| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) SF - Donald Fox (fresh) PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) C - Arthur Matson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Terry Sears (fresh) SG - Michael Brown (fresh) SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) C - John Holmes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | John Holmes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:48 | UAB | John Holmes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Michael Jenkins connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Avent | 3-3 |
| 19:27 | UAB | Jacob Jones drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Brown | 3-5 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Terry Sears - foul #1 on Terry Sears, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:54 | UAB | Terry Sears is hacked by Michael Jenkins - foul #1 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Terry Sears misses badly on a floater from the right block | 4-5 |
| 18:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Petrus | 4-5 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Jason Avent is hacked by Terry Sears - foul #2 on Terry Sears, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG) Terry Sears | |
| 18:09 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-5 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Arthur Matson hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 18:02 | UAB | Arthur Hurd comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 6-5 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Jason Avent gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 17:49 | UAB | John Holmes pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:28 | UAB | Jacob Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG), Terry Weitzel (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) Michael Brown, Arthur Hurd, John Holmes | |
| 17:13 | Rice | Michael Jenkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:11 | UAB | Terry Weitzel gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:03 | UAB | Jacob Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 17:02 | UAB | Ryan Stanley tips it but misses | 6-5 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Richard Petrus gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Arthur Matson connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 8-5 |
| 16:23 | UAB | Jacob Jones drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Baro | 8-7 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Lawrence Baro steps in front of the Michael Jenkins pass | 8-7 |
| 16:13 | UAB | Jacob Jones throws it down on a great pass from Lawrence Baro | 8-9 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Michael Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ryan Stanley - foul #1 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Jason Avent, Richard Petrus, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG), Raymond Bryant (SF), Arthur Hurd (PF), John Holmes (C) Zachery York, Jacob Jones, Terry Weitzel, Ryan Stanley | |
| 16:02 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 3rd free throw | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Moore (fresh) SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Fox (fresh) PF - Keith Queen (fresh) C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Bryant (fresh) PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) C - John Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | UAB | Arthur Hurd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF) Donald Fox | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (PG) Lawrence Baro | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Timothy Bates connects on the runner from close range | 13-9 |
| 15:19 | UAB | Raymond Bryant comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Bates - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:19 | UAB | Raymond Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:19 | UAB | Raymond Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Timothy Bates clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Zachery York - foul #1 on Zachery York, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Donald Fox (SG) Alfred Moore, James Stamps | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 14:57 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:35 | UAB | Michael Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 14:34 | UAB | Michael Brown snags the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 14:14 | UAB | John Holmes travels with the ball | 15-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Richard Petrus (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Timothy Bates, Keith Queen, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Michael Masi (SG), Jacob Jones (SF), Terry Weitzel (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) Zachery York, Michael Brown, Raymond Bryant, Arthur Hurd, John Holmes | |
| 14:03 | Rice | Michael Jenkins buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Arthur Matson | 18-10 |
| 13:41 | UAB | Lawrence Baro knocks in the turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Jason Avent - foul #1 on Jason Avent, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| 13:41 | UAB | Lawrence Baro makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Arthur Matson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jason Avent | 20-13 |
| 13:02 | UAB | Lawrence Baro is hacked by Donald Fox - foul #1 on Donald Fox, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG) Jason Avent | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:48 | UAB | Terry Weitzel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lawrence Baro | 20-16 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Michael Jenkins hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 12:19 | UAB | Jacob Jones can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Jenkins - foul #2 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF) Michael Jenkins, Donald Fox, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF), John Holmes (C) Michael Masi, Terry Weitzel, Ryan Stanley | |
| 12:19 | UAB | Jacob Jones misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 12:19 | UAB | Jacob Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 11:56 | Rice | James Stamps hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 11:54 | UAB | John Holmes gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Moore (fresh) SG - James Stamps (fresh) SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Lawrence Baro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) C - John Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | UAB | Jacob Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Matson | 23-17 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Alfred Moore pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Richard Maddocks lays it in set up by Alfred Moore | 25-17 |
| 11:26 | UAB | Arthur Hurd drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Baro | 25-19 |
| 11:05 | Rice | James Stamps hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-19 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Timothy Bates can't tip it in | 25-19 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Arthur Matson gets the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Arthur Hurd - foul #1 on Arthur Hurd, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Donald Fox (SG), Richard Petrus (PF) Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (PG), Raymond Bryant (SF) Lawrence Baro, Jacob Jones | |
| 10:52 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 10:33 | UAB | The jumper by Arthur Hurd is denied by Richard Maddocks | 27-19 |
| 10:32 | UAB | Raymond Bryant can't tip it in | 27-19 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Jason Avent is fouled on the floor by John Holmes - foul #1 on John Holmes, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG) Timothy Bates | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Masi (SG), Terry Weitzel (PF), Ryan Stanley (C) Michael Brown, Arthur Hurd, John Holmes | |
| 10:11 | Rice | Jason Avent misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 10:11 | UAB | Ryan Stanley gets the rebound | 27-19 |
