| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Roa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Bown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Kapp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Woodie (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Kerr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Cowling inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Ralph Freitas comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 27-27 |
| 19:38 | UAB | Frank Bown grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 19:13 | UAB | Ralph Freitas is called for the reach on Joseph Kapp - foul #2 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 18:55 | UAB | Daniel Roa misses the shot from the left side | 27-27 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Charles Osbourn gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Ralph Freitas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 18:38 | UAB | Frank Bown grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:31 | UAB | Daniel Roa makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Leroy Polakowski | 30-27 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Joseph Kapp is called for the reach on Michael Hardy - foul #2 on Joseph Kapp, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:08 | Rice | John Cowling misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 18:07 | UAB | Leonard Woodie snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 17:48 | UAB | John Cowling is called for the reach on Daniel Roa - foul #3 on John Cowling, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (SF) John Cowling | |
| 17:27 | UAB | Frank Bown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Ralph Freitas gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Bobby Allison clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 17:04 | UAB | Joseph Kapp grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 16:58 | UAB | Daniel Roa misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bobby Allison - foul #1 on Bobby Allison, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UAB | William Rudolph (C) Leonard Woodie | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Lungwitz (SF), Richard Thomas (C) Ralph Freitas, Matthew Kerr | |
| 16:58 | UAB | Daniel Roa makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:58 | UAB | Daniel Roa makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses the lay-in | 32-27 |
| 16:38 | UAB | Joseph Kapp gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:34 | UAB | Frank Bown buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Leroy Polakowski | 34-27 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 16:13 | UAB | Joseph Kapp grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 16:04 | UAB | The jump hook by Joseph Kapp is blocked by Carl Lungwitz | 34-27 |
| 16:03 | UAB | Daniel Roa pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 15:52 | UAB | Daniel Roa banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank Bown | 36-27 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Roa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Bown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Kapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - William Rudolph (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Osbourn | 36-29 |
| 15:19 | UAB | Daniel Roa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | UAB | James Wettstein (PG), John Lewis (SG), Russell Taylor (SF), Leonard Woodie (C) Leroy Polakowski, Daniel Roa, Frank Bown, Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Zachary Hedberg (SG), John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF) Michael Hardy, Charles Osbourn, Carl Lungwitz, Richard Thomas | |
| 15:08 | Rice | Ralph Freitas's layup is rejected by Leonard Woodie | 36-29 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg hits the follow up shot | 36-31 |
| 14:51 | UAB | James Wettstein buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Rudolph | 39-31 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Ralph Freitas makes the jumper in the paint | 39-33 |
| 14:11 | UAB | Russell Taylor clanks a floater from the left side | 39-33 |
| 14:09 | UAB | Leonard Woodie can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Bobby Allison pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Bobby Allison is fouled on the floor by Leonard Woodie - foul #3 on Leonard Woodie, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), Matthew Kerr (C) Jeffrey Bone, Zachary Hedberg, Bobby Allison | |
| 13:50 | Rice | Michael Hardy is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Hardy, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Daniel Roa (SG), Joseph Kapp (PF) James Wettstein, Russell Taylor, William Rudolph | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:27 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski's pass is intercepted by John Cowling | 39-33 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Michael Hardy is fouled on the floor by Leroy Polakowski - foul #3 on Leroy Polakowski, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Bown (SF) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:53 | Rice | Charles Osbourn jams it | 39-35 |
| 12:36 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski is hacked by Michael Hardy - foul #2 on Michael Hardy, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | UAB | William Rudolph (C) Leonard Woodie | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Thomas (PF) Ralph Freitas | |
| 12:27 | UAB | William Rudolph can't connect on a shot from the right block | 39-35 |
| 12:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Kerr | 39-35 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Matthew Kerr hits the finger roll | 39-37 |
| 11:55 | UAB | Charles Osbourn takes the ball from William Rudolph | 39-37 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Roa (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Bown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Kapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - William Rudolph (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Richard Thomas throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Hardy and he's hacked by Frank Bown - foul #1 on Frank Bown, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | UAB | James Wettstein (PG), John Lewis (SG), Leonard Woodie (C) Leroy Polakowski, Daniel Roa, Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Bobby Allison (C) Michael Hardy, John Cowling, Matthew Kerr | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:25 | UAB | Carl Lungwitz takes the ball from William Rudolph | 39-40 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Bobby Allison tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 10:59 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Lungwitz | 39-40 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Richard Thomas hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Osbourn | 39-42 |
| 10:31 | UAB | Carl Lungwitz is called for the reach on Frank Bown - foul #1 on Carl Lungwitz, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Daniel Roa (SG), Joseph Kapp (PF) James Wettstein, Frank Bown, William Rudolph | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Ralph Freitas (PF) Jeffrey Bone, Carl Lungwitz | |
| 10:19 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Lewis | 42-42 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Bobby Allison can't finish the layup | 42-42 |
| 10:00 | UAB | Joseph Kapp grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:42 | UAB | Leonard Woodie is called for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | UAB | William Rudolph (C) Leonard Woodie | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG), John Cowling (SF), Matthew Kerr (C) Charles Osbourn, Bobby Allison, Richard Thomas | |
