| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ernst (fresh) 6 pts. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Adam King inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | UAB | Jerry Richards makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Ernst | 31-38 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Nicholas English knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Homer Ryan | 34-38 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Jerry Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Dallas - foul #3 on Larry Dallas, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SG) Larry Dallas | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 19:17 | UAB | Jerry Richards misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Jerry Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Nicholas English comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-39 |
| 19:01 | UAB | Adam King grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:35 | UAB | Dewayne Costas is called for the reach on Adam King - foul #1 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 18:18 | UAB | Johnny Brown is called for traveling | 34-39 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Homer Ryan comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Adam King - foul #3 on Adam King, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Hall (SF) Adam King | |
| 18:05 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:05 | UAB | Johnny Brown gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:53 | UAB | Jerry Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Homer Ryan's fadeaway is rejected by James Ernst | 34-39 |
| 17:30 | UAB | Johnny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:22 | UAB | Jerry Richards lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Levron | 34-41 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Dewayne Costas clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 17:07 | UAB | Johnny Brown snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 16:50 | UAB | Ronald Levron comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas English - foul #1 on Nicholas English, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Charles Barnes (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Nicholas English, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Trudell (SG), William Wright (PF) Jerry Richards, James Ernst | |
| 16:50 | UAB | Ronald Levron makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:50 | UAB | Ronald Levron makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Brandon Mask's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF) Dewayne Costas | |
| Subs | UAB | Wilfred Solorzano (C) Johnny Brown | |
| 16:11 | UAB | Joseph Trudell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Wright | 34-46 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Homer Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Geyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Trudell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfred Solorzano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | UAB | William Wright dunks the ball and he's fouled by Jonathan Geyer - foul #1 on Jonathan Geyer, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Homer Ryan | |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Jerry Richards (SG), Adam King (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Ronald Levron, Joseph Trudell, Steven Hall, Wilfred Solorzano | |
| 15:26 | UAB | William Wright makes the free throw | 37-49 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Larry Dallas connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas English | 39-49 |
| 14:50 | UAB | Troy Casey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 14:48 | UAB | Jerry Richards grabs the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 14:33 | UAB | Adam King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Charles Barnes, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), James Ernst (PF) Troy Casey, William Wright | |
| 14:18 | Rice | Larry Dallas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-49 |
| 14:16 | UAB | Adam King gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 14:03 | UAB | Adam King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Clarence Reddick snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Nicholas English clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 13:48 | UAB | The rebound goes to James Ernst | 39-49 |
| 13:32 | UAB | James Ernst misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 13:31 | UAB | Adam King grabs the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 13:11 | UAB | James Ernst's floater is tipped away by Allen McBane | 39-49 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Allen McBane pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Allen McBane misses the easy layup | 39-49 |
| 13:00 | UAB | Adam King gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:45 | UAB | James Ernst misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Nicholas English - foul #2 on Nicholas English, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Homer Ryan (SF) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Trudell (SG), Steven Hall (SF), William Wright (C) Jerry Richards, Adam King, Johnny Brown | |
| 12:45 | UAB | James Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 12:45 | UAB | James Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Homer Ryan's pass is intercepted by William Wright | 39-51 |
| 12:09 | UAB | James Ernst misses the easy layup | 39-51 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Allen McBane grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Clarence Reddick slams it home set up by Homer Ryan | 41-51 |
| 11:32 | UAB | Steven Hall's pass is intercepted by Brandon Mask | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Dallas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen McBane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Trudell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Ernst (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Rice | Allen McBane loses the dribble to Steven Hall | 41-51 |
| 10:56 | UAB | Brandon Mask takes the ball from Joseph Trudell | 41-51 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-51 |
| 10:32 | UAB | The rebound goes to William Wright | 41-51 |
| 10:12 | UAB | William Wright hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Levron | 41-53 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Joseph Trudell steps in front of the Allen McBane pass | 41-53 |
| 09:35 | UAB | William Wright hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 41-53 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Allen McBane grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Allen McBane misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Wright - foul #2 on William Wright, team foul #2 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF) Brandon Mask, Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick | |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Jerry Richards (SG), Adam King (SF), Wilfred Solorzano (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Ronald Levron, Joseph Trudell, Steven Hall, James Ernst, William Wright | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Allen McBane misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Allen McBane makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:08 | UAB | Troy Casey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 09:06 | UAB | Jerry Richards gets the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 08:51 | UAB | Jerry Richards hits the finger roll and the foul's on Charles Barnes - foul #2 on Charles Barnes, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Geyer (C) Allen McBane | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:51 | UAB | Jerry Richards misses the free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Johnny Brown picks off the pass by Nicholas English | 42-55 |
