| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph John (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Davies (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - George Kirchner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Brunson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sammy Godley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Liddell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Sammy Godley inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:38 | UAB | The short jumper by Sammy Godley is denied by James Fleming | 30-39 |
| 19:36 | UAB | Sammy Godley pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 19:22 | UAB | George Kirchner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph John - foul #1 on Joseph John, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:22 | UAB | George Kirchner misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:22 | UAB | George Kirchner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Blake Bush misses the easy layup | 30-40 |
| 18:58 | UAB | The rebound goes to Sammy Godley | 30-40 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Sammy Godley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jim Johnson - foul #2 on Jim Johnson, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Sammy Godley makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Sammy Godley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Joseph John can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Kirchner - foul #3 on George Kirchner, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Delbert Moore (PG) George Kirchner | |
| 18:17 | Rice | Joseph John makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Joseph John makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:56 | UAB | Harold Liddell is fouled on the floor by Jim Johnson - foul #3 on Jim Johnson, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (SG) Jim Johnson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:43 | UAB | Delbert Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Craig Patterson and the foul's on Gerald Davies - foul #2 on Gerald Davies, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| 17:43 | UAB | Delbert Moore makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Joseph John is fouled on the floor by Donald Brunson - foul #1 on Donald Brunson, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Rice | James Cooper (PG) Joseph John | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:07 | Rice | James Fleming can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 17:05 | UAB | Craig Patterson grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 16:50 | UAB | Blake Bush steals the ball from Sammy Godley | 32-45 |
| 16:41 | Rice | James Fleming misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Gerald Davies misses the tip | 32-45 |
| 16:37 | UAB | Sammy Godley gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 16:18 | UAB | Craig Patterson blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Hamilton - foul #1 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #5 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG), Don Wettstein (SF), Brian Fajardo (PF), Rodney Coca (C) James Cooper, James Fleming, Gerald Davies, Blake Bush | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Gayman (SG), Stacy Demers (SF), William Stevens (PF) Donald Brunson, Sammy Godley, Harold Liddell | |
| 16:18 | UAB | Craig Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:18 | UAB | Craig Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Don Wettstein hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Hamilton | 34-46 |
| 15:49 | UAB | Joseph John takes the ball from William Stevens | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph John (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Fajardo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rodney Coca (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Delbert Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gayman (fresh) SF - Stacy Demers (fresh) PF - William Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Craig Patterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Charles Hamilton's floater is knocked away by William Stevens | 34-46 |
| 15:31 | UAB | Craig Patterson gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 15:27 | UAB | Joseph Gayman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Joseph John grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Charles Hamilton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brian Fajardo | 37-46 |
| 15:01 | UAB | Joseph Gayman is hacked by Rodney Coca - foul #1 on Rodney Coca, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), James Fleming (SF), Gerald Davies (PF), Blake Bush (C) Joseph John, Charles Hamilton, Don Wettstein, Brian Fajardo, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | UAB | George Kirchner (PG), Donald Brunson (SG), Harold Liddell (PF) Delbert Moore, Joseph Gayman, Craig Patterson | |
| 14:42 | UAB | Stacy Demers drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Stevens | 37-49 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Gerald Davies lays it in on a nice dish by Jim Johnson | 39-49 |
| 14:11 | UAB | Blake Bush steals the ball from Donald Brunson | 39-49 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Gerald Davies can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 39-49 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn tips it home | 41-49 |
| 13:37 | UAB | Donald Brunson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 13:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gerald Davies | 41-49 |
| 13:32 | Rice | James Fleming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Sammy Godley (SF), John Hazzard (C) Stacy Demers, William Stevens | |
| 13:25 | UAB | Sammy Godley is hacked by Blake Bush - foul #2 on Blake Bush, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| 13:25 | UAB | Sammy Godley makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:25 | UAB | Sammy Godley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Blake Bush can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 13:08 | Rice | James Fleming tips it in | 43-51 |
| 12:58 | UAB | Gerald Davies swats the layup by Harold Liddell | 43-51 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Gerald Davies grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Jim Johnson is whistled for traveling | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Don Wettstein (SF), Brian Fajardo (PF) James Fleming, Gerald Davies | |
| Subs | UAB | Ray Taylor (PF), Craig Patterson (C) Harold Liddell, John Hazzard | |
