| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mario Wishart inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Mario Wishart's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Ferguson | 27-31 |
| 19:41 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:16 | UAB | Stephen Patterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 19:14 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson tips it in | 29-31 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses badly on a shot from close range | 29-31 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Robert Riggs hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 18:44 | UAB | Paul Higgins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 18:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Hoffman | 29-33 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Robert Riggs scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Ralph Ferguson - foul #3 on Ralph Ferguson, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Urbano (SF) Ralph Ferguson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:28 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:20 | UAB | Lloyd Neill splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Raymond Stewart - foul #1 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 18:20 | UAB | Lloyd Neill makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:20 | UAB | Lloyd Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Charles Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Charles Byers's pass is intercepted by Hubert Karlin | 30-36 |
| 17:41 | UAB | Lloyd Neill misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-36 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Robert Riggs can't finish the layup | 30-36 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman tips it but misses | 30-36 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Mario Wishart tips it back up and in | 30-38 |
| 16:53 | UAB | Robert Urbano's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Riggs | 30-38 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Robert Riggs drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Raymond Stewart and he's fouled by Lloyd Neill - foul #2 on Lloyd Neill, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Orlando Hintze (SG) Hubert Karlin, Paul Higgins | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), William Talavera (SF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 16:45 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:32 | UAB | Lloyd Neill is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 30-41 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Mitchell (PF) Robert Riggs | |
| 16:03 | Houston | Michael Mitchell connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Gary Smith | 30-43 |
| 15:49 | UAB | Orlando Hintze comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-43 |
| 15:48 | UAB | Lloyd Neill grabs the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arthur Neidig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orlando Hintze (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Talavera (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UAB | Lloyd Neill is hacked by Michael Mitchell - foul #2 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Paul Higgins (SG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Vincent Litten (C) Arthur Neidig, Orlando Hintze, Robert Urbano, Stephen Patterson | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Gary Smith, William Talavera, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 15:20 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson is denied on a layup by Kevin Hoffman | 30-43 |
| 15:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Byers | 30-43 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Michael Mitchell drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Sammy Gibson and he's fouled by Lloyd Neill - foul #3 on Lloyd Neill, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | UAB | James Greer (C) Lloyd Neill | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:13 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the free throw | 30-46 |
| 14:59 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Charles Byers grabs the board | 30-46 |
| 14:42 | Houston | James Greer swats the dunk try by Michael Mitchell | 30-46 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman tips it home | 30-48 |
| 14:27 | UAB | Vincent Litten misses long on a runner from the baseline | 30-48 |
| 14:26 | UAB | Vincent Litten grabs the offensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 14:12 | UAB | Sammy Gibson steals the ball from Ralph Ferguson | 30-48 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-48 |
| 13:51 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 13:31 | UAB | James Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 13:29 | UAB | Vincent Litten grabs the offensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 13:08 | UAB | Hubert Karlin misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Michael Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 13:01 | Houston | Mario Wishart can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ralph Ferguson - foul #4 on Ralph Ferguson, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Orlando Hintze (SG), Robert Urbano (SF), Lloyd Neill (PF), Stephen Patterson (C) Hubert Karlin, Paul Higgins, Ralph Ferguson, Vincent Litten, James Greer | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Robert Riggs (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Sammy Gibson, Charles Byers, Michael Mitchell, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 13:01 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 12:45 | UAB | Robert Urbano travels with the ball | 30-50 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Talavera (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| 12:20 | Houston | Robert Riggs hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Stewart | 30-52 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Stephen Patterson is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-52 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Gary Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 11:42 | UAB | Robert Urbano snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arthur Neidig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orlando Hintze (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Talavera (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UAB | Arthur Neidig misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Raymond Stewart - foul #2 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #3 | 32-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Higgins (SG) Orlando Hintze | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Kevin Hoffman (C) Gary Smith, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 11:38 | UAB | Arthur Neidig makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 11:38 | UAB | Arthur Neidig makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Robert Urbano steals the ball from Raymond Stewart | 34-52 |
| 10:59 | UAB | Robert Urbano blows the dunk | 34-52 |
| 10:58 | UAB | Arthur Neidig tips it back up and in | 36-52 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 10:33 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Raymond Stewart and he's hacked by Stephen Patterson - foul #2 on Stephen Patterson, team foul #5 | 36-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG) Arthur Neidig | |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF) William Talavera | |
| 10:33 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the free throw | 36-55 |
