| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Brunton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Willie Pugh inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Allan Sanders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 19:44 | UAB | Manuel Crosby snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 19:22 | UAB | Manuel Crosby knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Keith Hanson and he's fouled by Willie Pugh - foul #2 on Willie Pugh, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| 19:22 | UAB | Manuel Crosby makes the free throw | 45-31 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Willie Pugh hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 19:03 | UAB | Carl Brunton grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eddie Anderson | 48-31 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Allan Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-31 |
| 18:33 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-31 |
| 18:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Willie Pugh | 48-31 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Allan Sanders makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Pugh | 48-34 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Terry King is called for the reach on Manuel Crosby - foul #1 on Terry King, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| 18:00 | UAB | Keith Hanson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 17:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ben Walker | 48-34 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Keith Hanson takes the ball from Louis Thompson | 48-34 |
| 17:33 | UAB | Manuel Crosby connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Juhasz | 50-34 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Willie Pugh tips it home | 50-36 |
| 16:54 | UAB | Carl Brunton clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Louis Thompson - foul #2 on Louis Thompson, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Dwight Steve (SF), Steven Whaley (C) Keith Hanson, Eddie Anderson | |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG), Robert Tyson (PF), Adam Parramore (C) Terry King, Louis Thompson, Ben Walker | |
| 16:54 | UAB | Carl Brunton misses the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 16:54 | UAB | Carl Brunton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Robert Tyson gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Allan Sanders is fouled on the floor by Carl Brunton - foul #2 on Carl Brunton, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | UAB | James George (PF) Carl Brunton | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:22 | Houston | Adam Parramore clanks a shot in the lane | 50-36 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Willie Pugh grabs the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 15:59 | Houston | James George steals the ball from Adam Parramore | 50-36 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Crosby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Steve (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James George (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Whaley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Adam Parramore (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | UAB | Steven Whaley misses short on a jump hook from close range | 50-36 |
| 15:32 | Houston | Adam Parramore snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Robert Tyson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by James George - foul #2 on James George, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Douglas Walker (PG), Keith Hanson (SF), Carl Brunton (PF), Donald Madruga (C) Thomas Juhasz, Manuel Crosby, James George, Steven Whaley | |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Terry King (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Louis Thompson (PF) Allan Sanders, Lee Fulmer, Willie Pugh, Adam Parramore | |
| 15:15 | Houston | Robert Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Robert Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 14:57 | UAB | Carl Brunton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Louis Thompson grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Dwight Steve steals it from Terry King | 50-38 |
| 14:25 | UAB | Robert Tyson steals the ball from Dwight Steve | 50-38 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Terry King knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyler Kain | 50-41 |
| 14:05 | UAB | Douglas Walker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (PG) Douglas Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Willie Pugh (SF), Ben Walker (C) Charles Dunn, Robert Tyson | |
| 13:55 | Houston | Tyler Kain hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 50-41 |
| 13:54 | UAB | Dwight Steve grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:25 | UAB | Dwight Steve misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-41 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Terry King grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Ben Walker scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Willie Pugh | 50-43 |
| 12:51 | UAB | Keith Hanson blows the layup but he's fouled by Willie Pugh - foul #3 on Willie Pugh, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Manuel Crosby (SG), James George (PF) Dwight Steve, Carl Brunton | |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG), Robert Tyson (PF) Tyler Kain, Louis Thompson | |
| 12:51 | UAB | Keith Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:51 | UAB | Keith Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Ben Walker grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Allan Sanders can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Willie Pugh misses the tip | 51-43 |
| 12:25 | UAB | Donald Madruga pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 11:57 | UAB | Donald Madruga clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Willie Pugh pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hanson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James George (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Madruga (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Houston | Willie Pugh hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Robert Tyson tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 11:41 | UAB | Keith Hanson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James George | 54-45 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Allan Sanders connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 11:16 | UAB | Donald Madruga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Douglas Walker (PG), Dwight Steve (SF), Eddie Anderson (C) Thomas Juhasz, Keith Hanson, Donald Madruga | |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Louis Thompson (PF) Terry King, Willie Pugh, Ben Walker | |
| 11:03 | Houston | Louis Thompson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 11:02 | UAB | Eddie Anderson grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 10:55 | UAB | Dwight Steve makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Walker | 57-47 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Lee Fulmer is hacked by Eddie Anderson - foul #1 on Eddie Anderson, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Carl Brunton (PF) James George | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Parramore (C) Robert Tyson | |
