| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Ira Williams inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | UAB | Garry Neely scores on a 3 from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Allen Morello's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Powell | 39-37 |
| 19:06 | UAB | Robert Benson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 42-37 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Allen Morello lays it in | 42-39 |
| 18:31 | UAB | Ira Williams connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Robert Benson | 44-39 |
| 18:24 | Houston | David Phillips makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 18:01 | UAB | Edmond Ferguson steps in front of the Jeffery Powell pass | 44-41 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Allen Morello lays it in on a nice dish by Edmond Ferguson | 44-43 |
| 17:46 | UAB | Jeffery Powell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Vincent Vaden - foul #2 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF), Greg Rice (C) Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| 17:46 | UAB | Jeffery Powell makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:46 | UAB | Jeffery Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Robert Benson steals it from Greg Rice | 46-43 |
| 17:26 | UAB | Robert Benson hits the finger roll | 48-43 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Greg Rice is called for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | UAB | John Young (C) Jeffery Powell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:55 | UAB | Garry Neely connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Kurt Clark | 50-43 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Greg Rice is denied on a layup by John Young | 50-43 |
| 16:29 | UAB | John Young gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 16:14 | UAB | Greg Rice blocks the short jumper by Ira Williams | 50-43 |
| 16:13 | Houston | Eric Keller gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Eric Keller hits a jump hook from the left block set up by David Phillips | 50-45 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - John Young (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | UAB | John Young clanks a runner in the lane | 50-45 |
| 15:41 | Houston | Greg Rice snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Eric Keller can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-45 |
| 15:36 | Houston | Eric Keller snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 15:21 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Thomas Gorrell (SF), Jeffery Powell (C) Kurt Clark, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Garry Neely | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Tschida (C) Roger Pendergrass | |
| 15:01 | UAB | John Young connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Keller | 53-48 |
| 14:29 | UAB | Richard Tschida denies the turnaround by Walter Pucci | 53-48 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Eric Keller pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the jumper in the lane | 53-48 |
| 14:15 | UAB | Walter Pucci snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 14:09 | UAB | John Young hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Darren Rush and the foul's on Greg Rice - foul #2 on Greg Rice, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG) Thomas Gorrell | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF) Richard Tschida | |
| 14:09 | UAB | John Young makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Pendergrass | 56-50 |
| 13:36 | UAB | Darren Rush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 13:35 | UAB | Walter Pucci can't tip it in | 56-50 |
| 13:33 | Houston | David Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the jumper from the right side | 56-52 |
| 13:05 | UAB | Walter Pucci makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Darren Rush and the foul's on David Phillips - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF) Darren Rush, Robert Benson, John Young | |
| Subs | Houston | Allen Morello (PF) Roger Pendergrass | |
| 13:05 | UAB | Walter Pucci makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Allen Morello can't tip it in | 59-52 |
| 12:47 | UAB | Jeffery Powell gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 12:28 | UAB | Walter Pucci's floater is tipped away by Greg Rice | 59-52 |
| 12:26 | UAB | Walter Pucci snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 12:04 | UAB | Ira Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Garry Neely | 62-52 |
| 11:44 | Houston | David Phillips clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 11:43 | UAB | Jeffery Powell pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Walter Pucci (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Phillips (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | UAB | Garry Neely misses the shot from the left block | 62-52 |
| 11:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Allen Morello | 62-52 |
| 11:00 | Houston | David Phillips comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 10:59 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Rice | 62-52 |
| 10:46 | Houston | David Phillips misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 10:45 | UAB | Ira Williams gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 10:24 | UAB | Garry Neely is fouled on the floor by Allen Morello - foul #2 on Allen Morello, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG), John Young (C) Walter Pucci, Jeffery Powell | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Richard Tschida (SF), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edmond Ferguson, Eric Keller, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| 10:07 | UAB | Vincent Vaden steals it from Robert Benson | 62-52 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled on the floor by Garry Neely - foul #1 on Garry Neely, team foul #1 | 62-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Thomas Gorrell (SF), James Garnes (C) Kurt Clark, Ira Williams, Garry Neely | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Greg Rice (C) David Phillips, Richard Tschida, Vincent Vaden | |
| 09:20 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Vernon Mera | 62-55 |
| 08:52 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell misses the easy layup | 62-55 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Eric Keller pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Edmond Ferguson and he's hacked by Darren Rush - foul #1 on Darren Rush, team foul #2 | 62-57 |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Williams (SF) James Garnes | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Richard Tschida (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edmond Ferguson, Eric Keller, Greg Rice | |
