| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Drew (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Phair (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Donald Jones inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-35 |
| 19:39 | UAB | Michael Gamble tips it but misses | 36-35 |
| 19:38 | Houston | James Phair snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Chad Gardner misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Geoffrey Browning - foul #3 on Geoffrey Browning, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Wade Taylor (PF) Geoffrey Browning | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:17 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Chad Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Todd Brown gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:59 | Houston | William Yard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 18:57 | Houston | James Phair tips it home | 36-38 |
| 18:44 | UAB | Wade Taylor connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Minarik | 39-38 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Donald Jones swats the short shot by Chad Gardner | 39-38 |
| 18:32 | UAB | Michael Gamble grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 18:07 | UAB | Michael Gamble jams it on a great pass from Ben Drew | 41-38 |
| 17:52 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 17:50 | UAB | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:36 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 17:18 | Houston | John Raczynski is fouled on the floor by Ben Drew - foul #2 on Ben Drew, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Todd Brown, James Phair | |
| 17:04 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 17:02 | UAB | Wade Taylor snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:43 | UAB | Donald Jones clanks a runner from the left block | 44-38 |
| 16:42 | UAB | Wade Taylor tips it but misses | 44-38 |
| 16:41 | UAB | Wade Taylor grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:26 | UAB | Wade Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Billy Killeen - foul #2 on Billy Killeen, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (PG), Mack Clark (SG), Jeffery Johnson (SF), William Johnson (C) Michael Gamble, Ben Drew, Donald Jones, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Chad Gardner | |
| 16:26 | UAB | Wade Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:26 | UAB | Wade Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 16:08 | UAB | William Johnson gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 15:49 | UAB | William Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Geoffrey Browning (PF) Wade Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF), James Phair (C) Kevin Rakestraw, Steven Crouse | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Bruce Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Clark (fresh) SF - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - William Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Killeen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Houston | James Phair connects on the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Bruce Lindsey - foul #3 on Bruce Lindsey, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (PG), Ben Drew (SG) Mack Clark, Jeffery Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG) David Pennington | |
| 15:29 | Houston | James Phair misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:29 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Brown | 46-40 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the runner from the left block set up by Billy Killeen | 46-42 |
| 14:51 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Gamble | 48-42 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Robert Wilson is hacked by Geoffrey Browning - foul #4 on Geoffrey Browning, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Jones (SF), Wade Taylor (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) Bruce Lindsey, Geoffrey Browning, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Chad Gardner (PF) Billy Killeen, Robert Wilson | |
| 14:15 | Houston | William Yard connects on the 3 from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 14:09 | UAB | Michael Gamble misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-45 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Todd Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Todd Brown is called for a backcourt violation | 48-45 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF) Todd Brown | |
| 13:23 | UAB | Ben Drew comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 13:22 | Houston | James Phair snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Billy Killeen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 13:08 | UAB | Thomas Minarik pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:56 | UAB | Wade Taylor misses the lay-in | 48-45 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Ben Drew pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:44 | UAB | Michael Gamble misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-45 |
| 12:43 | Houston | James Phair pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:22 | Houston | James Phair is fouled on the floor by Thomas Minarik - foul #3 on Thomas Minarik, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (PG), Mack Clark (SG), Jeffery Johnson (PF) Michael Gamble, Ben Drew, Wade Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Todd Brown (SF), Robert Wilson (C) William Yard, Billy Killeen, James Phair | |
| 12:12 | Houston | John Raczynski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Chad Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:54 | Houston | David Pennington misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 11:52 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 11:32 | UAB | Mack Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Wade Taylor (PF), William Johnson (C) Jeffery Johnson, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Bruce Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mack Clark (fresh) SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - William Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Chad Gardner drills a jumper from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 11:11 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey's pass is intercepted by John Raczynski | 48-47 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Todd Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 10:49 | UAB | Wade Taylor snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:26 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mack Clark | 51-47 |
| 10:09 | Houston | David Pennington clanks a jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Todd Brown can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 10:06 | UAB | William Johnson gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:52 | UAB | Wade Taylor misses short on a shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 09:50 | Houston | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:32 | Houston | John Raczynski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bruce Lindsey - foul #4 on Bruce Lindsey, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (PG), Ben Drew (SG), Jeffery Johnson (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) Bruce Lindsey, Donald Jones, Wade Taylor, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Billy Killeen (SF), James Phair (C) David Pennington, Todd Brown, Chad Gardner | |
| 09:32 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:32 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:23 | UAB | Billy Killeen steps in front of the Michael Gamble pass | 51-49 |
