| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Ira Williams inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | UAB | Alan Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Garry Neely | 34-46 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by Jeffery Powell - foul #1 on Jeffery Powell, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Adam Pease knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 36-46 |
| 19:01 | UAB | Adam Pease steals it from Jeffery Powell | 36-46 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-46 |
| 18:30 | UAB | Garry Neely is called for traveling | 36-46 |
| 18:14 | Rice | John Watson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 36-46 |
| 18:13 | UAB | Garry Neely gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 18:03 | UAB | Alan Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 36-46 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is hacked by Garry Neely - foul #1 on Garry Neely, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (C) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:34 | Rice | Blake Jones misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 17:24 | Rice | John Watson makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 38-46 |
| 16:58 | UAB | Raymond Phipps swats the layup by Garry Neely | 38-46 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 16:43 | Rice | John Watson connects on the turnaround near the basket | 40-46 |
| 16:32 | UAB | Ira Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Benson | 40-49 |
| 16:17 | Rice | John Watson comes up short on the floater in the paint | 40-49 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the tip | 40-49 |
| 16:14 | UAB | Alan Thomas snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 15:59 | UAB | Ira Williams knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Thomas | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 15:37 | UAB | Garry Neely gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 15:09 | UAB | Ira Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-52 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Blake Jones snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 14:44 | UAB | Ira Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 14:24 | UAB | Garry Neely misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 14:22 | Rice | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Robert Benson takes the ball from John Watson | 40-52 |
| 13:44 | UAB | Alan Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 13:42 | UAB | Garry Neely gets the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 13:34 | UAB | Timothy Chavis steals it from Alan Thomas | 40-52 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett loses the dribble to Ira Williams | 40-52 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Alan Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-52 |
| 12:42 | UAB | Garry Neely snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 12:30 | UAB | Dominick Goodlett picks off the pass by Ira Williams | 40-52 |
| 12:22 | Rice | John Watson knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 42-52 |
| 12:09 | UAB | Ira Williams misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-52 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Ira Williams tips it back up and in | 42-54 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Timothy Chavis makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Phipps and he's hacked by Robert Benson - foul #1 on Robert Benson, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Timothy Mullins (SG), Walter Pucci (SF), John Young (PF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| 12:03 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Gregory Freeman snags the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 11:51 | Rice | John Young denies the turnaround by Adam Pease | 44-54 |
| 11:50 | UAB | Timothy Mullins snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Snow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darren Rush (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Pucci (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UAB | Walter Pucci is fouled on the floor by Gregory Freeman - foul #2 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #1 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (PF) Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 11:24 | UAB | Adam Pease steals the ball from John Young | 44-54 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Robert Pearce scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Timothy Petty and he's hacked by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:55 | UAB | Timothy Mullins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Robert Pearce pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Robert Pearce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| 10:22 | UAB | James Snow picks off the pass by Timothy Mullins | 47-54 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Walter Pucci denies the turnaround by Robert Pearce | 47-54 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Adam Pease misses the tip | 47-54 |
| 10:05 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 09:49 | UAB | Walter Pucci is fouled on the floor by Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (C) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 09:30 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell clanks a shot near the basket | 47-54 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Robert Pearce is whistled for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Madison (PG), Jeffrey Green (SF), Garry Neely (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Darren Rush, Walter Pucci, John Young, Thomas Gorrell | |
| 09:11 | UAB | Timothy Mullins scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Robert Pearce comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Garry Neely - foul #2 on Garry Neely, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF) Timothy Petty, James Snow | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG) Timothy Mullins | |
| 08:57 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:57 | UAB | Robert Benson grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 08:38 | UAB | Jeffery Powell makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Benson | 47-58 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses short on a jumper from the right side | 47-58 |
| 08:24 | UAB | Andrew Madison grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 08:07 | UAB | Garry Neely comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-58 |
| 08:05 | UAB | Jeffery Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 08:00 | UAB | Jeffrey Green's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Pearce | 47-58 |
| 07:58 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 07:48 | Rice | John Watson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Benson - foul #2 on Robert Benson, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Dominick Goodlett, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Ira Williams (SF), John Young (PF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Andrew Madison, Jeffrey Green, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| 07:48 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:48 | Rice | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:48 | UAB | Robert Benson gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Snow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UAB | Alan Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 07:26 | UAB | Ira Williams hits the follow up shot | 48-60 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Alan Thomas takes the ball from Timothy Petty | 48-60 |
| 06:47 | UAB | Alan Thomas misses the floater near the basket | 48-60 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 06:28 | Rice | James Snow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas gets the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 06:12 | Rice | John Watson is hacked by Ira Williams - foul #1 on Ira Williams, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (SG) Robert Benson | |
| 06:12 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 06:12 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:56 | UAB | Timothy Mullins connects on the shot near the basket set up by Alan Thomas and the foul's on Dominick Goodlett - foul #2 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #3 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:56 | UAB | Timothy Mullins makes the free throw | 50-63 |
| 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) | |
| 05:42 | Rice | Adam Pease misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 05:41 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Young | 50-63 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:19 | UAB | Timothy Mullins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Gregory Freeman snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Raymond Phipps comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 05:00 | UAB | Ira Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 04:40 | UAB | John Young lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Mullins and he's hacked by Raymond Phipps - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #4 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregory Freeman, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG), Walter Pucci (SF), Garry Neely (PF) Alan Thomas, Ira Williams, Thomas Gorrell | |
| 04:40 | UAB | John Young misses the free throw | 50-65 |
| 04:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 50-65 |
| 04:34 | Rice | James Snow connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 04:09 | UAB | John Young comes up short on the shot from the right block | 53-65 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Blake Jones gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Garry Neely swats the short shot by Raymond Phipps | 53-65 |
| 03:49 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Phipps | 53-65 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 03:35 | UAB | Robert Benson snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Walter Pucci (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garry Neely (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - John Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:21 | UAB | Robert Benson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dominick Goodlett - foul #3 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Ira Williams (SF), Jeffery Powell (C) Timothy Mullins, Walter Pucci, John Young | |
| 03:21 | UAB | Robert Benson misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 03:21 | UAB | Robert Benson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Timothy Chavis's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Powell | 53-65 |
| 02:35 | UAB | Jeffery Powell double dribbles | 53-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Madison (PG), Darren Rush (SG), Jeffrey Green (SF), Walter Pucci (PF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| 02:13 | Rice | James Snow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-65 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 01:46 | UAB | Andrew Madison misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 01:44 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell hits the follow up shot | 53-67 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Gregory Freeman double dribbles | 53-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (SG), John Young (PF) Andrew Madison, Jeffrey Green | |
| 01:06 | UAB | Darren Rush is hacked by Gregory Freeman - foul #3 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| 00:52 | UAB | Timothy Mullins buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 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 | James Snow knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Gregory Freeman and he's hacked by John Young - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #8 | 55-70 |
| 00:46 | Rice | James Snow misses the free throw | 55-70 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Gorrell, team foul #9 | 55-70 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Darren Rush steals it from James Snow | 55-70 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Darren Rush runs out the clock | 55-70 |