| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Rush (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Isaac Chester inbounds the ball | 42-43 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:57 | UAB | Kurt Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Charles Ferland (SF) Vernon Mera, Eric Keller | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Edward Butts knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Vincent Vaden | 45-43 |
| 19:34 | UAB | Vincent Vaden picks off the pass by Jeffery Powell | 45-43 |
| 19:18 | Houston | David Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Isaac Chester grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 19:01 | UAB | Greg Rice swats the short shot by Thomas Gorrell | 45-43 |
| 19:00 | UAB | Kurt Clark tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Charles Ferland travels with the ball | 45-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Eric Keller (SF) David Phillips, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:37 | UAB | Jeffery Powell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 18:36 | Houston | Eric Keller snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Greg Rice drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Keller | 47-45 |
| 18:05 | UAB | Kurt Clark is hacked by Greg Rice - foul #3 on Greg Rice, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Vincent Vaden (C) Edward Butts, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:51 | UAB | Jeffery Powell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 47-45 |
| 17:49 | UAB | Kurt Clark snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 17:33 | UAB | Jeffery Powell drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Gorrell | 47-48 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 17:25 | UAB | Isaac Chester gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 17:11 | UAB | Kurt Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Vincent Vaden tips it but misses | 47-48 |
| 16:54 | Houston | David Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 16:46 | Houston | David Phillips can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Eric Keller hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 16:33 | UAB | Isaac Chester comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-48 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Charles Ferland gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 16:27 | Houston | David Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Charles Ferland grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Phillips | 52-48 |
| 15:44 | UAB | Kurt Clark drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Darren Rush | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Ferland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Rush (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Gorrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Houston | Vincent Vaden is denied on a layup by Isaac Chester | 52-51 |
| 15:28 | UAB | Isaac Chester snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 15:22 | UAB | Jeffery Powell slams it home set up by Isaac Chester | 52-53 |
| 15:09 | Houston | Eric Keller hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Ferland | 55-53 |
| 14:56 | UAB | Darren Rush clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Vincent Vaden gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Charles Ferland misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 14:47 | UAB | The rebound goes to Isaac Chester | 55-53 |
| 14:23 | UAB | Isaac Chester misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Vaden - foul #1 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #2 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Greg Rice (C) David Phillips, Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (PG), Jeffrey Green (SG), John Young (PF), Garry Neely (C) Kurt Clark, Darren Rush, Thomas Gorrell, Jeffery Powell | |
| 14:23 | UAB | Isaac Chester makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 14:23 | UAB | Isaac Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Jeffrey Green picks off the pass by Charles Ferland | 55-55 |
| 14:04 | UAB | Dan Abe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Green | 55-57 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-57 |
| 13:57 | UAB | Garry Neely grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 13:34 | UAB | John Young is fouled on the floor by Charles Ferland - foul #2 on Charles Ferland, team foul #3 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Eric Keller (SF) Vernon Mera, Charles Ferland | |
| Subs | UAB | James Garnes (C) Isaac Chester | |
| 13:18 | UAB | Garry Neely can't connect on a runner in the lane | 55-57 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Eric Keller grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Reginald Algarin hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 12:52 | UAB | Garry Neely can't finish the layup | 58-57 |
| 12:51 | UAB | Garry Neely pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 12:33 | UAB | Garry Neely knocks in the runner from close range set up by Jeffrey Green | 58-59 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Edward Butts knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Eric Keller | 60-59 |
| 11:57 | UAB | Greg Rice steals it from Dan Abe | 60-59 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the easy layup but the foul's on Garry Neely - foul #2 on Garry Neely, team foul #1 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG) Reginald Algarin | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Thomas Gorrell (PF) Dan Abe, James Garnes | |
| 11:48 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 11:37 | UAB | Garry Neely misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 11:36 | UAB | John Young tips it but misses | 62-59 |
| 11:34 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Butts (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Neely (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Young (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | UAB | Jeffrey Green misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 11:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Allen Morello | 62-59 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Butts | 65-59 |
| 10:51 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell banks in the layup on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 65-61 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Vernon Mera scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Butts | 68-61 |
| 10:34 | UAB | Kurt Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-61 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Allen Morello snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Thomas Gorrell swats the dunk try by Allen Morello | 68-61 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 10:09 | Houston | John Young is called for the reach on Vernon Mera - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #2 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Charles Ferland (SF) Edward Butts, Eric Keller | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), Jeffery Powell (C) Jeffrey Green, Garry Neely, John Young | |
| 09:49 | Houston | Vernon Mera is hacked by Thomas Gorrell - foul #1 on Thomas Gorrell, team foul #3 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | James Garnes (PF) Thomas Gorrell | |
| 09:32 | Houston | Allen Morello hits the finger roll set up by David Phillips and the foul's on Jeffery Powell - foul #2 on Jeffery Powell, team foul #4 | 70-61 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the free throw | 71-61 |
