| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Pak (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Boris Vesely (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Shumake (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Mason (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Stryjewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Pak inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Rod Osborn buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Coombs and he's hacked by John Stryjewski - foul #2 on John Stryjewski, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:33 | UAB | Rod Osborn steals it from Roger Mason | 38-29 |
| 19:29 | Rice | James Pak banks in the layup set up by Rod Osborn | 40-29 |
| 19:08 | UAB | John Stryjewski is called for traveling | 40-29 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Robert Weisner knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Pak | 43-29 |
| 18:26 | UAB | John Stryjewski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Coombs - foul #3 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (SG) Daniel Coombs | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:26 | UAB | John Stryjewski makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 18:26 | UAB | John Stryjewski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Joshua Sims misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 18:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Weisner | 43-31 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Joshua Sims connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Pak | 46-31 |
| 17:28 | UAB | Timothy Butler misses short on a jumper from the left side | 46-31 |
| 17:26 | UAB | Timothy Butler tips it in | 46-33 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Craig Shelton is hacked by Timothy Butler - foul #2 on Timothy Butler, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF) James Pak, Robert Weisner | |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Ponder (SF), Xing-Fu Ching (PF), John Snyder (C) Roger Mason, John Stryjewski, Timothy Butler | |
| 16:45 | Rice | Elliot Joyner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Arthur Ponder pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 16:28 | UAB | John Snyder makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Xing-Fu Ching | 46-35 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Elliot Joyner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-35 |
| 16:15 | UAB | Arthur Ponder pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 15:56 | UAB | Xing-Fu Ching is called for a charge - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Ching, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF) Rod Osborn, Kevin Lawrence, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UAB | Aaron Brown (PG), Christopher Campagna (SG), John Stryjewski (PF), Timothy Butler (C) Boris Vesely, Harold Shumake, Xing-Fu Ching, John Snyder | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Pak (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Aaron Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Campagna (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Stryjewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Daniel Coombs's pass is intercepted by Arthur Ponder | 46-35 |
| 15:22 | UAB | Christopher Campagna comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-35 |
| 15:21 | UAB | John Stryjewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 15:11 | UAB | John Stryjewski knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Aaron Brown | 46-37 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Daniel Coombs makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 14:43 | UAB | Daniel Coombs steps in front of the Arthur Ponder pass | 49-37 |
| 14:25 | Rice | John Stryjewski steals it from Daniel Coombs | 49-37 |
| 13:59 | UAB | John Stryjewski can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Weisner - foul #1 on Robert Weisner, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Joshua Sims, James Pak, Robert Weisner | |
| Subs | UAB | Boris Vesely (PG), Harold Shumake (SG), Roger Mason (SF), Xing-Fu Ching (C) Aaron Brown, Christopher Campagna, Arthur Ponder, Timothy Butler | |
| 13:59 | UAB | John Stryjewski misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:59 | UAB | John Stryjewski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Craig Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 13:29 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Stryjewski | 49-38 |
| 13:12 | UAB | Harold Shumake is hacked by Daniel Coombs - foul #4 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (SG), Jeffrey Mitchell (PF) Daniel Coombs, Elliot Joyner | |
| Subs | UAB | John Snyder (C) John Stryjewski | |
| 12:57 | UAB | Harold Shumake is fouled on the floor by Richard Lloyd - foul #2 on Richard Lloyd, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Weisner (PF) Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Butler (C) John Snyder | |
| 12:40 | UAB | Timothy Butler knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 49-40 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Robert Weisner comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Xing-Fu Ching - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Ching, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pak (SF) Kevin Lawrence | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:20 | Rice | Robert Weisner makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Robert Weisner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 12:00 | UAB | Xing-Fu Ching hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Boris Vesely | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Pak (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Boris Vesely (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Shumake (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Mason (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Xing-Fu Ching (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Rice | Craig Shelton misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 11:45 | UAB | Timothy Butler gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 11:24 | UAB | Harold Shumake is fouled on the floor by Richard Lloyd - foul #3 on Richard Lloyd, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (SG), Elliot Joyner (C) Richard Lloyd, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UAB | John Stryjewski (PF) Xing-Fu Ching | |
| 11:08 | UAB | Harold Shumake makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Boris Vesely | 51-46 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Boris Vesely steals it from Elliot Joyner | 51-46 |
| 10:48 | UAB | Harold Shumake lays it in on a nice dish by Boris Vesely | 51-48 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Joshua Sims misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Robert Weisner tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 10:17 | UAB | Roger Mason knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Harold Shumake | 53-50 |
| 10:06 | Rice | James Pak buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-50 |
| 10:02 | UAB | Joshua Sims is called for the reach on Boris Vesely in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Sims, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (SG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Rod Osborn, James Pak, Robert Weisner | |
| Subs | UAB | Aaron Brown (PG), Christopher Campagna (SG), Arthur Ponder (SF), Xing-Fu Ching (C) Boris Vesely, Harold Shumake, Roger Mason, Timothy Butler | |
| 09:49 | UAB | Christopher Campagna is hacked by Kevin Lawrence - foul #1 on Kevin Lawrence, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| 09:49 | UAB | Christopher Campagna makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:49 | UAB | Christopher Campagna makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Craig Shelton lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Sims and he's fouled by Christopher Campagna - foul #3 on Christopher Campagna, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Craig Shelton makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 09:21 | UAB | Aaron Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Craig Shelton connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Sims | 61-52 |
