| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jeff Olander (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Jacobi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mason Erickson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Goncalves (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Matt Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| 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 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Hinton | 30-31 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Hinton - foul #2 on James Hinton, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:52 | UAB | Edward Powell drills a runner from close range and he's fouled by David Thompson - foul #3 on David Thompson, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Martino (PF) David Thompson | |
| 18:52 | UAB | Edward Powell makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses long on a floater from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 18:26 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:09 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-31 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Brett Martino snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Hinton | 35-34 |
| 17:42 | UAB | Jeff Olander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Jack Aviles grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Matt Williams misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 17:26 | UAB | Marvin Jacobi pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:09 | UAB | Brett Martino swats the layup by Marvin Jacobi | 35-34 |
| 17:07 | UAB | Mason Erickson tips it but misses | 35-34 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:44 | Rice | James Hinton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Edward Powell - foul #3 on Edward Powell, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Ivan Blue (SG), Thomas Walsh (SF), Paul Hardy (PF), Pete Heath (C) Marvin Jacobi, Mason Erickson, Edward Powell, Dennis Goncalves | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Daniels (SF), Justin Parker (C) Mark Steinhauer, Matt Williams | |
| 16:44 | Rice | James Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:44 | Rice | James Hinton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Thomas Walsh pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:28 | UAB | Thomas Walsh is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kermit Sowers (SG) Jack Aviles | |
| 16:09 | Rice | James Hinton drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Justin Parker | 35-36 |
| 15:46 | UAB | Jeff Olander misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Wayne Daniels pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jeff Olander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Blue (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Walsh (fresh) PF - Paul Hardy (fresh) C - Pete Heath (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kermit Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Daniels (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brett Martino (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Rice | Justin Parker knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 15:06 | UAB | Ivan Blue drills a 3 from straight away | 38-38 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Justin Parker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 14:52 | UAB | Paul Hardy snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 14:35 | UAB | Pete Heath loses the dribble to Brett Martino | 38-38 |
| 14:09 | Rice | James Hinton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 14:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Daniels | 38-38 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Brett Martino is hacked by Paul Hardy - foul #2 on Paul Hardy, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Marvin Jacobi (SG), Mason Erickson (SF), Edward Powell (PF), Dennis Goncalves (C) Jeff Olander, Thomas Walsh, Paul Hardy, Pete Heath | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), David Thompson (PF), Matt Williams (C) James Hinton, Kermit Sowers, Wayne Daniels, Brett Martino, Justin Parker | |
| 13:52 | Rice | David Thompson knocks in the shot from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 13:37 | UAB | Mason Erickson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ivan Blue | 40-40 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Jack Aviles double dribbles | 40-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Winfrey (PG) Ivan Blue | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:05 | UAB | Edward Powell misses the turnaround in the paint | 40-40 |
| 13:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matt Williams | 40-40 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Jack Aviles misses the 3 from straight away | 40-40 |
| 12:55 | UAB | The rebound goes to Mason Erickson | 40-40 |
| 12:51 | UAB | Robert Winfrey loses the ball out of bounds | 40-40 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Steven Hobbs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Aviles | 40-43 |
| 12:15 | UAB | Marvin Jacobi scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mason Erickson | 43-43 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Steven Hobbs's pass is intercepted by Edward Powell | 43-43 |
| 11:42 | UAB | Marvin Jacobi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 11:40 | Rice | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) SG - Marvin Jacobi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mason Erickson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Goncalves (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Matt Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Rice | The jump hook by Matt Williams is blocked by Dennis Goncalves | 43-43 |
| 11:16 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Steinhauer | 43-43 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Steven Hobbs clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Matt Williams tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 10:49 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Matt Williams - foul #3 on Matt Williams, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeff Olander (PG), Ivan Blue (SG), Thomas Walsh (SF), Paul Hardy (PF) Robert Winfrey, Marvin Jacobi, Mason Erickson, Edward Powell | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Wayne Daniels (SF), Brett Martino (PF), Justin Parker (C) Steven Hobbs, Mark Steinhauer, David Thompson, Matt Williams | |
| 10:49 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:49 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Jack Aviles is hacked by Ivan Blue - foul #1 on Ivan Blue, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Pete Heath (C) Dennis Goncalves | |
| Subs | Rice | Kermit Sowers (SG) Jack Aviles | |
| 10:05 | Rice | James Hinton makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 09:40 | UAB | Jeff Olander's pass is intercepted by James Hinton | 44-47 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Brett Martino banks in the layup set up by James Hinton | 44-49 |
| 09:23 | UAB | Pete Heath misses the easy layup | 44-49 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Kermit Sowers pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Pete Heath is called for the reach on James Hinton - foul #3 on Pete Heath, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Marvin Jacobi (SG), Mason Erickson (SF) Ivan Blue, Thomas Walsh | |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), David Thompson (PF), Matt Williams (C) Kermit Sowers, Wayne Daniels, Brett Martino, Justin Parker | |
| 09:05 | Rice | Jack Aviles knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Hinton | 44-52 |
| 08:44 | UAB | Marvin Jacobi makes the floater from the left side | 46-52 |
