| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fresh) SG - Christopher Dominy (fresh) SF - George McCalpane (fresh) PF - Corey Gaudreau (fresh) C - Maurice Schweda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - David Atwood (fresh) SG - Benjamin White (fresh) SF - Ricky Corby (fresh) PF - Michael Scott (fresh) C - Kenneth Straka (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | George McCalpane's pass is intercepted by Benjamin White | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Alabama | David Atwood can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Christopher Dominy grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Olin Wesolowski | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Alabama | Michael Scott scores on a jumper near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Alabama | David Atwood grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | David Atwood misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Maurice Schweda - foul #1 on Maurice Schweda, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | David Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | David Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Corey Gaudreau | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | Alabama | Michael Scott misses the jumpshot from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Maurice Schweda | 4-4 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Michael Scott is called for the reach on Corey Gaudreau - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:46 | Houston | George McCalpane buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Olin Wesolowski | 6-4 |
| 17:42 | Alabama | Christopher Dominy steps in front of the Michael Scott pass | 6-4 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau hits the follow up shot | 8-4 |
| 17:19 | Alabama | Benjamin White loses the ball out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Gray (C) Maurice Schweda | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:06 | Houston | George McCalpane misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Straka - foul #1 on Kenneth Straka, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano (SG), Douglas Phillips (C) Benjamin White, Kenneth Straka | |
| 17:06 | Houston | George McCalpane makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:06 | Houston | George McCalpane makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:47 | Alabama | Michael Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau is hacked by Douglas Phillips - foul #1 on Douglas Phillips, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Donald Tiggs (SG), Robert Vince (PF), Trevor Sipp (C) David Atwood, Ricky Corby, Michael Scott | |
| 16:21 | Houston | George McCalpane lays it up and in on a great pass from Olin Wesolowski | 12-4 |
| 15:58 | Alabama | Trevor Sipp misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Olin Wesolowski - foul #1 on Olin Wesolowski, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| 15:58 | Alabama | Trevor Sipp makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:58 | Alabama | Trevor Sipp makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Dominy (fairly fresh) SF - George McCalpane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Corey Gaudreau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Eddie Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Gilberto Giordano (fresh) SG - Donald Tiggs (fresh) SF - Trevor Sipp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Phillips (fresh) C - Robert Vince (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Douglas Phillips - foul #2 on Douglas Phillips, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Maurice Schweda (C) Eddie Gray | |
| Subs | Alabama | Benjamin White (SG), Kenneth Straka (C) Trevor Sipp, Douglas Phillips | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau misses the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:45 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:26 | Alabama | Donald Tiggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-6 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Olin Wesolowski | 15-6 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Olin Wesolowski - foul #2 on Olin Wesolowski, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Ariel Conti (PG) Olin Wesolowski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ricky Corby (SF) Donald Tiggs | |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Maurice Schweda drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ariel Conti | 17-8 |
| 14:24 | Alabama | Benjamin White misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-8 |
| 14:22 | Alabama | Kenneth Straka tips it but misses | 17-8 |
| 14:21 | Alabama | Robert Vince tips it home | 17-10 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Ariel Conti makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by George McCalpane | 20-10 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-10 |
| 13:40 | Alabama | Robert Vince hits the follow up shot | 20-12 |
| 13:26 | Houston | Benjamin White is called for the reach on Ariel Conti - foul #1 on Benjamin White, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Houston | David Theriot (SG), Ronald Hargrove (SF), Eddie Gray (C) Christopher Dominy, George McCalpane, Maurice Schweda | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Atwood (PG), Donald Tiggs (SG), Michael Scott (PF), Trevor Sipp (C) Gilberto Giordano, Benjamin White, Robert Vince, Kenneth Straka | |
| 13:14 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Hargrove | 22-12 |
| 13:03 | Alabama | Ricky Corby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-12 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Eddie Gray gets the rebound | 22-12 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Trevor Sipp is called for the reach on Ronald Hargrove - foul #1 on Trevor Sipp, team foul #6 | 22-12 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Trevor Sipp swats the layup by Corey Gaudreau | 22-12 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau's pass is intercepted by David Atwood | 22-12 |
| 12:37 | Alabama | David Atwood lays it up and in | 22-14 |
| 12:25 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Ricky Corby - foul #1 on Ricky Corby, team foul #7 | 22-14 |
