| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) SG - Zachery York (fresh) SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) C - John Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) SG - Michael Moulder (fresh) SF - Gene Reid (fresh) PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) C - William Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | William Adams 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) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Clint White clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UAB | John Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | UAB | John Holmes travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Michael Gregory steals the ball from Clint White in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UAB | Jacob Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Gregory | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | William Adams is hacked by Michael Gregory - foul #1 on Michael Gregory, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | Gene Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Warren Tolbert drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Zachery York steps in front of the William Adams pass | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | UAB | Michael Gregory throws it down set up by Zachery York | 6-0 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 6-0 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Adams | 6-0 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder double dribbles | 6-0 |
| 17:53 | UAB | Michael Gregory is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing | 8-0 |
| 17:35 | East Carolina | Jacob Jones picks off the pass by Gene Reid | 8-0 |
| 17:20 | UAB | Jacob Jones hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Holmes | 10-0 |
| 16:55 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-0 |
| 16:54 | UAB | Michael Gregory pulls down the rebound | 10-0 |
| 16:38 | UAB | Gene Reid steals it from Warren Tolbert | 10-0 |
| 16:32 | East Carolina | Clint White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 10-0 |
| 16:30 | UAB | Jacob Jones snags the defensive board | 10-0 |
| 16:04 | UAB | Jacob Jones is fouled on the floor by Morris Arthur - foul #1 on Morris Arthur, team foul #1 | 10-0 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (PG), Lawrence Baro (SG), Michael Acres (PF), John Barnes (C) Michael Gregory, Zachery York, Warren Tolbert, John Holmes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG), Julian Bartell (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Clint White, Michael Moulder, Gene Reid, Morris Arthur, William Adams | |
| 15:52 | UAB | Jacob Jones hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-0 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) SG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) SF - Jacob Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Acres (fresh) C - John Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harold Murrell (fresh) SG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) SF - Julian Bartell (fresh) PF - Lyle Ryan (fresh) C - Dustin Vandeberg (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell blows the layup | 12-0 |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan grabs the offensive board | 12-0 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Quintanilla and the foul's on Jacob Jones - foul #1 on Jacob Jones, team foul #2 | 12-2 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell makes the free throw | 12-3 |
| 14:54 | UAB | Jacob Jones is whistled for traveling | 12-3 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG), John Holmes (C) Jacob Jones, John Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses long on a shot near the basket | 12-3 |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Lyle Ryan | 12-3 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses the floater from the baseline | 12-3 |
| 14:22 | UAB | John Holmes grabs the board | 12-3 |
| 13:58 | UAB | John Holmes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-3 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell snags the defensive board | 12-3 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan is fouled on the floor by Michael Acres - foul #1 on Michael Acres, team foul #3 | 12-3 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gregory (PG) Zachery York | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Francis Dull (PF), William Adams (C) Harold Murrell, Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | William Adams misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 12-3 |
| 13:42 | UAB | John Holmes snags the defensive board | 12-3 |
| 13:27 | UAB | Michael Acres's pass is intercepted by Gene Reid | 12-3 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Clint White lays it in on a nice dish by Gene Reid | 12-5 |
| 13:04 | UAB | Lawrence Baro is called for traveling | 12-5 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG), Jacob Jones (SF), Warren Tolbert (PF), John Barnes (C) Lawrence Baro, Michael Brown, Michael Acres, John Holmes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Michael Quintanilla, William Adams | |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 12:46 | UAB | Warren Tolbert grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 12:35 | UAB | Zachery York clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Gene Reid snags the defensive board | 12-5 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Clint White misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Gregory - foul #2 on Michael Gregory, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | UAB | Miladen Zais (PG) Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Morris Arthur (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), William Adams (C) Michael Moulder, Gene Reid, Francis Dull, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Clint White makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Clint White makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:07 | UAB | Zachery York knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Barnes | 15-7 |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | William Adams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 15-7 |
| 11:52 | UAB | Jacob Jones snags the defensive board | 15-7 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Miladen Zais (fresh) SG - Zachery York (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morris Arthur (fresh) PF - Lyle Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Adams (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | UAB | Zachery York hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 11:38 | East Carolina | William Adams grabs the board | 15-7 |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | Clint White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 11:21 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur tips it back up and in | 15-9 |
| 11:00 | UAB | Warren Tolbert clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-9 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Adams | 15-9 |
| 10:46 | East Carolina | Jacob Jones is called for the reach on Clint White - foul #2 on Jacob Jones, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (PG), Lawrence Baro (SF), Michael Acres (PF), John Holmes (C) Miladen Zais, Jacob Jones, Warren Tolbert, John Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Francis Dull (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Clint White, Michael Quintanilla, Morris Arthur, Lyle Ryan, William Adams | |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Gene Reid connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Moulder | 15-11 |
