| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Young (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Ira Williams inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | UAB | Robert Benson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ira Williams | 30-37 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is called for traveling | 30-37 |
| 19:18 | UAB | Robert Benson knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Alan Thomas | 30-39 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Terry Jerez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Ronald Hickey hits the follow up shot | 32-39 |
| 18:51 | UAB | John Watson steals it from Alan Thomas | 32-39 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Terry Jerez knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Watson | 35-39 |
| 18:15 | UAB | Ira Williams travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Samuel Aden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 17:57 | UAB | Larry Cora grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:47 | UAB | Ira Williams comes up short on the shot from the right side | 35-39 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Samuel Aden knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-39 |
| 17:14 | UAB | Ira Williams comes up short on the shot from close range | 37-39 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Terry Jerez snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Terry Jerez loses the dribble to John Young | 37-39 |
| 16:39 | UAB | John Young makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Benson | 37-41 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Terry Thornton blows the layup | 37-41 |
| 15:59 | UAB | Alan Thomas snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Cora (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | UAB | John Young connects on the runner from the right block set up by Robert Benson | 37-43 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Watson | 40-43 |
| 14:44 | UAB | Larry Cora knocks in the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Rodney Toledo (SF), Keith Avery (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, John Young | |
| 14:44 | UAB | Larry Cora makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Timothy Petty is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Powell (C) Larry Cora | |
| 14:13 | UAB | Walter Pucci is fouled on the floor by Timothy Petty - foul #3 on Timothy Petty, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| 14:01 | UAB | Walter Pucci makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Rodney Toledo | 40-48 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Timothy Mullins is called for the reach on Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Walter Pucci steals the ball from James Snow | 40-48 |
| 13:20 | UAB | Rodney Toledo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 12:58 | Rice | James Snow tips it back up and in | 42-48 |
| 12:34 | UAB | Walter Pucci hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Ira Williams (SF) Timothy Mullins, Jeffery Powell | |
| 12:34 | UAB | Walter Pucci misses the free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Terry Thornton pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 42-50 |
| 12:13 | UAB | Rodney Toledo gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 12:00 | UAB | Walter Pucci misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 11:58 | UAB | Alan Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Pucci (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Toledo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Avery (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | UAB | Rodney Toledo is whistled for traveling | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG), Garry Neely (PF), John Young (C) Walter Pucci, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 11:18 | UAB | Garry Neely pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 11:09 | UAB | John Young hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on James Snow - foul #1 on James Snow, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) James Snow, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UAB | Larry Cora (PF) Garry Neely | |
| 11:09 | UAB | John Young misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:09 | UAB | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Ronald Hickey hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 44-51 |
| 10:34 | UAB | John Young comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 10:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Jerez | 44-51 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Terry Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Rodney Toledo (SF) Alan Thomas, Ira Williams | |
| 09:54 | UAB | Terry Jerez takes the ball from Robert Benson | 44-51 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Blake Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 09:17 | UAB | Larry Cora clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 09:15 | UAB | Timothy Mullins tips it but misses | 46-51 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Jerez | 49-51 |
| 08:46 | UAB | Rodney Toledo makes the jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Terry Jerez is hacked by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Ira Williams (SF), Keith Avery (C) Timothy Mullins, Larry Cora, John Young | |
| 08:17 | Rice | John Watson misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 49-53 |
| 08:16 | UAB | Keith Avery snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 08:09 | UAB | The jumper by Robert Benson is denied by John Watson | 49-53 |
| 08:07 | UAB | Rodney Toledo pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 07:58 | UAB | Rodney Toledo makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Benson | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 3 pts. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Toledo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Avery (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Raymond Valenti is fouled on the floor by Rodney Toledo - foul #1 on Rodney Toledo, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), James Snow (SF) Blake Jones, John Watson | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (SG), Jeffery Powell (C) Robert Benson, Rodney Toledo | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Jerez | 52-56 |
