| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Maberry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harold Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Erich Sutton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Trynowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Kaufman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Harold Maberry inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | Harold Maberry hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Shannon McElravy | 30-35 |
| 19:30 | UAB | Erich Sutton is hacked by Harold Maberry - foul #1 on Harold Maberry, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:16 | UAB | Richard Kaufman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 19:15 | UAB | Thomas Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:05 | UAB | Charles Jones misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Harold Maberry - foul #2 on Harold Maberry, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 19:05 | UAB | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:05 | UAB | Charles Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Mark Heal misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 18:52 | UAB | Thomas Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:40 | UAB | Erich Sutton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 18:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Maberry | 30-37 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Harold Stephens misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 18:27 | UAB | David Trynowski pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:23 | UAB | Erich Sutton connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-40 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Harold Stephens makes the runner from the left block | 32-40 |
| 17:48 | UAB | David Trynowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Harold Maberry snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Shannon McElravy scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 17:23 | UAB | Erich Sutton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 17:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Maberry | 35-40 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 17:01 | UAB | Thomas Holmes snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 16:41 | UAB | Domenic Russo is called for the reach on David Trynowski - foul #3 on Domenic Russo, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (SG), Greg Ishmael (SF), Kevin Flickinger (PF), Earl McOy (C) Shannon McElravy, Harold Maberry, Harold Stephens, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Jacob Gabriel (SG), Willie Boyd (SF), Donald Jones (C) Erich Sutton, David Trynowski, Thomas Holmes, Charles Jones | |
| 16:31 | UAB | Willie Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Albert Hooks (SF) Mark Heal | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 16:16 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-40 |
| 16:14 | UAB | Richard Kaufman pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:59 | UAB | Jacob Gabriel is whistled for a carry | 35-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez (C) Richard Kaufman | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Booth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Hooks (fresh) PF - Kevin Flickinger (fresh) 3 pts. C - Earl McOy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gregory Bierman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jacob Gabriel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Boyd (fresh) PF - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvador Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Greg Ishmael lays it in on a nice dish by James Booth | 37-40 |
| 15:33 | UAB | Willie Boyd is hacked by Earl McOy - foul #1 on Earl McOy, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Shannon McElravy (SG), Domenic Russo (C) James Booth, Albert Hooks, Earl McOy | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:21 | UAB | Jacob Gabriel scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Maberry (SF) Greg Ishmael | |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG), David Trynowski (SG), Thomas Holmes (SF) Gregory Bierman, Jacob Gabriel, Willie Boyd | |
| 14:54 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Domenic Russo - foul #4 on Domenic Russo, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Stephens (PF) Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Kaufman (PF) Donald Jones | |
| 14:54 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:54 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Shannon McElravy drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Salvador Rodriguez - foul #1 on Salvador Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Jones (C) Salvador Rodriguez | |
| 14:32 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:10 | UAB | Thomas Holmes misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Stephens - foul #1 on Harold Stephens, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| 14:10 | UAB | Thomas Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:10 | UAB | Thomas Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Flickinger | 40-45 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Harold Maberry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shannon McElravy | 42-45 |
| 13:28 | UAB | Erich Sutton makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Trynowski | 42-48 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Harold Stephens is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Harold Stephens, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (PG), James Booth (SG), Albert Hooks (SF), Earl McOy (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Mark Heal, Shannon McElravy, Harold Maberry, Harold Stephens, Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | UAB | Jacob Gabriel (SG), Willie Boyd (SF), Donald Jones (C) David Trynowski, Thomas Holmes, Charles Jones | |
| 12:58 | UAB | Richard Kaufman buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jacob Gabriel and he's hacked by Greg Ishmael - foul #1 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| 12:58 | UAB | Richard Kaufman makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Greg Ishmael is hacked by Erich Sutton - foul #1 on Erich Sutton, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Salvador Rodriguez (C) Erich Sutton, Richard Kaufman | |
| 12:15 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-51 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Greg Ishmael hits the follow up shot | 44-51 |
| 12:09 | UAB | Gregory Bierman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 12:07 | Houston | Albert Hooks snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Greg Ishmael hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-51 |
| 11:58 | UAB | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Booth (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert Hooks (fresh) PF - Earl McOy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gregory Bierman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jacob Gabriel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Boyd (fresh) PF - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Salvador Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UAB | Gregory Bierman clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Greg Ishmael - foul #2 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #9 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Shannon McElravy (SG), Harold Maberry (SF), Harold Stephens (PF), Kevin Flickinger (C) Greg Ishmael, James Booth, Albert Hooks, Earl McOy, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | UAB | David Trynowski (SG), Thomas Holmes (SF), Richard Kaufman (PF), Charles Jones (C) Jacob Gabriel, Willie Boyd, Donald Jones, Salvador Rodriguez | |
| 11:32 | UAB | Gregory Bierman makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 11:32 | UAB | Gregory Bierman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Mark Heal hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger can't tip it in | 44-53 |
| 11:08 | UAB | Thomas Holmes gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:58 | UAB | Charles Jones comes up short on the floater in the lane | 44-53 |
| 10:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Flickinger | 44-53 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-53 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Harold Maberry hits the follow up shot | 46-53 |
| 10:21 | UAB | David Trynowski is fouled on the floor by Kevin Flickinger - foul #1 on Kevin Flickinger, team foul #10 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG) Gregory Bierman | |