| 09:49 | UAB | Terry Weitzel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-19 |
| 09:48 | UAB | Ryan Stanley tips it home | 27-21 |
| 09:29 | Rice | James Stamps buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Donald Fox | 29-21 |
| 09:10 | UAB | Raymond Bryant is hacked by Donald Fox - foul #2 on Donald Fox, team foul #6 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF), Arthur Matson (C) Donald Fox, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | UAB | Jacob Jones (SF) Raymond Bryant | |
| 08:58 | UAB | Terry Weitzel can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| 08:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Maddocks | 29-21 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Arthur Matson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Ryan Stanley - foul #2 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF), John Holmes (C) Zachery York, Michael Masi, Terry Weitzel, Ryan Stanley | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 08:21 | UAB | Michael Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Hurd | 31-24 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jason Avent clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jacob Jones - foul #1 on Jacob Jones, team foul #9 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (PF) Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jason Avent makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jason Avent makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 07:57 | UAB | Arthur Hurd clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Jason Avent snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Hurd (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rice | John Holmes swats the short shot by Arthur Matson | 33-24 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Jason Avent snags the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Richard Petrus is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Petrus, team foul #7 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Richard Maddocks (C) Jason Avent, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 07:12 | UAB | Arthur Hurd is hacked by Richard Petrus - foul #2 on Richard Petrus, team foul #8 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF) Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 07:12 | UAB | Arthur Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 07:12 | UAB | Arthur Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Alfred Moore can't finish the layup | 33-26 |
| 06:59 | UAB | Jacob Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 06:42 | UAB | Michael Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 33-26 |
| 06:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Keith Queen | 33-26 |
| 06:18 | Rice | John Holmes blocks the short jumper by Timothy Bates | 33-26 |
| 06:16 | UAB | Arthur Hurd grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 06:11 | UAB | Arthur Hurd clanks a jumper near the basket | 33-26 |
| 06:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Maddocks | 33-26 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Alfred Moore can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 06:01 | UAB | Arthur Hurd snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 05:44 | UAB | Michael Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Hurd | 33-29 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Keith Queen connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Stamps | 35-29 |
| 05:16 | UAB | Lawrence Baro clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 05:15 | UAB | John Holmes tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Arthur Hurd is called for the reach on Keith Queen - foul #2 on Arthur Hurd, team foul #10 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Arthur Matson (C) Alfred Moore, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (PG), Michael Masi (SG), Raymond Bryant (SF), Terry Weitzel (PF) Lawrence Baro, Michael Brown, Jacob Jones, Arthur Hurd | |
| 04:50 | Rice | Keith Queen makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Arthur Matson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 04:39 | Rice | James Stamps scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Avent and he's hacked by Terry Weitzel - foul #1 on Terry Weitzel, team foul #11 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (PF) Keith Queen | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:39 | Rice | James Stamps misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 04:39 | UAB | Terry Weitzel grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 04:25 | UAB | Michael Masi misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-31 |
| 04:23 | UAB | Terry Weitzel tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Jason Avent hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 04:00 | UAB | The rebound goes to Raymond Bryant | 38-33 |
| 03:40 | UAB | Raymond Bryant connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Zachery York | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Stamps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Zachery York (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Masi (fresh) SF - Raymond Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Weitzel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Holmes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Timothy Bates's pass is intercepted by Michael Masi | 38-35 |
| 03:21 | UAB | Zachery York scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 02:56 | Rice | John Holmes steals it from Arthur Matson | 38-38 |
| 02:40 | UAB | Michael Masi makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Zachery York | 38-40 |
| 02:33 | UAB | The refs have stopped play. Zachery York is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 38-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Donald Fox (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) James Stamps, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | UAB | Terry Sears (PG), Lawrence Baro (SG), Jacob Jones (SF), Ryan Stanley (C) Zachery York, Michael Masi, Raymond Bryant, John Holmes | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Michael Jenkins knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Jason Avent | 41-40 |
| 02:09 | UAB | Terry Weitzel can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Petrus - foul #3 on Richard Petrus, team foul #9 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF) Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:09 | UAB | Terry Weitzel makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 02:09 | UAB | Terry Weitzel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 01:52 | UAB | Jacob Jones gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 01:47 | UAB | Jacob Jones is hacked by Michael Jenkins - foul #3 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #10 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (SG), Arthur Hurd (PF) Lawrence Baro, Terry Weitzel | |
| 01:47 | UAB | Jacob Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 01:47 | UAB | Jacob Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Keith Queen travels with the ball | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG) Jason Avent | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:13 | UAB | Terry Sears hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Brown and he's hacked by Alfred Moore - foul #1 on Alfred Moore, team foul #11 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (C) Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:13 | UAB | Terry Sears makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Alfred Moore blows the layup | 41-47 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Donald Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses the jumpshot from the right side | 41-47 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Richard Maddocks hits the follow up shot | 43-47 |
| 00:08 | UAB | Michael Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Alfred Moore pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Donald Fox comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-47 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the tip | 43-47 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Arthur Hurd grabs the board | 43-47 |