| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roger Pinckney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Garnica (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Clement (fresh) PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 5 reb. C - Cedric Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Donald Clement inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | UAB | David Garnica scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Pinckney | 31-38 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon clanks a jump hook from the left block | 31-38 |
| 19:30 | UAB | The rebound goes to Cedric Hoffman | 31-38 |
| 19:11 | UAB | David Garnica is hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #3 on Joseph Horn, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| 18:54 | UAB | Donald Clement loses the dribble to Paul Polston | 31-38 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Dennis David is hacked by Cedric Hoffman - foul #3 on Cedric Hoffman, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | UAB | William Johnson (C) Cedric Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:28 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon is whistled for a carry | 31-38 |
| 18:13 | UAB | William Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 18:12 | UAB | David Garnica grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:01 | UAB | Wade Taylor misses the shot near the basket | 31-38 |
| 18:00 | UAB | Donald Clement tips it but misses | 31-38 |
| 17:58 | UAB | Wade Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:39 | UAB | David Garnica misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 17:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Nickols | 31-38 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the floater in the paint | 31-38 |
| 17:17 | UAB | David Garnica snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 17:10 | UAB | Donald Clement misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-38 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Paul Polston is hacked by Wade Taylor - foul #2 on Wade Taylor, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Doyle Burkart (PG), Tom Boucher (C) Roger Pinckney, Donald Clement | |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| 16:50 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson | |
| 16:28 | UAB | William Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Chris Campbell snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Eric Lam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 16:21 | UAB | Tom Boucher pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 15:55 | UAB | Paul Polston takes the ball from Tom Boucher | 31-38 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Doyle Burkart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garnica (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wade Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Tom Boucher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Eric Lam connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Paul Polston and he's fouled by Tom Boucher - foul #1 on Tom Boucher, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Roger Pinckney (PG), Robert Sigler (SG), Donald Clement (SF), Cedric Hoffman (C) Doyle Burkart, David Garnica, Wade Taylor, Tom Boucher | |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Joseph Matheson, Paul Polston, Chris Campbell | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 15:33 | UAB | Roger Pinckney misses short on a floater from the left side | 31-41 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Matthew Nickols gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Cedric Hoffman steals it from Matthew Nickols | 31-41 |
| 15:04 | UAB | William Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 15:02 | UAB | Robert Sigler snags the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 14:52 | UAB | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Eric Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon's fadeaway is rejected by Cedric Hoffman | 31-41 |
| 14:37 | UAB | Robert Sigler pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 14:11 | UAB | Donald Clement comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-41 |
| 14:09 | UAB | William Johnson tips it back up and in | 33-41 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Joseph Horn hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Lam | 33-43 |
| 13:32 | UAB | William Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 13:30 | UAB | Cedric Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 13:17 | UAB | Cecil Lawhon steals the ball from William Johnson | 33-43 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Eric Lam clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon grabs the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Joseph Horn gets the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Matthew Nickols is hacked by Cedric Hoffman - foul #4 on Cedric Hoffman, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Doyle Burkart (PG), David Garnica (SG), Tyrone Richards (SF), Wade Taylor (PF), Tom Boucher (C) Roger Pinckney, Robert Sigler, Donald Clement, William Johnson, Cedric Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Paul Polston (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Chris Campbell (PF), Brian McKay (C) Eric Lam, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| 12:31 | Rice | Chris Campbell is fouled on the floor by Wade Taylor - foul #3 on Wade Taylor, team foul #5 | 33-43 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Brian McKay scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Matheson | 33-45 |
| 12:16 | UAB | Wade Taylor makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Garnica | 35-45 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Dennis David is hacked by Wade Taylor - foul #4 on Wade Taylor, team foul #6 | 35-45 |
| Subs | UAB | William Johnson (C) Wade Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Doyle Burkart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garnica (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyrone Richards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Boucher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian McKay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Brian McKay buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Paul Polston | 35-47 |
| 11:29 | UAB | David Garnica throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Sigler (C) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Brian McKay comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Tom Boucher - foul #2 on Tom Boucher, team foul #7 | 35-47 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Horn (PF) Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Brian McKay misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Brian McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 11:03 | UAB | Doyle Burkart is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Paul Polston, Brian McKay | |
| 10:58 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 10:57 | UAB | Robert Sigler pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 10:43 | UAB | Robert Sigler loses the dribble to Gary Ferguson | 35-48 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Dennis David hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 35-50 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Robert Sigler knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by David Garnica | 37-50 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Dennis David misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Doyle Burkart - foul #2 on Doyle Burkart, team foul #8 | 37-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Roger Pinckney (PG), Donald Clement (SF), William Johnson (PF) Doyle Burkart, Tyrone Richards, Robert Sigler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:04 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 09:45 | UAB | William Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Matthew Nickols snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Dennis David hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-52 |
