| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tom Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Cossette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Leigh (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cook (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Peter Leigh inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UAB | Tom Kelly scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Cook and he's hacked by Philip Perry - foul #3 on Philip Perry, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (PG) Philip Perry | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 19:42 | UAB | Tom Kelly makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Tony Byrd is whistled for traveling | 28-36 |
| 19:04 | UAB | David Dunfee drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Tom Kelly | 28-38 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Tony Byrd clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Cook - foul #1 on James Cook, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:46 | UAB | James Cook grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Tom Kelly comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-38 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Roy Prater grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 18:11 | Houston | David Dunfee swats the layup by Roy Prater | 29-38 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Roy Prater tips it but misses | 29-38 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Earl Baro tips it in | 31-38 |
| 17:51 | UAB | Tom Kelly clanks a floater from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Tony Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:32 | Houston | John Douglas misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Tom Kelly - foul #3 on Tom Kelly, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG) Tom Kelly | |
| 17:32 | Houston | John Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:32 | Houston | John Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Roy Prater gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:23 | Houston | John Douglas connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tony Byrd | 34-38 |
| 17:21 | UAB | Alec Raya loses the dribble to Tony Byrd in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Tony Byrd scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Prater | 37-38 |
| 16:48 | UAB | Peter Leigh can't finish the layup | 37-38 |
| 16:46 | UAB | Danny Cossette snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 16:31 | UAB | Alec Raya drills a floater from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 16:11 | Houston | David Dunfee is called for the reach on Earl Baro - foul #2 on David Dunfee, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Pletcher (PG), Augustus Bonkowski (SG), William Piper (SF), Jesse Masters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) John Douglas, Tony Byrd, Earl Baro, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | UAB | Parker Spann (SG), Andrew Young (C) Danny Cossette, James Cook | |
| 15:52 | Houston | Chad Pletcher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Jesse Masters tips it in | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Chad Pletcher (fresh) SG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Piper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Heskett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alec Raya (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Parker Spann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Leigh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Young (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UAB | Peter Leigh knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Parker Spann and the foul's on William Piper - foul #1 on William Piper, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG) Chad Pletcher | |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG), Archie Page (C) Parker Spann, David Dunfee | |
| 15:32 | UAB | Peter Leigh misses the free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:32 | Houston | Jesse Masters gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Tom Kelly steals it from William Piper | 39-42 |
| 15:10 | UAB | Tom Kelly lays it in | 39-44 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Philip Perry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Howard Heskett grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Jesse Masters lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Heskett | 41-44 |
| 14:19 | UAB | Archie Page misses the lay-in | 41-44 |
| 14:18 | UAB | Andrew Young snags the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 14:02 | UAB | Andrew Young buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tom Kelly | 41-46 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Jesse Masters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Augustus Bonkowski, William Piper, Jesse Masters, Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | UAB | Danny Cossette (SG), David Dunfee (PF), James Cook (C) Alec Raya, Peter Leigh, Archie Page | |
| 13:24 | UAB | Danny Cossette misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 13:22 | UAB | James Cook hits the follow up shot | 41-48 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Joseph Carney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Philip Perry and he's hacked by James Cook - foul #2 on James Cook, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:09 | UAB | David Dunfee pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:03 | UAB | David Dunfee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 43-48 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Joseph Carney snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Tony Byrd clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 12:40 | UAB | David Dunfee pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:16 | UAB | David Dunfee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tom Kelly | 43-50 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Earl Baro drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Philip Perry | 46-50 |
| 11:47 | UAB | Andrew Young connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Kelly | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tom Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Cossette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - James Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Houston | Philip Perry loses the dribble to Tom Kelly in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 11:43 | UAB | Tom Kelly lays it up and in | 46-55 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 48-55 |
| 11:08 | UAB | Andrew Young comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Philip Perry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 48-55 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Roy Prater hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Philip Perry | 50-55 |
| 10:35 | UAB | David Dunfee comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Joseph Carney - foul #1 on Joseph Carney, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (PG), William Piper (SF) Philip Perry, Earl Baro | |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG), Peter Leigh (SF), Archie Page (C) Tom Kelly, Andrew Young, James Cook | |
| 10:35 | UAB | David Dunfee misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:35 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:35 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the 3rd free throw | 50-57 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-57 |
| 10:10 | UAB | The rebound goes to David Dunfee | 50-57 |
