| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerard Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | William Quintanilla inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-33 |
| 19:32 | UAB | Gerard Pearson pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 19:06 | UAB | Johnny Hill buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert King | 33-35 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the jump hook in the lane | 33-35 |
| 18:49 | UAB | Gerard Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Jacob Newsom connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Pittman and he's fouled by Gerard Pearson - foul #1 on Gerard Pearson, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:07 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:07 | UAB | Gerard Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:59 | UAB | Johnny Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PF) Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:34 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by William Quintanilla | 37-38 |
| 17:21 | UAB | Gerard Pearson scores on a turnaround near the basket | 37-40 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 39-40 |
| 16:40 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Daniel Carr (SF), Samuel Fowler (PF), Terry Sprayberry (C) James Simpson, Johnny Hill, Gerard Pearson, Robert King | |
| 16:24 | Rice | Terry Sprayberry is called for the reach on Hubert Gatlin - foul #1 on Terry Sprayberry, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PF) Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 16:15 | Rice | Gary Pittman's dunk attempt is rejected by Samuel Fowler | 39-40 |
| 16:13 | UAB | Daniel Carr pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:57 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Carr (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Sprayberry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses long on a jumper from close range | 39-40 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Gary Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Alfredo Marino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 15:30 | UAB | Terry Sprayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:12 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Jacob Newsom (PF) Alfredo Marino, Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | UAB | James Simpson (PG), Johnny Hill (SF), Gerard Pearson (PF), Robert King (C) Arnold Marshburn, Marvin Baldwin, Samuel Fowler, Terry Sprayberry | |
| 14:52 | Rice | James Simpson steals the ball from William Quintanilla | 39-40 |
| 14:27 | UAB | Hubert Gatlin picks off the pass by James Simpson | 39-40 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Jacob Newsom blows the layup | 39-40 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the tip | 39-40 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Jacob Newsom tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 14:02 | UAB | Robert King drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Carr | 41-42 |
| 13:40 | Rice | James Simpson is called for the reach on Hubert Gatlin - foul #3 on James Simpson, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Marvin Baldwin (SG) James Simpson, Daniel Carr | |
| 13:35 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Johnny Hill - foul #2 on Johnny Hill, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:14 | UAB | Hubert Gatlin swats the short shot by Robert King | 43-42 |
| 13:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 43-42 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Arnold Marshburn takes the ball from Charles Krebs | 43-42 |
| 12:51 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn blows the layup | 43-42 |
| 12:50 | UAB | Gerard Pearson can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Charles Krebs can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 43-42 |
| 12:32 | UAB | The rebound goes to Gerard Pearson | 43-42 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Gerard Pearson scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Arnold Marshburn | 43-44 |
| 11:56 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Johnny Hill - foul #3 on Johnny Hill, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Hubert Gatlin, Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | UAB | James Simpson (PG), Daniel Carr (SF), Samuel Fowler (PF), Terry Sprayberry (C) Arnold Marshburn, Johnny Hill, Gerard Pearson, Robert King | |
| 11:56 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:56 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Quintanilla (tiring) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Carr (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Sprayberry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UAB | Samuel Fowler makes the floater in the lane set up by Terry Sprayberry and he's hacked by William Quintanilla - foul #3 on William Quintanilla, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| 11:39 | UAB | Samuel Fowler makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Marvin Baldwin steals the ball from William Quintanilla | 44-47 |
| 11:15 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin hits the finger roll | 44-49 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Daniel Carr steps in front of the Gregory Dejesus pass | 44-49 |
| 10:59 | UAB | Daniel Carr banks in the layup | 44-51 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Samuel Fowler - foul #2 on Samuel Fowler, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Jacob Newsom (PF) Alfredo Marino, Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert King (C) Terry Sprayberry | |
| 10:38 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:38 | UAB | Robert King pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:26 | UAB | Daniel Carr knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Simpson | 45-54 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Marvin Baldwin is called for the reach on Werner Peabody - foul #2 on Marvin Baldwin, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:58 | UAB | Daniel Carr can't finish the layup | 47-54 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Gary Pittman gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Werner Peabody comes up short on the shot from the right side | 47-54 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Samuel Fowler - foul #3 on Samuel Fowler, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Hill (SF), Gerard Pearson (PF) James Simpson, Samuel Fowler | |
| 09:39 | Rice | Jacob Newsom makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Jacob Newsom makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:24 | UAB | Gerard Pearson comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Jacob Newsom - foul #3 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Gregory Dejesus (PF) Alfredo Marino, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Alvin Milton (SG) Daniel Carr, Marvin Baldwin | |
