| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Jacob Jones inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | UAB | Zachery York can't connect on a shot from the right side | 35-39 |
| 19:36 | UAB | Jacob Jones tips it home | 37-39 |
| 19:20 | Rice | The jump hook by Richard Petrus is blocked by Jacob Jones | 37-39 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 19:18 | UAB | Jacob Jones snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 19:02 | UAB | Jacob Jones blows the layup | 37-39 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Donald Price is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Donald Price, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (SF) Donald Price | |
| 18:39 | UAB | Zachery York is hacked by James Stamps - foul #2 on James Stamps, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 18:24 | UAB | Zachery York drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Tolbert and the foul's on James Stamps - foul #3 on James Stamps, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (SF) James Stamps | |
| 18:24 | UAB | Zachery York makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Tony Doty can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jacob Jones - foul #2 on Jacob Jones, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Tony Doty misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Tony Doty misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:57 | UAB | Warren Tolbert grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 17:29 | UAB | Jacob Jones comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Petrus - foul #2 on Richard Petrus, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| 17:29 | UAB | Jacob Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:29 | UAB | Jacob Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Charles Helle can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 17:10 | UAB | Warren Tolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:48 | UAB | Warren Tolbert makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Gregory | 44-39 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 44-39 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Rufus Keane hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 16:08 | UAB | Jacob Jones knocks in the runner from close range set up by Michael Gregory | 46-41 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Zachery York steps in front of the Rufus Keane pass | 46-41 |
| 15:57 | UAB | Zachery York lays it up and in | 48-41 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zachery York (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Warren Tolbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Holmes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Keane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Conrad Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits the finger roll set up by Rufus Keane | 48-43 |
| 15:18 | UAB | Charles Helle is called for the reach on Michael Gregory - foul #2 on Charles Helle, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (PG), Lawrence Baro (SG), Michael Acres (PF), John Barnes (C) Michael Gregory, Zachery York, Warren Tolbert, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), James Stamps (SG), Donald Price (SF), David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Charles Helle, Rufus Keane, Tony Doty, Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| 15:06 | UAB | Jacob Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James Stamps - foul #4 on James Stamps, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG) James Stamps | |
| 15:06 | UAB | Jacob Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 15:06 | UAB | Jacob Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Stephen Sholar comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 14:49 | UAB | Michael Acres gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:45 | UAB | Patrick Howell steals the ball from Michael Brown in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Stephen Sholar knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Donald Price | 50-45 |
| 13:59 | UAB | John Barnes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stephen Sholar - foul #2 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | UAB | John Holmes (C) Jacob Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:59 | UAB | John Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:59 | UAB | John Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Stephen Sholar pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Stephen Sholar connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Bell | 50-48 |
| 13:08 | UAB | Michael Acres buries a floater in the paint set up by Michael Brown and the foul's on Wendell Hamlin - foul #1 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gregory (PG), Zachery York (SG) Michael Brown, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Rufus Keane (SG), Richard Petrus (PF) Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar | |
| 13:08 | UAB | Michael Acres makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Michael Acres swats the layup by Richard Petrus | 53-48 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Michael Gregory picks off the pass by David Bell | 53-48 |
| 12:18 | UAB | Zachery York banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Gregory | 55-48 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Zachery York is called for the reach on Donald Price - foul #3 on Zachery York, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Jacob Jones (SF), Warren Tolbert (PF) Lawrence Baro, Michael Acres | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Donald Price, David Bell | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 55-48 |
| 12:01 | UAB | John Holmes snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 11:52 | UAB | Michael Gregory comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 11:51 | UAB | Warren Tolbert snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zachery York (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Keane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UAB | John Holmes scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jacob Jones | 57-48 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Rufus Keane misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 11:16 | UAB | Warren Tolbert grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 11:12 | UAB | Zachery York drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Zachery York steps in front of the Rufus Keane pass | 60-48 |
| 10:35 | UAB | Conrad Snow steals it from Michael Gregory | 60-48 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Rufus Keane hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 10:06 | UAB | Zachery York hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-51 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Conrad Snow grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Rufus Keane misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Richard Petrus snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Richard Petrus's layup is rejected by John Holmes | 60-51 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Jacob Jones takes the ball from Tony Doty | 60-51 |
| 09:07 | UAB | Zachery York can't finish the layup | 60-51 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Conrad Snow pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Charles Helle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-51 |