| 09:43 | UAB | Alec Raya clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 09:41 | UAB | Peter Leigh hits the follow up shot | 50-59 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Roy Prater is hacked by David Dunfee - foul #3 on David Dunfee, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Earl Baro (SF), Jesse Masters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) John Douglas, Tony Byrd, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG), James Cook (C) Danny Cossette, David Dunfee | |
| 09:10 | Houston | Tom Kelly is called for the reach on Philip Perry - foul #4 on Tom Kelly, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Parker Spann (SG) Tom Kelly | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Earl Baro knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Piper | 52-59 |
| 08:39 | UAB | Alec Raya misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Howard Heskett gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 08:34 | Houston | William Piper connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Philip Perry | 55-59 |
| 08:21 | UAB | Howard Heskett takes the ball from Alec Raya | 55-59 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Archie Page is called for the reach on Philip Perry - foul #2 on Archie Page, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) William Piper, Jesse Masters, Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | UAB | David Dunfee (PF) Archie Page | |
| 08:11 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:56 | UAB | David Dunfee hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Peter Leigh | 57-61 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Tony Byrd is hacked by Alec Raya - foul #3 on Alec Raya, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (SF) Earl Baro | |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG), Danny Cossette (SG) Alec Raya, Parker Spann | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tom Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Danny Cossette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Leigh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UAB | Peter Leigh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 07:08 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Cossette | 59-61 |
| 06:57 | UAB | David Dunfee misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-61 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Philip Perry snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Roy Prater connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Tony Byrd | 61-61 |
| 06:22 | UAB | David Dunfee can't connect on a jumper from close range | 61-61 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Tony Byrd clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 06:11 | Houston | John Douglas misses the tip | 61-61 |
| 06:09 | UAB | Danny Cossette gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:51 | UAB | Tom Kelly misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-61 |
| 05:49 | Houston | Philip Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Danny Cossette is called for the reach on Philip Perry - foul #1 on Danny Cossette, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Jesse Masters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) Tony Byrd, John Douglas, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Young (SF), Archie Page (C) Peter Leigh, James Cook | |
| 05:44 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:19 | UAB | Danny Cossette hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 05:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jesse Masters | 63-61 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Jesse Masters can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Archie Page - foul #3 on Archie Page, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (PG) Philip Perry | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:03 | Houston | Jesse Masters misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Jesse Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:51 | UAB | Andrew Young clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 04:50 | Houston | William Piper gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:34 | Houston | William Piper drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Douglas | 67-61 |
| 04:22 | UAB | Archie Page can't finish the layup | 67-61 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Earl Baro grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 03:56 | Houston | David Dunfee swats the shot by Earl Baro | 67-61 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Jesse Masters tips it but misses | 67-61 |
| 03:53 | Houston | William Piper tips it in | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:41 | UAB | Danny Cossette can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Jesse Masters grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, William Piper, Jesse Masters, Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Leigh (SF), James Cook (C) Andrew Young, Archie Page | |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | Houston | James Cook denies the turnaround by Roy Prater | 69-61 |
| 03:25 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Prater | 69-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tom Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Danny Cossette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Leigh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Houston | Roy Prater lays it in on a nice dish by Tony Byrd | 71-61 |
| 02:48 | UAB | Danny Cossette clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-61 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Philip Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Philip Perry is fouled on the floor by Tom Kelly - foul #5 on Tom Kelly, team foul #11 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG), Parker Spann (SG) Tom Kelly, Danny Cossette | |
| 02:24 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:16 | UAB | David Dunfee misses the driving attempt near the basket | 73-61 |
| 02:15 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to David Dunfee | 73-61 |
| 02:03 | UAB | David Dunfee loses the dribble to Tony Byrd | 73-61 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Tony Byrd lays it up and in | 75-61 |
| 01:48 | UAB | Alec Raya scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Cook | 75-64 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Philip Perry hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 75-64 |
| 01:28 | UAB | James Cook snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 01:23 | UAB | Peter Leigh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 01:21 | UAB | David Dunfee snags the offensive board | 75-64 |
| 01:06 | UAB | Joseph Carney steps in front of the Parker Spann pass | 75-64 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the offensive board | 75-64 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Earl Baro can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on David Dunfee - foul #4 on David Dunfee, team foul #12 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (PG), William Piper (SG), Jesse Masters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Young (SF), Archie Page (PF), David Insley (C) Peter Leigh, David Dunfee, James Cook | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | UAB | David Insley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-64 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Andrew Young misses the tip | 77-64 |
| 00:14 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Page | 77-64 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Parker Spann is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Parker Spann, team foul #13 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (SG) Earl Baro | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:00 | Houston | John Douglas runs out the clock | 77-64 |