| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Willis Foret inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | UAB | Russell Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 19:46 | UAB | Stan Hebert tips it home | 31-31 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Clinton Canaday is fouled on the floor by Russell Taylor - foul #1 on Russell Taylor, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Pat Ray buries a runner from the right block set up by Terry Lewis and he's fouled by Stan Hebert - foul #1 on Stan Hebert, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:52 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Willis Foret | 34-34 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Russell Taylor - foul #2 on Russell Taylor, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:20 | UAB | Willis Foret hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Terry Lewis pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Gary Maury buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Lewis | 38-34 |
| 17:44 | UAB | Pat Ray is called for the reach on Stan Hebert - foul #2 on Pat Ray, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 17:29 | UAB | Russell Taylor scores on a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Clinton Canaday - foul #1 on Clinton Canaday, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 17:29 | UAB | Russell Taylor makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Pat Ray misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-37 |
| 17:09 | UAB | David Campbell snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 16:54 | UAB | Stan Hebert scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David Campbell and he's hacked by Pat Ray - foul #3 on Pat Ray, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SF), Michael Harrison (C) Terry Lewis, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Darden (PF) Russell Taylor | |
| 16:54 | UAB | Stan Hebert makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Henry Wood comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 16:35 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Wood | 38-40 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Donald Darden is called for the reach on Michael Harrison - foul #1 on Donald Darden, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Henry Wood, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | UAB | Henry Teachout (SG), Patrick Jernigan (C) Gerald Fairchild, Stan Hebert | |
| 16:02 | Houston | Harold Karr travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG) Gary Maury | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Fikes (fresh) SF - Harold Karr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Teachout (fresh) SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Darden (fresh) C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan scores on a jump hook in the paint | 38-42 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Philip Richardson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 15:08 | UAB | Henry Teachout hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Campbell | 40-45 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Philip Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Philip Richardson, Floyd Fikes, Harold Karr, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Gerald Fairchild (SG), Russell Taylor (PF), Stan Hebert (C) David Campbell, Henry Teachout, Willis Foret, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 14:28 | UAB | Stan Hebert can't finish the layup | 40-45 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Gary Maury snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Gary Maury scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Wood | 43-45 |
| 14:12 | UAB | Donald Darden is hacked by Henry Wood - foul #2 on Henry Wood, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| 13:57 | UAB | Henry Wood is called for the reach on Russell Taylor - foul #3 on Henry Wood, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Marion Smith (SF) George Tomlinson, Donald Darden | |
| 13:51 | UAB | David Campbell scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Fairchild and the foul's on Clinton Canaday - foul #2 on Clinton Canaday, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Willis Foret (SF) Marion Smith | |
| 13:51 | UAB | David Campbell misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:51 | UAB | Stan Hebert gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:37 | UAB | Willis Foret misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 13:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Pat Ray | 43-47 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Gerald Fairchild steps in front of the Terry Lewis pass | 43-47 |
| 13:15 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses the easy layup | 43-47 |
| 13:13 | UAB | Russell Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:59 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 12:57 | UAB | Russell Taylor tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Terry Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Pat Ray is called for traveling | 43-47 |
| 12:14 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 12:12 | Houston | The rebound goes to Clinton Canaday | 43-47 |
| 11:47 | Houston | Clinton Canaday misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-47 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Pat Ray tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UAB | David Campbell drills a shot from the left side | 45-49 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Henry Wood travels with the ball | 45-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Terry Lewis, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Donald Darden (SF), Marion Smith (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) David Campbell, Willis Foret, Russell Taylor, Stan Hebert | |
| 11:02 | UAB | Henry Wood steals the ball from Patrick Jernigan | 45-49 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Philip Richardson | 47-49 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Donald Darden jams it on a great pass from Gerald Fairchild and the foul's on Floyd Fikes - foul #2 on Floyd Fikes, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Harold Karr (SF) Philip Richardson, Henry Wood | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Henry Teachout (SG), Willis Foret (SF) George Tomlinson, Gerald Fairchild, Marion Smith | |
| 10:25 | UAB | Donald Darden misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Donald Darden grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 10:10 | UAB | Timothy Gallaher steals the ball from Henry Teachout | 47-51 |
| 09:50 | Houston | Floyd Fikes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 09:48 | UAB | Willis Foret pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:27 | UAB | Willis Foret can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 09:26 | UAB | Donald Darden tips it but misses | 47-51 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Gary Maury | 49-51 |
| 08:53 | UAB | Donald Darden can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Harrison - foul #1 on Michael Harrison, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Floyd Fikes, Harold Karr, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG), Russell Taylor (PF), Stan Hebert (C) Henry Teachout, Willis Foret, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 08:53 | UAB | Donald Darden makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:53 | UAB | Donald Darden misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Pat Ray gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Pat Ray is fouled on the floor by David Campbell - foul #3 on David Campbell, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Pat Ray banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Lewis | 51-52 |
