| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gregory Bierman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Robbins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Blaisdell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | UAB | Frederick Brown is called for the reach on Gregory Bierman - foul #1 on Frederick Brown, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:22 | UAB | Charles Jones clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Fredrick Cannon - foul #3 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Smith (C) Fredrick Cannon | |
| 19:22 | UAB | Charles Jones misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 19:22 | UAB | Charles Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Roy Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 18:42 | UAB | Ted Robbins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 18:41 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 18:33 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Donald Griffin scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Lawson | 42-44 |
| 17:58 | UAB | Ted Robbins misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 42-44 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Donald Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the jumper in the paint | 42-46 |
| 17:22 | UAB | Ted Robbins knocks in the runner in the lane | 44-46 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Frederick Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | UAB | David Trynowski (SG), Thomas Holmes (SF), Salvador Rodriguez (C) Ted Robbins, Richard Blaisdell, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Frank Smith (C) Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Donald Griffin | |
| 16:48 | UAB | Gregory Bierman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-46 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson drills a floater in the paint set up by William Price | 44-48 |
| 16:10 | UAB | Donald Jones lays it up and in and the foul's on Roy Smith - foul #1 on Roy Smith, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG) Gregory Bierman | |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Donald Griffin (PF) Kenneth Lawson, Roy Smith | |
| 16:10 | UAB | Donald Jones misses the free throw | 46-48 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Donald Griffin pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Richard Cobbins comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 46-48 |
| 15:48 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Erich Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Trynowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) PF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Salvador Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Price (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Cobbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | UAB | Thomas Holmes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 15:23 | UAB | Erich Sutton hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Frank Smith misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Holmes - foul #3 on Thomas Holmes, team foul #1 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Ted Robbins (SG), Richard Blaisdell (SF), Charles Jones (C) Erich Sutton, David Trynowski, Thomas Holmes, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF) Joel Karn, William Price, Richard Cobbins | |
| 14:54 | Rice | Frank Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Frank Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 14:32 | UAB | Ted Robbins clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 14:31 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Rodriguez | 48-49 |
| 14:16 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Smith (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Donald Griffin, Frank Smith | |
| 14:16 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 14:16 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Frederick Brown buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| 13:51 | UAB | Gregory Bierman misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Roy Smith gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 13:45 | Rice | William Tighe misses the dunk attempt | 50-52 |
| 13:43 | UAB | Charles Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 13:29 | UAB | Charles Jones buries a turnaround from close range | 52-52 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the runner from the right block set up by Frederick Brown | 52-54 |
| 12:48 | UAB | Salvador Rodriguez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 12:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Fredrick Cannon | 52-54 |
| 12:30 | Rice | William Tighe is hacked by Salvador Rodriguez - foul #1 on Salvador Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG), David Trynowski (SG), Donald Jones (PF), Willie Boyd (C) Gregory Bierman, Ted Robbins, Salvador Rodriguez, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG), Donald Griffin (PF) Frederick Brown, Roy Smith | |
| 12:16 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Willie Boyd - foul #2 on Willie Boyd, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 12:03 | UAB | Erich Sutton misses long on a shot from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 12:02 | Rice | William Tighe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 11:45 | Rice | David Trynowski steals the ball from Fredrick Cannon | 52-56 |
| 11:42 | UAB | David Trynowski hits the finger roll | 54-56 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Erich Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Trynowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Blaisdell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Price (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Tighe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 54-56 |
| 11:21 | Rice | William Tighe misses the tip | 54-56 |
| 11:19 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:56 | UAB | Willie Boyd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 10:55 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell misses the tip | 54-56 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Donald Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon lays it in set up by Kenneth Lawson | 54-58 |
| 10:17 | UAB | Erich Sutton clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 10:15 | Rice | William Price grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 10:00 | Rice | William Tighe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 09:30 | UAB | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 54-58 |
| 09:11 | UAB | Willie Boyd is denied on a layup by Donald Griffin | 54-58 |
| 09:09 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell tips it in | 56-58 |
| 08:47 | Rice | William Tighe misses the runner in the paint | 56-58 |
| 08:46 | Rice | William Tighe can't tip it in | 56-58 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Donald Griffin tips it in | 56-60 |
| 08:31 | UAB | Erich Sutton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 08:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Griffin | 56-60 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 08:21 | Rice | William Tighe grabs the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 08:02 | Rice | William Tighe knocks in the floater from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 07:43 | UAB | Willie Boyd clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-62 |