| 09:24 | UAB | Gerard Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:24 | UAB | Gerard Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Werner Peabody scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Dejesus | 52-56 |
| 08:43 | UAB | Werner Peabody is called for the reach on Gerard Pearson - foul #4 on Werner Peabody, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Jacob Newsom (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, Gregory Dejesus, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | UAB | Marvin Baldwin (SG) Alvin Milton | |
| 08:29 | UAB | Gerard Pearson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 08:28 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Alfredo Marino misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 08:14 | UAB | Robert King grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 07:48 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Hubert Gatlin - foul #1 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Hubert Gatlin, Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | UAB | Samuel Fowler (PF), Terry Sprayberry (C) Gerard Pearson, Robert King | |
| 07:48 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:48 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Quintanilla (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Johnny Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Sprayberry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Fowler - foul #4 on Samuel Fowler, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG) Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | UAB | James Simpson (PG), Daniel Carr (SF) Arnold Marshburn, Johnny Hill | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:07 | UAB | Samuel Fowler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 07:06 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Werner Peabody buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 57-58 |
| 06:46 | UAB | Daniel Carr dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Simpson and the foul's on Werner Peabody - foul #5 on Werner Peabody, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Jacob Newsom (PF) Werner Peabody, Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerard Pearson (PF) Terry Sprayberry | |
| 06:46 | UAB | Daniel Carr makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Alfredo Marino misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 06:27 | UAB | Gerard Pearson gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 06:07 | UAB | Daniel Carr clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Pittman - foul #2 on Gary Pittman, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Hill (SF), Robert King (C) Marvin Baldwin, Samuel Fowler | |
| 06:07 | UAB | Daniel Carr misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:07 | UAB | Daniel Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Alfredo Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin tips it back up and in | 59-62 |
| 05:37 | UAB | Johnny Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (C) Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:17 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Simpson - foul #4 on James Simpson, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Marvin Baldwin (SG), Samuel Fowler (PF) Daniel Carr, Gerard Pearson | |
| 05:17 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:08 | UAB | Samuel Fowler misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 61-62 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Jacob Newsom snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 04:48 | Rice | William Quintanilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PF) Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG) James Simpson | |
| 04:27 | UAB | Johnny Hill is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Johnny Hill, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Gregory Dejesus, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Carr (PG) Arnold Marshburn | |
| 04:11 | Rice | Charles Krebs drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jacob Newsom | 63-62 |
| 03:49 | UAB | William Quintanilla is called for the reach on Daniel Carr - foul #4 on William Quintanilla, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Gerard Pearson (PF) Johnny Hill, Robert King | |
| 03:49 | UAB | Daniel Carr misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (tiring) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gerard Pearson (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 03:33 | UAB | Samuel Fowler gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:21 | UAB | Samuel Fowler double dribbles | 63-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF) Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | UAB | James Simpson (PG) Arnold Marshburn | |
| 03:06 | Rice | William Quintanilla's layup is rejected by Samuel Fowler | 63-62 |
| 03:05 | UAB | Samuel Fowler gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:54 | UAB | Daniel Carr misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 02:52 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin can't tip it in | 63-62 |
| 02:50 | UAB | Gerard Pearson tips it home | 63-64 |
| 02:46 | Rice | William Quintanilla's floater is knocked away by Gerard Pearson | 63-64 |
| 02:45 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:45 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Hill (SF), Robert King (C) Daniel Carr, Samuel Fowler | |
| 02:29 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin throws it down set up by Robert King | 63-66 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Charles Krebs drills a jump hook from close range | 65-66 |
| 01:45 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:16 | Rice | Jacob Newsom hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 65-66 |
| 01:14 | UAB | Gerard Pearson pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:03 | UAB | Johnny Hill misses the easy layup | 65-66 |
| 01:02 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Gary Pittman banks in the layup | 67-66 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Simpson | 67-68 |
| 00:11 | Rice | William Quintanilla is called for traveling | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | UAB | Robert King is hacked by Hubert Gatlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Robert King makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Robert King makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Gerard Pearson gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Gerard Pearson is fouled in the backcourt by Hubert Gatlin - foul #3 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Carr (PG) James Simpson | |
| 00:03 | UAB | Gerard Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Gerard Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Alfredo Marino hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 67-72 |