| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Grimsley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kory Molinari (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) PF - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Hobbs | 28-39 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Joseph Grimsley clanks a runner from the right block | 28-39 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Joseph Grimsley tips it home | 30-39 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Steven Hobbs buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Phillips | 30-41 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Joseph Grimsley travels with the ball | 30-41 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski's floater is tipped away by Robert Tipler | 30-41 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski tips it back up and in | 30-43 |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Paulson | 32-43 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses badly on a runner from the left block | 32-43 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski tips it but misses | 32-43 |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Paulson | 35-43 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski hits the finger roll | 35-45 |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | Joseph Grimsley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Steven Hobbs | 35-48 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Mark Paulson is blocked by Stanislaus Kucinski | 35-48 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Stephen Phillips pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 15:57 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Grimsley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kory Molinari (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Aviles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-48 |
| 15:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanislaus Kucinski | 35-48 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Joseph Grimsley steps in front of the Stanislaus Kucinski pass | 35-48 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari comes up short on the floater in the lane | 35-48 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Grimsley can't tip it in | 35-48 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Stephen Phillips snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Stephen Phillips is hacked by Joseph Sobel - foul #1 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), Jack Christner (SF), Donald Decker (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Mark Paulson, Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel, Joseph Grimsley, Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Steven McKenize (SF), Brett Davis (PF), Benjamin Farrish (C) Steven Hobbs, Mark Steinhauer, Stephen Phillips, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 14:41 | Rice | Steven McKenize misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jack Christner - foul #1 on Jack Christner, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Steven McKenize makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Steven McKenize makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Jack Christner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-50 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Brett Davis's dunk attempt is rejected by Carl Gibson | 35-50 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Steven McKenize pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Carl Gibson - foul #1 on Carl Gibson, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG) Jack Aviles | |
| 13:51 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 13:32 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Johnnie Reed | 38-51 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Steven Hobbs is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Reed - foul #1 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Johnnie Reed steps in front of the James Hinton pass | 38-51 |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Steven Hobbs misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 12:44 | East Carolina | Donald Decker snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Jack Christner misses the shot from close range | 41-51 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Jack Christner hits the follow up shot | 43-51 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Steven McKenize's floater is knocked away by Donald Decker | 43-51 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Brett Davis hits the follow up shot | 43-53 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Steven McKenize picks off the pass by Donald Decker | 43-53 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Steven Hobbs connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Christner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Decker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hinton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven McKenize (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brett Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill is hacked by James Hinton - foul #3 on James Hinton, team foul #1 | 43-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Ted Unknow (PF), Kory Molinari (C) Johnnie Reed, Leroy Hill, Jack Christner, Donald Decker, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Eric Stamper (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) James Hinton, Steven McKenize, Brett Davis, Benjamin Farrish | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Ted Unknow scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Paulson | 45-56 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-56 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 11:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Eric Stamper | 45-56 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Eric Stamper is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Eric Stamper, team foul #2 | 45-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Phillips (PF) Eric Stamper | |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Stephen Phillips gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Stephen Phillips connects on the shot from the right block | 45-58 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-58 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Stephen Phillips double dribbles | 45-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jack Christner (SF), Joseph Grimsley (PF), Donald Decker (C) Joseph Sobel, Ted Unknow, Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG) Steven Hobbs | |
| 09:49 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler's pass is intercepted by Stanislaus Kucinski | 45-58 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jack Aviles | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Jack Christner lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Decker | 47-61 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Mark Paulson picks off the pass by Jack Aviles | 47-61 |
| 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) | |
| 08:53 | East Carolina | Joseph Grimsley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-61 |
| 08:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Steinhauer | 47-61 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Jack Aviles buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hinton | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is hacked by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #2 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #3 | 47-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Kory Molinari (C) Mark Paulson, Robert Tipler, Joseph Grimsley, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (SF), Brett Davis (PF), Benjamin Farrish (C) Mark Steinhauer, Stephen Phillips, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Jack Christner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Johnnie Reed | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:02 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 49-64 |
| 08:00 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Leroy Hill | 49-64 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Jack Christner is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Farrish - foul #1 on Benjamin Farrish, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG) James Hinton | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jack Christner (fresh) 9 pts. C - Kory Molinari (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Aviles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven McKenize (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Jack Christner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-64 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Jack Aviles's pass is intercepted by Joseph Sobel | 49-64 |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Brett Davis | 49-64 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Steven Hobbs grabs the board | 49-64 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Jack Aviles misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-64 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the offensive board | 49-64 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Leroy Hill steals it from Jack Aviles | 49-64 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is hacked by Steven Hobbs - foul #2 on Steven Hobbs, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Joseph Grimsley (PF), Donald Decker (C) Leroy Hill, Joseph Sobel, Jack Christner, Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Stephen Phillips (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Steven Hobbs, Jack Aviles, Brett Davis, Benjamin Farrish | |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-64 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | Joseph Grimsley grabs the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-64 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Stephen Phillips is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Reed - foul #2 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG) Steven McKenize | |
| 05:14 | Rice | The jumper by Stanislaus Kucinski is denied by Donald Decker | 49-64 |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson's 3 pointer is rejected by Mark Steinhauer | 49-64 |
| 04:53 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler hits the follow up shot | 51-64 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Donald Decker picks off the pass by James Hinton | 51-64 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Mark Steinhauer swats the short shot by Johnnie Reed | 51-64 |
| 04:24 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Decker | 51-64 |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is hacked by Steven Hobbs - foul #3 on Steven Hobbs, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Jack Christner (PF), Kory Molinari (C) Johnnie Reed, Joseph Grimsley, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (SG), Brett Davis (PF) Steven Hobbs, Stephen Phillips | |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 03:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Benjamin Farrish | 51-64 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jack Christner (fresh) 9 pts. C - Kory Molinari (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Brett Davis is hacked by Jack Christner - foul #2 on Jack Christner, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (PG), Michael Zaic (SG) Mark Paulson, Robert Tipler | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), Steven McKenize (SF) James Hinton, Mark Steinhauer, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Brett Davis knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Aviles | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari gets the offensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Jack Christner misses short on a floater from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Steven Hobbs is hacked by Michael Zaic in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Zaic, team foul #7 | 51-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Donald Decker (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Michael Zaic, Joseph Sobel, Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Rice | Mathew Ferguson (C) Jack Aviles | |
| 02:37 | Rice | Steven Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Steven Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Jack Christner is whistled for a carry | 51-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (SG) Steven Hobbs | |
| 01:47 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 51-68 |
| 01:45 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Davis | 51-68 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish is fouled on the floor by Jack Christner - foul #3 on Jack Christner, team foul #8 | 51-68 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Benjamin Farrish is called for the reach on Johnnie Reed - foul #2 on Benjamin Farrish, team foul #7 | 51-70 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the board | 52-70 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Steven McKenize misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-70 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Jack Christner grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-70 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Steven McKenize snags the defensive board | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Johnnie Reed is called for the reach on Steven McKenize - foul #3 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #9 | 52-70 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Steven McKenize makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Steven McKenize makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Jack Christner misses long on a shot from the left wing | 52-72 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson gets the rebound | 52-72 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson runs out the clock | 52-72 |