| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Holmes (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Luce (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Jacob Jones inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | UAB | The short jumper by Arthur Hurd is denied by John Luce | 21-28 |
| 19:45 | UAB | John Holmes can't tip it in | 21-28 |
| 19:44 | UAB | John Holmes hits the follow up shot | 23-28 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Frank Tully buries a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Terry Sears - foul #1 on Terry Sears, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the free throw | 23-30 |
| 19:27 | UAB | John Holmes snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 19:19 | UAB | Jacob Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 19:17 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to John Holmes | 23-30 |
| 19:11 | UAB | Jacob Jones connects on the shot from the left side set up by Terry Sears | 25-30 |
| 18:46 | Houston | John Luce drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Gross | 25-33 |
| 18:31 | UAB | John Holmes clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on John Luce - foul #1 on John Luce, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 18:31 | UAB | John Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:31 | UAB | John Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Luce | 25-33 |
| 18:08 | Houston | John Luce misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 18:07 | UAB | John Holmes snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 18:02 | UAB | John Holmes is fouled on the floor by Frank Tully - foul #1 on Frank Tully, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| 17:45 | UAB | John Holmes comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Luce - foul #2 on John Luce, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| 17:45 | UAB | John Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:45 | UAB | John Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 17:18 | Houston | John Luce misses the tip | 27-33 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Gardner and he's fouled by Jacob Jones - foul #2 on Jacob Jones, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) John Luce | |
| 16:58 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:58 | UAB | Arthur Hurd grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 16:54 | UAB | Jacob Jones hits a 3 from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Zachery York (SG), Terry Weitzel (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) Terry Sears, Michael Brown, Arthur Hurd, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (SF) Joshua Gross | |
| 16:15 | UAB | Zachery York makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Baro and he's hacked by James Gardner - foul #2 on James Gardner, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| 16:15 | UAB | Zachery York makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Frank Tully hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 33-35 |
| 15:48 | Houston | Frank Tully can't tip it in | 33-35 |
| 15:46 | Houston | David Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Zachery York (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ryan Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Houston | David Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Raymond Bryant (SF) Zachery York, Jacob Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Joshua Gross (SF), John Luce (C) Frank Tully, James Gardner, Fyodor Zerphey, Paul Erickson | |
| 15:05 | UAB | Terry Sears is whistled for a carry | 33-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF), John Holmes (C) Lawrence Baro, Terry Weitzel, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:41 | Houston | David Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 14:39 | Houston | John Luce pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Peter Fierro is hacked by Raymond Bryant - foul #1 on Raymond Bryant, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Jacob Jones (SF) Raymond Bryant | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), James Gardner (SG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Peter Fierro, Joseph Hill, David Smith | |
| 13:57 | Houston | Frank Tully knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-37 |
| 13:50 | UAB | Michael Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 13:49 | UAB | Arthur Hurd tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Frank Tully's pass is intercepted by Terry Sears in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 13:46 | UAB | Michael Brown lays it in set up by Terry Sears | 37-37 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Frank Tully drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Gross | 37-39 |
| 13:13 | UAB | Arthur Hurd knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Sears | 40-39 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Frank Tully steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Zachery York (SG), Terry Weitzel (PF) Terry Sears, Michael Brown, Arthur Hurd | |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (SF), Paul Erickson (C) Joshua Gross, John Luce | |
| 12:43 | UAB | Paul Erickson denies the turnaround by Lawrence Baro | 40-39 |
| 12:42 | Houston | James Gardner grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 12:19 | Houston | David Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 12:18 | UAB | John Holmes snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 12:13 | UAB | Zachery York misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-39 |
| 12:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Frank Tully | 40-39 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Paul Erickson's floater is tipped away by Terry Weitzel | 40-39 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey tips it in | 40-41 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | UAB | Terry Weitzel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF) Lawrence Baro, Zachery York, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Joshua Gross (SF) Frank Tully, James Gardner, David Smith | |
| 11:05 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey dunks the ball | 40-43 |
| 10:46 | UAB | Arthur Hurd can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-43 |
| 10:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joshua Gross | 40-43 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Peter Fierro knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph Hill | 40-46 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Terry Sears misses the lay-in but the foul's on Peter Fierro - foul #3 on Peter Fierro, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Bryant (SF) Jacob Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), James Gardner (SG), David Smith (PF), John Luce (C) Peter Fierro, Joseph Hill, Fyodor Zerphey, Paul Erickson | |
| 10:16 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Terry Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:16 | Houston | John Luce grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Joshua Gross drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Gardner | 41-49 |
