| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carlos Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Harding (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Don Perkins (fresh) C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Paul Harding inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UAB | Paul Harding knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Carlos Roberts | 30-30 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Andrew Coffey tips it but misses | 30-30 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Harvey Bull grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Ernest Phillips - foul #3 on Ernest Phillips, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Louis Culley (C) Ernest Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:19 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:19 | UAB | Don Perkins gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:02 | UAB | Paul Harding drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-30 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Andrew Coffey double dribbles | 33-30 |
| 18:32 | UAB | Clinton Ford loses the ball out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Jason Macedo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 18:19 | UAB | Louis Culley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:01 | UAB | Don Perkins makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-30 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Junior Williamson knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Neumiller | 36-32 |
| 17:16 | UAB | Carlos Roberts makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Clinton Ford | 39-32 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Carlos Roberts is called for the reach on Michael Neumiller - foul #1 on Carlos Roberts, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Simon Frye (SG), John Graham (SF), Terry Wilkins (PF), Mark Capers (C) Clinton Ford, Carlos Roberts, Don Perkins, Louis Culley | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG), Nole Warren (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Harvey Bull, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| 16:37 | Rice | Nole Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-32 |
| 16:14 | UAB | Simon Frye knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Terry Wilkins steals the ball from Manuel Swofford | 42-32 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Paul Harding (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Simon Frye (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Graham (fresh) PF - Terry Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Capers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oscar Santana (fresh) SG - Nole Warren (fresh) SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) C - Albert James (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | UAB | Simon Frye scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Mark Capers | 44-32 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 15:34 | UAB | Paul Harding gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:22 | UAB | Terry Wilkins drills a jumper in the paint set up by Paul Harding | 46-32 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Albert James makes the turnaround from the right block | 46-34 |
| 15:05 | UAB | John Graham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Manuel Swofford and he's fouled by Paul Harding - foul #2 on Paul Harding, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Carlos Roberts (SG), Thomas Carter (SF), Don Perkins (PF), Ernest Phillips (C) Paul Harding, Simon Frye, John Graham, Terry Wilkins, Mark Capers | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Nole Warren, Manuel Swofford, Jeffrey Derosa, Albert James | |
| 14:42 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:17 | UAB | Clinton Ford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Andrew Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses the jumper from the right block | 49-37 |
| 13:50 | UAB | Ernest Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:38 | UAB | Don Perkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Coffey - foul #1 on Andrew Coffey, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG) Oscar Santana | |
| 13:38 | UAB | Don Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:38 | UAB | Don Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Andrew Coffey pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Michael Neumiller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-37 |
| 13:02 | UAB | Don Perkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Junior Williamson gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Michael Neumiller connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Andrew Coffey | 49-39 |
| 12:31 | UAB | Don Perkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Jason Macedo gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-39 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Charles Holloway grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Andrew Coffey buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Don Perkins - foul #3 on Don Perkins, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (C) Junior Williamson, Jason Macedo | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Andrew Coffey misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 12:02 | UAB | Ernest Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Don Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | UAB | Michael Neumiller blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Thomas Carter | 49-41 |
| 11:42 | UAB | Don Perkins tips it in | 51-41 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Andrew Coffey misses short on a shot in the lane | 51-41 |
| 11:20 | UAB | Ernest Phillips gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 11:00 | UAB | Carlos Roberts misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Charles Holloway pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:48 | Rice | The short jumper by Jeffrey Derosa is denied by Ernest Phillips | 51-41 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Manuel Swofford tips it home | 51-43 |
| 10:30 | UAB | Clinton Ford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Michael Neumiller gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Michael Neumiller clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 51-43 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Manuel Swofford tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 09:56 | UAB | Don Perkins misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Manuel Swofford misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Manuel Swofford misses the tip | 51-45 |
| 09:28 | UAB | Don Perkins snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 09:23 | UAB | Jeffrey Derosa is called for the reach on Thomas Carter - foul #2 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (PG), Simon Frye (SG), John Graham (SF), Louis Culley (PF), Terry Wilkins (C) Clinton Ford, Carlos Roberts, Thomas Carter, Don Perkins, Ernest Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Andrew Coffey, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 09:13 | UAB | Paul Harding is hacked by Harvey Bull - foul #3 on Harvey Bull, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| 08:54 | UAB | Louis Culley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert James (PF) Manuel Swofford | |
| 08:30 | Rice | Harvey Bull is whistled for a carry | 51-45 |
