| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Matthews (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Cogdill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Scarborough (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Edward Bach (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ambrose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lanier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Benefiel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-22 |
| 19:24 | UAB | Anthony Cogdill can't finish the layup | 28-22 |
| 19:23 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 19:08 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel misses short on a shot near the basket | 28-22 |
| 19:06 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel hits the follow up shot | 28-24 |
| 18:47 | UAB | Richard Matthews drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Merritt | 31-24 |
| 18:31 | Central Florida | Billy Williams is called for the reach on Scott Ambrose - foul #1 on Billy Williams, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose is whistled for traveling | 31-24 |
| 18:03 | UAB | Richard Matthews drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Merritt | 33-24 |
| 17:38 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier misses the 3 from straight away | 33-24 |
| 17:36 | UAB | Billy Williams gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:15 | UAB | Richard Merritt connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Matthews | 35-24 |
| 16:58 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel buries a jump hook in the paint | 35-26 |
| 16:33 | UAB | Richard Merritt hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Richard Matthews | 37-26 |
| 16:20 | Central Florida | Edward Bach is called for traveling | 37-26 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (PG), Dustin Gary (SG), Arthur Geer (SF), Brian Preston (PF), Robert Hawkins (C) Edward Bach, Scott Ambrose, Charles Lanier, Timothy Ryan, Ray Benefiel | |
| 15:56 | UAB | Richard Merritt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-26 |
| 15:55 | Central Florida | Robert Hawkins grabs the board | 37-26 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Matthews (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Cogdill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Merritt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Scarborough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Shane Walden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Gary (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Geer (fresh) PF - Brian Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Central Florida | Thomas Scarborough picks off the pass by Arthur Geer | 37-26 |
| 15:28 | UAB | Richard Merritt is hacked by Shane Walden - foul #2 on Shane Walden, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Bach (PG), Charles Lanier (SF) Dustin Gary, Arthur Geer | |
| 15:11 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough blows the layup | 37-26 |
| 15:09 | UAB | Richard Merritt misses the tip | 37-26 |
| 15:07 | UAB | Anthony Cogdill pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 14:45 | UAB | Anthony Cogdill clanks a floater near the basket | 37-26 |
| 14:43 | Central Florida | Shane Walden grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Brian Preston misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Scarborough - foul #3 on Thomas Scarborough, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose (SG), Ray Benefiel (C) Shane Walden, Robert Hawkins | |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Brian Preston makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Brian Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 14:32 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 14:08 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough jams it on a nice dish by Richard Matthews | 39-27 |
| 14:06 | Central Florida | Edward Bach is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan (PF) Brian Preston | |
| 13:47 | UAB | Billy Williams is called for a charge - foul #2 on Billy Williams, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| 13:20 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 13:19 | UAB | Anthony Cogdill pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 12:51 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Matthews | 41-27 |
| 12:34 | Central Florida | Thomas Scarborough denies the turnaround by Timothy Ryan | 41-27 |
| 12:33 | UAB | Richard Merritt grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 12:14 | UAB | Anthony Cogdill scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Billy Williams | 43-27 |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | Anthony Cogdill steals the ball from Scott Ambrose | 43-27 |
| 11:46 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-27 |
| 11:44 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Charles Lanier | 43-27 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Matthews (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Billy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Cogdill (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Merritt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Thomas Scarborough (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Edward Bach (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ambrose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lanier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Benefiel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Central Florida | Edward Bach misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 11:20 | UAB | The rebound goes to Billy Williams | 43-27 |
| 10:51 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Billy Williams | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:33 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-27 |
| 10:31 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough grabs the defensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 10:27 | UAB | Richard Matthews misses the shot from the left side | 45-27 |
| 10:25 | Central Florida | Edward Bach snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| 10:11 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Ambrose | 45-29 |
| 09:42 | UAB | Richard Matthews comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 09:40 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Charles Lanier | 45-29 |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 09:10 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough grabs the board | 45-29 |
| 08:52 | UAB | Ray Benefiel is called for the reach on Thomas Scarborough - foul #1 on Ray Benefiel, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | UAB | Leopoldo Conti (PG), Victor Lomonaco (SF), Charles Degregorio (PF) Richard Matthews, Anthony Cogdill, Richard Merritt | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (PG), Dustin Gary (SG), Arthur Geer (SF), Brian Preston (PF), Robert Hawkins (C) Edward Bach, Scott Ambrose, Charles Lanier, Timothy Ryan, Ray Benefiel | |
| 08:37 | UAB | Victor Lomonaco clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 08:36 | Central Florida | Brian Preston gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 08:15 | Central Florida | Dustin Gary buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Preston | 45-32 |
