| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) SF - Byron Harris (fresh) PF - Michael Sample (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fresh) SG - Richard Daniels (fresh) SF - Bradley Spielman (fresh) PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) C - Ryan Stanley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses long on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | UAB | The rebound goes to Richard Daniels | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UAB | Richard Daniels hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Glen Boykins | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses short on a turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Michael Sample hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | UAB | Bradley Spielman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Glen Boykins | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 2-4 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Byron Harris tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Byron Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:24 | UAB | Bradley Spielman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Byron Harris snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | UAB | Richard Daniels grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Ryan Stanley lays it up and in | 4-6 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Byron Harris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bradley Spielman - foul #1 on Bradley Spielman, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), James Mack (PF), William Adams (C) Jared Lewis, Terry Schaller, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:49 | UAB | Arthur Hurd grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 17:25 | UAB | William Adams blocks the short jumper by Richard Daniels | 5-6 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | James Mack gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Ryan Stanley steals it from James Mack | 5-6 |
| 16:37 | UAB | Bradley Spielman loses the dribble to Byron Harris | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | William Adams tips it home | 7-6 |
| 16:07 | UAB | Richard Daniels can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ronnie Eldridge - foul #1 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Freddie Gibson (C) Clint White, Ronnie Eldridge, Byron Harris, William Adams | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Richard Anderson (SF), Terry Weitzel (PF), John Holmes (C) Glen Boykins, Bradley Spielman, Arthur Hurd, Ryan Stanley | |
| 16:07 | UAB | Richard Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:07 | UAB | Richard Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Freddie Gibson and he's hacked by Terry Weitzel - foul #1 on Terry Weitzel, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz (C) James Mack | |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Bryant (SF) Richard Daniels | |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Moulder (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) PF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) SG - Richard Anderson (fresh) SF - Raymond Bryant (fresh) PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) C - John Holmes (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | UAB | Nenad Zenz is called for the reach on John Holmes - foul #1 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:02 | UAB | Richard Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Moulder - foul #1 on Michael Moulder, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mack (PF) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG) Raymond Bryant | |
| 15:02 | UAB | Richard Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:02 | UAB | Richard Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Moulder and the foul's on John Holmes - foul #1 on John Holmes, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), William Adams (C) Michael Moulder, James Mack | |
| Subs | UAB | Bradley Spielman (SF) Richard Anderson | |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:22 | UAB | Marlon Coy steals it from Terry Weitzel | 13-8 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-8 |
| 14:17 | UAB | Bradley Spielman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:56 | UAB | Glen Boykins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 13:54 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 13:50 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis's pass is intercepted by Glen Boykins in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| 13:49 | UAB | Glen Boykins hits the finger roll | 13-10 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Bradley Spielman steps in front of the Jared Lewis pass | 13-10 |
| 13:37 | UAB | Bradley Spielman misses the easy layup | 13-10 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy is denied on a layup by Terry Weitzel | 13-10 |
| 13:15 | UAB | Terry Weitzel gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:11 | UAB | Terry Weitzel is denied on a layup by Freddie Gibson | 13-10 |
| 13:09 | UAB | Glen Boykins gets the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:50 | UAB | Terry Weitzel's fadeaway is rejected by Freddie Gibson | 13-10 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 13-10 |
| 12:42 | UAB | Bradley Spielman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:25 | UAB | Glen Boykins misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jared Lewis - foul #1 on Jared Lewis, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Byron Harris (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Jared Lewis, Terry Schaller, Marlon Coy, Freddie Gibson, William Adams | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Daniels (SG), Richard Anderson (SF), Arthur Hurd (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) Terry Sears, Bradley Spielman, Terry Weitzel, John Holmes | |
| 12:25 | UAB | Glen Boykins makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:25 | UAB | Glen Boykins makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses the jumpshot from the right side | 13-12 |
| 12:07 | UAB | Richard Anderson grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 11:48 | UAB | Ryan Stanley buries a jumper from close range set up by Glen Boykins and he's hacked by Nenad Zenz - foul #2 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Freddie Gibson (C) Byron Harris, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Bryant (SF) Glen Boykins | |
| 11:48 | UAB | Ryan Stanley makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Michael Sample is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 13-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Byron Harris (SF) Clint White, Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Moulder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddie Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Bryant (fresh) PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) C - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:16 | UAB | Ryan Stanley can't finish the layup | 13-15 |
| 11:15 | UAB | Ryan Stanley grabs the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 11:01 | UAB | Richard Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-15 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Michael Sample pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the easy layup | 13-15 |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | Byron Harris tips it but misses | 13-15 |
| 10:53 | UAB | Richard Daniels pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:38 | UAB | Freddie Gibson is called for the reach on Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), James Mack (PF) Jared Lewis, Michael Moulder, Byron Harris, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Bradley Spielman (SF) Richard Anderson, Ryan Stanley | |
| 10:25 | UAB | Arthur Hurd makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Terry Sears and he's hacked by James Mack - foul #1 on James Mack, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG) Ronnie Eldridge | |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG) Terry Sears | |
