| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Matthews (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marini (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Fears (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Scarborough (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dennis Ham inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses the floater in the lane | 26-25 |
| 19:42 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 19:30 | UAB | Billy Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Ernest Joseph snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Oscar Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Steinfeldt | 26-28 |
| 19:06 | UAB | James Marini buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Matthews | 29-28 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Dennis Ham misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-28 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:22 | UAB | Billy Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Matthews and he's hacked by Dennis Ham - foul #2 on Dennis Ham, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:22 | UAB | Billy Williams makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Robert Fears steps in front of the Ernest Joseph pass | 32-28 |
| 17:48 | UAB | James Marini clanks a turnaround from the right block | 32-28 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Dennis Ham grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses the shot near the basket | 32-28 |
| 17:31 | UAB | James Marini grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:06 | UAB | James Marini scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Williams | 34-28 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Oscar Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (C) Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Ernest Joseph | |
| 16:40 | UAB | Richard Matthews connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Fears | 37-28 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Roman Wright double dribbles | 37-28 |
| Subs | UAB | Leopoldo Conti (SG), Richard Merritt (PF), Charles Degregorio (C) James Marini, Robert Fears, Thomas Scarborough | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Stephen Darrington | |
| 16:09 | UAB | Michael Reid picks off the pass by Charles Degregorio | 37-28 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Richard Matthews is called for the reach on Roman Wright - foul #2 on Richard Matthews, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | UAB | Anthony Cogdill (SF) Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Michael Reid, Donald Rey, Maurice Ohagan | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Matthews (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leopoldo Conti (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Cogdill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Merritt (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Degregorio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Todd McClour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roman Wright (fresh) C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Ernest Joseph hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Todd McClour | 37-30 |
| 15:07 | UAB | Leopoldo Conti buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Merritt | 39-30 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Dennis Ham scores on a floater in the paint | 39-32 |
| 14:40 | UAB | Anthony Cogdill misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Roman Wright - foul #2 on Roman Wright, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | UAB | James Marini (SG), Billy Williams (SF), Robert Fears (PF), Thomas Scarborough (C) Richard Matthews, Leopoldo Conti, Richard Merritt, Charles Degregorio | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Stephen Darrington (PF) Todd McClour, Roman Wright | |
| 14:40 | UAB | Anthony Cogdill makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:40 | UAB | Anthony Cogdill misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Dennis Ham pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt tips it but misses | 40-32 |
| 14:23 | UAB | James Marini grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 14:07 | UAB | Anthony Cogdill makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Scarborough | 42-32 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Ernest Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 13:43 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Joseph | 42-32 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Dennis Ham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-32 |
| 13:31 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 13:15 | UAB | Randy Steinfeldt picks off the pass by Anthony Cogdill | 42-32 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt can't finish the layup | 42-32 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Dennis Ham snags the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Stephen Darrington makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Randy Steinfeldt and the foul's on Thomas Scarborough - foul #2 on Thomas Scarborough, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matthews (PG) Anthony Cogdill | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (C) Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Ernest Joseph | |
| 12:53 | Rice | Stephen Darrington makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:38 | UAB | Robert Fears hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Stephen Darrington gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Stephen Darrington clanks a shot from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 12:17 | UAB | James Marini grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 11:59 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Richard Matthews | 44-35 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Thomas Scarborough picks off the pass by Donald Rey | 44-35 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Matthews (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Marini (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Billy Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Fears (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roman Wright (fresh) PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Rey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | UAB | Stephen Darrington swats the dunk try by Richard Matthews | 44-35 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Donald Rey snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-35 |
| 11:07 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 10:50 | UAB | Richard Matthews comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 10:48 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough tips it home | 46-35 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Roman Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Donald Rey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Billy Williams - foul #1 on Billy Williams, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Leopoldo Conti (SG), Anthony Cogdill (SF), Richard Merritt (PF), Charles Degregorio (C) James Marini, Billy Williams, Robert Fears, Thomas Scarborough | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Michael Reid, Roman Wright, Stephen Darrington | |
