| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley inbounds the ball | 15-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Scott Thornton comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 15-33 |
| 19:36 | UAB | Zachery York gets the rebound | 15-33 |
| 19:25 | UAB | Michael Acres scores on a floater from the left wing | 17-33 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Shawn Callier comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-33 |
| 18:57 | UAB | Michael Acres gets the rebound | 17-33 |
| 18:44 | UAB | David Morris picks off the pass by Michael Gregory | 17-33 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses long on a jumper from the right block | 17-33 |
| 18:18 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to David Morris | 17-33 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Scott Thornton scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by David Morris and he's hacked by Richard Malloy - foul #3 on Richard Malloy, team foul #1 | 17-35 |
| Subs | UAB | John Barnes (C) Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:01 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the free throw | 17-36 |
| 17:44 | UAB | Michael Acres misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-36 |
| 17:42 | Houston | David Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 17-36 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Michael Acres takes the ball from Bernard Hartley | 17-36 |
| 17:21 | UAB | Michael Gregory dunks the ball set up by Michael Acres | 19-36 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses short on a floater from the left wing | 19-36 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Scott Thornton grabs the offensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Scott Thornton buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by David Morris | 19-38 |
| 16:18 | UAB | Warren Tolbert connects on the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Mayers - foul #2 on Robert Mayers, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Gerald Joyner (SF) Michael Gregory, Zachery York, Michael Acres | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), Jimmie Jimmerson (SF), John Hinkle (PF), John Ginter (C) David Morris, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 16:18 | UAB | Warren Tolbert makes the free throw | 22-38 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson banks in the layup | 22-40 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) SF - Gerald Joyner (fresh) PF - Warren Tolbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) SF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hinkle (fresh) C - John Ginter (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | UAB | Michael Brown hits the finger roll | 24-40 |
| 15:05 | Houston | John Hinkle misses the floater from the free throw line | 24-40 |
| 15:03 | UAB | Warren Tolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 14:40 | UAB | Jimmie Jimmerson takes the ball from Gerald Joyner | 24-40 |
| 14:11 | Houston | John Hinkle loses the ball out of bounds | 24-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gregory (PG), Zachery York (SG), Michael Acres (SF), Jake Hastings (PF), Richard Malloy (C) Lawrence Baro, Michael Brown, Gerald Joyner, Warren Tolbert, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), David Morris (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Shawn Callier, Christopher Ellis, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Hinkle, John Ginter | |
| 13:49 | UAB | Zachery York knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Gregory and he's fouled by Bernard Hartley - foul #1 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| 13:49 | UAB | Zachery York misses the free throw | 26-40 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Scott Thornton grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Michael Acres steals it from David Morris | 26-40 |
| 13:17 | UAB | Richard Malloy misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Robert Mayers grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-40 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Robert Mayers grabs the offensive board | 26-40 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Scott Thornton clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Gregory - foul #3 on Michael Gregory, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG) Travis Shelton | |
| 12:34 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 12:18 | UAB | Michael Acres makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Gregory | 29-42 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Michael Acres steps in front of the Bernard Hartley pass | 29-42 |
| 11:31 | UAB | Zachery York can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-42 |
| 11:29 | Houston | Scott Thornton grabs the board | 29-42 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jake Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Houston | Scott Thornton connects on the floater near the basket set up by David Morris | 29-44 |
| 10:47 | UAB | Richard Malloy misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Shawn Callier - foul #3 on Shawn Callier, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Gerald Joyner (SF), Warren Tolbert (PF) Michael Gregory, Zachery York, Michael Acres, Jake Hastings | |
| Subs | Houston | John Ginter (C) Scott Thornton | |
| 10:47 | UAB | Richard Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 10:47 | UAB | Richard Malloy misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Robert Mayers gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Shawn Callier buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Mayers | 30-47 |
| 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) | |
| 10:23 | UAB | Gerald Joyner is fouled on the floor by Bernard Hartley - foul #2 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | UAB | John Barnes (C) Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), Jimmie Jimmerson (SF), John Hinkle (PF) David Morris, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers | |
| 10:05 | UAB | Michael Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Ginter - foul #1 on John Ginter, team foul #5 | 30-47 |
| 10:05 | UAB | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 10:05 | UAB | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 09:49 | Houston | John Hinkle connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Ellis | 32-49 |
| 09:31 | UAB | Gerald Joyner is called for traveling | 32-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gregory (PG), Zachery York (SG), Michael Acres (SF) Michael Brown, Lawrence Baro, Gerald Joyner | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG) Christopher Ellis | |
| 09:11 | Houston | John Barnes is called for the reach on John Ginter - foul #1 on John Barnes, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF) Shawn Callier, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Hinkle | |
| 08:58 | Houston | John Ginter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-49 |
| 08:57 | UAB | John Barnes pulls down the rebound | 32-49 |
