| Lineup | UAB | PG - Greg Williams (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ervin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Trenton Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Granger (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Talton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Saver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harris Bushey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - David Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Jason Dixon inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 19:36 | Rice | David Gibson snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Harris Bushey hits a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Jeffrey Ervin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ervin, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG), Leroy Graber (SF) James Faucett, James Saver | |
| 19:15 | Rice | Harris Bushey makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:04 | UAB | Trenton Hicks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Greg Williams | 39-28 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Brian Talton scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 18:46 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Lyle Joyal grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Harris Bushey makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Gibson | 39-34 |
| 18:21 | UAB | Jason Dixon's pass is intercepted by Brian Talton | 39-34 |
| 18:14 | Rice | David Gibson misses the runner near the basket | 39-34 |
| 18:13 | Rice | David Gibson tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 17:58 | UAB | David Granger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Leroy Graber gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Lyle Joyal misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 17:36 | UAB | David Granger gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:16 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Greg Williams | 42-36 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Lyle Joyal scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Gibson | 42-39 |
| 16:48 | UAB | Jason Dixon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Gibson - foul #3 on David Gibson, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Ryan McQuesten (PG), Ivan Crittendon (SG), David Beckwith (PF), Isaac Maloof (C) Greg Williams, Jeffrey Ervin, Trenton Hicks, David Granger | |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), James Saver (SG), Alex Hosler (SF), Joseph Fields (C) Lyle Joyal, Brian Talton, Leroy Graber, David Gibson | |
| 16:48 | UAB | Jason Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:48 | UAB | Jason Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Harris Bushey | 43-39 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Alex Hosler is called for a charge - foul #2 on Alex Hosler, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | UAB | William Tillman (PG) Jason Dixon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:09 | UAB | William Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 16:08 | UAB | David Beckwith hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 15:46 | Rice | James Saver is hacked by Ryan McQuesten - foul #1 on Ryan McQuesten, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin (SG), Trenton Hicks (PF) William Tillman, Isaac Maloof | |
| Subs | Rice | David Gibson (C) Joseph Fields | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ryan McQuesten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ervin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Crittendon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Trenton Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Beckwith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Saver (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Alex Hosler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harris Bushey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | James Saver makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-42 |
| 15:14 | UAB | Harris Bushey is called for the reach on Trenton Hicks - foul #3 on Harris Bushey, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Greg Williams (PG), David Granger (C) Ryan McQuesten, David Beckwith | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (SG) Alex Hosler | |
| 14:58 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 14:56 | UAB | Trenton Hicks can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 14:54 | Rice | James Faucett pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:35 | Rice | David Gibson clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by David Granger - foul #3 on David Granger, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Dixon (SF) Ivan Crittendon | |
| Subs | Rice | Alex Hosler (SF) Brian Talton | |
| 14:35 | Rice | David Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:35 | Rice | David Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:35 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:22 | UAB | Trenton Hicks clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 45-43 |
| 14:20 | Rice | James Saver grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:08 | Rice | James Faucett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 14:07 | UAB | Greg Williams grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 13:46 | UAB | Jason Dixon misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 13:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Saver | 45-43 |
| 13:16 | Rice | David Granger blocks the short jumper by James Saver | 45-43 |
| 13:14 | UAB | Trenton Hicks pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Jason Dixon misses the shot from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Alex Hosler grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Harris Bushey comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 12:44 | UAB | Greg Williams gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:24 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 45-43 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Alex Hosler grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:11 | Rice | David Gibson makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Faucett | 45-45 |
| 11:54 | UAB | David Granger knocks in the shot near the basket | 47-45 |
