| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bradley Spielman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Joshua Gross inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 19:37 | UAB | Terry Weitzel grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 19:09 | UAB | Arthur Hurd is whistled for a carry | 36-36 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-36 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Lawrence Goings buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Gross | 39-36 |
| 18:09 | UAB | Terry Weitzel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Gross | 41-36 |
| 17:22 | UAB | Glen Boykins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Joshua Gross grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses long on a jumper from the right block | 41-36 |
| 17:14 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Fyodor Zerphey | 41-36 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Arthur Hurd steals the ball from Fyodor Zerphey | 41-36 |
| 16:37 | UAB | Terry Weitzel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 16:36 | UAB | Terry Weitzel gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:24 | UAB | Arthur Hurd misses short on a jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 16:22 | Houston | Joshua Gross gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Frank Tully is fouled on the floor by Richard Daniels - foul #3 on Richard Daniels, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Peter Fierro (SG), David Smith (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, Joshua Gross, Fyodor Zerphey, John Luce | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (SG), Richard Anderson (SF), John Holmes (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) Richard Daniels, Bradley Spielman, Arthur Hurd, Terry Weitzel | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | Houston | David Smith travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Bryant (SF) Glen Boykins | |
| 15:15 | UAB | Richard Anderson is hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 15:04 | UAB | John Holmes's pass is intercepted by Paul Erickson | 41-36 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Paul Erickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Paul Erickson scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from William Curto | 43-36 |
| 13:53 | UAB | Raymond Bryant clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 43-36 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Paul Erickson double dribbles | 43-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Joshua Gross (SF), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), John Luce (C) William Curto, Lawrence Goings, David Smith, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG), Richard Daniels (SG), Bradley Spielman (SF), Arthur Hurd (PF) Terry Sears, Richard Anderson, Raymond Bryant, John Holmes | |
| 13:04 | UAB | Fyodor Zerphey swats the shot by Ryan Stanley | 43-36 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Peter Fierro knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 12:33 | UAB | Glen Boykins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Joshua Gross grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 12:10 | Houston | John Luce comes up short on the runner from the left block | 45-36 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Arthur Hurd grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 11:39 | UAB | Bradley Spielman makes the fadeaway from the left side | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Luce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Spielman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 11:23 | UAB | Arthur Hurd grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 11:18 | UAB | Glen Boykins misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-38 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Joshua Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Frank Tully misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Ryan Stanley - foul #4 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Paul Erickson (C) Peter Fierro, John Luce | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Weitzel (C) Ryan Stanley | |
| 10:54 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:47 | UAB | Bradley Spielman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joshua Gross - foul #1 on Joshua Gross, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (SF) Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:47 | UAB | Bradley Spielman makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:47 | UAB | Bradley Spielman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is called for a charge - foul #1 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| 10:20 | UAB | Glen Boykins loses the dribble to Lawrence Goings in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Lawrence Goings lays it up and in | 49-40 |
| 09:57 | UAB | Bradley Spielman connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Daniels | 49-43 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bradley Spielman - foul #1 on Bradley Spielman, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Joshua Gross (SF) Frank Tully, David Smith | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (SG), John Holmes (C) Richard Daniels, Arthur Hurd | |
| 09:34 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:10 | UAB | Joshua Gross denies the turnaround by Bradley Spielman | 51-43 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-43 |
| 08:49 | UAB | John Holmes pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:42 | UAB | Glen Boykins misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 08:40 | UAB | Terry Weitzel misses the tip | 51-43 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Paul Erickson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Holmes - foul #3 on John Holmes, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), David Smith (PF) William Curto, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Daniels (SG), Richard Anderson (SF), Arthur Hurd (PF) Glen Boykins, Bradley Spielman, John Holmes | |
