| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gary Vavra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Elliott (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roger Myers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Kersten (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Cochran (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Roger Myers inbounds the ball | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | UAB | Gary Vavra is whistled for traveling | 34-44 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-44 |
| 19:23 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Curry | 34-44 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor drills a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Gary Vavra - foul #2 on Gary Vavra, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:47 | UAB | John Kersten's pass is intercepted by Stanley Villasenor | 37-44 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor lays it in | 39-44 |
| 18:22 | UAB | Fred Bonner steals it from John Kersten | 39-44 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Gary Vavra takes the ball from Robert Curry | 39-44 |
| 17:50 | UAB | William Cochran is hacked by Robert Curry - foul #2 on Robert Curry, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | James Mart (C) William Cochran | |
| 17:42 | UAB | John Kersten misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-44 |
| 17:40 | UAB | James Mart grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 17:18 | UAB | Arnold Elliott misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Kurtis Monday - foul #3 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:18 | UAB | Arnold Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 17:18 | UAB | Arnold Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Robert Jackson snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Manuel Guizar loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Galipeau (SG) Arnold Elliott | |
| 16:58 | UAB | Robert Galipeau is fouled on the floor by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG) Terrance Prange | |
| Subs | UAB | Mark Feltner (C) Roger Myers | |
| 16:43 | UAB | Robert Jackson steps in front of the Robert Galipeau pass | 39-45 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Michael West is called for traveling | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Brian Graves (SG), William Cochran (C) Gary Vavra, John Kersten | |
| 16:12 | UAB | James Mart makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Graves | 39-48 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Mark Feltner - foul #2 on Mark Feltner, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Robert Curry (C) Nicholas Reed, Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Michael West | |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Elliott (SG), Roger Myers (SF) Brian Graves, Mark Feltner | |
| 15:59 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Galipeau (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Elliott (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roger Myers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Mart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cochran (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | UAB | Arnold Elliott misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 15:45 | UAB | James Mart gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 15:32 | UAB | Arnold Elliott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Robert Curry pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Robert Curry hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kurtis Monday | 44-48 |
| 14:46 | UAB | Robert Galipeau misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Kurtis Monday gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor is called for traveling | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Vavra (PG), John Kersten (PF), Mark Feltner (C) Robert Galipeau, James Mart, William Cochran | |
| 14:14 | UAB | Arnold Elliott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Kurtis Monday can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-48 |
| 13:42 | UAB | John Kersten pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 13:34 | UAB | Gary Vavra clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Stanley Villasenor - foul #2 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Galipeau (SG), Christopher Gilham (C) Arnold Elliott, Roger Myers | |
| 13:34 | UAB | Gary Vavra misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:34 | UAB | Gary Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Robert Jackson connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas Reed | 46-49 |
| 13:02 | UAB | Mark Feltner clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 13:00 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Galipeau | 46-49 |
| 12:52 | UAB | John Kersten misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Melvin Ivy - foul #1 on Melvin Ivy, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | James Mart (SF) Christopher Gilham | |
| 12:52 | UAB | John Kersten misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:52 | UAB | John Kersten makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Fred Bonner connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Nicholas Reed | 48-50 |
| 12:19 | UAB | Mark Feltner drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Galipeau | 48-52 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Nicholas Reed misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-52 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Fred Bonner pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gary Vavra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Galipeau (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Mart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Kersten (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Feltner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Rice | Manuel Guizar's dunk attempt is rejected by Mark Feltner | 48-52 |
| 11:40 | UAB | Robert Galipeau grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 11:23 | UAB | Mark Feltner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kersten | 48-55 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Fred Bonner pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Nicholas Reed misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 10:53 | UAB | Mark Feltner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:36 | UAB | James Mart is whistled for a carry | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Michael West (PF), Robert Curry (C) Nicholas Reed, Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Fred Bonner, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Elliott (SG), Roger Myers (SF), Larry Thomas (PF), William Cochran (C) Gary Vavra, James Mart, John Kersten, Mark Feltner | |
| 10:19 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 10:17 | UAB | William Cochran pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:01 | UAB | Roger Myers scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-57 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses the lay-in | 48-57 |
| 09:40 | UAB | The rebound goes to Larry Thomas | 48-57 |
| 09:23 | UAB | Roger Myers is hacked by Michael West - foul #1 on Michael West, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Vavra (PG), John Kersten (PF) Robert Galipeau, Larry Thomas | |
| 09:14 | UAB | Arnold Elliott knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Vavra | 48-60 |
| 08:51 | Rice | William Cochran is called for the reach on Kurtis Monday - foul #1 on William Cochran, team foul #3 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF) Michael West | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:29 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kurtis Monday | 51-60 |
| 08:19 | UAB | Roger Myers is hacked by Kurtis Monday - foul #4 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (SF) Kurtis Monday | |
| Subs | UAB | James Mart (C) William Cochran | |
| 08:19 | UAB | Roger Myers misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Fred Bonner gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Robert Curry buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Stanley Villasenor | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gary Vavra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Elliott (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Roger Myers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Kersten (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | UAB | Roger Myers knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 07:24 | Rice | James Mart takes the ball from Robert Curry | 53-63 |
