| Lineup | UAB | PG - Royce Cairns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Jones (fresh) SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is fouled on the floor by Warren Tolbert - foul #2 on Warren Tolbert, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Paul Upchurch is fouled on the floor by Richard Malloy - foul #2 on Richard Malloy, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Stephen Sholar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-33 |
| 19:13 | UAB | Warren Tolbert snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 18:55 | UAB | Michael Acres's floater is tipped away by Paul Upchurch | 24-33 |
| 18:54 | UAB | Warren Tolbert tips it but misses | 24-33 |
| 18:53 | UAB | Mike Jones tips it home | 26-33 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Royce Cairns steals the ball from Paul Upchurch | 26-33 |
| 18:14 | UAB | Mike Jones makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-33 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Aaron Harris scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gabriel McLelland | 29-36 |
| 17:39 | UAB | Aaron Harris takes the ball from Michael Acres | 29-36 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-36 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Paul Upchurch can't tip it in | 29-36 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wendell Hamlin and he's fouled by Mike Jones - foul #3 on Mike Jones, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Baker (SG) Mike Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (C) Paul Upchurch | |
| 17:13 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:13 | UAB | Daniel Baker snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 16:50 | UAB | Daniel Baker travels with the ball | 29-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Jake Hastings (PF), Gerry Walker (C) Warren Tolbert, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG), Patrick Howell (SF), Federico Russo (PF) Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar | |
| 16:34 | Rice | Federico Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | UAB | James Fortune (PG), Gerald Joyner (SF) Royce Cairns, Michael Acres | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:13 | UAB | Tony Doty steals it from Gerald Joyner | 29-38 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Federico Russo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 15:52 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jake Hastings | 29-38 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Fortune (fresh) SG - Daniel Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Joyner (fresh) PF - Jake Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Helle (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Patrick Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Federico Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:29 | UAB | James Fortune misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 15:28 | UAB | Gerry Walker snags the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 15:12 | UAB | Jake Hastings misses the fadeaway from the left side | 29-38 |
| 15:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Federico Russo | 29-38 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Federico Russo makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Doty | 29-41 |
| 14:45 | UAB | James Fortune scores on a 3 from straight away | 32-41 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Aaron Harris and the foul's on Daniel Baker - foul #1 on Daniel Baker, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Royce Cairns (PG), Mike Jones (SG), Michael Acres (SF), Warren Tolbert (PF), Richard Malloy (C) James Fortune, Daniel Baker, Gerald Joyner, Jake Hastings, Gerry Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Aaron Harris, Charles Helle, Federico Russo, Tony Doty | |
| 14:26 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 14:16 | UAB | Warren Tolbert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 13:53 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Wendell Hamlin is blocked by Warren Tolbert | 32-44 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Paul Upchurch grabs the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Paul Upchurch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Patrick Howell tips it back up and in | 32-46 |
| 13:26 | UAB | Mike Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Paul Upchurch grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 13:11 | Rice | The jumper by Gabriel McLelland is denied by Warren Tolbert | 32-46 |
| 13:10 | UAB | Michael Acres pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 12:56 | UAB | Mike Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-46 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Patrick Howell snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Stephen Sholar knocks in the jumper in the paint | 32-48 |
| 12:13 | UAB | Royce Cairns hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Paul Upchurch comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-48 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Paul Upchurch snags the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Patrick Howell | 35-50 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Royce Cairns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Patrick Howell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Upchurch (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UAB | Warren Tolbert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-50 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Paul Upchurch grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 11:10 | UAB | Richard Malloy grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 10:50 | UAB | Michael Acres misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Acres | 35-50 |
| 10:26 | UAB | The rebound goes to Michael Acres | 35-50 |
| 10:02 | UAB | Patrick Howell picks off the pass by Royce Cairns | 35-50 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Stephen Sholar can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mike Jones - foul #4 on Mike Jones, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | UAB | James Fortune (PG), Daniel Baker (SG), Gerald Joyner (SF), Jake Hastings (PF), Gerry Walker (C) Royce Cairns, Mike Jones, Michael Acres, Warren Tolbert, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Charles Helle (SG), Donald Price (SF), Tony Doty (C) Patrick Howell, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Paul Upchurch | |
| 09:52 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:45 | UAB | Gerald Joyner makes the floater near the basket and the foul's on Charles Helle - foul #1 on Charles Helle, team foul #1 | 37-52 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Federico Russo (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| 09:45 | UAB | Gerald Joyner misses the free throw | 37-52 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Federico Russo snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Donald Price misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Donald Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Aaron Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-52 |