| 09:15 | Rice | John Cowling misses long on a jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 09:13 | UAB | Joseph Kapp grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:03 | UAB | Daniel Roa hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 08:40 | Rice | The short jumper by John Cowling is denied by Joseph Kapp | 45-42 |
| 08:38 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 45-42 |
| 08:25 | UAB | John Lewis misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Kerr - foul #2 on Matthew Kerr, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UAB | James Wettstein (PG), Frank Bown (SF), Leonard Woodie (C) Leroy Polakowski, Daniel Roa, Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG) Jeffrey Bone | |
| 08:25 | UAB | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:25 | UAB | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Ralph Freitas connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 08:00 | UAB | James Wettstein makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Bown | 49-45 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Charles Osbourn grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Wettstein (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Frank Bown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rudolph (fresh) C - Leonard Woodie (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | John Cowling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 07:27 | UAB | The rebound goes to Frank Bown | 49-45 |
| 07:14 | UAB | Frank Bown clanks a floater from the left block | 49-45 |
| 07:13 | UAB | William Rudolph can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 07:12 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to William Rudolph | 49-45 |
| 06:53 | UAB | Leonard Woodie comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 49-45 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Matthew Kerr grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Ralph Freitas is hacked by William Rudolph - foul #1 on William Rudolph, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Daniel Roa (SG), Joseph Kapp (PF) James Wettstein, John Lewis, Leonard Woodie | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Michael Hardy, John Cowling, Ralph Freitas, Matthew Kerr | |
| 06:31 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone is whistled for traveling | 49-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Stan Hebert (C) William Rudolph | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:09 | UAB | Daniel Roa comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Richard Thomas clanks a floater from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 05:46 | UAB | Joseph Kapp grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 05:26 | UAB | Daniel Roa misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Charles Osbourn - foul #1 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Leonard Woodie (C) Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF) Carl Lungwitz | |
| 05:26 | UAB | Daniel Roa makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:26 | UAB | Daniel Roa makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Charles Osbourn is denied on a layup by Leonard Woodie | 51-45 |
| 05:08 | UAB | Joseph Kapp grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:43 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 04:41 | UAB | Frank Bown tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 04:15 | Rice | John Cowling misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Richard Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 03:59 | Rice | John Cowling buries a jumpshot from the left side | 53-47 |
| 03:55 | UAB | Frank Bown makes the jump hook from close range set up by Leroy Polakowski and he's fouled by Jeffrey Bone - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Ralph Freitas (PF), Matthew Kerr (C) Charles Osbourn, Bobby Allison, Richard Thomas | |
| 03:55 | UAB | Frank Bown misses the free throw | 55-47 |
| 03:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Kerr | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Ralph Freitas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | UAB | John Lewis (SF) Frank Bown | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Lungwitz (SF) John Cowling | |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | UAB | A charge is called on Leroy Polakowski - foul #4 on Leroy Polakowski, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UAB | William Rudolph (C) Leonard Woodie | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SG) Jeffrey Bone | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Roa (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Kapp (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - William Rudolph (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-47 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Ralph Freitas tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | UAB | Daniel Roa misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 03:04 | UAB | Joseph Kapp hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 02:52 | UAB | Joseph Kapp grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 02:52 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Bown (SF), Leonard Woodie (C) John Lewis, William Rudolph | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG), John Cowling (SF) Zachary Hedberg, Carl Lungwitz | |
| 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) | |
| 02:26 | UAB | Frank Bown hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Polakowski | 60-49 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Ralph Freitas makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Hardy | 60-52 |
| 01:50 | UAB | Leonard Woodie misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 60-52 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Ralph Freitas snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 01:33 | Rice | John Cowling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| 01:13 | UAB | Daniel Roa hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Leroy Polakowski | 62-52 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Frank Bown swats the layup by Charles Osbourn | 62-52 |
| 00:58 | UAB | The rebound goes to Leonard Woodie | 62-52 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UAB | Leonard Woodie is hacked by Michael Hardy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Hardy, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Gould (PG), John Lewis (SG), James Wettstein (SF), William Rudolph (PF) Leroy Polakowski, Daniel Roa, Frank Bown, Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Zachary Hedberg (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Michael Hardy, Charles Osbourn, John Cowling, Ralph Freitas, Matthew Kerr | |
| 00:55 | UAB | Leonard Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:55 | UAB | Leonard Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Lungwitz | 64-55 |
| 00:47 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Daniel Roa (SG), Frank Bown (SF) Nicholas Gould, James Wettstein, William Rudolph | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Matthew Kerr (C) Jeffrey Bone, Zachary Hedberg, Carl Lungwitz, Bobby Allison, Richard Thomas | |
| 00:44 | UAB | Frank Bown is hacked by Michael Hardy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Hardy, team foul #11 | 64-55 |
| 00:44 | UAB | Frank Bown makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:44 | UAB | Frank Bown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:38 | Rice | John Lewis denies the turnaround by Charles Osbourn | 66-55 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Michael Hardy snags the offensive board | 66-55 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses long on a shot from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 00:33 | UAB | John Lewis grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:04 | UAB | Frank Bown blows the layup | 66-55 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Leonard Woodie tips it in | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses the halfcourt shot | 68-55 |