| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Dasilva (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Brady (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cleveland Koehler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timmy Sanford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Nall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry McCallion (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Terry McCallion misses the easy layup | 44-32 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Terry McCallion tips it in | 44-34 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady banks in the layup | 46-34 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Terry McCallion misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 18:41 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 18:34 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady's pass is intercepted by Timmy Sanford | 46-34 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Timmy Sanford lays it in | 46-36 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 18:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry McCallion | 46-36 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews is called for traveling | 46-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Delk (PF) Cleveland Koehler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Ronald Delk is hacked by Terry McCallion - foul #1 on Terry McCallion, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens (PG) Michael Heslin | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Patel (SF), Ken Irby (PF), Michael Mildenstein (C) Jeremy Matthews, Henry Nall, Terry McCallion | |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens loses the ball out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell (SF) Ralph Brady | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kenney (SG) Timmy Sanford | |
| 17:20 | Rice | Michael Cosme scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-38 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | Michael Mildenstein steps in front of the Jimmie Bell pass | 46-38 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Ken Irby is hacked by Jimmie Bell - foul #2 on Jimmie Bell, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Pipes (SG), Cleveland Koehler (PF) Joshua Dasilva, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry McCallion (C) Michael Cosme | |
| 16:38 | Rice | Terry McCallion drills a runner in the paint set up by Michael Mildenstein | 46-40 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Richard Patel swats the short shot by Cleveland Koehler | 46-40 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Terry McCallion buries a jump hook from the left block | 49-42 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Behrens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Pipes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cleveland Koehler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Delk (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) SG - Louie Kenney (fresh) SF - Richard Patel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ken Irby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry McCallion (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Ronald Delk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Joshua Dasilva (SG), Ralph Brady (SF), Robert Hamilton (C) Thomas Behrens, William Pipes, Jimmie Bell, Cleveland Koehler | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Cosme (PG), Timmy Sanford (SG), Jeremy Matthews (SF), Henry Nall (PF) Michael Mildenstein, Louie Kenney, Richard Patel, Terry McCallion | |
| 15:22 | Rice | Timmy Sanford misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ken Irby - foul #2 on Ken Irby, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Ken Irby grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Timmy Sanford connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Matthews and the foul's on Robert Hamilton - foul #2 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Moralez (PF) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry McCallion (C) Ken Irby | |
| 14:58 | Rice | Timmy Sanford makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Matthews - foul #1 on Jeremy Matthews, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Terry McCallion steals the ball from Ronald Moralez | 50-45 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Terry McCallion can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:14 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler (PF) Ronald Moralez | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Patel (C) Terry McCallion | |
| 13:48 | Rice | Richard Patel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens (SG), Ronald Delk (C) Joshua Dasilva, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (PG), Ken Irby (PF) Michael Cosme, Henry Nall | |
| 13:25 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Jeremy Matthews - foul #2 on Jeremy Matthews, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Mildenstein (C) Jeremy Matthews | |
| 13:25 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 13:00 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ralph Brady and the foul's on Richard Patel - foul #1 on Richard Patel, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Pipes (SG), Jimmie Bell (SF), Robert Hamilton (C) Michael Heslin, Ralph Brady, Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kenney (SG) Timmy Sanford | |
| 13:00 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler misses the free throw | 55-47 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Louie Kenney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Richard Patel pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Louie Kenney's pass is intercepted by Thomas Behrens | 55-47 |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens lays it in | 57-47 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Ken Irby comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 57-47 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Louie Kenney tips it in | 57-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Behrens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Pipes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cleveland Koehler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lloyd Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louie Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Patel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ken Irby (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens jams it on a nice dish by William Pipes | 59-49 |
| 11:26 | Rice | William Pipes steps in front of the Ken Irby pass | 59-49 |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens misses the lay-in | 59-49 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Robert Hamilton steals the ball from Lloyd Hurley | 59-49 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Michael Mildenstein takes the ball from Cleveland Koehler | 59-49 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Michael Mildenstein | 59-51 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | William Pipes misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-51 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Louie Kenney gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Ken Irby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lloyd Hurley | 59-53 |
