| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) C - Allen McBane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Lee Frizzell (fresh) SG - Travis Dial (fresh) SF - Gerald Whitehead (fresh) PF - Paul Roudebush (fresh) C - Michael Kramer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Michael Kramer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | South Alabama | Paul Roudebush hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:51 | Rice | Michael Kramer is called for the reach on Nicholas English in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Kramer, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Homer Ryan is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | South Alabama | Travis Dial knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Frizzell | 2-5 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Nicholas English misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:57 | South Alabama | Michael Kramer pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:51 | South Alabama | Paul Roudebush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Travis Dial steps in front of the Allen McBane pass in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:34 | South Alabama | Michael Kramer's pass is intercepted by Nicholas English | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Nicholas English can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | South Alabama | Paul Roudebush misses the dunk | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Larry Dallas makes the 3 from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 18:01 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Clarence Reddick pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Allen McBane can't finish the uncontested layup | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | South Alabama | Paul Roudebush snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | South Alabama | Paul Roudebush is fouled on the floor by Larry Dallas - foul #1 on Larry Dallas, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Nicholas English, Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Sanders (PG), Victor Major (SG), Matthew Leach (SF), Wayne Wilkerson (PF), Paul Bradford (C) Lee Frizzell, Travis Dial, Gerald Whitehead, Paul Roudebush, Michael Kramer | |
| 17:27 | South Alabama | Brandon Mask is called for the reach on William Sanders - foul #1 on Brandon Mask, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:22 | South Alabama | Paul Bradford drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Victor Major | 5-7 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Dewayne Costas is fouled on the floor by Wayne Wilkerson - foul #1 on Wayne Wilkerson, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Paul Bradford blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Jonathan Geyer | 5-7 |
| 16:50 | South Alabama | Wayne Wilkerson pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:45 | South Alabama | Dewayne Costas takes the ball from Wayne Wilkerson | 5-7 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 5-7 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Dewayne Costas snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:08 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Matthew Leach | 5-7 |
| 16:02 | South Alabama | Matthew Leach clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Dewayne Costas - foul #1 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Joseph Gibbs (C) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes (PG), Travis Dial (SG), Gerald Whitehead (SF), Michael Kramer (C) William Sanders, Victor Major, Wayne Wilkerson, Paul Bradford | |
| 16:02 | South Alabama | Matthew Leach makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:02 | South Alabama | Matthew Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) C - Joseph Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Ronald Hughes (fresh) SG - Travis Dial (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Whitehead (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Leach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Kramer (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Larry Dallas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Homer Ryan tips it in | 7-9 |
| 15:17 | South Alabama | Matthew Leach misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 15:16 | South Alabama | Matthew Leach grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:01 | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:00 | South Alabama | Michael Kramer tips it but misses | 7-9 |
| 14:58 | South Alabama | Travis Dial snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:48 | South Alabama | Travis Dial connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-11 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Matthew Leach picks off the pass by Joseph Gibbs | 7-11 |
| 14:23 | South Alabama | Travis Dial can't finish the layup | 7-11 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Homer Ryan pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses the floater from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 13:57 | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:51 | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gerald Whitehead | 7-13 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Homer Ryan knocks in the turnaround from close range | 9-13 |
| 13:08 | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead is hacked by Joseph Gibbs - foul #1 on Joseph Gibbs, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Allen McBane (C) Nicholas English, Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Joseph Gibbs | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell (PG), William Sanders (SG), Victor Major (SF), Paul Roudebush (PF), Paul Bradford (C) Ronald Hughes, Travis Dial, Gerald Whitehead, Matthew Leach, Michael Kramer | |
| 12:59 | South Alabama | Victor Major drills a jumpshot from the left side | 9-15 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Brandon Mask is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Frizzell - foul #1 on Lee Frizzell, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses the jumper from the right side | 9-15 |
| 12:44 | South Alabama | Victor Major gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:37 | South Alabama | Paul Roudebush banks in the layup on a nice dish by Victor Major and he's fouled by Charles Barnes - foul #1 on Charles Barnes, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| 12:37 | South Alabama | Paul Roudebush makes the free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 12:26 | South Alabama | Paul Roudebush grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 12:21 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 9-18 |
