| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gary Vavra (fresh) SG - Arnold Elliott (fresh) SF - Roger Myers (fresh) PF - John Kersten (fresh) C - William Cochran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) C - Robert Curry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Kurtis Monday wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:53 | Rice | Fred Bonner scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Stanley Villasenor and the foul's on William Cochran - foul #1 on William Cochran, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:53 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:40 | UAB | Stanley Villasenor picks off the pass by Arnold Elliott | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Fred Bonner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stanley Villasenor | 0-5 |
| 19:26 | UAB | Arnold Elliott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Fred Bonner gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses the lay-in | 0-5 |
| 19:00 | UAB | John Kersten snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:56 | UAB | Arnold Elliott knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Terrance Prange comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | UAB | Roger Myers pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | UAB | John Kersten misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | UAB | William Cochran can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | UAB | Roger Myers tips it in | 4-5 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Fred Bonner buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Terrance Prange | 4-7 |
| 17:43 | UAB | Arnold Elliott can't connect on a floater from the right side | 4-7 |
| 17:41 | UAB | Gary Vavra gets the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:26 | UAB | Kurtis Monday is called for the reach on Roger Myers - foul #1 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Galipeau (SG), James Mart (C) Arnold Elliott, William Cochran | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 17:21 | UAB | Gary Vavra comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Melvin Ivy hits a jumper near the basket | 4-9 |
| 16:45 | UAB | Roger Myers scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Nicholas Reed misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Michael West tips it but misses | 7-9 |
| 16:24 | UAB | The rebound goes to Roger Myers | 7-9 |
| 16:20 | UAB | Roger Myers travels with the ball | 7-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Elliott (SG), Mark Feltner (PF), Christopher Gilham (C) Gary Vavra, Roger Myers, John Kersten | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:13 | Rice | Manuel Guizar knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Reed | 7-11 |
| 16:02 | UAB | James Mart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Michael West grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Galipeau (fresh) SG - Arnold Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Mart (fresh) PF - Mark Feltner (fresh) C - Christopher Gilham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) C - Michael West (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Melvin Ivy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Michael West misses the tip | 7-11 |
| 15:36 | UAB | Mark Feltner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:11 | UAB | James Mart buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Michael West is fouled on the floor by James Mart - foul #1 on James Mart, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Vavra (PG), Roger Myers (SF), John Kersten (PF), William Cochran (C) Arnold Elliott, James Mart, Mark Feltner, Christopher Gilham | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Nicholas Reed, Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| 14:39 | Rice | Kurtis Monday hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Terrance Prange | 10-14 |
| 14:23 | UAB | William Cochran misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Curry - foul #1 on Robert Curry, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| 14:23 | UAB | William Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:23 | UAB | William Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Fred Bonner snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Fred Bonner is hacked by Gary Vavra - foul #1 on Gary Vavra, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Terrance Prange's pass is intercepted by Roger Myers | 11-14 |
| 13:39 | UAB | Gary Vavra misses the shot from the right side | 11-14 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Robert Curry pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses short on a floater from the right side | 11-14 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Robert Curry hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Stanley Villasenor | 11-16 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Fred Bonner steps in front of the John Kersten pass | 11-16 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 12:38 | UAB | The rebound goes to Gary Vavra | 11-16 |
| 12:20 | UAB | Robert Galipeau buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Cochran | 14-16 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Vavra - foul #2 on Gary Vavra, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | UAB | Brian Graves (PG), Arnold Elliott (SG), James Mart (SF), Mark Feltner (PF), Christopher Gilham (C) Gary Vavra, Robert Galipeau, Roger Myers, John Kersten, William Cochran | |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 12:06 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:06 | UAB | Mark Feltner grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 11:51 | UAB | Christopher Gilham loses the dribble to Melvin Ivy | 14-16 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Melvin Ivy hits the finger roll | 14-18 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Brian Graves (fresh) SG - Arnold Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Mart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Feltner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Gilham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) C - Michael West (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UAB | Stanley Villasenor takes the ball from Christopher Gilham | 14-18 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Terrance Prange clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Melvin Ivy hits the follow up shot | 14-20 |
| 10:49 | UAB | James Mart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Michael West grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Terrance Prange | 14-22 |
| 10:14 | UAB | Brian Graves drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 17-25 |
| 09:33 | UAB | Mark Feltner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-25 |
| 09:31 | UAB | Arnold Elliott grabs the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 09:13 | UAB | Christopher Gilham comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael West - foul #1 on Michael West, team foul #3 | 17-25 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Galipeau (PG), Mohammed Huseby (SG), Roger Myers (SF), John Kersten (PF) Brian Graves, Arnold Elliott, James Mart, Mark Feltner | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| 09:13 | UAB | Christopher Gilham misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 09:13 | UAB | Christopher Gilham makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Nicholas Reed comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Gilham - foul #1 on Christopher Gilham, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | UAB | William Cochran (C) Christopher Gilham | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:01 | Rice | Nicholas Reed makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Nicholas Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 08:47 | UAB | John Kersten scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Manuel Guizar pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Nicholas Reed hits the finger roll set up by Manuel Guizar and he's hacked by Mohammed Huseby - foul #1 on Mohammed Huseby, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | UAB | Brian Graves (SG) Mohammed Huseby | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:12 | Rice | Nicholas Reed makes the free throw | 20-30 |
