| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fresh) SG - Joel Freeman (fresh) SF - Fidel Pena (fresh) PF - Raymond Cox (fresh) C - Ricardo Lorenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Billy Dickey (fresh) SG - James Archey (fresh) SF - Jeffery Lee (fresh) PF - Eldon Pica (fresh) C - Paul Liang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Eldon Pica wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | UAB | Billy Dickey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Clint Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Joel Freeman hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Fidel Pena | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | UAB | Billy Dickey's 3 pointer is rejected by Fidel Pena | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Eldon Pica | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | UAB | Billy Dickey misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Fidel Pena - foul #1 on Fidel Pena, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | UAB | Billy Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:51 | UAB | Billy Dickey misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Raymond Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Liang - foul #1 on Paul Liang, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:34 | UAB | Paul Liang snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:25 | UAB | Eldon Pica scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Joel Freeman buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clint Williamson | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | UAB | Eldon Pica hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Billy Dickey | 5-5 |
| 17:46 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Ricardo Lorenz is blocked by Paul Liang | 5-5 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses the tip | 5-5 |
| 17:40 | UAB | Paul Liang gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | UAB | Ricardo Lorenz swats the layup by Jeffery Lee | 5-5 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Clint Williamson is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Lee - foul #1 on Jeffery Lee, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 5-5 |
| 16:56 | UAB | Eldon Pica grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | UAB | Jeffery Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:36 | UAB | Eldon Pica grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:20 | UAB | Ricardo Lorenz blocks the short jumper by Billy Dickey | 5-5 |
| 16:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond Cox | 5-5 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Joel Freeman is whistled for traveling | 5-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Oberski (PF) Raymond Cox | |
| Subs | UAB | Clifford Boatright (PG), Steven Gutshall (SG), Johnathan Downing (C) Billy Dickey, James Archey, Paul Liang | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fidel Pena (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Oberski (fresh) C - Ricardo Lorenz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clifford Boatright (fresh) SG - Steven Gutshall (fresh) SF - Jeffery Lee (fresh) PF - Eldon Pica (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnathan Downing (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UAB | Clifford Boatright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:41 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz is denied on a layup by Johnathan Downing | 5-5 |
| 15:33 | Houston | Joel Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Eldon Pica picks off the pass by Clint Williamson | 5-5 |
| 15:08 | UAB | Jeffery Lee is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Lorenz - foul #1 on Ricardo Lorenz, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF) Clint Williamson | |
| Subs | UAB | Benjamin Claytor (SF), Tommy Justice (C) Jeffery Lee, Eldon Pica | |
| 14:45 | UAB | Clifford Boatright hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Joel Freeman connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Oberski | 7-8 |
| 14:20 | UAB | Benjamin Claytor scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Tommy Justice | 7-10 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Fidel Pena comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 13:59 | UAB | Tommy Justice pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:56 | UAB | Clifford Boatright's pass is intercepted by Fidel Pena in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Fidel Pena hits the finger roll | 9-10 |
| 13:33 | UAB | Tommy Justice knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 9-12 |
| 13:21 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joel Freeman | 11-12 |
| 12:59 | UAB | Clifford Boatright travels with the ball | 11-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Clint Williamson (PG), Kevin Knight (SG), Raymond Cox (PF) Fidel Pena, Joel Freeman, Charles Oberski | |
| Subs | UAB | Billy Dickey (PG), James Archey (SG), Jeffery Lee (SF), Eldon Pica (PF), Paul Liang (C) Clifford Boatright, Steven Gutshall, Benjamin Claytor, Johnathan Downing, Tommy Justice | |
| 12:38 | Houston | Billy Dickey is called for the reach on Clint Williamson - foul #1 on Billy Dickey, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Eldon Pica steps in front of the Jacob Roberts pass | 11-12 |
