| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darren Rush (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Morissette (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Rice | Reginald Eller can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 19:48 | UAB | Darren Rush grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 19:20 | UAB | Isaac Chester hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Darren Rush | 28-35 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Raymond Phipps knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Raymond Burns | 28-37 |
| 18:55 | UAB | Kurt Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 28-37 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Isaac Chester snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:39 | UAB | Craig Chappell picks off the pass by Kurt Clark in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Timothy Chavis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Burns | 28-39 |
| 18:16 | UAB | Pete Morissette banks in the layup | 30-39 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Reginald Eller is denied on a layup by Pete Morissette | 30-39 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Craig Chappell can't tip it in | 30-39 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Timothy Chavis tips it back up and in | 30-41 |
| 17:48 | UAB | Isaac Chester hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 17:48 | UAB | Isaac Chester makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 17:48 | UAB | Isaac Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Craig Chappell dunks the ball set up by Raymond Phipps | 32-43 |
| 17:04 | UAB | Isaac Chester misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (SG), Robin Allen (PF), Mike Breaux (C) Darren Rush, James Garnes, Pete Morissette | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (PF), William Sedillo (C) Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| 17:04 | UAB | Isaac Chester makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:04 | UAB | Isaac Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Isaac Chester - foul #2 on Isaac Chester, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Madison (PG), Jeffrey Green (SF) Kurt Clark, Isaac Chester | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:43 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 16:27 | UAB | Richard Mascarenas steals it from Andrew Madison | 34-44 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Jeffrey Green is called for the reach on Richard Mascarenas - foul #2 on Jeffrey Green, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Pete Morissette (C) Mike Breaux | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Craig Chappell | |
| 15:42 | Rice | William Sedillo is whistled for a carry | 34-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Darren Rush (SG), Isaac Chester (SF) Andrew Madison, Dan Abe, Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Richard Mascarenas, Robert Pearce, William Sedillo | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darren Rush (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robin Allen (fresh) C - Pete Morissette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UAB | Isaac Chester drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robin Allen | 36-44 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Robin Allen denies the turnaround by Gregg Moore | 36-44 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the tip | 36-44 |
| 15:18 | UAB | Pete Morissette snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 14:56 | UAB | Darren Rush is called for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | UAB | James Garnes (PF) Robin Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Gregg Moore | |
| 14:37 | Rice | Raymond Burns drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Phipps | 36-47 |
| 14:30 | UAB | James Garnes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Pete Morissette | 39-47 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kurt Clark - foul #3 on Kurt Clark, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Green (SF) Isaac Chester | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:12 | Rice | Timothy Chavis makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:12 | UAB | James Garnes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:56 | UAB | James Garnes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Raymond Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Pete Morissette swats the layup by Reginald Eller | 39-48 |
| 13:48 | UAB | James Garnes pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:27 | UAB | Pete Morissette can't throw it down but the foul's on Timothy Chavis - foul #1 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Madison (PG), Dan Abe (SG) Kurt Clark, Darren Rush | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| 13:27 | UAB | Pete Morissette misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:27 | UAB | Pete Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Robert Pearce knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregg Moore | 40-51 |
| 13:00 | UAB | Andrew Madison is called for traveling | 40-51 |
| Subs | UAB | Isaac Chester (SF), Robin Allen (C) Andrew Madison, Pete Morissette | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG), William Sedillo (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Phipps | |
| 12:43 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the lay-in | 40-51 |
| 12:41 | UAB | Isaac Chester pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:30 | UAB | James Garnes buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dan Abe | 42-51 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Hiram Lyons drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Sedillo and he's hacked by Jeffrey Green - foul #3 on Jeffrey Green, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Mike Breaux (C) Jeffrey Green, James Garnes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:23 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Mike Breaux connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robin Allen | 44-54 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Gregg Moore comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 11:44 | UAB | Robin Allen pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dan Abe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robin Allen (fresh) C - Mike Breaux (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:34 | UAB | Dan Abe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (SG), Pete Morissette (C) Dan Abe, Mike Breaux | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Hiram Lyons, Gregg Moore, Richard Mascarenas, Robert Pearce, William Sedillo | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Reginald Eller connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Burns and he's fouled by Isaac Chester - foul #3 on Isaac Chester, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:57 | UAB | Robin Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Raymond Burns snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Raymond Phipps's fadeaway is rejected by Pete Morissette | 44-57 |
