| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) SG - Charles Byers (fresh) SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) PF - Vincent Litten (fresh) C - James Greer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | James Greer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | UAB | James Greer makes the driving attempt from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Michael Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | UAB | Paul Higgins connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Michael Mitchell banks in the layup | 4-4 |
| 18:28 | UAB | James Greer misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Shawn McClurkin - foul #1 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:28 | UAB | James Greer makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:28 | UAB | James Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-6 |
| 18:12 | UAB | James Greer grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 18:05 | UAB | Michael Mitchell takes the ball from Hubert Karlin | 4-6 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Michael Mitchell is hacked by Paul Higgins - foul #1 on Paul Higgins, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Mario Wishart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Stewart | 6-6 |
| 17:22 | UAB | Paul Higgins hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the lane | 6-6 |
| 17:20 | UAB | Vincent Litten tips it home | 6-8 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Michael Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Ralph Ferguson | 6-8 |
| 17:04 | UAB | James Greer pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:57 | UAB | Hubert Karlin is fouled on the floor by Shawn McClurkin - foul #2 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Raul Moran (C) Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Urbano (SF), Lonnie Priolo (PF), Ira Whittle (C) Ralph Ferguson, Vincent Litten, James Greer | |
| 16:45 | UAB | Hubert Karlin misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Raymond Stewart pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Raymond Stewart is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG) Hubert Karlin | |
| 16:11 | UAB | Arthur Neidig drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Urbano | 6-11 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the dunk attempt | 6-11 |
| 15:51 | UAB | Arthur Neidig pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fairly fresh) SF - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Raul Moran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arthur Neidig (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Higgins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lonnie Priolo (fresh) C - Ira Whittle (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | UAB | Arthur Neidig hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 15:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raul Moran | 6-11 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Lonnie Priolo is called for the reach on Michael Mitchell - foul #1 on Lonnie Priolo, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Robbins (SG), Thomas Lewis (SF), William Talavera (PF) Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Vincent Litten (PF), James Greer (C) Paul Higgins, Robert Urbano, Lonnie Priolo, Ira Whittle | |
| 15:20 | Houston | Vincent Litten steals it from William Talavera | 6-11 |
| 15:15 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson can't finish the uncontested layup | 6-11 |
| 15:14 | Houston | William Talavera grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Talavera | 9-11 |
| 14:38 | UAB | Arthur Neidig misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Raul Moran grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 14:09 | Houston | William Talavera is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Talavera, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF) Raymond Stewart, Paul Robbins, Thomas Lewis, William Talavera | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Higgins (SG), Lonnie Priolo (C) Hubert Karlin, James Greer | |
| 13:48 | UAB | Gary Smith steals the ball from Lonnie Priolo | 9-11 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Mario Wishart buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Gary Smith | 11-11 |
| 13:16 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Mario Wishart - foul #1 on Mario Wishart, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Orlando Hintze (PG), Robert Urbano (SF), Ira Whittle (C) Arthur Neidig, Ralph Ferguson, Vincent Litten | |
| 13:05 | UAB | Lonnie Priolo misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Byers - foul #1 on Charles Byers, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), James Greer (C) Orlando Hintze, Ira Whittle | |
| 13:05 | UAB | Lonnie Priolo misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:05 | UAB | Lonnie Priolo makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Gary Smith hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Mitchell | 14-12 |
| 12:30 | UAB | Paul Higgins makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Hubert Karlin and the foul's on Raul Moran - foul #1 on Raul Moran, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), William Talavera (PF) Gary Smith, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:30 | UAB | Paul Higgins makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Mario Wishart is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mario Wishart, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Robbins (SG), Thomas Lewis (SF) Charles Byers, Mario Wishart | |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Whittle (PF) Lonnie Priolo | |
| 11:55 | UAB | Paul Higgins connects on the runner from the left block set up by Hubert Karlin | 14-17 |
| 11:39 | Houston | Raymond Stewart makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Robbins | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Robbins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lewis (fresh) PF - William Talavera (fresh) C - Raul Moran (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ira Whittle (fresh) C - James Greer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | UAB | Ira Whittle connects on the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Paul Robbins - foul #1 on Paul Robbins, team foul #9 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Mitchell (PF) William Talavera | |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Orlando Hintze (SG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Vincent Litten (PF) Hubert Karlin, Paul Higgins, Robert Urbano, James Greer | |
| 11:19 | UAB | Ira Whittle makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Michael Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Vincent Litten - foul #1 on Vincent Litten, team foul #3 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG) Paul Robbins | |
| Subs | UAB | Lonnie Priolo (C) Ira Whittle | |
| 10:58 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:56 | UAB | Charles Byers picks off the pass by Arthur Neidig in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Byers | 19-20 |
| 10:37 | UAB | Arthur Neidig clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 10:36 | UAB | Lonnie Priolo pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 10:31 | UAB | Arthur Neidig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-20 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the jumper from close range set up by Raymond Stewart | 21-20 |
| 09:57 | UAB | Vincent Litten knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Arthur Neidig | 21-22 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Raymond Stewart scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 09:44 | UAB | Orlando Hintze is hacked by Michael Mitchell - foul #1 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), William Talavera (PF) Raymond Stewart, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Higgins (SG), Robert Urbano (SF), James Greer (C) Arthur Neidig, Ralph Ferguson, Lonnie Priolo | |
| 09:44 | UAB | Orlando Hintze makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 09:44 | UAB | Orlando Hintze makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Charles Byers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 09:28 | Houston | William Talavera grabs the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 09:16 | Houston | James Greer denies the turnaround by William Talavera | 24-24 |
| 09:15 | UAB | James Greer gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 09:10 | UAB | Paul Higgins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from close range | 24-24 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Raul Moran snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Thomas Lewis's pass is intercepted by James Greer | 24-24 |
