| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Hover (fresh) SG - James Keane (fresh) SF - Alfred Nurse (fresh) PF - Sean Chernosky (fresh) C - Jack Sibley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Jasso (fresh) SG - Julian Bartell (fresh) SF - Gene Reid (fresh) PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) C - Dustin Vandeberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Jack Sibley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:49 | Albany | Alfred Nurse hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell is fouled on the floor by James Keane - foul #1 on James Keane, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Sean Chernosky is called for the reach on Richard Jasso - foul #1 on Sean Chernosky, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso is hacked by Jack Sibley - foul #1 on Jack Sibley, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso is hacked by Sean Chernosky - foul #2 on Sean Chernosky, team foul #4 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Albany | Brett Ashley (PF) Sean Chernosky | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Gene Reid hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Albany | Brett Ashley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Albany | James Keane double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Gene Reid hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Julian Bartell | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Albany | Alfred Nurse hits a fadeaway from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Albany | Brett Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Albany | Brett Ashley makes the driving attempt from the left block | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | James Keane steals the ball from Gene Reid | 4-2 |
| 16:40 | Albany | James Keane buries a floater near the basket | 6-2 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 16:06 | Albany | John Hover clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Dustin Vandeberg | 6-4 |
| 15:57 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is called for traveling | 6-4 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeffery Southwell (SG), Robert Haggard (C) James Keane, Jack Sibley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), James Norris (SG), Peter Evans (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Richard Jasso, Julian Bartell, Gene Reid, Morris Arthur, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Hover (fresh) SG - Jeffery Southwell (fresh) SF - Alfred Nurse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Haggard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) SG - James Norris (fresh) SF - Peter Evans (fresh) PF - Lyle Ryan (fresh) C - Kevin Kays (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Albany | Lyle Ryan steals it from Brett Ashley | 6-4 |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Norris | 6-6 |
| 15:25 | Albany | Lyle Ryan is called for the reach on John Hover - foul #1 on Lyle Ryan, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Albany | Douglas Ridgway (PG), Daniel Clark (SF) John Hover, Alfred Nurse | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:02 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Norris - foul #1 on James Norris, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Albany | Clarence Adcock (PF) Brett Ashley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:02 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Peter Evans | 7-8 |
| 14:24 | Albany | Daniel Clark buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Ridgway - foul #1 on Douglas Ridgway, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (PG), James Keane (SG), Alfred Nurse (SF), Jack Sibley (C) Douglas Ridgway, Jeffery Southwell, Daniel Clark, Robert Haggard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Morris Arthur (SF) Kevin Kays | |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:01 | Albany | James Keane makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by John Hover | 11-10 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | James Keane steals the ball from Lyle Ryan | 11-10 |
| 13:42 | Albany | Alfred Nurse lays it up and in on a great pass from James Keane | 13-10 |
| 13:37 | East Carolina | John Hover picks off the pass by Michael Quintanilla in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 13:36 | Albany | James Keane dunks the ball set up by John Hover | 15-10 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Lyle Ryan | 15-12 |
| 12:54 | Albany | Jack Sibley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lyle Ryan - foul #2 on Lyle Ryan, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Albany | Brett Ashley (PF) Clarence Adcock | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Francis Dull (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Michael Quintanilla, Morris Arthur, Lyle Ryan, Peter Evans | |
| 12:54 | Albany | Jack Sibley misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:54 | Albany | Jack Sibley misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Alfred Nurse is called for the reach on Gene Reid - foul #1 on Alfred Nurse, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG) James Norris | |
| 12:20 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is called for traveling | 15-12 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Norris (SG), Morris Arthur (SF) Michael Quintanilla, Gene Reid | |
| 11:58 | Albany | James Keane clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-12 |
| 11:56 | Albany | Brett Ashley snags the offensive board | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Hover (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Keane (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Nurse (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brett Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Sibley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harold Murrell (fresh) SG - James Norris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Dull (fresh) C - Kevin Kays (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Albany | James Keane misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:40 | East Carolina | Francis Dull gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses long on a turnaround from close range | 15-12 |
| 11:33 | Albany | The rebound goes to Jack Sibley | 15-12 |
| 11:15 | Albany | Alfred Nurse clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Morris Arthur - foul #1 on Morris Arthur, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Albany | Douglas Ridgway (PG), Jeffery Southwell (SG), Robert Haggard (C) John Hover, James Keane, Jack Sibley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) James Norris, Morris Arthur, Kevin Kays | |
| 11:15 | Albany | Alfred Nurse misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:15 | Albany | Alfred Nurse makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-12 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Francis Dull misses the tip | 16-12 |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | Gene Reid can't tip it in | 16-12 |
| 10:52 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg tips it but misses | 16-12 |
| 10:50 | Albany | Brett Ashley pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:36 | Albany | Alfred Nurse scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Ridgway | 18-12 |
| 10:17 | East Carolina | Gene Reid's floater is knocked away by Robert Haggard | 18-12 |
| 10:15 | Albany | Brett Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:10 | Albany | Alfred Nurse is denied on a layup by Gene Reid | 18-12 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the jump hook from the left block | 18-12 |
| 09:49 | Albany | Brett Ashley pulls down the rebound | 18-12 |
| 09:36 | Albany | Brett Ashley's dunk attempt is rejected by Gene Reid | 18-12 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg pulls down the rebound | 18-12 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 18-12 |
| 09:25 | Albany | Brett Ashley snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 08:59 | Albany | Brett Ashley hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jeffery Southwell and he's hacked by Harold Murrell - foul #1 on Harold Murrell, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (PG), James Keane (SG), Daniel Clark (SF), Jack Sibley (C) Douglas Ridgway, Jeffery Southwell, Alfred Nurse, Robert Haggard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), James Norris (SG), Julian Bartell (SF), Morris Arthur (PF), Peter Evans (C) Harold Murrell, Michael Quintanilla, Gene Reid, Francis Dull, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| 08:59 | Albany | Brett Ashley makes the free throw | 21-12 |