| 10:23 | UAB | Kevin Hoffman takes the ball from Hubert Karlin | 36-55 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 10:07 | Houston | Raymond Stewart buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Byers | 36-57 |
| 09:42 | UAB | Hubert Karlin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lloyd Neill and the foul's on Raymond Stewart - foul #3 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Mitchell (PF) Robert Riggs | |
| 09:42 | UAB | Hubert Karlin makes the free throw | 39-57 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Raymond Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-57 |
| Subs | UAB | Vincent Litten (SF) Robert Urbano | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:20 | UAB | Lloyd Neill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 09:18 | UAB | Lloyd Neill tips it back up and in | 41-57 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Michael Mitchell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lloyd Neill - foul #4 on Lloyd Neill, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (SG), Robert Urbano (SF), James Greer (C) Paul Higgins, Lloyd Neill, Stephen Patterson | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Shawn McClurkin (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 08:49 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 08:33 | UAB | Hubert Karlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-59 |
| 08:32 | UAB | James Greer gets the offensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 08:17 | UAB | Hubert Karlin comes up short on the floater from the left side | 41-59 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Michael Mitchell gets the rebound | 41-59 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Vincent Litten is called for the reach on Michael Mitchell - foul #2 on Vincent Litten, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Higgins (SG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Lloyd Neill (PF), Stephen Patterson (C) Arthur Neidig, Robert Urbano, Vincent Litten, James Greer | |
| Subs | Houston | William Talavera (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Mario Wishart, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 07:50 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 07:36 | UAB | Stephen Patterson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Mitchell - foul #3 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG) Hubert Karlin | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Robert Riggs (PF) Sammy Gibson, Michael Mitchell | |
| 07:36 | UAB | Stephen Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 07:36 | UAB | Stephen Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arthur Neidig (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Talavera (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Talavera | 43-63 |
| 07:02 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side | 45-63 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Lloyd Neill swats the short shot by Robert Riggs | 45-63 |
| 06:39 | UAB | Paul Higgins snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| 06:23 | UAB | Stephen Patterson makes the runner in the paint | 47-63 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Robert Riggs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-63 |
| 05:57 | UAB | Lloyd Neill gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 05:50 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson is hacked by William Talavera - foul #3 on William Talavera, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG) Paul Higgins | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Gary Smith, William Talavera, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 05:45 | UAB | Raymond Stewart steals it from Arthur Neidig | 47-63 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Arthur Neidig is called for the reach on Shawn McClurkin - foul #1 on Arthur Neidig, team foul #8 | 47-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Orlando Hintze (SG), Vincent Litten (C) Arthur Neidig, Stephen Patterson | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG) Raymond Stewart | |
| 05:22 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Robert Riggs grabs the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Robert Riggs scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 04:35 | UAB | Lloyd Neill splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-65 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin pulls down the rebound | 47-65 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Hubert Karlin steals it from Shawn McClurkin | 47-65 |
| 03:58 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 47-65 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Mario Wishart grabs the board | 47-65 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Robert Riggs can't throw it down | 47-65 |
| 03:30 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Orlando Hintze (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lloyd Neill (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Vincent Litten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 03:08 | UAB | Orlando Hintze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Robert Urbano (SF), James Greer (C) Hubert Karlin, Ralph Ferguson, Lloyd Neill | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), William Talavera (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Marty Prager (C) Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 02:46 | Houston | Michael Mitchell comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 47-65 |
| 02:45 | UAB | Orlando Hintze grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 02:38 | UAB | James Greer lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Neidig | 49-65 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Gary Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Jesse Minton (PF) Vincent Litten | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:13 | UAB | Jesse Minton misses short on a floater from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Michael Mitchell snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Marty Prager hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 49-65 |
| 01:48 | UAB | James Greer grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 01:39 | UAB | Arthur Neidig hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Sammy Gibson - foul #3 on Sammy Gibson, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Vincent Litten (PF) Jesse Minton | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn McClurkin (C) Marty Prager | |
| 01:39 | UAB | Arthur Neidig makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:39 | UAB | Arthur Neidig makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Michael Mitchell is denied on a layup by James Greer | 51-65 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Orlando Hintze grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 01:00 | UAB | Vincent Litten is fouled on the floor by Michael Mitchell - foul #4 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #8 | 51-65 |
| 01:00 | UAB | Vincent Litten makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:00 | UAB | Vincent Litten makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Michael Mitchell lays it up and in set up by Gary Smith | 53-67 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:30 | UAB | Robert Urbano is fouled on the floor by William Talavera - foul #4 on William Talavera, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| 00:30 | UAB | Robert Urbano makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:30 | UAB | Robert Urbano misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Sammy Gibson runs out the clock | 54-67 |