| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Ivy (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Monday (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darwin Schroder (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Campanella (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Darwin Schroder inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UAB | Stanley Monday is whistled for a carry | 31-29 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Corey Riddle connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 19:15 | UAB | Stanley Monday hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 33-29 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Joseph Durst scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Moen and he's fouled by Darwin Schroder - foul #1 on Darwin Schroder, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:32 | UAB | Darwin Schroder lays it in on a great pass from James Norton | 36-31 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 18:13 | UAB | The rebound goes to Stanley Monday | 36-31 |
| 17:56 | UAB | Darwin Schroder hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-33 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Corey Riddle and the foul's on Stanley Monday - foul #2 on Stanley Monday, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:11 | UAB | Frank Campanella throws it down | 39-35 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Darwin Schroder is called for the reach on Joseph Durst - foul #2 on Darwin Schroder, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Robert Moen, Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | UAB | Eric Parris (SG), Kenneth Giles (SF), Garret Muncy (C) Stanley Monday, Darwin Schroder, Frank Campanella | |
| 16:25 | Rice | Donald Reavis drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darren Shaffer | 41-35 |
| 16:04 | UAB | Cleveland Ladner steals it from Marvin Atkinson | 41-35 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Marvin Atkinson steps in front of the Donald Reavis pass | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Parris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Giles (fresh) PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Garret Muncy (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | UAB | Cleveland Ladner steals it from James Norton | 41-35 |
| 15:45 | Rice | James Norton picks off the pass by Stephen McKinnie in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 15:32 | UAB | Eric Parris loses the ball out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Cleveland Ladner, Darren Shaffer, Donald Reavis, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Campanella (PG), Stanley Monday (SG), Darwin Schroder (SF), Michael Harris (C) James Norton, Eric Parris, Kenneth Giles, Marvin Atkinson | |
| 15:16 | Rice | Robert Moen misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Stanley Monday - foul #3 on Stanley Monday, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:16 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:47 | UAB | Stanley Monday misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 14:46 | UAB | Garret Muncy grabs the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:36 | UAB | Michael Harris is hacked by Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG), Marvin Atkinson (PF) Frank Campanella, Garret Muncy | |
| 14:19 | UAB | James Norton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 14:18 | UAB | Darwin Schroder snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 13:58 | UAB | James Norton misses long on a shot from the right side | 43-35 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Corey Riddle comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanley Monday - foul #4 on Stanley Monday, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (PF), Donald Ivy (C) Lawrence Johnson, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Campanella (SG), Eric Parris (SF) Stanley Monday, Darwin Schroder | |
| 13:44 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:21 | UAB | Corey Riddle steals the ball from Frank Campanella | 45-35 |
| 13:08 | Rice | James Norton steps in front of the Donald Reavis pass | 45-35 |
| 12:57 | UAB | Frank Campanella loses the dribble to Robert Moen | 45-35 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Moen | 47-35 |
| 12:17 | UAB | Frank Campanella connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Norton | 47-38 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Robert Moen misses long on a floater from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 11:59 | UAB | Eric Parris grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Ivy (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Frank Campanella (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Eric Parris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | UAB | Frank Campanella misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Donald Ivy blows the layup | 47-38 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it but misses | 47-38 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the tip | 47-38 |
| 11:11 | UAB | The rebound goes to Eric Parris | 47-38 |
| 10:45 | UAB | Frank Campanella misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Robert Moen, Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Donald Reavis, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UAB | Kenneth Giles (SG), Darwin Schroder (SF), Garret Muncy (PF), Kenneth Campbell (C) James Norton, Eric Parris, Marvin Atkinson, Michael Harris | |
| 10:45 | UAB | Frank Campanella makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:45 | UAB | Frank Campanella makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the shot from the baseline | 47-40 |
| 10:29 | UAB | Frank Campanella gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:11 | UAB | Frank Campanella evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 10:10 | UAB | Kenneth Campbell tips it home | 47-42 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-42 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie snags the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Darren Shaffer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Johnson | 49-42 |
| 09:27 | UAB | Darwin Schroder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 09:25 | UAB | Frank Campanella misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Campbell - foul #3 on Kenneth Campbell, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (PF), Donald Ivy (C) Lawrence Johnson, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG), Eric Parris (SG), Marvin Atkinson (PF), Michael Harris (C) Frank Campanella, Kenneth Giles, Garret Muncy, Kenneth Campbell | |