| 09:45 | UAB | Arthur Hurd misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-49 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Joshua Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Joshua Gross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Zachery York (SG), Ryan Stanley (PF), John Holmes (C) Terry Sears, Michael Brown, Arthur Hurd, Terry Weitzel | |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Joshua Gross | |
| 08:52 | UAB | Lawrence Baro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Jacob Jones (SF) Raymond Bryant | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:24 | Houston | Frank Tully misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 08:23 | UAB | Ryan Stanley pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 07:58 | UAB | Frank Tully is called for the reach on Jacob Jones - foul #2 on Frank Tully, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF) Lawrence Baro, Zachery York, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Joshua Gross (SF), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, James Gardner, David Smith, John Luce | |
| 07:47 | UAB | John Holmes misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Peter Fierro pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Michael Brown steals it from Peter Fierro | 41-49 |
| 07:38 | UAB | Jacob Jones jams it on a great pass from Michael Brown | 43-49 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Paul Erickson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Erickson, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| 07:01 | UAB | Terry Sears is denied on a layup by Paul Erickson | 43-49 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Peter Fierro is hacked by Terry Sears - foul #2 on Terry Sears, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), James Gardner (SG) Peter Fierro, Joseph Hill | |
| 06:27 | Houston | Frank Tully can't connect on a floater from the right side | 43-49 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is fouled on the floor by Arthur Hurd - foul #3 on Arthur Hurd, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Weitzel (C) John Holmes | |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF), John Luce (C) Fyodor Zerphey, Paul Erickson | |
| 05:50 | Houston | David Smith is hacked by Arthur Hurd - foul #4 on Arthur Hurd, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Bryant (SF), Ryan Stanley (C) Jacob Jones, Arthur Hurd | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:29 | Houston | Terry Weitzel swats the layup by Joshua Gross | 43-49 |
| 05:27 | UAB | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 05:13 | UAB | Ryan Stanley buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Terry Sears and he's hacked by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 45-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Zachery York (SG) Terry Sears, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Joshua Gross | |
| 05:13 | UAB | Ryan Stanley makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Frank Tully is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Baro - foul #1 on Lawrence Baro, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Jacob Jones (SF), Arthur Hurd (PF), John Holmes (C) Raymond Bryant, Ryan Stanley, Terry Weitzel | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (SG) James Gardner | |
| 04:51 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:28 | UAB | Zachery York comes up short on the floater from the left side | 46-51 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Frank Tully grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Baro - foul #2 on Lawrence Baro, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG) Zachery York | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, John Luce | |
| 04:07 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 03:57 | UAB | Lawrence Baro misses badly on a floater from the right side | 46-53 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Joseph Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG) Lawrence Baro | |
| Subs | Houston | James Gardner (SG), Joshua Gross (SF) Joseph Hill, David Smith | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:19 | UAB | Terry Sears is fouled on the floor by Fyodor Zerphey - foul #1 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #9 | 46-53 |
| 03:19 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:19 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Fyodor Zerphey | 48-55 |
| 02:29 | UAB | John Holmes makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Terry Sears | 51-55 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), John Luce (C) Peter Fierro, Paul Erickson | |
| 02:04 | Houston | James Gardner misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 02:03 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jacob Jones | 51-55 |
| 01:57 | UAB | John Luce steals the ball from Michael Brown | 51-55 |
| 01:33 | Houston | John Luce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-55 |
| 01:21 | UAB | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Joshua Gross - foul #1 on Joshua Gross, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| 01:21 | UAB | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 01:21 | UAB | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Tully | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | UAB | Frank Tully steals the ball from John Holmes | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Joshua Gross is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Sears - foul #3 on Terry Sears, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF) Fyodor Zerphey | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:35 | Houston | John Luce grabs the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 00:32 | Houston | John Holmes is called for the reach on John Luce - foul #2 on John Holmes, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| 00:32 | Houston | John Luce misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:32 | Houston | John Luce misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:32 | UAB | John Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | UAB | Terry Sears misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 00:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Luce | 53-57 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Michael Brown is called for the reach on John Luce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #11 | 53-57 |
| 00:21 | Houston | John Luce makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:21 | Houston | John Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:16 | UAB | Frank Tully steals the ball from Terry Sears | 53-59 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Frank Tully lays it in | 53-61 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:08 | UAB | Terry Sears connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Terry Sears is called for the reach on David Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Sears, team foul #12 | 56-61 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG), Paul Erickson (C) James Gardner, John Luce | |
| 00:07 | Houston | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:07 | Houston | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:01 | UAB | Joseph Hill steals it from Jacob Jones | 56-63 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) David Smith | |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Joseph Hill runs out the clock | 56-63 |