| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Sutliff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Perine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Caulder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Putman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Wymer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Ricky Smith inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | UAB | Bernard Perine swats the shot by James Caulder | 29-36 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Russell Sutliff snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Alexis Marino's layup is rejected by Charles Wymer | 29-36 |
| 19:18 | UAB | David Johnson grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 19:02 | UAB | Alexis Marino is called for the reach on Robert Putman - foul #3 on Alexis Marino, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (SG) Alexis Marino | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:53 | UAB | Ricky Smith hits a floater from the right side set up by Robert Putman and the foul's on Burton Lee - foul #1 on Burton Lee, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| 18:53 | UAB | Ricky Smith makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Alfred Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-39 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Burton Lee hits the follow up shot | 31-39 |
| 18:26 | UAB | James Caulder can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 18:25 | UAB | David Johnson misses the tip | 31-39 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Burton Lee gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Russell Sutliff is denied on a layup by Charles Wymer | 31-39 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Bernard Perine tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 17:44 | UAB | Robert Putman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Bernard Perine lays it in on a nice dish by Cody Cangelosi | 35-39 |
| 17:10 | UAB | James Caulder is hacked by Russell Sutliff - foul #3 on Russell Sutliff, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Amann (SG), Harold Singer (SF), Stephen Baines (PF), Jeremy Williams (C) Alfred Smith, Burton Lee, Russell Sutliff, Bernard Perine | |
| Subs | UAB | Darryl Blankenship (SF), Benny Flowers (PF) Ricky Smith, Charles Wymer | |
| 16:53 | UAB | Jeremy Williams steps in front of the David Johnson pass | 35-39 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Harold Singer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-39 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi tips it home | 37-39 |
| 16:17 | UAB | James Caulder scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Darryl Blankenship | 37-41 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Stephen Baines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Burton Lee (SF), Bernard Perine (C) Cody Cangelosi, Stephen Baines, Jeremy Williams | |
| Subs | UAB | David Cooper (PG), Ricky Smith (SF), David Leshinsky (C) James Caulder, Robert Putman, David Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Amann (fresh) SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Singer (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bernard Perine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Benny Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Leshinsky (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UAB | David Leshinsky scores on a turnaround from the right block | 37-43 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Larry Amann connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Burton Lee | 40-43 |
| 15:21 | UAB | David Cooper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 15:19 | UAB | Darryl Blankenship misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Larry Amann snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Darryl Blankenship is called for the reach on Burton Lee - foul #2 on Darryl Blankenship, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Russell Sutliff (PF) Larry Amann, Harold Singer | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Wymer (PF) David Leshinsky | |
| 15:02 | Rice | Bernard Perine can't finish the layup | 40-43 |
| 15:01 | UAB | David Cooper grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 14:47 | UAB | Darryl Blankenship misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Bernard Perine grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Burton Lee is whistled for a carry | 40-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Singer (SF) Burton Lee | |
| Subs | UAB | James Caulder (PG), Robert Putman (SG) David Cooper, Darryl Blankenship | |
| 14:18 | UAB | Ricky Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Harold Singer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Alfred Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Caulder - foul #2 on James Caulder, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Baines (C) Bernard Perine | |
| Subs | UAB | David Leshinsky (SF), David Johnson (C) Ricky Smith, Benny Flowers | |
| 14:12 | Rice | Alfred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Alfred Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:55 | UAB | Charles Wymer banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Leshinsky | 42-45 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Alfred Smith drills a floater from the left wing set up by Harold Singer | 44-45 |
| 13:16 | UAB | Robert Putman can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Russell Sutliff - foul #4 on Russell Sutliff, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (PG), Burton Lee (SF), Bernard Perine (C) Alfred Smith, Russell Sutliff, Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | UAB | Darryl Blankenship (SF) David Leshinsky | |
| 13:16 | UAB | Robert Putman makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:16 | UAB | Robert Putman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Bernard Perine buries a shot from the left block | 46-47 |
