| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Nokes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Homer Ryan inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Nicholas English tips it in | 33-43 |
| 19:21 | UAB | Stephen Nokes makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Levron | 36-43 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Homer Ryan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 18:54 | UAB | Stephen Nokes gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 18:46 | UAB | Pete Heath clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer tips it in | 36-45 |
| 18:03 | UAB | Brett Davis swats the shot by Stephen Nokes | 36-45 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Brett Davis is fouled on the floor by Pete Heath - foul #1 on Pete Heath, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Brett Davis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Brett Davis, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Wolfe (SG) Leo Prado | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:02 | UAB | Pete Heath buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-45 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Stephen Nokes takes the ball from Brett Davis | 39-45 |
| 16:40 | UAB | Stephen Nokes is fouled on the floor by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #1 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (SG), Joseph Jones (PF), William Wright (C) Pete Heath, Edward Powell, Stephen Nokes | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Eric Stamper (C) Nicholas English, Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 16:24 | UAB | Benjamin Farrish takes the ball from William Wright | 39-45 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Charles Barnes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Barnes, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Pete Heath (SF) Ronald Levron | |
| Subs | Rice | Mathew Ferguson (C) Brett Davis | |
| 15:52 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe is called for traveling | 39-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Prado (SG), Johnny Brown (C) Thomas Wolfe, William Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Mathew Ferguson | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Troy Casey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leo Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) PF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 39-45 |
| 15:33 | UAB | The rebound goes to Troy Casey | 39-45 |
| 15:14 | UAB | Pete Heath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Stephen Nokes (SF), Edward Powell (PF) Troy Casey, Pete Heath, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Brett Davis (PF) Thomas Orosco, Charles Barnes, Benjamin Farrish, Eric Stamper | |
| 14:53 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 14:51 | UAB | Stephen Nokes gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:35 | UAB | Johnny Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-45 |
| 14:34 | UAB | Stephen Nokes gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:21 | UAB | Ronald Levron connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Edward Powell | 41-45 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Brett Davis misses the shot from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 14:07 | UAB | Ronald Levron snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 13:43 | UAB | Homer Ryan is called for the reach on Leo Prado - foul #1 on Homer Ryan, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Pete Heath (SF) Leo Prado, Stephen Nokes | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (C) Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 13:23 | UAB | Pete Heath hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 13:22 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Brown | 41-45 |
| 13:01 | UAB | Edward Powell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Levron | 44-45 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Nicholas English throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Joseph Jones (PF), William Wright (C) Ronald Levron, Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Stamper (SF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Nicholas English, Homer Ryan | |
| 12:20 | UAB | Pete Heath misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 12:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Benjamin Farrish | 44-45 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Steinhauer | 44-48 |
| 11:40 | UAB | William Wright misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #2 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Leo Prado (SG), Stephen Nokes (PF) Troy Casey, Thomas Wolfe, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG) Mark Steinhauer, Brett Davis | |
| 11:40 | UAB | William Wright makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:40 | UAB | William Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Nokes (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 11:27 | UAB | Stephen Nokes grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 11:15 | UAB | Stephen Nokes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-48 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Charles Barnes connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanislaus Kucinski | 46-51 |
| 10:37 | UAB | William Wright knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish hits a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Leo Prado - foul #1 on Leo Prado, team foul #2 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Powell (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Pete Heath, William Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Brett Davis (PF) Thomas Orosco, Charles Barnes, Eric Stamper, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:09 | UAB | Edward Powell misses the floater from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 10:08 | UAB | Leo Prado tips it back up and in | 50-54 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 09:58 | UAB | Edward Powell snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 09:41 | UAB | Ronald Levron misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Homer Ryan gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Nicholas English throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Pete Heath (SF) Ronald Levron, Leo Prado, Stephen Nokes | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Benjamin Farrish | |
| 08:58 | UAB | Pete Heath knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Troy Casey | 52-54 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is hacked by Thomas Wolfe - foul #1 on Thomas Wolfe, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SG) Mark Steinhauer | |
| 08:22 | Rice | Johnny Brown steps in front of the Nicholas English pass | 52-54 |
