| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roger Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Rhea (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Eagle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Baxter (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Vincent Litten (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Reed | 30-28 |
| 19:36 | UAB | Paul Higgins misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 19:35 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 19:20 | UAB | Paul Higgins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Patterson | 30-30 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Douglas Knight hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 18:31 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Hubert Karlin | 33-33 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 18:20 | UAB | Hubert Karlin gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:52 | UAB | Jeffery Baxter blocks the short jumper by Stephen Patterson | 33-33 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Douglas Knight grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Eagle | 36-33 |
| 17:39 | UAB | Robert Eagle steals it from Paul Higgins | 36-33 |
| 17:32 | East Carolina | Roger Reed can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Baxter | 36-33 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Paul Higgins steps in front of the Robert Eagle pass | 36-33 |
| 17:08 | UAB | Paul Higgins banks in the layup | 36-35 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Hubert Karlin is called for the reach on Roger Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hubert Karlin, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Glenn Veith (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), Alec Bradburn (PF), James Wilson (C) Roger Reed, Willie Rhea, Douglas Knight, Jeffery Baxter | |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Robert Urbano (SF), James Greer (PF) Hubert Karlin, Ralph Ferguson, Vincent Litten | |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn clanks a floater in the lane | 36-35 |
| 16:50 | UAB | Paul Higgins pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:34 | UAB | The jump hook by Paul Higgins is blocked by Alec Bradburn | 36-35 |
| 16:32 | UAB | Stephen Patterson snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 16:16 | UAB | Arthur Neidig drills a shot from the left side set up by Robert Urbano | 36-37 |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | James Wilson buries a shot from close range and he's fouled by Stephen Patterson - foul #1 on Stephen Patterson, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Douglas Knight (PF) Robert Eagle, Alec Bradburn | |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Lloyd Neill (PF) Paul Higgins, Stephen Patterson | |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | James Wilson makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roger Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Decicco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Veith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Neidig (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Greer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UAB | Lloyd Neill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 15:19 | UAB | The rebound goes to James Greer | 39-37 |
| 15:07 | UAB | Lloyd Neill hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Knight - foul #3 on Douglas Knight, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (SG), Jeffery Baxter (C) Michael Decicco, James Wilson | |
| Subs | UAB | Ralph Ferguson (SF), Vincent Litten (C) Robert Urbano, James Greer | |
| 15:07 | UAB | Lloyd Neill makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:07 | UAB | Lloyd Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vincent Litten - foul #3 on Vincent Litten, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Patterson (C) Vincent Litten | |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:43 | UAB | Stephen Patterson pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:28 | UAB | Douglas Knight takes the ball from Stephen Patterson | 40-39 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Roger Reed comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter tips it home | 42-39 |
| 13:57 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Roger Reed can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ralph Ferguson - foul #2 on Ralph Ferguson, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Eagle (SF), Alec Bradburn (PF) Glenn Veith, Douglas Knight | |
| Subs | UAB | Orlando Hintze (PG), Paul Higgins (SG) Hubert Karlin, Arthur Neidig | |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Roger Reed makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Roger Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:26 | UAB | Paul Higgins is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Higgins, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Decicco (PG) Roger Reed | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 13:05 | UAB | Lloyd Neill gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:43 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 12:32 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:19 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 12:18 | UAB | Lloyd Neill grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 12:03 | UAB | Lloyd Neill knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Ralph Ferguson | 44-43 |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea is fouled on the floor by Ralph Ferguson - foul #3 on Ralph Ferguson, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Douglas Knight (PF) Willie Rhea, Jeffery Baxter | |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Robert Urbano (SF), Vincent Litten (C) Orlando Hintze, Ralph Ferguson, Stephen Patterson | |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | Roger Reed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roger Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Decicco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Eagle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alec Bradburn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Vincent Litten (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | East Carolina | Roger Reed drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Knight | 47-43 |
| 10:58 | UAB | Lloyd Neill buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Higgins and he's fouled by Alec Bradburn - foul #2 on Alec Bradburn, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Wilson (C) Alec Bradburn | |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Patterson (C) Vincent Litten | |
| 10:58 | UAB | Lloyd Neill makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 10:36 | UAB | Robert Urbano grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Paul Higgins misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Roger Reed misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 10:19 | UAB | The rebound goes to Paul Higgins | 47-46 |
| 10:04 | UAB | Hubert Karlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dennis Harris (PG), Willie Rhea (SG), Glenn Veith (SF), Joseph White (PF), Jeffery Baxter (C) Roger Reed, Michael Decicco, Robert Eagle, Douglas Knight, James Wilson | |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (SG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Vincent Litten (PF) Paul Higgins, Robert Urbano, Lloyd Neill | |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea loses the ball out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn (PF) Dennis Harris | |
| Subs | UAB | Orlando Hintze (SG) Hubert Karlin | |
