| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Manzano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derrick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrin Dison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Salvador (fresh) 4 reb. C - Miles Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Oscar Barcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leland Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. C - Bryan Hornback (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Darrin Dison inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Darrin Dison misses long on a shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Darrin Dison tips it home | 36-33 |
| 19:34 | UAB | Oscar Barcomb connects on the 3 from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Miles Benton clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Miles Benton grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:54 | Rice | James Cooper steals it from Derrick Davis | 36-36 |
| 18:29 | UAB | Oscar Barcomb scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Leland Lewis | 36-39 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Todd Salvador knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Derrick Davis | 39-39 |
| 17:53 | UAB | Christopher Fowler makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Cooper | 39-42 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Todd Salvador is whistled for traveling | 39-42 |
| 17:11 | UAB | James Cooper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 17:10 | UAB | Oscar Barcomb hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 17:00 | Rice | The short jumper by Todd Salvador is denied by Christopher Fowler | 39-44 |
| 16:58 | UAB | Leland Lewis grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 16:37 | UAB | Christopher Fowler comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Todd Salvador - foul #2 on Todd Salvador, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Brown (PG), Rodney Embry (SG), Alfred Ogle (SF), Corey Rogers (PF), Paul Webb (C) Christopher Manzano, Derrick Davis, Darrin Dison, Todd Salvador, Miles Benton | |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG), Dennis Mason (SG), Wesley Barnett (SF), David France (C) Oscar Barcomb, James Cooper, Leland Lewis, Bryan Hornback | |
| 16:37 | UAB | Christopher Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:37 | UAB | Christopher Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Rodney Embry misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 16:21 | UAB | Wesley Barnett grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 16:08 | UAB | Dennis Mason misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 16:07 | UAB | Wesley Barnett hits the follow up shot | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Louis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Embry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alfred Ogle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Webb (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) SG - Dennis Mason (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Wesley Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Fowler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. C - David France (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Paul Webb misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by David France - foul #3 on David France, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Williams (SG) Alfred Ogle | |
| Subs | UAB | Chad Barns (C) Christopher Fowler | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Paul Webb makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Paul Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:44 | UAB | The rebound goes to David France | 40-48 |
| 15:20 | UAB | Dennis Mason blows the layup | 40-48 |
| 15:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Corey Rogers | 40-48 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Michael Williams misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 15:14 | UAB | Wesley Barnett grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 15:09 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Corey Rogers snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Michael Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 14:43 | UAB | Chad Barns grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:17 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Wesley Barnett | 40-51 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Dennis Mason steals the ball from Paul Webb | 40-51 |
| 13:41 | UAB | David France buries a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Corey Rogers - foul #1 on Corey Rogers, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Manzano (PG), Darrin Dison (SF), Todd Salvador (PF), Miles Benton (C) Louis Brown, Paul Webb, Rodney Embry, Corey Rogers | |
| Subs | UAB | Oscar Barcomb (PG), James Cooper (SG), Leland Lewis (SF), Bryan Hornback (C) Roscoe Dipasquale, Dennis Mason, Wesley Barnett, Chad Barns | |
| 13:41 | UAB | David France misses the free throw | 40-53 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Miles Benton gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Christopher Manzano misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Miles Benton grabs the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Darrin Dison misses the shot from the baseline | 40-53 |
| 13:03 | UAB | David France gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 12:43 | UAB | Michael Williams blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Oscar Barcomb | 40-53 |
| 12:42 | UAB | David France can't tip it in | 40-53 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Christopher Manzano makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darrin Dison | 42-53 |
