| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) SG - Robert Rich (fresh) SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) C - Michael Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Michael Harris 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) | |
| 19:41 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson jams it set up by Scott Campbell | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | UAB | Scott Campbell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Skinner | 4-5 |
| 18:37 | UAB | Robert Rich is hacked by Todd Scheetz - foul #1 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:25 | UAB | James Norton banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Campbell | 6-5 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz knocks in the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Robert Rich - foul #1 on Robert Rich, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:45 | UAB | Robert Rich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | James Simmons misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-8 |
| 17:24 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 17:07 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Norton | 8-8 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 16:49 | UAB | Michael Harris grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 16:29 | UAB | Robert Rich clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:27 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 16:09 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz buries a shot near the basket set up by Wayne Skinner | 10-10 |
| 15:52 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson is fouled on the floor by Robert Cummings - foul #1 on Robert Cummings, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), William Rumph (SG), David Foley (SF), Frank Campanella (PF), Garret Muncy (C) James Norton, Robert Rich, Scott Campbell, Marvin Atkinson, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), Todd Hardesty (PF), Karl Fenwick (C) Wayne Skinner, Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Robert Cummings, Todd Scheetz | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) SG - William Rumph (fresh) SF - David Foley (fresh) PF - Frank Campanella (fresh) C - Garret Muncy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stewart Stone (fresh) SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) PF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) C - Karl Fenwick (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | UAB | Garret Muncy lays it up and in | 12-10 |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Fenwick | 12-10 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 15:18 | UAB | Garret Muncy snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 15:01 | UAB | Teddy Wright blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by William Rumph | 12-10 |
| 15:00 | UAB | Frank Campanella tips it home | 14-10 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick makes the floater from the left side | 14-12 |
| 14:33 | UAB | William Rumph misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-12 |
| 14:32 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 14:27 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick snags the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 14:07 | UAB | The rebound goes to David Foley | 14-12 |
| 14:02 | UAB | Joseph Grounds is fouled on the floor by Stewart Stone - foul #1 on Stewart Stone, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG), Scott Campbell (SF), Marvin Atkinson (PF), Michael Harris (C) William Rumph, David Foley, Frank Campanella, Garret Muncy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), Robert Cummings (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Stewart Stone, Hans Kuklenski, Todd Hardesty, Karl Fenwick | |
| 13:43 | UAB | Joseph Grounds misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 13:41 | UAB | Michael Harris tips it in | 16-12 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Rich (SG) Joseph Grounds | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Teddy Wright | |
| 12:59 | UAB | Robert Rich misses long on a jumper from close range | 16-12 |
| 12:58 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | James Simmons tips it back up and in | 16-14 |
| 12:32 | UAB | Scott Campbell can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 16-14 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan grabs the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner is hacked by James Norton - foul #1 on James Norton, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Campanella (C) Michael Harris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (PF) Robert Cummings | |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 11:57 | UAB | Frank Campanella pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:38 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-14 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rich (fresh) SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Campanella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner is called for traveling | 19-14 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG), Todd Hardesty (PF) Kelly Duncan, James Simmons | |
| 11:15 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Rich | 21-14 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty is called for a charge - foul #1 on Todd Hardesty, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (SG), David Foley (SF), Michael Harris (C) Robert Rich, Scott Campbell, Frank Campanella | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG), Karl Fenwick (C) Wayne Skinner, Todd Scheetz | |
| 10:42 | UAB | Michael Harris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Harris, team foul #3 | 21-14 |
| Subs | UAB | William Rumph (SG) James Norton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Marvin Atkinson is called for the reach on Hans Kuklenski - foul #1 on Marvin Atkinson, team foul #4 | 21-14 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Campanella (PF) Marvin Atkinson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Robert Cummings (PF) Hans Kuklenski, Karl Fenwick | |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Joseph Grounds is called for the reach on Robert Cummings - foul #1 on Joseph Grounds, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Grounds - foul #2 on Joseph Grounds, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG) Joseph Grounds | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Todd Hardesty | |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:50 | UAB | Kelly Duncan picks off the pass by David Foley | 21-15 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | James Simmons banks in the layup on a great pass from Kelly Duncan | 21-17 |
| 09:28 | UAB | Frank Campanella hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 09:27 | UAB | David Foley tips it back up and in | 23-17 |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cummings | 23-17 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone is whistled for a carry | 23-17 |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG), Robert Rich (SG), Scott Campbell (SF), Marvin Atkinson (PF) Kurt Delgadillo, William Rumph, David Foley, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Todd Scheetz (C) Stewart Stone, Teddy Wright | |