| 09:04 | UAB | James Garnes buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Isaac Chester | 71-64 |
| 08:53 | Houston | David Phillips scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 74-64 |
| 08:38 | UAB | Kurt Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-64 |
| 08:37 | UAB | Kurt Clark gets the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 08:29 | UAB | James Garnes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-64 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Vernon Mera pulls down the rebound | 74-64 |
| 08:05 | Houston | David Phillips is fouled on the floor by Isaac Chester - foul #1 on Isaac Chester, team foul #5 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG) David Phillips | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (PG), Thomas Gorrell (PF) Kurt Clark, James Garnes | |
| 07:56 | Houston | Allen Morello buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Charles Ferland | 76-64 |
| 07:33 | UAB | Jeffery Powell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darren Rush and the foul's on Greg Rice - foul #4 on Greg Rice, team foul #4 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Garry Neely (SF) Isaac Chester | |
| 07:33 | UAB | Jeffery Powell misses the free throw | 76-66 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Allen Morello grabs the board | 76-66 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edward Butts (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Ferland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Dan Abe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren Rush (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Garry Neely (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Greg Rice buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 78-66 |
| 07:04 | UAB | Dan Abe connects on the floater from close range set up by Darren Rush | 78-68 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Greg Rice drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Edward Butts | 80-68 |
| 06:19 | UAB | Dan Abe misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 80-68 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Charles Ferland pulls down the rebound | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:59 | Houston | Edward Butts clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Darren Rush - foul #3 on Darren Rush, team foul #6 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Vernon Mera, Charles Ferland, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Jeffrey Green (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), John Young (C) Dan Abe, Darren Rush, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| 05:59 | Houston | Edward Butts makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Edward Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 82-68 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 05:41 | UAB | John Young scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 82-70 |
| 05:22 | Houston | David Phillips knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Keller | 85-70 |
| 05:14 | UAB | David Phillips steals it from Kurt Clark | 85-70 |
| 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) | |
| 04:45 | Houston | Edward Butts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 85-70 |
| 04:43 | UAB | Kurt Clark snags the defensive board | 85-70 |
| 04:35 | UAB | Isaac Chester travels with the ball | 85-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Allen Morello (PF) Edward Butts, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | Garry Neely (C) Thomas Gorrell | |
| 04:13 | Houston | Eric Keller is hacked by Isaac Chester - foul #2 on Isaac Chester, team foul #7 | 85-70 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Powell (C) Garry Neely | |
| 04:13 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 1st free throw | 86-70 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 87-70 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Jeffrey Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 87-70 |
| 03:50 | UAB | Jeffery Powell tips it in | 87-72 |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Vernon Mera | 89-72 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Allen Morello (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Rice (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Young (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:09 | UAB | Isaac Chester knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 89-74 |
| 02:40 | Houston | David Phillips steps out of bounds on the baseline | 89-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Eric Keller, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (PG), Darren Rush (SG), Garry Neely (SF), Thomas Gorrell (PF) Kurt Clark, Jeffrey Green, Isaac Chester, John Young | |
| 02:36 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-74 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Isaac Chester (SF) Dan Abe, Garry Neely | |
| 02:21 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell lays it up and in on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 89-76 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Vincent Vaden clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 89-76 |
| 01:56 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell snags the defensive board | 89-76 |
| 01:45 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell misses short on a shot in the lane | 89-76 |
| 01:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Vincent Vaden | 89-76 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Charles Ferland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 89-76 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Jeffery Powell grabs the board | 89-76 |
| 01:22 | UAB | Darren Rush scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Jeffery Powell | 89-79 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 89-79 |
| 00:54 | UAB | Jeffery Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 89-79 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UAB | Isaac Chester comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 89-79 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Vincent Vaden pulls down the rebound | 89-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Vincent Vaden is hacked by Kurt Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kurt Clark, team foul #8 | 89-79 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG) Vernon Mera | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (PG), Jeffrey Green (SG), Garry Neely (SF), John Young (PF), James Garnes (C) Kurt Clark, Darren Rush, Isaac Chester, Thomas Gorrell, Jeffery Powell | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Vincent Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses the 2nd free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Charles Ferland gets the offensive rebound | 90-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | James Garnes swats the dunk try by Charles Ferland | 90-79 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Vincent Vaden tips it in | 92-79 |
| 00:09 | UAB | Dan Abe can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Ferland - foul #3 on Charles Ferland, team foul #5 | 92-79 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), James Becerra (C) Adam Flint, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:09 | UAB | Dan Abe makes the 1st free throw | 92-80 |
| 00:09 | UAB | Dan Abe makes the 2nd free throw | 92-81 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Edward Butts runs out the clock | 92-81 |