| 11:25 | Rice | James Faucett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 11:24 | Rice | James Saver pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Greg Williams (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ervin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Dixon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Trenton Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Granger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Saver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Alex Hosler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harris Bushey (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Gibson (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Harris Bushey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 11:09 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 10:54 | UAB | David Granger misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by David Gibson - foul #4 on David Gibson, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | UAB | William Tillman (PG), Ryan McQuesten (SG), Ivan Crittendon (SF), David Beckwith (PF) Greg Williams, Jeffrey Ervin, Jason Dixon, Trenton Hicks | |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG), Brian Talton (SG), Leroy Graber (SF), Manuel Ingles (PF), Joseph Fields (C) James Faucett, James Saver, Alex Hosler, Harris Bushey, David Gibson | |
| 10:54 | UAB | David Granger makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:54 | UAB | David Granger misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Joseph Fields snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Joseph Fields can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Leroy Graber tips it home | 48-47 |
| 10:26 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon hits the finger roll set up by William Tillman and he's fouled by Leroy Graber - foul #2 on Leroy Graber, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Isaac Maloof (C) David Granger | |
| Subs | Rice | Harris Bushey (PF) Manuel Ingles | |
| 10:26 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Brian Talton knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lyle Joyal | 51-50 |
| 09:50 | UAB | Lyle Joyal is called for the reach on William Tillman - foul #1 on Lyle Joyal, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Ingles (PF) Harris Bushey | |
| 09:32 | UAB | Isaac Maloof buries a turnaround from the left block | 53-50 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Manuel Ingles misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 53-50 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Joseph Fields can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 09:12 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:45 | UAB | Isaac Maloof's pass is intercepted by Leroy Graber | 53-50 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Leroy Graber jams it | 53-52 |
| 08:24 | UAB | David Beckwith lays it in set up by William Tillman and the foul's on Joseph Fields - foul #1 on Joseph Fields, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin (SG), Jason Dixon (SF), Trenton Hicks (PF) Ryan McQuesten, Ivan Crittendon, Isaac Maloof | |
| Subs | Rice | James Saver (SF), Harris Bushey (PF) Leroy Graber, Manuel Ingles | |
| 08:24 | UAB | David Beckwith makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Brian Talton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 08:04 | UAB | The rebound goes to David Beckwith | 56-52 |
| 07:52 | UAB | Trenton Hicks comes up short on the shot from the left block | 56-52 |
| 07:50 | UAB | David Beckwith snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 07:34 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Beckwith and he's fouled by Brian Talton - foul #1 on Brian Talton, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Greg Williams (PG), Stephen Shumway (C) William Tillman, David Beckwith | |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), David Gibson (C) Lyle Joyal, Joseph Fields | |
| 07:34 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Brian Talton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Gibson | 59-55 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Greg Williams (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ervin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Dixon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Trenton Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Shumway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Talton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Saver (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harris Bushey (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Gibson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:00 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin loses the dribble to James Faucett | 59-55 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Brian Talton lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Faucett | 59-57 |
| 06:40 | UAB | Jason Dixon loses the dribble to James Faucett | 59-57 |
| 06:37 | Rice | James Saver misses the dunk attempt | 59-57 |
| 06:35 | UAB | Trenton Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:19 | UAB | Greg Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 06:17 | UAB | Jason Dixon tips it but misses | 59-57 |
| 06:15 | UAB | Trenton Hicks tips it in | 61-57 |
| 06:09 | Rice | David Gibson blows the layup | 61-57 |
| 06:08 | UAB | Jason Dixon pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:45 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin hits a 3 from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Harris Bushey misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Shumway - foul #1 on Stephen Shumway, team foul #4 | 64-57 |
| Subs | UAB | William Tillman (PG), Ryan McQuesten (SG), Ivan Crittendon (SF), David Beckwith (PF), David Granger (C) Greg Williams, Jeffrey Ervin, Jason Dixon, Trenton Hicks, Stephen Shumway | |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG), Leroy Graber (SG) James Faucett, Brian Talton | |
| 05:34 | Rice | Harris Bushey misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Harris Bushey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:06 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 05:05 | UAB | William Tillman can't tip it in | 64-58 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Harris Bushey snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 04:39 | Rice | James Saver scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-60 |