| 10:25 | UAB | Arthur Hurd makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy buries a jump hook in the lane | 15-18 |
| 09:51 | UAB | Raymond Bryant hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 15-18 |
| 09:49 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Bradley Spielman steals it from Marlon Coy | 15-18 |
| 09:25 | UAB | Bradley Spielman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-18 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clint White and he's fouled by Raymond Bryant - foul #1 on Raymond Bryant, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Byron Harris (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Clint White, Michael Moulder, Marlon Coy, James Mack | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (SG), Terry Weitzel (PF), John Holmes (C) Richard Daniels, Arthur Hurd, Raymond Bryant | |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:01 | UAB | Terry Sears comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-18 |
| 08:59 | East Carolina | Byron Harris pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | Terry Weitzel swats the layup by Michael Sample | 18-18 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Byron Harris tips it in | 20-18 |
| 08:36 | UAB | Glen Boykins is whistled for a carry | 20-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), James Mack (PF), William Adams (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Sample, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Anderson (SG), Ryan Stanley (C) Glen Boykins, John Holmes | |
| 08:14 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller's pass is intercepted by Terry Weitzel | 20-18 |
| 07:51 | UAB | Terry Sears misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 07:50 | UAB | Ryan Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:22 | UAB | Terry Sears connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-21 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Mack (fresh) C - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bradley Spielman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 2 blk. C - Ryan Stanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 07:06 | UAB | The rebound goes to Ryan Stanley | 20-21 |
| 06:42 | UAB | Terry Sears hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Terry Schaller - foul #1 on Terry Schaller, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Freddie Gibson (C) Jared Lewis, Terry Schaller, Byron Harris, James Mack, William Adams | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Daniels (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF), John Holmes (C) Bradley Spielman, Terry Weitzel, Ryan Stanley | |
| 06:42 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:27 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Freddie Gibson | 23-24 |
| 06:12 | UAB | John Holmes is whistled for traveling | 23-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Michael Moulder (SG) Clint White, Ronnie Eldridge | |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG) Terry Sears | |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Freddie Gibson | 25-24 |
| 05:29 | UAB | Richard Anderson is called for traveling | 25-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), James Mack (PF), William Adams (C) Michael Moulder, Michael Sample, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Bryant (SF) Richard Anderson | |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the turnaround near the basket | 27-24 |
| 04:53 | UAB | Raymond Bryant misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-24 |
| 04:51 | UAB | Arthur Hurd tips it home | 27-26 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | James Mack banks in the layup set up by Jared Lewis | 29-26 |
| 04:33 | UAB | John Holmes knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Richard Daniels | 29-28 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is fouled on the floor by Richard Daniels - foul #1 on Richard Daniels, team foul #5 | 29-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Byron Harris (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Freddie Gibson (C) Jared Lewis, Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy, James Mack, William Adams | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (SG), Bradley Spielman (SF), Terry Weitzel (PF) Richard Daniels, Arthur Hurd, John Holmes | |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson buries a floater from the left block set up by Byron Harris and the foul's on Terry Weitzel - foul #2 on Terry Weitzel, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz (C) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UAB | Ryan Stanley (C) Raymond Bryant | |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson misses the free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:55 | UAB | Terry Weitzel grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 03:36 | UAB | Bradley Spielman is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Clint White, Terry Schaller, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz blows the layup but he's fouled by Ryan Stanley - foul #1 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG) Michael Moulder | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Daniels (SG) Terry Sears | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Spielman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | UAB | Richard Daniels's floater is knocked away by Nenad Zenz | 33-28 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses the lay-in | 33-28 |
| 02:51 | UAB | Ryan Stanley pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 02:46 | UAB | Glen Boykins buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Ryan Stanley is called for the reach on Nenad Zenz - foul #2 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), James Mack (PF) Jared Lewis, Terry Schaller, Byron Harris, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Arthur Hurd (PF) Glen Boykins, Ryan Stanley | |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:08 | UAB | Bradley Spielman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-30 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Clint White and he's hacked by Terry Sears - foul #1 on Terry Sears, team foul #9 | 37-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG) Clint White, Michael Moulder | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Anderson (SG), John Holmes (C) Richard Daniels, Terry Weitzel | |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:44 | UAB | John Holmes makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Spielman | 38-32 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-32 |
| 01:35 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Holmes | 38-32 |
| 01:25 | UAB | Bradley Spielman drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Terry Sears steals the ball from Ronnie Eldridge | 38-35 |
| 01:06 | UAB | Arthur Hurd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 38-35 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jared Lewis, team foul #9 | 38-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Byron Harris (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Jared Lewis, Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy, James Mack | |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG), Richard Daniels (SG) Terry Sears, Bradley Spielman | |
| 00:45 | UAB | Arthur Hurd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Weitzel (C) John Holmes | |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Michael Sample drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Byron Harris | 40-35 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Richard Anderson is fouled on the floor by Michael Sample - foul #1 on Michael Sample, team foul #10 | 40-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), James Mack (PF) Clint White, Terry Schaller, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UAB | Ryan Stanley (C) Arthur Hurd | |
| 00:04 | UAB | Richard Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Richard Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder misses short on a halfcourt shot | 40-36 |