| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ben Sears (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Michael Fleming inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | UAB | Michael Harvey clanks a 3 from straight away | 21-29 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Joseph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Norman Kelly is fouled on the floor by Alex Kratochvil - foul #2 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Darko Wisneski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 18:39 | UAB | Michael Harvey drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Alex Kratochvil is called for the reach on Norman Kelly - foul #3 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | UAB | James Peek (PF) Alex Kratochvil | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:11 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 18:10 | UAB | James Peek grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 17:41 | UAB | John Wilbur drills a jumpshot from the left side | 26-29 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Joseph Jackson travels with the ball | 26-29 |
| 17:16 | UAB | Michael Fleming misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 17:14 | UAB | Michael Harvey tips it back up and in | 28-29 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Joseph Jackson is denied on a layup by James Peek | 28-29 |
| 16:53 | UAB | James Peek snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 16:47 | UAB | John Wilbur buries a shot from the right side set up by Michael Harvey | 30-29 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz grabs the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Darko Wisneski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-29 |
| 16:16 | UAB | The rebound goes to James Peek | 30-29 |
| 16:01 | UAB | John Wilbur clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz grabs the board | 30-29 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ben Sears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Peek (fresh) 6 reb. C - Michael Harvey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Norman Kelly | 30-32 |
| 15:15 | UAB | Ben Sears misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Darko Wisneski - foul #2 on Darko Wisneski, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Curtis Goff (PG), George Walker (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF), Cecil Kruse (C) John Wilbur, Michael Fleming, James Peek, Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), William Dailey (SG), Erik McGowan (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) Joseph Jackson, Darko Wisneski, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 15:15 | UAB | Ben Sears makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 15:15 | UAB | Ben Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Larry Shaw is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Larry Shaw, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Blais (SF) Ben Sears | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:43 | UAB | Cecil Kruse knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis Goff | 35-32 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Larry Shaw can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 14:21 | UAB | George Walker snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 14:07 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Erik McGowan - foul #1 on Erik McGowan, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| 14:07 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:07 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Erik McGowan is whistled for traveling | 37-32 |
| Subs | UAB | James Peek (C) Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:35 | UAB | James Peek can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Harvey (C) Alex Kratochvil | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Darko Wisneski (SG), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, William Dailey, Hugh Granville | |
| 13:35 | UAB | James Peek makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:35 | UAB | James Peek makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Erik McGowan loses the dribble to George Walker | 39-32 |
| 13:03 | UAB | George Walker loses the dribble to Joseph Jackson | 39-32 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Erik McGowan is hacked by George Walker - foul #1 on George Walker, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Ben Sears (SG), Michael Fleming (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF) Curtis Goff, George Walker, Robert Blais, James Peek | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Erik McGowan, Larry Shaw | |
| 12:34 | Rice | Joseph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 39-32 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Darko Wisneski gets the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 12:10 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Larsen | 39-32 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Norman Kelly connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 11:58 | UAB | John Wilbur misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 11:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Norman Kelly | 39-35 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ben Sears (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Darko Wisneski is hacked by Ben Sears - foul #1 on Ben Sears, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Norman Kelly scores on a shot from the right block and the foul's on Michael Fleming - foul #3 on Michael Fleming, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | UAB | James Peek (C) Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:32 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 11:10 | UAB | The jump hook by James Peek is blocked by John Larsen | 39-37 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Darko Wisneski pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz buries a 3 from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 10:26 | UAB | Michael Fleming is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Kurz - foul #1 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Harvey (C) James Peek | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), William Dailey (SG), Larry Shaw (C) Joseph Jackson, Darko Wisneski, John Larsen | |
| 10:12 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Wilbur | 41-40 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Norman Kelly knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Kurz | 41-42 |
| 09:35 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ben Sears | 44-42 |
| 09:20 | Rice | George Anderson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 09:18 | UAB | John Wilbur snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 08:52 | UAB | Michael Fleming buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Wilbur | 46-42 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Michael Harvey knocks away the 3 by George Anderson | 46-42 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Norman Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz lays it in on a nice dish by Norman Kelly | 46-44 |