| 10:21 | UAB | David Trynowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:21 | UAB | David Trynowski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Harold Stephens comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Jones (C) Charles Jones | |
| 09:57 | Houston | Harold Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Harold Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:57 | UAB | Richard Kaufman pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:38 | UAB | Kevin Flickinger is called for the reach on Donald Jones - foul #2 on Kevin Flickinger, team foul #11 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SF), Earl McOy (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Harold Maberry, Harold Stephens, Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 09:38 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:38 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Mark Heal is fouled on the floor by Thomas Holmes - foul #2 on Thomas Holmes, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jacob Gabriel (SG), Willie Boyd (SF) David Trynowski, Thomas Holmes | |
| 09:07 | Houston | Greg Ishmael clanks a runner near the basket | 46-57 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Shannon McElravy tips it back up and in | 48-57 |
| 08:58 | UAB | Richard Kaufman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 08:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Shannon McElravy | 48-57 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-57 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Earl McOy hits the follow up shot | 50-57 |
| 08:17 | UAB | Erich Sutton scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jacob Gabriel | 50-60 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Greg Ishmael comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 07:58 | UAB | Richard Kaufman gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl McOy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Erich Sutton (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Gabriel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie Boyd (fresh) PF - Richard Kaufman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:53 | UAB | Willie Boyd connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Erich Sutton | 50-63 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Shannon McElravy connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Heal | 52-63 |
| 07:22 | UAB | Willie Boyd is fouled on the floor by Greg Ishmael - foul #3 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #12 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (SG), Harold Maberry (SF), Harold Stephens (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Mark Heal, Shannon McElravy, Earl McOy, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), David Trynowski (SG), Charles Jones (C) Erich Sutton, Jacob Gabriel, Richard Kaufman | |
| 07:22 | UAB | Willie Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 07:22 | UAB | Willie Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 07:03 | Houston | James Booth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 07:01 | UAB | The rebound goes to Willie Boyd | 52-64 |
| 06:43 | UAB | Charles Jones loses the dribble to James Booth | 52-64 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Harold Maberry blows the layup | 52-64 |
| 06:37 | UAB | David Trynowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 06:22 | UAB | Gregory Bierman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-64 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Harold Stephens snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Harold Stephens can't throw it down | 52-64 |
| 05:49 | UAB | Charles Jones snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 05:31 | UAB | Willie Boyd is whistled for a carry | 52-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Shannon McElravy (SG) Greg Ishmael, James Booth | |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG), Thomas Holmes (SF), Richard Kaufman (PF) Gregory Bierman, Willie Boyd, Donald Jones | |
| 05:16 | Houston | Shannon McElravy scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mark Heal | 55-64 |
| 04:52 | UAB | Shannon McElravy is called for the reach on David Trynowski - foul #1 on Shannon McElravy, team foul #13 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (PF) Harold Stephens | |
| Subs | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez (C) Charles Jones | |
| 04:52 | UAB | David Trynowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 04:52 | UAB | David Trynowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Harold Maberry hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Heal | 58-66 |
| 04:16 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez scores on a floater from the left block set up by David Trynowski | 58-68 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Harold Maberry misses badly on a floater from the right block | 58-68 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Harold Maberry gets the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Houston | Harold Maberry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Domenic Russo tips it home | 60-68 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Maberry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Kevin Flickinger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Erich Sutton (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Trynowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Kaufman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Salvador Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | UAB | Erich Sutton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-68 |
| 03:34 | UAB | David Trynowski misses the tip | 60-68 |
| 03:32 | UAB | Erich Sutton pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 03:06 | UAB | David Trynowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-68 |
| 03:05 | UAB | David Trynowski can't tip it in | 60-68 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Mark Heal travels with the ball | 60-68 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (SG), Greg Ishmael (SF), Harold Stephens (PF) Shannon McElravy, Harold Maberry, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | UAB | Jacob Gabriel (SG), Charles Jones (C) David Trynowski, Salvador Rodriguez | |
| 02:33 | UAB | Jacob Gabriel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 02:31 | UAB | Thomas Holmes tips it home | 60-70 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG) James Booth | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:19 | Houston | Shannon McElravy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 02:18 | UAB | Charles Jones gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Richard Kaufman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-70 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Greg Ishmael gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Greg Ishmael can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Jones - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #5 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (SG), Albert Hooks (SF), Earl McOy (C) Mark Heal, Shannon McElravy, Harold Stephens | |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Willie Boyd (SF), Donald Jones (PF), Salvador Rodriguez (C) Erich Sutton, Thomas Holmes, Richard Kaufman, Charles Jones | |
| 02:03 | Houston | Greg Ishmael makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Greg Ishmael makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:00 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Shannon McElravy (SG), Harold Maberry (SF), Harold Stephens (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Greg Ishmael, James Booth, Albert Hooks, Kevin Flickinger, Earl McOy | |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG), David Trynowski (SG), Thomas Holmes (SF), Richard Kaufman (PF), Charles Jones (C) Gregory Bierman, Jacob Gabriel, Willie Boyd, Donald Jones, Salvador Rodriguez | |
| 01:38 | UAB | Richard Kaufman lays it up and in on a great pass from David Trynowski | 62-72 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Harold Maberry misses the 3 from the right wing | 62-72 |
| 01:22 | UAB | Erich Sutton pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:54 | UAB | Erich Sutton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Trynowski | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Richard Kaufman snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | UAB | Richard Kaufman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Harold Stephens snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Harold Maberry clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-74 |
| 00:14 | UAB | Erich Sutton pulls down the rebound | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Erich Sutton runs out the clock | 62-74 |