17 | UAB | Joseph Jones grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Michael Friend denies the turnaround by Joseph Jones | 9-10 |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to David Robinson | 9-10 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is fouled on the floor by William Wright - foul #1 on William Wright, team foul #7 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UAB | Jerry Richards (SG), Stephen Nokes (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Troy Casey, William Wright, Wilfred Solorzano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Leroy Hill (C) Mark Paulson, David Robinson, Michael Friend, Carl Gibson | |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:59 | UAB | The rebound goes to Johnny Brown | 9-11 |
| 11:43 | UAB | Johnnie Reed is called for the reach on Ronald Levron - foul #1 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Prado (SG) Jerry Richards | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Prado (fresh) SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Stephen Nokes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leroy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | UAB | Joseph Jones connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Leo Prado | 11-11 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Lee Wall hits a floater from the left block | 11-13 |
| 11:09 | UAB | Leo Prado hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:08 | UAB | Johnny Brown hits the follow up shot | 13-13 |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-13 |
| 10:46 | UAB | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:39 | UAB | Joseph Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Jerry Richards (SF) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Michael Friend (C) Johnnie Reed, Leroy Hill | |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Jerry Richards - foul #1 on Jerry Richards, team foul #8 | 13-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Steven Hall (SF), William Wright (PF) Ronald Levron, Leo Prado, Stephen Nokes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Carl Gibson (C) Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:55 | UAB | William Wright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | David Robinson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Paulson | 13-18 |
| 09:30 | UAB | Jerry Richards misses short on a floater from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Michael Friend grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Steven Hall swats the layup by Robert Tipler | 13-18 |
| 09:23 | UAB | William Wright snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 09:07 | UAB | Johnny Brown is denied on a dunk by Michael Friend | 13-18 |
| 09:06 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Richards | 13-18 |
| 08:46 | UAB | Robert Tipler picks off the pass by William Wright | 13-18 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler lays it in | 13-20 |
| 08:27 | UAB | Troy Casey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Hall | 15-20 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler blows the layup | 15-20 |
| 08:06 | UAB | William Wright pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:54 | UAB | Mark Paulson steps in front of the Jerry Richards pass | 15-20 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the easy layup | 15-20 |
| 07:49 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler hits the follow up shot | 15-22 |
| 07:35 | UAB | William Wright knocks in the runner from close range | 17-22 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Troy Casey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Hall (fresh) PF - William Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Friend (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Gibson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by William Wright - foul #2 on William Wright, team foul #9 | 17-22 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Leo Prado (SG), Joseph Jones (SF), Stephen Nokes (PF), Wilfred Solorzano (C) Troy Casey, Jerry Richards, Steven Hall, William Wright, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Leroy Hill (C) Mark Paulson, David Robinson, Michael Friend, Carl Gibson | |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the 3rd free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:31 | UAB | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 07:15 | UAB | Wilfred Solorzano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Tipler - foul #1 on Robert Tipler, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Gibson (C) Robert Tipler | |
| 07:15 | UAB | Wilfred Solorzano makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:15 | UAB | Wilfred Solorzano misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Lee Wall snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 06:56 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson tips it back up and in | 18-26 |
| 06:36 | UAB | Stephen Nokes blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Sobel - foul #1 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #5 | 18-26 |
| 06:36 | UAB | Stephen Nokes makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:36 | UAB | Stephen Nokes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG) Carl Gibson | |
| 05:55 | UAB | Stephen Nokes clanks a runner in the lane | 20-26 |
| 05:53 | UAB | Stephen Nokes tips it back up and in | 22-26 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Lee Wall comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 22-26 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses the floater from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 05:11 | UAB | Stephen Nokes pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:48 | UAB | Ronald Levron misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is whistled for a carry | 22-26 |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (SG), Jerry Richards (SF), James Ernst (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Leo Prado, Joseph Jones, Stephen Nokes, Wilfred Solorzano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Michael Friend (C) Mark Paulson, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Leroy Hill | |
| 04:28 | UAB | Johnny Brown buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Levron | 24-26 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler double dribbles | 24-26 |
| 04:13 | UAB | James Ernst is fouled on the floor by Herman Wille - foul #1 on Herman Wille, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG) Johnnie Reed | |
| 04:06 | UAB | Ronald Levron is fouled on the floor by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG) Michael Zaic | |
| 04:06 | UAB | Ronald Levron makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:06 | UAB | Ronald Levron makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Herman Wille clanks a jump hook from close range | 26-26 |
| 03:46 | UAB | Johnny Brown snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 03:31 | UAB | Herman Wille is called for the reach on Johnny Brown - foul #2 on Herman Wille, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | UAB | Adam King (SF), William Wright (PF) Ronald Levron, James Ernst | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG) Mark Paulson | |
| 03:31 | UAB | Johnny Brown misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | David Robinson snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Troy Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Richards (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam King (fresh) PF - William Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Herman Wille (fresh) C - Michael Friend (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Jerry Richards is called for the reach on Robert Tipler - foul #2 on Jerry Richards, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Carl Gibson (C) David Robinson, Herman Wille, Michael Friend | |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson snags the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Sobel | 26-30 |
| 02:45 | UAB | Robert Tipler is called for the reach on Troy Casey - foul #2 on Robert Tipler, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Prado (SG), Stephen Nokes (PF) Jerry Richards, William Wright | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:45 | UAB | Troy Casey makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:45 | UAB | Troy Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:21 | UAB | The refs have stopped play. Adam King is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 28-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Joseph Jones (SF) Troy Casey, Adam King | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Lee Wall misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Levron - foul #2 on Ronald Levron, team foul #11 | 28-30 |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Lee Wall makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Lee Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:54 | UAB | Johnny Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Leo Prado | 30-32 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Levron - foul #3 on Ronald Levron, team foul #12 | 30-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), William Wright (C) Ronald Levron, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG), David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Michael Friend (C) Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Carl Gibson | |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:21 | UAB | William Wright makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Leo Prado | 32-34 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Michael Friend clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 00:59 | UAB | William Wright snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Stephen Nokes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Herman Wille - foul #3 on Herman Wille, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Jerry Richards (SG) Leo Prado | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), Lee Wall (PF) Johnnie Reed, Herman Wille | |
| 00:36 | UAB | Stephen Nokes makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Stephen Nokes misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Michael Friend gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | The jumper by Mark Paulson is denied by William Wright | 33-34 |
| 00:13 | UAB | The rebound goes to William Wright | 33-34 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Stephen Nokes hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by William Wright | 35-34 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson buries a shot from the right side | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Joseph Jones hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-36 |