| 12:25 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 12:25 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | Donald Tiggs misses short on a jumper from the right block | 24-14 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau snags the defensive board | 24-14 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 11:55 | Alabama | Donald Tiggs snags the defensive board | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ariel Conti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Theriot (fresh) SF - Ronald Hargrove (fresh) PF - Corey Gaudreau (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - David Atwood (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Tiggs (fresh) SF - Ricky Corby (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Trevor Sipp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Alabama | Ricky Corby comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-14 |
| 11:49 | Alabama | Donald Tiggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 11:29 | Alabama | Michael Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Ronald Hargrove gets the rebound | 24-14 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Donald Tiggs steps in front of the Corey Gaudreau pass | 24-14 |
| 11:03 | Alabama | Ricky Corby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-14 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau lays it in | 26-14 |
| 10:34 | Alabama | Ricky Corby is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ricky Corby, team foul #8 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dominy (SG), George McCalpane (SF), Akim Zutell (PF), Maurice Schweda (C) David Theriot, Ronald Hargrove, Corey Gaudreau, Eddie Gray | |
| Subs | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano (PG), Benjamin White (SG), Robert Vince (PF), Kenneth Straka (C) David Atwood, Ricky Corby, Michael Scott, Trevor Sipp | |
| 10:20 | Houston | Akim Zutell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-14 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Robert Vince grabs the board | 26-14 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano is hacked by Ariel Conti - foul #1 on Ariel Conti, team foul #4 | 26-14 |
| 09:59 | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano's pass is intercepted by George McCalpane | 26-14 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Christopher Dominy comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Gilberto Giordano - foul #1 on Gilberto Giordano, team foul #9 | 26-14 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Christopher Dominy misses the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Christopher Dominy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-14 |
| 09:29 | Alabama | Kenneth Straka clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-14 |
| 09:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ariel Conti | 27-14 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Akim Zutell is fouled on the floor by Robert Vince - foul #1 on Robert Vince, team foul #10 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Hargrove (SF) Ariel Conti | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Atwood (PG), Trevor Sipp (SF), Michael Scott (PF) Gilberto Giordano, Donald Tiggs, Robert Vince | |
| 09:13 | Houston | Akim Zutell makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Akim Zutell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 09:04 | Alabama | Michael Scott blows the layup | 29-14 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | Kenneth Straka pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-14 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Kenneth Straka connects on the runner near the basket set up by Michael Scott | 29-16 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Christopher Dominy misses the floater near the basket | 29-16 |
| 08:25 | Alabama | Michael Scott gets the rebound | 29-16 |
| 08:21 | Alabama | Benjamin White can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 29-16 |
| 08:20 | Alabama | Kenneth Straka snags the offensive board | 29-16 |
| 08:05 | Alabama | Benjamin White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-16 |
| Subs | Houston | David Theriot (SG), Corey Gaudreau (PF), Eddie Gray (C) George McCalpane, Akim Zutell, Maurice Schweda | |
| Subs | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano (SG) Benjamin White | |
| 07:49 | Houston | Christopher Dominy misses the fadeaway from the right side | 29-16 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Eddie Gray misses the tip | 29-16 |
| 07:45 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Trevor Sipp | 29-16 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Dominy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Theriot (fresh) SF - Ronald Hargrove (fresh) PF - Corey Gaudreau (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Gray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - David Atwood (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gilberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Trevor Sipp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Straka (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano hits a shot from the left side | 29-18 |
| 07:31 | Houston | Eddie Gray comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Scott - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #11 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Houston | George McCalpane (SF) Ronald Hargrove | |
| Subs | Alabama | Donald Tiggs (SF), Robert Vince (PF) Trevor Sipp, Michael Scott | |
| 07:31 | Houston | Eddie Gray makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 07:31 | Houston | Eddie Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano lays it up and in | 31-20 |
| 07:05 | Houston | Christopher Dominy misses the floater from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Robert Vince snags the defensive board | 31-20 |
| 06:57 | Alabama | Corey Gaudreau picks off the pass by David Atwood | 31-20 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau can't finish the layup | 31-20 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau snags the offensive board | 31-20 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Christopher Dominy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Vince - foul #2 on Robert Vince, team foul #12 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Olin Wesolowski (PG) David Theriot | |
