| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Derrick Moose (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Peter Schultz inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UAB | Michael Atwood is called for the reach on Alex Kratochvil - foul #1 on Michael Atwood, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:27 | UAB | The jump hook by Anthony Cadet is blocked by Steve Merlino | 31-37 |
| 19:26 | UAB | Peter Schultz snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Peter Schultz is called for traveling | 31-37 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Derrick Moose | 31-39 |
| 18:47 | UAB | Jerome Wyatt swats the shot by Alex Kratochvil | 31-39 |
| 18:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steve Merlino | 31-39 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 18:31 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:17 | UAB | John Wilbur's fadeaway is rejected by Jerome Wyatt | 31-39 |
| 18:15 | UAB | Anthony Cadet grabs the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:01 | UAB | John Wilbur loses the ball out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jerome Wyatt | 31-41 |
| 17:31 | UAB | Anthony Cadet connects on the jumper from the right side | 33-41 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-41 |
| 17:12 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 16:56 | UAB | Salvador Gonzalez is called for the reach on Anthony Cadet - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Cecil Kruse (SF), Larry Porterfield (C) Peter Schultz, Anthony Cadet | |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (SF), Calvin Davis (C) Jerome Wyatt, Steve Merlino | |
| 16:51 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil buries a driving attempt near the basket | 35-41 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Calvin Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Harold Aubry (SF) Alex Kratochvil | |
| Subs | Houston | Rudolph Smith (C) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 16:20 | UAB | Cecil Kruse's layup is rejected by Rudolph Smith | 35-41 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Michael Atwood snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Rudolph Smith connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Calvin Davis | 35-44 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Tilley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Aubry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cecil Kruse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Porterfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Derrick Moose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) PF - Calvin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UAB | Larry Porterfield clanks a floater from close range | 35-44 |
| 15:41 | Houston | Rudolph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Derrick Moose buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rudolph Smith | 35-47 |
| 14:51 | UAB | Stephen Tilley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-47 |
| 14:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Calvin Davis | 35-47 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Rudolph Smith can't tip it in | 35-47 |
| 14:32 | UAB | Cecil Kruse grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 14:11 | UAB | Larry Porterfield is hacked by Rudolph Smith - foul #1 on Rudolph Smith, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Louis Lorusso (SG), Peter Schultz (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF), Anthony Cadet (C) John Wilbur, Stephen Tilley, Harold Aubry, Cecil Kruse, Larry Porterfield | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), David Brown (SG), Jerome Wyatt (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Steve Merlino (C) Derrick Moose, Michael Atwood, Dennis Retherford, Calvin Davis, Rudolph Smith | |
| 13:54 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeremy Stoddard - foul #4 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG) Jeremy Stoddard | |
| 13:54 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:54 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-47 |
| 13:31 | Houston | David Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:20 | Houston | David Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 13:18 | UAB | Anthony Cadet snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 13:03 | UAB | Salvador Gonzalez takes the ball from Alex Kratochvil | 37-47 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by David Brown and he's hacked by Alex Kratochvil - foul #2 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG) Louis Lorusso | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:40 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt makes the free throw | 37-50 |
| 12:17 | UAB | Peter Schultz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Peter Schultz, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Tilley (SG) Melvin Thurston | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:48 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alex Kratochvil - foul #3 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Atwood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UAB | Anthony Cadet misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-52 |
| 11:31 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil grabs the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 11:21 | UAB | Salvador Gonzalez swats the shot by John Wilbur | 37-52 |
| 11:19 | Houston | Steve Merlino gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-52 |
| 11:05 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 10:43 | UAB | Anthony Cadet clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 37-52 |
| 10:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jerome Wyatt | 37-52 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Alex Kratochvil blocks the short jumper by David Brown | 37-52 |
| 10:15 | UAB | The rebound goes to Alex Kratochvil | 37-52 |
| 09:57 | UAB | Anthony Cadet misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-52 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the fadeaway from the right side | 37-52 |
| 09:45 | UAB | Stephen Tilley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 09:32 | UAB | John Wilbur buries a runner from the baseline | 39-52 |
| 09:17 | Houston | David Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by John Wilbur - foul #2 on John Wilbur, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Louis Lorusso (SG), Harold Aubry (SF), Cecil Kruse (PF), Larry Porterfield (C) John Wilbur, Stephen Tilley, Peter Schultz, Alex Kratochvil, Anthony Cadet | |
| Subs | Houston | Derrick Moose (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Calvin Davis (PF), Rudolph Smith (C) Michael Atwood, Jerome Wyatt, Salvador Gonzalez, Steve Merlino | |