| 08:45 | UAB | Michael Gregory misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-49 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Robert Mayers grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 08:19 | Houston | John Ginter misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 32-49 |
| 08:18 | UAB | The rebound goes to Warren Tolbert | 32-49 |
| 08:15 | UAB | Travis Shelton steals the ball from Michael Gregory in the backcourt | 32-49 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Robert Mayers banks in the layup on a great pass from Travis Shelton | 32-51 |
| 07:54 | UAB | John Barnes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 32-51 |
| 07:52 | Houston | John Ginter gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| 07:42 | Houston | John Ginter blows the dunk | 32-51 |
| 07:41 | Houston | John Ginter tips it in | 32-53 |
| 07:18 | UAB | Michael Acres is whistled for traveling | 32-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (SG), Jake Hastings (PF), Richard Malloy (C) Zachery York, Warren Tolbert, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), Christopher Ellis (SG), Scott Thornton (C) Travis Shelton, David Morris, John Ginter | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jake Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-53 |
| 06:55 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jake Hastings | 32-53 |
| 06:51 | UAB | Michael Gregory is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Michael Gregory, team foul #4 | 32-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG), Gerald Joyner (SF), Gerry Walker (C) Michael Gregory, Michael Acres, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Jimmie Jimmerson (SF), John Hinkle (PF), John Taylor (C) Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 06:29 | Houston | Jake Hastings is called for the reach on John Hinkle - foul #1 on Jake Hastings, team foul #5 | 32-53 |
| 06:04 | Houston | John Hinkle can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Joyner - foul #1 on Gerald Joyner, team foul #6 | 32-53 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Ginter (C) John Taylor | |
| 06:04 | Houston | John Hinkle misses the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 06:04 | Houston | John Hinkle misses the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 06:04 | UAB | Gerry Walker pulls down the rebound | 32-53 |
| 06:00 | UAB | Gerald Joyner misses the dunk attempt | 32-53 |
| 05:59 | Houston | John Hinkle grabs the board | 32-53 |
| 05:35 | Houston | John Ginter hits the finger roll and the foul's on Gerry Walker - foul #1 on Gerry Walker, team foul #7 | 32-55 |
| Subs | UAB | John Barnes (C) Gerry Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:35 | Houston | John Ginter makes the free throw | 32-56 |
| 05:19 | UAB | Lawrence Baro is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 32-56 |
| 05:18 | UAB | Lawrence Baro gets the offensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 05:06 | UAB | John Barnes is hacked by Jimmie Jimmerson - foul #2 on Jimmie Jimmerson, team foul #6 | 32-56 |
| 05:01 | UAB | Lawrence Baro is fouled on the floor by John Ginter - foul #2 on John Ginter, team foul #7 | 32-56 |
| 05:01 | UAB | Lawrence Baro makes the 1st free throw | 33-56 |
| 05:01 | UAB | Lawrence Baro misses the 2nd free throw | 33-56 |
| 05:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Christopher Ellis | 33-56 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Travis Shelton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Travis Shelton, team foul #8 | 33-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Miladen Zais (SG) Jake Hastings | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:20 | UAB | Michael Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-56 |
| 04:18 | Houston | John Hinkle pulls down the rebound | 33-56 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerry Walker (C) John Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Fuller (PG) Travis Shelton | |
| 03:32 | UAB | Lawrence Baro misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 33-56 |
| 03:31 | Houston | John Hinkle snags the defensive board | 33-56 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Houston | John Ginter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lawrence Baro - foul #2 on Lawrence Baro, team foul #8 | 33-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Jake Hastings (PF) Gerald Joyner | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), John Taylor (PF) Christopher Ellis, John Hinkle | |
| 03:10 | Houston | John Ginter misses the 1st free throw | 33-56 |
| 03:10 | Houston | John Ginter misses the 2nd free throw | 33-56 |
| 03:10 | UAB | Gerry Walker snags the defensive board | 33-56 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Miladen Zais (fresh) SG - Lawrence Baro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jake Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerry Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) SF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Taylor (fresh) C - John Ginter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | UAB | Jake Hastings hits the finger roll set up by Miladen Zais | 35-56 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 35-56 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson hits the follow up shot | 35-58 |
| 02:15 | UAB | John Taylor swats the layup by Gerry Walker | 35-58 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Travis Shelton pulls down the rebound | 35-58 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jake Hastings - foul #2 on Jake Hastings, team foul #9 | 35-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Joyner (SF), John Barnes (C) Miladen Zais, Gerry Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), John Hinkle (PF) Thomas Fuller, John Taylor | |
| 01:44 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson makes the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 01:44 | Houston | John Ginter grabs the offensive board | 35-59 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Christopher Ellis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-59 |
| 01:19 | Houston | John Ginter tips it back up and in | 35-61 |
| 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) | |
| 01:13 | UAB | John Barnes knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Baro | 37-61 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson is fouled on the floor by Gerald Joyner - foul #2 on Gerald Joyner, team foul #10 | 37-61 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson makes the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:39 | UAB | John Barnes scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Baro | 39-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | John Hinkle is called for traveling | 39-63 |
| 00:06 | UAB | John Barnes misses long on a jump hook from close range | 39-63 |
| 00:05 | Houston | John Ginter snags the defensive board | 39-63 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Travis Shelton runs out the clock | 39-63 |