| 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) | |
| 08:57 | UAB | Gerald Joyner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 08:56 | UAB | Gerry Walker tips it home | 39-52 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Jake Hastings steps in front of the Donald Price pass | 39-52 |
| 08:25 | UAB | James Fortune loses the ball out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Royce Cairns (PG) James Fortune | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:06 | Rice | Federico Russo misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jake Hastings - foul #2 on Jake Hastings, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Acres (SF), Richard Malloy (C) Gerald Joyner, Gerry Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG) Charles Helle | |
| 08:06 | Rice | Federico Russo misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Federico Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 07:50 | UAB | Jake Hastings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Mike Jones (SG), Warren Tolbert (PF) Daniel Baker, Jake Hastings | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Donald Price, Federico Russo | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Royce Cairns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Acres (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Malloy (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gabriel McLelland | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:30 | UAB | Warren Tolbert misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Aaron Harris - foul #2 on Aaron Harris, team foul #2 | 39-56 |
| 07:30 | UAB | Warren Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 07:30 | UAB | Warren Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 07:30 | UAB | Richard Malloy grabs the offensive board | 40-56 |
| 07:22 | UAB | Michael Acres can't finish the layup | 40-56 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Tony Doty snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is hacked by Warren Tolbert - foul #3 on Warren Tolbert, team foul #7 | 40-56 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (C) Tony Doty | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 07:05 | UAB | Royce Cairns can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-58 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Stephen Sholar comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-58 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin gets the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 06:27 | Rice | The jump hook by Wendell Hamlin is blocked by Warren Tolbert | 40-58 |
| 06:26 | UAB | Warren Tolbert snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 06:14 | UAB | Warren Tolbert can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-58 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Aaron Harris buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gabriel McLelland | 40-61 |
| 05:24 | UAB | Mike Jones connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Acres and he's hacked by Wendell Hamlin - foul #1 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #3 | 42-61 |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Baker (PG), Gerald Joyner (SF), Jake Hastings (PF), Gerry Walker (C) Royce Cairns, Michael Acres, Warren Tolbert, Richard Malloy | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Tony Doty (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar | |
| 05:24 | UAB | Mike Jones makes the free throw | 43-61 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Victor Johnson drills a shot from the right side | 43-63 |
| 04:46 | UAB | Daniel Baker connects on the floater from the free throw line | 45-63 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Tony Doty hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Howell | 45-66 |
| 04:03 | UAB | Mike Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Joyner | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Victor Johnson drills a 3 from straight away | 48-69 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Daniel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jake Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerry Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Howell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tony Doty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | UAB | Mike Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Patrick Howell snags the defensive board | 48-69 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Victor Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-72 |
| 02:36 | UAB | Gerald Joyner comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 48-72 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Paul Upchurch grabs the defensive rebound | 48-72 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Patrick Howell drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Victor Johnson | 48-75 |
| 01:56 | UAB | Mike Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-75 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Paul Upchurch pulls down the rebound | 48-75 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Victor Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-75 |
| 01:32 | UAB | Gerry Walker pulls down the rebound | 48-75 |
| 01:22 | UAB | Victor Johnson takes the ball from Gerry Walker | 48-75 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Paul Upchurch can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-75 |
| 01:05 | UAB | Jake Hastings snags the defensive board | 48-75 |
| 00:51 | UAB | Mike Jones is fouled on the floor by Victor Johnson - foul #2 on Victor Johnson, team foul #4 | 48-75 |
| Subs | UAB | James Fortune (PG) Mike Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Federico Russo (PF) Paul Upchurch | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | UAB | Gerry Walker misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Tony Doty - foul #1 on Tony Doty, team foul #5 | 48-75 |
| 00:48 | UAB | Gerry Walker makes the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 00:48 | UAB | Gerry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Federico Russo connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Helle and he's fouled by Gerry Walker - foul #2 on Gerry Walker, team foul #8 | 50-77 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Federico Russo makes the free throw | 50-78 |
| 00:19 | UAB | James Fortune scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Gerry Walker | 52-78 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Helle runs out the clock | 52-78 |