| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Field (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Schneck (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Chris Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Minto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Gordon Summer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | David Schneck inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Gerald Milburn can't connect on a shot in the lane | 37-27 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Gerald Milburn hits the follow up shot | 39-27 |
| 19:27 | UAB | Paul Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-27 |
| 19:25 | Rice | David Schneck pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:56 | Rice | David Schneck comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 18:55 | UAB | Gary Minto grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:32 | UAB | Paul Roberts connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-30 |
| 18:05 | Rice | David Schneck lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Field and the foul's on Steven Cowley - foul #1 on Steven Cowley, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| 18:05 | Rice | David Schneck makes the free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:55 | UAB | Chris Tyler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Gerald Milburn grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Michael Field is fouled on the floor by Paul Roberts - foul #3 on Paul Roberts, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Bobby Inouye (SG) Paul Roberts | |
| 17:15 | Rice | David Schneck misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 17:14 | UAB | Bobby Inouye grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:01 | UAB | Gordon Summer misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-30 |
| 16:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Vice | 42-30 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Gerald Milburn misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 16:30 | UAB | Steven Cowley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:11 | UAB | Chris Tyler makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Cowley | 42-32 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Gerald Milburn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Joseph Meyer tips it in | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Field (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Chris Tyler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bobby Inouye (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Cowley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Minto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Gordon Summer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | UAB | Gordon Summer's pass is intercepted by Joseph Meyer | 44-32 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Gerald Milburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Roberts (SG), Neal Shipman (SF), Leo Spohn (PF), Paul Myers (C) Chris Tyler, Steven Cowley, Gary Minto, Gordon Summer | |
| 14:41 | UAB | Leo Spohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-32 |
| 14:14 | Rice | David Schneck hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 13:59 | UAB | Paul Roberts misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 13:58 | Rice | David Schneck gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:44 | Rice | David Schneck connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Meyer | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:22 | UAB | Neal Shipman misses short on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on David Schneck - foul #2 on David Schneck, team foul #1 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Chris Tyler (PG) Bobby Inouye | |
| 13:22 | UAB | Neal Shipman makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 13:22 | UAB | Neal Shipman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 13:22 | UAB | Neal Shipman makes the 3rd free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Gerald Milburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-35 |
| 13:02 | UAB | The rebound goes to Neal Shipman | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:45 | UAB | Paul Myers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 12:44 | UAB | Paul Myers snags the offensive board | 50-35 |
| 12:25 | UAB | Neal Shipman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (PF) Joseph Meyer | |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Cowley (SF), Gary Minto (PF), Gordon Summer (C) Neal Shipman, Leo Spohn, Paul Myers | |
| 12:00 | Rice | Gerald Milburn buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:53 | UAB | Paul Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Murphy (C) Donald Vice | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 11:35 | Rice | The jump hook by Gerald Milburn is blocked by Steven Cowley | 53-35 |
| 11:33 | UAB | Steven Cowley snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Field (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leon Candelaria (fresh) C - Martin Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Chris Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Cowley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Minto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Gordon Summer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | UAB | Michael Field picks off the pass by Gary Minto | 53-35 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Michael Field banks in the layup | 55-35 |
| 10:59 | UAB | Gordon Summer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-35 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Gerald Milburn grabs the board | 55-35 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Steven Cowley is called for the reach on Michael Field - foul #2 on Steven Cowley, team foul #3 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Meadow (PG), Lawrence Silvers (SF), Joseph Meyer (PF), Donald Vice (C) Gerald Milburn, David Schneck, Leon Candelaria, Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | UAB | Bobby Inouye (SG) Paul Roberts | |
| 10:19 | Rice | Gordon Summer steals the ball from Lloyd Meadow | 55-35 |
| 10:08 | UAB | Gordon Summer misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-35 |
| 10:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Silvers | 55-35 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Steven Cowley swats the layup by Lawrence Silvers | 55-35 |