| 12:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dewayne Costas | 9-18 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Charles Barnes scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Mask | 11-18 |
| 12:00 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell loses the dribble to Charles Barnes | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen McBane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Lee Frizzell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Sanders (fairly fresh) SF - Victor Major (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Roudebush (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 11:49 | South Alabama | Paul Bradford grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 11:31 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 11:30 | South Alabama | Paul Roudebush grabs the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 11:15 | South Alabama | William Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-18 |
| 11:14 | South Alabama | Paul Bradford grabs the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 10:54 | South Alabama | Victor Major clanks a 3 from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Charles Barnes grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Sanders - foul #1 on William Sanders, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Clarence Reddick (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Charles Barnes, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randall Hund (PG), Travis Dial (SG), Gerald Whitehead (SF), Wayne Wilkerson (PF), Michael Kramer (C) Lee Frizzell, William Sanders, Victor Major, Paul Roudebush, Paul Bradford | |
| 10:34 | Rice | Dewayne Costas makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:34 | South Alabama | Wayne Wilkerson pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:23 | South Alabama | Randall Hund jams it | 12-20 |
| 10:17 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Nicholas English is blocked by Wayne Wilkerson | 12-20 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer misses the tip | 12-20 |
| 10:15 | South Alabama | Wayne Wilkerson pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 10:09 | South Alabama | Michael Kramer comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 12-20 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Clarence Reddick gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 12-20 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Nicholas English tips it but misses | 12-20 |
| 09:43 | South Alabama | Wayne Wilkerson grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 09:36 | South Alabama | Wayne Wilkerson travels with the ball | 12-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF) Dewayne Costas | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 09:23 | Rice | Larry Dallas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits the follow up shot | 14-20 |
| 09:15 | South Alabama | Larry Dallas picks off the pass by Randall Hund | 14-20 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Dallas | 16-20 |
| 08:58 | South Alabama | Michael Kramer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (PG), Allen McBane (C) Nicholas English, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes (PG), Matthew Leach (SF), Paul Roudebush (PF) Randall Hund, Gerald Whitehead, Wayne Wilkerson | |
| 08:56 | Rice | Allen McBane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (PF), Joseph Gibbs (C) Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 08:43 | South Alabama | Matthew Leach is hacked by Glenn Liljeberg - foul #1 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Bradford (C) Michael Kramer | |
| 08:24 | South Alabama | Glenn Liljeberg steps in front of the Ronald Hughes pass | 16-20 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Larry Dallas comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Travis Dial - foul #1 on Travis Dial, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Glenn Liljeberg, Charles Barnes, Joseph Gibbs | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell (PG), Victor Major (SG), Gerald Whitehead (SF) Ronald Hughes, Travis Dial, Matthew Leach | |
| 08:05 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Clarence Reddick gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Allen McBane hits the easy wide open finger roll | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Dallas (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (tiring) 3 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Lee Frizzell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Major (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Whitehead (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Paul Roudebush (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Bradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | South Alabama | Victor Major is hacked by Homer Ryan - foul #1 on Homer Ryan, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG), Jonathan Geyer (PF) Larry Dallas, Clarence Reddick | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael Kramer (C) Paul Bradford | |
| 07:32 | South Alabama | Victor Major makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:32 | South Alabama | Victor Major misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Nicholas English misses badly on a floater near the basket | 18-21 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Homer Ryan tips it but misses | 18-21 |
| 07:10 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael Kramer | 18-21 |
| 07:06 | South Alabama | Victor Major is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Victor Major, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Leach (SF), Wayne Wilkerson (PF) Gerald Whitehead, Paul Roudebush | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Brandon Mask is hacked by Lee Frizzell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Frizzell, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Sanders (PG) Lee Frizzell | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Brandon Mask makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:04 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Wayne Wilkerson | 19-21 |
| 07:00 | South Alabama | William Sanders loses the dribble to Glenn Liljeberg in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Allen McBane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randall Hund (SG) Victor Major | |
| 06:35 | South Alabama | William Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Mask - foul #2 on Brandon Mask, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SG), Charles Barnes (PF) Brandon Mask, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes (PG) Randall Hund | |