| 12:34 | UAB | Ray Taylor hits a fadeaway from the right block | 43-53 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Jim Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-53 |
| 12:12 | UAB | Craig Patterson snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 12:06 | UAB | George Kirchner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Blake Bush gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Jim Johnson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony O'Hearn | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Anthony O'Hearn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Fajardo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - George Kirchner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Brunson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sammy Godley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | UAB | Ray Taylor is hacked by Brian Fajardo - foul #3 on Brian Fajardo, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG), James Fleming (SF), Gerald Davies (PF) Anthony O'Hearn, Jim Johnson, Don Wettstein, Blake Bush | |
| Subs | UAB | Delbert Moore (SG), Harold Liddell (PF) Donald Brunson, Sammy Godley | |
| 11:39 | UAB | Ray Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gerald Davies | 46-53 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Brian Fajardo is hacked by Craig Patterson - foul #1 on Craig Patterson, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Gayman (SG), Stacy Demers (SF) George Kirchner, Ray Taylor | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Charles Hamilton hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brian Fajardo | 49-53 |
| 10:57 | UAB | Joseph John steps in front of the Delbert Moore pass | 49-53 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Charles Hamilton's floater is tipped away by Harold Liddell | 49-53 |
| 10:38 | UAB | The rebound goes to Harold Liddell | 49-53 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Craig Patterson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 49-55 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Charles Hamilton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 09:53 | Rice | James Fleming can't tip it in | 49-55 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Brian Fajardo misses the tip | 49-55 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Brian Fajardo snags the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 09:40 | Rice | James Fleming hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph John | 52-55 |
| 09:36 | UAB | Joseph Gayman drills a jumpshot from the right side | 52-57 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Gerald Davies clanks a fadeaway from close range | 52-57 |
| 09:14 | UAB | Craig Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:55 | UAB | Brian Fajardo swats the layup by Craig Patterson | 52-57 |
| 08:54 | UAB | Craig Patterson can't tip it in | 52-57 |
| 08:53 | Rice | James Fleming gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:37 | Rice | James Fleming knocks in the shot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 08:22 | UAB | Craig Patterson misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 08:20 | UAB | Harold Liddell misses the tip | 54-57 |
| 08:19 | UAB | Stacy Demers hits the follow up shot | 54-59 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Charles Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 07:58 | UAB | Craig Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 07:54 | UAB | Joseph Gayman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 07:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gerald Davies | 54-59 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Brian Fajardo misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Gayman - foul #1 on Joseph Gayman, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), Don Wettstein (SF), Blake Bush (C) Joseph John, Charles Hamilton, James Fleming, Gerald Davies | |
| Subs | UAB | George Kirchner (PG), Donald Brunson (SG), Sammy Godley (SF), William Stevens (PF), John Hazzard (C) Delbert Moore, Joseph Gayman, Stacy Demers, Harold Liddell, Craig Patterson | |
| 07:45 | Rice | Brian Fajardo misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Brian Fajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Anthony O'Hearn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Fajardo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - George Kirchner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Brunson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sammy Godley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - John Hazzard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UAB | Sammy Godley's pass is intercepted by Don Wettstein | 55-59 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sammy Godley - foul #3 on Sammy Godley, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (PF) Brian Fajardo | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:14 | UAB | John Hazzard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 07:03 | UAB | Donald Brunson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Blake Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Blake Bush misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 06:48 | UAB | John Hazzard pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:27 | UAB | Donald Brunson knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Kirchner | 55-61 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Jim Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 06:07 | UAB | George Kirchner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:03 | UAB | Donald Brunson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George Kirchner | 55-64 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Blake Bush lays it up and in on a great pass from Jim Johnson | 57-64 |
| 05:22 | UAB | Donald Brunson scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Sammy Godley | 57-66 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Blake Bush buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 04:59 | UAB | Donald Brunson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hazzard | 60-69 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Blake Bush comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-69 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Jim Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF), Gerald Davies (PF) Don Wettstein, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | UAB | Harold Liddell (PF), Craig Patterson (C) William Stevens, John Hazzard | |
