| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Provenzano (fresh) SG - Joshua Philpot (fresh) SF - James Manhart (fresh) PF - Luis Conner (fresh) C - Charles Curci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) SG - Barry Johnson (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Alan Locke (fresh) C - Thomas Everett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Central Florida | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | UAB | The rebound goes to David Provenzano | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UAB | Robert Davis steals it from David Provenzano in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Central Florida | Robert Davis banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | UAB | David Provenzano clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Everett | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson loses the dribble to David Provenzano in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | UAB | David Provenzano banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Central Florida | Robert Davis misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | UAB | Luis Conner gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | UAB | Alan Locke steps in front of the Luis Conner pass | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Central Florida | Alan Locke knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | UAB | David Provenzano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | UAB | David Provenzano makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:17 | UAB | David Provenzano makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:03 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | UAB | David Provenzano pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | UAB | James Manhart hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Provenzano | 6-5 |
| 17:34 | Central Florida | Robert Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:33 | UAB | Charles Curci grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:27 | UAB | Alan Locke steps in front of the Joshua Philpot pass | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett drills a floater in the paint set up by Barry Johnson and he's fouled by Joshua Philpot - foul #1 on Joshua Philpot, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Michael Campbell (SG), Gary Grajeda (SF), Michael Iliff (PF), Jeffery Van Zant (C) David Provenzano, Joshua Philpot, James Manhart, Luis Conner, Charles Curci | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Douglas Bullock (SG), James Lamantia (SF), Gordon Lansing (PF) Robert Davis, Barry Johnson, David Thomas, Alan Locke | |
| 17:14 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:46 | UAB | Michael Campbell is fouled on the floor by James Lamantia - foul #1 on James Lamantia, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vic Childs (SG) Thomas Everett | |
| 16:31 | UAB | Michael Campbell clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 16:29 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:24 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson's pass is intercepted by Gary Grajeda | 6-8 |
| 15:58 | UAB | Jeffrey Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffery Van Zant | 9-8 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Campbell (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Grajeda (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Iliff (fairly fresh) C - Jeffery Van Zant (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fresh) SG - Vic Childs (fresh) SF - Douglas Bullock (fairly fresh) PF - Gordon Lansing (fairly fresh) C - James Lamantia (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Central Florida | James Lamantia can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 9-8 |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing tips it but misses | 9-8 |
| 15:36 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:20 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-8 |
| 15:19 | UAB | The rebound goes to Michael Iliff | 9-8 |
| 15:14 | UAB | Gary Grajeda is fouled on the floor by James Lamantia - foul #2 on James Lamantia, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | UAB | David Provenzano (PG), Joshua Philpot (SG), Ronald Graham (SF), Luis Conner (PF), Charles Curci (C) Jeffrey Smith, Michael Campbell, Gary Grajeda, Michael Iliff, Jeffery Van Zant | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Calvin Crum (PG), Charles Walls (SG), David Thomas (SF), Alan Locke (PF), Thomas Everett (C) Justin Pearson, Vic Childs, Douglas Bullock, Gordon Lansing, James Lamantia | |
| 14:50 | UAB | Charles Curci hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Everett - foul #1 on Thomas Everett, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| 14:50 | UAB | Charles Curci misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:50 | UAB | Charles Curci misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:50 | Central Florida | Alan Locke gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:36 | Central Florida | David Thomas knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Calvin Crum | 9-10 |
| 14:15 | UAB | Charles Curci can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-10 |
| 14:13 | UAB | Joshua Philpot tips it home | 11-10 |
| 13:56 | Central Florida | David Provenzano takes the ball from Calvin Crum | 11-10 |
| 13:48 | UAB | Luis Conner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 13:47 | Central Florida | Alan Locke grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:19 | Central Florida | David Thomas is fouled on the floor by David Provenzano - foul #1 on David Provenzano, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Michael Campbell (SG), James Manhart (SF), Michael Iliff (PF), Jeffery Van Zant (C) David Provenzano, Joshua Philpot, Ronald Graham, Luis Conner, Charles Curci | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), Barry Johnson (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Gordon Lansing (C) Calvin Crum, Charles Walls, David Thomas, Thomas Everett | |
| 13:14 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock is open and lays it up and in set up by Barry Johnson | 11-12 |
| 12:58 | UAB | James Manhart can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 12:57 | UAB | Michael Iliff tips it in | 13-12 |
