| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tom Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Cossette (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Schultz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Peter Schultz inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | UAB | Peter Schultz hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Dunfee | 36-39 |
| 19:20 | Rice | David Dunfee blocks the short jumper by Robert Oliver | 36-39 |
| 19:18 | UAB | Anthony Cadet grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:01 | UAB | Tom Kelly is hacked by Leonard Puig - foul #2 on Leonard Puig, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:55 | UAB | Peter Schultz can't finish the layup | 36-39 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Leonard Puig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| 18:24 | UAB | David Dunfee lays it up and in | 36-41 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Michael Jones loses the dribble to David Dunfee | 36-41 |
| 17:43 | UAB | David Dunfee buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Cossette | 36-43 |
| 17:23 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 17:22 | UAB | Anthony Cadet grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 17:05 | UAB | David Dunfee scores on a jumper from close range set up by Peter Schultz | 36-45 |
| 16:51 | Rice | James Spurgeon comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Peter Schultz - foul #2 on Peter Schultz, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Arthur Dean (SF), Richard Bass (C) Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG), Peter Leigh (SG), Andrew Young (C) Tom Kelly, Danny Cossette, Anthony Cadet | |
| 16:51 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 16:51 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:27 | UAB | Leonard Puig takes the ball from Alec Raya | 38-45 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses the lay-in | 38-45 |
| 16:21 | UAB | David Dunfee gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 16:04 | UAB | David Dunfee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Arthur Dean pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Dean (fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alec Raya (fresh) SG - Peter Leigh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Peter Schultz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunfee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | James Spurgeon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF) Leonard Puig, Charles Miles, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG), Larry Porterfield (PF), Anthony Cadet (C) Alec Raya, Peter Schultz, David Dunfee | |
| 15:21 | UAB | Richard Bass steals the ball from Larry Porterfield | 38-45 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Richard Bass comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-45 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Arthur Dean hits the follow up shot | 40-45 |
| 14:41 | UAB | Anthony Cadet misses the shot from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Arthur Dean pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Tom Kelly picks off the pass by Richard Bass | 40-45 |
| 14:19 | UAB | Andrew Young dunks the ball set up by Tom Kelly | 40-47 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 13:58 | UAB | Larry Porterfield pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:37 | UAB | Tim Condroski steps in front of the Anthony Cadet pass | 40-47 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 13:26 | UAB | Tom Kelly grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 13:08 | UAB | Larry Porterfield is fouled on the floor by Richard Bass - foul #2 on Richard Bass, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG), Danny Cossette (SG), Peter Schultz (SF), David Dunfee (PF) Tom Kelly, Peter Leigh, Andrew Young, Anthony Cadet | |
| 12:55 | UAB | James Spurgeon picks off the pass by Danny Cossette | 40-47 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Leonard Puig is hacked by Alec Raya - foul #1 on Alec Raya, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Archie Page (C) Larry Porterfield | |
| 12:16 | Rice | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Sidney Rearick snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Danny Cossette picks off the pass by James Spurgeon | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alec Raya (fresh) SG - Danny Cossette (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Schultz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Archie Page (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | UAB | Danny Cossette comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-47 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Charles Miles clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-47 |
| 11:20 | UAB | Danny Cossette gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:59 | UAB | Danny Cossette misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF) Charles Miles, Sidney Rearick | |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG), Anthony Cadet (C) Alec Raya, Archie Page | |
| 10:59 | UAB | Danny Cossette makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 10:59 | UAB | Danny Cossette makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Michael Jones makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 42-49 |
| 10:27 | UAB | David Dunfee lays it in | 42-51 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Robert Oliver scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 09:42 | UAB | Peter Schultz is fouled on the floor by James Spurgeon - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Richard Bass (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Leigh (SG), Andrew Young (SF), Larry Porterfield (PF) Danny Cossette, Peter Schultz, David Dunfee | |
| 09:26 | UAB | Tom Kelly clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 09:25 | UAB | Anthony Cadet hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Richard Bass hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Peter Leigh - foul #1 on Peter Leigh, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:19 | UAB | Anthony Cadet pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 09:06 | UAB | Peter Leigh misses long on a runner in the paint | 46-53 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Tim Condroski snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Tom Kelly takes the ball from Wayne Woolsey | 46-53 |
