| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Garbutt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Uselton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | William Garbutt inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | UAB | Joey Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Paul Stringer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Joey Murray hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 26-27 |
| 18:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eric Uselton | 26-27 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Paul Stringer hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 26-27 |
| 18:33 | UAB | The rebound goes to Joey Murray | 26-27 |
| 18:28 | UAB | William Garbutt can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Uselton - foul #2 on Eric Uselton, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 18:28 | UAB | William Garbutt makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:28 | UAB | William Garbutt misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:28 | Houston | William Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Lawrence Goings scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Juan Gonzalez | 27-30 |
| 17:47 | UAB | Paul Stringer steals it from Richard Daniels | 27-30 |
| 17:24 | Houston | William Godfrey can't finish the layup | 27-30 |
| 17:22 | UAB | The rebound goes to William Garbutt | 27-30 |
| 17:10 | UAB | Richard Daniels can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 17:09 | UAB | Philip Lee grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 16:54 | UAB | Philip Lee is fouled on the floor by William Godfrey - foul #2 on William Godfrey, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 16:37 | UAB | The jump hook by Philip Lee is blocked by William Godfrey | 27-30 |
| 16:36 | UAB | Philip Lee can't tip it in | 27-30 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 16:15 | Houston | William Godfrey double dribbles | 27-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Adams (PG), Terry Sears (SG) Glen Boykins, Richard Daniels | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SF), Joshua Gross (PF) Eric Uselton, William Godfrey | |
| 16:00 | UAB | William Curto is called for the reach on William Garbutt - foul #1 on William Curto, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Clark (PF) Philip Lee | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Green (SF) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Sears (fresh) SF - William Garbutt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joey Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roger Green (fresh) PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | UAB | Paul Stringer steps in front of the Donald Clark pass | 27-30 |
| 15:26 | Houston | Lawrence Goings clanks a turnaround in the lane | 27-30 |
| 15:24 | UAB | William Garbutt grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 15:13 | UAB | Robert Adams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-30 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Roger Green clanks a floater from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 14:45 | UAB | The rebound goes to Donald Clark | 27-30 |
| 14:35 | UAB | Donald Clark comes up short on the floater in the lane | 27-30 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Paul Stringer hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by William Curto | 27-32 |
| 14:01 | UAB | Joey Murray loses the ball out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG), Richard Daniels (SG), Johnny Bachand (SF), Philip Lee (C) Robert Adams, Terry Sears, William Garbutt, Joey Murray | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Eric Uselton (SG), William Godfrey (PF) Lawrence Goings, Roger Green, Joshua Gross | |
| 13:38 | Houston | Eric Uselton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 13:36 | UAB | Donald Clark snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 13:17 | UAB | Glen Boykins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 13:15 | Houston | William Godfrey snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Eric Uselton travels with the ball | 27-32 |
| 12:52 | UAB | Philip Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-32 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Paul Stringer's floater is tipped away by Donald Clark | 27-32 |
| 12:24 | UAB | The rebound goes to Donald Clark | 27-32 |
| 12:01 | UAB | Philip Lee knocks in the turnaround from close range | 29-32 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Bachand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Philip Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Uselton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Curto (fresh) 3 ast. PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Paul Stringer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | UAB | William Garbutt (SF), Joey Murray (C) Johnny Bachand, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG) William Curto | |
| 11:27 | UAB | Eric Uselton denies the turnaround by Philip Lee | 29-32 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is fouled on the floor by Glen Boykins - foul #1 on Glen Boykins, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Adams (SG) Richard Daniels | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Janes (C) Paul Stringer | |
| 10:36 | Houston | Lawrence Goings's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Joey Murray | 29-32 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Gordon Janes tips it back up and in | 29-34 |
| 10:18 | UAB | Joey Murray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-34 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Eric Uselton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lawrence Goings | 29-36 |
| 09:42 | UAB | Glen Boykins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gordon Janes - foul #1 on Gordon Janes, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Daniels (SG), Donald Clark (PF) Robert Adams, Philip Lee | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Roger Green (SF), Joshua Gross (PF), Paul Stringer (C) Juan Gonzalez, Eric Uselton, William Godfrey, Gordon Janes | |
| 09:42 | UAB | Glen Boykins makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 09:42 | UAB | Glen Boykins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 09:25 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by William Curto is blocked by Joey Murray | 31-36 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Roger Green hits the follow up shot | 31-38 |
| 09:05 | UAB | Glen Boykins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joey Murray | 33-38 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Paul Stringer drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Lawrence Goings | 33-40 |