| 12:55 | Central Florida | Jeffery Van Zant is called for the reach on Robert Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Van Zant, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Grajeda (SG) Michael Campbell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:42 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing grabs the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 12:26 | Central Florida | Robert Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 12:24 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Smith | 13-12 |
| 12:19 | UAB | Jeffrey Smith buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Iliff | 15-12 |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Smith is called for the reach on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Campbell (SG), Luis Conner (PF), Charles Curci (C) Gary Grajeda, Michael Iliff, Jeffery Van Zant | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Vic Childs (SG), David Thomas (SF), Thomas Everett (C) Robert Davis, Barry Johnson, Douglas Bullock, Alan Locke | |
| 11:52 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 15-12 |
| 11:50 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing grabs the offensive board | 15-12 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Campbell (fresh) SF - James Manhart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Conner (tiring) C - Charles Curci (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fresh) SG - Vic Childs (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gordon Lansing (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Everett (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing drills a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Charles Curci - foul #1 on Charles Curci, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | UAB | David Provenzano (PG), Ronald Graham (SF) Jeffrey Smith, James Manhart | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:17 | UAB | Charles Curci jams it on a great pass from David Provenzano | 17-15 |
| 11:14 | Central Florida | Vic Childs double dribbles in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 10:54 | UAB | David Provenzano can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 10:53 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Gordon Lansing | 17-15 |
| 10:26 | Central Florida | David Thomas travels with the ball | 17-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Gary Grajeda (SG), James Manhart (SF), Michael Iliff (PF), Jeffery Van Zant (C) David Provenzano, Michael Campbell, Ronald Graham, Luis Conner, Charles Curci | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), Charles Walls (SG), Douglas Bullock (PF) Justin Pearson, Vic Childs, Gordon Lansing | |
| 10:15 | UAB | Gary Grajeda misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 10:14 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 09:53 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffery Van Zant | 17-15 |
| 09:52 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock snags the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock knocks in the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Jeffery Van Zant - foul #2 on Jeffery Van Zant, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Curci (C) Jeffery Van Zant | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Barry Johnson (SG), Alan Locke (PF) Charles Walls, David Thomas | |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:09 | UAB | James Manhart is fouled on the floor by Barry Johnson - foul #1 on Barry Johnson, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UAB | David Provenzano (PG), Joshua Philpot (SG) Jeffrey Smith, James Manhart | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing (C) Thomas Everett | |
| 08:49 | UAB | Charles Curci clanks a runner from close range | 17-18 |
| 08:48 | UAB | Charles Curci tips it in | 19-18 |
| 08:43 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock is hacked by Gary Grajeda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Grajeda, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Graham (SF), Luis Conner (PF) Gary Grajeda, Michael Iliff | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG) Robert Davis | |
| 08:43 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:43 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:29 | UAB | Joshua Philpot knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Provenzano | 22-20 |
| 08:03 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Smith (PG), James Manhart (SF) David Provenzano, Ronald Graham | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vic Childs (SF), Thomas Everett (C) Douglas Bullock, Gordon Lansing | |
| 07:46 | UAB | Luis Conner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 07:45 | Central Florida | Vic Childs grabs the board | 22-20 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Philpot (tiring) 5 pts. SF - James Manhart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Conner (tiring) C - Charles Curci (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fresh) SG - Barry Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vic Childs (fresh) PF - Alan Locke (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Everett (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Central Florida | Alan Locke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 07:37 | Central Florida | Vic Childs grabs the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:19 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 07:17 | UAB | Jeffrey Smith grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 07:11 | UAB | Jeffrey Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Thomas Everett - foul #2 on Thomas Everett, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Campbell (SG), Michael Iliff (PF) Joshua Philpot, Luis Conner | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), David Thomas (SF), Douglas Bullock (PF), Gordon Lansing (C) Justin Pearson, Barry Johnson, Alan Locke, Thomas Everett | |
| 07:11 | UAB | Jeffrey Smith makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:47 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Davis | 26-22 |