| 08:50 | UAB | Tom Kelly is called for 10 seconds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Schultz (SF), David Dunfee (PF) Andrew Young, Larry Porterfield | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Bass and he's hacked by Anthony Cadet - foul #2 on Anthony Cadet, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF) Tim Condroski | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:38 | UAB | Anthony Cadet snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 08:22 | UAB | Peter Schultz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Richard Bass snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 08:01 | Rice | The jumper by Leonard Puig is denied by Anthony Cadet | 48-53 |
| 08:00 | UAB | The rebound goes to Peter Leigh | 48-53 |
| 07:42 | UAB | David Dunfee clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 48-53 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Oliver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Bass (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tom Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Leigh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Peter Schultz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Leonard Puig scores on a shot near the basket | 50-53 |
| 06:58 | UAB | Anthony Cadet misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Arthur Dean snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 06:39 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 06:37 | UAB | Peter Leigh snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 06:21 | UAB | David Dunfee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by James Spurgeon - foul #2 on James Spurgeon, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), William Barnes (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, Arthur Dean, James Spurgeon, Richard Bass | |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG), Danny Cossette (SG), Andrew Young (SF), Larry Porterfield (C) Tom Kelly, Peter Leigh, Peter Schultz, Anthony Cadet | |
| 06:21 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:21 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Young - foul #2 on Andrew Young, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Archie Page (SF) David Dunfee | |
| 05:56 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:42 | UAB | Danny Cossette is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| 05:27 | UAB | Alec Raya connects on the 3 from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Charles Miles gets the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Michael Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Wayne Woolsey | 54-58 |
| 04:41 | UAB | Andrew Young misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-58 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Tim Condroski gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 04:34 | UAB | Larry Porterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:14 | UAB | Alec Raya knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Danny Cossette and the foul's on Wayne Woolsey - foul #2 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), James Spurgeon (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Miles, William Barnes | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Schultz (SF), David Dunfee (PF), Anthony Cadet (C) Archie Page, Larry Porterfield, Andrew Young | |
| 04:14 | UAB | Alec Raya makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Robert Oliver connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Puig | 56-61 |
| 03:43 | UAB | Leonard Puig is called for the reach on Alec Raya - foul #3 on Leonard Puig, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Leigh (SG) Danny Cossette | |
| 03:43 | UAB | Alec Raya makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:43 | UAB | Alec Raya misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Tim Condroski snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Leonard Puig drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Oliver | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alec Raya (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Peter Leigh (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Peter Schultz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the shot near the basket | 58-64 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses badly on a floater from the right side | 58-64 |
| 02:56 | UAB | Peter Leigh gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 02:56 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jones (C) Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG), Danny Cossette (SG) Alec Raya, Peter Leigh | |
| 02:44 | UAB | Peter Schultz is whistled for traveling | 58-64 |
| 02:23 | Rice | James Spurgeon clanks a jumper from the left block | 58-64 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Michael Jones tips it but misses | 58-64 |
| 02:20 | UAB | Tom Kelly gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 02:02 | UAB | Peter Schultz knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Danny Cossette | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Rice | Danny Cossette takes the ball from James Spurgeon | 58-66 |
| 01:46 | UAB | Danny Cossette banks in the layup | 58-68 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Tom Kelly steals the ball from Robert Oliver | 58-68 |
| 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) | |
| 01:04 | UAB | The jumper by Tom Kelly is denied by Michael Jones | 58-68 |
| 01:02 | UAB | David Dunfee tips it home | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | James Spurgeon lays it up and in set up by Robert Oliver | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | UAB | Leonard Puig is called for the reach on Tom Kelly in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Puig, team foul #9 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Arthur Dean (SF), Richard Bass (PF), William Barnes (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Leigh (SG), Archie Page (SF), Larry Porterfield (PF), Andrew Young (C) Danny Cossette, Peter Schultz, David Dunfee, Anthony Cadet | |
| 00:54 | UAB | Tom Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:54 | UAB | Tom Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Charles Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-72 |
| 00:45 | UAB | Archie Page grabs the board | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | UAB | Larry Porterfield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Wayne Woolsey - foul #3 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #10 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG) Tom Kelly | |
| 00:17 | UAB | Larry Porterfield misses the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:17 | UAB | Larry Porterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:13 | Rice | William Barnes misses the dunk attempt | 60-73 |
| 00:12 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Barnes | 60-73 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Richard Bass lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Dean | 62-73 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Alec Raya runs out the clock | 62-73 |