| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roger Pinckney (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Doyle Burkart (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Cedric Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Gary Ferguson can't finish the layup | 38-29 |
| 19:48 | Rice | Gary Ferguson tips it back up and in | 40-29 |
| 19:31 | UAB | Roger Pinckney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-29 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Joseph Horn gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:23 | Rice | John Jones misses the fadeaway from close range | 40-29 |
| 19:22 | UAB | Wade Taylor pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:16 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson travels with the ball | 40-29 |
| 19:05 | Rice | John Jones misses badly on a runner near the basket | 40-29 |
| 19:03 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:46 | UAB | Roger Pinckney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Roger Pinckney, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 18:32 | Rice | John Jones hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Dennis David | 42-29 |
| 18:11 | UAB | Wade Taylor hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Pinckney | 42-32 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Cedric Hoffman is called for the reach on Joseph Horn - foul #3 on Cedric Hoffman, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Geoffrey Browning (C) Cedric Hoffman | |
| 17:37 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Dennis David grabs the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 17:25 | Rice | John Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 42-32 |
| 17:05 | UAB | Doyle Burkart pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:37 | UAB | Roger Pinckney is fouled on the floor by Joseph Horn - foul #1 on Joseph Horn, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Paul Polston (SF), James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | UAB | David Garnica (PG), William Johnson (C) Roger Pinckney, Jeffery Johnson | |
| 16:23 | UAB | Doyle Burkart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF) Dennis David | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Sigler (SG) Doyle Burkart | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Joseph Matheson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 15:46 | UAB | William Johnson buries a runner in the paint | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Eric Lam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Look (fresh) C - Chris Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Garnica (fresh) SG - Robert Sigler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Geoffrey Browning (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wade Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rice | The short jumper by Chris Campbell is denied by Wade Taylor | 45-34 |
| 15:33 | UAB | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Browning | 45-34 |
| 15:11 | UAB | William Johnson buries a fadeaway from the right block | 45-36 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Geoffrey Browning is called for the reach on Eric Lam - foul #1 on Geoffrey Browning, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson, James Look, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | UAB | Roger Pinckney (PG), Doyle Burkart (SG), Cedric Hoffman (C) David Garnica, Robert Sigler, Wade Taylor | |
| 14:40 | Rice | Paul Polston hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Dennis David | 47-36 |
| 14:13 | UAB | William Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Gary Ferguson clanks a jumper from close range | 47-39 |
| 13:52 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 13:45 | UAB | William Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Cedric Hoffman steals the ball from Paul Polston | 47-39 |
| 13:23 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Nickols - foul #4 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Horn (C) Paul Polston, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | UAB | Wade Taylor (PF) William Johnson | |
| 13:23 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:23 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 50-41 |
| 12:51 | UAB | John Jones denies the turnaround by Geoffrey Browning | 50-41 |
| 12:49 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:36 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 12:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dennis David | 50-41 |
| 12:21 | Rice | John Jones comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Wade Taylor - foul #3 on Wade Taylor, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Johnson (SF), William Johnson (C) Geoffrey Browning, Cedric Hoffman | |
| 12:21 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:21 | Rice | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:03 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Joseph Horn pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 11:43 | Rice | John Jones tips it in | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roger Pinckney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doyle Burkart (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wade Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UAB | Roger Pinckney is called for traveling | 54-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) John Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | David Garnica (PG), Robert Sigler (SG) Roger Pinckney, Doyle Burkart | |
| 11:04 | Rice | William Johnson is called for the reach on Cecil Lawhon - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG) Dennis David | |
| Subs | UAB | Cedric Hoffman (C) William Johnson | |
| 10:47 | Rice | Paul Polston blows the layup but he's fouled by Wade Taylor - foul #4 on Wade Taylor, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Cecil Lawhon | |
| Subs | UAB | William Johnson (PF) Wade Taylor | |
| 10:47 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 10:22 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson can't connect on a shot in the paint | 55-41 |
