| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stanley Neel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alan Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Ryan (fresh) C - Robert Avery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Alan Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Charles Linn misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | Charles Linn picks off the pass by Eugene Ryan | 24-29 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Dominic Bruno snags the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 18:41 | Rice | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 18:40 | Rice | John Bennett snags the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Dominic Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-29 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | Robert Avery grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 17:53 | Rice | John Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 24-32 |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanley Neel | 24-34 |
| 17:26 | Rice | John Bennett misses short on a shot from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Dominic Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 17:04 | Rice | John Bennett knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Charles Linn - foul #3 on Charles Linn, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SG), Franklin Green (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) Charles Linn, Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (PG), Brunon Dziewanowski (SF), William Brown (PF), Curtis Smith (C) Stanley Neel, Alan Smith, Eugene Ryan, Robert Avery | |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Stanley Foland snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lowell Rubalcaba | 30-35 |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | John Bennett knocks away the 3 by Christopher Powell | 30-35 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave banks in the layup and he's fouled by William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Dominic Bruno (SF) John Bennett, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Larimore (SF) Christopher Powell | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave misses the free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | William Brown pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Green (fresh) 5 reb. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Manzo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brunon Dziewanowski (fresh) SF - Roy Larimore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG) Brunon Dziewanowski | |
| 15:17 | Rice | Charles Linn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roy Larimore | 32-35 |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alan Smith (SG) Paul Manzo | |
| 14:43 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses the floater from close range | 32-35 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Franklin Green tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | A charge is called on William Brown - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Franklin Green, Charles Linn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan (PF), Robert Avery (C) William Brown, Curtis Smith | |
| 14:07 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 13:59 | East Carolina | Alan Smith hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Larimore | 34-37 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roy Larimore - foul #4 on Roy Larimore, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Charles Linn (SG) Lowell Rubalcaba, Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (PG), Brunon Dziewanowski (SF) Stanley Neel, Roy Larimore | |
| 13:35 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Robert Avery grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Wilbur Upton - foul #2 on Wilbur Upton, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Brunon Dziewanowski steals the ball from Charles Linn | 35-39 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo makes the 3 from straight away | 35-42 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Charles Linn knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo is whistled for a carry | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF), Lowell Rubalcaba (PF), Shawn Belgrave (C) Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG), Christopher Powell (SG), William Brown (PF), Curtis Smith (C) Paul Manzo, Alan Smith, Eugene Ryan, Robert Avery | |
| 11:52 | Rice | Charles Linn loses the dribble to Brunon Dziewanowski | 38-42 |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | John Bennett picks off the pass by Curtis Smith | 38-42 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba jams it on a nice dish by John Bennett | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stanley Neel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Powell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brunon Dziewanowski (fresh) 3 stl. PF - William Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski is fouled on the floor by Franklin Green - foul #2 on Franklin Green, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (SG) Brunon Dziewanowski | |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Shawn Belgrave - foul #2 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Shawn Belgrave | 42-44 |
| 10:25 | East Carolina | William Brown's layup is rejected by Shawn Belgrave | 42-44 |
| 10:23 | Rice | John Bennett snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Charles Linn is fouled on the floor by William Brown - foul #4 on William Brown, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Lowell Rubalcaba, Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan (PF), Robert Avery (C) William Brown, Curtis Smith | |
| 10:07 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi is whistled for a carry | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG) Franklin Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alan Smith (SG), Brunon Dziewanowski (SF) Stanley Neel, Christopher Powell | |
| 09:40 | Rice | John Bennett drills a shot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 09:37 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 09:23 | Rice | John Bennett misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-44 |
| 09:22 | East Carolina | Alan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:53 | East Carolina | Alan Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Lowell Rubalcaba (SG), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) John Bennett, Charles Linn, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG), Curtis Smith (PF) Paul Manzo, Eugene Ryan | |
| 08:27 | Rice | Franklin Green makes the shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Alan Smith connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Stanley Neel | 46-46 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba clanks a turnaround from the left block | 46-46 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Alan Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 07:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanley Foland | 46-46 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba comes up short on the floater from the left side | 46-46 |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Robert Avery gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. SG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dominic Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stanley Neel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brunon Dziewanowski (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - Curtis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Avery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Franklin Green - foul #3 on Franklin Green, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Franklin Green, Lowell Rubalcaba, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Larimore (SF), Eugene Ryan (PF), William Brown (C) Alan Smith, Curtis Smith, Robert Avery | |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Roy Larimore - foul #5 on Roy Larimore, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (PG), Alan Smith (SG), Christopher Powell (SF) Stanley Neel, Brunon Dziewanowski, Roy Larimore | |
