| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Garbutt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joey Murray (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Timothy Bates inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Kenneth Orman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Timothy Bates grabs the offensive board | 20-33 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Ronald Woodard buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Orman | 22-33 |
| 19:00 | UAB | Joey Murray comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 22-33 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Ronald Woodard comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 22-33 |
| 18:42 | UAB | Donald Clark gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Richard Daniels connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Clark | 22-35 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Kenneth Orman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Fox | 25-35 |
| 17:39 | UAB | Donald Clark buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Glen Boykins | 25-37 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Timothy Bates scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Bush | 27-37 |
| 17:07 | UAB | William Garbutt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-37 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Joseph Bush grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Timothy Bates is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Timothy Bates, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG), Michael Jenkins (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF) Joseph Bush, Timothy Bates, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Adams (SG), Philip Lee (PF) Richard Daniels, Donald Clark | |
| 16:36 | UAB | Glen Boykins loses the ball out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (SG) Glen Boykins | |
| 16:18 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is hacked by Terry Sears - foul #1 on Terry Sears, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG) Donald Fox | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:58 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Willis Cameron is blocked by William Garbutt | 27-37 |
| 15:56 | UAB | Philip Lee gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Abrams (fresh) SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) SF - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Garbutt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Philip Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Joey Murray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UAB | Joey Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Andrew Palmer (PF), Kenneth Orman (C) Michael Abrams, Willis Cameron, Richard Maddocks, Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG), Richard Daniels (SG), Johnny Bachand (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Robert Adams, Terry Sears, William Garbutt, Joey Murray | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Joseph Bush knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 15:12 | UAB | Richard Daniels loses the ball out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:02 | Rice | Donald Fox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 15:01 | UAB | Philip Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 14:57 | UAB | Richard Daniels drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Glen Boykins | 29-40 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Kenneth Orman is called for traveling | 29-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | William Garbutt (SF) Johnny Bachand | |
| 14:33 | UAB | Philip Lee comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 29-40 |
| 14:31 | UAB | William Garbutt tips it home | 29-42 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Timothy Bates is called for traveling | 29-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Woodard (C) Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | UAB | Joey Murray (C) Philip Lee | |
| 14:00 | UAB | Glen Boykins scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Daniels | 29-45 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Timothy Bates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 13:47 | UAB | Glen Boykins snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 13:40 | UAB | Richard Daniels clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-45 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Andrew Palmer snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Donald Fox knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Bates | 32-45 |
| 13:03 | UAB | Glen Boykins misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-45 |
| 13:01 | UAB | Donald Clark tips it back up and in | 32-47 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Ronald Woodard knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Donald Fox | 34-47 |
| 12:34 | UAB | Donald Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Bush - foul #1 on Joseph Bush, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Keith Queen (SG), Richard Maddocks (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Timothy Bates, Andrew Palmer | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Adams (PG), Terry Sears (SG) Glen Boykins, Richard Daniels | |
| 12:34 | UAB | Donald Clark makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 12:34 | UAB | Donald Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-48 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Richard Maddocks pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Kenneth Orman knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Queen (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Garbutt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joey Murray (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UAB | Joey Murray's pass is intercepted by Richard Maddocks | 36-48 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Ronald Woodard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Timothy Bates (SF), Andrew Palmer (PF) Michael Jenkins, Richard Maddocks, Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Bachand (SF), Bradley Spielman (PF), Philip Lee (C) William Garbutt, Donald Clark, Joey Murray | |
| 10:38 | UAB | Robert Adams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-48 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Philip Lee steps in front of the Andrew Palmer pass | 36-48 |
| 10:05 | UAB | Robert Adams buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bradley Spielman | 36-51 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Keith Queen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Andrew Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Timothy Bates drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Fox | 39-51 |