| 09:09 | Houston | William Yard misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-49 |
| 09:08 | UAB | Thomas Minarik grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 08:47 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Gamble | 54-49 |
| 08:29 | Houston | John Raczynski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 08:28 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jeffery Johnson | 54-49 |
| 08:09 | UAB | Mack Clark is fouled on the floor by Billy Killeen - foul #3 on Billy Killeen, team foul #2 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Wade Taylor (PF) Mack Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Chad Gardner (PF) John Raczynski, Robert Wilson | |
| 07:49 | UAB | Wade Taylor scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Michael Gamble | 56-49 |
| 07:32 | Houston | William Yard can't finish the layup | 56-49 |
| 07:30 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ben Drew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Killeen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Phair (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 07:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Yard | 56-49 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kevin Rakestraw, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Jones (SF), Geoffrey Browning (PF) Jeffery Johnson, Wade Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF) Kevin Rakestraw | |
| 06:55 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning is whistled for traveling | 56-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Wade Taylor (C) Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:37 | Houston | Billy Killeen connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 56-51 |
| 06:30 | UAB | Donald Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Chad Gardner snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Billy Killeen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 06:07 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 05:53 | UAB | Michael Gamble hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wade Taylor | 59-51 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Ben Drew steals it from Chad Gardner | 59-51 |
| 05:18 | UAB | Donald Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Billy Killeen - foul #4 on Billy Killeen, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (PG), Mack Clark (SG), Thomas Minarik (C) Michael Gamble, Ben Drew, Wade Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, Billy Killeen, Todd Brown, Chad Gardner, James Phair | |
| 05:18 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:18 | UAB | Donald Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Steven Crouse snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Geoffrey Browning swats the short shot by Steven Crouse | 60-51 |
| 05:04 | Houston | John Raczynski gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 04:47 | Houston | John Raczynski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 04:45 | UAB | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Mack Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Lindsey | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:13 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Crouse | 63-54 |
| 03:56 | UAB | Donald Jones clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 03:55 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey tips it back up and in | 65-54 |
| 03:40 | Houston | Mack Clark is called for the reach on John Raczynski - foul #1 on Mack Clark, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (PG), Ben Drew (SG), Wade Taylor (PF) Mack Clark, Donald Jones, Geoffrey Browning | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Todd Brown (SF) David Pennington, Kevin Rakestraw | |
| 03:40 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:40 | UAB | Thomas Minarik gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | UAB | Thomas Minarik throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (PF), James Phair (C) Robert Wilson, Steven Crouse | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ben Drew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Phair (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the driving attempt in the paint | 65-54 |
| 02:56 | UAB | Thomas Minarik grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 02:56 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Jones (SF), Geoffrey Browning (PF) Bruce Lindsey, Wade Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:32 | UAB | Donald Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-54 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Chad Gardner grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 02:13 | Houston | William Yard connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Raczynski and the foul's on Michael Gamble - foul #1 on Michael Gamble, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| 02:13 | Houston | William Yard makes the free throw | 65-57 |
| 01:49 | UAB | Donald Jones hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Geoffrey Browning | 68-57 |
| 01:42 | Houston | William Yard makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Chad Gardner | 68-59 |
| 01:13 | UAB | Michael Gamble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-59 |
| 00:59 | Houston | John Raczynski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 00:58 | UAB | Michael Gamble grabs the board | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UAB | William Yard is called for the reach on Michael Gamble in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Yard, team foul #5 | 68-59 |
| Subs | UAB | William Johnson (C) Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:54 | UAB | Michael Gamble is fouled on the floor by William Yard - foul #3 on William Yard, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Ben Drew is fouled on the floor by John Raczynski - foul #1 on John Raczynski, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Ben Drew makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Ben Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Todd Brown comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #9 | 70-59 |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (PG), Mack Clark (SG), Jeffery Johnson (SF), Wade Taylor (PF) Michael Gamble, Ben Drew, Donald Jones, Geoffrey Browning | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Billy Killeen (SG), Robert Wilson (PF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Chad Gardner, James Phair | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Todd Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:48 | UAB | Wade Taylor grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 00:47 | UAB | Wade Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by David Pennington - foul #1 on David Pennington, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Roger Pinckney (SG) Jeffery Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SF) Todd Brown | |
| 00:47 | UAB | Wade Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:47 | UAB | Wade Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | UAB | Mack Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Johnson (SF) Roger Pinckney | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses the 3 from the right wing | 71-60 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Billy Killeen gets the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Billy Killeen loses the dribble to Jeffery Johnson | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey runs out the clock | 71-60 |