| 08:09 | UAB | Michael Fleming is fouled on the floor by Norman Kelly - foul #1 on Norman Kelly, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Curtis Goff (PG), George Walker (SG), Robert Blais (SF), James Peek (PF), Cecil Kruse (C) John Wilbur, Ben Sears, Michael Fleming, Alex Kratochvil, Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Darko Wisneski (SG), Erik McGowan (SF), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, William Dailey, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| 07:49 | UAB | Cecil Kruse is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Curtis Goff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Blais (fresh) PF - James Peek (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Kruse (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Erik McGowan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Joseph Jackson knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by James Peek - foul #2 on James Peek, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Granville (PF) Larry Shaw | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:32 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Larsen | 46-46 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Erik McGowan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Darko Wisneski misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 07:20 | UAB | Curtis Goff snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 07:03 | UAB | Robert Blais misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-46 |
| 07:01 | UAB | George Walker gets the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 06:49 | UAB | Cecil Kruse clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 06:47 | UAB | James Peek snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:36 | UAB | James Peek misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Darko Wisneski - foul #3 on Darko Wisneski, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Harvey (C) Cecil Kruse | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:36 | UAB | James Peek makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:36 | UAB | James Peek makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:19 | Rice | John Larsen's floater is tipped away by James Peek | 48-46 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Hugh Granville hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 06:04 | UAB | George Walker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 48-48 |
| 06:02 | UAB | Robert Blais misses the tip | 48-48 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Darko Wisneski grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Darko Wisneski is fouled on the floor by Robert Blais - foul #1 on Robert Blais, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Ben Sears (SG), Michael Fleming (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF) Curtis Goff, George Walker, Robert Blais, James Peek | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Erik McGowan, Hugh Granville | |
| 05:38 | Rice | Darko Wisneski misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 05:38 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 05:25 | UAB | Michael Harvey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 05:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Jackson | 48-48 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 05:08 | Rice | John Larsen snags the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Michael Harvey steals it from Darko Wisneski | 48-48 |
| 04:37 | UAB | John Wilbur buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ben Sears | 51-48 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Michael Harvey denies the turnaround by Darko Wisneski | 51-48 |
| 04:22 | UAB | The rebound goes to Alex Kratochvil | 51-48 |
| 04:10 | UAB | John Wilbur hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Fleming | 53-48 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Norman Kelly's floater is tipped away by Michael Harvey | 53-48 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Joseph Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Alex Kratochvil swats the shot by John Larsen | 53-48 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - John Wilbur (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Sears (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | UAB | John Wilbur scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Darko Wisneski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ben Sears - foul #2 on Ben Sears, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | UAB | George Walker (SF), James Peek (C) Michael Fleming, Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) Joseph Jackson, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Darko Wisneski makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Darko Wisneski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:56 | UAB | James Peek is whistled for traveling | 56-52 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG) Darko Wisneski | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Fleming (SF), Michael Harvey (C) George Walker, James Peek | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) William Dailey, Larry Shaw, Hugh Granville | |
| 02:37 | Rice | Norman Kelly can't finish the layup | 56-52 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz tips it in | 56-54 |
| 02:20 | UAB | Joseph Jackson steals the ball from Ben Sears | 56-54 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Joseph Jackson lays it up and in | 56-56 |
| 01:59 | UAB | Michael Harvey travels with the ball | 56-56 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Darko Wisneski (SG) George Anderson | |
| 01:34 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Ben Sears misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Norman Kelly - foul #2 on Norman Kelly, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Ben Sears makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Ben Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| 00:38 | UAB | Michael Fleming comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 00:37 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Ben Sears is called for the reach on John Larsen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ben Sears, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 00:34 | Rice | John Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:34 | Rice | John Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-61 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Norman Kelly gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Ben Sears is called for the reach on Norman Kelly in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ben Sears, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (SG) Darko Wisneski | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Norman Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Norman Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | UAB | Ben Sears hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Joseph Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by John Wilbur - foul #1 on John Wilbur, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Darko Wisneski (SG) George Anderson | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:08 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil travels with the ball | 61-65 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (SG) Darko Wisneski | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Ben Sears is called for the reach on George Anderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ben Sears, team foul #12 | 61-65 |
| Subs | UAB | George Walker (SG) Ben Sears | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:07 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:07 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:02 | UAB | John Larsen is called for the reach on John Wilbur - foul #2 on John Larsen, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Darko Wisneski (SG) George Anderson | |
| 00:02 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | UAB | John Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joseph Jackson runs out the clock | 63-67 |