| 10:21 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-47 |
| 10:20 | Houston | Charles Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Louis Thompson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Walker - foul #2 on Douglas Walker, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (PG) Douglas Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Willie Pugh (SF) Charles Dunn | |
| 10:02 | Houston | Louis Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Louis Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:02 | UAB | Eddie Anderson snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 09:54 | UAB | Dwight Steve misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 09:53 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz misses the tip | 57-48 |
| 09:51 | UAB | Carl Brunton grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 09:39 | UAB | Manuel Crosby knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Juhasz | 60-48 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Adam Parramore misses the tip | 60-48 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Louis Thompson snags the offensive board | 60-48 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Allan Sanders's pass is intercepted by Thomas Juhasz | 60-48 |
| 08:40 | UAB | Eddie Anderson makes the shot from the left wing set up by Manuel Crosby | 62-48 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Willie Pugh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 08:28 | UAB | Carl Brunton grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 08:05 | UAB | Dwight Steve is fouled on the floor by Willie Pugh - foul #4 on Willie Pugh, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Douglas Walker (SG), Keith Hanson (SF), James George (PF), Donald Madruga (C) Manuel Crosby, Dwight Steve, Carl Brunton, Eddie Anderson | |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Terry King (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), Ben Walker (C) Allan Sanders, Lee Fulmer, Willie Pugh, Louis Thompson, Adam Parramore | |
| 07:43 | UAB | Keith Hanson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Walker | 65-48 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Douglas Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - James George (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Madruga (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:36 | Houston | Tyler Kain hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Tyson | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:07 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Evans (SG) Thomas Juhasz | |
| Subs | Houston | Willie Pugh (SF) Charles Dunn | |
| 06:52 | Houston | The jump hook by Ben Walker is blocked by Donald Madruga | 65-50 |
| 06:51 | UAB | The rebound goes to Donald Madruga | 65-50 |
| 06:32 | UAB | Terry King steps in front of the Keith Hanson pass | 65-50 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Ben Walker scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:10 | UAB | Thomas Evans makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James George | 68-52 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Terry King misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-52 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Ben Walker gets the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Terry King connects on the 3 from the right wing | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:38 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-55 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (PG), Manuel Crosby (SG), Carl Brunton (PF) Douglas Walker, Thomas Evans, James George | |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG), Louis Thompson (PF) Tyler Kain, Robert Tyson | |
| 05:20 | UAB | Donald Madruga steps out of bounds on the sideline | 68-55 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Willie Pugh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-55 |
| 04:36 | UAB | Manuel Crosby's pass is intercepted by Ben Walker | 68-55 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Terry King misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 68-55 |
| 04:24 | UAB | Carl Brunton grabs the board | 68-55 |
| 03:55 | UAB | Manuel Crosby misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| 03:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Allan Sanders | 68-55 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:45 | Houston | Allan Sanders can't connect on a shot from the left side | 68-55 |
| 03:44 | UAB | Manuel Crosby snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Brunton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Madruga (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Walker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UAB | Donald Madruga comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Ben Walker - foul #1 on Ben Walker, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Tyson (C) Ben Walker | |
| 03:20 | UAB | Donald Madruga makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 03:20 | UAB | Donald Madruga makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Louis Thompson connects on the runner in the lane | 70-57 |
| 02:52 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Terry King pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Terry King misses the shot from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 02:45 | UAB | Keith Hanson pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 02:23 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Brunton | 73-57 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Allan Sanders knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-59 |
| 01:54 | UAB | Keith Hanson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-59 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Willie Pugh misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-59 |
| 01:35 | UAB | Carl Brunton grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 01:13 | UAB | Willie Pugh is called for the reach on Keith Hanson - foul #5 on Willie Pugh, team foul #7 | 75-59 |
| Subs | UAB | Douglas Walker (PG), Dwight Steve (SG), James George (PF), Eddie Anderson (C) Thomas Juhasz, Manuel Crosby, Carl Brunton, Donald Madruga | |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Adam Parramore (C) Allan Sanders, Terry King, Willie Pugh, Louis Thompson | |
| 01:13 | UAB | Keith Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 01:13 | UAB | Keith Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Lee Fulmer buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler Kain | 77-61 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | UAB | Keith Hanson makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by James George | 79-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Charles Dunn can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 79-61 |
| 00:27 | UAB | James George snags the defensive board | 79-61 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Douglas Walker runs out the clock | 79-61 |