| Lineup | UAB | PG - Daniel Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Daniel Landry inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Houston | Daniel Landry is whistled for traveling | 27-36 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Richard Malloy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Porter Gordon loses the dribble to Michael Acres | 30-36 |
| 18:25 | UAB | Warren Tolbert can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 30-36 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Porter Gordon gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:55 | Houston | John Taylor comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 30-36 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson tips it home | 30-38 |
| 17:32 | UAB | Warren Tolbert is fouled on the floor by Porter Gordon - foul #1 on Porter Gordon, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 17:19 | UAB | Michael Acres misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Landry - foul #1 on Daniel Landry, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UAB | James Fortune (PG) Daniel Baker | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (PF) Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| 17:19 | UAB | Michael Acres makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:19 | UAB | Michael Acres makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Porter Gordon can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 32-38 |
| 16:49 | UAB | Richard Malloy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Mike Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 16:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 32-38 |
| 16:14 | Houston | David Morris can't finish the layup but the foul's on Warren Tolbert - foul #2 on Warren Tolbert, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Baker (SG), Gerald Joyner (SF), Jake Hastings (PF), Gerry Walker (C) Mike Jones, Michael Acres, Warren Tolbert, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Willard Allen (C) Porter Gordon, John Taylor | |
| 16:14 | Houston | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:14 | Houston | David Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:14 | UAB | Gerry Walker gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:04 | UAB | Daniel Landry picks off the pass by Daniel Baker | 32-39 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Fortune (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Joyner (fresh) PF - Jake Hastings (fresh) C - Gerry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Landry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Willard Allen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Houston | David Morris's fadeaway is rejected by Gerry Walker | 32-39 |
| 15:40 | UAB | Jake Hastings grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 15:35 | UAB | James Fortune scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Daniel Landry - foul #2 on Daniel Landry, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson (PF) Daniel Landry | |
| 15:35 | UAB | James Fortune makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:06 | Houston | David Morris buries a floater near the basket | 35-41 |
| 15:01 | UAB | Gerald Joyner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-41 |
| 14:59 | UAB | Gerry Walker hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Travis Shelton buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 14:23 | UAB | James Fortune comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 14:22 | Houston | David Morris snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 14:10 | Houston | David Morris connects on the jumper in the lane | 37-46 |
| 13:44 | UAB | James Fortune's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Royce Cairns (PG), Mike Jones (SG), Michael Acres (SF), Warren Tolbert (PF), Richard Malloy (C) James Fortune, Daniel Baker, Gerald Joyner, Jake Hastings, Gerry Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), Daniel Landry (SF), John Taylor (C) David Morris, Christopher Ellis, Willard Allen | |
| 13:22 | Houston | Travis Shelton misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 13:21 | UAB | Mike Jones grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 13:05 | UAB | Warren Tolbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 13:04 | Houston | John Taylor pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Daniel Landry makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Travis Shelton | 37-48 |
| 12:22 | UAB | Mike Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 12:20 | UAB | Michael Acres tips it back up and in | 39-48 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Porter Gordon misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Royce Cairns - foul #4 on Royce Cairns, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Baker (PG) Royce Cairns | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG), Christopher Ellis (PF) Travis Shelton, Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| 12:00 | Houston | Porter Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Porter Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Daniel Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Morris (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:52 | UAB | Mike Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 11:50 | Houston | John Taylor pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Christopher Ellis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 11:19 | Houston | John Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:55 | Houston | John Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Jake Hastings (PF) Warren Tolbert | |
| Subs | Houston | Willard Allen (PF) Daniel Landry | |
| 10:45 | UAB | Daniel Baker misses the jumper from the left side | 39-50 |
| 10:43 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Acres | 39-50 |
| 10:34 | UAB | Willard Allen steps in front of the Daniel Baker pass | 39-50 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Christopher Ellis is hacked by Mike Jones - foul #2 on Mike Jones, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | UAB | James Fortune (PG), John Pool (SG), Gerald Joyner (SF), Gerry Walker (C) Daniel Baker, Mike Jones, Michael Acres, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Daniel Landry (SF) Porter Gordon, John Taylor | |
| 09:51 | Houston | David Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Warren Tolbert (PF) John Pool | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:32 | UAB | James Fortune clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 09:30 | Houston | David Morris snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Travis Shelton knocks in the jumper from the right block | 39-52 |
