| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) C - James Peek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) C - Randall Hooker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | James Peek 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 | UAB | John Wilbur's pass is intercepted by Maurice Keith | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Abel Reed is called for 3 seconds | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Tilley | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | UAB | John Wilbur grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | UAB | James Peek knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Tilley | 5-0 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Maurice Keith is blocked by James Peek | 5-0 |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | UAB | James Wenskoski steals it from Stephen Tilley | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | East Carolina | Abel Reed connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Wenskoski | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil's layup is rejected by Maurice Keith | 5-4 |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Heath Suggs | 5-4 |
| 16:47 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Heath Suggs | 5-6 |
| 16:28 | UAB | James Wenskoski steals it from Stephen Tilley | 5-6 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski buries a turnaround from close range set up by Maurice Keith | 5-8 |
| 15:53 | UAB | James Peek clanks a floater near the basket | 5-8 |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Tilley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fairly fresh) PF - Alex Kratochvil (fairly fresh) C - James Peek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Stephen Tilley takes the ball from Maurice Keith | 5-8 |
| 15:44 | UAB | Michael Fleming slams it home on a great pass from Stephen Tilley | 7-8 |
| 15:25 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-8 |
| 15:24 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:20 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Abel Reed - foul #1 on Abel Reed, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (SG), George Walker (SF), Robert Blais (PF), Cecil Kruse (C) Stephen Tilley, Michael Fleming, Alex Kratochvil, James Peek | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Mikel Stroinski (SG), David Ervin (SF), Bobby Young (PF), William Carbone (C) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs, Maurice Keith, James Wenskoski, Randall Hooker | |
| 15:20 | UAB | John Wilbur misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | David Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:03 | East Carolina | John Wilbur takes the ball from Robert Herman | 9-8 |
| 14:58 | UAB | John Wilbur hits the finger roll | 11-8 |
| 14:39 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 14:37 | UAB | Robert Blais grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:24 | UAB | David Ervin is called for the reach on Cecil Kruse - foul #1 on David Ervin, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | UAB | Harold Aubry (SG) John Wilbur | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG) Mikel Stroinski, Bobby Young | |
| 14:16 | UAB | David Ervin denies the turnaround by Robert Blais | 11-8 |
| 14:14 | East Carolina | Abel Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Melvin Thurston - foul #1 on Melvin Thurston, team foul #1 | 11-8 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Maurice Keith (SF) Robert Herman | |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:44 | UAB | Melvin Thurston clanks a 3 from straight away | 11-10 |
| 13:43 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:38 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Tilley (SG), Michael Fleming (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF) Harold Aubry, George Walker, Robert Blais | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Wenskoski (PF), Randall Hooker (C) William Carbone, David Ervin | |
| 13:15 | UAB | Michael Fleming misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-10 |
| 13:13 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil snags the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:04 | UAB | Michael Fleming clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Abel Reed - foul #2 on Abel Reed, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | UAB | James Peek (C) Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG) Abel Reed | |
| 13:04 | UAB | Michael Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:04 | UAB | Michael Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Robert Herman can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on James Peek - foul #1 on James Peek, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG) Melvin Thurston | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:28 | UAB | Stephen Tilley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Wilbur | 16-12 |
| 12:11 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs is hacked by Stephen Tilley - foul #1 on Stephen Tilley, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | UAB | George Walker (SG), Robert Blais (SF) Stephen Tilley, Michael Fleming | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (SG), David Ervin (SF) Heath Suggs, Maurice Keith | |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Alex Kratochvil blocks the jumper by Randall Hooker | 16-12 |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Robert Herman snags the offensive board | 16-12 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Walker (fresh) SF - Robert Blais (fresh) PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Peek (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) SF - David Ervin (fresh) PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Herman | 16-15 |
| 11:25 | UAB | John Wilbur hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 16-15 |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | David Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:18 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Wenskoski | 16-17 |
| 11:09 | UAB | James Peek is hacked by Randall Hooker - foul #1 on Randall Hooker, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Stephen Tilley (SG), Michael Fleming (SF), Cecil Kruse (C) John Wilbur, George Walker, Alex Kratochvil, James Peek | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), William Carbone (PF) Mikel Stroinski, James Wenskoski, Randall Hooker | |
| 11:04 | UAB | Robert Blais hits a runner in the lane set up by Michael Fleming | 18-17 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Robert Herman connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 10:31 | UAB | William Carbone takes the ball from Robert Blais | 18-20 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Robert Herman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Melvin Thurston - foul #2 on Melvin Thurston, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Louis Lorusso (PG) Melvin Thurston | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 10:10 | UAB | Robert Blais knocks in the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by William Carbone - foul #1 on William Carbone, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), James Peek (C) Louis Lorusso, Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:10 | UAB | Robert Blais makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Robert Herman drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Heath Suggs | 21-24 |
| 09:44 | UAB | William Carbone swats the short shot by Robert Blais | 21-24 |
| 09:43 | UAB | Michael Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 09:33 | UAB | John Wilbur is fouled on the floor by Heath Suggs - foul #1 on Heath Suggs, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | UAB | George Walker (SG), Alex Kratochvil (PF) Stephen Tilley, Michael Fleming | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG), Rudolph Perry (SG), Bobby Young (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Robert Herman, Heath Suggs, Maurice Keith, William Carbone, David Ervin | |
