| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Dick (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Rickard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Henry Whitley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Todd Womack (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Sanor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Felder inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Robert Rickard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 19:45 | South Alabama | Henry Whitley grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 19:27 | South Alabama | Paul Allison lays it up and in set up by Henry Whitley | 32-38 |
| 18:58 | Rice | David Dick scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 18:39 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell misses the dunk | 34-38 |
| 18:37 | South Alabama | Paul Allison misses the tip | 34-38 |
| 18:35 | South Alabama | Henry Whitley tips it back up and in | 34-40 |
| 18:17 | Rice | David Dick can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Sanor - foul #1 on Daniel Sanor, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), David Jones (SF), Wesley Goodlow (C) Edgar Lisle, Robert Felder, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Betts (PG), Thomas Senn (SG), Kelvin Terrell (PF), Randall Mitchell (C) Henry Whitley, Todd Womack, Paul Allison, Gregory Mitchell | |
| 18:17 | Rice | David Dick misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:17 | Rice | David Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:59 | South Alabama | Kelvin Terrell's fadeaway is rejected by Wesley Goodlow | 35-40 |
| 17:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Dick | 35-40 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Virgil Battles is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Betts - foul #2 on Charles Betts, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Gillham (SF), Jason Alcott (C) Jason White, David Dick | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 17:38 | Rice | Thomas Senn steals it from David Jones | 35-40 |
| 17:24 | South Alabama | Kelvin Terrell can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Raymond Gillham - foul #2 on Raymond Gillham, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Rickard (C) Jason Alcott | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Todd Womack (SG) Daniel Sanor | |
| 17:24 | South Alabama | Kelvin Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:24 | South Alabama | Kelvin Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Robert Rickard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 17:04 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Randall Mitchell | 35-42 |
| 16:45 | South Alabama | The jumper by Thomas Senn is denied by Wesley Goodlow | 35-42 |
| 16:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Virgil Battles | 35-42 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Jones | 37-42 |
| 16:08 | South Alabama | Randall Mitchell is hacked by Robert Rickard - foul #1 on Robert Rickard, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Jason White (SG), Robert Felder (SF), David Dick (PF), Jason Alcott (C) Virgil Battles, David Jones, Raymond Gillham, Wesley Goodlow, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Whitley (PG), Daniel Sanor (SF), Paul Allison (PF), Gregory Mitchell (C) Charles Betts, Thomas Senn, Kelvin Terrell, Randall Mitchell | |
| 15:47 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Todd Womack | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Dick (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Alcott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Henry Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Womack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Sanor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Edgar Lisle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 15:29 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Daniel Sanor | 37-44 |
| 15:24 | South Alabama | Todd Womack lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry Whitley | 37-46 |
| 15:11 | Rice | David Dick misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Paul Allison - foul #1 on Paul Allison, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Thomas Senn (SG), Jeff Jenkins (SF), Alfred Paquin (C) Todd Womack, Daniel Sanor, Gregory Mitchell | |
| 15:11 | Rice | David Dick makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 15:11 | Rice | David Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:48 | South Alabama | Henry Whitley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Claude Richey (SF), Robert Rickard (C) Robert Felder, Jason Alcott | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 14:31 | Rice | Jason White misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Edgar Lisle grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Jason White hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edgar Lisle | 41-46 |
| 13:58 | South Alabama | David Dick is called for the reach on Paul Allison - foul #2 on David Dick, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael McNichol (PG), Raymond Gillham (PF) Edgar Lisle, David Dick | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kenneth Sanders (PG), Charles Betts (SG), Kelvin Terrell (PF), Gregory Mitchell (C) Henry Whitley, Thomas Senn, Paul Allison, Alfred Paquin | |
| 13:43 | South Alabama | Jeff Jenkins makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Betts | 41-48 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Claude Richey buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael McNichol and he's hacked by Jeff Jenkins - foul #4 on Jeff Jenkins, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), David Jones (SG), Wesley Goodlow (PF) Michael McNichol, Jason White, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor (SF) Jeff Jenkins | |
| 13:27 | Rice | Claude Richey makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:12 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell drills a runner from close range set up by Charles Betts | 44-50 |
| 13:10 | Rice | David Jones's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Sanders in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| 12:52 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Raymond Gillham grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 12:24 | Rice | David Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 12:23 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:18 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor is fouled on the floor by Claude Richey - foul #1 on Claude Richey, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Michael McNichol (SG), Robert Felder (SF), Jason Alcott (PF), Robert Rickard (C) Virgil Battles, David Jones, Claude Richey, Wesley Goodlow, Raymond Gillham | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Whitley (PG), Thomas Senn (SG), Paul Allison (PF), Randall Mitchell (C) Kenneth Sanders, Charles Betts, Kelvin Terrell, Gregory Mitchell | |