| 06:53 | UAB | Ira Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alan Thomas | 52-59 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Raymond Valenti tips it home | 54-59 |
| 06:20 | UAB | Ira Williams is hacked by James Snow - foul #2 on James Snow, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UAB | Larry Cora (PF), John Young (C) Keith Avery, Jeffery Powell | |
| 06:12 | UAB | Ira Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled on the floor by Timothy Mullins - foul #2 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) James Snow | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG) Timothy Mullins | |
| 05:35 | Rice | Ronald Hickey comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-59 |
| 05:34 | UAB | Robert Benson grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 05:14 | UAB | Ira Williams clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-59 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Terry Jerez snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Samuel Aden buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Hickey | 57-59 |
| 05:00 | UAB | Ira Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-59 |
| 04:58 | UAB | Robert Benson snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 04:47 | UAB | Larry Cora misses the shot from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Samuel Aden clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:13 | Rice | John Watson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 04:11 | UAB | John Young pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Alan Thomas is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hickey - foul #1 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Toledo (SF), Keith Avery (C) Ira Williams, John Young | |
| 03:52 | UAB | Alan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Alan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodney Toledo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Avery (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Terry Thornton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-61 |
| 03:29 | UAB | Larry Cora grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:10 | UAB | Robert Benson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alan Thomas and the foul's on Timothy Petty - foul #4 on Timothy Petty, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Jeffery Powell (C) Alan Thomas, Larry Cora | |
| 03:10 | UAB | Robert Benson makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Keith Avery denies the turnaround by Timothy Petty | 57-64 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Terry Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Williams (SF), Larry Cora (PF), John Young (C) Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery, Jeffery Powell | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-64 |
| 02:34 | UAB | John Young snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 02:15 | UAB | Larry Cora makes the floater from close range | 57-66 |
| 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) | |
| 02:07 | Rice | John Watson lays it up and in set up by Samuel Aden | 59-66 |
| 01:50 | UAB | Robert Benson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 01:49 | UAB | John Young hits the follow up shot | 59-68 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 3 from the right corner set up by John Watson | 62-68 |
| 01:18 | UAB | John Young is hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #3 on Terry Thornton, team foul #9 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG) Timothy Mullins | |
| 01:18 | UAB | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:18 | UAB | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Terry Thornton throws it down set up by Samuel Aden | 64-70 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Ira Williams lays it up and in and he's hacked by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #10 | 64-72 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Ira Williams makes the free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-73 |
| 00:45 | UAB | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | UAB | Samuel Aden is called for the reach on John Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #11 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (SG), Rodney Toledo (SF) Robert Benson, Ira Williams | |
| 00:44 | UAB | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:44 | UAB | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:37 | Rice | John Watson misses short on a jumper from the left block | 64-75 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the offensive rebound | 64-75 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Terry Jerez drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Watson | 66-75 |
| 00:33 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Avery (C) John Young | |
| 00:31 | UAB | Samuel Aden is called for the reach on Alan Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Aden, team foul #12 | 66-75 |
| 00:31 | UAB | Alan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:31 | UAB | Alan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Samuel Aden is fouled on the floor by Timothy Mullins - foul #3 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #5 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | UAB | Walter Pucci (SG), Jeffery Powell (C) Alan Thomas, Larry Cora | |
| 00:20 | Rice | James Snow hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 69-77 |
| 00:20 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Larry Cora (PF) Walter Pucci, Jeffery Powell | |
| 00:18 | UAB | Samuel Aden is called for the reach on Alan Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Aden, team foul #13 | 69-77 |
| 00:18 | UAB | Alan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:18 | UAB | Alan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Ronald Hickey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-79 |
| 00:11 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Jerez | 69-79 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses short on a shot from the right side | 69-79 |
| 00:06 | UAB | Alan Thomas gets the rebound | 69-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Alan Thomas runs out the clock | 69-79 |