| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Francisco Cuevas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Long (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ira Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Anthony Perdue inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Dennis Woodring scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 19:23 | UAB | Ira Huffman misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-32 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses the easy layup | 36-32 |
| 18:53 | UAB | Jimmy Long pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:48 | UAB | Dennis Woodring steps in front of the Francisco Cuevas pass in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 18:33 | Rice | John Schechter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-32 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Bart Thomas tips it home | 38-32 |
| 18:17 | UAB | Ira Huffman's floater is tipped away by Bart Thomas | 38-32 |
| 18:16 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:00 | UAB | Ira Huffman drills a turnaround near the basket | 38-34 |
| 17:35 | Rice | John Schechter double dribbles | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| Subs | UAB | Dane Gardner (SF), Greg Gandy (C) Michael Clark, Ira Huffman | |
| 17:15 | UAB | Greg Gandy is fouled on the floor by Anthony Perdue - foul #2 on Anthony Perdue, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Preston Breslin (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Anthony Perdue, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Wright (SG) David Jackson | |
| 16:58 | UAB | Greg Gandy hits the finger roll set up by Francisco Cuevas | 38-36 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 16:43 | UAB | Jimmy Long grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 16:16 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas loses the dribble to Gerald Griffith | 38-36 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 15:55 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Preston Breslin (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Francisco Cuevas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dane Gardner (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Long (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Greg Gandy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | UAB | Jimmy Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Stephen Palmer, Preston Breslin, John Schechter | |
| Subs | UAB | David Jackson (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Ira Huffman (PF), James Bechtol (C) Francisco Cuevas, Dane Gardner, Jimmy Long, Greg Gandy | |
| 15:16 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 15:15 | UAB | Ira Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:56 | UAB | Charles Wright misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Anthony Perdue grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 14:33 | Rice | James Bechtol steals the ball from Gerald Griffith | 38-36 |
| 14:15 | UAB | Michael Clark misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Gerald Griffith - foul #1 on Gerald Griffith, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Gerald Griffith | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 14:15 | UAB | Michael Clark misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:15 | UAB | Michael Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Anthony Perdue pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Dennis Woodring scores on a 3 from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 13:15 | UAB | David Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Anthony Perdue gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Jamie Thrall is hacked by Ira Huffman - foul #1 on Ira Huffman, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), John Schechter (PF) Dennis Woodring, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | UAB | Francisco Cuevas (PG), George Bray (SG), Dane Gardner (SF), Jimmy Long (PF), Greg Gandy (C) Charles Wright, David Jackson, Michael Clark, Ira Huffman, James Bechtol | |
| 12:48 | Rice | Gerald Griffith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Palmer | 44-36 |
| 12:24 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 12:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 44-36 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-36 |
| 11:56 | UAB | The rebound goes to Greg Gandy | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Perdue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Francisco Cuevas (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Bray (fresh) SF - Dane Gardner (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Long (fresh) 5 reb. C - Greg Gandy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | UAB | George Bray is hacked by Bart Thomas - foul #3 on Bart Thomas, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Jamie Thrall (C) Anthony Perdue, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | UAB | David Jackson (SG), Michael Clark (SF), James Bechtol (C) George Bray, Dane Gardner, Greg Gandy | |
| 11:30 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-36 |
| 11:28 | UAB | James Bechtol tips it home | 44-38 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Jamie Thrall misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 11:20 | UAB | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:06 | UAB | David Jackson is fouled on the floor by Jamie Thrall - foul #1 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG), Preston Breslin (SF) Stephen Palmer, Gerald Griffith | |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Huffman (PF) Jimmy Long | |
| 10:56 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Bechtol | 44-41 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Preston Breslin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Michael Clark drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Preston Breslin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 09:55 | UAB | Ira Huffman gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:49 | UAB | James Bechtol misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-44 |
| 09:48 | UAB | David Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:31 | UAB | Jamie Thrall is called for the reach on James Bechtol - foul #2 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Dennis Woodring, Edward Chapman, John Schechter, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Wright (PG), George Bray (SG), Dane Gardner (SF), Jimmy Long (PF), Greg Gandy (C) Francisco Cuevas, David Jackson, Michael Clark, Ira Huffman, James Bechtol | |
| 09:02 | UAB | Stephen Palmer steps in front of the Greg Gandy pass | 47-44 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Stephen Palmer blows the dunk | 47-44 |
| 08:57 | UAB | Greg Gandy pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:40 | UAB | Greg Gandy connects on the floater from close range and the foul's on Bart Thomas - foul #4 on Bart Thomas, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Castrejon (C) Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:40 | UAB | Greg Gandy makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Preston Breslin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Rice | John Schechter (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Preston Breslin, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | UAB | Francisco Cuevas (PG), David Jackson (SG), Michael Clark (SF) Charles Wright, George Bray, Greg Gandy | |
