| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley inbounds the ball | 17-19 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Houston | Bernard Hartley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-22 |
| 19:24 | UAB | Scott Thornton swats the short shot by Michael Acres | 17-22 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Robert Mayers pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 18:56 | UAB | Michael Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 18:37 | UAB | Zachery York makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Acres | 20-22 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Scott Thornton lays it in on a nice dish by Shawn Callier and he's fouled by Warren Tolbert - foul #2 on Warren Tolbert, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| 17:59 | UAB | Michael Gregory buries a floater from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Scott Thornton scores on a floater from the right block | 22-27 |
| 17:12 | UAB | Richard Malloy comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 17:11 | UAB | Warren Tolbert tips it in | 24-27 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Shawn Callier drills a 3 from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 16:38 | UAB | Warren Tolbert lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Gregory | 26-30 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Scott Thornton can't connect on a runner in the lane | 26-30 |
| 16:20 | UAB | Richard Malloy pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:04 | UAB | Michael Gregory misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-30 |
| 16:03 | UAB | Warren Tolbert gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 15:44 | UAB | Warren Tolbert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 15:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Shawn Callier | 26-30 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachery York (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Acres (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Tolbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Malloy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Morris (fairly fresh) SF - Bernard Hartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Robert Mayers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Bernard Hartley is fouled on the floor by Richard Malloy - foul #2 on Richard Malloy, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Gerald Joyner (SF), Jake Hastings (PF), John Barnes (C) Michael Gregory, Zachery York, Michael Acres, Warren Tolbert, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Thomas Fuller (SG), Christopher Ellis (SF), John Hinkle (PF), John Ginter (C) Shawn Callier, David Morris, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 15:17 | Houston | John Ginter blows the layup | 26-30 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Thomas Fuller tips it in | 26-32 |
| 15:01 | UAB | Jake Hastings lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Brown | 28-32 |
| 14:32 | Houston | John Ginter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 28-32 |
| 14:30 | UAB | Jake Hastings snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 14:08 | UAB | Gerald Joyner blows the layup but he's fouled by Travis Shelton - foul #2 on Travis Shelton, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gregory (PG), Zachery York (SG), Michael Acres (SF) Lawrence Baro, Michael Brown, Jake Hastings | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), David Morris (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF) Travis Shelton, Thomas Fuller, Christopher Ellis, John Hinkle | |
| 14:08 | UAB | Gerald Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:08 | UAB | Gerald Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Robert Mayers misses the dunk | 30-32 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Bernard Hartley pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Robert Mayers is hacked by Gerald Joyner - foul #1 on Gerald Joyner, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Warren Tolbert (PF), Richard Malloy (C) Gerald Joyner, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Ginter | |
| 13:13 | Houston | David Morris is denied on a layup by Warren Tolbert | 30-32 |
| 13:12 | UAB | Michael Acres pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 12:48 | UAB | Zachery York is hacked by Bernard Hartley - foul #2 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 12:39 | UAB | Richard Malloy is whistled for traveling | 30-32 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Bernard Hartley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Callier | 30-35 |
| 12:04 | UAB | Michael Acres lays it in | 32-35 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-35 |
| 11:42 | UAB | Michael Gregory grabs the board | 32-35 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachery York (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Acres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) SF - Bernard Hartley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Mayers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UAB | Zachery York misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Mayers - foul #1 on Robert Mayers, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Jake Hastings (PF) Michael Gregory, Michael Acres, Warren Tolbert | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Fuller (SG), Christopher Ellis (SF), John Hinkle (PF), John Ginter (C) David Morris, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 11:31 | UAB | Zachery York misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 11:31 | UAB | Zachery York makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 11:09 | Houston | John Hinkle misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Baro - foul #1 on Lawrence Baro, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Joyner (SF), John Barnes (C) Zachery York, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:09 | Houston | John Hinkle makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 11:09 | Houston | John Hinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:52 | UAB | Christopher Ellis takes the ball from Gerald Joyner | 33-37 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Shawn Callier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Shawn Callier, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gregory (PG) Gerald Joyner | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG) Thomas Fuller | |
| 10:02 | UAB | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ellis - foul #1 on Christopher Ellis, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Acres (SF), Warren Tolbert (PF) Michael Brown, Jake Hastings | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Shawn Callier, Christopher Ellis, John Hinkle, John Ginter | |
| 09:44 | UAB | Michael Gregory clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Scott Thornton gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Robert Mayers knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by David Morris | 33-39 |
| 08:56 | UAB | Michael Gregory misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Morris - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #6 | 33-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG), Richard Malloy (C) Lawrence Baro, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG) Travis Shelton | |
| 08:56 | UAB | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 08:56 | UAB | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Scott Thornton loses the dribble to Zachery York | 35-39 |
| 08:27 | UAB | Michael Acres misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Shawn Callier snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Scott Thornton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Malloy - foul #3 on Richard Malloy, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Jake Hastings (PF) Michael Gregory, Michael Acres, Warren Tolbert | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Fuller (SG) David Morris | |
