| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Drew (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Remer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sweitzer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rodrick Beadles | 21-27 |
| 19:21 | UAB | Ben Drew is hacked by Major Arevalo - foul #1 on Major Arevalo, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| 19:04 | UAB | Jason Pereira connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Remer | 23-27 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Robert Hall connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Phillips | 23-30 |
| 18:29 | UAB | Robert Remer misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Major Arevalo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Ben Drew gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 17:49 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Remer | 25-30 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff's layup is rejected by Geoffrey Browning | 25-30 |
| 17:31 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 17:16 | UAB | Ben Drew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Major Arevalo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Sweitzer - foul #1 on Robert Sweitzer, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:38 | UAB | Robert Remer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Jones (PF), Thomas Minarik (C) Geoffrey Browning, Robert Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), John Jones (PF) Rodrick Beadles, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 16:16 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Major Arevalo | 25-34 |
| 15:58 | UAB | Jason Pereira connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Remer | 28-34 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Drew (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Remer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Major Arevalo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ben Drew - foul #3 on Ben Drew, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (PG), David Arceneaux (SG), Geoffrey Browning (PF) Jason Pereira, Ben Drew, Robert Remer | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Nicholas Phillips, Major Arevalo | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:15 | UAB | Thomas Minarik misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronald Motyka - foul #4 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Robert Hall, Ronald Motyka | |
| 15:15 | UAB | Thomas Minarik makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:15 | UAB | Thomas Minarik makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Charles Kelly is fouled on the floor by David Arceneaux - foul #1 on David Arceneaux, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Sweitzer (C) Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:38 | Rice | David Arceneaux picks off the pass by Rodrick Beadles | 30-36 |
| 14:34 | UAB | David Arceneaux hits the finger roll | 32-36 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Charles Kelly scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Rodrick Beadles and the foul's on Michael Gamble - foul #1 on Michael Gamble, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Ben Drew (SG), Robert Remer (SF) Michael Gamble, David Arceneaux, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Major Arevalo (C) Joaquin Yost, John Jones | |
| 14:18 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:11 | UAB | Robert Remer knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jason Pereira | 34-39 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Major Arevalo's layup is rejected by Robert Sweitzer | 34-39 |
| 13:50 | UAB | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Browning | 34-39 |
| 13:29 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 34-39 |
| 13:27 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 13:01 | UAB | Ben Drew misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Jones (PF) Geoffrey Browning | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Charles Kelly | |
| 13:01 | UAB | Ben Drew makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 13:01 | UAB | Ben Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Major Arevalo knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 12:38 | UAB | Jason Pereira hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Major Arevalo pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Major Arevalo clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Sweitzer - foul #2 on Robert Sweitzer, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), John Jones (PF) Rodrick Beadles, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 12:24 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:07 | UAB | Jason Pereira misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Hall - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| 12:07 | UAB | Jason Pereira misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:07 | UAB | Jason Pereira misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Major Arevalo pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 11:50 | Rice | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Donald Jones - foul #3 on Donald Jones, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (SG), Thomas Minarik (C) Ben Drew, Robert Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:50 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 11:50 | Rice | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 11:50 | UAB | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Remer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. C - Major Arevalo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UAB | Robert Remer is denied on a layup by Joaquin Yost | 36-44 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Joaquin Yost grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is called for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Geoffrey Browning (PF) Robert Remer | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Nicholas Phillips, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo | |
| 10:48 | UAB | Michael Gamble is hacked by Charles Kelly - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Ben Drew (SG), Robert Sweitzer (C) Jason Pereira, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:19 | UAB | Donald Jones can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Robert Sweitzer - foul #3 on Robert Sweitzer, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Robert Remer (SF) Michael Gamble, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Charles Kelly | |