| 07:07 | UAB | John Kersten misses badly on a floater near the basket | 53-63 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Arnold Elliott steps in front of the Terrance Prange pass | 53-63 |
| 06:45 | UAB | Arnold Elliott misses the lay-in | 53-63 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Fred Bonner grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Melvin Ivy loses the ball out of bounds | 53-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Galipeau (PG), Brian Graves (SG), Mark Feltner (PF), William Cochran (C) Gary Vavra, Arnold Elliott, Roger Myers, John Kersten | |
| 06:22 | UAB | James Mart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael West - foul #2 on Michael West, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| 06:22 | UAB | James Mart misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 06:22 | UAB | James Mart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Melvin Ivy knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 55-64 |
| 06:03 | UAB | James Mart connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses the floater from just outside the lane | 55-67 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Robert Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Michael West banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Jackson and the foul's on James Mart - foul #2 on James Mart, team foul #4 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Fred Bonner (PF) Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Vavra (PG), John Kersten (PF) Brian Graves, James Mart | |
| 05:24 | Rice | Michael West misses the free throw | 57-67 |
| 05:24 | UAB | William Cochran gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:14 | UAB | Gary Vavra scores on a shot from the left side | 57-69 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Mark Feltner takes the ball from Fred Bonner | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:26 | UAB | Mark Feltner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-69 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Terrance Prange gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:20 | Rice | Manuel Guizar hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Bonner and he's hacked by Gary Vavra - foul #3 on Gary Vavra, team foul #5 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Curry (C) Michael West | |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Elliott (SG), Roger Myers (SF), James Mart (C) Robert Galipeau, Mark Feltner, William Cochran | |
| 04:20 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:58 | UAB | Arnold Elliott loses the dribble to Robert Curry | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Rice | Robert Curry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-69 |
| 03:50 | UAB | Roger Myers grabs the board | 60-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gary Vavra (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Elliott (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Roger Myers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kersten (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mart (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | UAB | Arnold Elliott loses the dribble to Fred Bonner | 60-69 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Mart - foul #3 on James Mart, team foul #6 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Melvin Ivy (SG), Nicholas Reed (SF) Manuel Guizar, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Galipeau (PG), Mark Feltner (C) Gary Vavra, John Kersten | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 02:44 | UAB | Robert Curry denies the turnaround by Arnold Elliott | 61-69 |
| 02:43 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Galipeau | 61-69 |
| 02:43 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF) Melvin Ivy, Nicholas Reed | |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Vavra (PG), John Kersten (PF), William Cochran (C) Robert Galipeau, James Mart, Mark Feltner | |
| 02:30 | UAB | William Cochran can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Terrance Prange - foul #3 on Terrance Prange, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| 02:30 | UAB | William Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:30 | UAB | William Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Robert Curry pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor scores on a 3 from the left corner | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:01 | UAB | Arnold Elliott misses the jumper from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Terrance Prange snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:54 | Rice | Kurtis Monday hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 64-70 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Arnold Elliott is called for the reach on Terrance Prange - foul #2 on Arnold Elliott, team foul #7 | 64-70 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:10 | UAB | John Kersten hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Myers | 66-72 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the easy layup | 66-72 |
| 00:55 | UAB | Roger Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | UAB | Roger Myers is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Villasenor - foul #3 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #10 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | James Mart (PF), Mark Feltner (C) John Kersten, William Cochran | |
| 00:52 | UAB | Roger Myers makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:52 | UAB | Roger Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the board | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-73 |
| 00:43 | UAB | Mark Feltner snags the defensive board | 66-73 |
| 00:43 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | William Cochran (C) Roger Myers | |
| 00:41 | UAB | Gary Vavra is hacked by Stanley Villasenor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #11 | 66-73 |
| 00:41 | UAB | Gary Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:41 | UAB | Gary Vavra misses the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:41 | UAB | William Cochran snags the offensive board | 66-74 |
| 00:40 | UAB | William Cochran is fouled on the floor by Robert Curry - foul #3 on Robert Curry, team foul #12 | 66-74 |
| 00:40 | UAB | William Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:40 | UAB | William Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-75 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Terrance Prange grabs the offensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Kurtis Monday scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Fred Bonner | 69-75 |
| 00:29 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| 00:26 | UAB | Mark Feltner is fouled in the backcourt by Terrance Prange - foul #4 on Terrance Prange, team foul #13 | 69-75 |
| 00:26 | UAB | Mark Feltner makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:26 | UAB | Mark Feltner misses the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Curry | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Terrance Prange drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Villasenor | 72-76 |
| 00:20 | UAB | Mark Feltner is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Villasenor - foul #5 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #14 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG) Stanley Villasenor | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:20 | UAB | Mark Feltner makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:20 | UAB | Mark Feltner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Manuel Guizar knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kurtis Monday | 75-78 |
| 00:13 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Roger Myers (SF) Mark Feltner | |
| 00:10 | UAB | James Mart is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Guizar - foul #2 on Manuel Guizar, team foul #15 | 75-78 |
| 00:10 | UAB | James Mart makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:10 | UAB | James Mart makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 75-80 |
| 00:04 | UAB | The rebound goes to William Cochran | 75-80 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Terrance Prange is called for the reach on William Cochran in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terrance Prange, team foul #16 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (SG) Terrance Prange | |
| Subs | UAB | Mark Feltner (PF) Roger Myers | |
| 00:03 | UAB | William Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:03 | UAB | William Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Fred Bonner gets the rebound | 75-81 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-81 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Melvin Ivy hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 75-81 |