| 08:44 | East Carolina | Daniel Clark steals the ball from Julian Bartell | 21-12 |
| 08:26 | Albany | Daniel Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-12 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur grabs the defensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Brett Ashley steals it from Peter Evans | 21-12 |
| 08:01 | Albany | John Hover clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-12 |
| 08:00 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur gets the rebound | 21-12 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur clanks a floater from the right wing | 21-12 |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur tips it home | 21-14 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Hover (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Keane (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Ashley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Sibley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Jasso (fresh) SG - James Norris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Julian Bartell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Evans (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Albany | Richard Jasso is called for the reach on Jack Sibley - foul #1 on Richard Jasso, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Albany | Clarence Adcock (PF) Brett Ashley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF), Kevin Kays (C) James Norris, Peter Evans | |
| 07:27 | Albany | Daniel Clark misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-14 |
| 07:26 | Albany | Clarence Adcock can't tip it in | 21-14 |
| 07:24 | Albany | Jack Sibley misses the tip | 21-14 |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Julian Bartell | 21-14 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the shot near the basket set up by Richard Jasso | 21-16 |
| 06:47 | Albany | John Hover knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel Clark | 24-16 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell is hacked by John Hover - foul #1 on John Hover, team foul #7 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Albany | Alfred Nurse (SF) Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), Peter Evans (C) Richard Jasso, Kevin Kays | |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:43 | Albany | Clarence Adcock gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 06:37 | Albany | Jack Sibley misses long on a jumper from the right side | 24-16 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur grabs the board | 24-16 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Clarence Adcock - foul #1 on Clarence Adcock, team foul #8 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Norris (SG), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Julian Bartell, Peter Evans | |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:29 | Albany | Jack Sibley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 06:25 | Albany | John Hover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Haggard (C) Jack Sibley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG) Michael Quintanilla | |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur is whistled for a carry | 24-17 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeffery Southwell (SG) James Keane | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), Peter Evans (C) Harold Murrell, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| 05:54 | Albany | John Hover loses the dribble to Morris Arthur | 24-17 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Gene Reid double dribbles | 24-17 |
| Subs | Albany | Douglas Ridgway (PG) John Hover | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Michael Quintanilla, James Norris, Peter Evans | |
| 05:21 | Albany | Douglas Ridgway misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Jasso - foul #2 on Richard Jasso, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Albany | James Keane (SG), Jack Sibley (C) Jeffery Southwell, Robert Haggard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), James Norris (SG), Kevin Kays (C) Richard Jasso, Gene Reid, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| 05:21 | Albany | Douglas Ridgway makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 05:21 | Albany | Douglas Ridgway makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 04:28 | Albany | Jack Sibley hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Keane | 28-19 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur lays it in | 28-21 |
| 03:50 | Albany | Jack Sibley is open but can't throw it down | 28-21 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | James Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Douglas Ridgway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Keane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Nurse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clarence Adcock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Sibley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harold Murrell (fresh) SG - James Norris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Julian Bartell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Morris Arthur (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Kays (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the jumper from the left block | 28-21 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur hits the follow up shot | 28-23 |
| 03:11 | Albany | Jack Sibley connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from James Keane | 30-23 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur blows the layup | 30-23 |
| 03:02 | Albany | Clarence Adcock grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:51 | Albany | Alfred Nurse is hacked by Julian Bartell - foul #1 on Julian Bartell, team foul #8 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (PG), Jeffery Southwell (SG), Sean Chernosky (PF), Brett Ashley (C) Douglas Ridgway, James Keane, Clarence Adcock, Jack Sibley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Harold Murrell, James Norris, Julian Bartell, Morris Arthur, Kevin Kays | |
| 02:51 | Albany | Alfred Nurse makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:51 | Albany | Alfred Nurse misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:51 | Albany | Brett Ashley grabs the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 02:35 | Albany | John Hover clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Jasso - foul #3 on Richard Jasso, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Albany | Daniel Clark (SF) Alfred Nurse | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG) Richard Jasso | |
| 02:35 | Albany | John Hover misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:35 | Albany | John Hover makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:19 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Norris (SG) Julian Bartell | |
| 02:04 | Albany | Sean Chernosky misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 32-23 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Gene Reid gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan travels with the ball | 32-23 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG) James Norris | |
| 01:50 | Albany | Brett Ashley is denied on a layup by Gene Reid | 32-23 |
| 01:49 | Albany | John Hover tips it but misses | 32-23 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Gene Reid connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Quintanilla | 32-25 |
| 01:20 | Albany | John Hover misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 32-25 |
| 01:19 | East Carolina | Gene Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-25 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses the tip | 32-25 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla hits the follow up shot | 32-27 |
| 01:03 | Albany | Brett Ashley knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Clark | 34-27 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Gene Reid scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lyle Ryan and he's fouled by John Hover - foul #2 on John Hover, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Albany | James Keane (SG), Alfred Nurse (SF), Jack Sibley (C) Jeffery Southwell, Daniel Clark, Brett Ashley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Norris (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), Peter Evans (C) Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:26 | Albany | Alfred Nurse double dribbles | 34-30 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Lyle Ryan (PF) James Norris, Gene Reid | |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 34-30 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | The clock runs out | 34-30 |