| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) PF - Frank Westra (fresh) C - Timothy Palma (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Peter Shield (fresh) SG - Stacy Demers (fresh) SF - Larry Molloy (fresh) PF - Kelly Coke (fresh) C - William Stevens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Kelly Coke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | UAB | Stacy Demers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | UAB | The rebound goes to Peter Shield | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | UAB | Timothy Palma denies the turnaround by Stacy Demers | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Robert Adams scores on a fadeaway from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | UAB | Larry Molloy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Frank Westra gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma's layup is rejected by William Stevens | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | UAB | Larry Molloy gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | UAB | William Stevens makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Shield | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | UAB | Peter Shield is fouled on the floor by Carl Grimes - foul #1 on Carl Grimes, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:00 | UAB | Peter Shield buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Stevens | 2-4 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Frank Westra knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:23 | UAB | Stacy Demers misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:21 | East Carolina | Frank Westra gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr is fouled on the floor by Larry Molloy - foul #1 on Larry Molloy, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Melara (SF) Raymond Barr | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), Ray Taylor (SF), Claude Chartrand (C) Peter Shield, Larry Molloy, William Stevens | |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Claude Chartrand - foul #1 on Claude Chartrand, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UAB | Mario Martin (SF) Kelly Coke | |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:41 | UAB | Scott Richmond is called for a charge - foul #1 on Scott Richmond, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Frank Westra, Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | UAB | Jesse Younts (SG) Stacy Demers | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Melara (fresh) PF - Daryl Lofland (fresh) C - Billy Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Scott Richmond (fresh) SG - Jesse Younts (fresh) SF - Mario Martin (fresh) PF - Ray Taylor (fresh) C - Claude Chartrand (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | East Carolina | Robert Adams misses the jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | James Melara tips it in | 9-4 |
| 15:01 | UAB | Ray Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Robert Adams clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Claude Chartrand - foul #2 on Claude Chartrand, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (SG), Raymond Barr (SF) Carl Grimes, James Melara | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Stacy Demers (SG), Larry Molloy (SF), Kelly Coke (PF), William Stevens (C) Scott Richmond, Jesse Younts, Mario Martin, Ray Taylor, Claude Chartrand | |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:36 | UAB | William Stevens misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 14:34 | UAB | Larry Molloy hits the follow up shot | 11-6 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Robert Adams's floater is tipped away by Kelly Coke | 11-6 |
| 14:18 | UAB | Kelly Coke gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:03 | UAB | Raymond Barr is called for the reach on Larry Molloy - foul #1 on Raymond Barr, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SG), Frank Westra (PF), Timothy Palma (C) Robert Adams, Daryl Lofland, Billy Bailey | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:52 | UAB | Raymond Barr picks off the pass by Kelly Coke | 11-6 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy throws it down on a nice dish by Raymond Barr | 13-6 |
| 13:31 | UAB | Paul Hardy takes the ball from William Stevens | 13-6 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Frank Westra scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-6 |
| 12:41 | UAB | Kelly Coke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Westra - foul #1 on Frank Westra, team foul #3 | 16-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), James Melara (SF) Paul Hardy, James Paul, Raymond Barr | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), Jesse Younts (SG), John Hazzard (C) Peter Shield, Stacy Demers, William Stevens | |
| 12:41 | UAB | Kelly Coke makes the 1st free throw | 16-7 |
| 12:41 | UAB | Kelly Coke misses the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma pulls down the rebound | 16-7 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Jesse Younts steals it from Frank Westra | 16-7 |
| 12:10 | UAB | John Hazzard scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Scott Richmond | 16-9 |
| 11:58 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes loses the dribble to Scott Richmond | 16-9 |
| 11:37 | UAB | Jesse Younts misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 11:35 | UAB | Larry Molloy snags the offensive board | 16-9 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Melara (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Scott Richmond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Younts (fresh) SF - Larry Molloy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Coke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - John Hazzard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | UAB | Carl Grimes steals it from Larry Molloy | 16-9 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Frank Westra double dribbles | 16-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Barr (SF), Daryl Lofland (C) James Melara, Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Stacy Demers (SG), Mario Martin (SF), Ray Taylor (PF), William Stevens (C) Scott Richmond, Jesse Younts, Larry Molloy, Kelly Coke, John Hazzard | |
| 10:44 | UAB | Peter Shield drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Adams - foul #1 on Robert Adams, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Bailey (C) Frank Westra | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:44 | UAB | Peter Shield makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| 10:18 | UAB | Stacy Demers makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Adams and the foul's on Stacy Demers - foul #1 on Stacy Demers, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Timothy Palma (C) Billy Bailey | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:40 | UAB | Ray Taylor misses the shot near the basket | 19-15 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Peter Shield picks off the pass by Robert Adams | 19-15 |
| 09:16 | UAB | Stacy Demers misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | William Stevens denies the turnaround by Robert Adams | 19-15 |
| 09:10 | UAB | Ray Taylor snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 09:04 | UAB | Robert Adams is called for the reach on Peter Shield - foul #2 on Robert Adams, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Paul (SG), James Melara (SF), Frank Westra (PF) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, Raymond Barr, Daryl Lofland | |
| Subs | UAB | Larry Molloy (SF), Kelly Coke (PF) Mario Martin, Ray Taylor | |
| 08:49 | UAB | Stacy Demers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 08:47 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Frank Westra makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Melara | 21-15 |