| 08:40 | UAB | Orlando Hintze comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 08:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Talavera | 24-24 |
| 08:34 | Houston | William Talavera misses the runner in the lane | 24-24 |
| 08:32 | Houston | William Talavera hits the follow up shot | 26-24 |
| 08:09 | UAB | James Greer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Charles Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Robert Urbano is called for the reach on Thomas Lewis - foul #1 on Robert Urbano, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Paul Robbins (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF) Gary Smith, Charles Byers, William Talavera | |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Lonnie Priolo (PF), Ira Whittle (C) Orlando Hintze, Robert Urbano, Vincent Litten, James Greer | |
| 07:45 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 26-24 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses the tip | 26-24 |
| 07:42 | UAB | Hubert Karlin grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 07:34 | UAB | Lonnie Priolo buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Hubert Karlin | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Robbins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Raul Moran (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) PF - Lonnie Priolo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ira Whittle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Houston | Raymond Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 07:23 | UAB | Paul Higgins grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 07:18 | UAB | Raul Moran steals it from Paul Higgins out of a doubleteam | 26-26 |
| 07:02 | Houston | Michael Mitchell travels with the ball | 26-26 |
| 06:53 | UAB | Hubert Karlin misses the 3 from straight away | 26-26 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Paul Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Michael Mitchell's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Ferguson | 26-26 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Thomas Lewis tips it back up and in | 28-26 |
| 06:18 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Thomas Lewis - foul #1 on Thomas Lewis, team foul #11 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG) Paul Robbins | |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (SG), James Greer (C) Paul Higgins, Lonnie Priolo | |
| 06:18 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:08 | Houston | James Greer swats the shot by Michael Mitchell | 28-29 |
| 06:06 | UAB | James Greer grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 05:48 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 05:47 | UAB | Ira Whittle grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 05:33 | UAB | Ira Whittle misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Mitchell - foul #2 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #12 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Houston | William Talavera (PF) Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | UAB | Orlando Hintze (SG), Robert Urbano (SF) Hubert Karlin, Ralph Ferguson | |
| 05:33 | UAB | Ira Whittle misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:33 | UAB | Ira Whittle misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:33 | Houston | William Talavera pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Raymond Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 05:12 | UAB | James Greer grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 05:07 | UAB | Arthur Neidig misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 05:06 | UAB | Orlando Hintze hits the follow up shot | 28-31 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Charles Byers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-31 |
| 04:38 | Houston | William Talavera hits the follow up shot | 30-31 |
| 04:31 | UAB | James Greer is hacked by Raul Moran - foul #2 on Raul Moran, team foul #13 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), Paul Robbins (SG), Shawn McClurkin (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Raul Moran | |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Paul Higgins (SG), Vincent Litten (PF) Arthur Neidig, Orlando Hintze, Ira Whittle | |
| 04:31 | UAB | James Greer makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:31 | UAB | James Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:31 | Houston | William Talavera pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Gary Smith's pass is intercepted by Paul Higgins | 30-32 |
| 04:18 | UAB | Robert Urbano comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Paul Robbins pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 04:02 | Houston | William Talavera knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Vincent Litten - foul #2 on Vincent Litten, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Lonnie Priolo (PF), Steven Arp (C) Vincent Litten, James Greer | |
| 04:02 | Houston | William Talavera misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:02 | UAB | Steven Arp grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 03:47 | UAB | Robert Urbano hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Hubert Karlin | 32-35 |
| 03:26 | Houston | William Talavera misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Paul Robbins tips it but misses | 32-35 |
| 03:23 | UAB | Steven Arp snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Robbins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lewis (tiring) 2 pts. PF - William Talavera (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lonnie Priolo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Arp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | UAB | Lonnie Priolo double dribbles | 32-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF) Gary Smith, Paul Robbins, Thomas Lewis, William Talavera | |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Vincent Litten (PF) Hubert Karlin, Robert Urbano, Steven Arp | |
| 02:47 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Litten - foul #3 on Vincent Litten, team foul #6 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Arp (PF), James Greer (C) Vincent Litten, Lonnie Priolo | |
| 02:47 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:47 | UAB | Steven Arp grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 02:37 | UAB | Shawn McClurkin swats the layup by Arthur Neidig | 32-35 |
| 02:35 | UAB | Paul Higgins tips it home | 32-37 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Michael Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Steven Arp | 32-37 |
| 02:16 | UAB | James Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 01:59 | UAB | Arthur Neidig knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Greer | 32-40 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Arp - foul #1 on Steven Arp, team foul #7 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Robbins (SG) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Ira Whittle (PF) Paul Higgins, James Greer | |
| 01:35 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 01:12 | UAB | Arthur Neidig's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Mitchell | 34-40 |
| 01:10 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 34-42 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Ira Whittle is called for the reach on Paul Robbins - foul #1 on Ira Whittle, team foul #8 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), William Talavera (PF) Raymond Stewart, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Urbano (SF), Lonnie Priolo (PF) Ralph Ferguson, Steven Arp | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Paul Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Paul Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 00:32 | UAB | Hubert Karlin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Mario Wishart buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Talavera | 38-45 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Hubert Karlin is fouled on the floor by Shawn McClurkin - foul #3 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #14 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Raul Moran (C) Gary Smith, Paul Robbins, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Higgins (SG), James Greer (C) Arthur Neidig, Ira Whittle | |
| 00:02 | UAB | Hubert Karlin misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Hubert Karlin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Charles Byers clanks a halfcourt shot | 38-46 |