| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Salley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Cover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Benson (fresh) SG - Bernie Bourdeau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Veith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Orville Colligan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Robert Ramey inbounds the ball | 38-44 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber loses the dribble to Orville Colligan | 38-44 |
| 19:31 | UAB | Robert Ramey steals it from Leon Veith | 38-44 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Robert Ramey hits the finger roll | 40-44 |
| 19:07 | UAB | Leon Veith clanks a shot near the basket | 40-44 |
| 19:06 | UAB | Larry Cora gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 18:46 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau clanks a floater from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Eddie Cover snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Stephen Karlson makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Schreiber | 42-44 |
| 18:27 | UAB | Larry Cora throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (PG), Roger Pendergrass (SF), Scott Newson (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Stephen Karlson, Robert Ramey, Nicholas Schreiber, Eddie Cover | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:03 | Houston | Bernie Bourdeau swats the shot by Roger Pendergrass | 42-44 |
| 18:02 | UAB | Larry Cora grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 17:43 | UAB | Richard Tschida is called for the reach on Orville Colligan - foul #1 on Richard Tschida, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG) Roger Pendergrass | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:26 | UAB | Orville Colligan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF) Walter Salley | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:11 | Houston | Robert Ramey misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 17:09 | UAB | Orville Colligan gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:59 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Robert Ramey misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 42-47 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Orville Colligan gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 16:29 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Robert Benson | 42-49 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Robert Ramey travels with the ball | 42-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Walter Salley (SG), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Eddie Cover (C) Stephen Karlson, Robert Ramey, Scott Newson, Richard Tschida | |
| Subs | UAB | James Sobanski (PG), Ira Williams (SG), Rodney Toledo (SF), Keith Avery (PF) Robert Benson, Bernie Bourdeau, Leon Veith, Larry Cora | |
| 15:52 | UAB | Orville Colligan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-49 |
| 15:50 | UAB | Rodney Toledo hits the follow up shot | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Salley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Squires (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eddie Cover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Sobanski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ira Williams (fresh) SF - Rodney Toledo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Keith Avery (fresh) 1 pts. C - Orville Colligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Walter Salley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 15:27 | UAB | Keith Avery snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 15:15 | UAB | Keith Avery's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Pendergrass | 42-51 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Eddie Cover grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Keith Avery swats the layup by Roger Pendergrass | 42-51 |
| 14:46 | UAB | James Sobanski gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 14:27 | UAB | Rodney Toledo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 14:25 | UAB | Keith Avery can't tip it in | 42-51 |
| 14:23 | UAB | Rodney Toledo tips it back up and in | 42-53 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Walter Salley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 14:05 | UAB | Keith Avery pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 13:57 | UAB | Orville Colligan connects on the floater from the baseline | 42-55 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 13:51 | UAB | Keith Avery gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 13:46 | UAB | Keith Avery comes up short on the runner in the paint | 42-55 |
| 13:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eddie Cover | 42-55 |
| 13:37 | Houston | David Squires makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Eddie Cover | 44-55 |
| 13:25 | UAB | Rodney Toledo knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Keith Avery | 44-58 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Walter Salley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 12:42 | UAB | Rodney Toledo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 12:31 | Houston | David Squires connects on the shot from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 12:05 | UAB | Keith Avery is hacked by Eddie Cover - foul #2 on Eddie Cover, team foul #2 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Robert Ramey (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Scott Newson (C) Edmond Ferguson, David Squires, Roger Pendergrass, Eddie Cover | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Bernie Bourdeau (SG), Leon Veith (SF), Larry Cora (PF) James Sobanski, Ira Williams, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery | |
| 11:42 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau misses short on a jumper in the lane | 49-58 |
| 11:40 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau grabs the offensive board | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Salley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Newson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernie Bourdeau (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Veith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Orville Colligan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Stephen Karlson grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Karlson | 51-58 |
| 10:42 | UAB | Alan Thomas is fouled on the floor by Stephen Karlson - foul #2 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Walter Salley steals the ball from Alan Thomas | 51-58 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Cora - foul #2 on Larry Cora, team foul #1 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Houston | George Guice (SG) Walter Salley | |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Toledo (C) Orville Colligan | |
| 10:06 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:57 | UAB | Leon Veith blows the layup | 53-58 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Scott Newson grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Scott Newson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Guice | 56-58 |
| 09:20 | UAB | Alan Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Walter Salley (SG), Eddie Cover (C) George Guice, Nicholas Schreiber | |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Avery (C) Larry Cora | |
| 09:09 | Houston | Robert Ramey can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 56-58 |
| 09:08 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 08:51 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Eddie Cover pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Stephen Karlson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 08:30 | UAB | Rodney Toledo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 08:25 | UAB | Leon Veith misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Ramey - foul #2 on Robert Ramey, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber (PF) Eddie Cover | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), James Sobanski (SG), Larry Cora (PF) Alan Thomas, Bernie Bourdeau, Rodney Toledo | |
| 08:25 | UAB | Leon Veith makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:25 | UAB | Leon Veith misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Walter Salley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Scott Newson's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Cora | 56-59 |
| 08:09 | UAB | Larry Cora gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:04 | UAB | Timothy Mullins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-59 |
