| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Newman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jack Kish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Joseph Newman inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Corey Riddle picks off the pass by Jack Kish | 21-25 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Robert Moen lays it up and in on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 21-27 |
| 19:03 | Alabama | Corey Riddle steals it from Joseph Newman out of a doubleteam | 21-27 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Robert Moen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Newman - foul #3 on Joseph Newman, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SF) Joseph Newman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:44 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Donald Ivy is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Ivy, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Donald Ivy - foul #3 on Donald Ivy, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| 18:11 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Shelby Rice is called for the reach on Darren Shaffer - foul #3 on Shelby Rice, team foul #2 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Henry Hurd (SF) Shelby Rice | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:43 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Darren Shaffer | 22-31 |
| 17:14 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses the lay-in | 22-31 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Corey Riddle snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't throw it down but he's hacked by Richard Stover - foul #1 on Richard Stover, team foul #3 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (C) Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SG) Corey Riddle | |
| 16:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 16:34 | Alabama | Joseph Durst picks off the pass by Dustin Barker | 22-33 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Donald Reavis knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Moen | 22-35 |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Boris Howell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-35 |
| 15:45 | Alabama | Boris Howell hits the follow up shot | 24-35 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Hurd (fresh) PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Barker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Robert Moen's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Barker | 24-35 |
| 15:29 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Dustin Barker | 24-35 |
| 15:20 | Alabama | Boris Howell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dustin Barker | 26-35 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Robert Moen splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from close range | 26-37 |
| 14:47 | Alabama | Boris Howell lays it in | 28-37 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Henry Hurd - foul #1 on Henry Hurd, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (SF), Richard Stover (C) Henry Hurd, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Robert Moen, Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 14:21 | Rice | Richard Stover takes the ball from Donald Reavis | 28-37 |
| 13:59 | Alabama | Donald Ivy takes the ball from Joseph Newman | 28-37 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Todd Schaffner - foul #1 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #5 | 28-37 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Richard Stover gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 13:22 | Alabama | Joseph Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SF), Dustin Barker (PF) Boris Howell, Jack Kish | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:03 | Rice | Corey Riddle loses the ball out of bounds | 28-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (C) Donald Reavis | |
| 12:41 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Todd Schaffner | 31-38 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie's pass is intercepted by Shelby Rice | 31-38 |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Newman | 33-38 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Joseph Newman picks off the pass by Lawrence Johnson | 33-38 |
| 11:49 | Alabama | Shelby Rice blows the layup | 33-38 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shelby Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie double dribbles | 33-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG), Jack Kish (PF) Shelby Rice, Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Joseph Durst (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie, Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 11:26 | Alabama | Boris Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Donald Ivy is fouled on the floor by Dustin Barker - foul #2 on Dustin Barker, team foul #6 | 33-38 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Joseph Durst loses the ball out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 10:21 | Alabama | The jump hook by Joseph Newman is blocked by Donald Ivy | 33-38 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner grabs the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 10:02 | Alabama | Boris Howell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 33-38 |
| 10:01 | Alabama | Jack Kish gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Joseph Newman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-38 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the contested shot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Reavis | 33-40 |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the lay-in | 33-40 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the driving attempt in the lane | 33-40 |
| 08:26 | Alabama | Joseph Newman gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 07:57 | Alabama | Jack Kish drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Joseph Newman | 35-40 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Donald Reavis clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dustin Barker - foul #3 on Dustin Barker, team foul #7 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SF), Richard Stover (C) Boris Howell, Jack Kish | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), Carlos Tedrow (PF) Robert Moen, Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer, Donald Ivy | |
| 07:45 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 07:45 | Alabama | Richard Stover pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shelby Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Alabama | Joseph Newman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Richard Stover picks off the pass by Stephen McKinnie | 38-41 |
| 06:51 | Alabama | Joseph Newman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 06:49 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner grabs the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Shelby Rice is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Johnson - foul #4 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) Donald Reavis | |
| 06:08 | Alabama | Carlos Tedrow swats the shot by Dustin Barker | 38-41 |
| 06:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 38-41 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Richard Stover - foul #2 on Richard Stover, team foul #8 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG) Todd Schaffner | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| 05:44 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Boris Howell hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Robert Moen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Boris Howell - foul #2 on Boris Howell, team foul #9 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (PF) Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (SF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 05:18 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Boris Howell clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 04:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 40-46 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Joseph Newman is called for the reach on Corey Riddle - foul #4 on Joseph Newman, team foul #10 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (C) Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Carlos Tedrow | |
| 04:40 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 04:40 | Alabama | Jack Kish gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | Jack Kish banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Boris Howell | 42-46 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-46 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | Jack Kish pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 03:50 | Alabama | A charge is called on Joseph Newman - foul #5 on Joseph Newman, team foul #11 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (SG), Dustin Barker (C) Joseph Newman, George Mole | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Corey Riddle, Donald Ivy | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 03:24 | Alabama | Dustin Barker grabs the board | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shelby Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jack Kish (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Alabama | Dustin Barker clanks a jumper from the right block | 42-46 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Stover (C) Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (C) Donald Reavis | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Robert Moen's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Kish | 42-46 |
| 02:39 | Alabama | Jack Kish snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 42-46 |
| 02:25 | Alabama | Boris Howell grabs the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 02:04 | Alabama | Jack Kish clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 42-46 |
| 02:03 | Alabama | Richard Stover pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 01:47 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Carlos Tedrow - foul #1 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 01:47 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 01:47 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Donald Reavis travels with the ball | 44-46 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Jack Kish works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right side set up by Boris Howell | 46-46 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Corey Riddle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Robert Moen - foul #2 on Robert Moen, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Corey Riddle is open and buries a turnaround from the left block | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Boris Howell connects on the floater from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 50-48 |