| 07:56 | UAB | David Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Francisco Cuevas | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Francisco Cuevas (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Long (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dane Gardner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Anthony Perdue knocks in the shot from close range | 49-50 |
| 07:12 | UAB | Michael Clark clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-50 |
| 07:11 | Rice | John Schechter gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Stephen Palmer comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Gerald Griffith tips it but misses | 49-50 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Stephen Palmer tips it home | 51-50 |
| 06:22 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| 06:20 | UAB | Michael Clark grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 05:58 | UAB | Michael Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Jamie Thrall gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Bart Thomas (C) Gerald Griffith, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | UAB | James Bechtol (C) Dane Gardner | |
| 05:55 | Rice | Francisco Cuevas steps in front of the Dennis Woodring pass in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 05:41 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas is fouled on the floor by Dennis Woodring - foul #3 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Huffman (PF) Jimmy Long | |
| 05:41 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:41 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Bart Thomas hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 04:53 | UAB | David Jackson is whistled for traveling | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SF) Anthony Perdue | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:33 | Rice | Gerald Griffith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 04:27 | UAB | John Schechter steals the ball from David Jackson | 57-52 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Bart Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Francisco Cuevas - foul #1 on Francisco Cuevas, team foul #2 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Dane Gardner (SF), Jimmy Long (PF) Michael Clark, Ira Huffman | |
| 04:16 | Rice | Bart Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:16 | UAB | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:00 | UAB | James Bechtol's layup is rejected by Bart Thomas | 58-52 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 03:37 | Rice | John Schechter blows the layup | 58-52 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Bart Thomas hits the follow up shot | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Francisco Cuevas (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Gardner (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Long (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Bechtol (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:27 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas is hacked by Dennis Woodring - foul #4 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF) Dennis Woodring, John Schechter | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Wright (SG), Ira Huffman (C) David Jackson, James Bechtol | |
| 03:27 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 03:27 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Jamie Thrall misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Long - foul #3 on Jimmy Long, team foul #3 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Clark (SF) Dane Gardner | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Jamie Thrall makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Jamie Thrall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:59 | UAB | Jimmy Long misses the dunk attempt | 62-54 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), John Schechter (PF) Gerald Griffith, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | UAB | David Jackson (SG), James Bechtol (C) Charles Wright, Ira Huffman | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Bart Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 02:35 | UAB | David Jackson snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 02:15 | UAB | Jimmy Long is fouled on the floor by Dennis Woodring - foul #5 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:15 | UAB | Jimmy Long makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:15 | UAB | Jimmy Long misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Anthony Perdue snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:52 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Bart Thomas tips it in | 64-55 |
| 01:31 | UAB | Michael Clark drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Francisco Cuevas | 64-57 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Bart Thomas knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 00:59 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 00:58 | UAB | Jimmy Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:56 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Clark | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #4 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Castrejon (PF) John Schechter | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:53 | Rice | James Bechtol is called for the reach on Gerald Griffith - foul #4 on James Bechtol, team foul #5 | 66-60 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Long - foul #4 on Jimmy Long, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon is hacked by Jimmy Long - foul #5 on Jimmy Long, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Huffman (PF) Jimmy Long | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:44 | UAB | Gerald Griffith takes the ball from Ira Huffman | 68-60 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Gerald Griffith lays it in | 70-60 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Ira Huffman slams it home on a great pass from Francisco Cuevas and the foul's on Kevin Castrejon - foul #1 on Kevin Castrejon, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Rice | John Schechter (PF) Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:34 | UAB | Ira Huffman makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Francisco Cuevas is called for the reach on Gerald Griffith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Francisco Cuevas, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Castrejon (PF) John Schechter | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:28 | UAB | David Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-63 |
| 00:26 | UAB | Michael Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:24 | UAB | David Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 72-63 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is hacked by David Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Jackson, team foul #9 | 72-63 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:13 | UAB | James Bechtol double dribbles | 74-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Jamie Thrall (C) Stephen Palmer, Anthony Perdue, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Wright (PG), George Bray (SG), Dane Gardner (SF), Greg Gandy (C) Francisco Cuevas, David Jackson, Michael Clark, James Bechtol | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Edgar Lisle runs out the clock | 74-63 |