| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Ira Williams inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | UAB | Larry Cora hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Benson | 30-28 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Samuel Aden is hacked by Alan Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Thomas, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Samuel Aden travels with the ball | 30-28 |
| 19:04 | UAB | John Watson steals the ball from Larry Cora | 30-28 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Terry Thornton | 30-30 |
| 18:27 | UAB | Robert Benson hits a floater from the right side | 32-30 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Samuel Aden's floater is knocked away by Ira Williams | 32-30 |
| 18:09 | UAB | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:50 | UAB | John Young is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Toledo (C) John Young | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:38 | Rice | Ronald Hickey clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Terry Thornton drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 32-32 |
| 17:05 | UAB | The jump hook by Rodney Toledo is blocked by Terry Thornton | 32-32 |
| 17:03 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Terry Thornton loses the dribble to Larry Cora | 32-32 |
| 16:32 | UAB | Ira Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Keith Avery (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Larry Cora | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| 16:18 | Rice | Rodney Toledo is called for the reach on James Snow - foul #1 on Rodney Toledo, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Thornton | |
| 16:01 | Rice | Terry Jerez comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffery Powell - foul #2 on Jeffery Powell, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:54 | UAB | Timothy Mullins is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Jones - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | UAB | John Young (C) Jeffery Powell | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Pucci (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodney Toledo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Avery (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | UAB | Rodney Toledo knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Keith Avery | 34-34 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Blake Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Timothy Petty | 34-37 |
| 15:03 | UAB | Walter Pucci misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-37 |
| 15:01 | UAB | John Young snags the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 14:49 | UAB | John Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Timothy Petty pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Adam Pease banks in the layup on a great pass from James Snow | 34-39 |
| 14:28 | UAB | Keith Avery hits the finger roll | 36-39 |
| 14:02 | Rice | James Snow misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 36-39 |
| 14:01 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Young | 36-39 |
| 13:40 | UAB | Keith Avery scores on a floater near the basket | 38-39 |
| 13:18 | Rice | James Snow is hacked by Keith Avery - foul #1 on Keith Avery, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Larry Cora (PF) Timothy Mullins, Walter Pucci, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| 13:07 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Terry Jerez is blocked by John Young | 38-39 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Terry Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 12:50 | UAB | The rebound goes to Robert Benson | 38-39 |
| 12:39 | UAB | Ira Williams hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Cora | 41-39 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Samuel Aden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 12:22 | Rice | John Watson snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 41-39 |
| 12:02 | Rice | John Watson gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-39 |
| 11:44 | UAB | John Young snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UAB | Alan Thomas hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Benson | 44-39 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Cora - foul #2 on Larry Cora, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Toledo (C) John Young | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:16 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:54 | UAB | Rodney Toledo is hacked by Ronald Hickey - foul #2 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| 10:34 | UAB | Larry Cora can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 10:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 44-41 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Ronald Hickey knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 10:08 | UAB | Alan Thomas is hacked by Terry Jerez - foul #1 on Terry Jerez, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Avery (C) Larry Cora | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| 10:03 | UAB | Ira Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Alan Thomas | 47-43 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 09:50 | UAB | Keith Avery grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 09:38 | UAB | Keith Avery hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Benson | 49-43 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Samuel Aden drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Terry Jerez | 49-46 |
| 09:14 | UAB | Alan Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by James Snow | 49-46 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Terry Jerez gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Samuel Aden knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 08:45 | UAB | Alan Thomas makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Keith Avery | 51-49 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Terry Jerez is hacked by Rodney Toledo - foul #2 on Rodney Toledo, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Larry Cora (PF), John Young (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Rodney Toledo | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, James Snow, Terry Thornton | |
| 08:16 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:50 | UAB | John Young clanks a runner from the left block | 51-51 |
| 07:48 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Watson | 51-53 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Pucci (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Keith Avery (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UAB | Timothy Mullins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 07:25 | UAB | John Young grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:14 | UAB | Keith Avery misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 07:12 | UAB | John Young snags the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 06:58 | UAB | Keith Avery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-53 |
| 06:57 | UAB | Timothy Mullins tips it in | 53-53 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is fouled on the floor by John Young - foul #4 on John Young, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Williams (SF) Keith Avery | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Thornton (PF) Terry Jerez, Raymond Valenti | |
| 06:42 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:42 | UAB | John Young pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:27 | UAB | Ira Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Terry Thornton gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Terry Thornton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 53-55 |
| 05:42 | UAB | Samuel Aden takes the ball from Ira Williams | 53-55 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Blake Jones lays it up and in set up by Samuel Aden | 53-57 |
| 05:38 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Robert Benson (SG) Timothy Mullins, Walter Pucci | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Blake Jones | |
| 05:26 | UAB | Robert Benson knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Young | 55-57 |
| 05:08 | Rice | John Watson hits a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Ira Williams - foul #1 on Ira Williams, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| 05:08 | Rice | John Watson makes the free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:48 | UAB | Terry Thornton swats the layup by Ira Williams | 55-60 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Terry Thornton pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Samuel Aden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) John Watson | |
| 04:05 | UAB | Larry Cora blows the layup but he's fouled by Terry Thornton - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| 04:05 | UAB | Larry Cora makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:05 | UAB | Larry Cora misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 56-60 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Alan Thomas steps in front of the James Snow pass | 56-60 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UAB | Ira Williams loses the dribble to Raymond Valenti | 56-60 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 03:08 | UAB | John Young grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 02:49 | UAB | Larry Cora is hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #3 on Terry Thornton, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Toledo (PF), Keith Avery (C) Larry Cora, John Young | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) Raymond Valenti | |
| 02:34 | UAB | Robert Benson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) James Snow | |
| 02:34 | UAB | Robert Benson makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:34 | UAB | Robert Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Ronald Hickey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Avery - foul #2 on Keith Avery, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Walter Pucci (SG) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:19 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:19 | UAB | Rodney Toledo snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 02:19 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 02:00 | UAB | Walter Pucci comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 58-61 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Terry Jerez snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses short on a shot from the right block | 58-61 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Samuel Aden scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Jerez | 58-64 |
| 01:27 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Larry Cora (PF), John Young (C) Timothy Mullins, Walter Pucci, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:11 | UAB | Alan Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-64 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Samuel Aden gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 58-64 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Alan Thomas is called for the reach on Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Alan Thomas, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:44 | UAB | Alan Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Terry Thornton is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Thomas - foul #3 on Alan Thomas, team foul #12 | 58-66 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:40 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Young | 58-67 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Alan Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 00:32 | UAB | John Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:30 | UAB | Larry Cora drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Alan Thomas is called for the reach on Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alan Thomas, team foul #13 | 61-67 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), James Snow (SF) Terry Jerez, John Watson | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:19 | UAB | Larry Cora misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 00:17 | UAB | Alan Thomas grabs the offensive board | 61-69 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Larry Cora comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 00:14 | UAB | Ira Williams snags the offensive board | 61-69 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Ira Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-69 |
| 00:08 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Cora | 61-69 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Alan Thomas loses the dribble to Blake Jones | 61-69 |
| 00:02 | Rice | James Snow lays it in set up by Blake Jones | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Alan Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 61-71 |