| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Festa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Espitia (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Spano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Garland (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Miyashiro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Evans (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Story (fresh) C - Justin Grogan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Espitia inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Thomas Newman's floater is tipped away by John Story | 25-34 |
| 19:38 | UAB | Ronald Garland grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 19:18 | UAB | Michael Evans can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 19:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Espitia | 25-34 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Michael Evans steps in front of the John Espitia pass | 25-34 |
| 18:53 | UAB | Thomas Newman takes the ball from Ronald Garland in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Gary Festa hits a floater from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 18:16 | UAB | John Espitia steps in front of the Ronald Garland pass | 27-34 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Thomas Newman dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Espitia | 29-34 |
| 17:54 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-34 |
| 17:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sylvester Hopkins | 29-34 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Michael Evans denies the turnaround by Thomas Newman | 29-34 |
| 17:31 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:24 | UAB | Ronald Garland makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Miyashiro and he's hacked by John Espitia - foul #2 on John Espitia, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (SF) Michael Evans | |
| 17:24 | UAB | Ronald Garland makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Thomas Newman's floater is knocked away by John Story | 29-37 |
| 17:09 | UAB | John Story gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:46 | UAB | Justin Grogan misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Newman - foul #3 on Thomas Newman, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG), Peter Anthony (SG), Michael Krouse (SF), Justin Stephen (C) Thomas Newman, Gary Festa, John Espitia, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | UAB | William Morris (SG), Frankie Simons (SF), Christopher Kemp (PF) Ronald Garland, Ronald Miyashiro, John Story | |
| 16:46 | UAB | Justin Grogan misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 16:46 | UAB | Justin Grogan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Peter Anthony scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sylvester Hopkins | 32-38 |
| 16:10 | UAB | Justin Grogan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 16:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Holman | 32-38 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Justin Grogan swats the short shot by Charles Holman | 32-38 |
| 15:43 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Krouse | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holman (fresh) SG - Peter Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Stephen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Zachary Rucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Simons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Grogan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Peter Anthony and the foul's on Frankie Simons - foul #2 on Frankie Simons, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Gary Festa (SG), John Espitia (SF), Brian Spano (C) Charles Holman, Peter Anthony, Michael Krouse, Justin Stephen | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Garland (PG), Ronald Miyashiro (SG), Michael Evans (SF), John Story (PF) Zachary Rucker, William Morris, Frankie Simons, Justin Grogan | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:08 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 15:06 | UAB | Christopher Kemp tips it home | 35-40 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 14:52 | UAB | John Story grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 14:27 | UAB | Ronald Garland knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Story | 35-42 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Thomas Newman buries a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by John Story - foul #1 on John Story, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (PF) Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | UAB | Chad Carter (C) Christopher Kemp | |
| 14:12 | Rice | Thomas Newman makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:53 | UAB | Ronald Garland knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Evans | 38-45 |
| 13:39 | Rice | John Espitia knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 13:13 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 41-45 |
| 13:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brian Spano | 41-45 |
| 13:06 | Rice | John Espitia misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-45 |
| 13:04 | UAB | Chad Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:50 | UAB | Chad Carter drills a shot from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Gary Festa's pass is intercepted by Chad Carter | 41-47 |
| 12:36 | UAB | Chad Carter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Miyashiro | 41-49 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-49 |
| 12:10 | Rice | John Espitia grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Thomas Newman makes the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Michael Evans - foul #1 on Michael Evans, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Justin Stephen (C) Gary Festa, John Espitia, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (PG), William Morris (SG), Frankie Simons (SF), Christopher Kemp (PF), Justin Grogan (C) Ronald Garland, Ronald Miyashiro, Michael Evans, John Story, Chad Carter | |
| 11:53 | Rice | Thomas Newman makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:39 | UAB | Zachary Rucker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Morris | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Stephen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Zachary Rucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Simons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Kemp (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Grogan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins throws it down | 46-52 |
| 10:55 | UAB | Justin Stephen picks off the pass by Justin Grogan | 46-52 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Michael Krouse grabs the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses the dunk | 46-52 |
| 10:26 | UAB | Frankie Simons grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Zachary Rucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG), John Espitia (SF) Thomas Newman, Michael Krouse | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro (SG), Chad Carter (PF) William Morris, Christopher Kemp | |
| 10:01 | Rice | Charles Holman lays it up and in and he's hacked by Zachary Rucker - foul #1 on Zachary Rucker, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Evans (SF), John Story (PF) Frankie Simons, Chad Carter | |
| 10:01 | Rice | Charles Holman makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:47 | UAB | Michael Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG) Charles Holman | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 09:29 | Rice | Justin Stephen clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 09:27 | UAB | John Story pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:04 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro is fouled on the floor by Peter Anthony - foul #2 on Peter Anthony, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Spano (C) Justin Stephen | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Garland (PG), Chad Carter (C) Zachary Rucker, Justin Grogan | |
| 08:35 | UAB | Chad Carter misses long on a jumper in the paint | 49-52 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Brian Spano snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins grabs the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 07:54 | Rice | John Espitia misses short on a floater from the left side | 49-52 |