| 12:05 | UAB | The jumper by James Cooper is denied by Darrin Dison | 42-53 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Darrin Dison snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Todd Salvador connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Williams | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Manzano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrin Dison (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Salvador (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Miles Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Oscar Barcomb (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David France (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Bryan Hornback (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UAB | James Cooper scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Oscar Barcomb | 44-56 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Darrin Dison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Miles Benton tips it in | 46-56 |
| 10:54 | UAB | Bryan Hornback knocks in the floater in the paint set up by James Cooper | 46-58 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Christopher Manzano clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David France - foul #4 on David France, team foul #2 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Davis (SG), Alfred Ogle (SF), Rodney Embry (PF), Corey Rogers (C) Michael Williams, Darrin Dison, Todd Salvador, Miles Benton | |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG), Dennis Mason (SG), Wesley Barnett (SF), Christopher Fowler (PF), Chad Barns (C) Oscar Barcomb, James Cooper, Leland Lewis, David France, Bryan Hornback | |
| 10:32 | Rice | Christopher Manzano makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Christopher Manzano makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 10:08 | UAB | Dennis Mason double dribbles | 48-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Brown (PG) Christopher Manzano | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 09:41 | Rice | Corey Rogers clanks a jumper from the left side | 48-58 |
| 09:40 | UAB | Christopher Fowler grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 09:11 | UAB | Chad Barns misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Rodney Embry - foul #2 on Rodney Embry, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Darrin Dison (SF), Todd Salvador (PF) Louis Brown, Alfred Ogle | |
| Subs | UAB | Oscar Barcomb (PG), James Cooper (SG) Roscoe Dipasquale, Wesley Barnett | |
| 09:11 | UAB | Chad Barns makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:11 | UAB | Chad Barns makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Derrick Davis is fouled on the floor by Chad Barns - foul #1 on Chad Barns, team foul #3 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Miles Benton (C) Corey Rogers | |
| Subs | UAB | Leland Lewis (SF), Bryan Hornback (C) Dennis Mason, Chad Barns | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Derrick Davis can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 48-60 |
| 08:37 | UAB | Christopher Fowler gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 08:23 | UAB | Leland Lewis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-60 |
| 08:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Miles Benton | 48-60 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Derrick Davis misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Cooper - foul #2 on James Cooper, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Williams (SG) Rodney Embry | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:05 | Rice | Derrick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Derrick Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:52 | UAB | Oscar Barcomb hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrin Dison (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Salvador (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Miles Benton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Oscar Barcomb (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leland Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Fowler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Hornback (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Darrin Dison can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 07:33 | UAB | Bryan Hornback grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 07:08 | UAB | Leland Lewis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Darrin Dison - foul #2 on Darrin Dison, team foul #4 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Manzano (PG), Rodney Embry (PF), Corey Rogers (C) Derrick Davis, Todd Salvador, Miles Benton | |
| Subs | UAB | Dennis Mason (SG), David France (PF), Chad Barns (C) James Cooper, Christopher Fowler, Bryan Hornback | |
| 07:08 | UAB | Leland Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 07:08 | UAB | Leland Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Rodney Embry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Darrin Dison makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Christopher Manzano and he's hacked by Chad Barns - foul #2 on Chad Barns, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG), Wesley Barnett (SF) Oscar Barcomb, Leland Lewis | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Darrin Dison makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| 06:34 | UAB | Wesley Barnett misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Corey Rogers - foul #2 on Corey Rogers, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| 06:34 | UAB | Wesley Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 06:34 | UAB | Wesley Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Michael Williams blows the layup | 53-65 |
| 06:23 | UAB | The rebound goes to Wesley Barnett | 53-65 |
| 06:19 | UAB | Wesley Barnett is whistled for traveling | 53-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Ogle (SF) Darrin Dison | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 06:07 | Rice | Christopher Manzano is hacked by Roscoe Dipasquale - foul #2 on Roscoe Dipasquale, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Davis (SG) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | UAB | Christopher Fowler (PF) Chad Barns | |
| 05:50 | Rice | Corey Rogers travels with the ball | 53-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd Salvador (PF), Miles Benton (C) Alfred Ogle, Corey Rogers | |
| Subs | UAB | Oscar Barcomb (PG), James Cooper (SG), Bryan Hornback (C) Roscoe Dipasquale, Wesley Barnett, David France | |