| 08:03 | UAB | Troy Casey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Brett Davis snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Charles Barnes buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Nicholas English | 52-56 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Troy Casey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UAB | The short jumper by Thomas Wolfe is denied by Homer Ryan | 52-56 |
| 07:27 | UAB | Edward Powell grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 07:10 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #3 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Leo Prado (SG), Stephen Nokes (PF), William Wright (C) Troy Casey, Pete Heath, Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Eric Stamper (PF) Nicholas English, Charles Barnes, Homer Ryan, Brett Davis | |
| 07:10 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:10 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Thomas Orosco is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Orosco, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Jones (PF) Thomas Wolfe | |
| Subs | Rice | Mathew Ferguson (C) Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 06:17 | UAB | Stephen Nokes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Eric Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:53 | Rice | A charge is called on Mathew Ferguson - foul #1 on Mathew Ferguson, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Pete Heath (SF), Edward Powell (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Stephen Nokes, Joseph Jones, William Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Homer Ryan (SF), Brett Davis (PF) Thomas Orosco, Eric Stamper, Mathew Ferguson | |
| 05:43 | UAB | Ronald Levron connects on the shot from the left side and he's fouled by Nicholas English - foul #3 on Nicholas English, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Benjamin Farrish | |
| 05:43 | UAB | Ronald Levron misses the free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Brett Davis double dribbles | 56-56 |
| 05:06 | UAB | Leo Prado is hacked by Nicholas English - foul #4 on Nicholas English, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| 05:06 | UAB | Leo Prado makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:06 | UAB | Leo Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 04:44 | UAB | Edward Powell gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Edward Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-56 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Brett Davis snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Edward Powell swats the short shot by Stanislaus Kucinski | 58-56 |
| 04:06 | UAB | Ronald Levron grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 04:00 | UAB | Johnny Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Stephen Nokes (PF) Leo Prado, Edward Powell | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF) Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Charles Barnes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Charles Barnes snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Nokes (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Nicholas English hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Farrish | 58-59 |
| 03:02 | UAB | Johnny Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #4 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #11 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Edward Powell (PF) Ronald Levron, Pete Heath | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Eric Stamper (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Nicholas English, Charles Barnes, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 03:02 | UAB | Johnny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:02 | UAB | Johnny Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:02 | UAB | Edward Powell snags the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Troy Casey drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Leo Prado (SG), Pete Heath (SF) Troy Casey, Thomas Wolfe, Stephen Nokes | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Homer Ryan (SF), Brett Davis (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Thomas Orosco, Benjamin Farrish, Eric Stamper, Mathew Ferguson | |
| 02:41 | Rice | Homer Ryan jams it on a great pass from Brett Davis | 62-61 |
| 02:27 | UAB | Edward Powell knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Levron | 64-61 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| 02:00 | UAB | Stanislaus Kucinski steals it from Edward Powell | 64-61 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Brett Davis scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-63 |
| 01:30 | UAB | Pete Heath hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leo Prado | 66-63 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Homer Ryan is fouled on the floor by Edward Powell - foul #1 on Edward Powell, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Johnny Brown steps in front of the Homer Ryan pass | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | UAB | Johnny Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leo Prado | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 00:23 | UAB | Pete Heath gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | UAB | Mark Steinhauer is called for the reach on Pete Heath in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Steinhauer, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Stephen Nokes (C) Leo Prado, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:21 | UAB | Pete Heath makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:21 | UAB | Pete Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Ronald Levron takes the ball from Nicholas English in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| 00:18 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe is hacked by Mark Steinhauer - foul #3 on Mark Steinhauer, team foul #13 | 69-63 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Rice | Nicholas English can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stanislaus Kucinski | 71-66 |
| 00:06 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas English - foul #5 on Nicholas English, team foul #14 | 71-66 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG) Nicholas English | |
| 00:04 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:04 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Powell | 72-66 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Edward Powell is fouled on the floor by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #5 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #15 | 72-66 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Stamper (C) Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 00:02 | UAB | Edward Powell makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Edward Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 74-66 |