| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) C - Donald Bryner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Charles Roberts (fresh) SG - Henry Teachout (fresh) SF - Frederick Nicholson (fresh) PF - Donald Darden (fresh) C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | UAB | Henry Teachout hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner loses the dribble to Frederick Nicholson | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | UAB | Frederick Nicholson scores on a floater from the left side | 0-5 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin is fouled on the floor by Henry Teachout - foul #1 on Henry Teachout, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Tyler | 2-5 |
| 18:45 | UAB | Frederick Nicholson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:44 | UAB | Donald Darden can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Claude Griffin | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Steven Tyler | 5-5 |
| 18:22 | UAB | Charles Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Tyler - foul #1 on Steven Tyler, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 18:22 | UAB | Charles Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:22 | UAB | Charles Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 17:52 | UAB | Donald Darden gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:34 | UAB | Donald Darden misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 17:33 | UAB | Frederick Nicholson snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 17:19 | UAB | Henry Teachout is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Henry Teachout, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jim Jones (PG), Eugene Reinhart (SG), Michael Small (SF), Robert Iler (PF), Steve Brown (C) Charles Roberts, Henry Teachout, Frederick Nicholson, Donald Darden, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner banks in the layup set up by Steven Tyler | 7-7 |
| 16:43 | UAB | Robert Iler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:41 | UAB | Steve Brown misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 16:39 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ted Scoggins | 7-7 |
| 16:35 | East Carolina | Jim Jones steals it from Claude Griffin | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | UAB | Eugene Reinhart is fouled on the floor by Claude Griffin - foul #1 on Claude Griffin, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mota (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Ted Scoggins, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Roberts (PG), Donald Darden (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) Jim Jones, Eugene Reinhart, Steve Brown | |
| 16:10 | UAB | Robert Iler connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-9 |
| 15:59 | UAB | The rebound goes to Donald Darden | 7-9 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Claude Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Mota (fresh) C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Charles Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Small (fresh) SF - Robert Iler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Darden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Roberts | 7-12 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | James Mota can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 7-12 |
| 15:18 | UAB | The rebound goes to Donald Darden | 7-12 |
| 14:57 | UAB | Charles Roberts connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Small | 7-15 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | James Mota hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 7-15 |
| 14:41 | UAB | The rebound goes to Donald Darden | 7-15 |
| 14:23 | UAB | Michael Small drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Roberts | 7-18 |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Patrick Jernigan picks off the pass by James Mota | 7-18 |
| 14:00 | UAB | Donald Darden makes the jumper in the lane set up by Charles Roberts | 7-20 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Steven Tyler | 10-20 |
| 13:39 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan's floater is tipped away by James Mota | 10-20 |
| 13:38 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-20 |
| 13:32 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown hits the follow up shot | 12-20 |
| 13:28 | UAB | Robert Iler makes the runner from close range and he's fouled by Doyle Noga - foul #1 on Doyle Noga, team foul #3 | 12-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Kevin Anderson (SG), James Cureton (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Steven Tyler, Claude Griffin, Doyle Noga, James Mota, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | UAB | Jim Jones (PG), Eugene Reinhart (SG), Frederick Nicholson (SF), Steve Brown (C) Charles Roberts, Michael Small, Donald Darden, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 13:28 | UAB | Robert Iler misses the free throw | 12-22 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Bryner | 12-22 |
| 13:23 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-22 |
| 13:21 | UAB | Steve Brown grabs the board | 12-22 |
| 13:03 | UAB | Robert Iler misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 12-22 |
| 13:02 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Iler | 12-22 |
| 12:41 | UAB | Eugene Reinhart comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 12-22 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| 12:17 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards double dribbles | 12-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG) Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Forbes (PF) Robert Iler | |
| 12:02 | UAB | Steve Brown's pass is intercepted by James Cureton | 12-22 |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Frederick Nicholson - foul #1 on Frederick Nicholson, team foul #3 | 12-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Doyle Noga (SF) James Cureton | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Roberts (PG), Donald Darden (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) Jim Jones, Leo Forbes, Steve Brown | |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Charles Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Reinhart (fresh) SF - Frederick Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Darden (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:23 | UAB | Eugene Reinhart buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-25 |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 14-25 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Frederick Nicholson - foul #2 on Frederick Nicholson, team foul #4 | 14-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG), James Mota (C) Emerson Edwards, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Small (SG), Leo Forbes (SF) Eugene Reinhart, Frederick Nicholson | |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 10:50 | UAB | Donald Darden snags the defensive board | 15-25 |
| 10:30 | UAB | Donald Darden banks in the layup set up by Michael Small and the foul's on Ted Scoggins - foul #1 on Ted Scoggins, team foul #4 | 15-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown (C) Ted Scoggins | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:30 | UAB | Donald Darden misses the free throw | 15-27 |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown grabs the board | 15-27 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga hits the finger roll set up by Steven Tyler | 17-27 |
| 10:02 | UAB | Charles Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 17-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jim Jones (PG), Steve Brown (PF) Charles Roberts, Donald Darden | |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga's floater is tipped away by Patrick Jernigan | 17-27 |
| 09:41 | UAB | Leo Forbes pulls down the rebound | 17-27 |
| 09:13 | UAB | Steve Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Brown - foul #1 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #5 | 17-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), James Cureton (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Steven Tyler, Doyle Noga, James Mota, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Iler (C) Patrick Jernigan | |
