| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Thomas Carter inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:35 | UAB | Carlos Roberts hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Don Perkins and he's fouled by Charles Holloway - foul #3 on Charles Holloway, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG) Charles Holloway | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 19:35 | UAB | Carlos Roberts makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Andrew Coffey can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Andrew Coffey can't tip it in | 36-34 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Junior Williamson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Jason Macedo double dribbles | 36-34 |
| 18:37 | UAB | Junior Williamson steals the ball from Thomas Carter | 36-34 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Junior Williamson can't finish the layup | 36-34 |
| 18:31 | UAB | Thomas Carter gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:26 | UAB | Harvey Bull steals it from Clinton Ford | 36-34 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Harvey Bull is fouled on the floor by Carlos Roberts - foul #3 on Carlos Roberts, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (SG) Carlos Roberts | |
| 17:53 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Don Perkins - foul #2 on Don Perkins, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:32 | UAB | Paul Harding is fouled on the floor by Harvey Bull - foul #1 on Harvey Bull, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 17:14 | UAB | The short jumper by Don Perkins is denied by Junior Williamson | 37-34 |
| 17:13 | UAB | Don Perkins tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Junior Williamson hits a turnaround from close range set up by Harvey Bull and the foul's on Clinton Ford - foul #3 on Clinton Ford, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Manuel Swofford (C) Michael Neumiller, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UAB | Simon Frye (SG), John Graham (SF) Clinton Ford, Thomas Carter | |
| 16:53 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses the free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:53 | UAB | Don Perkins pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:40 | UAB | Oscar Santana picks off the pass by Simon Frye | 39-36 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Harvey Bull lays it up and in on a great pass from Manuel Swofford | 41-36 |
| 16:16 | UAB | Oscar Santana steals it from Paul Harding | 41-36 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Harvey Bull scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Junior Williamson | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Junior Williamson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Swofford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Paul Harding (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Simon Frye (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Graham (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Don Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:39 | UAB | Harvey Bull is called for the reach on Ernest Phillips - foul #2 on Harvey Bull, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Andrew Coffey (PF) Harvey Bull, Oscar Santana, Junior Williamson | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Carlos Roberts (SG), Thomas Carter (SF), Louis Culley (PF), Terry Wilkins (C) Paul Harding, Simon Frye, John Graham, Don Perkins, Ernest Phillips | |
| 15:18 | UAB | Clinton Ford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is fouled on the floor by Carlos Roberts - foul #4 on Carlos Roberts, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Macedo (C) Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (SG) Carlos Roberts | |
| 14:54 | Rice | Manuel Swofford connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Coffey | 45-36 |
| 14:39 | UAB | Paul Harding clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-36 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Manuel Swofford gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses the shot from the baseline | 45-36 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Jason Macedo tips it home | 47-36 |
| 14:09 | UAB | Clinton Ford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 14:08 | UAB | Paul Harding hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Andrew Coffey hits a 3 from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 13:32 | UAB | Charles Holloway picks off the pass by Thomas Carter | 50-38 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Manuel Swofford hits the finger roll set up by Charles Holloway | 52-38 |
| 13:07 | UAB | Paul Harding clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Jason Macedo pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Andrew Coffey comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Louis Culley - foul #1 on Louis Culley, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Manuel Swofford, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UAB | Simon Frye (SG), John Graham (SF), Don Perkins (PF), Ernest Phillips (C) Clinton Ford, Thomas Carter, Louis Culley, Terry Wilkins | |
| 12:43 | Rice | Andrew Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Andrew Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 12:24 | UAB | Paul Harding misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 12:22 | UAB | Ernest Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 12:10 | UAB | Don Perkins buries a runner in the paint set up by John Graham and he's hacked by Andrew Coffey - foul #1 on Andrew Coffey, team foul #4 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert James (C) Andrew Coffey | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG) Paul Harding | |
| 12:10 | UAB | Don Perkins makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 11:49 | UAB | Ernest Phillips pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 4 reb. C - Albert James (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Simon Frye (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Graham (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Don Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:44 | UAB | Clinton Ford connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Phillips | 54-43 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Albert James makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Junior Williamson | 57-43 |
| 11:12 | UAB | Clinton Ford can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Albert James snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Oscar Santana is fouled on the floor by Simon Frye - foul #2 on Simon Frye, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Oscar Santana, Albert James | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (PG), Thomas Carter (SF) Clinton Ford, John Graham | |