| 08:48 | UAB | Xing-Fu Ching clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Richard Lloyd snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Joshua Sims is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 61-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), James Pak (SF) Joshua Sims, Kevin Lawrence | |
| Subs | UAB | Boris Vesely (PG), Harold Shumake (SG), Timothy Butler (C) Aaron Brown, Christopher Campagna, John Stryjewski | |
| 08:15 | UAB | Timothy Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 08:13 | UAB | Arthur Ponder can't tip it in | 61-52 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Craig Shelton grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 08:03 | Rice | James Pak hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-52 |
| 08:01 | UAB | Boris Vesely pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Pak (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Boris Vesely (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Shumake (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Xing-Fu Ching (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:47 | UAB | Xing-Fu Ching misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Craig Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Rod Osborn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Richard Lloyd tips it home | 63-52 |
| 07:15 | UAB | Arthur Ponder is denied on a dunk by Craig Shelton | 63-52 |
| 07:14 | Rice | James Pak gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 07:09 | Rice | James Pak misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Shumake - foul #2 on Harold Shumake, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), Robert Weisner (PF), Kevin Lawrence (C) Richard Lloyd, Elliot Joyner, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UAB | Roger Mason (SF), John Stryjewski (PF) Arthur Ponder, Xing-Fu Ching | |
| 07:09 | Rice | James Pak misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:09 | Rice | James Pak makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 06:51 | UAB | Boris Vesely loses the dribble to Rod Osborn | 64-52 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Daniel Coombs jams it on a nice dish by Rod Osborn | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:27 | UAB | Boris Vesely misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence grabs the board | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:21 | Rice | Rod Osborn clanks a 3 from straight away | 66-52 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Robert Weisner tips it back up and in | 68-52 |
| 06:05 | UAB | Roger Mason misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Weisner - foul #2 on Robert Weisner, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Elliot Joyner (SF), Craig Shelton (C) James Pak, Kevin Lawrence | |
| Subs | UAB | Aaron Brown (PG), Christopher Campagna (SG), John Snyder (C) Boris Vesely, Harold Shumake, Timothy Butler | |
| 06:05 | UAB | Roger Mason misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 06:05 | UAB | Roger Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Elliot Joyner scores on a floater in the lane | 70-53 |
| 05:30 | UAB | Christopher Campagna clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Craig Shelton - foul #1 on Craig Shelton, team foul #9 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG) Rod Osborn | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:30 | UAB | Christopher Campagna makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 05:30 | UAB | Christopher Campagna makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Craig Shelton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-55 |
| 04:59 | UAB | John Stryjewski pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 04:52 | UAB | Aaron Brown drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Mason | 70-58 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Joshua Sims knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-58 |
| 04:23 | UAB | John Snyder travels with the ball | 73-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), James Pak (SF), Kevin Lawrence (C) Joshua Sims, Robert Weisner, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UAB | Boris Vesely (PG), Harold Shumake (SG), Arthur Ponder (SF), Xing-Fu Ching (PF), Timothy Butler (C) Christopher Campagna, Aaron Brown, Roger Mason, John Stryjewski, John Snyder | |
| 03:54 | Rice | James Pak misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-58 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Elliot Joyner can't tip it in | 73-58 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Xing-Fu Ching grabs the defensive rebound | 73-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Coombs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Pak (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Boris Vesely (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Shumake (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Xing-Fu Ching (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:34 | UAB | Arthur Ponder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Lawrence - foul #2 on Kevin Lawrence, team foul #10 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (SG), Moses Hubbard (C) Daniel Coombs, Elliot Joyner | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 03:34 | UAB | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 03:34 | UAB | Arthur Ponder misses the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 03:34 | UAB | Xing-Fu Ching snags the offensive board | 73-59 |
| 03:21 | UAB | Xing-Fu Ching misses short on a floater from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Harold Shumake steps in front of the Joshua Sims pass | 73-59 |
| 02:58 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), Robert Weisner (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Joshua Sims, Kevin Lawrence, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | UAB | Roger Mason (SF), John Stryjewski (PF) Arthur Ponder, Xing-Fu Ching | |
| 02:48 | UAB | Timothy Butler misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Craig Shelton - foul #2 on Craig Shelton, team foul #11 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, James Pak, Robert Weisner, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UAB | Aaron Brown (PG), Christopher Campagna (SG), Arthur Ponder (SF), Xing-Fu Ching (PF) Boris Vesely, Harold Shumake, Roger Mason, John Stryjewski | |
| 02:48 | UAB | Timothy Butler makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 02:48 | UAB | Timothy Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-60 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Elliot Joyner clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Timothy Butler pulls down the rebound | 73-60 |
| 02:10 | UAB | Christopher Campagna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Elliot Joyner gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Joshua Sims connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Elliot Joyner | 76-60 |
| 01:36 | UAB | Xing-Fu Ching buries a floater in the paint | 76-62 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Elliot Joyner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 76-62 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Moses Hubbard misses the fadeaway near the basket | 76-62 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Moses Hubbard grabs the offensive rebound | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-62 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Arthur Ponder snags the defensive board | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UAB | Christopher Campagna can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Moses Hubbard - foul #1 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #12 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | John Snyder (C) Timothy Butler | |
| 00:16 | UAB | Christopher Campagna makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:16 | UAB | Christopher Campagna makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joshua Sims runs out the clock | 76-64 |