| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Sizemore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Ashby (fresh) SF - Richard Maynard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marlon Sands (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Richard Maynard inbounds the ball | 32-18 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | UAB | Marlon Sands misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-18 |
| 19:43 | UAB | Marlon Sands hits the follow up shot | 32-20 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Kevin Cooper buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Vierthaler | 34-20 |
| 19:13 | UAB | John Robertson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Robertson, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Donald Doll connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Vierthaler | 36-20 |
| 18:33 | UAB | Marlon Sands's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Vierthaler | 36-20 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Kevin Cooper grabs the board | 36-20 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Vierthaler and he's hacked by Marlon Sands - foul #1 on Marlon Sands, team foul #2 | 38-20 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the free throw | 39-20 |
| 18:04 | UAB | Carl Ashby buries a 3 from straight away | 39-23 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Donald Doll knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Vierthaler | 42-23 |
| 17:34 | UAB | Marlon Sands connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Carl Ashby and the foul's on Mark Schweickert - foul #1 on Mark Schweickert, team foul #1 | 42-25 |
| 17:34 | UAB | Marlon Sands makes the free throw | 42-26 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Kevin Cooper clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Robertson - foul #2 on John Robertson, team foul #3 | 42-26 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 16:59 | UAB | Richard Maynard's floater is tipped away by Kevin Cooper | 44-26 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Kevin Cooper grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Mark Schweickert clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Marlon Sands - foul #2 on Marlon Sands, team foul #4 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | UAB | Anthony Leonard (PG), Timothy Cotta (SG), Dima Kabacinski (C) Joseph Sizemore, Carl Ashby, John Robertson | |
| 16:37 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 16:12 | UAB | Anthony Leonard connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-28 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-28 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Fred Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 45-28 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marion Ling (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Anthony Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Maynard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marlon Sands (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dima Kabacinski (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Houston | Fred Burnett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 15:31 | UAB | Richard Maynard pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 15:16 | UAB | Richard Maynard misses the runner from close range | 45-28 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Fred Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Timothy Cotta steals it from Umi Abdula | 45-28 |
| 14:41 | UAB | Richard Maynard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-28 |
| 14:40 | UAB | Anthony Leonard tips it home | 45-30 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Mark Schweickert scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marion Ling | 47-30 |
| 14:06 | UAB | Richard Maynard comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-30 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Mark Schweickert grabs the defensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Cotta - foul #2 on Timothy Cotta, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Paul Nowak (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF), Kevin Cooper (C) Fred Burnett, Marion Ling, Mark Schweickert, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Sizemore (PG), Carl Ashby (SG), Robert Lyles (SF), John Robertson (C) Anthony Leonard, Timothy Cotta, Richard Maynard, Marlon Sands | |
| 13:41 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:31 | UAB | John Robertson misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Cooper - foul #2 on Kevin Cooper, team foul #2 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Doll (SG) Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| Subs | UAB | Albert Ford (PF) Dima Kabacinski | |
| 13:31 | UAB | John Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 13:31 | UAB | John Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Lars Wisinski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:26 | Houston | Donald Doll can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-30 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Donald Doll grabs the offensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler is fouled on the floor by Albert Ford - foul #3 on Albert Ford, team foul #6 | 49-30 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 12:38 | UAB | Carl Ashby snags the defensive board | 49-30 |
| 12:34 | UAB | Robert Lyles can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Nowak - foul #1 on Paul Nowak, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| 12:34 | UAB | Robert Lyles misses the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 12:34 | UAB | Robert Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Carl Ashby takes the ball from Daniel Vierthaler | 49-31 |
| 12:14 | UAB | Carl Ashby hits the finger roll | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 12:06 | Houston | Kevin Cooper banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Nowak | 51-33 |
| 11:53 | UAB | Robert Lyles misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Paul Nowak pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lars Wisinski (fresh) C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Sizemore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Ashby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Ford (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:23 | Houston | Lars Wisinski is hacked by Albert Ford - foul #4 on Albert Ford, team foul #7 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SF) Paul Nowak | |
| Subs | UAB | Marlon Sands (PF) Albert Ford | |
| 11:23 | Houston | Lars Wisinski makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Lars Wisinski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 11:07 | UAB | Joseph Sizemore is hacked by Kevin Cooper - foul #3 on Kevin Cooper, team foul #4 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Schweickert (PF) Lars Wisinski | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:58 | UAB | Marlon Sands knocks in the shot near the basket | 53-35 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Donald Doll is hacked by John Robertson - foul #3 on John Robertson, team foul #8 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Umi Abdula (C) Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | UAB | Anthony Leonard (SG), Richard Maynard (SF), Dima Kabacinski (C) Carl Ashby, Robert Lyles, John Robertson | |
| 10:29 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Donald Doll misses the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Mark Schweickert grabs the offensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Mark Schweickert can't finish the layup | 54-35 |
