| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Langford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Whiteside (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tristan Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Cook (fresh) 2 stl. C - Mojiesz Sobolewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Tristan Johnson inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | UAB | Tristan Johnson buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Langford | 34-37 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Charles Linn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 19:19 | UAB | David Langford snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 19:04 | UAB | Willie Cook is whistled for traveling | 34-37 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Wilbur Upton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-37 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Dominic Bruno snags the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 18:29 | Rice | John Bennett misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Willie Cook - foul #2 on Willie Cook, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 18:29 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:29 | Rice | John Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:29 | UAB | Joseph Whiteside snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 18:25 | UAB | David Langford is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Langford, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Charles Linn is whistled for a carry | 34-38 |
| 17:42 | UAB | Mojiesz Sobolewski misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Linn - foul #3 on Charles Linn, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SG) Charles Linn | |
| 17:42 | UAB | Mojiesz Sobolewski makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:42 | UAB | Mojiesz Sobolewski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:24 | Rice | John Bennett misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-38 |
| 17:23 | UAB | Tristan Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:07 | UAB | Mojiesz Sobolewski clanks a jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:06 | UAB | Tristan Johnson snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:50 | UAB | Joseph Whiteside's dunk attempt is rejected by Wilbur Upton | 36-38 |
| 16:48 | UAB | Mojiesz Sobolewski tips it home | 38-38 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba can't tip it in | 38-38 |
| 16:31 | UAB | Willie Cook pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:16 | UAB | Mojiesz Sobolewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Clarence Snyder (PG), Theodore Bailey (SG), Daniel Hillis (SF), Leroy Irvin (PF), Jeffrey Varda (C) David Langford, Joseph Whiteside, Tristan Johnson, Willie Cook, Mojiesz Sobolewski | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) John Bennett, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 15:55 | Rice | Franklin Green misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 15:53 | UAB | The rebound goes to Theodore Bailey | 38-38 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clarence Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Theodore Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Hillis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Irvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Varda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Green (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. SF - Dominic Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UAB | Leroy Irvin slams it home | 40-38 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Daniel Hillis is called for the reach on Dominic Bruno - foul #1 on Daniel Hillis, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | UAB | David Langford (PG) Clarence Snyder | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Charles Linn (SG) Dominic Bruno, Stanley Foland | |
| 14:59 | Rice | Leroy Irvin takes the ball from Lowell Rubalcaba | 40-38 |
| 14:42 | UAB | David Langford can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on John Bennett - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Tristan Johnson (SF), Mojiesz Sobolewski (C) Leroy Irvin, Jeffrey Varda | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Foland (C) Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| 14:42 | UAB | David Langford makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:42 | UAB | David Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Franklin Green comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 42-38 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Stanley Foland tips it home | 42-40 |
| 13:58 | UAB | Theodore Bailey connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Langford | 45-40 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Tristan Johnson is called for the reach on John Bennett - foul #2 on Tristan Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Whiteside (SG), Willie Cook (PF) Theodore Bailey, Daniel Hillis | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Franklin Green, Shawn Belgrave, Stanley Foland | |
| 13:23 | Rice | Charles Linn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:59 | Rice | John Bennett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 12:57 | UAB | The rebound goes to Mojiesz Sobolewski | 45-40 |
| 12:37 | UAB | David Langford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-40 |
| 12:35 | UAB | Tristan Johnson grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:25 | UAB | Mojiesz Sobolewski comes up short on the runner in the paint | 45-40 |
| 12:23 | UAB | Mojiesz Sobolewski can't tip it in | 45-40 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 12:12 | UAB | Mojiesz Sobolewski pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:05 | UAB | John Bennett steals it from Tristan Johnson | 45-40 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi loses the dribble to Joseph Whiteside | 45-40 |
| 11:46 | UAB | Joseph Whiteside banks in the layup | 47-40 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Langford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Whiteside (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tristan Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Cook (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mojiesz Sobolewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Dominic Bruno comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 11:18 | UAB | David Langford misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 11:16 | UAB | Willie Cook hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Wilbur Upton can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 10:54 | UAB | The rebound goes to Joseph Whiteside | 49-42 |
| 10:41 | UAB | Joseph Whiteside is denied on a layup by Wilbur Upton | 49-42 |
| 10:40 | UAB | Willie Cook gets the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:26 | UAB | Tristan Johnson misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 10:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wilbur Upton | 49-42 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Dominic Bruno clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Wilbur Upton pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Wilbur Upton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Wilbur Upton tips it in | 49-44 |
| 09:42 | UAB | Eric Ricciardi is called for the reach on David Langford - foul #1 on Eric Ricciardi, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Clarence Snyder (PG), Theodore Bailey (SG), Daniel Hillis (SF), Leroy Irvin (PF), Jeffrey Varda (C) David Langford, Joseph Whiteside, Tristan Johnson, Willie Cook, Mojiesz Sobolewski | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Lowell Rubalcaba (PF), Shawn Belgrave (C) John Bennett, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 09:22 | UAB | Theodore Bailey buries a fadeaway from the left side | 51-44 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Dominic Bruno connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Franklin Green | 51-46 |
