| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Trudell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Tunnell (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jeremy Romaine (fresh) PF - Andrew Whiting (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Thurman (fresh) 7 pts. C - Fred King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Andres Romano inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Fred King misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-35 |
| 19:37 | UAB | Joe Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:18 | UAB | Joseph Trudell is fouled on the floor by Joseph Laird - foul #3 on Joseph Laird, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG) Joseph Laird | |
| 19:02 | UAB | Rick Tunnell hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 36-35 |
| 19:00 | UAB | Joe Jacobs tips it home | 38-35 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Andres Romano clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 18:31 | UAB | The rebound goes to Rick Tunnell | 38-35 |
| 18:09 | UAB | Rick Tunnell misses the floater near the basket | 38-35 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Fred King snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Russell Farmer | 38-37 |
| 17:35 | UAB | Jeremy Romaine's floater is tipped away by Fred King | 38-37 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Virgil Thurman snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Virgil Thurman misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Whiting - foul #2 on Andrew Whiting, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Landry (SF) Jeremy Romaine | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Harrell (C) Fred King | |
| 17:18 | Houston | Virgil Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Virgil Thurman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:10 | UAB | Rick Tunnell is hacked by Ronald Harrell - foul #2 on Ronald Harrell, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Robinson (C) Joe Jacobs | |
| Subs | Houston | Clifton Lasater (SG), Richard Douglas (C) Ralph Mrozek, Virgil Thurman | |
| 16:56 | UAB | Andrew Whiting misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Andres Romano - foul #1 on Andres Romano, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Dikembe Aoki (SG) Rick Tunnell | |
| Subs | Houston | William McQuage (SF) Andres Romano | |
| 16:56 | UAB | Andrew Whiting makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:56 | UAB | Andrew Whiting makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Russell Farmer misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Trudell - foul #2 on Joseph Trudell, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Russell Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Russell Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:29 | UAB | Andrew Whiting drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Russell Farmer hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Landry - foul #3 on Gary Landry, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Oliver Welcher (SG), Christopher Swanson (PF), Gregory Lewin (C) Joseph Trudell, Gary Landry, Andrew Whiting | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:21 | Houston | Russell Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Russell Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:02 | UAB | Richard Douglas steps in front of the Oliver Welcher pass | 42-42 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oliver Welcher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Lewin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Farmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Lasater (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William McQuage (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Harrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Houston | Ronald Harrell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 15:44 | Houston | Ronald Harrell grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:27 | Houston | William McQuage connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Harrell | 42-44 |
| 14:59 | UAB | Christopher Swanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Trudell (PG), Rick Tunnell (SG), Jeremy Romaine (SF), Andrew Whiting (PF), Joe Jacobs (C) Dikembe Aoki, Oliver Welcher, Richard Robinson, Christopher Swanson, Gregory Lewin | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG), Ralph Mrozek (SG), Andres Romano (SF), Virgil Thurman (PF), Fred King (C) Russell Farmer, Clifton Lasater, William McQuage, Ronald Harrell, Richard Douglas | |
| 14:37 | Houston | Fred King is fouled on the floor by Joe Jacobs - foul #2 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Joseph Laird misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-44 |
| 14:19 | UAB | Jeremy Romaine gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:07 | UAB | Rick Tunnell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ralph Mrozek - foul #3 on Ralph Mrozek, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| 14:07 | UAB | Rick Tunnell makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:07 | UAB | Rick Tunnell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Virgil Thurman's pass is intercepted by Joe Jacobs | 44-44 |
| 13:26 | UAB | Joseph Trudell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 13:24 | UAB | Jeremy Romaine pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:18 | UAB | Andres Romano steals the ball from Joseph Trudell | 44-44 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Joseph Laird hits the finger roll set up by Andres Romano | 44-46 |