| 10:11 | Rice | Donald Rey makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Donald Rey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:54 | UAB | Charles Degregorio buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Cogdill | 49-37 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Donald Rey is whistled for a carry | 49-37 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Roman Wright (PF) Donald Rey | |
| 09:15 | UAB | Richard Merritt misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Roman Wright - foul #3 on Roman Wright, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| 09:15 | UAB | Richard Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 09:15 | UAB | Richard Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Roman Wright drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Oscar Johnson | 51-40 |
| 08:25 | UAB | Roman Wright denies the turnaround by Charles Degregorio | 51-40 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Roman Wright grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Leopoldo Conti is called for the reach on Oscar Johnson - foul #2 on Leopoldo Conti, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | UAB | James Marini (SG), Billy Williams (SF), Robert Fears (PF), Thomas Scarborough (C) Richard Matthews, Anthony Cogdill, Richard Merritt, Charles Degregorio | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Stephen Darrington (PF) Todd McClour, Roman Wright | |
| 07:48 | Rice | Dennis Ham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-40 |
| 07:47 | UAB | Robert Fears grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:23 | UAB | James Marini is fouled on the floor by Randy Steinfeldt - foul #3 on Randy Steinfeldt, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Degregorio (PG) Leopoldo Conti | |
| Subs | Rice | Roman Wright (SF) Dennis Ham | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Charles Degregorio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Marini (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Billy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Fears (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Scarborough (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roman Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:01 | UAB | Billy Williams connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:50 | Rice | The jumper by Oscar Johnson is denied by Thomas Scarborough | 54-40 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Roman Wright grabs the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Stephen Darrington buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Steinfeldt | 54-43 |
| 06:24 | UAB | James Marini scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Billy Williams | 56-43 |
| 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) | |
| 06:08 | Rice | Oscar Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 06:07 | UAB | Robert Fears snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:38 | UAB | James Marini misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Joseph - foul #1 on Ernest Joseph, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matthews (PG), Richard Merritt (PF) Charles Degregorio, Robert Fears | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Dennis Ham (SF) Oscar Johnson, Ernest Joseph | |
| 05:38 | UAB | James Marini makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 05:38 | UAB | James Marini makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:29 | Rice | Roman Wright can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-43 |
| 05:27 | UAB | The rebound goes to Thomas Scarborough | 58-43 |
| 05:05 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough banks in the layup set up by James Marini | 60-43 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Stephen Darrington scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roman Wright | 60-45 |
| 04:28 | UAB | Stephen Darrington steals it from Richard Matthews | 60-45 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 03:50 | UAB | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Scarborough | 60-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Leopoldo Conti (SG), Anthony Cogdill (SF), Robert Fears (PF) James Marini, Billy Williams, Thomas Scarborough | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Stephen Darrington, Roman Wright | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Todd McClour clanks a floater from the left block | 60-47 |
| 03:40 | UAB | Robert Fears snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 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) | |
| 03:16 | UAB | Anthony Cogdill comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 03:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Rey | 60-47 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Matthews (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leopoldo Conti (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Cogdill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Fears (fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Todd McClour (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Rey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Maurice Ohagan (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Michael Reid loses the dribble to Anthony Cogdill | 60-47 |
| 02:48 | UAB | Anthony Cogdill hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-47 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Dennis Ham misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Cogdill - foul #1 on Anthony Cogdill, team foul #5 | 63-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Victor Lomonaco (SF), Charles Degregorio (C) Richard Matthews, Robert Fears | |
| Subs | Rice | Jan Severson (SG), Roman Wright (PF) Michael Reid, Maurice Ohagan | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Dennis Ham misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Dennis Ham misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:38 | UAB | Leopoldo Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:10 | UAB | Richard Merritt comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 63-47 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Roman Wright pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Charles Degregorio takes the ball from Todd McClour | 63-47 |
| 01:42 | UAB | Leopoldo Conti misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-47 |
| 01:41 | UAB | Victor Lomonaco hits the follow up shot | 65-47 |
| 01:26 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Jan Severson is blocked by Richard Merritt | 65-47 |
| 01:25 | UAB | Leopoldo Conti grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 01:11 | UAB | Leopoldo Conti misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-47 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Donald Rey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Todd McClour comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Leopoldo Conti - foul #3 on Leopoldo Conti, team foul #6 | 65-47 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Maurice Ohagan (C) Jan Severson, Dennis Ham | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Todd McClour makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Todd McClour makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UAB | Charles Degregorio is hacked by Maurice Ohagan - foul #1 on Maurice Ohagan, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Charles Degregorio blows the layup | 65-49 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Roman Wright pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 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 | Rice | Roman Wright misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 65-49 |