| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Curtis Eastman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Lacy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Belli (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Igor Zierden (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Mario Lacy inbounds the ball | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman misses badly on a shot from the right side | 45-30 |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli snags the offensive board | 45-30 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli can't finish the layup | 45-30 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli tips it in | 45-32 |
| 19:15 | UAB | Igor Zierden steps in front of the Thomas Carter pass | 45-32 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-32 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Belli | 45-32 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 18:23 | UAB | Carlos Roberts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clinton Ford | 47-34 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Cook | 47-37 |
| 17:47 | UAB | Don Perkins slams it home on a nice dish by Clinton Ford | 49-37 |
| 17:32 | East Carolina | Mario Lacy misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 17:30 | UAB | The rebound goes to Don Perkins | 49-37 |
| 17:13 | UAB | Thomas Carter is fouled on the floor by Igor Zierden - foul #1 on Igor Zierden, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (SG), John Graham (SF), Louis Culley (PF) Carlos Roberts, Thomas Carter, Don Perkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bueno (SG) Mario Lacy | |
| 17:00 | UAB | Ernest Phillips is hacked by James Bueno - foul #1 on James Bueno, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Simon Frye (SG), Terry Wilkins (C) Clinton Ford, Ernest Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:44 | UAB | Paul Harding misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Curtis Eastman - foul #4 on Curtis Eastman, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Paul Harding makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Paul Harding misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman's pass is intercepted by John Graham | 50-37 |
| 16:11 | UAB | John Graham hits a shot from the left side set up by Paul Harding | 52-37 |
| 15:57 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 15:56 | East Carolina | James Bueno hits the follow up shot | 52-39 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Paul Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Simon Frye (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Culley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Wilkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Curtis Eastman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Bueno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Belli (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Igor Zierden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | UAB | Igor Zierden denies the turnaround by Terry Wilkins | 52-39 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 15:32 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 15:31 | UAB | Louis Culley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 15:20 | UAB | Simon Frye drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Graham | 55-39 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Eastman | 55-42 |
| 14:49 | UAB | Simon Frye misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 14:47 | UAB | Terry Wilkins can't tip it in | 55-42 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | James Bueno pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Cook and he's hacked by Simon Frye - foul #1 on Simon Frye, team foul #1 | 55-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Carlos Roberts (SG), Thomas Carter (SF), Don Perkins (PF), Ernest Phillips (C) Paul Harding, Simon Frye, John Graham, Louis Culley, Terry Wilkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles (SF), Robert Duong (C) James Bueno, Igor Zierden | |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 14:26 | UAB | Thomas Carter misses the easy layup | 55-45 |
| 14:24 | UAB | Ernest Phillips tips it but misses | 55-45 |
| 14:22 | UAB | Clinton Ford tips it back up and in | 57-45 |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook is fouled on the floor by Carlos Roberts - foul #3 on Carlos Roberts, team foul #2 | 57-45 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook is hacked by Carlos Roberts - foul #4 on Carlos Roberts, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (SG) Carlos Roberts | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 57-45 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Belli | 57-45 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses the floater in the paint | 57-45 |
| 13:13 | UAB | Ernest Phillips snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Clinton Ford comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 12:53 | UAB | Paul Harding grabs the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 12:45 | UAB | Don Perkins scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Carter | 60-45 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Robert Duong clanks a turnaround from close range | 60-45 |
| 12:28 | UAB | Paul Harding pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 12:15 | UAB | Don Perkins's pass is intercepted by Robert Duong | 60-45 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli tips it but misses | 60-45 |
| 11:57 | UAB | Paul Harding snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Curtis Eastman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Cook (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randolph Jiles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Belli (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Duong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | UAB | Thomas Carter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Cook - foul #2 on Jerry Cook, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Simon Frye (SG), Louis Culley (PF), Terry Wilkins (C) Clinton Ford, Don Perkins, Ernest Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Lacy (SF), Igor Zierden (PF) Randolph Jiles, Nicholas Belli | |
| 11:42 | UAB | Thomas Carter makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 11:42 | UAB | Thomas Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | Robert Duong grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden can't finish the layup | 61-45 |
| 11:19 | UAB | Thomas Carter grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 11:14 | UAB | Simon Frye knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Harding | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:04 | East Carolina | Mario Lacy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mario Lacy, team foul #5 | 64-45 |
| Subs | UAB | John Graham (SF) Thomas Carter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:37 | UAB | Paul Harding hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-45 |
| 10:25 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mario Lacy | 67-48 |
| 10:00 | UAB | Terry Wilkins's pass is intercepted by Curtis Eastman | 67-48 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 09:42 | UAB | Simon Frye loses the dribble to Jerry Cook | 67-50 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | Mario Lacy banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Cook | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:22 | UAB | Paul Harding misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-52 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Robert Duong gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook's pass is intercepted by Louis Culley | 67-52 |
