| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Vidal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Schultz (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Peter Schultz inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Wilbur | 42-38 |
| 19:24 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Gorman | 44-38 |
| 19:08 | UAB | Peter Schultz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 19:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 18:46 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 18:29 | UAB | Peter Schultz hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Tilley | 44-40 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 17:54 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Alex Kratochvil - foul #3 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | UAB | Cecil Kruse (PF) Alex Kratochvil | |
| 17:54 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:54 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:46 | UAB | John Wilbur drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Stephen Tilley | 46-42 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 17:26 | UAB | Cecil Kruse snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 17:08 | UAB | Peter Schultz misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Jones - foul #2 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Ricky Taylor (SG), Otis Hamlet (SF), Bradley Avery (PF), Carlton Pless (C) Robert Gorman, Robert Morgan, William Vidal, Kenneth Jones, Edward Howard | |
| Subs | UAB | Larry Porterfield (C) Anthony Cadet | |
| 17:08 | UAB | Peter Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 17:08 | UAB | Peter Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:52 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr loses the dribble to Cecil Kruse | 46-44 |
| 16:24 | UAB | Cecil Kruse hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from John Wilbur and the foul's on Bradley Avery - foul #2 on Bradley Avery, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Louis Lorusso (SG), Harold Aubry (SF) John Wilbur, Stephen Tilley, Peter Schultz | |
| 16:24 | UAB | Cecil Kruse misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 16:24 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Bradley Avery | 46-46 |
| 15:58 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Carr | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Otis Hamlet (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bradley Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlton Pless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Melvin Thurston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Lorusso (fresh) SF - Harold Aubry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cecil Kruse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Porterfield (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UAB | Melvin Thurston is hacked by Carlton Pless - foul #1 on Carlton Pless, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), William Vidal (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF) Steven Carr, Ricky Taylor, Otis Hamlet, Carlton Pless | |
| Subs | UAB | Alex Kratochvil (PF), Anthony Cadet (C) Harold Aubry, Larry Porterfield | |
| 15:27 | UAB | Cecil Kruse connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan buries a jumper from the left side | 51-49 |
| 14:56 | UAB | Kenneth Jones steals it from Anthony Cadet | 51-49 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 14:48 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones misses the tip | 51-49 |
| 14:46 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones tips it home | 53-49 |
| 14:21 | UAB | Cecil Kruse comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Jones - foul #3 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carlton Pless (PF), Edward Howard (C) Kenneth Jones, Bradley Avery | |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Stephen Tilley (SG) Melvin Thurston, Louis Lorusso | |
| 14:21 | UAB | Cecil Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 14:21 | UAB | Cecil Kruse misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 14:21 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 14:05 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 14:04 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 13:52 | UAB | Stephen Tilley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Roy Olivier (SF) Robert Gorman, William Vidal | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Schultz (SF), Larry Porterfield (C) Cecil Kruse, Anthony Cadet | |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 13:40 | UAB | Larry Porterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:15 | UAB | Peter Schultz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-50 |
| 13:13 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil tips it but misses | 53-50 |
| 13:12 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:05 | UAB | John Wilbur's pass is intercepted by Steven Carr | 53-50 |
| 13:00 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr banks in the layup | 55-50 |
| 12:38 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-50 |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr is fouled on the floor by Stephen Tilley - foul #2 on Stephen Tilley, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), William Vidal (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF) Steven Carr, Robert Morgan, Carlton Pless | |
| Subs | UAB | Anthony Cadet (C) Alex Kratochvil | |
| 12:16 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard blows the layup but he's fouled by Peter Schultz - foul #2 on Peter Schultz, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| 12:16 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 12:16 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 12:02 | UAB | Stephen Tilley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Wilbur | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roy Olivier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Vidal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Schultz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Larry Porterfield (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Porterfield - foul #2 on Larry Porterfield, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery (C) Edward Howard | |
| Subs | UAB | Cecil Kruse (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF) Peter Schultz, Larry Porterfield | |
| 11:37 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 11:37 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 11:13 | UAB | Robert Gorman steals it from Cecil Kruse | 58-53 |
| 11:10 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal misses the easy layup | 58-53 |
| 11:08 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier tips it in | 60-53 |
| 10:53 | UAB | Cecil Kruse drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Cadet | 60-55 |
| 10:36 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 10:34 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:16 | UAB | John Wilbur hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 10:15 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 09:47 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Cadet - foul #3 on Anthony Cadet, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Otis Hamlet (SF), Edward Howard (C) Robert Gorman, Roy Olivier, William Vidal, Kenneth Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Louis Lorusso (SG), Peter Schultz (SF), Larry Porterfield (C) John Wilbur, Stephen Tilley, Alex Kratochvil, Anthony Cadet | |