| 09:17 | Houston | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:17 | Houston | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:07 | UAB | David Brown picks off the pass by Cecil Kruse | 39-54 |
| 09:02 | Houston | David Brown banks in the layup | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:53 | UAB | Cecil Kruse buries a runner in the lane | 41-56 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Calvin Davis misses the lay-in | 41-56 |
| 08:44 | UAB | Melvin Thurston grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 08:36 | UAB | Rudolph Smith swats the short shot by Cecil Kruse | 41-56 |
| 08:34 | UAB | Harold Aubry gets the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 08:22 | UAB | David Brown steals the ball from Louis Lorusso | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:56 | Houston | Calvin Davis misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Melvin Thurston - foul #2 on Melvin Thurston, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Stephen Tilley (SG) Melvin Thurston, Louis Lorusso | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG) David Brown | |
| 07:56 | Houston | Calvin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Calvin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 07:43 | UAB | Dennis Retherford takes the ball from Harold Aubry | 41-58 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Aubry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cecil Kruse (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Porterfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Derrick Moose (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) PF - Calvin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Houston | Derrick Moose misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-58 |
| 07:12 | UAB | Larry Porterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 07:05 | UAB | Stephen Tilley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Calvin Davis gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Derrick Moose connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Stoddard | 41-61 |
| 06:40 | UAB | John Wilbur connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Cecil Kruse | 44-61 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Derrick Moose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 06:18 | UAB | Larry Porterfield grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 05:54 | UAB | Stephen Tilley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-61 |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Schultz (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF), Anthony Cadet (C) Harold Aubry, Cecil Kruse, Larry Porterfield | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG), Jerome Wyatt (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Steve Merlino (C) Derrick Moose, Dennis Retherford, Calvin Davis, Rudolph Smith | |
| 05:26 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Brown | 47-63 |
| 05:14 | UAB | Anthony Cadet clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 47-63 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Steve Merlino snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Steve Merlino | 47-65 |
| 04:51 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Tilley and the foul's on Jeremy Stoddard - foul #5 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG) Jeremy Stoddard | |
| 04:51 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Michael Atwood banks in the layup set up by David Brown and he's hacked by Alex Kratochvil - foul #4 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #6 | 50-67 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the free throw | 50-67 |
| 04:32 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 04:18 | UAB | Stephen Tilley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 03:47 | Houston | David Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt tips it but misses | 50-67 |
| 03:43 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Wilbur | 50-67 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | UAB | John Wilbur misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Brown - foul #4 on David Brown, team foul #6 | 50-67 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (SG), Harold Aubry (SF), Cecil Kruse (PF), Larry Porterfield (C) Stephen Tilley, Peter Schultz, Alex Kratochvil, Anthony Cadet | |
| Subs | Houston | Derrick Moose (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Calvin Davis (PF), Rudolph Smith (C) Michael Atwood, Jerome Wyatt, Salvador Gonzalez, Steve Merlino | |
| 03:31 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 03:31 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Houston | David Brown is fouled on the floor by Melvin Thurston - foul #3 on Melvin Thurston, team foul #7 | 52-67 |
| Subs | UAB | Louis Lorusso (SG) John Wilbur | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:04 | Houston | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:04 | Houston | David Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:04 | UAB | Larry Porterfield snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| 02:49 | UAB | Melvin Thurston clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 02:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Rudolph Smith | 52-68 |
| 02:24 | Houston | David Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Rudolph Smith snags the offensive board | 52-68 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Cecil Kruse swats the layup by Rudolph Smith | 52-68 |
| 02:03 | UAB | Cecil Kruse grabs the board | 52-68 |
| 01:56 | UAB | Cecil Kruse connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Melvin Thurston | 54-68 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Derrick Moose's floater is knocked away by Louis Lorusso | 54-68 |
| 01:36 | UAB | The rebound goes to Larry Porterfield | 54-68 |
| 01:25 | UAB | Melvin Thurston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Dennis Retherford gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Dennis Retherford comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Porterfield - foul #1 on Larry Porterfield, team foul #8 | 54-68 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Dennis Retherford makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Dennis Retherford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | UAB | Melvin Thurston is called for traveling | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Calvin Davis is fouled on the floor by Cecil Kruse - foul #2 on Cecil Kruse, team foul #9 | 54-70 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Calvin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Calvin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Cecil Kruse scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Melvin Thurston | 56-72 |
| 00:00 | Houston | David Brown runs out the clock | 56-72 |