| Lineup | UAB | PG - Andrew Savage (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Ouellette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Schwieterman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Allis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | David Hines inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:57 | UAB | Charles Smith is called for the reach on Andrew Savage in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 19:42 | UAB | Andrew Savage is fouled on the floor by Henry Gobin - foul #2 on Henry Gobin, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| 19:26 | UAB | Andrew Ouellette misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 19:24 | UAB | Michael Allis grabs the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Michael Allis knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Ouellette | 26-33 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Robert Kelly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 26-33 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Robert Kelly tips it home | 26-35 |
| 18:32 | UAB | Fred Schwieterman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Robert Kelly is called for traveling | 26-35 |
| 17:48 | UAB | Robert Kelly takes the ball from Fred Schwieterman | 26-35 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 26-35 |
| 17:21 | UAB | Andrew Ouellette pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:56 | UAB | David Hines misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Gobin - foul #3 on Henry Gobin, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Eck (PF), Donald Clark (C) Fred Schwieterman, Michael Allis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:56 | UAB | David Hines misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:56 | UAB | David Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Robert Kelly snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Robert Kelly hits the finger roll | 26-37 |
| 16:09 | UAB | Kenneth Rumble steals it from Andrew Ouellette | 26-37 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Eck - foul #2 on Scott Eck, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Cotta (PG), Gerald Conn (SG), Fred Schwieterman (PF), Michael Allis (C) Andrew Savage, Andrew Ouellette, David Hines, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 15:45 | UAB | Fred Schwieterman grabs the board | 26-37 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Conn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Scott Eck (fresh) PF - Fred Schwieterman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Allis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UAB | Fred Schwieterman misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Harold Caraway - foul #3 on Harold Caraway, team foul #4 | 26-37 |
| 15:38 | UAB | Fred Schwieterman makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 15:38 | UAB | Fred Schwieterman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-37 |
| 15:15 | UAB | Scott Eck grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 15:00 | UAB | Gerald Conn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Robert Kelly hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Smith | 28-39 |
| 14:31 | UAB | Scott Eck travels with the ball | 28-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Savage (PG), David Hines (SF) Gerald Conn, Scott Eck | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:06 | Rice | Charles Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 14:05 | UAB | David Hines snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 13:56 | UAB | Harold Caraway swats the short shot by Fred Schwieterman | 28-39 |
| 13:54 | UAB | David Hines snags the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 13:42 | UAB | Fred Schwieterman drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Savage | 30-39 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Michael Allis steals it from Robert Kelly | 30-39 |
| 13:00 | UAB | Andrew Savage hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Ouellette (SG), Scott Eck (PF), Donald Clark (C) Timothy Cotta, Fred Schwieterman, Michael Allis | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| 13:00 | UAB | Andrew Savage makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee travels with the ball | 33-39 |
| 12:04 | UAB | Donald Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Robert Kelly is hacked by Scott Eck - foul #3 on Scott Eck, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Conn (SF) David Hines | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:47 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Gobin | 33-42 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Andrew Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Ouellette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Conn (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Eck (fresh) 3 pf. C - Donald Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UAB | Gerald Conn lays it in | 35-42 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Donald Clark swats the layup by Robert Kelly | 35-42 |
| 11:10 | UAB | Andrew Ouellette gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:50 | UAB | Scott Eck hits a jump hook from close range | 37-42 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Charles Smith is called for a backcourt violation | 37-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Cotta (PG), David Hines (SF), Fred Schwieterman (PF), Michael Allis (C) Andrew Savage, Gerald Conn, Scott Eck, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Robert Kelly | |
| 09:56 | UAB | Timothy Cotta clanks a floater from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Charles Smith grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Henry Gobin double dribbles | 37-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Conn (SG) Andrew Ouellette | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 09:13 | UAB | Robert Kelly picks off the pass by Gerald Conn | 37-42 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Michael Allis swats the short shot by Robert Kelly | 37-42 |
| 08:51 | UAB | The rebound goes to David Hines | 37-42 |
| 08:43 | UAB | Fred Schwieterman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-42 |
| 08:41 | UAB | Timothy Cotta tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Charles Smith drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Kelly | 39-45 |
