| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren Rush (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garry Neely (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Eric Keller inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Houston | Eric Keller double dribbles | 35-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Rice (C) Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 19:36 | UAB | Jeffery Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Darren Rush steals the ball from Greg Rice | 35-32 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Garry Neely misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Greg Rice pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:36 | Houston | David Phillips travels with the ball | 35-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:14 | UAB | Vincent Vaden blocks the short jumper by Garry Neely | 35-32 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Vernon Mera is hacked by Kurt Clark - foul #3 on Kurt Clark, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Ferland (SF), Allen Morello (PF) Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (PG) Kurt Clark | |
| 17:31 | Houston | Darren Rush is called for the reach on Vernon Mera - foul #2 on Darren Rush, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edward Butts, Charles Ferland, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:11 | Houston | Eric Keller's floater is knocked away by Thomas Gorrell | 35-32 |
| 17:09 | UAB | Jeffery Powell gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:45 | UAB | Jeffery Powell can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Greg Rice - foul #1 on Greg Rice, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Allen Morello (PF), James Becerra (C) David Phillips, Eric Keller, Greg Rice, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Green (SG) Darren Rush | |
| 16:45 | UAB | Jeffery Powell makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:45 | UAB | Jeffery Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Allen Morello grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Vernon Mera connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Edward Butts | 38-33 |
| 16:03 | UAB | Jeffery Powell is hacked by Vernon Mera - foul #2 on Vernon Mera, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Greg Rice (C) Edward Butts, Charles Ferland, James Becerra | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Sanders (SF), John Young (PF), James Garnes (C) Garry Neely, Thomas Gorrell, Jeffery Powell | |
| 15:53 | UAB | Jeffrey Green hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Young | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Dan Abe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Sanders (fresh) PF - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Garnes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Allen Morello is whistled for a carry | 38-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Vincent Vaden (C) Vernon Mera, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Isaac Chester (SF) Dan Abe, Charles Sanders | |
| 15:27 | UAB | Isaac Chester jams it on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 38-38 |
| 15:18 | Houston | David Phillips makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Butts | 41-38 |
| 15:13 | UAB | Kurt Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 15:12 | UAB | John Young misses the tip | 41-38 |
| 15:11 | UAB | James Garnes grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 14:57 | UAB | David Phillips steps in front of the James Garnes pass | 41-38 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Greg Rice hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Butts | 43-38 |
| 14:24 | UAB | James Garnes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 43-41 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Edward Butts drills a jumper from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 14:10 | UAB | Jeffrey Green drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Isaac Chester | 45-44 |
| 13:48 | Houston | David Phillips loses the dribble to Kurt Clark | 45-44 |
| 13:45 | UAB | Jeffrey Green banks in the layup on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 45-46 |
| 13:26 | Houston | David Phillips scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Butts | 48-46 |
| 13:08 | UAB | James Garnes loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Allen Morello (PF), James Becerra (C) Edward Butts, David Phillips, Eric Keller, Greg Rice, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (SG), Thomas Gorrell (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Jeffrey Green, John Young, James Garnes | |
| 12:57 | Houston | Allen Morello comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Kurt Clark - foul #4 on Kurt Clark, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (PG) Kurt Clark | |
| 12:57 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:57 | UAB | Jeffery Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:39 | UAB | Darren Rush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 12:37 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Charles Ferland connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 51-48 |
| 12:09 | UAB | Jeffery Powell buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Reginald Algarin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Vernon Mera | 53-51 |
| 11:58 | UAB | Darren Rush buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Gorrell | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Ferland (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Becerra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Dan Abe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darren Rush (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Isaac Chester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Houston | Vernon Mera drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Reginald Algarin | 55-54 |
| 11:18 | UAB | Isaac Chester's fadeaway is rejected by James Becerra | 55-54 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Allen Morello gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-54 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Charles Ferland grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Allen Morello knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Vernon Mera | 57-54 |
| 10:33 | UAB | Charles Ferland is called for the reach on Jeffery Powell - foul #3 on Charles Ferland, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Greg Rice (C) Reginald Algarin, Charles Ferland, James Becerra | |
| Subs | UAB | Garry Neely (SF) Isaac Chester | |
| 10:13 | UAB | Garry Neely makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dan Abe | 57-57 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Allen Morello misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-57 |
| 09:56 | UAB | Dan Abe grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 09:51 | UAB | Darren Rush connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Gorrell | 57-60 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Greg Rice drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 59-60 |
| 09:16 | UAB | Jeffery Powell drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Darren Rush | 59-62 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the jumper from the baseline | 59-62 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Vernon Mera comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-62 |
| 08:45 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:31 | UAB | The jump hook by Garry Neely is blocked by Allen Morello | 59-62 |
| 08:29 | UAB | Garry Neely grabs the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 08:17 | UAB | Darren Rush is fouled on the floor by Allen Morello - foul #1 on Allen Morello, team foul #4 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Madison (PG), Jeffrey Green (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), John Young (PF) Dan Abe, Darren Rush, Thomas Gorrell, Jeffery Powell | |
| 08:04 | UAB | Jeffrey Green comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Eric Keller gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Edward Butts is fouled on the floor by John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #4 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG) Andrew Madison | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Edward Butts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garry Neely (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Edward Butts is whistled for a carry | 59-62 |