| 10:32 | Rice | Jason Macedo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 10:30 | UAB | Don Perkins grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 10:01 | UAB | Ernest Phillips comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 10:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jason Macedo | 57-43 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-43 |
| 09:39 | UAB | Ernest Phillips pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 09:11 | UAB | Don Perkins is hacked by Charles Holloway - foul #4 on Charles Holloway, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF) Charles Holloway, Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Louis Culley (PF), Terry Wilkins (C) Simon Frye, Don Perkins, Ernest Phillips | |
| 09:01 | UAB | Michael Neumiller steps in front of the Paul Harding pass | 57-43 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG), Albert James (C) Michael Neumiller, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:14 | UAB | Oscar Santana picks off the pass by Thomas Carter | 57-43 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-43 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Andrew Coffey can't tip it in | 57-43 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Andrew Coffey tips it in | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Harding (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Culley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Wilkins (fresh) | |
| 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) | |
| 07:39 | UAB | The jump hook by Terry Wilkins is blocked by Albert James | 59-43 |
| 07:38 | UAB | Paul Harding snags the offensive board | 59-43 |
| 07:20 | UAB | Paul Harding comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Albert James grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 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) | |
| 06:58 | Rice | Andrew Coffey makes the shot from the left wing set up by Harvey Bull | 61-43 |
| 06:34 | UAB | Louis Culley is hacked by Oscar Santana - foul #2 on Oscar Santana, team foul #7 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Oscar Santana, Manuel Swofford, Albert James | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Roberts (SG), John Graham (SF), Ernest Phillips (C) Paul Harding, Thomas Carter, Terry Wilkins | |
| 06:34 | UAB | Louis Culley makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 06:34 | UAB | Louis Culley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 06:13 | Rice | John Graham is called for the reach on Jason Macedo - foul #2 on John Graham, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Andrew Coffey | |
| Subs | UAB | Don Perkins (PF) Louis Culley | |
| 06:13 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 06:02 | UAB | Clinton Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-45 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Charles Holloway makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Macedo | 65-45 |
| 05:20 | UAB | Don Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-45 |
| 05:18 | UAB | Ernest Phillips tips it but misses | 65-45 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Jason Macedo can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Jason Macedo hits the follow up shot | 67-45 |
| 04:45 | UAB | Clinton Ford makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by John Graham | 67-47 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is called for a backcourt violation | 67-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Albert James (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Harding (PG), Simon Frye (SG), Louis Culley (PF), Terry Wilkins (C) Clinton Ford, Carlos Roberts, Don Perkins, Ernest Phillips | |
| 04:06 | UAB | Terry Wilkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-47 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa grabs the defensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Oscar Santana comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-47 |
| 03:54 | UAB | Louis Culley gets the rebound | 67-47 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:36 | UAB | Simon Frye misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-47 |
| 03:35 | UAB | Terry Wilkins tips it home | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Albert James (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Paul Harding (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Simon Frye (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Graham (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Louis Culley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Terry Wilkins is called for the reach on Albert James - foul #2 on Terry Wilkins, team foul #8 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvatore Rossi (SF) Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | UAB | Calvin Taylor (SF) John Graham | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Albert James makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Albert James misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 03:06 | UAB | Calvin Taylor gets the rebound | 68-49 |
| 02:55 | UAB | Simon Frye makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Culley | 68-52 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Albert James hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harvey Bull | 70-52 |
| 02:16 | UAB | Simon Frye misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-52 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Albert James gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Harvey Bull hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Paul Harding - foul #1 on Paul Harding, team foul #9 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Salvatore Rossi | |
| Subs | UAB | John Graham (SF) Calvin Taylor | |
| 01:51 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Paul Harding is hacked by Harvey Bull - foul #3 on Harvey Bull, team foul #8 | 71-52 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Paul Harding makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Paul Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Manuel Swofford's pass is intercepted by Simon Frye | 71-54 |
| 00:44 | UAB | Paul Harding drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Albert James - foul #1 on Albert James, team foul #9 | 71-56 |
| 00:44 | UAB | Paul Harding makes the free throw | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Paul Harding steals it from Harvey Bull | 71-57 |
| 00:21 | UAB | Paul Harding lays it in | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Harvey Bull runs out the clock | 71-59 |