| 12:16 | UAB | Eldon Pica double dribbles | 11-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Fidel Pena (SF) Jacob Roberts | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:01 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by James Archey - foul #1 on James Archey, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Joel Freeman (SG) Kevin Knight | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:01 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fidel Pena (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricardo Lorenz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Billy Dickey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Archey (fresh) SF - Jeffery Lee (fresh) PF - Eldon Pica (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Liang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | UAB | Billy Dickey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Billy Dickey, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Clifford Boatright (PG) Billy Dickey | |
| 11:34 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz's layup is rejected by Paul Liang | 13-12 |
| 11:33 | UAB | Jeffery Lee grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 11:25 | UAB | Joel Freeman is called for the reach on James Archey - foul #1 on Joel Freeman, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| 11:11 | UAB | Eldon Pica comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Cox - foul #1 on Raymond Cox, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| 11:11 | UAB | Eldon Pica makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:11 | UAB | Eldon Pica misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Raymond Cox snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz comes up short on the shot in the paint | 13-13 |
| 10:58 | UAB | Paul Liang grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 10:30 | UAB | Clifford Boatright scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jeffery Lee | 13-15 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Clint Williamson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 10:05 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jeffery Lee | 13-15 |
| 09:38 | UAB | Paul Liang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 09:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fidel Pena | 13-15 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Joel Freeman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 09:09 | UAB | Eldon Pica gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:56 | UAB | The jumper by Eldon Pica is denied by Ricardo Lorenz | 13-15 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses the floater from the baseline | 13-15 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Joel Freeman tips it home | 15-15 |
| 08:20 | UAB | Joel Freeman is called for the reach on James Archey - foul #2 on Joel Freeman, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Knight (SG), Jacob Roberts (SF), Charles Oberski (PF), Julio Estrada (C) Joel Freeman, Fidel Pena, Raymond Cox, Ricardo Lorenz | |
| Subs | UAB | Stanley Liston (PG), Steven Gutshall (SG), Benjamin Claytor (SF), Johnathan Downing (PF), Tommy Justice (C) Clifford Boatright, James Archey, Jeffery Lee, Eldon Pica, Paul Liang | |
| 08:07 | UAB | Stanley Liston's pass is intercepted by Clint Williamson | 15-15 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Clint Williamson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 07:58 | UAB | Steven Gutshall snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Knight (fresh) SF - Jacob Roberts (fresh) PF - Charles Oberski (fresh) C - Julio Estrada (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Stanley Liston (fresh) SG - Steven Gutshall (fresh) SF - Benjamin Claytor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnathan Downing (fresh) C - Tommy Justice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | UAB | Stanley Liston is hacked by Clint Williamson - foul #1 on Clint Williamson, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| 07:30 | UAB | Tommy Justice knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Julio Estrada lays it up and in and he's fouled by Steven Gutshall - foul #1 on Steven Gutshall, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Eldon Pica (PF) Tommy Justice | |
| 07:15 | Houston | Julio Estrada misses the free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:15 | UAB | The rebound goes to Steven Gutshall | 17-17 |
| 07:05 | UAB | Steven Gutshall's pass is intercepted by Charles Oberski | 17-17 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Jacob Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Lee (SF) Benjamin Claytor | |
| 06:38 | UAB | Eldon Pica misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 06:37 | UAB | Steven Gutshall grabs the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 06:18 | UAB | Eldon Pica knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Liston | 17-20 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Clint Williamson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Stanley Liston - foul #1 on Stanley Liston, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Fidel Pena (SF) Jacob Roberts | |
| Subs | UAB | Clifford Boatright (PG), James Archey (SG), Paul Liang (C) Stanley Liston, Steven Gutshall, Johnathan Downing | |
| 06:05 | Houston | Clint Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Clint Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:05 | UAB | Eldon Pica snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 05:50 | UAB | Clifford Boatright is called for traveling | 18-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz (C) Julio Estrada | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:35 | Houston | Kevin Knight scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 05:32 | UAB | Clint Williamson steals it from Clifford Boatright in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Kevin Knight double dribbles | 21-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Confer (SG), Raymond Cox (PF) Kevin Knight, Charles Oberski | |
