| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tom Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Danny Cossette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Leigh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Cook (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Sidney Rearick inbounds the ball | 32-44 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 19:17 | UAB | James Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Jones | 34-44 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Sidney Rearick gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Albert Horton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-44 |
| 18:47 | UAB | Peter Leigh pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:39 | UAB | James Cook connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Peter Leigh | 34-46 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Albert Horton misses short on a floater from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 17:54 | Rice | James Spurgeon can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-46 |
| 17:53 | UAB | James Cook gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 17:37 | UAB | David Dunfee can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-46 |
| 17:35 | UAB | James Cook tips it but misses | 34-46 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Sidney Rearick gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Albert Horton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Spurgeon | 37-46 |
| 17:12 | UAB | Peter Leigh misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 17:11 | Rice | James Spurgeon snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Sidney Rearick scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 40-46 |
| 16:50 | UAB | Peter Leigh misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-46 |
| 16:49 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to James Cook | 40-46 |
| 16:28 | UAB | Danny Cossette misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-46 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Albert Horton pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Sidney Rearick scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 15:54 | UAB | Sidney Rearick takes the ball from Tom Kelly | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tom Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Danny Cossette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Leigh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Dunfee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Cook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Albert Horton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 15:46 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Sidney Rearick loses the dribble to Peter Leigh | 43-46 |
| 15:15 | UAB | Tom Kelly misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Sidney Rearick grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 14:52 | Rice | James Cook is called for the reach on Wayne Woolsey - foul #2 on James Cook, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Wayne Woolsey, Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG), Parker Spann (SG), Andrew Young (SF), Archie Page (PF), David Insley (C) Tom Kelly, Danny Cossette, Peter Leigh, David Dunfee, James Cook | |
| 14:36 | Rice | Charles Tabarez drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Bass | 45-46 |
| 14:20 | UAB | Andrew Young scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Alec Raya | 45-48 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Leonard Puig's pass is intercepted by Archie Page | 45-48 |
| 13:40 | UAB | Alec Raya is hacked by Arthur Dean - foul #1 on Arthur Dean, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| 13:22 | UAB | Andrew Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | David Dunfee (PF) David Insley | |
| 13:08 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Bass | 48-48 |
| 12:50 | UAB | Archie Page misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 12:49 | UAB | Andrew Young grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:37 | UAB | Parker Spann misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 12:36 | Rice | William Barnes grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses the easy layup | 48-48 |
| 12:25 | UAB | Alec Raya gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:02 | UAB | Andrew Young buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Alec Raya | 48-51 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Charles Tabarez comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-51 |
| 11:44 | Rice | William Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Tabarez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Dean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alec Raya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Parker Spann (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Archie Page (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 11:28 | UAB | Andrew Young grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 11:24 | UAB | Alec Raya is hacked by Leonard Puig in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Puig, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Charles Tabarez, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG), Danny Cossette (SG), Peter Leigh (SF), James Cook (C) Alec Raya, Parker Spann, Andrew Young, Archie Page | |
| 11:18 | UAB | Peter Leigh makes the driving attempt from close range | 48-53 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Charles Miles misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-53 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Michael Jones can't tip it in | 48-53 |
| 11:00 | UAB | Tom Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:54 | UAB | David Dunfee lays it in on a great pass from Danny Cossette | 48-55 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Peter Leigh steals the ball from James Spurgeon | 48-55 |
| 10:34 | UAB | Peter Leigh dunks the ball | 48-57 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 10:19 | Rice | James Spurgeon tips it back up and in | 50-57 |
| 10:11 | UAB | David Dunfee misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 50-57 |
| 10:09 | UAB | Tom Kelly snags the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 09:53 | UAB | Peter Leigh buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Dunfee and the foul's on James Spurgeon - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG) Albert Horton | |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Young (PF) David Dunfee | |
| 09:53 | UAB | Peter Leigh misses the free throw | 50-59 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 53-59 |
| 09:06 | UAB | Peter Leigh misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-59 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 08:57 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Peter Leigh - foul #1 on Peter Leigh, team foul #2 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), Richard Bass (C) Charles Miles, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | Archie Page (C) James Cook | |
| 08:57 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 08:57 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:28 | UAB | Tom Kelly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 08:26 | UAB | Peter Leigh tips it but misses | 54-59 |