| 09:18 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil hits a turnaround in the lane | 23-24 |
| 08:54 | East Carolina | Bobby Young misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-24 |
| 08:53 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 08:45 | UAB | James Peek connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from George Walker and he's fouled by Randall Hooker - foul #2 on Randall Hooker, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Cecil Kruse (SF) Robert Blais | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), William Carbone (C) Rudolph Perry, Randall Hooker | |
| 08:45 | UAB | James Peek makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Wilbur - foul #1 on John Wilbur, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Fleming (SF) James Peek | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG), Maurice Keith (SF) Mikel Stroinski, Bobby Young | |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 08:32 | UAB | Cecil Kruse grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 08:11 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | UAB | Louis Lorusso (PG), Stephen Tilley (SG) John Wilbur, George Walker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 07:58 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 07:52 | UAB | Michael Fleming misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-25 |
| 07:50 | UAB | Stephen Tilley pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Louis Lorusso (fresh) SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Kruse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) PF - James Wenskoski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Carbone (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | UAB | Michael Fleming scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Maurice Keith - foul #1 on Maurice Keith, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bobby Young (PF), David Ervin (C) James Wenskoski, William Carbone | |
| 07:33 | UAB | Michael Fleming misses the free throw | 28-25 |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Bobby Young gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Bobby Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-25 |
| 07:26 | UAB | Stephen Tilley grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 07:06 | UAB | Stephen Tilley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 28-25 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Robert Herman grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Herman | 28-28 |
| 06:24 | UAB | Heath Suggs takes the ball from Louis Lorusso | 28-28 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith misses the easy layup | 28-28 |
| 06:07 | UAB | The rebound goes to Alex Kratochvil | 28-28 |
| 05:47 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil misses the fadeaway from the right side | 28-28 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Bobby Young snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | David Ervin comes up short on the runner in the paint | 28-28 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | David Ervin gets the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Robert Herman hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Heath Suggs | 28-31 |
| 05:08 | UAB | Stephen Tilley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-31 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Bobby Young grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Bobby Young hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Alex Kratochvil - foul #2 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Harold Aubry (SG), George Walker (SF), Robert Blais (PF), James Peek (C) Louis Lorusso, Stephen Tilley, Michael Fleming, Alex Kratochvil, Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG), Rudolph Perry (SG), James Wenskoski (PF), William Carbone (C) Robert Herman, Heath Suggs, Maurice Keith, David Ervin | |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Bobby Young makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Bobby Young makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:46 | UAB | Robert Blais loses the ball out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Maurice Keith (SF) Bobby Young | |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| 04:16 | UAB | John Wilbur is hacked by Mikel Stroinski - foul #1 on Mikel Stroinski, team foul #9 | 28-33 |
| 04:16 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:16 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | George Walker steps in front of the Mikel Stroinski pass | 30-33 |
| 04:05 | UAB | John Wilbur lays it in on a nice dish by George Walker | 32-33 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 03:44 | East Carolina | Harold Aubry is called for the reach on Mikel Stroinski - foul #1 on Harold Aubry, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (SG) Harold Aubry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Randall Hooker (C) Rudolph Perry, William Carbone | |
| 03:44 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 03:44 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Thurston (fresh) SF - George Walker (fresh) PF - Robert Blais (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Peek (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Maurice Keith (fairly fresh) PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | UAB | James Wenskoski steps in front of the George Walker pass | 32-35 |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Abel Reed comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Abel Reed buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mikel Stroinski | 32-38 |
| 02:40 | UAB | Robert Blais misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 02:39 | UAB | James Peek hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 02:22 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker can't tip it in | 34-38 |
| 02:19 | UAB | Robert Blais gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 02:06 | UAB | John Wilbur scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 01:59 | UAB | John Wilbur grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 01:32 | UAB | George Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-38 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | Robert Blais steals the ball from James Wenskoski | 36-38 |
| 01:20 | UAB | Maurice Keith is called for the reach on George Walker - foul #2 on Maurice Keith, team foul #10 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Fleming (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF), Cecil Kruse (C) John Wilbur, Robert Blais, James Peek | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG), Robert Herman (SF), William Carbone (PF) Mikel Stroinski, Maurice Keith, James Wenskoski | |
| 01:20 | UAB | George Walker makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 01:20 | UAB | George Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Robert Herman clanks a jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker can't tip it in | 38-38 |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | William Carbone gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker misses short on a shot from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 00:38 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Michael Fleming drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Thurston | 40-38 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Robert Herman knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Abel Reed | 40-40 |
| 00:02 | UAB | George Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |