| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) C - William Sedillo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mike Breaux (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Isaac Chester inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | UAB | Kurt Clark misses badly on a runner from the left block | 26-33 |
| 19:39 | UAB | Mike Breaux pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 19:16 | UAB | James Garnes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Pearson - foul #3 on James Pearson, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) James Pearson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 19:16 | UAB | James Garnes makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:16 | UAB | James Garnes misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Negri | 26-34 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Kurt Clark steals it from Robert Negri | 26-34 |
| 18:44 | UAB | Eric Burns hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kurt Clark | 26-36 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Reginald Eller scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons and he's hacked by Kurt Clark - foul #1 on Kurt Clark, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:18 | UAB | The rebound goes to Eric Burns | 28-36 |
| 18:05 | UAB | Hiram Lyons is called for the reach on Kurt Clark - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| 17:45 | UAB | Isaac Chester jams it set up by Kurt Clark | 28-38 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Kurt Clark is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Kurt Clark, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (C) William Sedillo | |
| Subs | UAB | Robin Allen (PF) James Garnes | |
| 17:02 | Rice | Reginald Eller can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 28-38 |
| 17:01 | UAB | Mike Breaux pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:43 | UAB | Isaac Chester clanks a 3 from straight away | 28-38 |
| 16:41 | UAB | Kurt Clark hits the follow up shot | 28-40 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Eric Burns is called for the reach on Reginald Eller - foul #1 on Eric Burns, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Joe Woods (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Robert Negri | |
| Subs | UAB | James Gutenberg (PG), Dan Abe (SG), Charles Sanders (SF), James Garnes (PF) Kurt Clark, Eric Burns, Isaac Chester, Mike Breaux | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Derrick Rust knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 15:47 | UAB | James Gutenberg hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robin Allen | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joe Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Gutenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Abe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robin Allen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Garnes - foul #3 on James Garnes, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Thomas Banks, Joe Woods | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:09 | UAB | Charles Sanders scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dan Abe | 33-44 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 14:47 | UAB | James Gutenberg grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 14:24 | UAB | Robin Allen is called for traveling | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Eric Burns (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), Mike Breaux (C) James Gutenberg, Dan Abe, Charles Sanders, James Garnes | |
| 14:10 | Rice | Hiram Lyons buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Burns | 35-44 |
| 13:56 | UAB | Kurt Clark drills a shot from the left wing set up by Robin Allen | 35-46 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Reginald Eller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 13:36 | UAB | Robin Allen gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 13:31 | UAB | Isaac Chester can't finish the layup | 35-46 |
| 13:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Sedillo | 35-46 |
| 13:24 | Rice | William Sedillo drills a jump hook from close range | 37-46 |
| 13:10 | UAB | Kurt Clark misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 13:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pearson | 37-46 |
| 13:03 | Rice | James Pearson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robin Allen - foul #2 on Robin Allen, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (C) William Sedillo | |
| Subs | UAB | James Garnes (PF) Robin Allen | |
| 13:03 | Rice | James Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:03 | Rice | James Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:03 | UAB | James Garnes pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 12:52 | UAB | Kurt Clark knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Isaac Chester | 38-48 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Thomas Banks misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 12:35 | UAB | The rebound goes to Kurt Clark | 38-48 |
| 12:25 | UAB | James Garnes is hacked by James Pearson - foul #4 on James Pearson, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) James Pearson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:12 | UAB | Isaac Chester drills a floater from the right block set up by Mike Breaux | 38-50 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Raymond Burns | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Eric Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Breaux (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UAB | James Garnes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-50 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Reginald Eller gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Thomas Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-50 |
| 10:56 | UAB | Mike Breaux pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:39 | UAB | Kurt Clark is hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | UAB | James Gutenberg (PG), Dan Abe (SG), Charles Sanders (SF), Robin Allen (PF), Pete Morissette (C) Kurt Clark, Eric Burns, Isaac Chester, James Garnes, Mike Breaux | |
| 10:18 | UAB | Dan Abe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 10:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Negri | 41-50 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Robert Negri clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 10:10 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Sedillo | 41-50 |
| 09:56 | Rice | William Sedillo misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-50 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Michael Rau tips it in | 43-50 |
| 09:42 | UAB | James Gutenberg is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Gutenberg, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG) James Gutenberg | |
| 09:24 | Rice | William Sedillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), Thomas Banks (PF) Gregg Moore, Robert Negri | |
| Subs | UAB | Isaac Chester (SF) Charles Sanders | |
| 09:05 | UAB | Raymond Burns picks off the pass by Dan Abe | 43-50 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Hiram Lyons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 08:35 | Rice | William Sedillo tips it home | 45-50 |
| 08:21 | UAB | Kurt Clark makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Abe | 45-53 |
| 08:00 | Rice | William Sedillo is fouled on the floor by Kurt Clark - foul #3 on Kurt Clark, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | UAB | Eric Burns (SG), James Garnes (PF), Mike Breaux (C) Dan Abe, Robin Allen, Pete Morissette | |
| 08:00 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:00 | UAB | James Garnes grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 07:43 | UAB | Isaac Chester misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-53 |
| 07:42 | UAB | Eric Burns can't tip it in | 45-53 |
| 07:40 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the board | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eric Burns (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Breaux (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 48-53 |
| 07:04 | UAB | Isaac Chester buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Eric Burns | 48-55 |
| 06:45 | Rice | James Pearson makes the floater from the left block set up by Hiram Lyons | 50-55 |
| 06:34 | UAB | Kurt Clark misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 06:33 | Rice | James Pearson grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the dunk | 50-55 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Reginald Eller tips it but misses | 50-55 |
| 06:15 | UAB | James Garnes gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:02 | UAB | Kurt Clark connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Isaac Chester | 50-57 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 05:47 | UAB | Isaac Chester gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 05:26 | UAB | Mike Breaux banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kurt Clark | 50-59 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Kurt Clark takes the ball from Hiram Lyons in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| 05:00 | UAB | Mike Breaux misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-59 |
| 04:58 | UAB | James Garnes snags the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 04:37 | UAB | Mike Breaux is fouled on the floor by Reginald Eller - foul #3 on Reginald Eller, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | UAB | James Gutenberg (PG), Dan Abe (SG), Charles Sanders (SF), Robin Allen (PF), Pete Morissette (C) Kurt Clark, Eric Burns, Isaac Chester, James Garnes, Mike Breaux | |
| 04:17 | UAB | Dan Abe misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Robert Negri gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Michael Rau clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dan Abe - foul #1 on Dan Abe, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Michael Rau misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Michael Rau misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:11 | UAB | Pete Morissette pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 03:58 | UAB | Robin Allen clanks a jumper from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Gregg Moore gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 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) | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Thomas Banks can't finish the layup | 50-59 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the tip | 50-59 |
| 03:37 | UAB | Charles Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Gutenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Abe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robin Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Morissette (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:35 | UAB | James Gutenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Gregg Moore scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Banks | 53-59 |
| 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) | |
| 03:10 | UAB | Dan Abe misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 03:08 | UAB | Robin Allen hits the follow up shot | 53-61 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Gregg Moore clanks a floater from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Pete Morissette gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 02:57 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Eric Burns (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), James Garnes (PF), Mike Breaux (C) James Gutenberg, Dan Abe, Charles Sanders, Robin Allen, Pete Morissette | |
| 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) | |
| 02:28 | UAB | Eric Burns makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Garnes | 53-63 |
| 02:14 | Rice | James Pearson knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 55-63 |
| 01:51 | UAB | Mike Breaux connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by James Garnes | 55-65 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Isaac Chester steals it from Reginald Eller | 55-65 |
| 01:13 | UAB | Mike Breaux comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-65 |
| 01:11 | UAB | Mike Breaux tips it in | 55-67 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Raymond Burns buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | UAB | James Garnes is hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (SG), Pete Morissette (C) Eric Burns, Mike Breaux | |
| 00:55 | UAB | William Sedillo is called for the reach on Pete Morissette - foul #2 on William Sedillo, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| 00:55 | UAB | Pete Morissette makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:55 | UAB | Pete Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 58-69 |
| 00:48 | UAB | The rebound goes to Dan Abe | 58-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | UAB | Dan Abe is hacked by James Pearson - foul #5 on James Pearson, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | UAB | James Gutenberg (PG), Charles Sanders (SF), Robin Allen (PF) Kurt Clark, Isaac Chester, James Garnes | |
| 00:20 | UAB | Dan Abe makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:20 | UAB | Dan Abe makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Gregg Moore can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 58-71 |
| 00:13 | UAB | Dan Abe pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | UAB | James Gutenberg runs out the clock | 58-71 |