| 09:13 | UAB | Steve Brown makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 09:13 | UAB | Steve Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins grabs the board | 17-28 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Bryner | 20-28 |
| 08:26 | UAB | Michael Small hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 20-28 |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Doyle Noga (SF) Claude Griffin, James Cureton | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Roberts (PG), Eugene Reinhart (SG), Donald Darden (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) Jim Jones, Michael Small, Leo Forbes, Steve Brown | |
| 08:05 | UAB | Eugene Reinhart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler clanks a floater from the left side | 20-28 |
| 07:56 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 07:47 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan is fouled on the floor by Donald Bryner - foul #1 on Donald Bryner, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mota (C) Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Small (SF) Robert Iler | |
| 07:31 | UAB | James Mota steps in front of the Michael Small pass | 20-28 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Mota (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Charles Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Reinhart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Small (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Darden (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:24 | East Carolina | James Mota hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Small - foul #1 on Michael Small, team foul #5 | 20-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG) Emerson Edwards | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 07:24 | East Carolina | James Mota makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 07:24 | East Carolina | James Mota makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:09 | UAB | Donald Darden blows the layup | 22-28 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Charles Roberts steps in front of the Steven Tyler pass in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| 06:50 | UAB | Eugene Reinhart misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ted Scoggins | 22-28 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin is hacked by Michael Small - foul #2 on Michael Small, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown (C) Ted Scoggins | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Iler (SF), Steve Brown (C) Michael Small, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga hits a runner from the baseline | 24-28 |
| 06:21 | UAB | Robert Iler drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Eugene Reinhart | 24-30 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Griffin | 24-30 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Mota | 27-30 |
| 05:35 | UAB | Charles Roberts can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on James Mota - foul #1 on James Mota, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG), James Cureton (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Claude Griffin, Doyle Noga, James Mota, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | UAB | Jim Jones (SG), Patrick Jernigan (C) Eugene Reinhart, Donald Darden | |
| 05:35 | UAB | Charles Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:35 | UAB | Charles Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler's pass is intercepted by Robert Iler | 27-31 |
| 05:02 | UAB | Steven Tyler is called for the reach on Charles Roberts - foul #2 on Steven Tyler, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (SG) Steven Tyler | |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Forbes (SF), Donald Darden (PF) Robert Iler, Steve Brown | |
| 05:02 | UAB | Charles Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Leo Forbes takes the ball from Kevin Anderson | 27-31 |
| 04:41 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan's layup is rejected by James Cureton | 27-31 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kevin Anderson | 27-31 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Emerson Edwards | 29-31 |
| 04:03 | UAB | Charles Roberts is fouled on the floor by Ted Scoggins - foul #2 on Ted Scoggins, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), James Mota (PF) Kevin Anderson, James Cureton, Ted Scoggins | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:03 | UAB | Charles Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:03 | UAB | Charles Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Roberts - foul #1 on Charles Roberts, team foul #7 | 29-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Small (PG), Henry Teachout (SG), Frederick Nicholson (SF), Robert Iler (PF), Steve Brown (C) Charles Roberts, Jim Jones, Leo Forbes, Donald Darden, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:34 | UAB | The jump hook by Robert Iler is blocked by Donald Bryner | 31-33 |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Mota (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Small (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Teachout (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Iler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steve Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Steve Brown - foul #1 on Steve Brown, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG) Emerson Edwards | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:26 | UAB | Robert Iler pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 03:05 | UAB | Claude Griffin steals it from Michael Small | 31-33 |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga lays it up and in on a nice dish by Claude Griffin | 33-33 |
| 02:49 | UAB | Michael Small misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 02:16 | UAB | Steve Brown is hacked by Doyle Noga - foul #2 on Doyle Noga, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins (PF) Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | UAB | Patrick Jernigan (C) Robert Iler | |
| 02:16 | UAB | Steve Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:16 | UAB | Steve Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | James Mota pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | James Mota connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Claude Griffin | 37-34 |
| 01:43 | UAB | Henry Teachout is fouled on the floor by Doyle Noga - foul #3 on Doyle Noga, team foul #11 | 37-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SF), Lawrence Brown (C) Doyle Noga, James Mota | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Darden (PF) Steve Brown | |
| 01:43 | UAB | Henry Teachout misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:43 | UAB | Henry Teachout misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:43 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 01:19 | UAB | Frederick Nicholson gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 01:08 | UAB | Donald Darden misses the jump hook from the right block | 37-34 |
| 01:07 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan can't tip it in | 37-34 |
| 01:05 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 00:52 | UAB | Michael Small drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Frederick Nicholson - foul #3 on Frederick Nicholson, team foul #9 | 37-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG) Claude Griffin | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Roberts (PG), Eugene Reinhart (SG), Robert Iler (SF) Michael Small, Henry Teachout, Frederick Nicholson | |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:32 | UAB | Donald Darden scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Roberts and the foul's on Emerson Edwards - foul #1 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #12 | 38-38 |
| 00:32 | UAB | Donald Darden makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 40-39 |
| 00:01 | UAB | Emerson Edwards takes the ball from Patrick Jernigan | 40-39 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards misses the fullcourt shot | 40-39 |