| 08:07 | UAB | David Hines can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Henry Gobin - foul #4 on Henry Gobin, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Savage (PG), Andrew Ouellette (SG) Timothy Cotta, Gerald Conn | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Robert Kelly | |
| 08:07 | UAB | David Hines makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:07 | UAB | David Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 07:38 | UAB | Michael Allis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Andrew Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Ouellette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fred Schwieterman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Allis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | UAB | Fred Schwieterman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 07:14 | UAB | Michael Allis tips it home | 43-45 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Charles Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 06:26 | UAB | Andrew Savage can't connect on a floater from the right side | 43-47 |
| 06:25 | UAB | Michael Allis tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 05:50 | UAB | Fred Schwieterman drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Andrew Ouellette | 46-50 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Harold Caraway scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Ferebee and the foul's on Michael Allis - foul #2 on Michael Allis, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Conn (SF), Scott Eck (PF), Donald Clark (C) David Hines, Fred Schwieterman, Michael Allis | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Henry Gobin | |
| 05:25 | Rice | Harold Caraway makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:18 | UAB | Andrew Savage clanks a fadeaway from close range | 46-53 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Robert Kelly comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Savage - foul #2 on Andrew Savage, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Cotta (SG) Andrew Ouellette | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Gobin (SF) Harold Caraway | |
| 04:55 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:55 | UAB | Donald Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:35 | UAB | Donald Clark buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Timothy Cotta and he's hacked by Kenneth Rumble - foul #2 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| 04:35 | UAB | Donald Clark misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Robert Kelly clanks a floater in the paint | 48-53 |
| 04:06 | UAB | Donald Clark gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 04:01 | UAB | Gerald Conn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee travels with the ball | 48-53 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Ouellette (SG), David Hines (SF), Fred Schwieterman (PF), Michael Allis (C) Timothy Cotta, Gerald Conn, Donald Clark, Scott Eck | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:28 | UAB | Andrew Savage is fouled on the floor by Charles Smith - foul #3 on Charles Smith, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| 03:28 | UAB | Andrew Savage makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:28 | UAB | Andrew Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Robert Kelly snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Andrew Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Ouellette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fred Schwieterman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Allis (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 14 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the lay-in | 49-53 |
| 03:00 | UAB | The rebound goes to Michael Allis | 49-53 |
| 02:41 | UAB | Fred Schwieterman connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Allis | 52-53 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-53 |
| 02:19 | UAB | David Hines snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 02:02 | UAB | David Hines loses the dribble to Kenneth Rumble | 52-53 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Charles Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-53 |
| 01:46 | UAB | Michael Allis grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 01:32 | UAB | David Hines comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 52-53 |
| 01:31 | UAB | Michael Allis tips it home | 54-53 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Robert Kelly hits a floater from the baseline set up by Charles Smith | 54-55 |
| 00:50 | UAB | Michael Allis drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Andrew Ouellette | 56-55 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Fred Schwieterman takes the ball from Charles Smith | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | UAB | Michael Allis is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Smith - foul #4 on Charles Smith, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 00:25 | UAB | Michael Allis makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:25 | UAB | Michael Allis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Charles Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 00:12 | UAB | Michael Allis gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Michael Allis is hacked by Charles Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Smith, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Cotta (PG) Andrew Savage | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG) Charles Smith | |
| 00:10 | UAB | Michael Allis makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Michael Allis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Charles Green comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Timothy Cotta - foul #1 on Timothy Cotta, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Savage (PG) Timothy Cotta | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Charles Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Charles Green misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Charles Green misses the 3rd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Michael Allis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Charles Green is called for the reach on Michael Allis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Green, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Cotta (PG) Andrew Savage | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:02 | UAB | Michael Allis makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Michael Allis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Green misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 62-56 |