| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 blk. C - Cecil Shedd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Stanley Liston (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Clifford Boatright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Powell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Chester (fresh) C - David Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Eric Powell inbounds the ball | 50-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | UAB | Robert Chester scores on a shot from close range set up by Clifford Boatright | 50-34 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Clifford Boatright steals it from Ricky Benjamin | 50-34 |
| 19:20 | UAB | Clifford Boatright hits the finger roll | 50-36 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Cecil Shedd hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Stanley Liston - foul #3 on Stanley Liston, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Delatorre (PG) Stanley Liston | |
| 19:02 | Rice | Cecil Shedd makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Cecil Shedd makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 18:39 | UAB | Robert Chester hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Nicholas Brown - foul #3 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Price (PF) Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:39 | UAB | Robert Chester makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 18:39 | UAB | Robert Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Dennis Price misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 52-38 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Dennis Price tips it back up and in | 54-38 |
| 18:06 | UAB | David Jackson blows the dunk | 54-38 |
| 18:04 | UAB | Eric Powell hits the follow up shot | 54-40 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Cecil Shedd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-40 |
| 17:43 | UAB | Eric Powell clanks a floater from the left block | 54-40 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Melvin Alexander gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Thomas Delatorre steals it from Gerald Timmons | 54-40 |
| 17:15 | UAB | Clifford Boatright's floater is knocked away by Dennis Price | 54-40 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 16:44 | UAB | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 16:38 | UAB | Robert Chester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Gerald Timmons grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Gerald Timmons knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 16:04 | UAB | Robert Chester makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Thomas Delatorre | 57-42 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Melvin Alexander comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Dennis Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Alexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Shedd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Delatorre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Boatright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Chester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Gerald Timmons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Robert Chester - foul #1 on Robert Chester, team foul #2 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (SG), Chester Mahurin (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF), Alfred Hankinson (C) Ricky Benjamin, Melvin Alexander, Dennis Price, Cecil Shedd | |
| Subs | UAB | Stanley Liston (PG), Jason Pippin (SG), Gale Ross (SF), Thomas Drennen (PF), Carlos Clegg (C) Thomas Delatorre, Clifford Boatright, Eric Powell, Robert Chester, David Jackson | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Gerald Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Gerald Timmons misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Gerald Timmons makes the 3rd free throw | 59-42 |
| 15:24 | UAB | Jason Pippin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Nicholas Brown snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Gerald Timmons misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 59-42 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Chester Mahurin tips it in | 61-42 |
| 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) | |
| 14:48 | UAB | John Doan steps in front of the Carlos Clegg pass | 61-42 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Gerald Timmons lays it up and in on a great pass from John Doan | 63-42 |
| 14:32 | UAB | Gerald Timmons picks off the pass by Stanley Liston | 63-42 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Gerald Timmons hits the finger roll | 65-42 |
| 14:24 | UAB | Gerald Timmons steals the ball from Stanley Liston in the backcourt | 65-42 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Gerald Timmons can't throw it down | 65-42 |
| 14:20 | UAB | Thomas Drennen grabs the board | 65-42 |
| 14:11 | UAB | Jason Pippin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Benjamin (SG), Dennis Price (SF) Gerald Timmons, Alfred Hankinson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 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) | |
| 13:50 | Rice | John Doan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-42 |
| 13:49 | UAB | Gale Ross grabs the board | 65-42 |
| 13:43 | UAB | Stanley Liston knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Drennen and he's fouled by John Doan - foul #2 on John Doan, team foul #2 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Alexander (SF), Cecil Shedd (C) Dennis Price, Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | UAB | Clifford Boatright (SG), Eric Powell (SF), Robert Chester (PF), David Jackson (C) Jason Pippin, Gale Ross, Thomas Drennen, Carlos Clegg | |
| 13:43 | UAB | Stanley Liston makes the free throw | 65-45 |
| 13:21 | Rice | John Doan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-45 |
| 13:19 | UAB | Robert Chester snags the defensive board | 65-45 |
| 13:06 | UAB | Clifford Boatright hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Chester | 65-48 |
| 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) | |
| 12:54 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-48 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Cecil Shedd hits the follow up shot | 67-48 |
| 12:36 | UAB | Robert Chester misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 67-48 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 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) | |
| 12:28 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 67-48 |