| 07:41 | Rice | William Price grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Erich Sutton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Trynowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Blaisdell (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Tighe (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Griffin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses the easy layup | 56-62 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Donald Griffin hits the follow up shot | 56-64 |
| 07:02 | UAB | David Trynowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Ted Robbins (SG), Thomas Holmes (SF), Salvador Rodriguez (PF), Charles Jones (C) Erich Sutton, David Trynowski, Richard Blaisdell, Donald Jones, Willie Boyd | |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Roy Smith (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, William Price, William Tighe, Donald Griffin, Fredrick Cannon | |
| 06:45 | Rice | Roy Smith blows the layup | 56-64 |
| 06:43 | UAB | Charles Jones pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 06:30 | UAB | Thomas Holmes knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Frank Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Smith, team foul #5 | 58-64 |
| 05:46 | UAB | Charles Jones misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Frederick Brown - foul #2 on Frederick Brown, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Jones (PF) Salvador Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:46 | UAB | Charles Jones misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:46 | UAB | Charles Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-64 |
| 05:30 | UAB | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:05 | UAB | Thomas Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG) Joel Karn | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Ted Robbins - foul #3 on Ted Robbins, team foul #4 | 59-64 |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (SG), Salvador Rodriguez (C) Ted Robbins, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Griffin (PF) Dustin Sasaki | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:27 | UAB | Erich Sutton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Frank Smith gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Roy Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 59-65 |
| Subs | UAB | David Trynowski (SG), Richard Blaisdell (SF) Erich Sutton, Thomas Holmes | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG), Dustin Sasaki (SF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Frederick Brown, Roy Smith, Frank Smith | |
| 03:52 | UAB | David Trynowski makes the shot from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 03:44 | UAB | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gregory Bierman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Trynowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Blaisdell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Donald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Salvador Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Price (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | UAB | David Trynowski misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Price - foul #2 on William Price, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG), Ted Robbins (SG), Charles Jones (C) Gregory Bierman, Richard Blaisdell, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:21 | UAB | David Trynowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:21 | UAB | David Trynowski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:21 | UAB | Charles Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Donald Griffin steals it from Salvador Rodriguez | 62-65 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Gregory Bierman (PG), Richard Blaisdell (SF), Donald Jones (PF) Erich Sutton, David Trynowski, Salvador Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF) William Price, Dustin Sasaki | |
| 02:35 | Rice | William Tighe clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-65 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:13 | Rice | William Tighe knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Griffin | 62-67 |
| 01:55 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Bierman | 65-67 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 01:37 | UAB | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:12 | UAB | Donald Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Donald Griffin grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 00:53 | Rice | William Tighe misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| 00:53 | Rice | William Tighe makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:53 | Rice | William Tighe makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | UAB | Ted Robbins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 00:33 | UAB | Gregory Bierman tips it but misses | 65-69 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Donald Griffin gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Donald Griffin is hacked by Ted Robbins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Robbins, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson is fouled on the floor by Gregory Bierman - foul #3 on Gregory Bierman, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | UAB | William Tighe steals it from Ted Robbins | 65-71 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Robbins - foul #5 on Ted Robbins, team foul #8 | 65-71 |
| Subs | UAB | David Trynowski (SG) Ted Robbins | |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), William Price (SG) Kenneth Lawson, Frederick Brown | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Donald Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Donald Griffin is hacked by Donald Jones - foul #3 on Donald Jones, team foul #9 | 65-72 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cobbins (SF) William Tighe | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:20 | UAB | Charles Jones grabs the board | 65-72 |
| 00:15 | UAB | David Trynowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-72 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Donald Griffin grabs the board | 65-72 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Donald Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Bierman - foul #4 on Gregory Bierman, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Donald Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Donald Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | UAB | David Trynowski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Bierman | 68-74 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF) Joel Karn, Richard Cobbins | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon is hacked by Gregory Bierman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Bierman, team foul #11 | 68-74 |
| Subs | UAB | Erich Sutton (PG) Gregory Bierman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Richard Blaisdell misses short on a halfcourt shot | 68-75 |