| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Litten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Greer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Chad Jeffries (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bernard Dillard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | UAB | James Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 19:39 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:25 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 28-31 |
| 19:24 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor tips it in | 28-33 |
| 19:11 | UAB | James Greer misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 19:09 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson tips it in | 30-33 |
| 18:54 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| 18:42 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Greer - foul #1 on James Greer, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:04 | UAB | Robert Davis blocks the short jumper by Vincent Litten | 33-35 |
| 18:02 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 17:48 | Central Florida | James Greer takes the ball from Tim Holmes | 35-35 |
| 17:31 | UAB | James Greer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 17:30 | UAB | Paul Higgins tips it in | 37-35 |
| 17:20 | Central Florida | Chad Jeffries misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:19 | Central Florida | Bernard Dillard tips it but misses | 37-35 |
| 17:18 | Central Florida | Robert Davis tips it home | 37-37 |
| 16:55 | UAB | Paul Higgins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vincent Litten | 39-37 |
| 16:46 | Central Florida | Bernard Dillard is whistled for a carry | 39-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Robert Urbano (SF), Lonnie Priolo (PF), Ira Whittle (C) Hubert Karlin, Ralph Ferguson, Vincent Litten, James Greer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Martello (SG), Robert Arciniega (SF), Garth Short (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Chad Jeffries, Bernard Dillard, Kelvin Taylor, Robert Davis | |
| 16:31 | UAB | Robert Urbano loses the dribble to Samuel Johnson | 39-37 |
| 16:17 | Central Florida | Mark Martello clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Higgins - foul #1 on Paul Higgins, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Orlando Hintze (SG) Paul Higgins | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:17 | Central Florida | Mark Martello misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:17 | Central Florida | Mark Martello makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:10 | UAB | Robert Urbano clanks a floater from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 16:08 | Central Florida | Garth Short grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 15:53 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ira Whittle - foul #1 on Ira Whittle, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Henry Ito (SG) Tim Holmes | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arthur Neidig (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Orlando Hintze (fresh) SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lonnie Priolo (fresh) C - Ira Whittle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Martello (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Ito (fresh) SF - Robert Arciniega (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Garth Short (fresh) 4 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Garth Short misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Urbano - foul #2 on Robert Urbano, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG) Orlando Hintze | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chad Jeffries (SG) Henry Ito | |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Garth Short makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Garth Short makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:21 | UAB | Robert Arciniega steals it from Hubert Karlin | 39-40 |
| 15:06 | Central Florida | Garth Short buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Chad Jeffries | 39-42 |
| 15:02 | UAB | Arthur Neidig hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Urbano | 41-42 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Mark Martello misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 14:52 | UAB | Arthur Neidig grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 14:37 | UAB | Ira Whittle hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Hubert Karlin | 44-42 |
| 14:24 | Central Florida | Chad Jeffries loses the ball out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Higgins (SG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Vincent Litten (PF), James Greer (C) Arthur Neidig, Robert Urbano, Lonnie Priolo, Ira Whittle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tim Holmes (PG), Bernard Dillard (SF), Kelvin Taylor (PF), Robert Davis (C) Mark Martello, Robert Arciniega, Garth Short, Samuel Johnson | |
| 14:05 | UAB | Hubert Karlin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 14:03 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Chad Jeffries | 44-42 |
| 13:53 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 13:52 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:45 | Central Florida | Chad Jeffries misses the dunk | 44-42 |
| 13:44 | UAB | Hubert Karlin pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:25 | UAB | Kelvin Taylor takes the ball from Ralph Ferguson | 44-42 |
| 13:05 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 13:03 | UAB | The rebound goes to James Greer | 44-42 |
| 12:50 | UAB | Tim Holmes steals it from Paul Higgins | 44-42 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes lays it up and in | 44-44 |
| 12:32 | UAB | Vincent Litten lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Higgins and he's fouled by Kelvin Taylor - foul #1 on Kelvin Taylor, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG) Hubert Karlin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Martello (SG) Chad Jeffries | |
| 12:32 | UAB | Vincent Litten makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:04 | Central Florida | Arthur Neidig is called for the reach on Kelvin Taylor - foul #1 on Arthur Neidig, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Lonnie Priolo (C) James Greer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega (SF), Garth Short (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Bernard Dillard, Kelvin Taylor, Robert Davis | |
| 11:44 | Central Florida | Garth Short connects on the floater in the lane | 47-46 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arthur Neidig (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Litten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Priolo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Martello (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Arciniega (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Garth Short (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-46 |
| 11:25 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Garth Short | 47-46 |
| 11:16 | Central Florida | Ralph Ferguson steps in front of the Mark Martello pass | 47-46 |
| 10:59 | UAB | Arthur Neidig knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Ralph Ferguson | 50-46 |
| 10:46 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Garth Short and he's hacked by Paul Higgins - foul #2 on Paul Higgins, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Orlando Hintze (SG), Robert Urbano (SF), James Greer (C) Paul Higgins, Ralph Ferguson, Vincent Litten | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bernard Dillard (SF), Robert Davis (C) Robert Arciniega, Samuel Johnson | |
| 10:46 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:23 | UAB | Lonnie Priolo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 10:21 | UAB | James Greer tips it back up and in | 52-49 |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Mark Martello misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 10:00 | UAB | The rebound goes to James Greer | 52-49 |