| 12:27 | UAB | Eric Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 12:12 | UAB | Clifford Boatright clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-48 |
| 12:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Doan | 67-48 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Melvin Alexander double dribbles | 67-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Dennis Price (SF), Chester Mahurin (PF), Alfred Hankinson (C) John Doan, Melvin Alexander, Nicholas Brown, Cecil Shedd | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Delatorre (PG), Thomas Drennen (C) Stanley Liston, David Jackson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Mahurin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfred Hankinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Boatright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Chester (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Drennen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UAB | Thomas Delatorre can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Chester Mahurin - foul #2 on Chester Mahurin, team foul #3 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Rice | John Donohue (SG) Ricky Benjamin | |
| Subs | UAB | Gale Ross (SG), Carlos Clegg (SF) Clifford Boatright, Eric Powell | |
| 11:43 | UAB | Thomas Delatorre makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 11:43 | UAB | Thomas Delatorre makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Dennis Price misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 67-50 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Alfred Hankinson grabs the offensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Chester Mahurin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 10:57 | UAB | The rebound goes to Carlos Clegg | 67-50 |
| 10:41 | UAB | Gale Ross drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 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) | |
| 10:35 | Rice | Dennis Price scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Timmons | 69-52 |
| 10:24 | UAB | Gale Ross travels with the ball | 69-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Benjamin (SG), Melvin Alexander (SF), Cecil Shedd (C) John Donohue, Chester Mahurin, Alfred Hankinson | |
| Subs | UAB | Stanley Liston (PG), Clifford Boatright (SG), Eric Powell (SF), David Jackson (C) Thomas Delatorre, Gale Ross, Carlos Clegg, Robert Chester | |
| 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) | |
| 10:05 | Rice | Clifford Boatright steps in front of the Gerald Timmons pass | 69-52 |
| 09:53 | UAB | The short jumper by Stanley Liston is denied by Cecil Shedd | 69-52 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Melvin Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Stanley Liston is called for the reach on Gerald Timmons - foul #4 on Stanley Liston, team foul #3 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Brown (PF) Dennis Price | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Delatorre (PG), Carlos Clegg (PF) Stanley Liston, Thomas Drennen | |
| 09:17 | Rice | Melvin Alexander is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Melvin Alexander, team foul #4 | 69-52 |
| 09:06 | UAB | Thomas Delatorre comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 09:04 | UAB | Clifford Boatright misses the tip | 69-52 |
| 09:02 | UAB | David Jackson tips it back up and in | 69-54 |
| 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) | |
| 08:39 | Rice | Gerald Timmons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-54 |
| 08:37 | UAB | Carlos Clegg gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 08:31 | UAB | Ricky Benjamin takes the ball from Clifford Boatright | 69-54 |
| 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) | |
| 08:06 | Rice | Gerald Timmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 08:04 | UAB | The rebound goes to Clifford Boatright | 69-54 |
| 07:50 | UAB | David Jackson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Alexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Shedd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Delatorre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Boatright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Clegg (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Gerald Timmons misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Nicholas Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Gerald Timmons hits the follow up shot | 71-56 |
| 07:00 | UAB | David Jackson buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Delatorre and he's fouled by Cecil Shedd - foul #1 on Cecil Shedd, team foul #5 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), John Donohue (SG), Dennis Price (SF), Chester Mahurin (PF), Alfred Hankinson (C) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Melvin Alexander, Nicholas Brown, Cecil Shedd | |
| Subs | UAB | Stanley Liston (PG), Gale Ross (SG), Robert Chester (PF) Thomas Delatorre, Clifford Boatright, Eric Powell | |
| 07:00 | UAB | David Jackson makes the free throw | 71-59 |
| 06:38 | Rice | John Donohue misses the jump hook in the lane | 71-59 |
| 06:37 | UAB | Robert Chester gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| 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) | |
| 06:19 | UAB | Stanley Liston misses the 3 from the right corner | 71-59 |
| 06:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dennis Price | 71-59 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Alfred Hankinson loses the dribble to Robert Chester | 71-59 |
| 05:43 | UAB | David Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-59 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Dennis Price pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 05:36 | Rice | John Donohue lays it in | 73-59 |
| 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) | |
| 05:27 | UAB | Carlos Clegg scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Stanley Liston | 73-61 |
| 05:10 | Rice | John Doan is whistled for traveling | 73-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), Nicholas Brown (PF) John Doan, John Donohue, Alfred Hankinson | |
| Subs | UAB | Clifford Boatright (SG), Eric Powell (SF), Thomas Drennen (C) Gale Ross, Carlos Clegg, David Jackson | |
| 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) | |
| 05:02 | UAB | Stanley Liston is fouled on the floor by Chester Mahurin - foul #3 on Chester Mahurin, team foul #6 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Shedd (C) Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:41 | UAB | Stanley Liston scores on a 3 from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Stanley Liston takes the ball from Dennis Price | 73-64 |