| 10:10 | UAB | Michael Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 10:09 | UAB | Lawrence Baro pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 09:56 | UAB | Lawrence Baro can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gene Reid - foul #1 on Gene Reid, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Morris Arthur (PF), William Adams (C) Francis Dull, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| 09:56 | UAB | Lawrence Baro makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:56 | UAB | Lawrence Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | William Adams jams it set up by Morris Arthur and the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Dustin Vandeberg (PF) Harold Murrell, Morris Arthur | |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | William Adams makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:02 | UAB | Michael Acres's fadeaway is rejected by William Adams | 17-14 |
| 09:00 | UAB | John Holmes tips it home | 19-14 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Clint White drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Moulder | 19-17 |
| 08:22 | UAB | Zachery York scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 08:00 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Moulder | 22-20 |
| 07:50 | UAB | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Clint White - foul #1 on Clint White, team foul #3 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Miladen Zais (PG), Warren Tolbert (PF) Michael Brown, Michael Acres | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Clint White, Michael Moulder, Dustin Vandeberg, William Adams | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Miladen Zais (fresh) SG - Zachery York (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harold Murrell (fresh) SG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Kays (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | UAB | The short jumper by Warren Tolbert is denied by Morris Arthur | 22-20 |
| 07:43 | UAB | John Holmes tips it but misses | 22-20 |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 22-20 |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays gets the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla misses the jump hook from the baseline | 22-20 |
| 07:21 | UAB | Lawrence Baro grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:13 | UAB | Warren Tolbert blows the layup but he's fouled by Morris Arthur - foul #2 on Morris Arthur, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UAB | John Barnes (C) John Holmes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Julian Bartell (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), William Adams (C) Harold Murrell, Gene Reid, Morris Arthur, Kevin Kays | |
| 07:13 | UAB | Warren Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:13 | UAB | Warren Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Quintanilla | 24-22 |
| 06:45 | UAB | Lawrence Baro can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 24-22 |
| 06:44 | UAB | Warren Tolbert gets the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:28 | UAB | Miladen Zais knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Lawrence Baro | 26-22 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Clint White is hacked by John Barnes - foul #1 on John Barnes, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG), Michael Acres (SF), John Holmes (C) Zachery York, Lawrence Baro, John Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Francis Dull (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Michael Quintanilla, Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, William Adams | |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Clint White misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Francis Dull pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG) Clint White | |
| 05:42 | UAB | Miladen Zais can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | Gene Reid gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Gene Reid clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (SF), John Barnes (PF) Michael Brown, Warren Tolbert | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), William Adams (C) Harold Murrell, Michael Moulder, Francis Dull | |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:10 | UAB | William Adams swats the shot by Michael Acres | 26-23 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Clint White gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 05:00 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Barnes | 26-23 |
| 04:44 | UAB | Lawrence Baro is fouled on the floor by Gene Reid - foul #2 on Gene Reid, team foul #5 | 26-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG) Miladen Zais | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF) Clint White, Gene Reid, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| 04:35 | UAB | Lawrence Baro is fouled on the floor by Michael Quintanilla - foul #1 on Michael Quintanilla, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Warren Tolbert (PF) John Holmes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG) Michael Quintanilla | |
| 04:26 | UAB | John Barnes is fouled on the floor by Lyle Ryan - foul #1 on Lyle Ryan, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG) Clint White | |
| 04:26 | UAB | John Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:26 | UAB | John Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 03:56 | UAB | Warren Tolbert is whistled for a carry | 28-26 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gregory (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Jacob Jones (SF) Lawrence Baro, Zachery York, Michael Acres | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Morris Arthur (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Harold Murrell, Michael Moulder, Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, William Adams | |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Clint White is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 03:34 | UAB | Michael Brown misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-26 |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Tolbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Kays (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | UAB | John Holmes (C) John Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), William Adams (C) Michael Quintanilla, Kevin Kays | |
| 03:09 | UAB | Warren Tolbert misses badly on a shot from the right block | 28-26 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | Clint White hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Moulder | 28-29 |
| 02:45 | UAB | Michael Gregory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | William Adams snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 02:22 | UAB | Michael Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 02:03 | UAB | Michael Brown buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Warren Tolbert | 31-29 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Gene Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-29 |
| 01:47 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Holmes | 31-29 |
| 01:37 | UAB | Michael Gregory misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Gene Reid grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Gene Reid blows the dunk but he's fouled by Jacob Jones - foul #3 on Jacob Jones, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (SG), Michael Acres (PF) Jacob Jones, Warren Tolbert | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Clint White, Michael Moulder, William Adams | |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Michael Acres hits the finger roll | 33-30 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-30 |
| 00:54 | UAB | Michael Acres pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:49 | UAB | Lawrence Baro is fouled on the floor by Michael Quintanilla - foul #2 on Michael Quintanilla, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Miladen Zais (PG), Zachery York (SG), John Barnes (C) Michael Gregory, Michael Brown, John Holmes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Julian Bartell (SF) Harold Murrell, Gene Reid | |
| 00:49 | UAB | Lawrence Baro misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Clint White buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-33 |
| 00:16 | UAB | Zachery York misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 00:14 | UAB | John Barnes snags the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Zachery York hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses long on a fullcourt shot | 33-33 |