| 08:52 | UAB | Scott Campbell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Scott Campbell, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SF), Todd Hardesty (PF) James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Robert Rich steps in front of the Todd Hardesty pass | 23-17 |
| 08:27 | UAB | Robert Rich lays it up and in | 25-17 |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kelly Duncan | 25-20 |
| 07:48 | UAB | Robert Rich clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kelly Duncan - foul #2 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Harris (C) Frank Campanella | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF) Kelly Duncan | |
| 07:48 | UAB | Robert Rich makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:48 | UAB | Robert Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 07:29 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) PF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UAB | Wayne Skinner takes the ball from Marvin Atkinson | 27-20 |
| 07:19 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner lays it up and in | 27-22 |
| 07:04 | UAB | Scott Campbell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 27-22 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski is hacked by Robert Rich - foul #2 on Robert Rich, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | UAB | William Rumph (SG) Robert Rich | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF) Teddy Wright, Todd Hardesty | |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:37 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Wayne Skinner - foul #1 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG), Teddy Wright (C) Wayne Skinner, Todd Scheetz | |
| 06:37 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:37 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | William Rumph is called for the reach on Stewart Stone - foul #1 on William Rumph, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | UAB | David Foley (PF), Garret Muncy (C) Marvin Atkinson, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:21 | UAB | Garret Muncy gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 06:12 | UAB | James Norton is whistled for a carry | 29-25 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Campanella (PF) Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Allen (SG) Hans Kuklenski | |
| 05:47 | East Carolina | Jerry Allen buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 05:39 | UAB | James Norton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 05:37 | UAB | Frank Campanella tips it but misses | 29-28 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Frank Campanella steals it from Jerry Allen | 29-28 |
| 05:11 | UAB | James Norton drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Campanella | 32-28 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG), Scott Campbell (SF), Marvin Atkinson (PF), Michael Harris (C) James Norton, David Foley, Frank Campanella, Garret Muncy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Todd Hardesty (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Stewart Stone, Jerry Allen, James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| 04:45 | UAB | William Rumph is fouled on the floor by Teddy Wright - foul #1 on Teddy Wright, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| 04:45 | UAB | William Rumph makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:45 | UAB | William Rumph misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Todd Hardesty | 33-28 |
| 04:32 | East Carolina | Michael Harris swats the short shot by Teddy Wright | 33-28 |
| 04:30 | UAB | The rebound goes to Marvin Atkinson | 33-28 |
| 04:14 | UAB | Scott Campbell scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by William Rumph | 35-28 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 35-28 |
| 04:07 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 03:44 | UAB | The short jumper by Kurt Delgadillo is denied by Todd Hardesty | 35-28 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hans Kuklenski | 35-30 |
| 03:21 | UAB | Scott Campbell is hacked by Todd Scheetz - foul #2 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #9 | 35-30 |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG), Robert Rich (SG), Frank Campanella (C) Kurt Delgadillo, William Rumph, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF) Hans Kuklenski, Teddy Wright, Todd Hardesty | |
| 03:21 | UAB | Scott Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:21 | UAB | Scott Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Campanella (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings can't tip it in | 37-30 |
| 03:04 | UAB | Scott Campbell grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 02:40 | UAB | Robert Rich's layup is rejected by Robert Cummings | 37-30 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Cummings | 37-30 |
| 02:35 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner loses the dribble to Marvin Atkinson | 37-30 |
| 02:30 | UAB | Robert Rich hits a floater from the right wing set up by James Norton | 39-30 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Robert Rich is called for the reach on Kelly Duncan - foul #3 on Robert Rich, team foul #10 | 39-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (SG), David Foley (SF), Garret Muncy (C) Robert Rich, Scott Campbell, Marvin Atkinson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG), Todd Hardesty (C) Wayne Skinner, Todd Scheetz | |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 02:12 | UAB | James Norton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 02:11 | UAB | David Foley grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 02:02 | UAB | David Foley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 02:01 | UAB | Garret Muncy gets the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 01:49 | UAB | Joseph Grounds scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Frank Campanella | 41-31 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings misses long on a jumper from the left side | 41-31 |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | James Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Stewart Stone | 41-33 |
| 00:51 | UAB | David Foley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joseph Grounds | 44-33 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Frank Campanella swats the short shot by Stewart Stone | 44-33 |
| 00:33 | UAB | Joseph Grounds snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 00:14 | UAB | David Foley drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Norton | 46-33 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stewart Stone, team foul #10 | 46-33 |
| Subs | UAB | William Rumph (SG), Scott Campbell (SF), Marvin Atkinson (PF), Michael Harris (C) James Norton, David Foley, Frank Campanella, Garret Muncy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), Todd Scheetz (C) Stewart Stone, Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| 00:03 | UAB | Scott Campbell makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Harris | 48-33 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 48-33 |