| 04:27 | UAB | Robert Chester lays it in on a great pass from Stanley Liston | 73-66 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Dennis Price knocks in the jumper in the paint | 75-66 |
| 04:03 | UAB | Robert Chester lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Powell | 75-68 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Cecil Shedd connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gerald Timmons | 77-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Price (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Shedd (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Stanley Liston (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clifford Boatright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Chester (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Drennen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:26 | UAB | Thomas Drennen blows the layup | 77-68 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Gerald Timmons gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| 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) | |
| 03:05 | Rice | Nicholas Brown is whistled for a carry | 77-68 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Melvin Alexander (SF), Chester Mahurin (PF), Alfred Hankinson (C) Gerald Timmons, Dennis Price, Nicholas Brown, Cecil Shedd | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Delatorre (PG), Jason Pippin (SG), Gale Ross (SF), Carlos Clegg (C) Stanley Liston, Clifford Boatright, Eric Powell, Robert Chester | |
| 02:50 | UAB | Gale Ross misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 77-68 |
| 02:48 | UAB | Carlos Clegg tips it home | 77-70 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Nicholas Brown (PF), Cecil Shedd (C) John Doan, Chester Mahurin, Alfred Hankinson | |
| Subs | UAB | Stanley Liston (PG), Clifford Boatright (SG), Eric Powell (SF), Robert Chester (PF), David Jackson (C) Thomas Delatorre, Jason Pippin, Gale Ross, Thomas Drennen, Carlos Clegg | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Gerald Timmons is hacked by Stanley Liston - foul #5 on Stanley Liston, team foul #4 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Delatorre (PG) Stanley Liston | |
| 02:11 | Rice | Melvin Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-70 |
| 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) | |
| 02:03 | UAB | Thomas Delatorre hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Clifford Boatright | 77-73 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Nicholas Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-73 |
| 01:53 | UAB | David Jackson snags the defensive board | 77-73 |
| 01:41 | UAB | David Jackson is denied on a layup by Nicholas Brown | 77-73 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Cecil Shedd grabs the board | 77-73 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Nicholas Brown clanks a 3 from the left corner | 77-73 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses the tip | 77-73 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Eric Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 01:02 | UAB | Ricky Benjamin is called for the reach on Clifford Boatright - foul #1 on Ricky Benjamin, team foul #7 | 77-73 |
| 01:02 | UAB | Clifford Boatright makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:02 | UAB | Clifford Boatright makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Cecil Shedd misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 77-75 |
| 00:32 | UAB | David Jackson gets the rebound | 77-75 |
| 00:20 | UAB | Eric Powell buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Nicholas Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-77 |
| 00:00 | UAB | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Shedd (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Delatorre (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Boatright (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Chester (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Cecil Shedd wins the tip | 77-77 |
| 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) | |
| 04:39 | Rice | Melvin Alexander comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-77 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Cecil Shedd tips it home | 79-77 |
| 04:15 | UAB | Robert Chester scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Clifford Boatright | 79-80 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Robert Chester blocks the jumper by Cecil Shedd | 79-80 |
| 04:02 | UAB | Eric Powell snags the defensive board | 79-80 |
| 03:57 | UAB | Clifford Boatright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-80 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Gerald Timmons snags the defensive board | 79-80 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Cecil Shedd hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 79-80 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Cecil Shedd tips it but misses | 79-80 |
| 03:35 | UAB | David Jackson grabs the board | 79-80 |
| 03:18 | UAB | Eric Powell's fadeaway is rejected by Cecil Shedd | 79-80 |
| 03:17 | UAB | Eric Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 79-80 |
| 02:59 | UAB | Ricky Benjamin is called for the reach on Clifford Boatright - foul #2 on Ricky Benjamin, team foul #8 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Price (PF) Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:59 | UAB | Clifford Boatright makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 02:59 | UAB | Clifford Boatright misses the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Cecil Shedd pulls down the rebound | 79-81 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Gerald Timmons's pass is intercepted by Thomas Delatorre in the backcourt | 79-81 |
| 02:43 | UAB | Robert Chester hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 79-81 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Cecil Shedd pulls down the rebound | 79-81 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Dennis Price hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 79-81 |
| 02:25 | UAB | Eric Powell pulls down the rebound | 79-81 |
| 02:11 | UAB | Thomas Delatorre's pass is intercepted by Cecil Shedd | 79-81 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Gerald Timmons is hacked by Thomas Delatorre - foul #1 on Thomas Delatorre, team foul #5 | 79-81 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Brown (PF) Dennis Price | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:47 | Rice | Nicholas Brown can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 79-81 |
| 01:46 | UAB | Eric Powell pulls down the rebound | 79-81 |
| 01:23 | UAB | David Jackson clanks a jumper from the right side | 79-81 |