| 09:08 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:39 | UAB | James Norton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Donald Ivy snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't finish the layup | 50-42 |
| 08:20 | UAB | The rebound goes to Marvin Atkinson | 50-42 |
| 08:17 | UAB | Cleveland Ladner steps in front of the James Norton pass in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Donald Reavis buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 52-42 |
| 07:41 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Donald Ivy - foul #1 on Donald Ivy, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Joseph Durst (SF) Cleveland Ladner, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | UAB | Stanley Monday (SG) Darwin Schroder | |
| 07:41 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:41 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Ivy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stanley Monday (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eric Parris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it in | 54-43 |
| 07:02 | UAB | James Norton loses the ball out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | UAB | Kenneth Giles (SF) Eric Parris | |
| 06:37 | Rice | Donald Reavis comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Marvin Atkinson - foul #1 on Marvin Atkinson, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Garret Muncy (C) Michael Harris | |
| 06:37 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 06:18 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Robert Moen can't throw it down | 55-45 |
| 06:06 | UAB | Garret Muncy gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:48 | UAB | Stanley Monday hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Norton | 55-48 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Robert Moen lays it up and in | 57-48 |
| 05:12 | UAB | Stanley Monday hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Joseph Durst snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Corey Riddle loses the ball out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Donald Reavis, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Campanella (PG), Eric Parris (SG), Darwin Schroder (SF), Michael Harris (C) James Norton, Stanley Monday, Kenneth Giles, Marvin Atkinson | |
| 04:35 | UAB | Eric Parris misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-48 |
| 04:34 | UAB | Michael Harris tips it home | 57-50 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Robert Moen banks in the layup | 59-50 |
| 04:02 | UAB | Darwin Schroder clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 59-50 |
| 04:01 | UAB | Michael Harris tips it home | 59-52 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eric Parris - foul #3 on Eric Parris, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Robert Moen, Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG), Stanley Monday (SG), Marvin Atkinson (PF) Frank Campanella, Eric Parris, Garret Muncy | |
| 03:49 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:36 | UAB | Darwin Schroder hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Norton | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stanley Monday (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Darwin Schroder (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 63-55 |
| 03:00 | UAB | Michael Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Donald Reavis (PF), Donald Ivy (C) Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-55 |
| 02:37 | UAB | The rebound goes to Michael Harris | 63-55 |
| 02:32 | UAB | James Norton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 02:31 | UAB | Stanley Monday pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:25 | UAB | James Norton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 02:23 | UAB | Stanley Monday pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:16 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 02:15 | UAB | Michael Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:07 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:57 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Moen | 65-58 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 01:34 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Norton | 65-60 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 67-60 |
| 00:57 | UAB | Stanley Monday clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Moen - foul #2 on Robert Moen, team foul #4 | 67-60 |
| 00:57 | UAB | Stanley Monday makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:57 | UAB | Stanley Monday makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-62 |
| 00:35 | UAB | Michael Harris pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | UAB | Darwin Schroder banks in the layup on a great pass from Stanley Monday | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | James Norton is called for the reach on Donald Reavis in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Norton, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Stanley Monday is called for the reach on Corey Riddle - foul #5 on Stanley Monday, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Campanella (SG) Stanley Monday | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:25 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:20 | UAB | Lawrence Johnson steals it from James Norton | 68-64 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Corey Riddle is hacked by Frank Campanella in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Campanella, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:12 | UAB | Darwin Schroder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Campanella - foul #2 on Frank Campanella, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Donald Reavis (C) Robert Moen, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:09 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:09 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson grabs the board | 71-64 |
| 00:04 | UAB | James Norton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 71-64 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 71-64 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (C) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis runs out the clock | 71-64 |