| 09:35 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Silvers | 55-35 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers is fouled on the floor by Steven Cowley - foul #3 on Steven Cowley, team foul #4 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Milburn (PG), David Schneck (SF) Lloyd Meadow, Lawrence Silvers | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Roberts (SG), Neal Shipman (SF), Leo Spohn (PF), Paul Myers (C) Chris Tyler, Steven Cowley, Gary Minto, Gordon Summer | |
| 08:58 | Rice | David Schneck is called for traveling | 55-35 |
| 08:37 | UAB | Neal Shipman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-35 |
| 08:35 | Rice | David Schneck grabs the defensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Michael Field hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-35 |
| 07:53 | UAB | Paul Myers connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 57-37 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Gerald Milburn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 07:22 | Rice | David Schneck misses the tip | 57-37 |
| 07:21 | UAB | Paul Roberts grabs the board | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Field (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Vice (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Bobby Inouye (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neal Shipman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Spohn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Myers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | UAB | Bobby Inouye misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 07:12 | UAB | Paul Myers snags the offensive board | 57-37 |
| 07:06 | UAB | Paul Roberts is hacked by Michael Field - foul #1 on Michael Field, team foul #2 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Silvers (SF), Leon Candelaria (PF), Martin Murphy (C) Michael Field, Joseph Meyer, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | UAB | Chris Tyler (PG), Steven Cowley (SF), Gary Minto (PF), Gordon Summer (C) Bobby Inouye, Neal Shipman, Leo Spohn, Paul Myers | |
| 06:53 | UAB | Steven Cowley hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Paul Roberts | 57-39 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Milburn | 59-39 |
| 06:37 | UAB | Steven Cowley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-39 |
| 06:35 | Rice | David Schneck grabs the defensive rebound | 59-39 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Chris Tyler - foul #3 on Chris Tyler, team foul #5 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Meadow (PG), Michael Field (SG) Gerald Milburn, David Schneck | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 06:16 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 05:59 | UAB | Steven Cowley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-42 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Michael Field misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gordon Summer - foul #1 on Gordon Summer, team foul #6 | 60-42 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Michael Field misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Michael Field misses the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 05:33 | UAB | Gordon Summer grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 05:20 | UAB | Chris Tyler clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Leon Candelaria gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Michael Field comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-42 |
| 04:57 | UAB | Gary Minto snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 04:36 | UAB | Gordon Summer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-42 |
| 04:34 | UAB | Gordon Summer grabs the offensive board | 60-42 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Lloyd Meadow is called for the reach on Gary Minto - foul #2 on Lloyd Meadow, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Milburn (PG), David Schneck (SF), Joseph Meyer (PF), Donald Vice (C) Lloyd Meadow, Lawrence Silvers, Leon Candelaria, Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | UAB | Vincent Dickerson (PG), Bobby Inouye (SG), Neal Shipman (SF), Leo Spohn (PF), Paul Myers (C) Chris Tyler, Paul Roberts, Steven Cowley, Gary Minto, Gordon Summer | |
| 04:06 | UAB | Vincent Dickerson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Gerald Milburn misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-45 |
| 03:44 | UAB | Leo Spohn grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 03:25 | UAB | Neal Shipman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Donald Vice pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Field (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Vincent Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Inouye (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neal Shipman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Spohn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Gerald Milburn drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Neal Shipman misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Milburn - foul #1 on Gerald Milburn, team foul #4 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Silvers (SF) Michael Field | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:57 | UAB | Neal Shipman makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Neal Shipman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Joseph Meyer grabs the board | 63-46 |
| 02:40 | Rice | David Schneck buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Milburn | 66-46 |
| 02:24 | UAB | Vincent Dickerson's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Silvers | 66-46 |
| 02:07 | Rice | David Schneck hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Joseph Meyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Gerald Milburn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Meyer | 69-46 |
| 01:31 | UAB | Bobby Inouye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Field (SG) Lawrence Silvers | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:07 | Rice | Gerald Milburn scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Meyer | 71-46 |
| 01:00 | UAB | Neal Shipman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-46 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Gerald Milburn gets the rebound | 71-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | David Schneck misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Neal Shipman - foul #2 on Neal Shipman, team foul #7 | 71-46 |
| 00:32 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 00:32 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 2nd free throw | 73-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | UAB | Donald Vice is called for the reach on Bobby Inouye - foul #1 on Donald Vice, team foul #5 | 73-46 |
| 00:25 | UAB | Donald Vice picks off the pass by Neal Shipman | 73-46 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gerald Milburn runs out the clock | 73-46 |