| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Trudell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Richards (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam King (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Whiting (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfred Solorzano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dewayne Costas inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Clarence Reddick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wilfred Solorzano - foul #3 on Wilfred Solorzano, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Joe Jacobs (C) Wilfred Solorzano | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Joseph Trudell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Clarence Reddick grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Joe Jacobs steps in front of the Dewayne Costas pass | 34-30 |
| 18:37 | UAB | Adam King misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Dewayne Costas - foul #2 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:37 | UAB | Adam King misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:37 | UAB | Adam King makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg loses the dribble to Adam King | 34-31 |
| 18:22 | UAB | Adam King lays it up and in | 34-33 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg is called for traveling | 34-33 |
| 17:43 | UAB | Glenn Liljeberg is called for the reach on Jerry Richards - foul #3 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (SG) Glenn Liljeberg | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:28 | UAB | Jerry Richards knocks in the shot from the right block | 34-35 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Clarence Reddick can't tip it in | 34-35 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Dewayne Costas gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 16:57 | UAB | Adam King pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:38 | UAB | Adam King misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-35 |
| 16:36 | UAB | Andrew Whiting tips it in | 34-37 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Brandon Mask drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Reddick | 37-37 |
| 16:02 | UAB | Joe Jacobs's floater is tipped away by Clarence Reddick | 37-37 |
| 16:01 | UAB | Adam King can't tip it in | 37-37 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Allen McBane grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas English (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dewayne Costas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen McBane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Trudell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Richards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Adam King (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Andrew Whiting (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Rice | Clarence Reddick buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Nicholas English | 39-37 |
| 15:35 | UAB | Andrew Whiting misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-37 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Brandon Mask gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Clarence Reddick's floater is tipped away by Joe Jacobs | 39-37 |
| 15:13 | UAB | Joe Jacobs snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:06 | UAB | Adam King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG), John Stetler (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Frank Long (C) Brandon Mask, Dewayne Costas, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Rick Tunnell (SG), Steven Hall (SF), Gary Landry (PF), Wilfred Solorzano (C) Joseph Trudell, Jerry Richards, Adam King, Andrew Whiting, Joe Jacobs | |
| 14:45 | Rice | The jump hook by Frank Long is blocked by Wilfred Solorzano | 39-37 |
| 14:44 | UAB | Gary Landry snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 14:26 | UAB | Steven Hall buries a floater from the right block and he's fouled by John Stetler - foul #2 on John Stetler, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 14:26 | UAB | Steven Hall makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Steven Hall steps in front of the Larry Dallas pass | 39-40 |
| 13:57 | UAB | Troy Casey knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg is fouled on the floor by Gary Landry - foul #1 on Gary Landry, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jerry Richards (SG) Gary Landry | |
| 13:32 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg is hacked by Rick Tunnell - foul #1 on Rick Tunnell, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG) Larry Dallas | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:15 | Rice | Nicholas English misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 13:13 | UAB | Jerry Richards pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:03 | UAB | Wilfred Solorzano misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Glenn Liljeberg - foul #4 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG) Glenn Liljeberg | |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Whiting (PF) Rick Tunnell | |
| 13:03 | UAB | Wilfred Solorzano makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:03 | UAB | Wilfred Solorzano makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:43 | Rice | John Stetler loses the dribble to Troy Casey | 39-45 |
| 12:40 | UAB | Troy Casey dunks the ball | 39-47 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Wilfred Solorzano is called for the reach on John Stetler - foul #4 on Wilfred Solorzano, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Larry Dallas, John Stetler, Charles Barnes, Frank Long | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Trudell (PG), Adam King (SF), Gary Landry (C) Troy Casey, Steven Hall, Wilfred Solorzano | |
| 11:54 | Rice | Clarence Reddick scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brandon Mask | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas English (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Trudell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Richards (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Adam King (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Andrew Whiting (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Landry (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UAB | Allen McBane picks off the pass by Jerry Richards | 41-47 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Dewayne Costas buries a shot from the baseline set up by Nicholas English | 43-47 |
| 11:08 | UAB | Joseph Trudell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Nicholas English misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 10:49 | UAB | Andrew Whiting gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Adam King can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-49 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Clarence Reddick gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Joseph Trudell is called for the reach on Brandon Mask - foul #2 on Joseph Trudell, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Frank Long (PF), John Stetler (C) Brandon Mask, Nicholas English, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Rick Tunnell (SG), Steven Hall (PF), Joe Jacobs (C) Joseph Trudell, Jerry Richards, Andrew Whiting, Gary Landry | |
| 10:03 | Rice | Charles Barnes double dribbles | 43-49 |