| 08:17 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:17 | UAB | Arthur Hurd pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:00 | UAB | Arthur Hurd misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Lawrence Goings snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Frank Tully connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 07:34 | UAB | Terry Sears's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (SG), John Luce (C) Joshua Gross, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | UAB | Ryan Stanley (C) Terry Weitzel | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Luce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 07:15 | UAB | Arthur Hurd gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 07:00 | UAB | Ryan Stanley hits a floater from the left block and the foul's on John Luce - foul #1 on John Luce, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Peter Fierro | |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG), Bradley Spielman (SF) Terry Sears, Richard Anderson | |
| 07:00 | UAB | Ryan Stanley makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Lawrence Goings scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Smith | 58-46 |
| 06:18 | UAB | Ryan Stanley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 06:17 | UAB | Ryan Stanley grabs the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 06:06 | UAB | Glen Boykins hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Spielman | 58-48 |
| 05:37 | Houston | John Luce knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| 05:19 | UAB | Bradley Spielman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 04:54 | Houston | David Smith misses the turnaround near the basket | 60-48 |
| 04:52 | UAB | Bradley Spielman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 04:47 | UAB | Bradley Spielman misses the floater from the right side | 60-48 |
| 04:46 | Houston | David Smith grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Richard Daniels steals it from Lawrence Goings | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:29 | UAB | Ryan Stanley is hacked by John Luce - foul #2 on John Luce, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Peter Fierro (SG), Joshua Gross (SF), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, Lawrence Goings, David Smith, John Luce | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (SG), Richard Anderson (SF), Terry Weitzel (PF), John Holmes (C) Richard Daniels, Bradley Spielman, Arthur Hurd, Ryan Stanley | |
| 04:22 | UAB | Terry Sears misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Peter Fierro - foul #1 on Peter Fierro, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| 04:22 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:22 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Joshua Gross loses the dribble to John Holmes | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:49 | UAB | Paul Erickson steals it from Richard Anderson | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Joshua Gross lays it up and in set up by Peter Fierro | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Sears (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | UAB | Glen Boykins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Curto - foul #1 on William Curto, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), David Smith (PF) William Curto, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | UAB | Bradley Spielman (SF) Richard Anderson | |
| 03:18 | UAB | Glen Boykins makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:18 | UAB | Glen Boykins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Joshua Gross buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 02:59 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), John Luce (C) Peter Fierro, David Smith, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Daniels (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF) Terry Sears, John Holmes | |
| 02:42 | UAB | Terry Weitzel's layup is rejected by Fyodor Zerphey | 64-52 |
| 02:40 | UAB | Richard Daniels can't tip it in | 64-52 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Joshua Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Terry Weitzel steals the ball from Joshua Gross | 64-52 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Richard Daniels is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Richard Daniels, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Peter Fierro (SG), David Smith (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, Lawrence Goings, Fyodor Zerphey, John Luce | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Richard Anderson (SG), Raymond Bryant (SF), John Holmes (C) Glen Boykins, Richard Daniels, Bradley Spielman, Arthur Hurd | |
| 01:49 | Houston | Joshua Gross is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Joshua Gross, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| 01:30 | UAB | Raymond Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-52 |
| 01:09 | Houston | William Curto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-52 |
| 01:01 | UAB | John Holmes scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Anderson | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Houston | Joshua Gross is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bryant - foul #1 on Raymond Bryant, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (PG) William Curto | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:55 | Houston | Joseph Hill is hacked by Raymond Bryant - foul #2 on Raymond Bryant, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG) Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:55 | Houston | Joseph Hill misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:55 | UAB | John Holmes gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UAB | Terry Weitzel lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Sears | 64-56 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Joshua Gross (SF), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), John Luce (C) William Curto, Peter Fierro, David Smith, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG), Richard Daniels (SG), Bradley Spielman (SF), Arthur Hurd (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) Terry Sears, Richard Anderson, Raymond Bryant, Terry Weitzel, John Holmes | |
| 00:47 | Houston | Glen Boykins is called for the reach on John Luce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Boykins, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| 00:47 | Houston | John Luce makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:47 | Houston | John Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Arthur Hurd comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-56 |
| 00:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lawrence Goings | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Goings | 68-56 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Richard Daniels misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-56 |
| 00:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Luce | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Joseph Hill runs out the clock | 68-56 |