| 12:03 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Henry Whitley and the foul's on Michael McNichol - foul #1 on Michael McNichol, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| 12:03 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Jason Alcott misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Senn - foul #3 on Thomas Senn, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason White (SG) Edgar Lisle | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Jason Alcott misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Jason Alcott misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:40 | South Alabama | Paul Allison gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael McNichol (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Alcott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Rickard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Henry Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Senn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Sanor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Allison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Whitley | 44-56 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Henry Whitley steps in front of the Jason White pass in the backcourt | 44-56 |
| 11:20 | South Alabama | Henry Whitley banks in the layup | 44-58 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Robert Rickard scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason White | 46-58 |
| 10:57 | South Alabama | Randall Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 10:55 | South Alabama | Paul Allison grabs the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 10:36 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-58 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Robert Rickard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Robert Rickard is hacked by Paul Allison - foul #2 on Paul Allison, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Virgil Battles (SG), David Jones (SF), David Dick (PF), Wesley Goodlow (C) Michael McNichol, Jason White, Robert Felder, Jason Alcott, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Betts (PG), Todd Womack (SG), Kelvin Terrell (PF), Alfred Paquin (C) Henry Whitley, Thomas Senn, Paul Allison, Randall Mitchell | |
| 10:12 | Rice | Edgar Lisle buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Jones | 48-58 |
| 10:10 | South Alabama | Charles Betts is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-58 |
| 10:01 | Rice | David Jones can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 48-58 |
| 09:59 | Rice | David Dick tips it in | 50-58 |
| 09:44 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor blows the dunk | 50-58 |
| 09:43 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor tips it back up and in | 50-60 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 09:22 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 09:02 | South Alabama | Alfred Paquin knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael McNichol (PG), Jason White (SG), Claude Richey (SF), Raymond Gillham (C) Edgar Lisle, Virgil Battles, David Jones, Wesley Goodlow | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kenneth Sanders (PG), Thomas Senn (SF), Paul Allison (PF), Gregory Mitchell (C) Charles Betts, Daniel Sanor, Kelvin Terrell, Alfred Paquin | |
| 08:28 | South Alabama | Raymond Gillham steals it from Paul Allison | 50-62 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Jason White is fouled on the floor by Gregory Mitchell - foul #1 on Gregory Mitchell, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Felder (SF), Robert Rickard (C) Claude Richey, David Dick | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randall Mitchell (PF) Paul Allison | |
| 08:14 | Rice | Jason White makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Jason White makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:45 | South Alabama | Todd Womack drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Sanders and he's hacked by Michael McNichol - foul #2 on Michael McNichol, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Alcott (PF) Raymond Gillham | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Whitley (PG), Jeff Jenkins (SF), Paul Allison (PF) Kenneth Sanders, Thomas Senn, Gregory Mitchell | |
| 07:45 | South Alabama | Todd Womack makes the free throw | 52-65 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Robert Rickard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Robert Felder grabs the offensive board | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael McNichol (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Alcott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Rickard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Henry Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Todd Womack (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Paul Allison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Jason White buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael McNichol | 55-65 |
| 07:11 | South Alabama | Henry Whitley's pass is intercepted by Jason White | 55-65 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Robert Felder hits a jumper from the right block | 57-65 |
| 06:38 | South Alabama | Todd Womack misses short on a shot from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Jason Alcott grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Robert Felder is hacked by Henry Whitley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Whitley, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), David Jones (SG), David Dick (PF), Wesley Goodlow (C) Michael McNichol, Jason White, Jason Alcott, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Betts (PG), Thomas Senn (SG), Kelvin Terrell (PF), Alfred Paquin (C) Henry Whitley, Todd Womack, Paul Allison, Randall Mitchell | |
| 06:34 | Rice | Robert Felder makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Robert Felder makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:11 | South Alabama | Alfred Paquin misses the jump hook near the basket | 59-65 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Robert Felder comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 59-65 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Robert Felder snags the offensive board | 59-65 |