| 08:50 | UAB | John Holmes gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:35 | UAB | John Holmes clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 60-51 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Rufus Keane is fouled on the floor by John Holmes - foul #1 on John Holmes, team foul #3 | 60-51 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (PG), Lawrence Baro (SG), Michael Acres (PF), John Barnes (C) Michael Gregory, Zachery York, Warren Tolbert, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), Donald Price (SF), David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Charles Helle, Rufus Keane, Tony Doty, Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| 08:11 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 08:00 | UAB | Michael Brown clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-54 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 07:55 | Rice | John Barnes blocks the short jumper by Patrick Howell | 60-54 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Stephen Sholar pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Stephen Sholar connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Patrick Howell | 60-56 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Acres (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - John Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Patrick Howell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | UAB | John Barnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Patrick Howell gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 07:08 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Wendell Hamlin | 60-56 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is fouled on the floor by John Barnes - foul #1 on John Barnes, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG) Jacob Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG) Wendell Hamlin | |
| 06:43 | Rice | Patrick Howell banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Bell and the foul's on Michael Acres - foul #4 on Michael Acres, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (PF), Conrad Snow (C) David Bell, Stephen Sholar | |
| 06:43 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:31 | UAB | Zachery York hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 06:29 | UAB | Lawrence Baro tips it in | 62-59 |
| 06:24 | Rice | James Stamps is hacked by Zachery York - foul #4 on Zachery York, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| 06:07 | Rice | John Barnes picks off the pass by Conrad Snow | 62-59 |
| 05:47 | UAB | Lawrence Baro hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Brown | 64-59 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 05:31 | UAB | The rebound goes to Lawrence Baro | 64-59 |
| 05:09 | UAB | Patrick Howell takes the ball from John Barnes | 64-59 |
| 05:05 | Rice | James Stamps lays it in set up by Patrick Howell | 64-61 |
| 04:49 | UAB | Michael Acres is hacked by Donald Price - foul #4 on Donald Price, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gregory (PG), Jacob Jones (SF), Warren Tolbert (PF), John Holmes (C) Michael Brown, Zachery York, Lawrence Baro, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Rufus Keane (SF), David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Patrick Howell, Donald Price, Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| 04:49 | UAB | Michael Acres makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:49 | UAB | Michael Acres makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:28 | Rice | James Stamps clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 66-61 |
| 04:27 | UAB | John Holmes gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:13 | UAB | David Bell denies the turnaround by Michael Acres | 66-61 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Charles Helle grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Warren Tolbert is called for the reach on Charles Helle - foul #1 on Warren Tolbert, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | UAB | Lawrence Baro (SG) Michael Acres | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| 03:52 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Jacob Jones snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 03:29 | UAB | Lawrence Baro can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Stamps - foul #5 on James Stamps, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (C) James Stamps, David Bell | |
| 03:29 | UAB | Lawrence Baro makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:29 | UAB | Lawrence Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Baro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Holmes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Keane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Charles Helle is hacked by Lawrence Baro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Baro, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:08 | UAB | John Holmes is fouled on the floor by Rufus Keane - foul #2 on Rufus Keane, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG) Rufus Keane | |
| 03:08 | UAB | John Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:08 | UAB | John Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Richard Petrus's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Warren Tolbert | 70-63 |
| 02:54 | UAB | Michael Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 02:34 | UAB | Lawrence Baro drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:28 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 73-63 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin can't tip it in | 73-63 |
| 02:25 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Holmes | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:01 | UAB | John Holmes is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Holmes, team foul #9 | 73-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Zachery York (SG), John Barnes (PF) Lawrence Baro, Warren Tolbert | |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (SG), David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Wendell Hamlin, Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| 01:52 | Rice | Charles Helle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-63 |
| 01:50 | UAB | Jacob Jones grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 01:46 | UAB | Zachery York misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-63 |
| 01:44 | UAB | John Barnes tips it back up and in | 75-63 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Stephen Sholar clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 75-63 |
| 01:30 | UAB | Jacob Jones pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:07 | UAB | Michael Gregory misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-63 |
| 01:06 | UAB | Michael Gregory grabs the offensive board | 75-63 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Zachery York misses the lay-in | 75-63 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Rufus Keane snags the defensive board | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Rufus Keane misses the floater from just outside the lane | 75-63 |
| 00:35 | UAB | Zachery York gets the rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | UAB | Rufus Keane is called for the reach on Jacob Jones - foul #3 on Rufus Keane, team foul #12 | 75-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Brown (PG), Lawrence Baro (SG), Michael Acres (PF) Michael Gregory, Zachery York, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG), Tony Doty (SF) Charles Helle, Donald Price | |
| 00:11 | UAB | Jacob Jones misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Jacob Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is hacked by John Barnes - foul #2 on John Barnes, team foul #10 | 75-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Miladen Zais (PG) Jacob Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Miladen Zais runs out the clock | 75-64 |