| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Drew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Gary Ferguson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 19:42 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 19:35 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning is hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 19:14 | UAB | Ben Drew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 19:12 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning hits the follow up shot | 33-44 |
| 18:52 | Rice | John Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-44 |
| 18:37 | UAB | Ben Drew slams it home set up by Michael Gamble and he's hacked by Nicholas Phillips - foul #3 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:37 | UAB | Ben Drew makes the free throw | 33-47 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Dennis David can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 18:19 | UAB | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Browning | 33-47 |
| 18:03 | UAB | Donald Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 18:01 | Rice | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Dennis David hits a floater from the left side set up by Manuel Wall | 35-47 |
| 17:45 | UAB | Donald Jones knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Gamble | 35-49 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Manuel Wall misses the fadeaway from the right block | 35-49 |
| 17:25 | UAB | Thomas Minarik pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 17:11 | UAB | Thomas Minarik misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Manuel Wall pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Manuel Wall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (SF), Wade Taylor (PF), William Johnson (C) Donald Jones, Geoffrey Browning, Thomas Minarik | |
| 16:45 | UAB | Dennis David is called for the reach on Michael Gamble - foul #2 on Dennis David, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Mack Clark (SG), Jeffery Johnson (SF) Michael Gamble, Ben Drew | |
| 16:24 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey misses the lay-in | 35-49 |
| 16:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Horn | 35-49 |
| 16:06 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Manuel Wall is blocked by William Johnson | 35-49 |
| 16:04 | UAB | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 15:42 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 35-49 |
| 15:40 | UAB | William Johnson tips it but misses | 35-49 |
| 15:38 | UAB | Wade Taylor tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Bruce Lindsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mack Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Rice | Jeffery Johnson is called for the reach on Paul Polston - foul #1 on Jeffery Johnson, team foul #1 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (PG), Ben Drew (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Geoffrey Browning (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) Bruce Lindsey, Mack Clark, Jeffery Johnson, Wade Taylor, William Johnson | |
| 14:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson blows the layup but he's hacked by Geoffrey Browning - foul #2 on Geoffrey Browning, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 14:29 | UAB | Thomas Minarik clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 14:27 | UAB | Donald Jones snags the offensive board | 36-51 |
| 14:09 | UAB | Donald Jones's pass is intercepted by Gary Ferguson | 36-51 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips connects on the shot in the paint | 38-51 |
| 13:31 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Jones | 38-53 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Greenwalt and he's fouled by Geoffrey Browning - foul #3 on Geoffrey Browning, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:15 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 13:06 | UAB | Donald Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Chris Campbell - foul #1 on Chris Campbell, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| 13:06 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 13:06 | UAB | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Dennis David clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Geoffrey Browning - foul #4 on Geoffrey Browning, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Wade Taylor (PF), William Johnson (C) Geoffrey Browning, Thomas Minarik | |
| 12:54 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 12:34 | UAB | John Jones steals the ball from Michael Gamble | 43-55 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips can't connect on a shot from the left side | 43-55 |
| 12:13 | UAB | Wade Taylor snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 11:58 | UAB | Michael Gamble drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ben Drew | 43-57 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Donald Jones is called for the reach on Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (PG), Mack Clark (SG), Jeffery Johnson (SF), Thomas Minarik (C) Michael Gamble, Ben Drew, Donald Jones, William Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Bruce Lindsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mack Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 11:19 | UAB | Wade Taylor grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 10:58 | UAB | Wade Taylor is fouled on the floor by Dennis David - foul #3 on Dennis David, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:42 | UAB | Manuel Wall is called for the reach on Bruce Lindsey - foul #1 on Manuel Wall, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (PG), Ben Drew (SG) Mack Clark, Jeffery Johnson | |
| 10:26 | UAB | Michael Gamble connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Bruce Lindsey | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:13 | Rice | Paul Polston knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 09:50 | UAB | Wade Taylor misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 46-59 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Paul Polston snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 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) | |
| 09:34 | Rice | Paul Polston comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 09:32 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 09:17 | UAB | Thomas Minarik knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ben Drew | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:59 | Rice | Wade Taylor steps in front of the Matthew Nickols pass | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:31 | UAB | Wade Taylor buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael Gamble | 46-64 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Paul Polston's layup is rejected by Thomas Minarik | 46-64 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Matthew Nickols can't tip it in | 46-64 |