| 09:36 | UAB | The rebound goes to Donald Clement | 37-52 |
| 09:15 | UAB | Roger Pinckney can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 09:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Ferguson | 37-52 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Donald Clement - foul #2 on Donald Clement, team foul #9 | 37-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Doyle Burkart (SG), Robert Sigler (C) David Garnica, Tom Boucher | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Chris Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:50 | Rice | Gary Ferguson drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Brown | 37-55 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 08:42 | UAB | Robert Sigler buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Doyle Burkart and he's fouled by Chris Campbell - foul #2 on Chris Campbell, team foul #2 | 39-55 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| 08:42 | UAB | Robert Sigler makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 08:14 | Rice | Paul Polston connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Matheson | 40-57 |
| 07:59 | UAB | The short jumper by Doyle Burkart is denied by Joseph Matheson | 40-57 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Charles Brown snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Paul Polston lays it in on a great pass from Eric Lam | 40-59 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roger Pinckney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doyle Burkart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Clement (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Sigler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UAB | Chris Campbell takes the ball from Roger Pinckney | 40-59 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Chris Campbell is hacked by Roger Pinckney - foul #1 on Roger Pinckney, team foul #10 | 40-59 |
| Subs | UAB | David Garnica (SG), Wade Taylor (PF), Cedric Hoffman (C) Roger Pinckney, Donald Clement, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson, Paul Polston | |
| 06:52 | Rice | Chris Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 06:52 | UAB | Cedric Hoffman grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 06:34 | UAB | Cecil Lawhon steals it from Wade Taylor | 40-60 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Gary Ferguson lays it up and in on a great pass from Cecil Lawhon | 40-62 |
| 06:18 | UAB | David Garnica misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dennis David - foul #1 on Dennis David, team foul #3 | 40-62 |
| Subs | UAB | Ashley Bush (PG), Tyrone Richards (SF) Doyle Burkart, Robert Sigler | |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) Chris Campbell | |
| 06:18 | UAB | David Garnica makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 06:18 | UAB | David Garnica misses the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 06:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Ferguson | 41-62 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Gary Ferguson loses the dribble to David Garnica | 41-62 |
| 05:45 | UAB | Ashley Bush's pass is intercepted by Cecil Lawhon | 41-62 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon is hacked by David Garnica - foul #2 on David Garnica, team foul #11 | 41-62 |
| Subs | UAB | Doyle Burkart (SG), William Johnson (PF), Tom Boucher (C) David Garnica, Wade Taylor, Cedric Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| 05:21 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 05:13 | UAB | Ashley Bush's pass is intercepted by Joseph Matheson | 41-63 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Chris Campbell clanks a jump hook from the left block | 41-63 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Chris Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Chris Campbell hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Doyle Burkart - foul #3 on Doyle Burkart, team foul #12 | 41-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Sigler (SG) Ashley Bush | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG) Cecil Lawhon | |
| 04:32 | Rice | Chris Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Chris Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 04:22 | UAB | Robert Sigler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Eric Lam - foul #1 on Eric Lam, team foul #4 | 41-65 |
| 04:22 | UAB | Robert Sigler misses the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 04:22 | UAB | Robert Sigler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Eric Lam hits a floater from the left side set up by Joseph Matheson | 42-67 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Eric Lam steps in front of the Tom Boucher pass | 42-67 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:33 | Rice | Charles Brown buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Polston | 42-69 |
| 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) | |
| 03:12 | UAB | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-69 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Eric Lam snags the defensive board | 42-69 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Doyle Burkart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Sigler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tyrone Richards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Boucher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Eric Lam scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Brown | 42-71 |
| 03:02 | UAB | Robert Sigler misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-71 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Paul Polston snags the defensive board | 42-71 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Paul Polston comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 42-71 |
| 02:40 | UAB | Robert Sigler grabs the board | 42-71 |
| 02:33 | UAB | Tom Boucher hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Johnson | 44-71 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Paul Polston misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 44-71 |
| 02:15 | UAB | Tom Boucher grabs the board | 44-71 |
| 01:59 | UAB | Chris Campbell blocks the short jumper by Tyrone Richards | 44-71 |
| 01:58 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to William Johnson | 44-71 |
| 01:43 | UAB | Tom Boucher comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-71 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Chris Campbell pulls down the rebound | 44-71 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Chris Campbell hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-73 |
| 01:00 | UAB | Robert Sigler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-73 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Chris Campbell pulls down the rebound | 44-73 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Joseph Matheson is hacked by Doyle Burkart - foul #4 on Doyle Burkart, team foul #13 | 44-73 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Joseph Matheson makes the 1st free throw | 44-74 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Joseph Matheson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | UAB | Tyrone Richards misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-75 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-75 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Brown runs out the clock | 44-75 |