| 08:30 | Rice | David Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jeff Olander - foul #2 on Jeff Olander, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Dennis Goncalves (C) Pete Heath | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:30 | Rice | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:30 | Rice | David Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:30 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:12 | UAB | Paul Hardy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Steinhauer - foul #1 on Mark Steinhauer, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| 08:12 | UAB | Paul Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:12 | UAB | Paul Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:12 | Rice | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Jeff Olander steals it from James Hinton | 47-52 |
| 07:33 | UAB | The short jumper by Dennis Goncalves is denied by Mark Steinhauer | 47-52 |
| 07:32 | Rice | David Thompson grabs the board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jeff Olander (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Jacobi (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mason Erickson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Hardy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Goncalves (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Matt Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer's floater is tipped away by Mason Erickson | 47-52 |
| 07:12 | UAB | Paul Hardy pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 06:44 | UAB | Jeff Olander makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Marvin Jacobi | 50-52 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Jack Aviles misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Matt Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 06:21 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 06:04 | UAB | Mason Erickson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| 06:03 | Rice | David Thompson gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 05:40 | Rice | David Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Matt Williams misses the easy layup | 50-52 |
| 05:29 | UAB | Paul Hardy grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 05:13 | UAB | Jeff Olander is hacked by James Hinton - foul #3 on James Hinton, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Ivan Blue (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Thomas Walsh (SF), Edward Powell (PF), Pete Heath (C) Jeff Olander, Marvin Jacobi, Mason Erickson, Paul Hardy, Dennis Goncalves | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Kermit Sowers (SG), Wayne Daniels (SF), Brett Martino (PF), Justin Parker (C) James Hinton, Jack Aviles, Mark Steinhauer, David Thompson, Matt Williams | |
| 04:55 | UAB | Pete Heath buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ivan Blue and he's hacked by Steven Hobbs - foul #3 on Steven Hobbs, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| 04:55 | UAB | Pete Heath makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Robert Winfrey is called for the reach on Brett Martino - foul #1 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Kermit Sowers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Brett Martino tips it in | 53-54 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Robert Winfrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Kermit Sowers's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Ivan Blue | 53-54 |
| 03:59 | UAB | Edward Powell pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 03:45 | UAB | Pete Heath hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Winfrey | 55-54 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Wayne Daniels lays it up and in set up by Steven Hobbs | 55-56 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ivan Blue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Walsh (fresh) PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Pete Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kermit Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wayne Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Martino (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UAB | Robert Winfrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeff Olander (PG), Mason Erickson (SF) Robert Winfrey, Thomas Walsh | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), David Thompson (PF), Matt Williams (C) Steven Hobbs, Kermit Sowers, Wayne Daniels, Brett Martino, Justin Parker | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Jack Aviles misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 03:07 | UAB | Mason Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:52 | UAB | Ivan Blue comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 02:51 | UAB | Jeff Olander hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Matt Williams buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Steinhauer | 57-59 |
| 02:32 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | UAB | Marvin Jacobi (SG), Dennis Goncalves (C) Ivan Blue, Pete Heath | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:10 | UAB | Jeff Olander misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 02:09 | Rice | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:47 | Rice | David Thompson connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Steinhauer | 57-61 |
| 01:31 | UAB | Edward Powell is denied on a layup by David Thompson | 57-61 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Matt Williams grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 01:17 | Rice | James Hinton connects on the floater from the right block | 57-63 |
| 00:58 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves scores on a shot from the right side set up by Jeff Olander | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Matt Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Mason Erickson - foul #2 on Mason Erickson, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kermit Sowers (SG), Justin Parker (PF) Jack Aviles, David Thompson | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Matt Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Matt Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:31 | UAB | Dennis Goncalves gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | UAB | Mason Erickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| 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 | Rice | James Hinton is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Olander - foul #3 on Jeff Olander, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (SG) Kermit Sowers | |
| 00:23 | Rice | James Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:23 | UAB | Edward Powell snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 00:16 | UAB | Jeff Olander clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 00:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Steinhauer | 59-64 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Jeff Olander is called for the reach on James Hinton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeff Olander, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| 00:12 | Rice | James Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:12 | Rice | James Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Jeff Olander connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Powell | 62-66 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kermit Sowers (SG) Steven Hobbs | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Matt Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Jacobi - foul #1 on Marvin Jacobi, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Matt Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Matt Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Mason Erickson misses the halfcourt shot | 62-68 |