| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Melvin King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Billy Dickey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Boatright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Powell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Chester (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Eric Powell inbounds the ball | 36-21 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | UAB | Billy Dickey is hacked by Melvin King - foul #1 on Melvin King, team foul #1 | 36-21 |
| 19:32 | UAB | Robert Chester banks in the layup | 36-23 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Billy Dickey steals the ball from Gerald Timmons | 36-23 |
| 18:59 | UAB | Clifford Boatright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-23 |
| 18:57 | UAB | Robert Chester hits the follow up shot | 36-25 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Eric Powell picks off the pass by Ricky Benjamin | 36-25 |
| 18:21 | UAB | Eric Powell misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 36-25 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Nicholas Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Gerald Timmons can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-25 |
| 18:07 | UAB | Robert Chester grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 17:47 | UAB | Melvin King picks off the pass by Clifford Boatright | 36-25 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Nicholas Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Clifford Boatright - foul #1 on Clifford Boatright, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Clegg (PF) Robert Chester | |
| 17:30 | Rice | Nicholas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Nicholas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 17:07 | UAB | Melvin King picks off the pass by Clifford Boatright | 38-25 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Nicholas Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Melvin King snags the offensive board | 38-25 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Gerald Timmons clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 16:26 | UAB | Eric Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 16:11 | UAB | Clifford Boatright clanks a jumper from the left block | 38-25 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Nicholas Brown grabs the board | 38-25 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Gerald Timmons drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas Brown | 40-25 |
| 15:57 | UAB | David Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-25 |
| 15:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Melvin King | 40-25 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rafael Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Billy Dickey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Boatright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Clegg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Rafael Pierce lays it up and in on a great pass from Melvin King | 42-25 |
| 15:09 | UAB | David Jackson is fouled on the floor by Melvin King - foul #2 on Melvin King, team foul #2 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Melvin Alexander (SG), Travis Richmond (SF), Dennis Price (PF), Chester Mahurin (C) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Nicholas Brown, Rafael Pierce, Melvin King | |
| Subs | UAB | James Archey (PG), Stanley Liston (SG), Robert Chester (PF), Thomas Drennen (C) Billy Dickey, Clifford Boatright, Eric Powell, David Jackson | |
| 15:03 | UAB | Carlos Clegg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-25 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Dennis Price gets the rebound | 42-25 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Travis Richmond is hacked by Carlos Clegg - foul #1 on Carlos Clegg, team foul #2 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Gale Ross (SF) Carlos Clegg | |
| 14:34 | Rice | Chester Mahurin knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:26 | UAB | Chester Mahurin denies the turnaround by Stanley Liston | 44-25 |
| 14:25 | UAB | Robert Chester pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-25 |
| 14:10 | UAB | Stanley Liston's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Mahurin | 44-25 |
| 14:09 | UAB | Gale Ross snags the offensive board | 44-25 |
| 13:58 | UAB | Stanley Liston can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-25 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Dennis Price grabs the defensive rebound | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:31 | Rice | Chester Mahurin's pass is intercepted by James Archey | 44-25 |
| 13:11 | UAB | Stanley Liston connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Drennen | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:01 | Rice | Melvin Alexander can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 12:59 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Richmond | 44-28 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Travis Richmond can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Gale Ross - foul #1 on Gale Ross, team foul #3 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), Rafael Pierce (PF), Melvin King (C) John Doan, Melvin Alexander, Dennis Price, Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | UAB | Billy Dickey (PG), Clifford Boatright (SG), David Jackson (C) Stanley Liston, Gale Ross, Thomas Drennen | |
| 12:42 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 12:13 | UAB | Billy Dickey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Rafael Pierce snags the defensive board | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:52 | Rice | Travis Richmond comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-28 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Rafael Pierce tips it home | 48-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Richmond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Melvin King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Billy Dickey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Boatright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Archey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Chester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - David Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UAB | Clifford Boatright drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Gerald Timmons makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Travis Richmond | 51-31 |
| 10:59 | UAB | James Archey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Brown (SF) Travis Richmond | |
| Subs | UAB | Eric Powell (SF), Carlos Clegg (PF), Thomas Drennen (C) James Archey, Robert Chester, David Jackson | |
| 10:38 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-31 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Melvin King tips it back up and in | 53-31 |
| 10:29 | UAB | Billy Dickey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Stanley Liston (SG) Clifford Boatright | |
| 10:04 | Rice | Rafael Pierce misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Powell - foul #2 on Eric Powell, team foul #4 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Gale Ross (SG) Billy Dickey | |
| 10:04 | Rice | Rafael Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Rafael Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 09:45 | UAB | Carlos Clegg comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin snags the defensive board | 54-31 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Gerald Timmons clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Drennen - foul #1 on Thomas Drennen, team foul #5 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Richmond (SF) Rafael Pierce | |
| Subs | UAB | David Jackson (C) Thomas Drennen | |
| 09:38 | Rice | Gerald Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 55-31 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Gerald Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 56-31 |