| Subs | Alabama | Benjamin White (SG), Trevor Sipp (PF) David Atwood, Robert Vince | |
| 06:40 | Houston | Christopher Dominy makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Christopher Dominy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 06:27 | Alabama | The jump hook by Donald Tiggs is blocked by George McCalpane | 33-20 |
| 06:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eddie Gray | 33-20 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Christopher Dominy buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by George McCalpane | 36-20 |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Benjamin White is hacked by Christopher Dominy - foul #1 on Christopher Dominy, team foul #5 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Houston | David Theriot (SG), Ronald Hargrove (SF), Maurice Schweda (C) Christopher Dominy, George McCalpane, Eddie Gray | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Ronald Hargrove steps in front of the Kenneth Straka pass | 36-20 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Theriot | 39-20 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Benjamin White comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Maurice Schweda - foul #2 on Maurice Schweda, team foul #6 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Akim Zutell (C) Maurice Schweda | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Benjamin White makes the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Benjamin White misses the 2nd free throw | 39-21 |
| 05:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Akim Zutell | 39-21 |
| 05:03 | Houston | The short jumper by Ronald Hargrove is denied by Kenneth Straka | 39-21 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau hits the follow up shot | 41-21 |
| 04:36 | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-21 |
| 04:34 | Houston | David Theriot grabs the board | 41-21 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski is called for a charge - foul #3 on Olin Wesolowski, team foul #7 | 41-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Ariel Conti (PG), Christopher Dominy (SG), George McCalpane (SF), Eddie Gray (C) Olin Wesolowski, David Theriot, Ronald Hargrove, Corey Gaudreau | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Atwood (PG) Gilberto Giordano | |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Donald Tiggs is hacked by Eddie Gray - foul #1 on Eddie Gray, team foul #8 | 41-21 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Donald Tiggs misses the 1st free throw | 41-21 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Eddie Gray grabs the board | 41-21 |
| 03:56 | Houston | George McCalpane scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Dominy | 43-21 |
| 03:34 | Alabama | David Atwood misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-21 |
| 03:32 | Houston | George McCalpane grabs the board | 43-21 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ariel Conti (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Dominy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George McCalpane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Akim Zutell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - David Atwood (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benjamin White (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Tiggs (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Trevor Sipp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Straka (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Houston | Christopher Dominy scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Akim Zutell | 46-21 |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Donald Tiggs can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-21 |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Trevor Sipp hits the follow up shot | 46-23 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Christopher Dominy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-23 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Akim Zutell gets the offensive rebound | 46-23 |
| 02:13 | Houston | George McCalpane can't finish the layup | 46-23 |
| 02:12 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Trevor Sipp | 46-23 |
| 02:06 | Alabama | Benjamin White is called for a charge - foul #2 on Benjamin White, team foul #13 | 46-23 |
| Subs | Houston | David Theriot (SG), Ronald Hargrove (SF), Corey Gaudreau (PF), Maurice Schweda (C) Christopher Dominy, George McCalpane, Akim Zutell, Eddie Gray | |
| Subs | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano (SG), Ricky Corby (SF), Michael Scott (PF), Douglas Phillips (C) Benjamin White, Donald Tiggs, Trevor Sipp, Kenneth Straka | |
| 01:53 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-23 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-23 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Ronald Hargrove pulls down the rebound | 46-23 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Ronald Hargrove can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Ricky Corby - foul #3 on Ricky Corby, team foul #14 | 46-23 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Vince (C) Ricky Corby | |
| 01:24 | Houston | Ronald Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 47-23 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Ronald Hargrove misses the 2nd free throw | 47-23 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | Robert Vince snags the defensive board | 47-23 |
| 01:08 | Alabama | Robert Vince misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-23 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Scott | 47-23 |
| 00:48 | Alabama | David Atwood buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gilberto Giordano | 47-26 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 47-26 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | The rebound goes to David Atwood | 47-26 |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 47-28 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 47-28 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Vince | 47-28 |