| 12:40 | UAB | James Caulder misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Cody Cangelosi - foul #1 on Cody Cangelosi, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Baines (PF) Harold Singer | |
| Subs | UAB | David Cooper (SG), Ricky Smith (SF), Benny Flowers (PF) Robert Putman, Darryl Blankenship, Charles Wymer | |
| 12:40 | UAB | James Caulder makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:40 | UAB | James Caulder makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:25 | Rice | The short jumper by Burton Lee is denied by Benny Flowers | 46-49 |
| 12:24 | UAB | Benny Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Ricky Smith misses the floater from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Stephen Baines pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:00 | Rice | James Caulder steals it from Alexis Marino | 46-49 |
| 11:57 | UAB | James Caulder banks in the layup | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cody Cangelosi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Baines (fresh) C - Bernard Perine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Caulder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Benny Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Benny Flowers steals it from Stephen Baines | 46-51 |
| 11:17 | UAB | James Caulder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 11:15 | UAB | Benny Flowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 11:02 | UAB | Bernard Perine denies the turnaround by Ricky Smith | 46-51 |
| 11:00 | UAB | Benny Flowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:48 | UAB | James Caulder can't finish the layup | 46-51 |
| 10:47 | UAB | James Caulder gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:35 | UAB | Benny Flowers misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-51 |
| 10:34 | UAB | Ricky Smith grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 10:23 | UAB | David Johnson connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Cooper | 46-53 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Burton Lee is hacked by Benny Flowers - foul #2 on Benny Flowers, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Larry Amann (SG), Harold Singer (SF), Jeremy Williams (C) Cody Cangelosi, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Bernard Perine | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Putman (SG), Darryl Blankenship (SF), Charles Wymer (PF), David Leshinsky (C) James Caulder, Ricky Smith, Benny Flowers, David Johnson | |
| 10:13 | Rice | Darryl Blankenship steps in front of the Larry Amann pass | 46-53 |
| 09:58 | UAB | David Cooper is hacked by Alfred Smith - foul #1 on Alfred Smith, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Burton Lee (SF) Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Henderson (PG) David Cooper | |
| 09:45 | UAB | Robert Putman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-53 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Burton Lee grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Larry Amann hits a jumper from the left side | 48-53 |
| 08:59 | UAB | Darryl Blankenship misses the jumper from the right block | 48-53 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Larry Amann grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Harold Singer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Burton Lee | 50-53 |
| 08:20 | UAB | Darryl Blankenship slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Putman | 50-55 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Alfred Smith lays it in | 52-55 |
| 07:50 | UAB | Peter Henderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 07:48 | UAB | David Leshinsky tips it but misses | 52-55 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Larry Amann pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Amann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Burton Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Singer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Peter Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Putman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Wymer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - David Leshinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Rice | Burton Lee connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Smith | 55-55 |
| 07:18 | UAB | Darryl Blankenship scores on a floater from the left side set up by Robert Putman | 55-57 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Harold Singer clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Wymer - foul #3 on Charles Wymer, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (PG), Alexis Marino (SG), Russell Sutliff (PF), Bernard Perine (C) Alfred Smith, Larry Amann, Burton Lee, Jeremy Williams | |
| Subs | UAB | James Caulder (PG), David Cooper (SG), Ricky Smith (SF), Benny Flowers (PF), David Johnson (C) Peter Henderson, Robert Putman, Darryl Blankenship, Charles Wymer, David Leshinsky | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Harold Singer makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Harold Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:48 | UAB | Bernard Perine steps in front of the David Cooper pass | 57-57 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Harold Singer is hacked by Ricky Smith - foul #1 on Ricky Smith, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Burton Lee (SF) Harold Singer | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 06:15 | Rice | Burton Lee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 06:13 | UAB | James Caulder grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 06:04 | UAB | David Cooper is hacked by Alexis Marino - foul #4 on Alexis Marino, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Putman (SG) James Caulder | |
| 06:04 | UAB | David Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:04 | UAB | David Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi is fouled on the floor by David Cooper - foul #1 on David Cooper, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG) Cody Cangelosi | |
| Subs | UAB | James Caulder (PG) David Cooper | |