| 06:41 | UAB | Michael Campbell is fouled on the floor by Vic Childs - foul #1 on Vic Childs, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | UAB | David Provenzano (PG), Gary Grajeda (SF) Jeffrey Smith, James Manhart | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Walls (SG) Vic Childs | |
| 06:41 | UAB | Michael Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:41 | UAB | Michael Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:41 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 06:27 | Central Florida | Michael Campbell takes the ball from Gordon Lansing | 27-22 |
| 06:24 | UAB | Michael Campbell hits the finger roll | 29-22 |
| 06:19 | Central Florida | David Provenzano picks off the pass by Robert Davis in the backcourt | 29-22 |
| 06:16 | UAB | Michael Iliff lays it up and in on a great pass from David Provenzano | 31-22 |
| 06:03 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing clanks a jumper near the basket | 31-22 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Charles Walls snags the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Robert Davis makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Walls | 31-24 |
| 05:23 | UAB | David Provenzano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 05:22 | UAB | Michael Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 05:08 | UAB | Michael Campbell is fouled on the floor by Douglas Bullock - foul #1 on Douglas Bullock, team foul #8 | 31-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Smith (PG), James Manhart (SF), Luis Conner (PF), Jeffery Van Zant (C) David Provenzano, Gary Grajeda, Michael Iliff, Charles Curci | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Barry Johnson (SG), Alan Locke (PF) Robert Davis, Charles Walls, Douglas Bullock | |
| 05:08 | UAB | Michael Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:08 | UAB | Michael Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:08 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 05:06 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Smith - foul #2 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #8 | 32-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Joshua Philpot (SG) Michael Campbell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:06 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:06 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:06 | UAB | Jeffery Van Zant grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 04:44 | UAB | Jeffery Van Zant misses the floater from the left block | 32-25 |
| 04:43 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Alan Locke | 32-25 |
| 04:29 | Central Florida | David Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing tips it back up and in | 32-27 |
| 04:11 | UAB | Jeffery Van Zant misses short on a floater from close range | 32-27 |
| 04:09 | UAB | Luis Conner pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Luis Conner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Manhart | 35-27 |
| 03:39 | Central Florida | Alan Locke scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Justin Pearson | 35-29 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joshua Philpot (tiring) 5 pts. SF - James Manhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Conner (tiring) 3 pts. C - Jeffery Van Zant (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Alan Locke (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gordon Lansing (tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:33 | UAB | James Manhart misses the floater from the left side | 35-29 |
| 03:31 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 03:26 | Central Florida | Jeffery Van Zant steps in front of the Justin Pearson pass in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| 03:11 | UAB | James Manhart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 03:10 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Gordon Lansing | 35-29 |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson is hacked by Joshua Philpot in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Philpot, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UAB | David Provenzano (PG), Gary Grajeda (SG), Ronald Graham (SF), Michael Iliff (PF) Jeffrey Smith, Joshua Philpot, James Manhart, Luis Conner | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Walls (SG), Vic Childs (SF), James Lamantia (PF), Thomas Everett (C) Barry Johnson, David Thomas, Alan Locke, Gordon Lansing | |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:54 | UAB | Gary Grajeda makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Van Zant | 38-31 |
| 02:25 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson loses the dribble to Michael Iliff | 38-31 |
| 02:17 | UAB | Gary Grajeda comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 02:15 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Everett | 38-31 |
| 02:00 | Central Florida | David Provenzano steals it from James Lamantia | 38-31 |
| 01:48 | UAB | Gary Grajeda makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Provenzano - foul #2 on David Provenzano, team foul #10 | 41-31 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Michael Campbell (SG), James Manhart (SF), Luis Conner (PF) David Provenzano, Gary Grajeda, Ronald Graham, Michael Iliff | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Barry Johnson (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Alan Locke (PF) Charles Walls, Vic Childs, James Lamantia | |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 01:09 | UAB | Luis Conner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 01:08 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | Alan Locke misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Luis Conner - foul #1 on Luis Conner, team foul #11 | 41-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Curci (C) Jeffery Van Zant | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG) Justin Pearson | |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | Alan Locke makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | Alan Locke misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:54 | UAB | James Manhart pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 00:38 | UAB | Charles Curci dunks the ball on a great pass from Luis Conner | 43-33 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 00:17 | UAB | Jeffrey Smith grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Luis Conner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-33 |