| 12:58 | UAB | Joseph Trudell is fouled on the floor by Joseph Laird - foul #4 on Joseph Laird, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG) Joseph Laird | |
| 12:44 | UAB | Rick Tunnell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 12:43 | UAB | Jeremy Romaine grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:28 | UAB | Joe Jacobs misses the jumper from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 12:26 | UAB | Joe Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Fred King | 46-49 |
| 12:02 | UAB | Joseph Trudell connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Rick Tunnell | 49-49 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Trudell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Tunnell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Romaine (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Andrew Whiting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Thurman (fresh) 9 pts. C - Fred King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Houston | Andres Romano connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Mrozek | 49-52 |
| 11:30 | UAB | Rick Tunnell connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Trudell | 51-52 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Andres Romano drills a jumpshot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 10:47 | UAB | Jeremy Romaine clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 10:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Russell Farmer | 51-54 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Russell Farmer is whistled for traveling | 51-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Dikembe Aoki (PG), Oliver Welcher (SG), Gary Landry (SF), Richard Robinson (PF), Gregory Lewin (C) Joseph Trudell, Rick Tunnell, Jeremy Romaine, Andrew Whiting, Joe Jacobs | |
| Subs | Houston | Alexander McMorrow (PG), Clifton Lasater (SG), William McQuage (SF), Ronald Harrell (PF), Richard Douglas (C) Russell Farmer, Ralph Mrozek, Andres Romano, Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| 10:19 | UAB | Gary Landry makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Oliver Welcher | 53-54 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Ronald Harrell travels with the ball | 53-54 |
| 09:30 | UAB | Gary Landry is whistled for traveling | 53-54 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Gregory Lewin steals it from Ronald Harrell | 53-54 |
| 08:59 | UAB | Dikembe Aoki misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 08:58 | Houston | William McQuage gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Clifton Lasater buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Douglas | 53-57 |
| 08:31 | UAB | Oliver Welcher misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-57 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Ronald Harrell pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:14 | Houston | William McQuage drills a jumper from close range | 53-59 |
| 08:01 | UAB | Dikembe Aoki is fouled on the floor by William McQuage - foul #1 on William McQuage, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Trudell (PG), Rick Tunnell (SG), Jeremy Romaine (SF), Andrew Whiting (PF), Joe Jacobs (C) Dikembe Aoki, Oliver Welcher, Gary Landry, Richard Robinson, Gregory Lewin | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Ralph Mrozek (SG), Andres Romano (SF), Virgil Thurman (PF) Alexander McMorrow, Clifton Lasater, William McQuage, Richard Douglas | |
| 07:47 | UAB | Jeremy Romaine drills a 3 from the left corner | 56-59 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Trudell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Tunnell (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Romaine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Whiting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Thurman (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ronald Harrell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Russell Farmer connects on the shot from the left side set up by Virgil Thurman | 56-61 |
| 07:03 | UAB | Joe Jacobs misses short on a jumper from the left side | 56-61 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Virgil Thurman pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek buries a floater from the right side | 56-63 |
| 06:40 | UAB | Russell Farmer steals the ball from Rick Tunnell | 56-63 |
| 06:24 | Houston | Russell Farmer buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Mrozek and he's fouled by Andrew Whiting - foul #3 on Andrew Whiting, team foul #5 | 56-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Landry (SF) Jeremy Romaine | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred King (C) Ronald Harrell | |
| 06:24 | Houston | Russell Farmer misses the free throw | 56-65 |
| 06:24 | UAB | The rebound goes to Andrew Whiting | 56-65 |
| 06:18 | UAB | Andrew Whiting misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-65 |
| 06:17 | UAB | Gary Landry tips it in | 58-65 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Andres Romano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 05:59 | UAB | Joe Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 05:54 | UAB | Rick Tunnell connects on the floater from the left side set up by Joseph Trudell | 60-65 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Andres Romano buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Virgil Thurman | 60-67 |
| 05:20 | UAB | Rick Tunnell is fouled on the floor by Ralph Mrozek - foul #4 on Ralph Mrozek, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Robinson (C) Joe Jacobs | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG), Clifton Lasater (SG), Richard Douglas (PF) Russell Farmer, Ralph Mrozek, Virgil Thurman | |
