| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pak (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Dawson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Granata (fresh) PF - Boris Sucharski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | John Granata inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | John Granata comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-28 |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Donald Ray is whistled for a carry | 36-28 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Pak | 38-28 |
| 18:44 | East Carolina | James Pak is called for the reach on John Granata - foul #2 on James Pak, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-28 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Robert Weisner snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 18:10 | Rice | James Pak connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rod Osborn and he's hacked by Ernest Dawson - foul #3 on Ernest Dawson, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford (SG) Ernest Dawson | |
| 18:10 | Rice | James Pak makes the free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Donald Ray comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Weisner - foul #3 on Robert Weisner, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Elliot Joyner (PF) Robert Weisner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Donald Ray makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Donald Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Craig Shelton hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Ralph Hines - foul #1 on Ralph Hines, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Lawrence (PF) James Pak | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick (PG), Glenn McFadden (SF) Ralph Hines, John Granata | |
| 17:39 | Rice | Craig Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Craig Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Glenn McFadden is blocked by Elliot Joyner | 43-30 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Daniel Coombs buries a shot from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden's pass is intercepted by Kevin Lawrence | 45-30 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Rod Osborn is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Rod Osborn, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), James Pak (SF) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), John Granata (SF), David Harmon (PF), Charles Cannady (C) Tom Kendrick, Glenn McFadden, Boris Sucharski, Donald Ray | |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-30 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Hines | 45-30 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Pak (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joe Lunsford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Granata (fresh) PF - David Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Cannady (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Joshua Sims makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Elliot Joyner | 47-33 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | John Granata misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | David Harmon tips it in | 47-35 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Ralph Hines is called for the reach on Joshua Sims - foul #2 on Ralph Hines, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), Jeffrey Mitchell (SF), Robert Weisner (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Joshua Sims, Richard Lloyd, James Pak, Elliot Joyner, Kevin Lawrence | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick (PG), Ernest Dawson (SG), Glenn McFadden (SF), Boris Sucharski (PF), Donald Ray (C) Ralph Hines, Joe Lunsford, John Granata, David Harmon, Charles Cannady | |
| 14:39 | Rice | Robert Weisner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Shelton | 50-35 |
| 14:27 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-35 |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Robert Weisner grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Rod Osborn buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:36 | East Carolina | Donald Ray misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Mitchell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Mitchell, team foul #4 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Elliot Joyner (SF) Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:36 | East Carolina | Donald Ray makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 13:36 | East Carolina | Donald Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Robert Weisner gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Rod Osborn is hacked by Tom Kendrick - foul #1 on Tom Kendrick, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pak (SF) Elliot Joyner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), John Granata (SF), David Harmon (PF) Tom Kendrick, Glenn McFadden, Boris Sucharski | |
| 13:00 | Rice | Robert Weisner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-36 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Rod Osborn grabs the offensive board | 53-36 |
| 12:45 | Rice | James Pak banks in the layup set up by Rod Osborn | 55-36 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Ernest Dawson knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Hines | 55-39 |
| 12:25 | Rice | James Pak is hacked by John Granata - foul #2 on John Granata, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Elliot Joyner (PF), Kevin Lawrence (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, Robert Weisner, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Cannady (C) Donald Ray | |
| 12:08 | Rice | James Pak misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | David Harmon pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | John Granata pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | Kevin Lawrence denies the turnaround by Ernest Dawson | 55-39 |
| 11:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Lawrence | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Pak (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Granata (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Cannady (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Elliot Joyner drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Sims and the foul's on John Granata - foul #3 on John Granata, team foul #6 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Moses Hubbard (C) Richard Lloyd, James Pak | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick (PG), Joe Lunsford (SG), Glenn McFadden (SF), Boris Sucharski (PF) Ralph Hines, Ernest Dawson, John Granata, Charles Cannady | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Elliot Joyner makes the free throw | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Tom Kendrick and he's fouled by Moses Hubbard - foul #1 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Weisner (PF) Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Ray (C) David Harmon | |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden makes the free throw | 58-42 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Robert Weisner is hacked by Donald Ray - foul #1 on Donald Ray, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), Craig Shelton (C) Joshua Sims, Kevin Lawrence | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:55 | Rice | Robert Weisner misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | Donald Ray grabs the board | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Boris Sucharski - foul #2 on Boris Sucharski, team foul #8 | 58-42 |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | The refs have stopped play. Tom Kendrick is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 58-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG) Tom Kendrick | |
