| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Koprowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Foley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Vita (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shook (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Frank Koprowski inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | UAB | David Foley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Grounds | 32-24 |
| 19:22 | Rice | David Mabe is whistled for traveling | 32-24 |
| 19:11 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 19:09 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Daniel Costner is hacked by Nicholas Vita - foul #2 on Nicholas Vita, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 32-26 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Daniel Costner takes the ball from Joseph Grounds | 32-26 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Daniel Costner scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 17:37 | UAB | Nicholas Vita is hacked by James Chavers - foul #2 on James Chavers, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 17:31 | UAB | David Foley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Antonio Clark snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:17 | Rice | James Chavers drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Antonio Clark | 32-31 |
| 17:01 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter double dribbles | 32-31 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG) Joseph Grounds | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:32 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 16:30 | UAB | Nicholas Vita grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:25 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Antonio Clark - foul #1 on Antonio Clark, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 16:25 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:25 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:25 | Rice | James Chavers snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 16:00 | Rice | William Stanton can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Johnny Slaughter - foul #1 on Johnny Slaughter, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Rich (SG), Scott Campbell (SF), Steven Talamantez (PF), Scott Maes (C) Johnny Slaughter, Frank Koprowski, David Foley, Nicholas Vita | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:00 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:00 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Delgadillo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Rich (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Steven Talamantez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Scott Maes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UAB | Scott Campbell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Rich | 36-33 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Michael Bacher is whistled for a carry | 36-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG) Kurt Delgadillo | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), David Mabe (PF), Donnell Cook (C) Daniel Costner, Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| 15:02 | UAB | Robert Rich can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 15:01 | UAB | Scott Campbell tips it home | 38-33 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Stanton | 38-35 |
| 14:04 | UAB | Joseph Grounds is hacked by David Mabe - foul #2 on David Mabe, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Slaughter (SG) Robert Rich | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Donnell Cook | |
| 13:55 | UAB | Scott Maes banks in the layup set up by Scott Campbell and he's fouled by James Chavers - foul #3 on James Chavers, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| 13:55 | UAB | Scott Maes makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Johnny Slaughter is called for the reach on Daniel Costner - foul #2 on Johnny Slaughter, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| 13:17 | Rice | James Shook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 41-35 |
| 13:15 | UAB | Joseph Grounds gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 12:53 | UAB | Steven Talamantez snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 12:38 | UAB | Scott Campbell connects on the runner in the lane | 43-35 |
| 12:19 | Rice | David Mabe blows the dunk | 43-35 |
| 12:17 | UAB | Steven Talamantez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 12:02 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #2 on Antonio Clark, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG), Frank Koprowski (SF), David Foley (PF), Nicholas Vita (C) Joseph Grounds, Scott Campbell, Steven Talamantez, Scott Maes | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF) David Mabe | |
| 12:02 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:02 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Delgadillo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Koprowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Foley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Vita (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shook (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Michael Bacher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Nicholas Vita - foul #3 on Nicholas Vita, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Michael Bacher makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Michael Bacher makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:25 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Costner - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| 11:25 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:25 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Daniel Costner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #7 | 46-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Maes (C) Kurt Delgadillo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:39 | UAB | Scott Maes can't connect on a shot from close range | 46-37 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Michael Bacher gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:31 | Rice | James Shook connects on the runner from the right block | 46-39 |
| 10:12 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Frank Koprowski | 48-39 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Nicholas Vita swats the short shot by Michael Bacher | 48-39 |
| 09:48 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 09:33 | UAB | Nicholas Vita misses short on a jumper in the paint | 48-39 |
| 09:32 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Maes | 48-39 |
| 09:23 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 09:22 | UAB | Frank Koprowski grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:03 | UAB | James Chavers swats the dunk try by Johnny Slaughter | 48-39 |
| 09:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bacher | 48-39 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Michael Bacher makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 48-41 |
| 08:14 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Foley | 50-41 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Antonio Clark tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Frank Koprowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Vita (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Foley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Maes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter is fouled on the floor by Daniel Costner - foul #4 on Daniel Costner, team foul #8 | 50-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), Scott Campbell (SF), Steven Talamantez (PF) Frank Koprowski, Nicholas Vita, David Foley | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), David Mabe (PF), Donnell Cook (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, James Shook, Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| 07:32 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:32 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:14 | Rice | David Mabe clanks a shot in the paint | 52-43 |
| 07:12 | UAB | The rebound goes to Scott Maes | 52-43 |
| 06:59 | UAB | Steven Talamantez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 06:58 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter tips it but misses | 52-43 |
| 06:57 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 06:50 | UAB | Joseph Grounds snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 06:36 | UAB | Steven Talamantez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Joseph Grounds is called for the reach on William Stanton - foul #3 on Joseph Grounds, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Rich (SG), Nicholas Vita (C) Johnny Slaughter, Scott Maes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:06 | Rice | David Mabe misses the dunk but he's fouled by Steven Talamantez - foul #4 on Steven Talamantez, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| 06:06 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:06 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:06 | UAB | Steven Talamantez gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 05:52 | UAB | The jump hook by Robert Rich is blocked by David Mabe | 52-43 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Donnell Cook pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 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) | |
| 05:32 | Rice | Donnell Cook can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 05:30 | UAB | The rebound goes to Nicholas Vita | 52-43 |
| 05:25 | UAB | Robert Rich hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Campbell | 54-43 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp | 54-45 |
| 04:37 | UAB | Robert Rich hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-45 |
| 04:35 | Rice | William Stanton snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Slaughter (SG), Scott Maes (C) Robert Rich, Nicholas Vita | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Donnell Cook | |
| 04:11 | Rice | James Chavers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 04:10 | UAB | The rebound goes to Scott Maes | 54-45 |
| 04:00 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Johnny Slaughter, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Rice | James Chavers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Talamantez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Maes (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Shook (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | UAB | Scott Campbell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Shook - foul #3 on James Shook, team foul #9 | 54-45 |
| 03:31 | UAB | Scott Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:31 | UAB | Scott Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 03:18 | Rice | James Shook misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 03:16 | Rice | David Mabe snags the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 03:03 | Rice | David Mabe hits a shot in the lane | 56-47 |
| 02:36 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Grounds | 58-47 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Antonio Clark double dribbles | 58-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG), Robert Rich (SG), Frank Koprowski (SF), David Foley (PF), Nicholas Vita (C) Joseph Grounds, Johnny Slaughter, Scott Campbell, Steven Talamantez, Scott Maes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:18 | UAB | Robert Rich is fouled on the floor by Antonio Clark - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #10 | 58-47 |
| 02:18 | UAB | Robert Rich makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:18 | UAB | Robert Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 59-47 |
| 01:59 | Rice | James Chavers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Foley - foul #2 on David Foley, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| 01:59 | Rice | James Chavers misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:59 | Rice | James Chavers misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:59 | UAB | Frank Koprowski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 01:46 | UAB | Nicholas Vita connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Koprowski | 61-47 |
| 01:26 | Rice | David Mabe blows the layup | 61-47 |
| 01:24 | Rice | James Shook gets the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Daniel Costner loses the dribble to David Foley | 61-47 |
| 00:52 | UAB | Frank Koprowski drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Nicholas Vita | 63-47 |
| 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) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | David Mabe is hacked by Robert Rich - foul #1 on Robert Rich, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| 00:47 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 00:47 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo buries a shot from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 00:20 | Rice | David Mabe throws it down on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 65-51 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo runs out the clock | 65-51 |