| Subs | UAB | Benjamin Claytor (SF) Jeffery Lee | |
| 04:58 | UAB | Paul Liang is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Lorenz - foul #2 on Ricardo Lorenz, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF), Julio Estrada (C) Clint Williamson, Ricardo Lorenz | |
| Subs | UAB | Johnathan Downing (PF) Eldon Pica | |
| 04:58 | UAB | Paul Liang makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:58 | UAB | Paul Liang makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Julio Estrada knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-22 |
| 04:19 | UAB | Johnathan Downing knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Benjamin Claytor and he's fouled by Raymond Cox - foul #2 on Raymond Cox, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Oberski (PF) Raymond Cox | |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Gutshall (SG), Jeffery Lee (SF) James Archey, Benjamin Claytor | |
| 04:19 | UAB | Johnathan Downing makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Fidel Pena can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 03:57 | UAB | Johnathan Downing grabs the board | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fidel Pena (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Confer (fresh) SF - Jacob Roberts (fresh) PF - Charles Oberski (fresh) C - Julio Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clifford Boatright (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Gutshall (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Lee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnathan Downing (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Liang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:44 | UAB | Johnathan Downing slams it home and he's hacked by Charles Oberski - foul #1 on Charles Oberski, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Clint Williamson (PG), Joel Freeman (SG), Raymond Cox (PF), Ricardo Lorenz (C) Fidel Pena, Anthony Confer, Charles Oberski, Julio Estrada | |
| Subs | UAB | Billy Dickey (PG) Clifford Boatright | |
| 03:44 | UAB | Johnathan Downing misses the free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Raymond Cox snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 03:40 | Houston | Clint Williamson drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Raymond Cox | 25-27 |
| 03:21 | UAB | Ricardo Lorenz denies the turnaround by Jeffery Lee | 25-27 |
| 03:20 | UAB | Johnathan Downing tips it back up and in | 25-29 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Joel Freeman is hacked by Steven Gutshall - foul #2 on Steven Gutshall, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Fidel Pena (SF) Jacob Roberts | |
| Subs | UAB | James Archey (SG), Eldon Pica (PF), Tommy Justice (C) Steven Gutshall, Johnathan Downing, Paul Liang | |
| 03:04 | Houston | Joel Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Joel Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:49 | UAB | James Archey misses short on a shot from the right side | 27-29 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Raymond Cox pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Fidel Pena drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Cox | 29-29 |
| 02:23 | UAB | Billy Dickey buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Archey | 29-32 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Joel Freeman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Archey - foul #2 on James Archey, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Oberski (PF) Raymond Cox | |
| Subs | UAB | Benjamin Claytor (SF) Jeffery Lee | |
| 02:00 | Houston | Joel Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Joel Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:42 | UAB | Billy Dickey knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 31-34 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz loses the ball out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Liang (C) Tommy Justice | |
| 01:13 | UAB | Fidel Pena steals it from Billy Dickey | 31-34 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Clint Williamson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joel Freeman | 33-34 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Eldon Pica can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Joel Freeman gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Joel Freeman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Fidel Pena tips it home | 35-34 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Billy Dickey's pass is intercepted by Fidel Pena | 35-34 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Clint Williamson banks in the layup set up by Fidel Pena | 37-34 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Eldon Pica misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Charles Oberski - foul #2 on Charles Oberski, team foul #10 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF), Raymond Cox (PF), Julio Estrada (C) Fidel Pena, Charles Oberski, Ricardo Lorenz | |
| Subs | UAB | Clifford Boatright (PG), Steven Gutshall (SG), Jeffery Lee (SF) Billy Dickey, James Archey, Benjamin Claytor | |
| 00:03 | UAB | Eldon Pica makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Eldon Pica misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Julio Estrada gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Julio Estrada clanks a halfcourt shot | 37-35 |