| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Ira Williams inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:51 | UAB | Ira Williams misses the lay-in | 30-30 |
| 19:49 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Allen Morello loses the dribble to Ira Williams | 30-30 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Jeffery Powell scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Thomas and he's fouled by Vincent Vaden - foul #2 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Roger Pendergrass (SF), Greg Rice (C) Stephen Karlson, Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 19:17 | UAB | Jeffery Powell misses the free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 18:56 | Houston | David Phillips is hacked by Robert Benson - foul #1 on Robert Benson, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass is whistled for a carry | 30-32 |
| 18:21 | UAB | Alan Thomas comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 18:20 | UAB | Jeffery Powell tips it home | 30-34 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Phillips | 33-34 |
| 17:41 | UAB | Jeffery Powell clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Greg Rice - foul #1 on Greg Rice, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Eric Keller (SF) Edmond Ferguson, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:41 | UAB | Jeffery Powell makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:41 | UAB | Jeffery Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Greg Rice's floater is tipped away by Jeffery Powell | 33-36 |
| 17:30 | UAB | Garry Neely grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:16 | UAB | Robert Benson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 17:14 | UAB | Garry Neely can't tip it in | 33-36 |
| 17:12 | UAB | Garry Neely grabs the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:57 | UAB | Jeffery Powell misses the shot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Greg Rice hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-36 |
| 16:26 | UAB | Ira Williams misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 16:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Greg Rice | 35-36 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:54 | Houston | Stephen Karlson makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Roger Pendergrass | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UAB | Roger Pendergrass steals it from Alan Thomas | 38-36 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Greg Rice hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 38-36 |
| 15:22 | UAB | Jeffery Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:16 | UAB | Jeffery Powell can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 15:14 | UAB | Jeffery Powell tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass blows the layup | 38-38 |
| 15:04 | UAB | The rebound goes to Alan Thomas | 38-38 |
| 14:48 | UAB | Garry Neely makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Benson | 38-40 |
| 14:25 | Houston | David Phillips can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 14:24 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Rice | 38-40 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Eric Keller loses the dribble to Garry Neely | 38-40 |
| 13:44 | UAB | Alan Thomas loses the dribble to Roger Pendergrass | 38-40 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass is denied on a layup by Jeffery Powell | 38-40 |
| 13:27 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jeffery Powell | 38-40 |
| 13:13 | UAB | Garry Neely misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 13:12 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roger Pendergrass | 38-40 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Eric Keller's pass is intercepted by Alan Thomas | 38-40 |
| 12:52 | UAB | Ira Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Alan Thomas | 38-42 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Eric Keller hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Phillips and he's hacked by Garry Neely - foul #1 on Garry Neely, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Roger Pendergrass, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Timothy Mullins (SG), Walter Pucci (SF), John Young (PF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| 12:37 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:19 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell misses short on a jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Eric Keller snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 12:12 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Karlson | 44-42 |
| 11:52 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell's pass is intercepted by Allen Morello | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darren Rush (fresh) SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) SF - Walter Pucci (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Young (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Houston | Eric Keller knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 11:14 | UAB | Stephen Karlson is called for the reach on Darren Rush - foul #2 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Richard Tschida (SF), Greg Rice (C) Stephen Karlson, Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:57 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell hits the finger roll | 46-44 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Greg Rice hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Gorrell - foul #1 on Thomas Gorrell, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG) David Phillips | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:47 | Houston | Greg Rice makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Greg Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:47 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:26 | UAB | Walter Pucci buries a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Greg Rice - foul #2 on Greg Rice, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG) Stephen Karlson | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG) Darren Rush | |
| 10:26 | UAB | Walter Pucci misses the free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Allen Morello gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:09 | Houston | David Phillips loses the dribble to Timothy Mullins | 47-46 |
| 10:05 | UAB | Timothy Mullins lays it up and in | 47-48 |
| 09:49 | Houston | David Phillips misses badly on a shot from the left side | 47-48 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Greg Rice gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:30 | Houston | David Phillips connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Morello | 50-48 |
| 09:13 | UAB | Robert Benson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-48 |
| 09:11 | UAB | John Young snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 08:57 | UAB | Timothy Mullins comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 50-48 |
| 08:56 | UAB | Robert Benson tips it in | 50-50 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 08:50 | UAB | Walter Pucci pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:42 | UAB | John Young's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Tschida | 50-50 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Allen Morello snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 08:18 | UAB | Robert Benson snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 07:53 | UAB | John Young knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Benson | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Tschida (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Morello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Rice (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Pucci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Gorrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Gorrell - foul #2 on Thomas Gorrell, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Richard Tschida, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Timothy Mullins, Walter Pucci, John Young, Thomas Gorrell | |