| 09:01 | UAB | Terry Wilkins can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Duong - foul #4 on Robert Duong, team foul #6 | 67-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Thomas Carter (SF), Ernest Phillips (C) Paul Harding, John Graham, Louis Culley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles (SF), Nicholas Belli (PF) Mario Lacy, Robert Duong | |
| 09:01 | UAB | Terry Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 09:01 | UAB | Terry Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Curtis Eastman and the foul's on Terry Wilkins - foul #1 on Terry Wilkins, team foul #4 | 69-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (SG), Don Perkins (PF) Simon Frye, Terry Wilkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli misses the free throw | 69-54 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Igor Zierden | 69-54 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 08:30 | UAB | Paul Harding snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:07 | UAB | Nicholas Belli steals it from Clinton Ford | 69-54 |
| 07:53 | East Carolina | Don Perkins picks off the pass by Nicholas Belli | 69-54 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Harding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Curtis Eastman (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Cook (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randolph Jiles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Belli (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Igor Zierden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | UAB | Don Perkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-54 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles pulls down the rebound | 69-54 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-54 |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden misses the tip | 69-54 |
| 07:11 | UAB | Thomas Carter snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 07:07 | UAB | Paul Harding comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-54 |
| 07:05 | UAB | Don Perkins misses the tip | 69-54 |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 69-54 |
| 06:56 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Cook | 69-54 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman is fouled on the floor by Paul Harding - foul #1 on Paul Harding, team foul #5 | 69-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Roberts (SG) Paul Harding | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Lacy (SF), Robert Duong (C) Randolph Jiles, Igor Zierden | |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | Robert Duong loses the dribble to Thomas Carter | 69-54 |
| 06:20 | UAB | Don Perkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-54 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Mario Lacy grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Belli | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:59 | UAB | Clinton Ford misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 05:57 | UAB | Don Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 05:50 | UAB | Carlos Roberts buries a 3 from straight away set up by Clinton Ford | 72-57 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | Robert Duong scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Curtis Eastman and the foul's on Ernest Phillips - foul #1 on Ernest Phillips, team foul #6 | 72-59 |
| Subs | UAB | Simon Frye (PG), John Graham (SF), Louis Culley (PF), Terry Wilkins (C) Clinton Ford, Thomas Carter, Don Perkins, Ernest Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Igor Zierden (C) Mario Lacy | |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses the free throw | 72-59 |
| 05:28 | UAB | Louis Culley grabs the board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:09 | UAB | Carlos Roberts buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Simon Frye | 74-59 |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 74-59 |
| 04:48 | UAB | Louis Culley grabs the defensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 04:20 | UAB | Louis Culley can't throw it down | 74-59 |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli grabs the defensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 04:12 | UAB | The rebound goes to Terry Wilkins | 74-59 |
| 03:47 | UAB | Louis Culley drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Simon Frye | 76-59 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Simon Frye (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Louis Culley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Curtis Eastman (tired) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Cook (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Duong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Belli (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Igor Zierden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 76-59 |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli tips it home | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-61 |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Thomas Carter (SF), Don Perkins (PF), Ernest Phillips (C) Simon Frye, John Graham, Louis Culley, Terry Wilkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles (SF) Robert Duong | |
| 03:17 | UAB | Carlos Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-61 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Nicholas Belli | 76-61 |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook can't connect on a floater from close range | 76-61 |
| 03:09 | UAB | Don Perkins gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| 02:45 | UAB | Thomas Carter buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Clinton Ford | 78-61 |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Nicholas Belli is denied by Don Perkins | 78-61 |
| 02:30 | UAB | Don Perkins gets the rebound | 78-61 |
| 02:13 | UAB | Igor Zierden blocks the short jumper by Ernest Phillips | 78-61 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden snags the defensive board | 78-61 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Cook | 78-64 |
| 01:36 | UAB | Carlos Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-64 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (PG), Simon Frye (SG), John Graham (SF), Louis Culley (PF), Terry Wilkins (C) Clinton Ford, Carlos Roberts, Thomas Carter, Don Perkins, Ernest Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Duong (PF) Nicholas Belli | |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Robert Duong lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Cook | 78-66 |
| 00:57 | UAB | Simon Frye misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 78-66 |
| 00:55 | UAB | Terry Wilkins grabs the offensive board | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UAB | Simon Frye drills a shot from the right side set up by John Graham and the foul's on Randolph Jiles - foul #4 on Randolph Jiles, team foul #7 | 80-66 |
| 00:28 | UAB | Simon Frye makes the free throw | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Robert Duong can't finish the layup | 81-66 |
| 00:20 | UAB | Louis Culley snags the defensive board | 81-66 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Simon Frye runs out the clock | 81-66 |