| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shook (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Scott Campbell inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson can't throw it down | 31-31 |
| 19:38 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson tips it home | 33-31 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the shot from the left side set up by William Stanton | 33-33 |
| 18:57 | UAB | James Norton misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 33-33 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Daniel Costner drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Antonio Clark | 33-36 |
| 18:20 | UAB | Scott Campbell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-36 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Robert Moen snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Robert Moen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| 17:53 | UAB | Michael Harris clanks a shot from close range | 33-36 |
| 17:51 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to James Norton | 33-36 |
| 17:31 | UAB | Antonio Clark swats the layup by Michael Harris | 33-36 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Robert Rich is called for the reach on William Stanton - foul #3 on Robert Rich, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (SG), Frank Campanella (C) Robert Rich, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Robert Moen | |
| 16:56 | Rice | James Norton is called for the reach on Daniel Costner - foul #1 on James Norton, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | UAB | David Foley (SF) Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) James Shook | |
| 16:40 | Rice | Marvin Atkinson takes the ball from Antonio Clark | 33-36 |
| 16:30 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 16:28 | UAB | David Foley hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the dunk but the foul's on Marvin Atkinson - foul #3 on Marvin Atkinson, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UAB | William Rumph (SG), Michael Harris (C) James Norton, Marvin Atkinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Robert Moen (SF) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Antonio Clark | |
| 16:08 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:54 | UAB | Michael Harris misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 15:53 | UAB | Frank Campanella gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rumph (fresh) SF - David Foley (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Frank Campanella (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | UAB | Joseph Grounds loses the dribble to Antoine Sharp | 35-38 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Robert Moen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Antoine Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Robert Moen misses short on a floater from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it home | 35-40 |
| 14:33 | UAB | Antoine Sharp steals it from Michael Harris | 35-40 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the lay-in | 35-40 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is fouled on the floor by William Rumph - foul #1 on William Rumph, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG), Robert Rich (SG), Scott Campbell (SF), Marvin Atkinson (PF), Garret Muncy (C) Joseph Grounds, William Rumph, David Foley, Frank Campanella, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Donald Ivy (SF), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Robert Moen, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 13:55 | Rice | James Shook loses the dribble to James Norton | 35-40 |
| 13:40 | UAB | James Norton buries a fadeaway from the left side | 37-40 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-40 |
| 13:19 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:03 | UAB | James Norton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-40 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Antonio Clark scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 39-43 |
| 12:40 | UAB | Scott Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 12:38 | Rice | William Stanton snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 12:15 | Rice | William Stanton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't tip it in | 39-43 |
| 12:11 | UAB | The rebound goes to Garret Muncy | 39-43 |
| 11:56 | UAB | Robert Rich is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Scott Campbell | 42-43 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Garret Muncy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shook (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Rice | James Shook misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Garret Muncy - foul #1 on Garret Muncy, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Harris (C) Garret Muncy | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF) Donald Ivy | |
| 11:41 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:41 | Rice | James Shook misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:41 | UAB | Michael Harris grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 11:36 | UAB | Daniel Costner steps in front of the James Norton pass in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 11:24 | Rice | Robert Moen hits a jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 11:07 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Norton | 45-46 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Robert Moen clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Norton - foul #2 on James Norton, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (SG), David Foley (SF) Robert Rich, Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 10:50 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:21 | UAB | Joseph Grounds drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Atkinson | 47-48 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Stanton and he's fouled by Michael Harris - foul #1 on Michael Harris, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UAB | William Rumph (SG), Frank Campanella (PF) James Norton, Marvin Atkinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner, William Stanton | |
| 10:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:02 | UAB | Michael Harris gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:53 | UAB | Joseph Grounds makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Rumph | 50-50 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Robert Moen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 09:41 | UAB | Joseph Grounds gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:23 | UAB | Lawrence Johnson steps in front of the Frank Campanella pass | 50-50 |
| 08:54 | Rice | David Foley picks off the pass by Robert Moen | 50-50 |