| 09:40 | UAB | Rick Tunnell scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Adam King | 43-51 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Joe Jacobs is called for the reach on John Stetler - foul #1 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Clarence Reddick (PF) Dewayne Costas | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Robinson (SF) Adam King | |
| 09:08 | Rice | Frank Long misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joe Jacobs - foul #2 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Landry (C) Richard Robinson | |
| 09:08 | Rice | Frank Long misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Frank Long makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:49 | UAB | Gary Landry hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Joe Jacobs | 44-54 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Steven Hall swats the short shot by John Stetler | 44-54 |
| 08:32 | UAB | Steven Hall gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:15 | UAB | John Stetler is called for the reach on Joe Jacobs - foul #3 on John Stetler, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Nicholas English (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Allen McBane (C) Larry Dallas, John Stetler, Clarence Reddick, Frank Long | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Trudell (PG), Jerry Richards (SG), Andrew Whiting (PF) Troy Casey, Rick Tunnell, Gary Landry | |
| 07:52 | UAB | Dewayne Costas picks off the pass by Jerry Richards | 44-54 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Dewayne Costas blows the layup | 44-54 |
| 07:48 | UAB | Steven Hall snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas English (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Trudell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Richards (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Whiting (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | UAB | Jerry Richards blows the layup | 44-54 |
| 07:40 | UAB | Steven Hall misses the tip | 44-54 |
| 07:38 | UAB | Andrew Whiting snags the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 07:21 | UAB | Steven Hall buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Trudell | 44-56 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Dewayne Costas clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-56 |
| 07:07 | UAB | The rebound goes to Andrew Whiting | 44-56 |
| 06:46 | UAB | Joseph Trudell is whistled for traveling | 44-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG), John Stetler (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes | |
| Subs | UAB | Adam King (SF), Wilfred Solorzano (C) Steven Hall, Joe Jacobs | |
| 06:22 | Rice | John Stetler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 06:20 | UAB | Andrew Whiting gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 06:05 | UAB | Andrew Whiting clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 06:03 | UAB | Wilfred Solorzano tips it back up and in | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:58 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Allen McBane pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses long on a floater from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 05:44 | UAB | Jerry Richards grabs the board | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:22 | UAB | Jerry Richards misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Allen McBane - foul #1 on Allen McBane, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Frank Long (C) Brandon Mask, John Stetler, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | UAB | Troy Casey (PG), Steven Hall (PF) Joseph Trudell, Andrew Whiting | |
| 05:22 | UAB | Jerry Richards makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 05:22 | UAB | Jerry Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Dewayne Costas hits a jumper in the paint set up by Clarence Reddick | 46-60 |
| 05:04 | UAB | Jerry Richards scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Troy Casey | 46-62 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Frank Long is hacked by Wilfred Solorzano - foul #5 on Wilfred Solorzano, team foul #8 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Rick Tunnell (SG), Gary Landry (C) Jerry Richards, Wilfred Solorzano | |
| 04:50 | Rice | Frank Long makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Frank Long misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 04:50 | UAB | Steven Hall gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 04:28 | UAB | Rick Tunnell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Casey | 47-65 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Gary Landry gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 03:58 | UAB | Troy Casey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-65 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Frank Long snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Nicholas English grabs the offensive board | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Troy Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Tunnell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam King (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Steven Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Landry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses the easy layup | 47-65 |
| 03:35 | UAB | The rebound goes to Gary Landry | 47-65 |
| 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) | |
| 03:14 | UAB | Gary Landry knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-68 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Dewayne Costas | 49-68 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Troy Casey travels with the ball | 49-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG), John Stetler (SF), Charles Barnes (PF) Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas, Clarence Reddick | |
| Subs | UAB | Joe Jacobs (PF) Adam King | |
| 02:37 | Rice | Charles Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Geyer (C) Frank Long | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:08 | UAB | Nicholas English is called for the reach on Steven Hall - foul #2 on Nicholas English, team foul #7 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Robinson (SF) Gary Landry | |
| 02:08 | UAB | Steven Hall makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 02:08 | UAB | Steven Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Nicholas English misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-70 |
| 01:51 | UAB | Steven Hall pulls down the rebound | 49-70 |
| 01:24 | UAB | Richard Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Long (C) Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | UAB | Gary Landry (C) Richard Robinson | |
| 01:01 | Rice | Frank Long comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-70 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Charles Barnes tips it but misses | 49-70 |
| 00:58 | UAB | Steven Hall gets the rebound | 49-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:34 | UAB | A charge is called on Steven Hall - foul #1 on Steven Hall, team foul #9 | 49-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Nicholas English can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rick Tunnell - foul #2 on Rick Tunnell, team foul #10 | 49-70 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Nicholas English misses the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Troy Casey runs out the clock | 50-70 |