| 08:26 | UAB | William Garbutt misses the lay-in | 33-40 |
| 08:25 | UAB | William Garbutt pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 08:11 | UAB | Joey Murray hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Glen Boykins | 36-40 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Roger Green can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by William Garbutt - foul #1 on William Garbutt, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Adams (PG), Terry Sears (SG) Glen Boykins, Richard Daniels | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Eric Uselton (SG), William Godfrey (PF), Gordon Janes (C) William Curto, Lawrence Goings, Joshua Gross, Paul Stringer | |
| 07:45 | Houston | Roger Green makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Roger Green makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Sears (fresh) SF - William Garbutt (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joey Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Uselton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UAB | Terry Sears can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Gordon Janes - foul #2 on Gordon Janes, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Philip Lee (PF), Johnny Bachand (C) Donald Clark, Joey Murray | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SF) Roger Green | |
| 07:27 | UAB | Terry Sears misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 07:27 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 07:27 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 3rd free throw | 38-42 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 38-42 |
| 07:11 | UAB | Philip Lee grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 06:49 | UAB | Terry Sears is whistled for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Bradley Spielman (PF) William Garbutt | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:23 | Houston | Bradley Spielman steals the ball from Eric Uselton | 38-42 |
| 06:07 | UAB | Philip Lee comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by William Godfrey - foul #3 on William Godfrey, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Daniels (SG), Joey Murray (C) Terry Sears, Bradley Spielman | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Paul Stringer (C) William Curto, Gordon Janes | |
| 06:07 | UAB | Philip Lee makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 06:07 | UAB | Philip Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is hacked by Joey Murray - foul #2 on Joey Murray, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | UAB | William Garbutt (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Johnny Bachand, Philip Lee | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:28 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Eric Uselton snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 05:04 | UAB | Joey Murray gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 04:40 | UAB | Robert Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 04:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Godfrey | 40-42 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by William Godfrey | 40-45 |
| 04:02 | UAB | Richard Daniels misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Eric Uselton snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Eric Uselton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 03:29 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to William Godfrey | 40-45 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Garbutt (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joey Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Uselton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Godfrey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-45 |
| 03:17 | UAB | Joey Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 03:06 | UAB | Donald Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Lawrence Goings gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Eric Uselton hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Juan Gonzalez | 40-47 |
| 02:16 | UAB | Robert Adams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joey Murray | 43-47 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Joey Murray - foul #3 on Joey Murray, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG), Terry Sears (SG), Johnny Bachand (SF), Bradley Spielman (PF), Philip Lee (C) Robert Adams, Richard Daniels, William Garbutt, Donald Clark, Joey Murray | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Roger Green (SF), Joshua Gross (PF) Juan Gonzalez, Eric Uselton, William Godfrey | |
| 02:04 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 02:04 | UAB | Philip Lee gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 02:04 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-47 |
| 01:52 | UAB | Bradley Spielman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Daniels (SG), William Garbutt (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Joey Murray (C) Terry Sears, Johnny Bachand, Bradley Spielman, Philip Lee | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Eric Uselton (SF), William Godfrey (PF) William Curto, Roger Green, Joshua Gross | |
| 01:26 | Houston | Glen Boykins is called for the reach on Juan Gonzalez - foul #2 on Glen Boykins, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| 01:06 | Houston | William Godfrey's floater is tipped away by Donald Clark | 43-47 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits the follow up shot | 43-49 |
| 00:49 | UAB | Richard Daniels makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Paul Stringer knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Goings | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | UAB | Glen Boykins misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 00:20 | UAB | Joey Murray snags the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 00:16 | UAB | Richard Daniels knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Boykins | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Richard Daniels is called for the reach on Eric Uselton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Daniels, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (PF) William Godfrey | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Joshua Gross is hacked by Joey Murray - foul #4 on Joey Murray, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:06 | UAB | Richard Daniels comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Joshua Gross gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Joshua Gross is hacked by Glen Boykins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glen Boykins, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:02 | UAB | William Garbutt gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:00 | UAB | William Garbutt misses the fullcourt shot | 48-53 |