| 09:58 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the free throw | 36-46 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles gets the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-46 |
| 09:30 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (C) John Jones | |
| 09:30 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 09:30 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Hall | 37-48 |
| 09:00 | UAB | Robert Remer misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Jason Pereira picks off the pass by Nicholas Phillips | 37-48 |
| 08:48 | UAB | Jason Pereira banks in the layup | 39-48 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Major Arevalo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Major Arevalo, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (SG), Thomas Minarik (C) Ben Drew, Robert Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF) Robert Hall, Rodrick Beadles | |
| 08:16 | UAB | Joaquin Yost takes the ball from Geoffrey Browning | 39-48 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Thomas Minarik blocks the short jumper by Kevin Neihoff | 39-48 |
| 08:01 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 07:38 | UAB | The jump hook by Geoffrey Browning is blocked by Kevin Neihoff | 39-48 |
| 07:37 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning grabs the offensive board | 39-48 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Remer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Minarik (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UAB | Robert Remer is hacked by Major Arevalo - foul #3 on Major Arevalo, team foul #8 | 39-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Ben Drew (SG), Donald Jones (PF), Robert Sweitzer (C) Jason Pereira, Geoffrey Browning, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF), John Jones (C) Charles Kelly, Kevin Neihoff, Major Arevalo | |
| 07:22 | UAB | Robert Remer makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 07:22 | UAB | Robert Remer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:13 | Rice | John Jones's pass is intercepted by Donald Jones | 41-48 |
| 06:45 | UAB | Donald Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Minarik (PF) Robert Remer | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF) Nicholas Phillips, Joaquin Yost | |
| 06:33 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles's layup is rejected by Donald Jones | 41-48 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles tips it but misses | 41-48 |
| 06:30 | UAB | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 06:22 | UAB | Ben Drew is called for traveling | 41-48 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 06:08 | UAB | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 41-48 |
| 05:53 | UAB | Donald Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 05:32 | Rice | John Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Charles Kelly tips it but misses | 44-48 |
| 05:28 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:18 | UAB | Robert Hall takes the ball from Thomas Minarik | 44-48 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Robert Hall lays it up and in | 44-50 |
| 04:52 | UAB | Thomas Minarik buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Ben Drew | 46-50 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Jason Pereira (PG), Robert Remer (SF), Geoffrey Browning (PF) Michael Gamble, Donald Jones, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Major Arevalo (C) Charles Kelly, John Jones | |
| 04:38 | Rice | Geoffrey Browning denies the turnaround by Robert Hall | 46-50 |
| 04:36 | UAB | Robert Remer grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 04:19 | UAB | Ben Drew misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Phillips - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #9 | 46-50 |
| 04:19 | UAB | Ben Drew misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:19 | UAB | Ben Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 04:01 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 03:39 | UAB | Robert Hall takes the ball from Geoffrey Browning | 47-50 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jason Pereira (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Drew (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Remer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Sweitzer (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips can't finish the layup | 47-50 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| 02:52 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Minarik (C) Robert Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Neihoff (PF) Ronald Motyka | |
| 02:32 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the jumper near the basket | 47-54 |
| 02:15 | UAB | Thomas Minarik misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Robert Hall pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff blows the layup but he's hacked by Jason Pereira - foul #1 on Jason Pereira, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Gamble (SG) Ben Drew | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF) Rodrick Beadles | |
| 02:05 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Ben Drew (SG), Robert Sweitzer (C) Michael Gamble, Thomas Minarik | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF) Joaquin Yost, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 01:48 | UAB | Ben Drew buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Remer | 49-56 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Phillips | 49-59 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Geoffrey Browning drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ben Drew | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Major Arevalo | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | UAB | Ben Drew scores on a 3 from straight away | 54-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Robert Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Pereira - foul #2 on Jason Pereira, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:43 | UAB | Jason Pereira hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Ronald Motyka snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Ronald Motyka is hacked by Jason Pereira in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Pereira, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Jason Pereira clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Charles Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Major Arevalo | 54-66 |
| 00:03 | UAB | Robert Sweitzer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles runs out the clock | 54-66 |