| 09:09 | UAB | Johnny Bachand misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Bates - foul #4 on Timothy Bates, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Richard Maddocks (SF), Ronald Woodard (C) Donald Fox, Keith Queen, Timothy Bates, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | UAB | Glen Boykins (PG), Richard Daniels (SG), Joey Murray (C) Robert Adams, Terry Sears, Bradley Spielman | |
| 09:09 | UAB | Johnny Bachand makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:09 | UAB | Johnny Bachand misses the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Michael Jenkins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Johnny Bachand - foul #2 on Johnny Bachand, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | William Garbutt (SF) Johnny Bachand | |
| 08:57 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:36 | UAB | Richard Daniels misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Bush - foul #2 on Joseph Bush, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| 08:36 | UAB | Richard Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:36 | UAB | Richard Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Andrew Palmer gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 08:20 | Rice | A charge is called on Richard Maddocks - foul #2 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| 07:59 | UAB | Philip Lee misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 40-52 |
| 07:58 | UAB | Philip Lee tips it home | 40-54 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Ronald Woodard's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Lee | 40-54 |
| 07:34 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Bush | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) PF - Andrew Palmer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Glen Boykins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Garbutt (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Philip Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joey Murray (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Richard Maddocks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Timothy Bates (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Michael Jenkins, Richard Maddocks, Andrew Palmer | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Clark (PF) Philip Lee | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:00 | UAB | Glen Boykins connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joey Murray | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:48 | Rice | William Garbutt denies the turnaround by Timothy Bates | 40-57 |
| 06:46 | UAB | William Garbutt snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 06:24 | UAB | Richard Daniels misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-57 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Daniels - foul #3 on Richard Daniels, team foul #3 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (C) Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Adams (SG) Richard Daniels | |
| 06:09 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 05:45 | UAB | Joey Murray is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Orman - foul #1 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (SG) Joseph Bush | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (SG) Glen Boykins | |
| 05:21 | UAB | Terry Sears is hacked by Keith Queen - foul #4 on Keith Queen, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Woodard (C) Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | UAB | Philip Lee (C) Joey Murray | |
| 05:21 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 05:21 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Ronald Woodard loses the dribble to Donald Clark | 41-59 |
| 04:32 | UAB | Robert Adams blows the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Woodard - foul #1 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #8 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Kenneth Orman (C) Donald Fox, Timothy Bates, Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Bachand (SF), Bradley Spielman (PF) William Garbutt, Donald Clark | |
| 04:32 | UAB | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 04:32 | UAB | Robert Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 04:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Orman | 41-60 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Keith Queen scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Willis Cameron | 44-60 |
| 04:00 | UAB | Johnny Bachand is whistled for a carry | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses the easy layup | 44-60 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Willis Cameron snags the offensive board | 44-60 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Philip Lee steps in front of the Michael Jenkins pass | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Queen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Sears (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Bachand (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bradley Spielman (fresh) C - Philip Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | UAB | Terry Sears's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Orman | 44-60 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Keith Queen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-60 |
| 02:54 | UAB | Bradley Spielman snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 02:25 | UAB | Robert Adams misses long on a shot from the left side | 44-60 |
| 02:24 | UAB | Johnny Bachand grabs the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 02:03 | UAB | Robert Adams drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Sears | 44-63 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Willis Cameron is hacked by Robert Adams - foul #2 on Robert Adams, team foul #4 | 44-63 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Johnny Bachand steals it from Keith Queen | 44-63 |
| 01:22 | UAB | Bradley Spielman comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-63 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Michael Jenkins clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 01:14 | UAB | Terry Sears grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Robert Adams is hacked by Keith Queen - foul #5 on Keith Queen, team foul #9 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG) Keith Queen | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:53 | UAB | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Willis Cameron misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-65 |
| 00:44 | UAB | The rebound goes to Philip Lee | 44-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | UAB | Bradley Spielman misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-65 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Willis Cameron snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Michael Jenkins connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Willis Cameron | 46-65 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Robert Adams runs out the clock | 46-65 |