| Lineup | UAB | PG - Peter Shield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Presley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Martin (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kelly Coke (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Chartrand (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Paul Dunn inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 30-26 |
| 19:37 | UAB | Peter Shield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Michael Nash buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Edward Castrejon | 30-28 |
| 19:07 | UAB | Kelly Coke can't throw it down | 30-28 |
| 19:06 | UAB | Kelly Coke misses the tip | 30-28 |
| 19:05 | UAB | Kelly Coke snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 18:54 | UAB | Claude Chartrand buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mario Martin | 33-28 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Castrejon | 33-31 |
| 18:06 | UAB | Peter Shield comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Michael Nash gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Castrejon | 33-33 |
| 17:21 | UAB | Kenneth Presley misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 17:19 | UAB | Mario Martin hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Paul Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 17:11 | UAB | Claude Chartrand grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 17:07 | UAB | Peter Shield misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Cantwell - foul #1 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 17:07 | UAB | Peter Shield makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:07 | UAB | Peter Shield misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Michael Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Claude Chartrand is called for the reach on Philip Kelley - foul #2 on Claude Chartrand, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Simard (C) Claude Chartrand | |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SF) Paul Dunn | |
| 16:29 | Houston | Edward Castrejon is hacked by Kenneth Presley - foul #3 on Kenneth Presley, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (SG) Kenneth Presley | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (PF) Michael Nash | |
| 16:09 | Houston | Robert Cantwell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-33 |
| 16:08 | UAB | Mario Martin pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:45 | UAB | Kelly Coke drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Shield | 38-33 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Peter Shield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Richmond (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kelly Coke (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Simard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Galaviz (fresh) PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Philip Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Houston | Michael Simard steals it from Robert Cantwell | 38-33 |
| 15:10 | UAB | Robert Cantwell steps in front of the Kelly Coke pass | 38-33 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Robert Cantwell blows the layup | 38-33 |
| 15:04 | UAB | Michael Simard grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 14:43 | UAB | Kelly Coke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Philip Kelley - foul #2 on Philip Kelley, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Kenneth Presley (SG), Merle Pryor (SF), Claude Chartrand (C) Peter Shield, Mario Martin, Michael Simard | |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Paul Dunn (SF), Michael Nash (PF) Robert Cantwell, Edward Castrejon, Philip Kelley | |
| 14:43 | UAB | Kelly Coke makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:43 | UAB | Kelly Coke misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Brian Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Paul Dunn knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Nash | 39-36 |
| 13:55 | UAB | Michael Nash takes the ball from Scott Richmond | 39-36 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Brian Jackson blows the dunk but the foul's on Claude Chartrand - foul #3 on Claude Chartrand, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Simard (PF) Kelly Coke | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:46 | Houston | Brian Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Brian Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:34 | UAB | Merle Pryor connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Richmond | 42-38 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Paul Dunn is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Paul Dunn, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG) John Galaviz | |
| 13:12 | UAB | Claude Chartrand misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-38 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Paul Dunn snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses short on a shot in the paint | 42-38 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Zhuang Xue can't tip it in | 42-38 |
| 12:50 | UAB | The rebound goes to Merle Pryor | 42-38 |
| 12:36 | UAB | Michael Simard clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Nash - foul #3 on Michael Nash, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Mario Martin (SF) Scott Richmond, Merle Pryor | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Philip Kelley (C) Zhuang Xue, Brian Jackson | |
| 12:36 | UAB | Michael Simard misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:36 | UAB | Michael Simard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Michael Nash misses the easy layup | 43-38 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Philip Kelley tips it in | 43-40 |
| 11:57 | UAB | Peter Shield makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Mario Martin | 45-40 |
| 11:28 | Houston | Paul Dunn knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Castrejon | 45-42 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Peter Shield (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Presley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mario Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Simard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Chartrand (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:11 | UAB | Claude Chartrand's pass is intercepted by Paul Dunn | 45-42 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Michael Simard steps in front of the Paul Dunn pass | 45-42 |
| 10:23 | UAB | Kenneth Presley connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Shield | 48-42 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 09:58 | UAB | The rebound goes to Michael Simard | 48-42 |
| 09:39 | UAB | Michael Simard's dunk attempt is rejected by Philip Kelley | 48-42 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Edward Castrejon snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Michael Nash knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 48-44 |
| 08:53 | UAB | Kenneth Presley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 08:51 | Houston | Michael Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Michael Nash comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 08:39 | UAB | Peter Shield grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:33 | UAB | Michael Simard misses the turnaround in the paint | 48-44 |