| 08:24 | UAB | Tom Kelly hits the follow up shot | 54-61 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-61 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Richard Bass is fouled on the floor by Archie Page - foul #2 on Archie Page, team foul #3 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Tabarez, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG), Parker Spann (SG), David Dunfee (PF), James Cook (C) Tom Kelly, Danny Cossette, Peter Leigh, Andrew Young | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Albert Horton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 07:34 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bass | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alec Raya (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Parker Spann (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Page (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - James Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Leonard Puig loses the dribble to Alec Raya | 54-61 |
| 07:14 | UAB | Parker Spann misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 07:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Leonard Puig | 54-61 |
| 07:00 | Rice | James Cook steals it from William Barnes | 54-61 |
| 06:48 | UAB | David Dunfee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-61 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Richard Bass is fouled on the floor by Archie Page - foul #3 on Archie Page, team foul #4 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG), Peter Leigh (SF) Parker Spann, Archie Page | |
| 06:12 | Rice | Albert Horton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sidney Rearick | 57-61 |
| 06:01 | UAB | David Dunfee knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Alec Raya | 57-63 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Albert Horton is fouled on the floor by Alec Raya - foul #2 on Alec Raya, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Danny Cossette (SG), Andrew Young (C) Alec Raya, James Cook | |
| 05:34 | Rice | Michael Jones hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Leonard Puig | 59-63 |
| 05:24 | UAB | David Dunfee misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Albert Horton - foul #2 on Albert Horton, team foul #4 | 59-63 |
| 05:24 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:24 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Leonard Puig hits a jumper in the lane | 61-65 |
| 05:05 | UAB | Tom Kelly knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Young | 61-67 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Michael Jones knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Andrew Young - foul #2 on Andrew Young, team foul #6 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG) Albert Horton | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Michael Jones makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:24 | UAB | Peter Leigh knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Danny Cossette | 64-69 |
| 04:03 | Rice | The jump hook by Michael Jones is blocked by David Dunfee | 64-69 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey tips it in | 66-69 |
| 03:38 | UAB | Tom Kelly clanks a jumper from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 03:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tom Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Danny Cossette (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Peter Leigh (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - David Dunfee (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Young (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Rice | James Spurgeon scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 68-69 |
| 03:08 | UAB | Andrew Young misses short on a jumper in the lane | 68-69 |
| 03:07 | UAB | Andrew Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:54 | UAB | James Spurgeon swats the short shot by David Dunfee | 68-69 |
| 02:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Spurgeon | 68-69 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Danny Cossette - foul #2 on Danny Cossette, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Leonard Puig, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | Alec Raya (PG), Parker Spann (SG), Archie Page (SF), David Insley (PF), James Cook (C) Tom Kelly, Danny Cossette, Peter Leigh, David Dunfee, Andrew Young | |
| 02:28 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:25 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | UAB | Tom Kelly (PG), Andrew Young (SF) Parker Spann, David Insley | |
| 02:09 | UAB | Andrew Young buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Archie Page and the foul's on Richard Bass - foul #1 on Richard Bass, team foul #5 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | David Dunfee (PF) Archie Page | |
| 02:09 | UAB | Andrew Young misses the free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:09 | Rice | William Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Leonard Puig is fouled on the floor by Andrew Young - foul #3 on Andrew Young, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| Subs | UAB | Danny Cossette (SG), Peter Leigh (SF) Alec Raya, Andrew Young | |
| 01:51 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:51 | UAB | David Dunfee pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Sidney Rearick is called for the reach on Tom Kelly - foul #3 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| 01:25 | UAB | Peter Leigh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 69-71 |
| 01:23 | UAB | James Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 01:09 | UAB | Sidney Rearick is called for the reach on Peter Leigh - foul #4 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #7 | 69-71 |
| 01:09 | UAB | Peter Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:09 | UAB | Peter Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Albert Horton scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | UAB | Danny Cossette banks in the layup on a great pass from Tom Kelly | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Leonard Puig buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | UAB | Tom Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Puig - foul #5 on Leonard Puig, team foul #8 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG) Leonard Puig | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:18 | UAB | Tom Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:18 | UAB | Tom Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | James Spurgeon's layup is rejected by David Dunfee | 74-77 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Michael Jones hits the follow up shot | 76-77 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Albert Horton is called for the reach on Danny Cossette in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Horton, team foul #9 | 76-77 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Danny Cossette misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 76-77 |
| 00:07 | Rice | The jump hook by James Spurgeon is blocked by David Dunfee | 76-77 |
| 00:06 | UAB | David Dunfee grabs the board | 76-77 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Albert Horton is called for the reach on David Dunfee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Albert Horton, team foul #10 | 76-77 |
| 00:05 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:05 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-79 |