| 08:45 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:25 | UAB | Ira Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-58 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Vincent Vaden gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Vernon Mera hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 07:58 | UAB | John Young is hacked by David Phillips - foul #2 on David Phillips, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Garry Neely (PF) Darren Rush, Thomas Gorrell | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Greg Rice (C) David Phillips, Richard Tschida, Vincent Vaden | |
| 07:37 | UAB | Ira Williams hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Garry Neely | 65-61 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - John Young (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Keller (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 5 pts. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-61 |
| 07:18 | UAB | The rebound goes to Robert Benson | 65-61 |
| 07:08 | UAB | Ira Williams knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 68-61 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Greg Rice misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 68-61 |
| 06:48 | UAB | Ira Williams gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 06:28 | UAB | Garry Neely misses the easy layup | 68-61 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Greg Rice gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | UAB | Walter Pucci (SG), Thomas Gorrell (SF), Jeffery Powell (C) Robert Benson, Ira Williams, John Young | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edmond Ferguson, Eric Keller, Greg Rice | |
| 05:53 | UAB | Walter Pucci hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Allen Morello gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Allen Morello jams it set up by Vernon Mera | 68-63 |
| 05:13 | UAB | Garry Neely drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Gorrell | 71-63 |
| 04:50 | Houston | David Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 04:48 | UAB | Jeffery Powell pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| 04:42 | UAB | Garry Neely drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffery Powell and he's hacked by Roger Pendergrass - foul #1 on Roger Pendergrass, team foul #6 | 73-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Ira Williams (SF) Kurt Clark, Walter Pucci, Thomas Gorrell | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF), Greg Rice (C) Roger Pendergrass, Vincent Vaden | |
| 04:42 | UAB | Garry Neely makes the free throw | 74-63 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Phillips | 74-66 |
| 03:59 | UAB | Garry Neely misses the lay-in | 74-66 |
| 03:57 | UAB | Jeffery Powell tips it in | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Houston | David Phillips makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-69 |
| 03:28 | UAB | Robert Benson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 76-69 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Eric Keller snags the defensive board | 76-69 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darren Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Phillips (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Keller (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:06 | Houston | David Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-69 |
| 03:05 | UAB | Jeffery Powell snags the defensive board | 76-69 |
| 03:00 | UAB | Ira Williams comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 76-69 |
| 02:59 | Houston | David Phillips pulls down the rebound | 76-69 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Darren Rush is called for the reach on Greg Rice - foul #2 on Darren Rush, team foul #3 | 76-69 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), John Young (PF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Darren Rush, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| 02:36 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-69 |
| 02:35 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell grabs the board | 76-69 |
| 02:35 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Powell (C) Thomas Gorrell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:21 | UAB | Jeffery Powell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Benson | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:05 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Edmond Ferguson, team foul #7 | 79-69 |
| Subs | UAB | Garry Neely (PF) John Young | |
| Subs | Houston | Allen Morello (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:36 | UAB | Robert Benson misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Edmond Ferguson - foul #4 on Edmond Ferguson, team foul #8 | 79-69 |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Walter Pucci (SF), John Young (PF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Kurt Clark, Ira Williams, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Allen Morello | |
| 01:36 | UAB | Robert Benson misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:36 | UAB | Robert Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Edward Butts clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #4 | 80-69 |
| Subs | UAB | James Garnes (C) Robert Benson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:19 | Houston | Edward Butts misses the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Edward Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:58 | UAB | Walter Pucci drills a floater from close range on a great pass from John Young | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Darren Rush is called for the reach on Edward Butts - foul #3 on Darren Rush, team foul #5 | 82-70 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-70 |
| 00:46 | UAB | John Young pulls down the rebound | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | UAB | Walter Pucci drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Darren Rush | 84-70 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Edward Butts is fouled on the floor by James Garnes - foul #1 on James Garnes, team foul #6 | 84-70 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Greg Rice hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Butts and he's hacked by Thomas Gorrell - foul #2 on Thomas Gorrell, team foul #7 | 84-72 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Greg Rice makes the free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Darren Rush runs out the clock | 84-73 |