| 08:19 | UAB | Kelly Coke misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by James Paul - foul #1 on James Paul, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland (C) Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), John Hazzard (C) Peter Shield, William Stevens | |
| 08:19 | UAB | Kelly Coke makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:19 | UAB | Kelly Coke makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Frank Westra can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Lofland | 21-17 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daryl Lofland | 24-17 |
| 07:36 | UAB | Larry Molloy is fouled on the floor by Daryl Lofland - foul #1 on Daryl Lofland, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG), Raymond Barr (SF) James Paul, James Melara | |
| Subs | UAB | Jesse Younts (SG) Stacy Demers | |
| 07:36 | UAB | Larry Molloy makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:36 | UAB | Larry Molloy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Scott Richmond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Younts (fresh) SF - Larry Molloy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Coke (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Hazzard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-19 |
| 07:09 | UAB | Jesse Younts is hacked by Daryl Lofland - foul #2 on Daryl Lofland, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Timothy Palma (C) Daryl Lofland | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 07:09 | UAB | Jesse Younts makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:09 | UAB | Jesse Younts makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Barr | 24-21 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses the jump hook from close range | 24-21 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Frank Westra hits the follow up shot | 26-21 |
| 06:30 | UAB | John Hazzard hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 26-21 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 06:23 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-21 |
| 06:22 | UAB | Larry Molloy pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:02 | UAB | Kelly Coke hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 26-21 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy is whistled for a carry | 26-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG), James Melara (SF), Billy Bailey (PF) Paul Hardy, Raymond Barr, Frank Westra | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Stacy Demers (SG), Mario Martin (SF), Ray Taylor (PF), William Stevens (C) Jesse Younts, Scott Richmond, Larry Molloy, Kelly Coke, John Hazzard | |
| 05:54 | UAB | Peter Shield travels in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Lane | 28-21 |
| 05:33 | UAB | Stacy Demers makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mario Martin | 28-24 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | James Melara misses the floater from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 05:11 | UAB | Peter Shield grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 05:05 | UAB | Ray Taylor lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Shield and the foul's on Billy Bailey - foul #1 on Billy Bailey, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UAB | Kelly Coke (PF) Mario Martin | |
| 05:05 | UAB | Ray Taylor makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey is called for traveling | 28-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Paul (SG), Frank Westra (PF) John Lane, Carl Grimes, Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:27 | UAB | Stacy Demers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Kelly Coke grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:14 | UAB | James Paul picks off the pass by Kelly Coke | 28-27 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | James Melara is hacked by Ray Taylor - foul #1 on Ray Taylor, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), Raymond Barr (SF), Daryl Lofland (C) Paul Hardy, James Paul, James Melara, Billy Bailey | |
| Subs | UAB | Larry Molloy (SF) Ray Taylor | |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr hits a shot from close range and the foul's on William Stevens - foul #1 on William Stevens, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses the free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:45 | UAB | The rebound goes to William Stevens | 30-27 |
| 03:24 | UAB | Stacy Demers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Grimes - foul #2 on Carl Grimes, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Timothy Palma (C) Frank Westra | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), Ray Taylor (PF), Claude Chartrand (C) Peter Shield, Kelly Coke, William Stevens | |
| 03:24 | UAB | Stacy Demers makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:24 | UAB | Stacy Demers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Scott Richmond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stacy Demers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Molloy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Claude Chartrand (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland double dribbles | 30-29 |
| 02:56 | UAB | Ray Taylor misses badly on a shot from the right block | 30-29 |
| 02:55 | UAB | Larry Molloy pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:47 | UAB | Ray Taylor scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Stacy Demers | 30-31 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Claude Chartrand swats the short shot by Carl Grimes | 30-31 |
| 02:42 | UAB | The rebound goes to Claude Chartrand | 30-31 |
| 02:27 | UAB | Robert Adams takes the ball from Scott Richmond | 30-31 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma is called for traveling | 30-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (SG), James Melara (SF), Frank Westra (PF) Carl Grimes, Raymond Barr, Daryl Lofland | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Kelly Coke (PF), William Stevens (C) Stacy Demers, Ray Taylor, Claude Chartrand | |
| 01:45 | UAB | Larry Molloy misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-31 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Frank Westra pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Robert Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 30-31 |
| 01:38 | UAB | Kelly Coke gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:18 | UAB | Scott Richmond misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 01:17 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma hits a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by William Stevens - foul #2 on William Stevens, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UAB | Mario Martin (SF) Larry Molloy | |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:11 | UAB | Kelly Coke grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:55 | UAB | William Stevens is whistled for a carry | 32-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland (C) Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | UAB | Ray Taylor (SF) Mario Martin | |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | James Melara blows the dunk | 32-31 |
| 00:34 | UAB | William Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:12 | UAB | Peter Shield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-31 |
| 00:11 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Coke | 32-31 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Peter Shield misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Melara - foul #1 on James Melara, team foul #11 | 32-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG), Raymond Barr (SF) Robert Adams, James Melara | |
| Subs | UAB | Stacy Demers (SG) Scott Richmond | |
| 00:05 | UAB | Peter Shield makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Peter Shield makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Ray Taylor swats the shot by Daryl Lofland | 32-33 |