| 08:42 | UAB | Daniel Landry takes the ball from Warren Tolbert | 39-52 |
| 08:22 | Houston | David Morris is hacked by Gerry Walker - foul #2 on Gerry Walker, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Baker (PG), Mike Jones (SG), Michael Acres (SF), Richard Malloy (C) James Fortune, Gerald Joyner, Jake Hastings, Gerry Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF), John Taylor (C) David Morris, Christopher Ellis, Willard Allen | |
| 08:08 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Travis Shelton | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:48 | UAB | Warren Tolbert misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 07:46 | UAB | Daniel Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Daniel Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Warren Tolbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Landry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Taylor (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UAB | Warren Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 39-54 |
| 07:34 | UAB | Richard Malloy tips it but misses | 39-54 |
| 07:33 | UAB | Mike Jones tips it back up and in | 41-54 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Porter Gordon drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Landry | 41-56 |
| 06:59 | UAB | Richard Malloy scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Baker | 43-56 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson grabs the offensive board | 43-56 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Warren Tolbert denies the turnaround by Jimmie Jimmerson | 43-56 |
| 06:11 | Houston | John Taylor tips it home | 43-58 |
| 05:47 | UAB | Daniel Baker misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Landry - foul #3 on Daniel Landry, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Jake Hastings (PF) Warren Tolbert | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG), Christopher Ellis (SF) Travis Shelton, Daniel Landry | |
| 05:47 | UAB | Daniel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:47 | UAB | Daniel Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Christopher Ellis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Porter Gordon and the foul's on Daniel Baker - foul #1 on Daniel Baker, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Royce Cairns (PG), Gerald Joyner (SG), Gerry Walker (C) Daniel Baker, Mike Jones, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Houston | Willard Allen (PF) Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| 05:19 | Houston | Christopher Ellis makes the free throw | 45-61 |
| 05:06 | UAB | Willard Allen takes the ball from Gerald Joyner | 45-61 |
| 04:48 | Houston | David Morris connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Willard Allen and he's fouled by Royce Cairns - foul #5 on Royce Cairns, team foul #6 | 45-63 |
| Subs | UAB | James Fortune (PG), John Pool (SG) Royce Cairns, Michael Acres | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:48 | Houston | David Morris misses the free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:48 | UAB | Gerry Walker grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 04:39 | UAB | James Fortune makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Joyner | 47-63 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-63 |
| 04:22 | Houston | David Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 04:09 | Houston | David Morris clanks a jump hook from the right block | 47-63 |
| 04:08 | UAB | Jake Hastings snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 04:02 | UAB | Porter Gordon takes the ball from John Pool | 47-63 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | Houston | John Taylor is fouled on the floor by James Fortune - foul #1 on James Fortune, team foul #7 | 47-63 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF) Porter Gordon, Willard Allen | |
| 03:39 | Houston | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 03:39 | Houston | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Fortune (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pool (fresh) SF - Gerald Joyner (fresh) PF - Jake Hastings (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerry Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UAB | Christopher Ellis is called for the reach on Gerald Joyner - foul #1 on Christopher Ellis, team foul #5 | 47-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Baker (SG) John Pool | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Barrett (C) John Taylor | |
| 03:12 | UAB | Daniel Baker buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-65 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Travis Shelton comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Fortune - foul #2 on James Fortune, team foul #8 | 49-65 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Landry (SF), Willard Allen (C) Christopher Ellis, Donald Barrett | |
| 02:48 | Houston | Travis Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Travis Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 02:34 | UAB | Gerald Joyner comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Willard Allen - foul #1 on Willard Allen, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| 02:34 | UAB | Gerald Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 02:34 | UAB | Gerald Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 02:29 | Houston | James Fortune takes the ball from Travis Shelton in the backcourt | 51-67 |
| 02:28 | UAB | James Fortune banks in the layup | 53-67 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson is called for traveling | 53-67 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), John Taylor (C) Travis Shelton, Willard Allen | |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | UAB | James Fortune drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Baker | 56-67 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Porter Gordon hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from David Morris | 56-69 |
| 01:19 | UAB | Jimmie Jimmerson swats the short shot by Daniel Baker | 56-69 |
| 01:17 | UAB | Gerald Joyner misses the tip | 56-69 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Porter Gordon clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 00:52 | Houston | John Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | David Morris misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James Fortune - foul #3 on James Fortune, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| 00:30 | Houston | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:30 | Houston | David Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | UAB | Jimmie Jimmerson denies the turnaround by Gerald Joyner | 56-71 |
| 00:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Porter Gordon runs out the clock | 56-71 |