| 05:20 | UAB | Rick Tunnell makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:20 | UAB | Rick Tunnell misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Andres Romano gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Joseph Laird connects on the 3 from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 04:47 | UAB | Richard Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-70 |
| Subs | UAB | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Jeremy Romaine (SF) Rick Tunnell, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Houston | William McQuage (SF) Andres Romano | |
| 04:23 | Houston | Fred King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-70 |
| Subs | UAB | Oliver Welcher (SG), Richard Robinson (PF), Gregory Lewin (C) Joseph Trudell, Andrew Whiting, Gary Landry | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:07 | UAB | Richard Robinson lays it up and in | 63-70 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Clifton Lasater misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-70 |
| 03:50 | Houston | William McQuage hits the follow up shot | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | UAB | Joseph Laird picks off the pass by Richard Robinson | 63-72 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Joseph Laird misses the dunk | 63-72 |
| 03:36 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to William McQuage | 63-72 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oliver Welcher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Romaine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Lewin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Clifton Lasater (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William McQuage (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Fred King misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 63-72 |
| 03:25 | Houston | William McQuage tips it but misses | 63-72 |
| 03:23 | UAB | Gregory Lewin grabs the board | 63-72 |
| 03:18 | UAB | Dikembe Aoki is hacked by Joseph Laird - foul #5 on Joseph Laird, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| Subs | UAB | Rick Tunnell (SG), Andrew Whiting (PF), Joe Jacobs (C) Oliver Welcher, Richard Robinson, Gregory Lewin | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Ralph Mrozek (SG), Andres Romano (SF), Virgil Thurman (PF), Ronald Harrell (C) Joseph Laird, Clifton Lasater, William McQuage, Richard Douglas, Fred King | |
| 03:18 | UAB | Dikembe Aoki misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 03:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Harrell | 63-72 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek makes the 3 from straight away | 63-75 |
| 02:48 | UAB | Jeremy Romaine drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-75 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Trudell (PG) Dikembe Aoki | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred King (C) Ronald Harrell | |
| 02:31 | Houston | Fred King hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Rick Tunnell - foul #2 on Rick Tunnell, team foul #6 | 66-75 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Fred King misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Fred King makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 02:21 | UAB | Rick Tunnell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-76 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Fred King gets the rebound | 66-76 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek double dribbles | 66-76 |
| 02:01 | UAB | Fred King blocks the jumper by Rick Tunnell | 66-76 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Fred King gets the rebound | 66-76 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Russell Farmer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Mrozek | 66-78 |
| 01:38 | UAB | Ralph Mrozek steps in front of the Joseph Trudell pass | 66-78 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Andres Romano misses the easy layup | 66-78 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Andrew Whiting snags the defensive board | 66-78 |
| 01:28 | UAB | Andrew Whiting is hacked by Virgil Thurman - foul #1 on Virgil Thurman, team foul #9 | 66-78 |
| Subs | UAB | Dikembe Aoki (PG), Oliver Welcher (SG), Gary Landry (SF), Richard Robinson (C) Joseph Trudell, Rick Tunnell, Jeremy Romaine, Joe Jacobs | |
| Subs | Houston | Clifton Lasater (SG), William McQuage (SF), Ronald Harrell (PF), Richard Douglas (C) Ralph Mrozek, Andres Romano, Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| 01:28 | UAB | Andrew Whiting misses the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Ronald Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-78 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Clifton Lasater misses short on a 3 from straight away | 66-78 |
| 01:02 | UAB | Richard Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-78 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | UAB | Russell Farmer steals the ball from Dikembe Aoki | 66-78 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Russell Farmer hits the finger roll | 66-80 |
| 00:49 | UAB | Gary Landry connects on the jump hook from the left block | 68-80 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Clifton Lasater is hacked by Oliver Welcher - foul #2 on Oliver Welcher, team foul #7 | 68-80 |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Lewin (C) Andrew Whiting | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Clifton Lasater misses the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:26 | UAB | Richard Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-80 |
| 00:21 | UAB | Clifton Lasater takes the ball from Oliver Welcher | 68-80 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Russell Farmer runs out the clock | 68-80 |