| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) SG - Curtis Goff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) C - Michael Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Ayres inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Houston | Curtis Goff is called for the reach on Luis Moran - foul #1 on Curtis Goff, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:09 | Houston | John Ayres hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Fleming - foul #2 on Michael Fleming, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| 19:09 | Houston | John Ayres makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 19:09 | Houston | John Ayres makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 18:45 | UAB | Curtis Goff can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Dwain Williams gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Kevin Bickford scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Tracy Alers | 35-24 |
| 17:57 | UAB | Michael Fleming misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 17:55 | UAB | Michael Harvey snags the offensive board | 35-24 |
| 17:37 | UAB | Michael Harvey is whistled for a carry | 35-24 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Kevin Bickford comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-24 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Kevin Bickford pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Luis Moran is hacked by Roscoe Dipasquale - foul #2 on Roscoe Dipasquale, team foul #3 | 35-24 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Kevin Bickford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alex Kratochvil - foul #3 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #4 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | James Peek (PF) Alex Kratochvil | |
| 16:40 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 16:26 | UAB | James Peek lays it up and in | 37-26 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Kevin Bickford throws it down on a great pass from Dwain Williams | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ayres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Bickford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) SG - Curtis Goff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Peek (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale is whistled for traveling | 39-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Jerome Wyatt (PF) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, John Ayres, Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (SG), George Walker (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF) Curtis Goff, Michael Fleming, James Peek | |
| 15:22 | Houston | Bobby Hines is fouled on the floor by John Wilbur - foul #1 on John Wilbur, team foul #5 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (C) Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | UAB | James Peek (C) Michael Harvey | |
| 14:57 | Houston | Ricky Kelly knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Brown | 42-26 |
| 14:33 | UAB | George Walker's pass is intercepted by David Brown | 42-26 |
| 14:11 | Houston | James Peek takes the ball from Steve Merlino | 42-26 |
| 13:52 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Ricky Kelly snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Ricky Kelly clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 13:33 | UAB | George Walker grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 13:14 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale knocks in the floater from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Steve Merlino hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 42-28 |
| 12:43 | UAB | James Peek pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 12:19 | UAB | George Walker misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 11:53 | UAB | George Walker grabs the board | 42-28 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Wilbur (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - James Peek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UAB | George Walker misses the shot from the right block | 42-28 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 3 from the left wing | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:01 | UAB | George Walker lays it in on a nice dish by Roscoe Dipasquale and he's fouled by Bobby Hines - foul #3 on Bobby Hines, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Luis Moran (SG), John Ayres (SF), Kevin Bickford (PF), Dwain Williams (C) Ricky Kelly, David Brown, Bobby Hines, Jerome Wyatt, Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | UAB | Ben Sears (PG), Curtis Goff (SG), Robert Blais (PF), Michael Harvey (C) Roscoe Dipasquale, John Wilbur, Alex Kratochvil, James Peek | |
| 11:01 | UAB | George Walker makes the free throw | 45-31 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Kevin Bickford drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Tracy Alers | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:31 | UAB | Ben Sears clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 10:29 | UAB | Michael Harvey tips it in | 47-33 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Tracy Alers connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Ayres and the foul's on Ben Sears - foul #1 on Ben Sears, team foul #6 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Fleming (SF) George Walker | |
| 10:09 | Houston | Tracy Alers makes the free throw | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:55 | UAB | Michael Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-33 |
| 09:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Bickford | 50-33 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses long on a shot from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 09:47 | UAB | Robert Blais gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 09:43 | UAB | Michael Fleming connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Blais | 50-35 |
| 09:16 | Houston | 3 seconds is called on Tracy Alers | 50-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG), Alex Kratochvil (PF) Ben Sears, Robert Blais | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:08 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bickford - foul #1 on Kevin Bickford, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| 08:47 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil is called for 3 seconds | 50-35 |
| 08:18 | Houston | John Ayres can't connect on a jumper from close range | 50-35 |
| 08:17 | UAB | Curtis Goff pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:05 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Roscoe Dipasquale picks off the pass by Tracy Alers in the backcourt | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:50 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dwain Williams - foul #1 on Dwain Williams, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| 07:50 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 07:50 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Dwain Williams grabs the board | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Goff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Houston | Roscoe Dipasquale steps in front of the Dwain Williams pass | 50-37 |
| 07:21 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale hits the finger roll | 50-39 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Dwain Williams blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Harvey - foul #3 on Michael Harvey, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Jerome Wyatt (PF) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, John Ayres, Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (SG) Curtis Goff | |
| 06:56 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 06:48 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil lays it up and in | 51-41 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Dwain Williams drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Ricky Kelly | 53-41 |
| 06:08 | UAB | Michael Harvey buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Roscoe Dipasquale | 53-43 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Dwain Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Roscoe Dipasquale picks off the pass by Dwain Williams | 53-43 |
| 05:18 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale hits the finger roll | 53-45 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Bobby Hines is whistled for a carry | 53-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Luis Moran (SG), John Ayres (SF), Kevin Bickford (PF), Steve Merlino (C) Ricky Kelly, David Brown, Bobby Hines, Jerome Wyatt, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | UAB | Curtis Goff (SG), George Walker (SF), James Peek (PF), Cecil Kruse (C) Roscoe Dipasquale, Michael Fleming, Alex Kratochvil, Michael Harvey | |
| 04:35 | UAB | John Wilbur buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Curtis Goff | 53-48 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Kevin Bickford's pass is intercepted by Curtis Goff | 53-48 |
| 04:13 | UAB | Curtis Goff slams it home | 53-50 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Cecil Kruse steals the ball from Kevin Bickford | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Goff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Peek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Kruse (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:33 | UAB | John Wilbur drills a jumpshot from the left side | 53-52 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the floater from the right block | 53-52 |
| 03:07 | UAB | Cecil Kruse pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 02:46 | UAB | George Walker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Luis Moran - foul #2 on Luis Moran, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Dwain Williams (C) Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG), Alex Kratochvil (PF), Michael Harvey (C) John Wilbur, James Peek, Cecil Kruse | |
| 02:46 | UAB | George Walker misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:46 | UAB | George Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Kevin Bickford grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Kevin Bickford connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Tracy Alers | 55-52 |
| 02:15 | UAB | George Walker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Roscoe Dipasquale | 55-55 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Dwain Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-55 |
| 01:55 | UAB | Michael Harvey grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 01:34 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Fleming (SF) George Walker | |
| 01:15 | Houston | Roscoe Dipasquale is called for the reach on Tracy Alers - foul #3 on Roscoe Dipasquale, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Tracy Alers makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Tracy Alers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:56 | UAB | A charge is called on Curtis Goff - foul #2 on Curtis Goff, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Dwain Williams can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-55 |
| 00:29 | UAB | Curtis Goff grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Michael Fleming misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Kevin Bickford snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Houston | Kevin Bickford is fouled in the backcourt by Roscoe Dipasquale - foul #4 on Roscoe Dipasquale, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:12 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Dwain Williams gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Dwain Williams is hacked by Roscoe Dipasquale in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roscoe Dipasquale, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG) Tracy Alers | |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG) Roscoe Dipasquale | |
| 00:07 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:07 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 00:01 | UAB | Michael Harvey is hacked by Luis Moran - foul #3 on Luis Moran, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG) Ricky Kelly | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:00 | UAB | John Wilbur comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-55 |