| 10:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Horn | 55-41 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-41 |
| 10:04 | UAB | Robert Sigler gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 09:37 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson is hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #2 on Joseph Horn, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), John Jones (PF) Eric Lam, Paul Polston, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | UAB | Roger Pinckney (PG), Doyle Burkart (SG), Geoffrey Browning (SF), Tom Boucher (C) David Garnica, Robert Sigler, Jeffery Johnson, Cedric Hoffman | |
| 09:26 | UAB | Roger Pinckney buries a floater from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 09:02 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:39 | UAB | Doyle Burkart knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Geoffrey Browning | 55-45 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon loses the dribble to Tom Boucher | 55-45 |
| 08:08 | UAB | Chris Campbell is called for the reach on Tom Boucher - foul #2 on Chris Campbell, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF) Cecil Lawhon, Joseph Matheson | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Johnson (SF), Cedric Hoffman (C) William Johnson, Tom Boucher | |
| 07:50 | UAB | Roger Pinckney drills a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Dennis David - foul #1 on Dennis David, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | UAB | Wade Taylor (PF) Geoffrey Browning | |
| 07:50 | UAB | Roger Pinckney makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Wade Taylor - foul #5 on Wade Taylor, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Geoffrey Browning (PF) Wade Taylor | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roger Pinckney (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doyle Burkart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Cedric Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | UAB | Doyle Burkart misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 07:06 | Rice | John Jones snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 06:48 | Rice | John Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gary Ferguson | 60-48 |
| 06:19 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning connects on the jump hook near the basket | 60-50 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Paul Polston hits the follow up shot | 62-50 |
| 05:41 | UAB | Cedric Hoffman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Geoffrey Browning | 62-52 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Dennis David buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Paul Polston | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:15 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-52 |
| 05:13 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 05:08 | UAB | Doyle Burkart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Horn (SF), James Look (PF) Dennis David, Paul Polston, Gary Ferguson, John Jones | |
| Subs | UAB | David Garnica (PG), Robert Sigler (SG), William Johnson (PF), Tom Boucher (C) Roger Pinckney, Doyle Burkart, Geoffrey Browning, Cedric Hoffman | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:49 | Rice | Matthew Nickols buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Cecil Lawhon | 68-52 |
| 04:39 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 04:38 | UAB | William Johnson snags the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 04:27 | UAB | Jeffery Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Johnson | 68-55 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Matthew Nickols buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Horn and he's hacked by Tom Boucher - foul #2 on Tom Boucher, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Geoffrey Browning (SF) Jeffery Johnson | |
| 04:06 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:06 | UAB | William Johnson gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 04:01 | UAB | Joseph Horn swats the layup by Geoffrey Browning | 70-55 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Eric Lam can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the offensive rebound | 70-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Eric Lam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Look (fresh) C - Matthew Nickols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Garnica (fresh) SG - Robert Sigler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Geoffrey Browning (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Boucher (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 03:06 | Rice | James Look tips it home | 72-55 |
| 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) | |
| 02:41 | UAB | David Garnica drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Geoffrey Browning | 72-58 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses short on a jumper from close range | 72-58 |
| 02:16 | UAB | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 02:10 | UAB | David Garnica connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Geoffrey Browning | 72-60 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the easy layup | 72-60 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon tips it in | 74-60 |
| 01:38 | UAB | David Garnica throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG), Chris Campbell (C) Cecil Lawhon, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:12 | Rice | William Johnson swats the layup by Paul Polston | 74-60 |
| 01:11 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 01:03 | UAB | David Garnica hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 74-60 |
| 01:01 | Rice | James Look gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Paul Polston can't finish the layup | 74-60 |
| 00:34 | Rice | James Look tips it but misses | 74-60 |
| 00:33 | UAB | David Garnica grabs the board | 74-60 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | UAB | William Johnson misses the 3 from straight away | 74-60 |
| 00:25 | Rice | James Look gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Eric Lam runs out the clock | 74-60 |