| 08:31 | UAB | Peter Shield pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:08 | UAB | Robert Cantwell is called for the reach on Kenneth Presley - foul #2 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), Jesse Younts (SG), Merle Pryor (SF), Kelly Coke (PF), Donald Smith (C) Peter Shield, Kenneth Presley, Mario Martin, Michael Simard, Claude Chartrand | |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Alfred Amos (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Robert Cantwell, Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| 07:56 | UAB | Merle Pryor misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 07:55 | UAB | Donald Smith snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 07:41 | UAB | Scott Richmond misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Alfred Amos pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 07:19 | Houston | John Galaviz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 07:18 | UAB | Kelly Coke snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Scott Richmond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Younts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Merle Pryor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kelly Coke (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) SF - Alfred Amos (fresh) PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. C - David Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | UAB | Alfred Amos takes the ball from Jesse Younts | 48-44 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses the dunk but he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Mario Martin (SF) Jesse Younts, Merle Pryor | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:53 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:31 | UAB | Donald Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Philip Kelley (C) Alfred Amos, David Green | |
| 06:29 | Houston | Robert Cantwell loses the dribble to Peter Shield in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 06:08 | UAB | Donald Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-46 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:45 | Houston | Robert Cantwell is fouled on the floor by Mario Martin - foul #2 on Mario Martin, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG) Zhuang Xue | |
| 05:32 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 05:30 | UAB | Mario Martin grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 05:01 | UAB | Brian Jackson is called for the reach on Mario Martin - foul #2 on Brian Jackson, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Kenneth Presley (SG), Claude Chartrand (C) Scott Richmond, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (PF) Brian Jackson | |
| 04:56 | UAB | Robert Cantwell takes the ball from Kenneth Presley | 48-46 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Robert Cantwell is hacked by Peter Shield - foul #1 on Peter Shield, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Jesse Younts (PG), Merle Pryor (SF) Peter Shield, Mario Martin | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF) John Galaviz | |
| 04:17 | Houston | Michael Nash clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Claude Chartrand - foul #4 on Claude Chartrand, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG) Jesse Younts | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (C) Philip Kelley | |
| 04:17 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Michael Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Kelly Coke grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 03:57 | UAB | Claude Chartrand misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-47 |
| 03:55 | UAB | Kelly Coke hits the follow up shot | 50-47 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Michael Nash tips it home | 50-49 |
| 03:09 | UAB | Scott Richmond misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Cantwell - foul #3 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Mario Martin (SF), Michael Simard (PF), Donald Smith (C) Merle Pryor, Kelly Coke, Claude Chartrand | |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Philip Kelley (C) Robert Cantwell, Brian Jackson | |
| 03:09 | UAB | Scott Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:09 | UAB | Scott Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Scott Richmond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Presley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mario Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Simard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Houston | Zhuang Xue is fouled on the floor by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG) Kenneth Presley | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:44 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:42 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | UAB | Kenneth Presley (SG), Kelly Coke (PF), Claude Chartrand (C) Scott Richmond, Michael Simard, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG) Zhuang Xue | |
| 02:31 | UAB | Claude Chartrand is whistled for traveling | 52-51 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Robert Cantwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 02:16 | UAB | Paul Dunn swats the dunk try by Mario Martin | 52-51 |
| 02:15 | UAB | Claude Chartrand can't tip it in | 52-51 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Philip Kelley pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Peter Shield picks off the pass by Paul Dunn | 52-51 |
| 01:47 | UAB | Mario Martin jams it on a great pass from Peter Shield | 54-51 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Robert Cantwell clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 54-51 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Paul Dunn grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Philip Kelley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 01:13 | UAB | The rebound goes to Peter Shield | 54-51 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Claude Chartrand is fouled on the floor by Philip Kelley - foul #3 on Philip Kelley, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Claude Chartrand makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Claude Chartrand misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Paul Dunn knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Castrejon | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | UAB | Claude Chartrand misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Edward Castrejon pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Philip Kelley drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 55-56 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:06 | UAB | Kelly Coke misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Philip Kelley gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:02 | Houston | Philip Kelley is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Shield - foul #2 on Peter Shield, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:02 | UAB | UAB calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Peter Shield comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 55-58 |