| 08:00 | UAB | John Kersten misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-30 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Kurtis Monday grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Fred Bonner tips it back up and in | 20-32 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Galipeau (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Graves (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cochran (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UAB | John Kersten clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Curry - foul #2 on Robert Curry, team foul #4 | 20-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Elliott (SG) Brian Graves | |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (SG), Robert Jackson (C) Nicholas Reed, Robert Curry | |
| 07:24 | UAB | John Kersten makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 07:24 | UAB | John Kersten makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 07:06 | UAB | Arnold Elliott pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 06:37 | UAB | Arnold Elliott travels with the ball | 22-32 |
| Subs | UAB | James Mart (C) William Cochran | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG) Melvin Ivy | |
| 06:23 | Rice | Kurtis Monday buries a 3 from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 06:13 | UAB | Roger Myers clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 06:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 22-35 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Fred Bonner is hacked by John Kersten - foul #1 on John Kersten, team foul #7 | 22-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Mark Feltner (PF), Christopher Gilham (C) Roger Myers, John Kersten | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Melvin Ivy (SF) Manuel Guizar, Kurtis Monday | |
| 05:57 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 05:57 | UAB | Christopher Gilham grabs the defensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 05:43 | UAB | Robert Galipeau is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Reed - foul #1 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #5 | 22-36 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Michael West (C) Nicholas Reed, Fred Bonner | |
| 05:25 | UAB | Arnold Elliott misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-36 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Melvin Ivy grabs the board | 22-36 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Melvin Ivy misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Gilham - foul #2 on Christopher Gilham, team foul #8 | 22-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Brian Graves (PG), William Cochran (C) Robert Galipeau, Christopher Gilham | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:15 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Melvin Ivy misses the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 05:15 | UAB | William Cochran snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| 04:57 | UAB | William Cochran clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 04:55 | UAB | William Cochran snags the offensive board | 22-37 |
| 04:34 | UAB | Brian Graves is hacked by Stanley Villasenor - foul #1 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #6 | 22-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Mohammed Huseby (SG), Roger Myers (SF), John Kersten (PF) Arnold Elliott, James Mart, Mark Feltner | |
| Subs | Rice | Kurtis Monday (SF) Melvin Ivy | |
| 04:18 | UAB | William Cochran loses the ball out of bounds | 22-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Galipeau (PG) Mohammed Huseby | |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF) Robert Jackson | |
| 04:06 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 04:04 | UAB | The rebound goes to Robert Galipeau | 22-37 |
| 03:53 | UAB | John Kersten lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Galipeau | 24-37 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Michael West knocks in the shot from the right side | 24-39 |
| 03:28 | UAB | Brian Graves clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 03:27 | UAB | John Kersten gets the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Galipeau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Graves (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kersten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cochran (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael West (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | UAB | Brian Graves comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 03:03 | UAB | Robert Galipeau pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 02:50 | UAB | Roger Myers makes the shot from the right side | 26-39 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-41 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Brian Graves is hacked by Terrance Prange - foul #1 on Terrance Prange, team foul #7 | 26-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Elliott (SG), James Mart (C) Robert Galipeau, William Cochran | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Robert Curry (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Michael West | |
| 02:12 | UAB | Brian Graves makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Brian Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Nicholas Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 01:53 | UAB | James Mart grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 01:36 | UAB | Roger Myers can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Curry - foul #3 on Robert Curry, team foul #8 | 28-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Vavra (PG) Brian Graves | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Smith (C) Robert Curry | |
| 01:36 | UAB | Roger Myers makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:36 | UAB | Roger Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:36 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to John Kersten | 29-41 |
| 01:18 | UAB | Arnold Elliott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #9 | 29-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Mark Feltner (PF), Christopher Gilham (C) Roger Myers, John Kersten | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:18 | UAB | Arnold Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:18 | UAB | Arnold Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Manuel Guizar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-41 |
| 00:59 | UAB | Gary Vavra is hacked by Nicholas Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #10 | 31-41 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kurtis Monday (SF) Patrick Smith | |
| 00:59 | UAB | Gary Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:59 | UAB | Gary Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Kurtis Monday loses the dribble to Arnold Elliott | 33-41 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Arnold Elliott lays it up and in | 35-41 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Robert Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-41 |
| 00:01 | UAB | Mark Feltner snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Mark Feltner hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-41 |