| 08:04 | UAB | Donald Darden misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 08:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Henry Wood | 51-52 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Pat Ray comes up short on the floater in the lane | 51-52 |
| 07:49 | UAB | David Campbell grabs the board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Darden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:43 | UAB | Russell Taylor scores on a runner from the right block | 51-54 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Terry Lewis hits a shot from the left side set up by Pat Ray | 53-54 |
| 07:06 | UAB | Stan Hebert is fouled on the floor by Gary Maury - foul #1 on Gary Maury, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG) Gary Maury | |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Willis Foret (SF) David Campbell, Donald Darden | |
| 07:06 | UAB | Stan Hebert misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Clinton Canaday grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Philip Richardson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 06:46 | UAB | Russell Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:32 | UAB | Stan Hebert makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Tomlinson and he's hacked by Pat Ray - foul #4 on Pat Ray, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| 06:32 | UAB | Stan Hebert makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Clinton Canaday misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Russell Taylor - foul #3 on Russell Taylor, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Clinton Canaday makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Clinton Canaday makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:07 | UAB | Stan Hebert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 55-57 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Pat Ray grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Philip Richardson's fadeaway is rejected by Willis Foret | 55-57 |
| 06:01 | UAB | Stan Hebert snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 05:43 | UAB | Willis Foret misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-57 |
| 05:41 | UAB | Stan Hebert grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:24 | UAB | George Tomlinson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-57 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Clinton Canaday snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Philip Richardson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Willis Foret - foul #1 on Willis Foret, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SG), Harold Karr (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Henry Wood, Terry Lewis, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Henry Teachout (SG), Donald Darden (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) George Tomlinson, Gerald Fairchild, Russell Taylor, Stan Hebert | |
| 05:01 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:44 | UAB | Willis Foret misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 04:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to Timothy Gallaher | 57-57 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 04:35 | UAB | The rebound goes to Patrick Jernigan | 57-57 |
| 04:16 | UAB | Henry Teachout misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 04:15 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Teachout - foul #3 on Henry Teachout, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Clinton Canaday (PF) Philip Richardson, Harold Karr, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG), Stan Hebert (C) Henry Teachout, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 03:52 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Willis Foret gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:36 | UAB | Willis Foret connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Campbell | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Donald Darden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Houston | Gary Maury misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Campbell - foul #4 on David Campbell, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF), Pat Ray (C) Floyd Fikes, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | UAB | Russell Taylor (PF) Donald Darden | |
| 03:30 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Gary Maury makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:05 | UAB | Stan Hebert's fadeaway is rejected by Clinton Canaday | 59-62 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Terry Lewis gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Henry Wood misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Clinton Canaday hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 02:27 | UAB | Russell Taylor hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Campbell | 61-65 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Gary Maury is hacked by David Campbell - foul #5 on David Campbell, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Donald Darden (SF) David Campbell, Willis Foret | |
| 02:19 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:19 | UAB | Stan Hebert grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 02:19 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| 01:52 | UAB | Russell Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-65 |
| 01:51 | UAB | Russell Taylor tips it back up and in | 61-67 |
| 01:25 | Houston | Terry Lewis buries a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Donald Darden - foul #2 on Donald Darden, team foul #11 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Willis Foret (SF) Donald Darden | |
| 01:25 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:14 | UAB | Russell Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by George Tomlinson | 64-69 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Henry Wood scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Maury | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | UAB | Clinton Canaday swats the shot by Russell Taylor | 67-69 |
| 00:40 | UAB | Willis Foret tips it back up and in | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Henry Wood | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | UAB | Willis Foret is hacked by Gary Maury in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Maury, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Willis Foret makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Willis Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Henry Wood knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Maury | 72-73 |
| 00:26 | UAB | Gary Maury is called for the reach on Russell Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Maury, team foul #12 | 72-73 |
| 00:26 | UAB | Russell Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:26 | UAB | Russell Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Terry Lewis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Pat Ray | 74-75 |
| 00:12 | UAB | Gary Maury is called for the reach on George Tomlinson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Maury, team foul #13 | 74-75 |
| 00:12 | UAB | George Tomlinson misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:12 | UAB | George Tomlinson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Henry Wood clanks a floater from the left wing | 74-76 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Henry Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Clinton Canaday double dribbles | 74-76 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Henry Wood is called for the reach on Willis Foret in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Wood, team foul #14 | 74-76 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Willis Foret makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Willis Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses long on a halfcourt shot | 74-78 |