| 09:47 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 09:47 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:24 | UAB | Peter Schultz misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 09:22 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Otis Hamlet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | UAB | Alex Kratochvil (PF) Cecil Kruse | |
| 08:51 | UAB | Larry Porterfield is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Larry Porterfield, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carlton Pless (PF) Bradley Avery | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:29 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 08:18 | UAB | Robert Morgan steals the ball from Larry Porterfield | 64-55 |
| 08:01 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Howard | 67-55 |
| 07:44 | UAB | Carlton Pless swats the short shot by Larry Porterfield | 67-55 |
| 07:43 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr grabs the board | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Otis Hamlet (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlton Pless (fresh) C - Edward Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Melvin Thurston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Lorusso (fresh) SF - Peter Schultz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Porterfield (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Otis Hamlet hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Schultz - foul #3 on Peter Schultz, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Kenneth Jones (PF) Steven Carr, Edward Howard | |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Stephen Tilley (SG), Harold Aubry (SF), Cecil Kruse (PF), Anthony Cadet (C) Melvin Thurston, Louis Lorusso, Peter Schultz, Alex Kratochvil, Larry Porterfield | |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Otis Hamlet makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Otis Hamlet makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 07:26 | UAB | Stephen Tilley can't throw it down but he's hacked by Carlton Pless - foul #2 on Carlton Pless, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal (SF), Bradley Avery (C) Otis Hamlet, Carlton Pless | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 07:26 | UAB | Stephen Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 07:26 | UAB | Stephen Tilley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:53 | UAB | Bradley Avery steps in front of the Anthony Cadet pass | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:24 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 72-57 |
| 06:23 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal hits the follow up shot | 74-57 |
| 06:11 | UAB | Anthony Cadet misses the floater from the left side | 74-57 |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Vidal | 74-57 |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones misses badly on a runner from close range | 74-57 |
| 05:45 | UAB | Anthony Cadet gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| 05:37 | UAB | John Wilbur comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Gorman - foul #1 on Robert Gorman, team foul #6 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Roy Olivier (SG), Otis Hamlet (SF), Carlton Pless (PF), Edward Howard (C) Robert Gorman, Robert Morgan, William Vidal, Kenneth Jones, Bradley Avery | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Schultz (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF) Harold Aubry, Anthony Cadet | |
| 05:37 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 05:37 | UAB | John Wilbur misses the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 05:37 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Edward Howard | 74-58 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard scores on a turnaround in the lane | 76-58 |
| 05:00 | UAB | John Wilbur hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 76-58 |
| 04:59 | UAB | Cecil Kruse snags the offensive board | 76-58 |
| 04:54 | UAB | Cecil Kruse comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-58 |
| 04:52 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr gets the rebound | 76-58 |
| 04:48 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr is denied on a layup by Peter Schultz | 76-58 |
| 04:46 | UAB | The rebound goes to Peter Schultz | 76-58 |
| 04:23 | UAB | Edward Howard steals the ball from Peter Schultz | 76-58 |
| 03:59 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-58 |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier grabs the offensive rebound | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Cecil Kruse | 76-58 |
| 03:37 | UAB | Cecil Kruse grabs the board | 76-58 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Olivier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Otis Hamlet (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carlton Pless (fresh) C - Edward Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stephen Tilley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Schultz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Kruse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | UAB | Stephen Tilley drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Wilbur | 76-61 |
| 03:20 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), William Vidal (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF) Steven Carr, Roy Olivier, Otis Hamlet, Carlton Pless | |
| Subs | UAB | Anthony Cadet (C) Cecil Kruse | |
| 02:57 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-61 |
| 02:55 | UAB | Anthony Cadet pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| 02:40 | UAB | Kenneth Jones steals it from Stephen Tilley | 76-61 |
| 02:18 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman clanks a jumper from the left side | 76-61 |
| 02:16 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard tips it back up and in | 78-61 |
| 01:54 | UAB | John Wilbur misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Gorman - foul #2 on Robert Gorman, team foul #7 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Roy Olivier (SG), Otis Hamlet (SF), Bradley Avery (PF), Carlton Pless (C) Robert Gorman, Robert Morgan, William Vidal, Kenneth Jones, Edward Howard | |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (SG), Harold Aubry (SF), Cecil Kruse (PF), Larry Porterfield (C) Stephen Tilley, Peter Schultz, Alex Kratochvil, Anthony Cadet | |
| 01:54 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 01:54 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-63 |
| 01:29 | UAB | Harold Aubry gets the rebound | 78-63 |
| 01:10 | UAB | Harold Aubry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | UAB | Louis Lorusso (SG) John Wilbur | |
| 00:49 | Gardner-Webb | Cecil Kruse picks off the pass by Roy Olivier | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | UAB | Melvin Thurston hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Otis Hamlet | 80-65 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Louis Lorusso drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Aubry and the foul's on Carlton Pless - foul #3 on Carlton Pless, team foul #8 | 80-67 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Louis Lorusso makes the free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr runs out the clock | 80-68 |