| 08:20 | UAB | Thomas Minarik gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 07:59 | UAB | Ben Drew scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Gamble | 46-67 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Joseph Horn knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis David and the foul's on Wade Taylor - foul #1 on Wade Taylor, team foul #6 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF) Dennis David, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | UAB | Mack Clark (PG), Roger Pinckney (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Geoffrey Browning (PF), William Johnson (C) Michael Gamble, Ben Drew, Bruce Lindsey, Wade Taylor, Thomas Minarik | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the free throw | 49-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Horn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Mack Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Pinckney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UAB | Roger Pinckney comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-67 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-67 |
| 06:48 | UAB | The rebound goes to Mack Clark | 49-67 |
| 06:33 | UAB | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #3 on Joseph Horn, team foul #7 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (PG) Roger Pinckney | |
| 06:33 | UAB | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 06:33 | UAB | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 06:16 | Rice | John Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-69 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Gary Ferguson tips it home | 51-69 |
| 05:53 | UAB | William Johnson misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Gary Ferguson - foul #2 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #8 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (PG), Ben Drew (SG) Bruce Lindsey, Mack Clark | |
| 05:53 | UAB | William Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 05:53 | UAB | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits a 3 from straight away | 54-70 |
| 05:10 | UAB | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Chris Campbell - foul #2 on Chris Campbell, team foul #9 | 54-70 |
| 05:10 | UAB | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 05:10 | UAB | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-72 |
| 04:58 | Rice | John Jones gets the offensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses the floater near the basket | 54-72 |
| 04:47 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning grabs the board | 54-72 |
| 04:30 | UAB | Ben Drew is hacked by Nicholas Phillips - foul #4 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #10 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF) Gary Ferguson, John Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (SF), Wade Taylor (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) Donald Jones, Geoffrey Browning, William Johnson | |
| 04:30 | UAB | Ben Drew misses the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 04:30 | UAB | Ben Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-73 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Manuel Wall grabs the offensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Paul Polston knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Manuel Wall | 57-73 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:35 | UAB | Thomas Minarik misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Manuel Wall gets the rebound | 57-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 8 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ben Drew (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Lindsey (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 03:24 | UAB | The rebound goes to Wade Taylor | 57-73 |
| 03:03 | UAB | Michael Gamble misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-73 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Manuel Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Manuel Wall scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis David | 60-73 |
| 02:56 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF) Manuel Wall, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Jones (SF), Geoffrey Browning (PF) Bruce Lindsey, Wade Taylor | |
| 02:28 | UAB | Michael Gamble misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Chris Campbell - foul #3 on Chris Campbell, team foul #11 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | UAB | Bruce Lindsey (SG), Mack Clark (SF), Wade Taylor (PF), William Johnson (C) Ben Drew, Donald Jones, Geoffrey Browning, Thomas Minarik | |
| 02:28 | UAB | Michael Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 02:28 | UAB | Michael Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Matthew Nickols connects on the shot from the left block | 62-74 |
| 01:48 | UAB | Richard Greenwalt is called for the reach on Michael Gamble - foul #3 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #12 | 62-74 |
| 01:48 | UAB | Michael Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 01:48 | UAB | Michael Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Paul Polston can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 62-76 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Matthew Nickols tips it home | 64-76 |
| 01:14 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 64-76 |
| 01:12 | UAB | William Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-76 |
| 01:02 | UAB | William Johnson misses short on a jumper in the lane | 64-76 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Paul Polston grabs the board | 64-76 |
| 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 | Paul Polston knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Richard Greenwalt | 66-76 |
| 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 | Bruce Lindsey is hacked by Manuel Wall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Wall, team foul #13 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Johnson (SF) Michael Gamble | |
| 00:54 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:54 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Manuel Wall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-78 |
| 00:44 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | UAB | Joseph Horn is called for the reach on Wade Taylor - foul #4 on Joseph Horn, team foul #14 | 66-78 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Wade Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Wade Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Horn | 66-79 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Paul Polston clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-79 |
| 00:16 | UAB | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 66-79 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Bruce Lindsey runs out the clock | 66-79 |