| 06:35 | South Alabama | William Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | South Alabama | William Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Dewayne Costas drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Liljeberg | 22-23 |
| 06:08 | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Charles Barnes gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg is called for 10 seconds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Clarence Reddick (PF), Joseph Gibbs (C) Glenn Liljeberg, Homer Ryan, Charles Barnes, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randall Hund (PG), Travis Dial (SG), Victor Major (SF), Paul Roudebush (PF), Paul Bradford (C) Ronald Hughes, William Sanders, Matthew Leach, Wayne Wilkerson, Michael Kramer | |
| 05:39 | South Alabama | Travis Dial buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Roudebush | 22-25 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Travis Dial is called for the reach on Larry Dallas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Dial, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead (SF) Travis Dial | |
| 05:37 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:37 | South Alabama | Paul Roudebush snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 05:30 | South Alabama | Paul Roudebush misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 22-25 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Clarence Reddick gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Dewayne Costas drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Nicholas English | 24-25 |
| 04:54 | South Alabama | Paul Bradford clanks a shot from close range | 24-25 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Dewayne Costas grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Larry Dallas is fouled on the floor by Paul Roudebush - foul #1 on Paul Roudebush, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (PG), Homer Ryan (SF), Jonathan Geyer (PF), Allen McBane (C) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas, Clarence Reddick, Joseph Gibbs | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes (PG), William Sanders (SG), Matthew Leach (PF), Michael Kramer (C) Randall Hund, Victor Major, Paul Roudebush, Paul Bradford | |
| 04:30 | Rice | Larry Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Larry Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:15 | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Homer Ryan snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Matthew Leach denies the turnaround by Larry Dallas | 26-25 |
| 03:57 | South Alabama | Matthew Leach snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 03:52 | South Alabama | Larry Dallas is called for the reach on Ronald Hughes - foul #2 on Larry Dallas, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Charles Barnes (PF) Larry Dallas, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Travis Dial (SG), Wayne Wilkerson (PF) William Sanders, Gerald Whitehead | |
| 03:52 | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:52 | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Homer Ryan (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Geyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Travis Dial (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Leach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wilkerson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Kramer (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Charles Barnes is called for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Allen McBane (C) Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell (PG) Ronald Hughes | |
| 03:12 | South Alabama | Glenn Liljeberg takes the ball from Travis Dial | 26-27 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Brandon Mask lays it in on a nice dish by Glenn Liljeberg | 28-27 |
| 02:53 | South Alabama | Matthew Leach buries a jump hook in the lane | 28-29 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Wilkerson - foul #2 on Wayne Wilkerson, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Dewayne Costas (SF) Glenn Liljeberg, Homer Ryan | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Victor Major (SF), Paul Roudebush (PF), Paul Bradford (C) Matthew Leach, Wayne Wilkerson, Michael Kramer | |
| 02:44 | Rice | Brandon Mask makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Allen McBane grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Charles Barnes clanks a shot in the lane | 29-29 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Allen McBane gets the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Lee Frizzell is called for the reach on Charles Barnes - foul #3 on Lee Frizzell, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG), Jonathan Geyer (C) Brandon Mask, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Sanders (PG) Lee Frizzell | |
| 02:24 | Rice | Charles Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Charles Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:14 | South Alabama | Paul Bradford knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Travis Dial and the foul's on Charles Barnes - foul #2 on Charles Barnes, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Clarence Reddick (PF) Charles Barnes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 02:14 | South Alabama | Paul Bradford makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas English | 34-32 |
| 01:39 | South Alabama | Paul Bradford misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-32 |
| 01:37 | South Alabama | William Sanders hits the follow up shot | 34-34 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 01:07 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Travis Dial | 34-34 |
| 01:00 | South Alabama | Paul Bradford lays it in | 34-36 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 00:45 | South Alabama | Paul Roudebush grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 00:39 | South Alabama | Paul Bradford loses the dribble to Jonathan Geyer | 34-36 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Larry Dallas is hacked by Travis Dial - foul #3 on Travis Dial, team foul #12 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Homer Ryan (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Joseph Gibbs (C) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas, Clarence Reddick, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes (PG), Randall Hund (SG), Gerald Whitehead (SF), Wayne Wilkerson (PF), Michael Kramer (C) William Sanders, Travis Dial, Victor Major, Paul Roudebush, Paul Bradford | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Larry Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Larry Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:01 | South Alabama | Wayne Wilkerson loses the dribble to Homer Ryan | 36-36 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 36-36 |