| 05:25 | Rice | James Caulder steals the ball from Burton Lee | 57-59 |
| 05:22 | UAB | James Caulder hits the finger roll | 57-61 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Burton Lee scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Bernard Perine | 60-61 |
| 04:51 | UAB | Benny Flowers makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Putman | 60-63 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Russell Sutliff can't finish the layup | 60-63 |
| 04:29 | UAB | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 04:22 | UAB | Robert Putman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Caulder | 60-66 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Alfred Smith is fouled on the floor by James Caulder - foul #3 on James Caulder, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (SG), Harold Singer (SF), Stephen Baines (PF), Jeremy Williams (C) Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Russell Sutliff, Bernard Perine | |
| Subs | UAB | David Cooper (SG), Darryl Blankenship (SF), Charles Wymer (PF) Robert Putman, Ricky Smith, Benny Flowers | |
| 04:18 | Rice | Alfred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Alfred Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:18 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Williams | 61-66 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Harold Singer hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 61-66 |
| 04:06 | UAB | Darryl Blankenship gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 03:53 | UAB | David Cooper buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Charles Wymer and he's fouled by Cody Cangelosi - foul #2 on Cody Cangelosi, team foul #8 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Amann (SG) Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | UAB | David Leshinsky (C) David Johnson | |
| 03:53 | UAB | David Cooper makes the free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Rice | Harold Singer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 03:36 | UAB | The rebound goes to Charles Wymer | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cody Cangelosi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Amann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harold Singer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Baines (fresh) C - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Caulder (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Blankenship (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Wymer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - David Leshinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:07 | UAB | David Cooper misses the floater from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 03:05 | UAB | Charles Wymer tips it home | 61-71 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Stephen Baines knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 63-71 |
| 02:45 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Alexis Marino (SG), Russell Sutliff (PF), Bernard Perine (C) Cody Cangelosi, Larry Amann, Stephen Baines, Jeremy Williams | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Putman (SG), Ricky Smith (SF), David Johnson (C) David Cooper, Darryl Blankenship, David Leshinsky | |
| 02:24 | UAB | Robert Putman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Harold Singer pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Bernard Perine misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Bernard Perine grabs the offensive board | 63-71 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Charles Wymer swats the layup by Alfred Smith | 63-71 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Alexis Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Russell Sutliff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Bernard Perine grabs the offensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Bernard Perine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Harold Singer grabs the offensive board | 63-71 |
| 01:21 | Rice | David Johnson denies the turnaround by Alexis Marino | 63-71 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Harold Singer misses the tip | 63-71 |
| 01:18 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Smith | 63-71 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Harold Singer comes up short on the shot in the lane | 63-71 |
| 01:02 | UAB | David Johnson gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | UAB | David Johnson is hacked by Bernard Perine - foul #1 on Bernard Perine, team foul #9 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Burton Lee (SF) Harold Singer | |
| Subs | UAB | Dana McCullar (SF), David Leshinsky (PF) Ricky Smith, Charles Wymer | |
| 00:56 | UAB | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Alexis Marino snags the defensive board | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | James Caulder steps in front of the Alexis Marino pass | 63-71 |
| 00:50 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| 00:47 | UAB | David Johnson is hacked by Alfred Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Smith, team foul #10 | 63-71 |
| 00:47 | UAB | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:47 | UAB | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Burton Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-73 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Russell Sutliff gets the offensive rebound | 63-73 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Alfred Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-73 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Russell Sutliff snags the offensive board | 63-73 |
| 00:32 | Rice | David Johnson blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Alexis Marino | 63-73 |
| 00:31 | UAB | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | UAB | James Caulder connects on the floater from the left wing | 63-75 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Russell Sutliff can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | UAB | David Johnson grabs the board | 63-75 |