| 08:54 | UAB | Clarence Snyder clanks a floater from the right block | 51-46 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Clarence Snyder is called for the reach on Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #2 on Clarence Snyder, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Foland (C) Charles Linn | |
| 08:17 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave makes the jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 07:54 | UAB | Clarence Snyder can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Franklin Green | 51-51 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clarence Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Theodore Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Hillis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Irvin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Varda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Green (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. SF - Dominic Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UAB | Daniel Hillis scores on a jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Dominic Bruno knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 06:44 | UAB | Dominic Bruno takes the ball from Clarence Snyder | 53-54 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses short on a jumper from the right block | 53-54 |
| 06:22 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Belgrave | 53-54 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Dominic Bruno buries a shot from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 05:54 | UAB | Theodore Bailey loses the dribble to Dominic Bruno | 53-56 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | UAB | David Langford (PG), Joseph Whiteside (SG), Tristan Johnson (SF), Willie Cook (PF), Mojiesz Sobolewski (C) Clarence Snyder, Theodore Bailey, Daniel Hillis, Leroy Irvin, Jeffrey Varda | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Charles Linn (SG), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Franklin Green, Dominic Bruno, Shawn Belgrave, Stanley Foland | |
| 05:40 | Rice | Charles Linn makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 05:35 | UAB | Willie Cook is fouled on the floor by Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| 05:18 | UAB | Tristan Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Langford | 55-59 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Wilbur Upton lays it in on a nice dish by John Bennett | 55-61 |
| 04:44 | UAB | David Langford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-61 |
| 04:42 | UAB | Tristan Johnson can't tip it in | 55-61 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 04:24 | Rice | John Bennett hits the follow up shot | 55-63 |
| 04:02 | UAB | David Langford hits a floater from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 03:39 | Rice | The short jumper by Eric Ricciardi is denied by Mojiesz Sobolewski | 57-63 |
| 03:38 | UAB | Joseph Whiteside grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:33 | UAB | David Langford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 03:31 | Rice | John Bennett gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Langford (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Whiteside (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tristan Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willie Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mojiesz Sobolewski (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lowell Rubalcaba (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Rice | John Bennett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 03:24 | UAB | The rebound goes to Mojiesz Sobolewski | 57-63 |
| 03:09 | UAB | David Langford misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #2 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Theodore Bailey (SG), Daniel Hillis (PF) Joseph Whiteside, Willie Cook | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 03:09 | UAB | David Langford makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:09 | UAB | David Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Dominic Bruno comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-63 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave tips it home | 59-65 |
| 02:51 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Whiteside (SG), Willie Cook (PF) Theodore Bailey, Daniel Hillis | |
| Subs | Rice | Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Shawn Belgrave, Stanley Foland | |
| 02:37 | UAB | Willie Cook comes up short on the shot from the right side | 59-65 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Dominic Bruno gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 02:24 | Rice | David Langford steals it from Eric Ricciardi | 59-65 |
| 02:20 | UAB | Willie Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-65 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-65 |
| 01:59 | UAB | Joseph Whiteside grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 01:34 | UAB | Mojiesz Sobolewski misses the easy layup | 59-65 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Willie Cook - foul #3 on Willie Cook, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Mojiesz Sobolewski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Cook | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Charles Linn is hacked by Joseph Whiteside in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Whiteside, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Charles Linn makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Charles Linn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:36 | UAB | Charles Linn takes the ball from Willie Cook | 61-68 |
| 00:33 | Rice | John Bennett lays it in on a great pass from Charles Linn | 61-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | UAB | Tristan Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Bennett - foul #3 on John Bennett, team foul #6 | 61-70 |
| 00:23 | UAB | David Langford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Tristan Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:20 | UAB | David Langford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi is fouled in the backcourt by David Langford - foul #3 on David Langford, team foul #8 | 61-70 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:17 | UAB | Willie Cook pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Tristan Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dominic Bruno - foul #3 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| Subs | UAB | Clarence Snyder (PG), Theodore Bailey (SG), Daniel Hillis (PF), Leroy Irvin (C) David Langford, Joseph Whiteside, Willie Cook, Mojiesz Sobolewski | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PG), Franklin Green (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) John Bennett, Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 00:11 | UAB | Tristan Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Tristan Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Stanley Foland gets the rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Clarence Snyder is called for the reach on Shawn Belgrave in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Snyder, team foul #9 | 62-71 |
| Subs | UAB | David Langford (PG), Joseph Whiteside (SG), Willie Cook (PF), Mojiesz Sobolewski (C) Clarence Snyder, Theodore Bailey, Daniel Hillis, Leroy Irvin | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Dominic Bruno (SF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Franklin Green, Stanley Foland | |
| 00:09 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave misses the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:09 | UAB | Mojiesz Sobolewski gets the rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:04 | UAB | David Langford misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-72 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Willie Cook snags the offensive board | 62-72 |
| 00:00 | UAB | David Langford misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-72 |