| 01:22 | UAB | Robert Chester can't tip it in | 79-81 |
| 01:20 | UAB | David Jackson misses the tip | 79-81 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Cecil Shedd grabs the board | 79-81 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 79-81 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Nicholas Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Melvin Alexander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-81 |
| 00:39 | UAB | Robert Chester grabs the board | 79-81 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Alexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Shedd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Delatorre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Boatright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Powell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Chester (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | UAB | Eric Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-81 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Nicholas Brown misses the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Chester - foul #2 on Robert Chester, team foul #6 | 79-81 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Nicholas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Nicholas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:06 | UAB | UAB calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | UAB | Robert Chester clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 81-81 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 81-81 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Shedd (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Delatorre (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Boatright (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Chester (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Cecil Shedd wins the tip | 81-81 |
| 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) | |
| 04:41 | Rice | Cecil Shedd's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Chester | 81-81 |
| 04:40 | UAB | Thomas Delatorre grabs the board | 81-81 |
| 04:38 | UAB | Thomas Delatorre loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-81 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin is hacked by David Jackson - foul #3 on David Jackson, team foul #7 | 81-81 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 04:25 | UAB | Clifford Boatright makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Chester | 83-83 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Gerald Timmons buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 85-83 |
| 03:41 | UAB | Eric Powell can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Melvin Alexander - foul #3 on Melvin Alexander, team foul #9 | 85-83 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Gale Ross (PG) Thomas Delatorre | |
| 03:41 | UAB | Eric Powell makes the 1st free throw | 85-84 |
| 03:41 | UAB | Eric Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 85-85 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-85 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Cecil Shedd grabs the offensive board | 85-85 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Cecil Shedd is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Cecil Shedd, team foul #10 | 85-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Price (SF), Chester Mahurin (C) Melvin Alexander, Cecil Shedd | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:39 | UAB | Clifford Boatright buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gale Ross | 85-88 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 85-88 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Alexander (SF), Cecil Shedd (C) Dennis Price, Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Delatorre (PG) Gale Ross | |
| 02:17 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 88-88 |
| 01:57 | UAB | Clifford Boatright is whistled for traveling | 88-88 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Gerald Timmons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 88-88 |
| 01:40 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Brown | 88-88 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Thomas Delatorre steps in front of the Cecil Shedd pass | 88-88 |
| 01:21 | UAB | Thomas Delatorre misses the easy layup | 88-88 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Nicholas Brown grabs the board | 88-88 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Brown | 91-88 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Shedd (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Delatorre (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clifford Boatright (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Powell (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Chester (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - David Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:47 | UAB | Robert Chester is fouled on the floor by Gerald Timmons - foul #1 on Gerald Timmons, team foul #11 | 91-88 |
| 00:47 | UAB | Robert Chester makes the 1st free throw | 91-89 |
| 00:47 | UAB | Robert Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 91-90 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | David Jackson swats the short shot by Gerald Timmons | 91-90 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Nicholas Brown hits the follow up shot | 93-90 |
| 00:13 | UAB | David Jackson connects on the runner from the right block set up by Clifford Boatright | 93-92 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gerald Timmons is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Delatorre - foul #2 on Thomas Delatorre, team foul #8 | 93-92 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gerald Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 94-92 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gerald Timmons misses the 2nd free throw | 94-92 |
| 00:12 | UAB | Eric Powell pulls down the rebound | 94-92 |
| 00:05 | UAB | David Jackson misses the easy layup | 94-92 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Gerald Timmons pulls down the rebound | 94-92 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Gerald Timmons is hacked by Thomas Delatorre in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Delatorre, team foul #9 | 94-92 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Gerald Timmons misses the 1st free throw | 94-92 |
| 00:03 | UAB | David Jackson gets the rebound | 94-92 |
| 00:03 | UAB | UAB calls a :30 timeout (6 full remaining) | 94-92 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Thomas Delatorre clanks a halfcourt shot | 94-92 |