| 07:49 | UAB | Victor Lomonaco can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Arthur Geer - foul #1 on Arthur Geer, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matthews (PG) Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 07:49 | UAB | Victor Lomonaco misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 07:49 | UAB | Victor Lomonaco makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:35 | Central Florida | Brian Preston lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Geer and he's fouled by Leopoldo Conti - foul #1 on Leopoldo Conti, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| 07:35 | Central Florida | Brian Preston makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Matthews (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Leopoldo Conti (fresh) SF - Victor Lomonaco (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Degregorio (fresh) C - Thomas Scarborough (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Shane Walden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Gary (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Geer (fresh) PF - Brian Preston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UAB | Richard Matthews comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | Brian Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 06:51 | Central Florida | Victor Lomonaco steals it from Brian Preston | 46-35 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough misses the lay-in | 46-35 |
| 06:32 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Scarborough | 46-35 |
| 06:06 | UAB | Victor Lomonaco travels with the ball | 46-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Billy Williams (SG), Anthony Cogdill (SF), Richard Merritt (PF) Richard Matthews, Victor Lomonaco, Thomas Scarborough | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan (PF) Robert Hawkins | |
| 05:47 | Central Florida | Charles Degregorio steals it from Arthur Geer | 46-35 |
| 05:28 | UAB | Billy Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leopoldo Conti | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:17 | Central Florida | Richard Merritt is called for the reach on Timothy Ryan - foul #1 on Richard Merritt, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matthews (PG), Thomas Scarborough (C) Leopoldo Conti, Charles Degregorio | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Bach (PG), Scott Ambrose (SG), Charles Lanier (SF), Ray Benefiel (C) Shane Walden, Dustin Gary, Arthur Geer, Brian Preston | |
| 04:53 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier blows the layup | 49-35 |
| 04:51 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose tips it home | 49-37 |
| 04:28 | UAB | Richard Matthews can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 04:27 | UAB | Anthony Cogdill pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 04:09 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-37 |
| 04:07 | Central Florida | Edward Bach grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 03:50 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier hits a 3 from straight away set up by Ray Benefiel | 49-40 |
| 03:24 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Anthony Cogdill | 51-40 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Matthews (tiring) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Billy Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Cogdill (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Merritt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Thomas Scarborough (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Edward Bach (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ambrose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Lanier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Ryan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Benefiel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan scores on a runner from the left block | 51-42 |
| 02:43 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Leopoldo Conti (PG), Victor Lomonaco (SF), Charles Degregorio (PF) Richard Matthews, Anthony Cogdill, Richard Merritt | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (SG), Brian Preston (PF), Robert Hawkins (C) Scott Ambrose, Timothy Ryan, Ray Benefiel | |
| 02:40 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Merritt (PF) Thomas Scarborough | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose (SG) Shane Walden | |
| 02:24 | Central Florida | Edward Bach makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Scott Ambrose | 51-44 |
| 02:24 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matthews (PG), Anthony Cogdill (SF) Leopoldo Conti, Victor Lomonaco | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan (PF), Ray Benefiel (C) Brian Preston, Robert Hawkins | |
| 01:59 | UAB | Richard Matthews misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-44 |
| 01:58 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Lanier | 51-47 |
| 01:03 | UAB | Richard Merritt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 51-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Scarborough (C) Charles Degregorio | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | Edward Bach misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Bach - foul #3 on Edward Bach, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| 00:40 | UAB | Billy Williams is hacked by Timothy Ryan - foul #2 on Timothy Ryan, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| 00:39 | UAB | Billy Williams is fouled on the floor by Scott Ambrose - foul #2 on Scott Ambrose, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Billy Williams is hacked by Timothy Ryan - foul #3 on Timothy Ryan, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Billy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Billy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 00:30 | UAB | Richard Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 00:29 | UAB | Edward Bach is called for the reach on Richard Merritt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Bach, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Degregorio (C) Thomas Scarborough | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:29 | UAB | Richard Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:29 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Ray Benefiel | 53-47 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Richard Merritt gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Richard Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Bach - foul #5 on Edward Bach, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (PG) Edward Bach | |
| 00:22 | UAB | Richard Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Richard Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 00:14 | UAB | The rebound goes to Charles Degregorio | 55-47 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Shane Walden is called for the reach on Charles Degregorio in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shane Walden, team foul #10 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Scarborough (C) Richard Merritt | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:11 | UAB | Charles Degregorio makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Charles Degregorio misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-47 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier gets the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | The clock runs out | 56-47 |