| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leo Prado (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Michael Hulett inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Manuel Huggins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 19:40 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 19:27 | UAB | Edward Powell buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Leo Prado | 44-39 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Ronald Wittman is hacked by Ronald Levron - foul #1 on Ronald Levron, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Ronald Wittman tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 18:42 | UAB | Pete Heath drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Leo Prado | 46-42 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-42 |
| 18:21 | UAB | The rebound goes to Johnny Brown | 46-42 |
| 18:02 | UAB | Leo Prado misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Ronald Wittman pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Patrick Pearce clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-42 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Michael Hulett comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-42 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Patrick Pearce pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 17:06 | UAB | Pete Heath gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:51 | UAB | Leo Prado loses the ball out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (SF), Ronald Mair (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Stephen Nokes (PF), William Wright (C) Leo Prado, Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| 16:29 | Houston | Manuel Huggins is fouled on the floor by William Wright - foul #1 on William Wright, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Keith Bailey (PF) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins | |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Joseph Jones (PF) Ronald Levron, Pete Heath | |
| 16:13 | Houston | Ronald Mair is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 16:02 | Houston | William Wright denies the turnaround by Gregory Smith | 46-42 |
| 16:00 | UAB | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gregory Smith (fresh) SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Mair (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith Bailey (fresh) C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Troy Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Nokes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Wright (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:55 | UAB | Irvin Haskell picks off the pass by Thomas Wolfe | 46-42 |
| 15:48 | Houston | Gregory Smith connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-42 |
| 15:42 | UAB | William Wright connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Troy Casey | 48-44 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Keith Bailey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Gregory Smith tips it in | 50-44 |
| 15:06 | UAB | Stephen Nokes comes up short on the shot from the right block | 50-44 |
| 15:05 | UAB | Stephen Nokes gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:50 | UAB | Fred Bynoe steals the ball from Stephen Nokes | 50-44 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Fred Bynoe hits the finger roll | 52-44 |
| 14:15 | UAB | Stephen Nokes misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Mair - foul #1 on Ronald Mair, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Gregory Smith, Fred Bynoe, Ronald Mair, Keith Bailey, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Leo Prado (SG), Edward Powell (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Troy Casey, Thomas Wolfe, Joseph Jones, William Wright | |
| 14:15 | UAB | Stephen Nokes makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 14:15 | UAB | Stephen Nokes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent is whistled for a carry | 52-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Pete Heath (SF) Stephen Nokes | |
| 13:31 | UAB | Pete Heath is fouled on the floor by Patrick Pearce - foul #3 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| 13:25 | UAB | Edward Powell drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ronald Levron | 52-48 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Ronald Wittman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnny Brown - foul #1 on Johnny Brown, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Ronald Wittman misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:48 | UAB | Leo Prado misses short on a floater in the paint | 53-48 |
| 12:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jonathan Vincent | 53-48 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Manuel Huggins can't connect on a floater from the right side | 53-48 |
| 12:41 | UAB | Johnny Brown gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:29 | UAB | Pete Heath's floater is knocked away by Ronald Wittman | 53-48 |
| 12:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Wittman | 53-48 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 12:03 | UAB | Johnny Brown snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leo Prado (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:53 | UAB | Edward Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 53-48 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses long on a floater from close range | 53-48 |
| 11:32 | UAB | The rebound goes to Johnny Brown | 53-48 |
| 11:25 | UAB | Edward Powell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 11:24 | UAB | Pete Heath tips it but misses | 53-48 |
| 11:22 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Michael Hulett connects on the fadeaway from close range | 55-48 |
| 10:41 | UAB | Pete Heath can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 10:39 | UAB | Johnny Brown tips it home | 55-50 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Manuel Huggins is called for a charge - foul #1 on Manuel Huggins, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Stephen Nokes (PF), William Wright (C) Ronald Levron, Leo Prado, Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| 10:05 | UAB | Stephen Nokes connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Wolfe | 55-52 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Gregory Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Fred Bynoe | 58-52 |
| 09:37 | UAB | Troy Casey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-52 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Irvin Haskell pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 09:12 | Houston | William Wright takes the ball from Gregory Smith | 58-52 |
| 08:55 | UAB | Pete Heath misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Fred Bynoe grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Gregory Smith can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Troy Casey - foul #2 on Troy Casey, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Fred Bynoe, Ronald Mair, Keith Bailey, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Edward Powell (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Troy Casey, Pete Heath, William Wright | |
| 08:33 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:33 | UAB | Edward Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 08:12 | UAB | Stephen Nokes drills a runner from the left block | 59-54 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses long on a runner from the left block | 59-54 |
| 07:44 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Huggins | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Nokes (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the shot in the paint | 61-54 |
| 07:05 | UAB | Stephen Nokes's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Vincent | 61-54 |
| 07:03 | UAB | Stephen Nokes grabs the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:50 | UAB | Edward Powell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 06:48 | UAB | Stephen Nokes can't tip it in | 61-54 |
| 06:46 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe grabs the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:27 | UAB | The jump hook by Johnny Brown is blocked by Ronald Wittman | 61-54 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Ronald Wittman snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 05:56 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe misses the shot from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Ronald Wittman hits the follow up shot | 65-54 |
| 05:25 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG) Gregory Smith | |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Prado (SG), Pete Heath (SF) Thomas Wolfe, Stephen Nokes | |
| 05:06 | UAB | Leo Prado makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Johnny Brown | 65-56 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Edward Powell is called for the reach on Michael Hulett - foul #1 on Edward Powell, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses long on a jumper from the left side | 65-56 |
| 04:38 | UAB | Johnny Brown gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:33 | UAB | Leo Prado comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 65-56 |
| 04:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Wittman | 65-56 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Ronald Wittman knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Pete Heath - foul #3 on Pete Heath, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (SF) Michael Hulett | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:12 | Houston | Ronald Wittman misses the free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:12 | UAB | Edward Powell snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 03:57 | UAB | Leo Prado's pass is intercepted by Manuel Huggins | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 03:35 | UAB | Johnny Brown snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leo Prado (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | UAB | Ronald Levron is hacked by Manuel Huggins - foul #2 on Manuel Huggins, team foul #4 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Mair (C) Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Nokes (PF), William Wright (C) Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| 03:00 | UAB | Stephen Nokes's pass is intercepted by Manuel Huggins | 67-56 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Manuel Huggins slams it home | 69-56 |
| 02:56 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Gregory Smith, Ronald Mair | |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Powell (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Stephen Nokes, William Wright | |
| 02:37 | UAB | Johnny Brown comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 69-56 |
| 02:35 | UAB | Johnny Brown can't tip it in | 69-56 |
| 02:34 | UAB | Pete Heath tips it but misses | 69-56 |
| 02:33 | UAB | Edward Powell tips it back up and in | 69-58 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Patrick Pearce is whistled for traveling | 69-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Stephen Nokes (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), William Wright (C) Ronald Levron, Leo Prado, Pete Heath, Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| 01:52 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 69-58 |
| 01:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Keith Bailey | 69-58 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Gregory Smith is hacked by Troy Casey - foul #3 on Troy Casey, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:11 | UAB | Troy Casey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Ronald Mair snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Gregory Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-58 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Ronald Mair gets the offensive rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Keith Bailey misses long on a floater from the right side | 71-58 |
| 00:30 | UAB | William Wright gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UAB | Stephen Nokes misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 71-58 |
| 00:21 | UAB | Stephen Nokes grabs the offensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 00:19 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Ronald Mair pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Gregory Smith runs out the clock | 71-58 |