| 08:03 | UAB | Leon Veith tips it in | 56-61 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Scott Newson is fouled on the floor by Larry Cora - foul #3 on Larry Cora, team foul #2 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (SF), Eddie Cover (C) Robert Ramey, Scott Newson | |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Williams (SF) Leon Veith | |
| 07:43 | Houston | Stephen Karlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-61 |
| 07:41 | UAB | Larry Cora snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Salley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Squires (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eddie Cover (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Sobanski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) PF - Larry Cora (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Avery (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UAB | James Sobanski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Walter Salley is hacked by Timothy Mullins - foul #4 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #3 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF), Scott Newson (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Walter Salley, Nicholas Schreiber, Eddie Cover | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Bernie Bourdeau (SG), Rodney Toledo (PF) Timothy Mullins, Ira Williams, Larry Cora | |
| 06:52 | Houston | Scott Newson hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Stephen Karlson | 58-61 |
| 06:41 | UAB | Keith Avery knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Alan Thomas | 58-63 |
| 06:25 | Houston | David Squires misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Scott Newson tips it home | 60-63 |
| 06:16 | UAB | James Sobanski banks in the layup set up by Alan Thomas | 60-65 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Richard Tschida misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Keith Avery - foul #1 on Keith Avery, team foul #4 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Walter Salley (SG), Nicholas Schreiber (PF) David Squires, Scott Newson | |
| Subs | UAB | Leon Veith (SF), Larry Cora (PF), Orville Colligan (C) James Sobanski, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery | |
| 05:57 | Houston | Richard Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Richard Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:42 | UAB | Leon Veith makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 62-67 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Robert Ramey misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Cora - foul #4 on Larry Cora, team foul #5 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Newson (PF), Eddie Cover (C) Nicholas Schreiber, Richard Tschida | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:32 | Houston | Robert Ramey makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Robert Ramey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 05:15 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau is fouled on the floor by Robert Ramey - foul #3 on Robert Ramey, team foul #5 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF) Robert Ramey, Scott Newson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:01 | UAB | Leon Veith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Orville Colligan | 64-69 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Stephen Karlson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Eddie Cover tips it home | 66-69 |
| 04:36 | UAB | Nicholas Schreiber is called for the reach on Alan Thomas - foul #2 on Nicholas Schreiber, team foul #6 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF), Scott Newson (PF) David Squires, Nicholas Schreiber | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), James Sobanski (SG) Alan Thomas, Bernie Bourdeau | |
| 04:24 | UAB | Larry Cora hits a floater from just outside the lane | 66-71 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Stephen Karlson's layup is rejected by Leon Veith | 66-71 |
| 04:00 | UAB | Leon Veith grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 03:38 | UAB | Larry Cora makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Timothy Mullins | 66-73 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Salley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Ramey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Scott Newson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Cover (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Sobanski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leon Veith (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Orville Colligan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Walter Salley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-73 |
| 03:23 | UAB | Orville Colligan grabs the board | 66-73 |
| 03:02 | UAB | James Sobanski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Mullins | 66-76 |
| 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) | |
| 02:47 | Houston | Walter Salley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Newson | 69-76 |
| 02:47 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), David Squires (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Stephen Karlson, Robert Ramey, Scott Newson, Eddie Cover | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Bernie Bourdeau (SG) Timothy Mullins, James Sobanski | |
| 02:28 | UAB | Leon Veith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Squires - foul #1 on David Squires, team foul #7 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG) Edmond Ferguson | |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Toledo (PF) Larry Cora | |
| 02:28 | UAB | Leon Veith makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 02:28 | UAB | Leon Veith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 02:21 | Houston | David Squires is hacked by Alan Thomas - foul #4 on Alan Thomas, team foul #6 | 69-78 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Stephen Karlson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-78 |
| 02:01 | UAB | Leon Veith hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Thomas | 72-80 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Richard Tschida hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walter Salley | 74-80 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-80 |
| 01:26 | UAB | Orville Colligan snags the offensive board | 74-80 |
| 01:09 | UAB | Rodney Toledo misses short on a shot from the left side | 74-80 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber pulls down the rebound | 74-80 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Houston | Stephen Karlson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #8 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF), Eddie Cover (C) David Squires, Richard Tschida | |
| Subs | UAB | Larry Cora (PF) Rodney Toledo | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | UAB | Stephen Karlson is called for the reach on Bernie Bourdeau in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #9 | 74-80 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Houston | Walter Salley hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Ramey | 77-82 |
| 00:35 | UAB | Stephen Karlson is called for the reach on Leon Veith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #10 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (PG) Stephen Karlson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:35 | UAB | Leon Veith makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:35 | UAB | Leon Veith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Leon Veith knocks away the 3 by Walter Salley | 77-84 |
| 00:26 | UAB | Leon Veith snags the defensive board | 77-84 |
| 00:25 | UAB | Leon Veith is fouled in the backcourt by David Squires - foul #2 on David Squires, team foul #11 | 77-84 |
| 00:25 | UAB | Leon Veith makes the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:25 | UAB | Leon Veith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Walter Salley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 77-86 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Eddie Cover snags the offensive board | 77-86 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Alan Thomas picks off the pass by Walter Salley | 77-86 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Alan Thomas banks in the layup | 77-88 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber's floater is tipped away by Larry Cora | 77-88 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Leon Veith snags the defensive board | 77-88 |