| 09:24 | UAB | Carlos Clegg drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-34 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-34 |
| 08:58 | UAB | David Jackson grabs the board | 56-34 |
| 08:50 | UAB | Stanley Liston comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-34 |
| 08:48 | UAB | David Jackson tips it back up and in | 56-36 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Travis Richmond connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Timmons | 59-36 |
| 08:05 | UAB | Stanley Liston makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Clegg and he's fouled by Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #3 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Melvin Alexander (SG), Rafael Pierce (PF), Dennis Price (C) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Nicholas Brown, Melvin King | |
| Subs | UAB | Clifford Boatright (SG), James Archey (SF), Robert Chester (PF) Gale Ross, Eric Powell, Carlos Clegg | |
| 08:05 | UAB | Stanley Liston misses the free throw | 59-38 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Rafael Pierce pulls down the rebound | 59-38 |
| 07:37 | Rice | Melvin Alexander is fouled on the floor by James Archey - foul #2 on James Archey, team foul #6 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Chester Mahurin (C) Travis Richmond | |
| Subs | UAB | Billy Dickey (PG), Thomas Drennen (C) Stanley Liston, David Jackson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Doan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Alexander (fresh) SF - Dennis Price (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Chester Mahurin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Billy Dickey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Boatright (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Archey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Chester (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Drennen (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Rafael Pierce's layup is rejected by Robert Chester | 59-38 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Dennis Price tips it but misses | 59-38 |
| 07:10 | UAB | Billy Dickey snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 07:04 | UAB | James Archey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dennis Price - foul #1 on Dennis Price, team foul #4 | 59-38 |
| 07:04 | UAB | James Archey makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 07:04 | UAB | James Archey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Melvin Alexander misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-40 |
| 06:41 | UAB | Thomas Drennen snags the defensive board | 59-40 |
| 06:34 | UAB | Thomas Drennen clanks a jump hook from the right block | 59-40 |
| 06:32 | UAB | Thomas Drennen snags the offensive board | 59-40 |
| 06:20 | UAB | The short jumper by James Archey is denied by Chester Mahurin | 59-40 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Dennis Price pulls down the rebound | 59-40 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Melvin Alexander connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Doan | 62-40 |
| 06:06 | UAB | Billy Dickey clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-40 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Dennis Price pulls down the rebound | 62-40 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Melvin Alexander makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-40 |
| 05:23 | UAB | James Archey knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Billy Dickey | 64-42 |
| 04:57 | Rice | John Doan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Billy Dickey - foul #1 on Billy Dickey, team foul #7 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Rice | John Donohue (PG), Nicholas Brown (SF) Melvin Alexander, Rafael Pierce | |
| Subs | UAB | Stanley Liston (PG), Gale Ross (SG), Carlos Clegg (PF) Billy Dickey, Clifford Boatright, Robert Chester | |
| 04:57 | Rice | John Doan makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 04:57 | Rice | John Doan misses the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 04:57 | UAB | Thomas Drennen snags the defensive board | 65-42 |
| 04:45 | UAB | Thomas Drennen knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Stanley Liston | 65-44 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Carlos Clegg is called for the reach on Chester Mahurin - foul #2 on Carlos Clegg, team foul #8 | 65-44 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Chester Mahurin misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 04:22 | UAB | Carlos Clegg grabs the defensive rebound | 65-44 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Stanley Liston drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gale Ross | 65-46 |
| 03:57 | Rice | John Donohue clanks a jump hook near the basket | 65-46 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Nicholas Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Rice | John Donohue misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 03:31 | UAB | Carlos Clegg grabs the defensive rebound | 65-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Donohue (fresh) SG - John Doan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Mahurin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 blk. C - Dennis Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Stanley Liston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gale Ross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Archey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Clegg (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Drennen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | UAB | James Archey is whistled for a carry | 65-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Alexander (SF) Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:58 | Rice | James Archey takes the ball from Melvin Alexander | 65-46 |
| 02:55 | UAB | James Archey banks in the layup | 65-48 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Dennis Price hits the finger roll | 67-48 |
| 02:24 | UAB | James Archey lays it up and in | 67-50 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Nicholas Brown connects on the 3 from straight away set up by John Doan | 70-50 |
| 01:49 | UAB | Nicholas Brown takes the ball from Carlos Clegg | 70-50 |
| 01:20 | Rice | The refs have stopped play. John Donohue is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 70-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Chester Mahurin (C) John Donohue | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:20 | Rice | Carlos Clegg denies the turnaround by Melvin Alexander | 70-50 |
| 01:19 | UAB | James Archey grabs the defensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 01:14 | UAB | Gale Ross comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Nicholas Brown gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| 00:48 | Rice | John Doan is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Doan, team foul #5 | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | UAB | Carlos Clegg can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Price - foul #2 on Dennis Price, team foul #6 | 70-50 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Carlos Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Carlos Clegg misses the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 00:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chester Mahurin | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Chester Mahurin misses long on a floater from the left side | 70-51 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Dennis Price tips it back up and in | 72-51 |
| 00:09 | UAB | James Archey blows the layup but the foul's on Chester Mahurin - foul #1 on Chester Mahurin, team foul #7 | 72-51 |
| 00:09 | UAB | James Archey makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 00:09 | UAB | James Archey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Doan runs out the clock | 72-53 |