| 08:06 | UAB | John Graham buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Simon Frye | 53-45 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Albert James scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harvey Bull | 53-47 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Paul Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Simon Frye (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Graham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Culley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Wilkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert James (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | UAB | Terry Wilkins can't finish the layup | 53-47 |
| 07:36 | UAB | Louis Culley grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 07:24 | UAB | Louis Culley scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Simon Frye | 55-47 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Oscar Santana double dribbles | 55-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Thomas Carter (SF), Don Perkins (PF), Ernest Phillips (C) Simon Frye, John Graham, Louis Culley, Terry Wilkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Oscar Santana, Albert James | |
| 07:02 | UAB | Thomas Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Don Perkins is called for the reach on Jeffrey Derosa - foul #4 on Don Perkins, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Roberts (SG) Paul Harding | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (C) Jason Macedo | |
| 06:40 | Rice | Junior Williamson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 06:38 | UAB | Clinton Ford grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 06:32 | UAB | Ernest Phillips misses badly on a shot from the left block | 55-47 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Junior Williamson grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Junior Williamson hits the finger roll set up by Manuel Swofford | 55-49 |
| 05:53 | UAB | Don Perkins loses the dribble to Junior Williamson | 55-49 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Junior Williamson banks in the layup | 55-51 |
| 05:34 | UAB | Carlos Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Jeffrey Derosa, Manuel Swofford | |
| 05:11 | Rice | Ernest Phillips denies the turnaround by Michael Neumiller | 58-51 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Junior Williamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Jason Macedo connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Neumiller | 58-53 |
| 04:36 | UAB | Ernest Phillips hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Clinton Ford | 61-53 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Jason Macedo's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Phillips | 61-53 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Ernest Phillips pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 04:07 | UAB | Ernest Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (SF) Junior Williamson | |
| 03:51 | Rice | Andrew Coffey clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Andrew Coffey grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Don Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Carlos Roberts picks off the pass by Michael Neumiller | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | UAB | Clinton Ford misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jason Macedo - foul #3 on Jason Macedo, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (SF) Thomas Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG) Charles Holloway | |
| 03:15 | UAB | Clinton Ford makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 03:15 | UAB | Clinton Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Don Perkins is called for the reach on Michael Neumiller - foul #5 on Don Perkins, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Louis Culley (PF) Don Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (C) Jason Macedo | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Andrew Coffey comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 63-53 |
| 02:42 | UAB | The rebound goes to Clinton Ford | 63-53 |
| 02:42 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Carter (SF) Paul Harding | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Manuel Swofford, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 02:27 | UAB | Carlos Roberts misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-53 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Carlos Roberts is called for the reach on Andrew Coffey - foul #2 on Carlos Roberts, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (PG), Simon Frye (SG), John Graham (SF), Terry Wilkins (C) Clinton Ford, Carlos Roberts, Thomas Carter, Ernest Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Jason Macedo | |
| 02:11 | Rice | Andrew Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Andrew Coffey misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:11 | UAB | The rebound goes to Terry Wilkins | 63-54 |
| 02:11 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| 01:53 | UAB | Louis Culley comes up short on the shot from the left side | 63-54 |
| 01:52 | UAB | Terry Wilkins grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:30 | UAB | Simon Frye scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Harding | 66-54 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Oscar Santana is hacked by Simon Frye - foul #2 on Simon Frye, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert James (C) Andrew Coffey | |
| 01:13 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:59 | UAB | John Graham connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa hits the finger roll on a great pass from Manuel Swofford and the foul's on John Graham - foul #1 on John Graham, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa makes the free throw | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UAB | Harvey Bull is called for the reach on Paul Harding in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harvey Bull, team foul #5 | 69-59 |
| 00:48 | UAB | Harvey Bull is called for the reach on Paul Harding - foul #5 on Harvey Bull, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (SG) Harvey Bull | |
| 00:46 | UAB | Paul Harding is fouled on the floor by Manuel Swofford - foul #2 on Manuel Swofford, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Paul Harding makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Paul Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 00:39 | UAB | Terry Wilkins gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UAB | John Graham is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Graham, team foul #10 | 71-59 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Nole Warren knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 71-62 |
| 00:12 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Carlos Roberts (SG), Thomas Carter (SF), Ernest Phillips (C) Paul Harding, Simon Frye, John Graham, Terry Wilkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Oscar Santana, Nole Warren, Manuel Swofford, Jeffrey Derosa, Albert James | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | UAB | Clinton Ford is hacked by Charles Holloway in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Holloway, team foul #8 | 71-62 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Clinton Ford makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Clinton Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Phillips - foul #4 on Ernest Phillips, team foul #11 | 73-62 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (PG), Simon Frye (SG), John Graham (SF), Terry Wilkins (C) Clinton Ford, Carlos Roberts, Thomas Carter, Ernest Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG), Nole Warren (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Paul Harding runs out the clock | 73-64 |