| 07:59 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 07:42 | UAB | Thomas Fuller takes the ball from Jake Hastings | 35-41 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jake Hastings (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Houston | Scott Thornton scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Callier | 35-43 |
| 07:00 | UAB | Zachery York throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Acres (SF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SF), John Hinkle (PF), John Ginter (C) Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 06:37 | Houston | Thomas Fuller misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 06:35 | UAB | The rebound goes to Richard Malloy | 35-43 |
| 06:31 | UAB | Zachery York drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Acres | 38-43 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Shawn Callier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 06:10 | Houston | John Ginter gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Fuller | 38-46 |
| 05:56 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gregory (PG), Warren Tolbert (PF) Lawrence Baro, Jake Hastings | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Thomas Fuller, Christopher Ellis, John Hinkle, John Ginter | |
| 05:41 | UAB | Warren Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 05:40 | UAB | Michael Gregory tips it in | 40-46 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Robert Mayers lays it up and in | 40-48 |
| 04:59 | UAB | Richard Malloy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 04:58 | UAB | Richard Malloy gets the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 04:35 | UAB | Warren Tolbert loses the ball out of bounds | 40-48 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Scott Thornton knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Shawn Callier and the foul's on Zachery York - foul #1 on Zachery York, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Warren Tolbert pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 04:03 | UAB | Zachery York drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Malloy | 43-50 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Bernard Hartley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Scott Thornton can't tip it in | 43-50 |
| 03:41 | UAB | Richard Malloy grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Malloy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:22 | UAB | Zachery York can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 03:21 | UAB | Richard Malloy hits the follow up shot | 45-50 |
| 02:57 | Houston | David Morris is fouled on the floor by Michael Gregory - foul #1 on Michael Gregory, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (SG), Jake Hastings (PF), John Barnes (C) Zachery York, Warren Tolbert, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Houston | John Ginter (C) Scott Thornton | |
| 02:57 | Houston | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 02:57 | Houston | David Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 02:52 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG), Warren Tolbert (PF) Lawrence Baro, Jake Hastings | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:31 | UAB | John Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Malloy (C) John Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:02 | Houston | Robert Mayers can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Warren Tolbert - foul #3 on Warren Tolbert, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Ginter | |
| 02:02 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Robert Mayers misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:02 | UAB | Richard Malloy grabs the board | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:51 | UAB | Michael Acres is hacked by Bernard Hartley - foul #3 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| 01:51 | UAB | Michael Acres makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 01:51 | UAB | Michael Acres misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Shawn Callier snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Robert Mayers hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Callier | 46-55 |
| 01:03 | UAB | Richard Malloy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Houston | Robert Mayers hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Shawn Callier | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | UAB | Michael Gregory is hacked by David Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Jake Hastings (PF), John Barnes (C) Zachery York, Michael Acres, Warren Tolbert, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Jimmie Jimmerson (SG), Christopher Ellis (SF), John Hinkle (PF), John Ginter (C) Shawn Callier, David Morris, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 00:47 | UAB | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:47 | UAB | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Lawrence Baro is called for the reach on John Ginter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Baro, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG), Michael Acres (SF), Warren Tolbert (PF), Richard Malloy (C) Lawrence Baro, Michael Brown, Jake Hastings, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), David Morris (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF) Travis Shelton, Jimmie Jimmerson, Christopher Ellis, John Hinkle | |
| 00:46 | Houston | John Ginter misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Warren Tolbert gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 00:39 | UAB | Michael Gregory is hacked by Shawn Callier - foul #4 on Shawn Callier, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Ginter | |
| 00:39 | UAB | Michael Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Robert Mayers snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Michael Gregory is called for the reach on Robert Mayers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Gregory, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:32 | UAB | Michael Acres scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Zachery York | 51-59 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Shawn Callier is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Gregory - foul #3 on Michael Gregory, team foul #11 | 51-59 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:29 | UAB | Warren Tolbert snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:21 | UAB | Zachery York can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-60 |
| 00:19 | UAB | Warren Tolbert grabs the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:16 | UAB | Zachery York misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 00:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bernard Hartley | 51-60 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Bernard Hartley is hacked by Zachery York in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachery York, team foul #12 | 51-60 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Bernard Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Bernard Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:08 | UAB | Warren Tolbert is fouled on the floor by Robert Mayers - foul #2 on Robert Mayers, team foul #10 | 51-62 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Gerald Joyner (SF), John Barnes (C) Michael Gregory, Zachery York, Michael Acres, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Jimmie Jimmerson (SG), Christopher Ellis (SF), John Hinkle (PF), John Ginter (C) Shawn Callier, David Morris, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 00:08 | UAB | Warren Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:08 | UAB | Warren Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Christopher Ellis gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Travis Shelton runs out the clock | 52-62 |