| 04:25 | UAB | Ryan McQuesten comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-60 |
| 04:23 | Rice | James Saver grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Leroy Graber comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 64-60 |
| 04:02 | UAB | The rebound goes to David Beckwith | 64-60 |
| 03:46 | UAB | David Granger misses short on a floater from the right block | 64-60 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Leroy Graber grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Ryan McQuesten steps in front of the David Gibson pass | 64-60 |
| 03:28 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Greg Williams (PG), Jeffrey Ervin (SG), Jason Dixon (SF), Trenton Hicks (PF) William Tillman, Ryan McQuesten, Ivan Crittendon, David Beckwith | |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), Brian Talton (SG), Alex Hosler (PF) Lyle Joyal, James Saver, Harris Bushey | |
| 03:04 | UAB | Jason Dixon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Talton - foul #2 on Brian Talton, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Saver (SF), Joseph Fields (C) Leroy Graber, David Gibson | |
| 03:04 | UAB | Jason Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:04 | UAB | Jason Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Greg Williams (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ervin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Dixon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trenton Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Granger (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Talton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Saver (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alex Hosler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Fields (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Rice | James Saver clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 02:45 | UAB | Trenton Hicks gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 02:32 | UAB | David Granger scores on a jumper from the left side | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Rice | James Saver can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by David Granger - foul #4 on David Granger, team foul #5 | 68-60 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Gibson (C) Joseph Fields | |
| 02:18 | Rice | James Saver makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:18 | Rice | James Saver makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:57 | UAB | Trenton Hicks loses the dribble to Brian Talton | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Rice | James Faucett is hacked by Greg Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Greg Williams, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harris Bushey (PF) Alex Hosler | |
| 01:33 | Rice | James Saver's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Ervin | 68-62 |
| 01:28 | UAB | Jason Dixon hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Ervin | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Rice | Brian Talton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 70-62 |
| 01:09 | UAB | David Granger grabs the board | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Brian Talton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Faucett | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | UAB | Brian Talton is called for the reach on Trenton Hicks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Talton, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Ivan Crittendon (PG), David Beckwith (C) Greg Williams, David Granger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:36 | UAB | Trenton Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Trenton Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:31 | Rice | James Saver connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Faucett | 74-68 |
| 00:31 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | UAB | Ryan McQuesten (PG) Trenton Hicks | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:30 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin is hacked by Brian Talton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Talton, team foul #11 | 74-68 |
| 00:30 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:30 | UAB | Jeffrey Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:26 | Rice | James Saver misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-68 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| 00:21 | UAB | James Faucett is called for the reach on Ivan Crittendon in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Faucett, team foul #12 | 76-68 |
| Subs | UAB | Trenton Hicks (PF) Ryan McQuesten | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:21 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:21 | UAB | Ivan Crittendon makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Brian Talton drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by David Beckwith - foul #3 on David Beckwith, team foul #7 | 78-70 |
| Subs | UAB | Greg Williams (PG), David Granger (C) Ivan Crittendon, David Beckwith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Brian Talton makes the free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:13 | UAB | Trenton Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by James Faucett - foul #4 on James Faucett, team foul #13 | 78-71 |
| Subs | UAB | Ivan Crittendon (PG), David Beckwith (C) Greg Williams, David Granger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:13 | UAB | Trenton Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:13 | UAB | Trenton Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:05 | Rice | James Saver knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Talton | 80-74 |
| 00:05 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| Subs | UAB | Ryan McQuesten (PG) Trenton Hicks | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:03 | UAB | Jason Dixon is fouled in the backcourt by James Faucett - foul #5 on James Faucett, team foul #14 | 80-74 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG) James Faucett | |
| 00:03 | UAB | Jason Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Jason Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Brian Talton clanks a halfcourt shot | 81-74 |