| 10:43 | UAB | Darren Rush pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Pete Morissette can't throw it down | 44-57 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Raymond Burns drills a shot from the right wing set up by Craig Chappell and the foul's on Robin Allen - foul #1 on Robin Allen, team foul #6 | 44-59 |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (PG), Jeffrey Green (SF), James Garnes (PF), Mike Breaux (C) Kurt Clark, Isaac Chester, Robin Allen, Pete Morissette | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:02 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the free throw | 44-59 |
| 10:02 | UAB | James Garnes pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 09:45 | UAB | Jeffrey Green misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Raymond Phipps knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Craig Chappell | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:12 | UAB | James Garnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-61 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Raymond Burns gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:51 | Rice | Reginald Eller knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Craig Chappell | 44-63 |
| 08:42 | UAB | Darren Rush makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dan Abe | 47-63 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Darren Rush steals it from Raymond Burns | 47-63 |
| 08:17 | UAB | Dan Abe banks in the layup on a great pass from Darren Rush | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:56 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-63 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Raymond Phipps snags the offensive board | 49-63 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Timothy Chavis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 07:33 | UAB | The rebound goes to James Garnes | 49-63 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Dan Abe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Rush (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Garnes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Mike Breaux (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:27 | UAB | James Garnes is hacked by Craig Chappell - foul #2 on Craig Chappell, team foul #4 | 49-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Isaac Chester (SF), Robin Allen (PF), Pete Morissette (C) Darren Rush, Jeffrey Green, James Garnes, Mike Breaux | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Hiram Lyons (SG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (PF), William Sedillo (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| 07:11 | UAB | Kurt Clark drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Isaac Chester | 51-63 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Robert Pearce clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 06:58 | UAB | Kurt Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 06:40 | UAB | Robin Allen misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 51-63 |
| 06:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hiram Lyons | 51-63 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Hiram Lyons buries a turnaround from close range set up by Robert Pearce | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:22 | UAB | Kurt Clark misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 06:21 | UAB | Pete Morissette grabs the offensive board | 51-65 |
| 06:08 | UAB | Pete Morissette is fouled on the floor by Hiram Lyons - foul #1 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Green (SG), James Garnes (PF) Dan Abe, Robin Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| 05:51 | UAB | Jeffrey Green drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 54-65 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Robert Pearce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 05:38 | UAB | The rebound goes to Pete Morissette | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:32 | UAB | James Garnes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Craig Chappell gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Robert Pearce drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:55 | UAB | Kurt Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-68 |
| 04:53 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Chester | 54-68 |
| 04:48 | UAB | Jeffrey Green misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-68 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas grabs the board | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-68 |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (SG) Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, Richard Mascarenas, Robert Pearce, William Sedillo | |
| 04:23 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-68 |
| 04:21 | UAB | James Garnes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Isaac Chester hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 54-68 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Reginald Eller can't finish the layup | 54-68 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Raymond Phipps tips it home | 54-70 |
| 03:54 | UAB | Isaac Chester misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-70 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Timothy Chavis pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the floater from the left block | 54-70 |
| 03:23 | UAB | Darren Rush pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darren Rush (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Pete Morissette (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | UAB | Pete Morissette buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Darren Rush | 57-70 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Reginald Eller's fadeaway is rejected by Pete Morissette | 57-70 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Timothy Chavis tips it back up and in | 57-72 |
| 02:29 | UAB | Kurt Clark drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Garnes | 60-72 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Craig Chappell buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Burns | 60-74 |
| 01:56 | UAB | James Garnes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-74 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the shot in the paint | 63-74 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Craig Chappell can't tip it in | 63-74 |
| 01:34 | UAB | Darren Rush pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| 01:13 | UAB | Isaac Chester scores on a floater in the lane set up by Kurt Clark | 65-74 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Timothy Chavis scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Phipps | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | UAB | Pete Morissette connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Craig Chappell is hacked by Kurt Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kurt Clark, team foul #7 | 67-76 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (PF) Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Raymond Phipps | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Robert Pearce steals the ball from James Garnes | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-78 |
| 00:07 | UAB | The rebound goes to Isaac Chester | 67-78 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Kurt Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-78 |
| 00:01 | UAB | James Garnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-78 |
| 00:00 | UAB | The clock runs out | 67-78 |