| 10:32 | Rice | Elliot Joyner's layup is rejected by Boris Sucharski | 58-42 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Craig Shelton tips it but misses | 58-42 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Craig Shelton tips it back up and in | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Rod Osborn is fouled on the floor by Ralph Hines - foul #3 on Ralph Hines, team foul #9 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pak (SF) Elliot Joyner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Dawson (SG), John Granata (SF) Ralph Hines, Glenn McFadden | |
| 10:02 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 09:37 | East Carolina | Robert Weisner swats the short shot by Boris Sucharski | 62-45 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Donald Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Weisner - foul #4 on Robert Weisner, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Elliot Joyner (PF) Rod Osborn, Robert Weisner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Harmon (C) Donald Ray | |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Elliot Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:03 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 09:02 | Rice | James Pak tips it home | 64-46 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Craig Shelton grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Daniel Coombs connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Pak | 67-46 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski lays it up and in | 67-48 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Joshua Sims is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Sims, team foul #7 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Daniel Coombs, James Pak, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), Tom Kendrick (SG), Glenn McFadden (SF), Donald Ray (C) Joe Lunsford, Ernest Dawson, John Granata, Boris Sucharski | |
| 07:55 | East Carolina | Elliot Joyner steals the ball from Glenn McFadden | 67-48 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Elliot Joyner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-48 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence misses the tip | 67-48 |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | David Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 4 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Kendrick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Glenn McFadden (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Ray (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden clanks a floater in the paint | 67-48 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Elliot Joyner snags the defensive board | 67-48 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Sims and he's fouled by David Harmon - foul #3 on David Harmon, team foul #10 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (SG), Robert Weisner (PF) Joshua Sims, Elliot Joyner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence makes the free throw | 70-48 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-48 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Richard Lloyd snags the defensive board | 70-48 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence throws it down on a great pass from Richard Lloyd | 72-48 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | David Harmon scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 72-50 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF), Craig Shelton (C) Richard Lloyd, Kevin Lawrence, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Dawson (SG), John Granata (SF), Boris Sucharski (PF) Tom Kendrick, Glenn McFadden, David Harmon | |
| 05:26 | Rice | Rod Osborn is whistled for traveling | 72-50 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines buries a 3 from the left corner | 72-53 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Robert Weisner's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Ray | 72-53 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Robert Weisner tips it home | 74-53 |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | Donald Ray double dribbles | 74-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, James Pak, Robert Weisner, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick (PG), Joe Lunsford (SG), Glenn McFadden (SF), David Harmon (PF), Charles Cannady (C) Ralph Hines, Ernest Dawson, John Granata, Boris Sucharski, Donald Ray | |
| 04:13 | Rice | Moses Hubbard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-53 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford grabs the board | 74-53 |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-53 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | David Harmon grabs the offensive rebound | 74-53 |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-53 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Elliot Joyner gets the rebound | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Richard Lloyd makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Sims | 76-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-53 |
| 03:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Lloyd | 76-53 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Joshua Sims drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin Lawrence | 79-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tom Kendrick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Joe Lunsford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Glenn McFadden (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Harmon (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Cannady (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 79-53 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady tips it in | 79-55 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Joshua Sims knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Lloyd and he's hacked by Tom Kendrick - foul #2 on Tom Kendrick, team foul #11 | 81-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell (PF) Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Joshua Sims makes the free throw | 82-55 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford hits the finger roll set up by Charles Cannady | 82-57 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Joshua Sims clanks a 3 from straight away | 82-57 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Glenn McFadden | 82-57 |
| 01:50 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady is fouled on the floor by Richard Lloyd - foul #1 on Richard Lloyd, team foul #8 | 82-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Moses Hubbard (C) Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:50 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady makes the 1st free throw | 82-58 |
| 01:50 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady makes the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Elliot Joyner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-59 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to David Harmon | 82-59 |
| 01:19 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 82-59 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Joshua Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 82-59 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Elliot Joyner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-59 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to David Harmon | 82-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 82-59 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence snags the defensive board | 82-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Joshua Sims lays it in | 84-59 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 84-59 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-59 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 84-59 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Lawrence | 84-59 |