| 07:53 | UAB | Michael Evans grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 07:40 | UAB | John Story can't finish the layup | 49-52 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Peter Anthony snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Anthony (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Festa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Espitia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Spano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Garland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Miyashiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Story (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Brian Spano misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chad Carter - foul #1 on Chad Carter, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Michael Krouse (SF), Justin Stephen (PF) Peter Anthony, John Espitia, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (SG), Frankie Simons (SF), Christopher Kemp (PF), Justin Grogan (C) Ronald Miyashiro, Michael Evans, John Story, Chad Carter | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Brian Spano misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Brian Spano makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:11 | UAB | Ronald Garland misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 07:09 | UAB | Christopher Kemp hits the follow up shot | 50-54 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Gary Festa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Michael Krouse grabs the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Justin Stephen is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Justin Stephen, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Romeo (C) Brian Spano | |
| Subs | UAB | William Morris (SG) Ronald Garland | |
| 06:13 | UAB | Zachary Rucker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 06:12 | UAB | Justin Grogan pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:49 | UAB | Frankie Simons scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Zachary Rucker | 50-57 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Michael Krouse knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Zachary Rucker - foul #2 on Zachary Rucker, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rice | John Espitia (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Brian Spano (C) Gary Festa, Justin Stephen, Richard Romeo | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Garland (PG), Ronald Miyashiro (SG), Michael Evans (SF), John Story (PF) Zachary Rucker, William Morris, Frankie Simons, Christopher Kemp | |
| 05:28 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses the free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:28 | UAB | John Story pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:06 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Krouse - foul #1 on Michael Krouse, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (PG) Thomas Newman | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:06 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:06 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Brian Spano grabs the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Michael Krouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| 04:30 | UAB | Michael Evans can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Peter Anthony's pass is intercepted by Michael Evans | 52-58 |
| 04:14 | UAB | The jump hook by Ronald Miyashiro is blocked by Brian Spano | 52-58 |
| 04:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Krouse | 52-58 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Michael Krouse can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-58 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Brian Spano grabs the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Peter Anthony is hacked by John Story - foul #2 on John Story, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Justin Stephen (C) Michael Krouse, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (PG), Frankie Simons (SF), Christopher Kemp (C) Ronald Garland, Michael Evans, Justin Grogan | |
| 03:39 | Rice | Peter Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Peter Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Anthony (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Espitia (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Stephen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Zachary Rucker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Miyashiro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frankie Simons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Story (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Kemp (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UAB | Christopher Kemp's dunk attempt is rejected by Justin Stephen | 54-58 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Thomas Newman is fouled on the floor by Zachary Rucker - foul #3 on Zachary Rucker, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Romeo (C) John Espitia | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:03 | UAB | John Story grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 02:46 | UAB | Zachary Rucker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Romeo - foul #3 on Richard Romeo, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG) Peter Anthony | |
| Subs | UAB | Chad Carter (C) John Story | |
| 02:46 | UAB | Zachary Rucker misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:46 | UAB | Zachary Rucker misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Thomas Newman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-58 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Christopher Kemp snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 02:26 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Rice | John Espitia (SF), Brian Spano (C) Justin Stephen, Richard Romeo | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Garland (PG), Michael Evans (SF), John Story (PF), Justin Grogan (C) Zachary Rucker, Frankie Simons, Christopher Kemp, Chad Carter | |
| 02:08 | UAB | Michael Evans misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 02:06 | UAB | Michael Evans grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 01:55 | UAB | Michael Evans is fouled on the floor by John Espitia - foul #3 on John Espitia, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 01:55 | UAB | Michael Evans misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 01:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brian Spano | 54-58 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Ronald Garland steps in front of the Thomas Newman pass | 54-58 |
| 01:27 | UAB | John Espitia is called for the reach on John Story - foul #4 on John Espitia, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 01:27 | UAB | John Story misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 01:08 | Rice | John Espitia misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Brian Spano tips it in | 56-58 |
| 00:48 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Ronald Garland and he's fouled by Gary Festa - foul #1 on Gary Festa, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 00:48 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Newman | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | UAB | Ronald Garland is hacked by Thomas Newman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Newman, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (SF), Christopher Kemp (PF) Michael Evans, John Story | |
| 00:27 | UAB | Ronald Garland makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:27 | UAB | Ronald Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Thomas Newman hits a 3 from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 00:20 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Evans (SF), John Story (PF) Zachary Rucker, Christopher Kemp | |
| 00:18 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro is hacked by Gary Festa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Festa, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| 00:18 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:18 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Ronald Miyashiro is called for the reach on Gary Festa - foul #2 on Ronald Miyashiro, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Gary Festa makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Gary Festa makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Ronald Garland is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Newman - foul #5 on Thomas Newman, team foul #12 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (PG) Thomas Newman | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:10 | UAB | Ronald Garland makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Ronald Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Peter Anthony misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins grabs the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 63-66 |