| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Patterson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UAB | Lloyd Neill splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right side | 29-29 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman tips it in | 29-31 |
| 19:21 | UAB | Stephen Patterson misses the fadeaway from the right block | 29-31 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Robert Riggs drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Stewart | 29-33 |
| 18:43 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 18:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Hoffman | 29-33 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 18:35 | UAB | Hubert Karlin pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:24 | UAB | Stephen Patterson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hoffman - foul #2 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:11 | UAB | Kevin Hoffman swats the layup by Stephen Patterson | 29-33 |
| 18:09 | UAB | Stephen Patterson snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 18:00 | UAB | Kevin Hoffman is called for the reach on Stephen Patterson - foul #3 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn McClurkin (C) Kevin Hoffman | |
| 17:41 | UAB | Paul Higgins is hacked by Shawn McClurkin - foul #2 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| 17:25 | UAB | Stephen Patterson drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ralph Ferguson | 31-33 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the 3 from straight away | 31-33 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin hits the follow up shot | 31-35 |
| 17:07 | UAB | Lloyd Neill dunks the ball on a great pass from Ralph Ferguson | 33-35 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Robert Riggs is hacked by Ralph Ferguson - foul #2 on Ralph Ferguson, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Orlando Hintze (SG), Robert Urbano (SF) Hubert Karlin, Paul Higgins, Ralph Ferguson | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Prager (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| 16:45 | Houston | Raymond Stewart buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Byers | 33-38 |
| 16:24 | UAB | Lloyd Neill hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Orlando Hintze | 36-38 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 15:54 | UAB | Stephen Patterson grabs the board | 36-38 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arthur Neidig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orlando Hintze (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marty Prager (fresh) PF - Robert Riggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UAB | Stephen Patterson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 15:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marty Prager | 36-38 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Marty Prager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Paul Higgins (SG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Vincent Litten (PF), James Greer (C) Arthur Neidig, Orlando Hintze, Robert Urbano, Lloyd Neill, Stephen Patterson | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Marty Prager, Robert Riggs, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 15:12 | UAB | Paul Higgins drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Litten | 38-38 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Mario Wishart and he's fouled by James Greer - foul #1 on James Greer, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:32 | UAB | James Greer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman throws it down and the foul's on Paul Higgins - foul #2 on Paul Higgins, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Lloyd Neill (PF) James Greer | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:20 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:20 | UAB | Vincent Litten snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 14:04 | UAB | Lloyd Neill misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Michael Mitchell - foul #2 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Stephen Patterson (C) Vincent Litten | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG) Sammy Gibson | |
| 14:04 | UAB | Lloyd Neill makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:04 | UAB | Lloyd Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Paul Higgins takes the ball from Michael Mitchell | 43-43 |
| 13:37 | UAB | Lloyd Neill is denied on a layup by Michael Mitchell | 43-43 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Raymond Stewart gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Gary Smith tips it in | 43-45 |
| 13:08 | UAB | Hubert Karlin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-45 |
| 13:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Hoffman | 43-45 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Mario Wishart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 12:44 | Houston | Gary Smith misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 12:42 | UAB | Stephen Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:20 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson hits a floater from the right side | 45-45 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Lloyd Neill - foul #2 on Lloyd Neill, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Orlando Hintze (SG), Robert Urbano (SF) Hubert Karlin, Paul Higgins, Ralph Ferguson | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Marty Prager (SF), Robert Riggs (PF) Raymond Stewart, Gary Smith, Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell | |
| 12:06 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:45 | UAB | Stephen Patterson lays it up and in on a great pass from Orlando Hintze and he's hacked by Kevin Hoffman - foul #4 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn McClurkin (C) Kevin Hoffman | |
| 11:45 | UAB | Stephen Patterson makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arthur Neidig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orlando Hintze (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marty Prager (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Houston | Robert Riggs can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 48-46 |
| 11:27 | UAB | Lloyd Neill pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:04 | UAB | Lloyd Neill is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 48-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Vincent Litten (C) Stephen Patterson | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG) Sammy Gibson | |
| 10:39 | Houston | Lloyd Neill takes the ball from Robert Riggs | 48-46 |
| 10:20 | UAB | Lloyd Neill misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 48-46 |
| 10:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Byers | 48-46 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Marty Prager loses the dribble to Robert Urbano | 48-46 |