| 09:43 | UAB | Tim Holmes is called for the reach on Arthur Neidig - foul #3 on Tim Holmes, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Paul Higgins (SG), Ira Whittle (PF) Arthur Neidig, Orlando Hintze, Lonnie Priolo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Henry Ito (PG), Chad Jeffries (SG), Kelvin Taylor (PF) Tim Holmes, Mark Martello, Garth Short | |
| 09:27 | UAB | Robert Urbano is fouled on the floor by Bernard Dillard - foul #2 on Bernard Dillard, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| 09:12 | UAB | Paul Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Arp (C) James Greer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson (C) Robert Davis | |
| 08:52 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry Ito | 52-51 |
| 08:40 | UAB | Paul Higgins drills a floater from the right side | 54-51 |
| 08:17 | Central Florida | Bernard Dillard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 08:16 | UAB | Steven Arp gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 08:03 | UAB | Hubert Karlin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 07:53 | Central Florida | Bernard Dillard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 07:52 | UAB | The rebound goes to Ira Whittle | 57-51 |
| 07:28 | UAB | Robert Urbano is hacked by Bernard Dillard - foul #3 on Bernard Dillard, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (SG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Vincent Litten (PF), James Greer (C) Paul Higgins, Robert Urbano, Ira Whittle, Steven Arp | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tim Holmes (PG), Garth Short (SF), Robert Davis (C) Henry Ito, Bernard Dillard, Samuel Johnson | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Neidig (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Litten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Greer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Chad Jeffries (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garth Short (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kelvin Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | UAB | Vincent Litten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega (SF) Kelvin Taylor | |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Hubert Karlin steps in front of the Chad Jeffries pass | 57-51 |
| 06:54 | UAB | Hubert Karlin lays it in | 59-51 |
| 06:29 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega misses short on a floater from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 06:28 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega grabs the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 06:14 | Central Florida | Garth Short connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Tim Holmes | 59-53 |
| 06:01 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Higgins (SG) Hubert Karlin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Martello (SG), Kelvin Taylor (PF) Chad Jeffries, Robert Arciniega | |
| 05:46 | Central Florida | Garth Short misses the dunk attempt | 59-53 |
| 05:45 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:31 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 05:29 | Central Florida | Mark Martello tips it home | 59-55 |
| 05:24 | UAB | Paul Higgins blows the layup | 59-55 |
| 05:23 | Central Florida | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 05:18 | Central Florida | Vincent Litten swats the short shot by Tim Holmes | 59-55 |
| 05:17 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Garth Short | 59-55 |
| 05:01 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes misses the 3 from straight away | 59-55 |
| 05:00 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 04:45 | UAB | Mark Martello picks off the pass by Ralph Ferguson | 59-55 |
| 04:28 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Davis | 59-58 |
| 04:07 | UAB | James Greer is whistled for traveling | 59-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Robert Urbano (SF), Lonnie Priolo (PF), Ira Whittle (C) Arthur Neidig, Ralph Ferguson, Vincent Litten, James Greer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chad Jeffries (SG), Bernard Dillard (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF), James King (C) Mark Martello, Garth Short, Kelvin Taylor, Robert Davis | |
| 03:43 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson connects on the floater from close range | 59-60 |
| 03:32 | UAB | Ira Whittle drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Higgins | 61-60 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lonnie Priolo (fresh) C - Ira Whittle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Chad Jeffries (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dillard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - James King (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | James King comes up short on the shot from the right side | 61-60 |
| 03:11 | UAB | Lonnie Priolo grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 02:50 | UAB | Samuel Johnson swats the layup by Paul Higgins | 61-60 |
| 02:48 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Chad Jeffries | 61-60 |
| 02:48 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Ralph Ferguson (SF), Vincent Litten (PF), James Greer (C) Robert Urbano, Lonnie Priolo, Ira Whittle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor (PF), Robert Davis (C) Samuel Johnson, James King | |
| 02:34 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Bernard Dillard | 61-62 |
| 02:24 | UAB | Hubert Karlin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Vincent Litten | 64-62 |
| 02:01 | Central Florida | Chad Jeffries comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 02:00 | UAB | James Greer gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:49 | UAB | James Greer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 01:48 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | Chad Jeffries can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 01:30 | UAB | Vincent Litten pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:11 | UAB | Chad Jeffries is called for the reach on Paul Higgins - foul #3 on Chad Jeffries, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| 00:54 | UAB | Hubert Karlin drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ralph Ferguson | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Robert Davis connects on the runner in the paint set up by Tim Holmes | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Hubert Karlin | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Central Florida | Chad Jeffries's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-64 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (SG) Paul Higgins | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Jeffries - foul #4 on Chad Jeffries, team foul #6 | 69-64 |
| 00:16 | UAB | Hubert Karlin is hacked by Kelvin Taylor - foul #2 on Kelvin Taylor, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| 00:16 | UAB | Hubert Karlin makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:16 | UAB | Hubert Karlin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor is fouled on the floor by Vincent Litten - foul #1 on Vincent Litten, team foul #7 | 71-64 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Higgins (SG) Arthur Neidig | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:08 | UAB | Tim Holmes is called for the reach on Hubert Karlin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tim Holmes, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (SG) Paul Higgins | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:08 | UAB | Hubert Karlin misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:08 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Chad Jeffries misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Robert Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | The clock runs out | 71-66 |