| 08:35 | UAB | David Foley misses the shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Robert Moen hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Antoine Sharp and he's fouled by Joseph Grounds - foul #2 on Joseph Grounds, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG), Robert Rich (SG), Scott Campbell (SF), Marvin Atkinson (PF) Joseph Grounds, William Rumph, David Foley, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 08:29 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:25 | UAB | James Norton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF) Robert Moen | |
| 08:16 | Rice | James Shook scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 07:54 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Frank Campanella | 52-55 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Rich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Frank Campanella (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Rice | James Shook makes the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Robert Rich - foul #4 on Robert Rich, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| 07:41 | Rice | James Shook misses the free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:41 | UAB | Frank Campanella grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 07:20 | UAB | Scott Campbell connects on the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #1 | 54-57 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Harris (C) Frank Campanella | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| 07:20 | UAB | Scott Campbell makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Robert Rich picks off the pass by Lawrence Johnson | 55-57 |
| 06:49 | UAB | Michael Harris misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 06:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 55-57 |
| 06:43 | Rice | William Stanton misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-57 |
| 06:41 | UAB | Michael Harris gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:16 | UAB | James Norton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 06:00 | Rice | Daniel Costner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 05:58 | UAB | The rebound goes to Marvin Atkinson | 55-57 |
| 05:42 | UAB | Antonio Clark picks off the pass by Michael Harris | 55-57 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Harris - foul #2 on Michael Harris, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), William Rumph (SG), David Foley (SF), Frank Campanella (PF), Garret Muncy (C) James Norton, Robert Rich, Scott Campbell, Marvin Atkinson, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 05:13 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:52 | UAB | David Foley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:45 | Rice | William Stanton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 04:43 | UAB | Garret Muncy gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:28 | UAB | David Foley is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #2 | 55-59 |
| Subs | UAB | Marvin Atkinson (PF) Garret Muncy | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner, William Stanton | |
| 04:21 | UAB | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Frank Campanella - foul #2 on Joseph Durst, team foul #3 | 55-59 |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG) William Rumph | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:04 | UAB | Frank Campanella's pass is intercepted by Joseph Durst | 55-59 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson loses the dribble to Joseph Grounds | 55-59 |
| 03:50 | UAB | David Foley lays it in set up by Joseph Grounds | 57-59 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Foley (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Frank Campanella (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Robert Moen buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 03:21 | UAB | James Norton is fouled on the floor by Joseph Durst - foul #3 on Joseph Durst, team foul #4 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Rich (SG), Scott Campbell (SF), Michael Harris (C) Joseph Grounds, David Foley, Frank Campanella | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Donald Ivy (SF), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Robert Moen, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 03:05 | UAB | Robert Rich hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 57-62 |
| 03:04 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 02:40 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-62 |
| 02:39 | UAB | Scott Campbell pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson is called for traveling | 57-62 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), David Foley (PF) James Norton, Marvin Atkinson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:08 | Rice | Daniel Costner is called for traveling | 57-62 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF) Donald Ivy | |
| 02:06 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG), Marvin Atkinson (PF) Joseph Grounds, David Foley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:00 | UAB | Scott Campbell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 57-62 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Robert Moen snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 01:47 | Rice | William Stanton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Moen | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:34 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Michael Harris can't tip it in | 57-65 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Robert Moen pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 01:15 | Rice | William Stanton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | UAB | William Stanton picks off the pass by James Norton | 57-68 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 00:37 | UAB | Scott Campbell pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | UAB | Scott Campbell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Moen - foul #2 on Robert Moen, team foul #5 | 57-68 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), William Rumph (SG), David Foley (PF), Frank Campanella (C) James Norton, Robert Rich, Marvin Atkinson, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Ivy (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Robert Moen, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 00:31 | UAB | Scott Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:31 | UAB | Scott Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | William Rumph is called for the reach on Donald Ivy in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Rumph, team foul #11 | 59-68 |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG), Robert Rich (SG), Marvin Atkinson (PF), Michael Harris (C) Joseph Grounds, William Rumph, David Foley, Frank Campanella | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-70 |
| 00:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Shook | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Daniel Costner runs out the clock | 59-70 |