| 10:00 | UAB | Marlon Sands grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 09:56 | UAB | Dima Kabacinski loses the dribble to Umi Abdula | 54-35 |
| 09:33 | Houston | Donald Doll misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 09:32 | UAB | Richard Maynard pulls down the rebound | 54-35 |
| 09:25 | UAB | Marlon Sands misses the driving attempt from the right block | 54-35 |
| 09:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to Umi Abdula | 54-35 |
| 09:05 | Houston | The jumper by Marion Ling is denied by Marlon Sands | 54-35 |
| 09:03 | UAB | Anthony Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 08:57 | UAB | Richard Maynard hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Marlon Sands | 54-38 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 08:28 | UAB | Dima Kabacinski pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 08:16 | UAB | Marlon Sands misses the runner from the right block | 54-38 |
| 08:15 | UAB | Marlon Sands tips it back up and in | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:56 | Houston | Marion Ling travels with the ball | 54-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Kevin Cooper (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | UAB | Carl Ashby (SG), Robert Lyles (SF), John Robertson (C) Joseph Sizemore, Marlon Sands, Dima Kabacinski | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Anthony Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Ashby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Maynard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | UAB | John Robertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 07:41 | UAB | Richard Maynard grabs the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 07:36 | UAB | Carl Ashby drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Mark Schweickert drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Burnett | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:58 | UAB | John Robertson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Leonard | 56-44 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Marion Ling clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 06:39 | UAB | Richard Maynard grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:26 | UAB | Richard Maynard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Schweickert - foul #2 on Mark Schweickert, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Nowak (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF) Marion Ling, Mark Schweickert | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Cotta (PG), Marlon Sands (PF) Anthony Leonard, Robert Lyles | |
| 06:26 | UAB | Richard Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:26 | UAB | Richard Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 06:08 | UAB | Marlon Sands snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 05:53 | UAB | Carl Ashby's floater is tipped away by Paul Nowak | 56-46 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi double dribbles | 56-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Mark Schweickert (PF) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Lars Wisinski | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Sizemore (PG), Robert Lyles (SF) Timothy Cotta, Richard Maynard | |
| 05:14 | UAB | Marlon Sands hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Kevin Cooper gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 56-46 |
| 04:54 | UAB | John Robertson pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 04:31 | UAB | Robert Lyles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SF), Umi Abdula (C) Paul Nowak, Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | UAB | Anthony Leonard (SG), Dima Kabacinski (C) Carl Ashby, John Robertson | |
| 04:20 | Houston | Mark Schweickert clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marlon Sands - foul #3 on Marlon Sands, team foul #9 | 56-46 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:03 | UAB | Dima Kabacinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Maynard (PF) Marlon Sands | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Houston | Umi Abdula's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Lyles | 58-46 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Marion Ling tips it but misses | 58-46 |
| 03:41 | UAB | Robert Lyles grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Sizemore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Maynard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dima Kabacinski (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | UAB | Richard Maynard misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| 03:29 | UAB | Robert Lyles tips it home | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Donald Doll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Lars Wisinski (PF) Daniel Vierthaler, Mark Schweickert | |
| Subs | UAB | Carl Ashby (SG), Marlon Sands (PF), John Robertson (C) Joseph Sizemore, Richard Maynard, Dima Kabacinski | |
| 02:51 | UAB | Carl Ashby buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Leonard | 58-50 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Mark Schweickert (PF), Kevin Cooper (C) Fred Burnett, Lars Wisinski, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Sizemore (PG) Anthony Leonard | |
| 02:35 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marion Ling and he's fouled by Joseph Sizemore - foul #3 on Joseph Sizemore, team foul #10 | 60-50 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:18 | UAB | Joseph Sizemore clanks a floater in the lane | 61-50 |
| 02:16 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lyles | 61-50 |
| 02:02 | UAB | Robert Lyles connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marlon Sands | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Houston | Kevin Cooper loses the dribble to Robert Lyles | 61-52 |
| 01:22 | UAB | Donald Doll picks off the pass by Robert Lyles | 61-52 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UAB | Marlon Sands makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Carl Ashby | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Mark Schweickert is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Sizemore - foul #4 on Joseph Sizemore, team foul #11 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG) Daniel Vierthaler | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Marlon Sands connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Sizemore | 65-56 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Joseph Sizemore is called for the reach on Fred Burnett in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Sizemore, team foul #12 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Anthony Leonard (PG) Joseph Sizemore | |
| 00:45 | Houston | Fred Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Fred Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:45 | UAB | Anthony Leonard pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:38 | UAB | Anthony Leonard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Kevin Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Anthony Leonard is called for the reach on Kevin Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Leonard, team foul #13 | 65-56 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:27 | UAB | Carl Ashby can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-56 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Kevin Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Fred Burnett runs out the clock | 67-56 |