| 09:54 | UAB | Arthur Neidig can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 09:52 | Houston | Marty Prager pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:33 | Houston | Charles Byers misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-46 |
| 09:31 | UAB | Lloyd Neill pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:10 | UAB | Arthur Neidig misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Marty Prager | 48-48 |
| 08:21 | UAB | Arthur Neidig knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Urbano | 50-48 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Robert Riggs grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Orlando Hintze - foul #1 on Orlando Hintze, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Paul Higgins (SG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), James Greer (PF), Stephen Patterson (C) Arthur Neidig, Orlando Hintze, Robert Urbano, Lloyd Neill, Vincent Litten | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Marty Prager, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 07:52 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Robert Riggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Robert Riggs's floater is knocked away by Stephen Patterson | 50-48 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman tips it in | 50-50 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Greer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | UAB | Gary Smith takes the ball from Paul Higgins | 50-50 |
| 07:02 | Houston | Gary Smith scores on a 3 from straight away | 50-53 |
| 06:41 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 06:40 | UAB | Hubert Karlin tips it in | 52-53 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Robert Riggs knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Mario Wishart | 52-55 |
| 05:57 | UAB | James Greer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Robert Riggs comes up short on the shot from close range | 52-55 |
| 05:43 | UAB | Paul Higgins snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:26 | UAB | Mario Wishart steps in front of the Stephen Patterson pass | 52-55 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | UAB | Lloyd Neill (PF) James Greer | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith, Robert Riggs | |
| 05:04 | Houston | Michael Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-55 |
| 05:03 | UAB | Paul Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:48 | UAB | Paul Higgins connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Hubert Karlin | 54-55 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Mario Wishart scores on a runner from the left block set up by Raymond Stewart | 54-57 |
| 04:18 | UAB | Stephen Patterson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Charles Byers is hacked by Paul Higgins - foul #3 on Paul Higgins, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Riggs (PF) Michael Mitchell | |
| 03:37 | Houston | Paul Higgins steals it from Mario Wishart | 54-57 |
| 03:35 | UAB | Raymond Stewart steals it from Hubert Karlin in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Mario Wishart can't finish the layup | 54-57 |
| 03:21 | UAB | Hubert Karlin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | UAB | Lloyd Neill misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Charles Byers gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the lay-in | 54-57 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Mario Wishart pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Raymond Stewart connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 02:18 | UAB | Lloyd Neill works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the lane | 56-60 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Stephen Patterson denies the turnaround by Mario Wishart | 56-60 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Robert Riggs tips it back up and in | 56-62 |
| 01:59 | UAB | Hubert Karlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-62 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Hubert Karlin is called for the reach on Robert Riggs - foul #3 on Hubert Karlin, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 01:45 | UAB | Stephen Patterson grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 01:34 | UAB | Charles Byers is called for the reach on Lloyd Neill - foul #1 on Charles Byers, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| 01:28 | UAB | Lloyd Neill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 01:26 | UAB | Stephen Patterson tips it but misses | 56-62 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Robert Riggs is hacked by Lloyd Neill - foul #3 on Lloyd Neill, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 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 and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:57 | UAB | Hubert Karlin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 00:56 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Higgins | 56-64 |
| 00:52 | UAB | Hubert Karlin drills a 3 from the left corner | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman lays it up and in set up by Charles Byers | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | UAB | Hubert Karlin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Lloyd Neill grabs the offensive board | 59-66 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Paul Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Mario Wishart is hacked by Paul Higgins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Higgins, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Marty Prager (C) Raymond Stewart, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:21 | UAB | Stephen Patterson snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Hubert Karlin connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ralph Ferguson | 62-66 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Paul Robbins (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Sammy Gibson, Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Marty Prager | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Hubert Karlin is called for the reach on Paul Robbins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hubert Karlin, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Paul Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Paul Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:08 | UAB | Gary Smith is called for the reach on Hubert Karlin - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF) Gary Smith, Paul Robbins | |
| 00:08 | UAB | Hubert Karlin makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:08 | UAB | Hubert Karlin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Mario Wishart is fouled in the backcourt by Hubert Karlin - foul #5 on Hubert Karlin, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG) Hubert Karlin | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG) Charles Byers | |
| 00:07 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Lloyd Neill works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Mario Wishart snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Mario Wishart runs out the clock | 64-70 |