| 04:23 | Rice | Gerald Davies misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Harold Liddell - foul #2 on Harold Liddell, team foul #6 | 60-69 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Gerald Davies makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Gerald Davies misses the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:23 | UAB | Harold Liddell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 04:08 | UAB | George Kirchner knocks in the jump hook from close range | 61-71 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 03:55 | UAB | Donald Brunson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | UAB | Donald Brunson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Sammy Godley | 61-74 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Anthony O'Hearn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gerald Davies (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - George Kirchner (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Brunson (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Sammy Godley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Liddell (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Craig Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Jim Johnson comes up short on the runner from close range | 61-74 |
| 03:24 | UAB | Craig Patterson pulls down the rebound | 61-74 |
| 02:58 | UAB | Donald Brunson is fouled on the floor by James Fleming - foul #2 on James Fleming, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG) Anthony O'Hearn, Jim Johnson | |
| Subs | UAB | Stacy Demers (SF) Sammy Godley | |
| 02:58 | UAB | Donald Brunson misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Blake Bush gets the rebound | 61-74 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-74 |
| 02:48 | Rice | James Fleming is hacked by Harold Liddell - foul #3 on Harold Liddell, team foul #7 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn (PG), Jim Johnson (SG) Joseph John, Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | UAB | Sammy Godley (SF) Stacy Demers | |
| 02:48 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 02:48 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:19 | UAB | Jim Johnson steals the ball from Donald Brunson | 63-74 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn misses short on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Craig Patterson - foul #2 on Craig Patterson, team foul #8 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (SG), Don Wettstein (SF), Brian Fajardo (PF), Rodney Coca (C) Jim Johnson, James Fleming, Gerald Davies, Blake Bush | |
| Subs | UAB | Delbert Moore (PG), Joseph Gayman (SG), Stacy Demers (SF), William Stevens (PF), John Hazzard (C) George Kirchner, Donald Brunson, Sammy Godley, Harold Liddell, Craig Patterson | |
| 01:57 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn makes the 3rd free throw | 66-74 |
| 01:53 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Johnson (SG), James Fleming (SF), Gerald Davies (PF), Blake Bush (C) Charles Hamilton, Don Wettstein, Brian Fajardo, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | UAB | George Kirchner (PG), Donald Brunson (SG), Sammy Godley (SF), Harold Liddell (PF), Craig Patterson (C) Delbert Moore, Joseph Gayman, Stacy Demers, William Stevens, John Hazzard | |
| 01:39 | UAB | Sammy Godley hits the finger roll | 66-76 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Gerald Davies misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-76 |
| 01:22 | UAB | Craig Patterson snags the defensive board | 66-76 |
| 01:18 | UAB | Sammy Godley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-76 |
| 01:16 | UAB | Donald Brunson can't tip it in | 66-76 |
| 01:15 | Rice | James Fleming gets the rebound | 66-76 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Blake Bush misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Liddell - foul #4 on Harold Liddell, team foul #9 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG), Don Wettstein (SF), Brian Fajardo (PF) Anthony O'Hearn, Jim Johnson, James Fleming, Gerald Davies | |
| Subs | UAB | Delbert Moore (PG), Joseph Gayman (SG), Stacy Demers (SF), William Stevens (PF), John Hazzard (C) George Kirchner, Donald Brunson, Sammy Godley, Harold Liddell, Craig Patterson | |
| 01:08 | Rice | Blake Bush misses the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Blake Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Blake Bush grabs the offensive board | 66-76 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Blake Bush misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-76 |
| 00:55 | UAB | Joseph Gayman pulls down the rebound | 66-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:52 | UAB | Joseph Gayman is hacked by Charles Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #10 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Blake Bush | |
| Subs | UAB | Ray Taylor (PF) John Hazzard | |
| 00:52 | UAB | Joseph Gayman makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:52 | UAB | Joseph Gayman misses the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Don Wettstein grabs the board | 66-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Charles Hamilton clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Gayman - foul #2 on Joseph Gayman, team foul #10 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | John Hazzard (C) Ray Taylor | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Charles Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Charles Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:46 | UAB | William Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 67-77 |
| 00:44 | UAB | William Stevens is hacked by Joseph John in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph John, team foul #11 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Calvin Whistler (PG), Ray Taylor (PF) Joseph Gayman, John Hazzard | |
| 00:44 | UAB | William Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:44 | UAB | William Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses long on a shot from the right side | 67-78 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Ray Taylor grabs the board | 67-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | UAB | Ray Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 67-78 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Joseph John snags the defensive board | 67-78 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Brian Fajardo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-78 |
| 00:05 | UAB | William Stevens gets the rebound | 67-78 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Calvin Whistler runs out the clock | 67-78 |