| 08:25 | UAB | Adam King is fouled on the floor by Dewayne Costas - foul #2 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| 08:25 | UAB | Adam King makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:25 | UAB | Adam King misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Charles Barnes is fouled on the floor by Adam King - foul #4 on Adam King, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Hall (SF) Adam King | |
| 07:50 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-56 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Charles Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg is called for traveling | 42-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF) Glenn Liljeberg | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Adam King (SF), William Wright (PF) Troy Casey, Steven Hall, Wilfred Solorzano | |
| 07:15 | UAB | Jerry Richards blows the layup | 42-56 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Charles Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Geyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam King (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:59 | Rice | Charles Barnes hits a shot from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 06:42 | UAB | Johnny Brown misses the lay-in | 44-56 |
| 06:40 | UAB | William Wright tips it home | 44-58 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Nicholas English can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-58 |
| 06:24 | UAB | Johnny Brown snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:01 | UAB | Adam King misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Jonathan Geyer - foul #2 on Jonathan Geyer, team foul #8 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Clarence Reddick (PF) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Trudell (SG), James Ernst (PF) Jerry Richards, Johnny Brown | |
| 06:01 | UAB | Adam King misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 06:01 | UAB | Adam King makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the dunk attempt | 44-59 |
| 05:41 | UAB | James Ernst pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:21 | UAB | William Wright misses long on a floater from the baseline | 44-59 |
| 05:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Ryan | 44-59 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Clarence Reddick hits the finger roll set up by Larry Dallas and he's hacked by James Ernst - foul #3 on James Ernst, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Allen McBane (C) Brandon Mask, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | UAB | Jerry Richards (SG), Steven Hall (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Joseph Trudell, Adam King, William Wright | |
| 05:03 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses the free throw | 46-59 |
| 05:03 | UAB | Jerry Richards grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 04:44 | UAB | Ronald Levron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-59 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Clarence Reddick grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Allen McBane loses the ball out of bounds | 46-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF) Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:08 | UAB | Dewayne Costas picks off the pass by James Ernst | 46-59 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 46-59 |
| 03:50 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Barnes | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Rice | Dewayne Costas is fouled on the floor by Jerry Richards - foul #1 on Jerry Richards, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG) Larry Dallas | |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Adam King (SF) Ronald Levron, Steven Hall | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Charles Barnes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dewayne Costas | 48-59 |
| 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) | |
| 03:00 | UAB | Adam King drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Johnny Brown | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Allen McBane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Troy Casey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Richards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam King (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Ernst (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:49 | Rice | Nicholas English can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 02:48 | UAB | James Ernst grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 02:20 | UAB | Jerry Richards drills a turnaround in the lane | 48-63 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Allen McBane double dribbles | 48-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Jonathan Geyer (PF), Joseph Gibbs (C) Nicholas English, Charles Barnes, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Trudell (SG), Steven Hall (SF), William Wright (PF), Wilfred Solorzano (C) Jerry Richards, Adam King, James Ernst, Johnny Brown | |
| 01:47 | UAB | William Wright slams it home | 48-65 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Mask | 51-65 |
| 01:26 | UAB | Joseph Trudell connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Troy Casey | 51-67 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Joseph Gibbs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-67 |
| 01:08 | UAB | William Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 01:04 | UAB | Steven Hall loses the dribble to Glenn Liljeberg | 51-67 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Joseph Gibbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 00:51 | UAB | William Wright snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | UAB | Joseph Gibbs is called for the reach on Wilfred Solorzano - foul #1 on Joseph Gibbs, team foul #9 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (PF) Joseph Gibbs | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:25 | UAB | Wilfred Solorzano makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 00:25 | UAB | Wilfred Solorzano makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Wilfred Solorzano is called for the reach on Brandon Mask - foul #1 on Wilfred Solorzano, team foul #6 | 51-69 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Brandon Mask is fouled on the floor by Troy Casey - foul #2 on Troy Casey, team foul #7 | 51-69 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Brandon Mask makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Brandon Mask makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Troy Casey runs out the clock | 53-69 |