| 05:37 | Rice | David Dick misses the shot from just outside the lane | 59-65 |
| 05:36 | South Alabama | Alfred Paquin grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 05:13 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn can't throw it down but he's fouled by Robert Felder - foul #1 on Robert Felder, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), Jason White (SG), Claude Richey (SF), Raymond Gillham (PF), Robert Rickard (C) Edgar Lisle, David Jones, Robert Felder, David Dick, Wesley Goodlow | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor (SF), Paul Allison (PF), Gregory Mitchell (C) Jeff Jenkins, Kelvin Terrell, Alfred Paquin | |
| 05:13 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:13 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Claude Richey clanks a shot from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 04:53 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 04:47 | South Alabama | Paul Allison misses the easy layup but the foul's on Claude Richey - foul #2 on Claude Richey, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Alcott (PF) Claude Richey | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Whitley (PG) Charles Betts | |
| 04:47 | South Alabama | Paul Allison misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:47 | South Alabama | Paul Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Jason Alcott gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Jason White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 04:41 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 04:36 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Raymond Gillham - foul #3 on Raymond Gillham, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| 04:36 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 04:36 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Robert Rickard grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Thomas Senn steps in front of the Jason White pass | 59-68 |
| 04:01 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Paul Allison | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Rice | Raymond Gillham is hacked by Paul Allison - foul #3 on Paul Allison, team foul #9 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Michael McNichol (SG), Claude Richey (SF), David Dick (PF) Virgil Battles, Jason White, Jason Alcott, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Todd Womack (SG), Kelvin Terrell (PF), Randall Mitchell (C) Thomas Senn, Paul Allison, Gregory Mitchell | |
| 03:50 | Rice | Raymond Gillham makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Raymond Gillham makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:34 | South Alabama | Todd Womack drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Henry Whitley | 61-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McNichol (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Richey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Dick (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Gillham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Henry Whitley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Womack (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Sanor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kelvin Terrell (fresh) 7 pts. C - Randall Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Michael McNichol misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-73 |
| 03:08 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Daniel Sanor | 61-73 |
| 03:00 | South Alabama | Henry Whitley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-73 |
| 02:58 | South Alabama | Kelvin Terrell tips it in | 61-75 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason White (SG), David Jones (SF), Robert Rickard (C) Michael McNichol, Claude Richey, Raymond Gillham | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Thomas Senn (SG), Jeff Jenkins (SF), Gregory Mitchell (C) Todd Womack, Daniel Sanor, Randall Mitchell | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Edgar Lisle is hacked by Henry Whitley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Whitley, team foul #10 | 61-75 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 02:54 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 62-75 |
| 02:54 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-75 |
| 02:29 | South Alabama | Henry Whitley travels with the ball | 62-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), Raymond Gillham (SF), Wesley Goodlow (PF), Jason Alcott (C) Edgar Lisle, Jason White, David Dick, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Betts (PG), Randall Mitchell (C) Henry Whitley, Gregory Mitchell | |
| 02:10 | Rice | Virgil Battles clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-75 |
| 02:09 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn pulls down the rebound | 62-75 |
| 02:03 | South Alabama | Charles Betts's pass is intercepted by Jason Alcott | 62-75 |
| 01:57 | Rice | David Jones can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-75 |
| 01:56 | South Alabama | Randall Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 62-75 |
| 01:49 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kelvin Terrell | 62-78 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Charles Betts picks off the pass by Virgil Battles | 62-78 |
| 01:33 | South Alabama | Jeff Jenkins misses the lay-in | 62-78 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow grabs the board | 62-78 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Charles Betts steps in front of the Virgil Battles pass in the backcourt | 62-78 |
| 01:10 | South Alabama | Jeff Jenkins misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 62-78 |
| 01:08 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn can't tip it in | 62-78 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow snags the defensive board | 62-78 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-78 |
| 00:48 | South Alabama | Randall Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-78 |
| 00:39 | Rice | David Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Charles Betts steps in front of the Virgil Battles pass in the backcourt | 62-78 |
| 00:08 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn hits the finger roll | 62-80 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Jeff Jenkins picks off the pass by Raymond Gillham | 62-80 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Charles Betts runs out the clock | 62-80 |