| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Pak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Granata (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Boris Sucharski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Ray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Pak inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Ernest Dawson is called for the reach on Daniel Coombs - foul #2 on Ernest Dawson, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Daniel Coombs is whistled for a carry | 34-24 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines is hacked by Craig Shelton - foul #1 on Craig Shelton, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Craig Shelton - foul #2 on Craig Shelton, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Weisner | 34-25 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Rod Osborn travels in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| 18:52 | East Carolina | John Granata misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Pak - foul #2 on James Pak, team foul #3 | 34-25 |
| 18:52 | East Carolina | John Granata makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:52 | East Carolina | John Granata makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 18:28 | Rice | James Pak can't tip it in | 34-27 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Robert Weisner grabs the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Rod Osborn hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Coombs | 37-27 |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | John Granata hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Dawson | 37-30 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-30 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Donald Ray grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Rod Osborn's layup is rejected by Donald Ray | 37-33 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Craig Shelton tips it in | 39-33 |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | Donald Ray's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Weisner | 39-33 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | John Granata tips it in | 39-35 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Daniel Coombs is hacked by Ernest Dawson - foul #3 on Ernest Dawson, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 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 | |
| 16:32 | Rice | Charles Cannady swats the short shot by Kevin Lawrence | 39-35 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | David Harmon gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:25 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden's layup is rejected by Moses Hubbard | 39-35 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | David Harmon hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Tom Kendrick is called for the reach on Joshua Sims - foul #2 on Tom Kendrick, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Elliot Joyner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Lloyd | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tom Kendrick (fresh) SG - Joe Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glenn McFadden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Cannady (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence banks in the layup on a nice dish by Elliot Joyner and he's fouled by David Harmon - foul #3 on David Harmon, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:32 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:01 | East Carolina | Richard Lloyd steals the ball from Charles Cannady | 44-40 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Joshua Sims hits a 3 from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joshua Sims - foul #1 on Joshua Sims, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Joshua Sims, Richard Lloyd, Kevin Lawrence, Elliot Joyner, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), Ernest Dawson (SG), John Granata (SF), Donald Ray (C) Tom Kendrick, Joe Lunsford, Glenn McFadden, David Harmon | |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Robert Weisner misses the shot from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Craig Shelton grabs the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Daniel Coombs buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Rod Osborn and he's hacked by Ernest Dawson - foul #4 on Ernest Dawson, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford (SG), Boris Sucharski (PF) Ernest Dawson, Charles Cannady | |
| 13:35 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses the free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | John Granata misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-42 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Donald Ray tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Rod Osborn hits a floater from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Donald Ray comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-44 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Craig Shelton gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Daniel Coombs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-44 |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | Donald Ray gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Elliot Joyner (SF) James Pak | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick (SG), Glenn McFadden (SF) Joe Lunsford, John Granata | |
| 12:05 | Rice | Daniel Coombs hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rod Osborn | 54-44 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines's pass is intercepted by Elliot Joyner | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Kendrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn McFadden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boris Sucharski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Rod Osborn can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Boris Sucharski - foul #1 on Boris Sucharski, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (SG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Daniel Coombs, Robert Weisner, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford (SG), David Harmon (C) Ralph Hines, Donald Ray | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-44 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Moses Hubbard snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Joshua Sims is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joshua Sims, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (SG), James Pak (SF) Rod Osborn, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Granata (SF), Charles Cannady (C) Joe Lunsford, Boris Sucharski | |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | David Harmon's pass is intercepted by Elliot Joyner | 56-44 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Richard Lloyd's fadeaway is rejected by David Harmon | 56-44 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | James Pak steps in front of the John Granata pass | 56-44 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Richard Lloyd lays it up and in on a great pass from James Pak | 58-44 |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-44 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Joshua Sims hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Lloyd | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady misses the lay-in | 61-44 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | David Harmon gets the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady is fouled on the floor by Kevin Lawrence - foul #1 on Kevin Lawrence, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), Robert Weisner (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Joshua Sims, Richard Lloyd, Elliot Joyner, Kevin Lawrence | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), Joe Lunsford (SG), Shawn Green (SF), Boris Sucharski (PF), Donald Ray (C) Glenn McFadden, Tom Kendrick, John Granata, David Harmon, Charles Cannady | |
| 09:04 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Robert Weisner gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:43 | Rice | James Pak can't connect on a shot from close range | 61-44 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Craig Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Shawn Green loses the ball out of bounds | 64-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Elliot Joyner (SF) James Pak | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Dawson (SG), John Granata (SF) Joe Lunsford, Shawn Green | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Robert Weisner double dribbles | 64-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Granata (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Boris Sucharski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Donald Ray hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Craig Shelton - foul #3 on Craig Shelton, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford (PG) Ralph Hines | |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Donald Ray makes the free throw | 64-47 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Robert Weisner misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 06:53 | East Carolina | Donald Ray grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford is fouled on the floor by Craig Shelton - foul #4 on Craig Shelton, team foul #8 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Rod Osborn, Robert Weisner, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Harmon (PF) Boris Sucharski | |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Ernest Dawson takes the ball from Elliot Joyner | 64-49 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | John Granata drills a jump hook from the left block | 64-51 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Elliot Joyner can't connect on a shot in the paint | 64-51 |
| 05:42 | East Carolina | Donald Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Elliot Joyner grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Moses Hubbard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-51 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | David Harmon grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Ernest Dawson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Moses Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Joshua Sims, Elliot Joyner, Kevin Lawrence, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), Boris Sucharski (PF) Joe Lunsford, David Harmon | |
| 04:53 | Rice | Craig Shelton double dribbles | 64-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden (SF) John Granata | |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Hines | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Rice | Daniel Coombs scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Ernest Dawson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-56 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Robert Weisner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rod Osborn | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-56 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Craig Shelton pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 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) | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Rod Osborn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Donald Ray snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Dawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Glenn McFadden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Boris Sucharski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Ray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-56 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Daniel Coombs pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 02:37 | Rice | James Pak makes the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Glenn McFadden - foul #2 on Glenn McFadden, team foul #7 | 71-56 |
| 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 | Tom Kendrick (PG), Joe Lunsford (SG), Shawn Green (SF), David Harmon (PF), Charles Cannady (C) Ralph Hines, Ernest Dawson, Glenn McFadden, Boris Sucharski, Donald Ray | |
| 02:37 | Rice | James Pak makes the free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-56 |
| 02:26 | Rice | James Pak grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Pak | 74-56 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | Shawn Green makes the floater from the right block | 74-58 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Joshua Sims comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 74-58 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Charles Cannady | 74-58 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | David Harmon gets the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:22 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford is fouled on the floor by Elliot Joyner - foul #2 on Elliot Joyner, team foul #9 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Moses Hubbard (C) James Pak | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden (SF) Shawn Green | |
| 01:22 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:22 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence snags the defensive board | 74-59 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-59 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford grabs the board | 74-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | David Harmon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Lawrence - foul #2 on Kevin Lawrence, team foul #10 | 74-59 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | David Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | David Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Richard Lloyd drills a turnaround near the basket | 76-61 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden makes the shot in the lane set up by Joe Lunsford and he's fouled by Elliot Joyner - foul #3 on Elliot Joyner, team foul #11 | 76-63 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden misses the free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 76-63 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joshua Sims runs out the clock | 76-63 |