| 09:49 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 59-53 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens tips it in | 61-53 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Richard Patel hits the follow up shot | 61-55 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Louie Kenney - foul #1 on Louie Kenney, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva (SG), Ralph Brady (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Charles Smail (C) William Pipes, Jimmie Bell, Cleveland Koehler, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Cosme (PG), Timmy Sanford (SG), Jeremy Matthews (SF), Henry Nall (PF), Terry McCallion (C) Lloyd Hurley, Louie Kenney, Richard Patel, Ken Irby, Michael Mildenstein | |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Terry McCallion pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Henry Nall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ralph Brady - foul #1 on Ralph Brady, team foul #3 | 61-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG) Thomas Behrens | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:56 | Rice | Henry Nall misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Henry Nall makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Henry Nall pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Ralph Brady is called for the reach on Jeremy Matthews - foul #2 on Ralph Brady, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Henry Nall is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Henry Nall, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Ronald Delk misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Timmy Sanford pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Dasilva (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Brady (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Smail (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timmy Sanford (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Nall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry McCallion (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Rice | Michael Cosme double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | Terry McCallion steals the ball from Michael Heslin | 61-56 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Terry McCallion knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Cosme and he's fouled by Charles Smail - foul #3 on Charles Smail, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens (PG), Jimmie Bell (SF), Robert Hamilton (C) Michael Heslin, Ralph Brady, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:53 | Rice | Terry McCallion misses the free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:53 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Timmy Sanford picks off the pass by Thomas Behrens | 61-58 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Timmy Sanford misses the jumper from the left side | 61-58 |
| 06:25 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Terry McCallion | 61-58 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews buries a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ronald Delk - foul #3 on Ronald Delk, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Pipes (SG), Ralph Brady (SF), Ronald Moralez (PF) Joshua Dasilva, Jimmie Bell, Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (PG), Louie Kenney (SG), Ken Irby (PF), Michael Mildenstein (C) Michael Cosme, Timmy Sanford, Henry Nall, Terry McCallion | |
| 05:56 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | William Pipes is hacked by Ken Irby - foul #3 on Ken Irby, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG) Thomas Behrens | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry McCallion (C) Jeremy Matthews | |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | William Pipes makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | William Pipes misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Ken Irby gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Terry McCallion hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Mildenstein - foul #1 on Michael Mildenstein, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Ronald Moralez blocks the short jumper by Terry McCallion | 64-63 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein grabs the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Terry McCallion misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | William Pipes grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Louie Kenney - foul #2 on Louie Kenney, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens (PG), Joshua Dasilva (SG), Ronald Delk (PF), Charles Smail (C) Michael Heslin, William Pipes, Ronald Moralez, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Cosme (PG), Timmy Sanford (SG), Richard Patel (SF) Lloyd Hurley, Louie Kenney, Terry McCallion | |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Ken Irby buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Cosme | 65-65 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Ken Irby denies the turnaround by Ronald Delk | 65-65 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Timmy Sanford gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Ronald Delk picks off the pass by Timmy Sanford | 65-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Behrens (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Dasilva (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Brady (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Smail (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timmy Sanford (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Patel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ken Irby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Mildenstein (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | East Carolina | Ronald Delk misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-65 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Timmy Sanford pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Ken Irby blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Smail - foul #4 on Charles Smail, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Cleveland Koehler (PF), Robert Hamilton (C) Ralph Brady, Ronald Delk, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (SG), Jeremy Matthews (SF), Henry Nall (PF) Timmy Sanford, Richard Patel, Michael Mildenstein | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Ken Irby misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Ken Irby makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Heslin and he's fouled by Jeremy Matthews - foul #3 on Jeremy Matthews, team foul #11 | 67-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry McCallion (C) Ken Irby | |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens misses the free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Henry Nall grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Henry Nall comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Cleveland Koehler - foul #2 on Cleveland Koehler, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Henry Nall misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Henry Nall makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Michael Cosme is hacked by Cleveland Koehler - foul #3 on Cleveland Koehler, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Michael Cosme misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 01:41 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton is hacked by Michael Cosme - foul #2 on Michael Cosme, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Brady (SF) Thomas Behrens | |
| Subs | Rice | Timmy Sanford (SG) Lloyd Hurley | |
| 01:41 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:41 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Terry McCallion snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews tips it back up and in | 70-69 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Terry McCallion steals the ball from Robert Hamilton | 70-69 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Terry McCallion misses short on a shot from the baseline | 70-69 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady grabs the board | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Heslin | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Timmy Sanford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 73-69 |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady grabs the board | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Cosme - foul #3 on Michael Cosme, team foul #13 | 73-69 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Michael Cosme misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-69 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton grabs the board | 75-69 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Michael Cosme is called for the reach on Robert Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Cosme, team foul #14 | 75-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Pipes (PG), Thomas Behrens (SF), Ronald Delk (PF) Michael Heslin, Ralph Brady, Cleveland Koehler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Timmy Sanford can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 77-69 |