| 07:33 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:21 | UAB | Jeffery Powell connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Alan Thomas | 52-55 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson is hacked by Robert Benson - foul #2 on Robert Benson, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF) Allen Morello | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (SG) Robert Benson | |
| 06:56 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-55 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass can't tip it in | 52-55 |
| 06:53 | UAB | Ira Williams gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:43 | UAB | Ira Williams connects on the 3 from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Eric Keller comes up short on the shot in the paint | 52-58 |
| 06:25 | UAB | The rebound goes to Ira Williams | 52-58 |
| 06:20 | UAB | Alan Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ira Williams | 52-61 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Vincent Vaden connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Karlson and the foul's on Jeffery Powell - foul #2 on Jeffery Powell, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Allen Morello (PF) Eric Keller | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG) Darren Rush | |
| 06:02 | Houston | Vincent Vaden makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:45 | UAB | Alan Thomas knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ira Williams | 55-64 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Robert Benson steals the ball from Vincent Vaden | 55-64 |
| 05:11 | UAB | Allen Morello is called for the reach on Alan Thomas - foul #1 on Allen Morello, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Roger Pendergrass, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:54 | UAB | Ira Williams is whistled for traveling | 55-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF) Allen Morello | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:36 | Houston | David Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Eric Keller tips it back up and in | 57-64 |
| 04:23 | UAB | Robert Benson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-64 |
| 04:21 | UAB | Jeffery Powell gets the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 04:01 | UAB | Jeffery Powell comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 57-64 |
| 04:00 | UAB | Alan Thomas misses the tip | 57-64 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Eric Keller gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Eric Keller is fouled on the floor by Alan Thomas - foul #2 on Alan Thomas, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Roger Pendergrass, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Walter Pucci (SF), John Young (PF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Alan Thomas, Ira Williams, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| 03:44 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:44 | UAB | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmond Ferguson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Pucci (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Young (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UAB | Walter Pucci blows the layup | 58-64 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Eric Keller gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 03:03 | UAB | Walter Pucci grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 02:57 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Roger Pendergrass (SF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Timothy Mullins, Walter Pucci, John Young, Thomas Gorrell | |
| 02:46 | UAB | Robert Benson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-64 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Allen Morello misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Alan Thomas - foul #3 on Alan Thomas, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Vincent Vaden (C) Greg Rice | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:27 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:08 | UAB | Alan Thomas buries a floater from the left wing set up by Ira Williams | 60-66 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Vincent Vaden | 62-66 |
| 01:26 | UAB | Alan Thomas misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-66 |
| 01:25 | Houston | Vincent Vaden snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses the shot from the left side | 62-66 |
| 01:17 | UAB | Robert Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 01:02 | UAB | Alan Thomas drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Benson | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass blows the layup | 62-69 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Allen Morello hits the follow up shot | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | UAB | Alan Thomas is hacked by Stephen Karlson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #6 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF) Roger Pendergrass | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (SG), Jeffrey Green (SF), Walter Pucci (PF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| 00:39 | UAB | Timothy Mullins is fouled on the floor by David Phillips - foul #2 on David Phillips, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| 00:39 | UAB | Timothy Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:39 | UAB | Timothy Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Stephen Karlson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-71 |
| 00:31 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to David Phillips | 64-71 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Stephen Karlson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Phillips | 67-71 |
| 00:28 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Jeffrey Green, Walter Pucci, Thomas Gorrell | |
| 00:26 | UAB | Timothy Mullins is hacked by David Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Phillips, team foul #8 | 67-71 |
| 00:26 | UAB | Timothy Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Allen Morello gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Stephen Karlson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-71 |
| 00:19 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jeffery Powell | 67-71 |
| 00:18 | UAB | Jeffery Powell is fouled in the backcourt by David Phillips - foul #4 on David Phillips, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| 00:18 | UAB | Jeffery Powell misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Eric Keller misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-71 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Allen Morello grabs the offensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Vincent Vaden loses the ball out of bounds | 67-71 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Alan Thomas is hacked by Stephen Karlson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Alan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Alan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Eric Keller comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 67-73 |