| 09:32 | UAB | Arthur Neidig is hacked by Jeffery Baxter - foul #2 on Jeffery Baxter, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| 09:11 | UAB | Arthur Neidig clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-46 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter banks in the layup | 49-46 |
| 08:32 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson misses the shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Stephen Patterson - foul #2 on Stephen Patterson, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), Robert Eagle (SF), Douglas Knight (PF) Glenn Veith, Willie Rhea, Joseph White, Alec Bradburn | |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Paul Higgins (SG), Robert Urbano (SF), Lloyd Neill (PF) Arthur Neidig, Orlando Hintze, Ralph Ferguson, Stephen Patterson | |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:02 | UAB | Lloyd Neill can't connect on a runner from the left block | 51-46 |
| 08:00 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Douglas Knight | 51-46 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Knight and he's hacked by Lloyd Neill - foul #4 on Lloyd Neill, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:38 | UAB | Douglas Knight is called for the reach on Robert Urbano - foul #4 on Douglas Knight, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Wilson (C) Jeffery Baxter | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roger Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Decicco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Eagle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Vincent Litten (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | UAB | Lloyd Neill makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Paul Higgins steals the ball from Roger Reed | 54-49 |
| 07:09 | UAB | Hubert Karlin dunks the ball set up by Paul Higgins | 54-51 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Roger Reed can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 06:45 | UAB | Vincent Litten snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 06:28 | UAB | Vincent Litten blows the layup | 54-51 |
| 06:27 | UAB | Vincent Litten tips it in | 54-53 |
| 06:23 | East Carolina | Roger Reed clanks a shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Douglas Knight hits the follow up shot | 56-53 |
| 06:08 | UAB | Paul Higgins misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Douglas Knight pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Roger Reed scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by James Wilson | 58-53 |
| 05:59 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (SG), Jeffery Baxter (C) Michael Decicco, James Wilson | |
| Subs | UAB | Ralph Ferguson (SF), Stephen Patterson (C) Robert Urbano, Vincent Litten | |
| 05:46 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Douglas Knight gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | Roger Reed knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Rhea | 61-53 |
| 05:28 | UAB | Willie Rhea steps in front of the Ralph Ferguson pass | 61-53 |
| 05:05 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Roger Reed | 64-53 |
| 04:49 | UAB | Robert Eagle is called for the reach on Hubert Karlin - foul #1 on Robert Eagle, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| 04:23 | UAB | Paul Higgins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-53 |
| 04:21 | UAB | Stephen Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:07 | UAB | Hubert Karlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 04:05 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Roger Reed hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Willie Rhea | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | UAB | Paul Higgins scores on a jump hook from close range | 67-55 |
| 03:25 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Willie Rhea is denied by Stephen Patterson | 67-55 |
| 03:23 | UAB | Paul Higgins gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roger Reed (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Willie Rhea (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Eagle (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Knight (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffery Baxter (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UAB | Stephen Patterson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hubert Karlin | 67-57 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Douglas Knight misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lloyd Neill - foul #5 on Lloyd Neill, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Glenn Veith (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), Joseph White (SF), Alec Bradburn (C) Roger Reed, Willie Rhea, Robert Eagle, Jeffery Baxter | |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Orlando Hintze (SG), Robert Urbano (SF), Vincent Litten (PF) Hubert Karlin, Paul Higgins, Ralph Ferguson, Lloyd Neill | |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Douglas Knight misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Douglas Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:54 | UAB | Robert Urbano is hacked by Michael Decicco - foul #1 on Michael Decicco, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Wilson (C) Douglas Knight | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:38 | UAB | Vincent Litten is hacked by Glenn Veith - foul #1 on Glenn Veith, team foul #7 | 68-57 |
| 02:38 | UAB | Vincent Litten misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| 02:15 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith is called for traveling | 68-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UAB | James Greer (C) Stephen Patterson | |
| 02:06 | UAB | James Greer blows the layup | 68-57 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Alec Bradburn | 68-57 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Glenn Veith | 71-57 |
| 01:38 | UAB | Arthur Neidig misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Glenn Veith - foul #2 on Glenn Veith, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| 01:38 | UAB | Arthur Neidig misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:38 | UAB | Arthur Neidig misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn pulls down the rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Alec Bradburn and he's hacked by Arthur Neidig - foul #1 on Arthur Neidig, team foul #10 | 73-57 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith makes the free throw | 74-57 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Orlando Hintze buries a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Michael Decicco - foul #2 on Michael Decicco, team foul #9 | 74-59 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Orlando Hintze misses the free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 74-59 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Joseph White misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-59 |
| 01:07 | UAB | The rebound goes to Vincent Litten | 74-59 |
| 01:01 | UAB | James Greer misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Alec Bradburn - foul #3 on Alec Bradburn, team foul #10 | 74-59 |
| 01:01 | UAB | James Greer makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 01:01 | UAB | James Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn is called for a charge - foul #4 on Alec Bradburn, team foul #11 | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | UAB | Arthur Neidig buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Urbano | 74-64 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Greer - foul #1 on James Greer, team foul #11 | 74-64 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:01 | UAB | Vincent Litten hits a fadeaway from the left block | 76-66 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith runs out the clock | 76-66 |