| 05:38 | UAB | Bryan Hornback is hacked by Miles Benton - foul #2 on Miles Benton, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| 05:19 | UAB | James Cooper clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-65 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Miles Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Derrick Davis is denied on a layup by Dennis Mason | 53-65 |
| 05:10 | UAB | The rebound goes to James Cooper | 53-65 |
| 05:04 | UAB | James Cooper is hacked by Todd Salvador - foul #3 on Todd Salvador, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Williams (SG), Darrin Dison (SF) Derrick Davis, Rodney Embry | |
| Subs | UAB | Leland Lewis (SF) Dennis Mason | |
| 05:04 | UAB | James Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Todd Salvador | 53-65 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Christopher Manzano makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Todd Salvador | 56-65 |
| 04:23 | UAB | Bryan Hornback misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-65 |
| 04:21 | UAB | Bryan Hornback hits the follow up shot | 56-67 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Bryan Hornback picks off the pass by Todd Salvador | 56-67 |
| 03:47 | UAB | Leland Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Christopher Manzano snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Manzano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrin Dison (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Salvador (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Miles Benton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Oscar Barcomb (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leland Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Fowler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Hornback (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Darrin Dison lays it up and in | 58-67 |
| 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) | |
| 02:59 | UAB | Miles Benton steals it from Christopher Fowler | 58-67 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Christopher Manzano comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-67 |
| 02:36 | UAB | Bryan Hornback gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 02:14 | UAB | Christopher Fowler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Darrin Dison grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Christopher Manzano is whistled for a carry | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Brown (PG), Derrick Davis (SG), Alfred Ogle (SF), Rodney Embry (PF), Corey Rogers (C) Christopher Manzano, Michael Williams, Darrin Dison, Todd Salvador, Miles Benton | |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG), Dennis Mason (SG), Wesley Barnett (SF), David France (PF), Chad Barns (C) Oscar Barcomb, James Cooper, Leland Lewis, Christopher Fowler, Bryan Hornback | |
| 02:06 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Darrin Dison (SF) Alfred Ogle | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:52 | UAB | Dennis Mason travels with the ball | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Manzano (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Todd Salvador (PF), Miles Benton (C) Louis Brown, Derrick Davis, Rodney Embry, Corey Rogers | |
| Subs | UAB | Oscar Barcomb (PG), James Cooper (SG), Leland Lewis (SF), Christopher Fowler (PF), Bryan Hornback (C) Roscoe Dipasquale, Dennis Mason, Wesley Barnett, David France, Chad Barns | |
| 01:38 | Rice | Christopher Manzano scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | UAB | Christopher Fowler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-67 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Rice | Michael Williams hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Manzano | 64-67 |
| 00:43 | UAB | Christopher Fowler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 00:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 64-67 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Michael Williams travels with the ball | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | UAB | Michael Williams is called for the reach on Oscar Barcomb in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| 00:33 | UAB | Oscar Barcomb makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:33 | UAB | Oscar Barcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:33 | UAB | Bryan Hornback grabs the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 00:30 | UAB | Bryan Hornback is hacked by Miles Benton - foul #3 on Miles Benton, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| 00:30 | UAB | Bryan Hornback misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Miles Benton grabs the board | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Miles Benton buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Michael Williams | 66-68 |
| 00:23 | UAB | Oscar Barcomb is hacked by Christopher Manzano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Manzano, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| 00:23 | UAB | Oscar Barcomb makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:23 | UAB | Oscar Barcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Christopher Manzano double dribbles | 66-70 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Christopher Manzano is called for the reach on Oscar Barcomb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Manzano, team foul #11 | 66-70 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Oscar Barcomb makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Oscar Barcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Todd Salvador pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Michael Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-71 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Todd Salvador grabs the offensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Christopher Manzano hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Williams | 69-71 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Christopher Manzano is called for the reach on Bryan Hornback in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Manzano, team foul #12 | 69-71 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Bryan Hornback makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Bryan Hornback makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Christopher Manzano misses short on a halfcourt shot | 69-73 |