| 07:03 | UAB | John Young banks in the layup | 59-64 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Vernon Mera is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vernon Mera, team foul #5 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Ferland (SF), Allen Morello (PF) Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 06:43 | UAB | Charles Ferland is called for the reach on Isaac Chester - foul #4 on Charles Ferland, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Charles Ferland, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | UAB | James Garnes (C) Garry Neely | |
| 06:28 | UAB | Jeffrey Green connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kurt Clark | 59-66 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Eric Keller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-66 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Allen Morello (PF) Edward Butts, Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (SG), Thomas Gorrell (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Jeffrey Green, John Young, James Garnes | |
| 05:45 | UAB | Kurt Clark is fouled on the floor by Allen Morello - foul #2 on Allen Morello, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Charles Ferland, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | UAB | Garry Neely (SF) Isaac Chester | |
| 05:45 | UAB | Kurt Clark makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:45 | UAB | Kurt Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Allen Morello is fouled on the floor by Darren Rush - foul #3 on Darren Rush, team foul #5 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Rice (C) Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:19 | Houston | David Phillips can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 59-68 |
| 05:18 | UAB | Garry Neely gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 05:02 | UAB | Darren Rush misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 05:01 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell grabs the offensive board | 59-68 |
| 04:44 | UAB | Kurt Clark drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Darren Rush | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:36 | Houston | Greg Rice lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Keller | 61-71 |
| 04:23 | UAB | Kurt Clark clanks a shot from the right wing | 61-71 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Greg Rice gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:04 | Houston | David Phillips connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Keller | 64-71 |
| 03:53 | UAB | Jeffery Powell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 03:51 | UAB | Garry Neely grabs the offensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 03:34 | UAB | Garry Neely comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-71 |
| 03:33 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell tips it in | 64-73 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (tiring) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darren Rush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Garry Neely (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Powell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Houston | Eric Keller clanks a jumper in the paint | 64-73 |
| 03:10 | Houston | Eric Keller pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Vernon Mera connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Phillips | 66-73 |
| 02:39 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Kurt Clark and the foul's on Allen Morello - foul #3 on Allen Morello, team foul #8 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), James Becerra (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Eric Keller, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (PG), Jeffrey Green (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), John Young (C) Kurt Clark, Darren Rush, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| 02:39 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell makes the free throw | 66-76 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-76 |
| 02:24 | UAB | Isaac Chester grabs the defensive rebound | 66-76 |
| 02:24 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Rice (PF) James Becerra | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG) Dan Abe | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:57 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-76 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Charles Ferland grabs the board | 66-76 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Vernon Mera is hacked by Isaac Chester - foul #4 on Isaac Chester, team foul #6 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), James Becerra (C) Vernon Mera, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (PG), Garry Neely (SF), James Garnes (C) Kurt Clark, Isaac Chester, Thomas Gorrell | |
| 01:47 | Houston | Greg Rice misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 66-76 |
| 01:46 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Young | 66-76 |
| 01:30 | UAB | Dan Abe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-76 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Reginald Algarin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-76 |
| 01:15 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edward Butts, Reginald Algarin, Charles Ferland, Greg Rice, James Becerra | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Darren Rush (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), Thomas Gorrell (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Dan Abe, Jeffrey Green, Garry Neely, John Young, James Garnes | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:04 | UAB | Allen Morello swats the layup by Thomas Gorrell | 69-76 |
| 01:03 | UAB | Darren Rush gets the offensive rebound | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | UAB | Jeffery Powell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-76 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the board | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | David Phillips knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Vincent Vaden | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | UAB | David Phillips is called for the reach on Darren Rush in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Phillips, team foul #9 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Green (SF), Garry Neely (PF) Isaac Chester, Thomas Gorrell | |
| 00:32 | UAB | Darren Rush makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:32 | UAB | Darren Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:27 | Houston | David Phillips hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-78 |
| 00:27 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Garry Neely is hacked by Vernon Mera in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vernon Mera, team foul #10 | 75-78 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Garry Neely makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Garry Neely misses the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Vincent Vaden snags the defensive board | 75-79 |
| 00:19 | Houston | David Phillips can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-79 |
| 00:17 | UAB | Garry Neely grabs the board | 75-79 |
| 00:17 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-79 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Kurt Clark is hacked by Vernon Mera in the backcourt - foul #5 on Vernon Mera, team foul #11 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG) Vernon Mera | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:15 | UAB | Kurt Clark makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Kurt Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Edward Butts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-81 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Jeffery Powell snags the defensive board | 75-81 |
| 00:08 | UAB | Edward Butts is called for the reach on Jeffery Powell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Butts, team foul #12 | 75-81 |
| 00:08 | UAB | Jeffery Powell misses the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:08 | UAB | Jeffery Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:01 | Houston | David Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-82 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Darren Rush snags the defensive board | 75-82 |