| 06:59 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | William Brown grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan tips it home | 47-49 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Wilbur Upton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 47-49 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Powell | 47-49 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | William Brown misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on John Bennett - foul #3 on John Bennett, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Lowell Rubalcaba (SF) Shawn Belgrave, Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG) Alan Smith | |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | William Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | William Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses long on a shot from the right block | 47-49 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi tips it home | 49-49 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | William Brown grabs the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel misses the floater from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Charles Linn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Wilbur Upton pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Wilbur Upton connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by John Bennett and he's hacked by William Brown - foul #5 on William Brown, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF) Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Curtis Smith (PF), Robert Avery (C) Eugene Ryan, William Brown | |
| 04:37 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Paul Manzo, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF), Shawn Belgrave (C) John Bennett, Wilbur Upton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alan Smith (SG) Stanley Neel | |
| 04:01 | Rice | The jump hook by Franklin Green is blocked by Curtis Smith | 51-49 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:35 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Dominic Bruno snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Curtis Smith - foul #1 on Curtis Smith, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Stanley Foland (C) Charles Linn, Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG), Brunon Dziewanowski (SF) Paul Manzo, Christopher Powell | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stanley Neel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brunon Dziewanowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. PF - Curtis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Avery (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:56 | East Carolina | Alan Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Wilbur Upton (PF) Lowell Rubalcaba, Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (SG), Eric Ricciardi (C) Charles Linn, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan (PF) Curtis Smith | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 02:32 | Rice | John Bennett is fouled on the floor by Stanley Neel - foul #1 on Stanley Neel, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) Franklin Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:32 | Rice | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel is hacked by John Bennett - foul #4 on John Bennett, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:14 | Rice | John Bennett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-51 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Alan Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Robert Avery can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #5 on John Bennett, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PG) John Bennett | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Robert Avery makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Robert Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Powell (SF) Brunon Dziewanowski | |
| 01:49 | Rice | Wilbur Upton clanks a floater from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Eugene Ryan | 54-53 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Powell | 54-55 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG) Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:14 | Rice | Wilbur Upton comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 54-55 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Wilbur Upton snags the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Stanley Neel steals it from Lowell Rubalcaba | 54-55 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel slams it home | 54-57 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Wilbur Upton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 00:27 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Dominic Bruno | 54-57 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Alan Smith misses the fullcourt shot | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stanley Neel (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Alan Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eugene Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Avery (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Robert Avery wins the tip | 57-57 |
| 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) | |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | Alan Smith gets the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan misses the turnaround from the right block | 57-57 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Dominic Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-57 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Robert Avery grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 03:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wilbur Upton | 57-57 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Wilbur Upton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan buries a jumper in the lane set up by Alan Smith | 60-59 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi connects on the turnaround in the lane | 62-59 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Powell and the foul's on Eric Ricciardi - foul #2 on Eric Ricciardi, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Shawn Belgrave (C) Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski (SF), Curtis Smith (PF), Henry Jackson (C) Christopher Powell, Eugene Ryan, Robert Avery | |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Franklin Green, Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Powell (SF), Eugene Ryan (PF), Robert Avery (C) Brunon Dziewanowski, Curtis Smith, Henry Jackson | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba's pass is intercepted by Christopher Powell | 62-62 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Lowell Rubalcaba is called for the reach on Stanley Neel - foul #2 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba is hacked by Eugene Ryan - foul #3 on Eugene Ryan, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Alan Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | Robert Avery tips it home | 63-66 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 65-66 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Robert Avery banks in the layup set up by Stanley Neel | 65-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Ricciardi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stanley Neel (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Alan Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eugene Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Avery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses short on a jumper in the paint | 65-71 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel is fouled in the backcourt by Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #3 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #11 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (SF), Henry Jackson (C) Christopher Powell, Robert Avery | |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Avery (C) Eugene Ryan | |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #4 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #12 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan (PF) Robert Avery | |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Charles Linn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Avery (C) Eugene Ryan | |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Charles Linn is called for the reach on Alan Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Linn, team foul #13 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan (PF) Robert Avery | |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Alan Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Wilbur Upton gets the rebound | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Charles Linn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-76 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel snags the defensive board | 68-76 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Avery (C) Eugene Ryan | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson is hacked by Charles Linn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Linn, team foul #14 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (SG) Charles Linn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-77 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Powell (SF), Eugene Ryan (PF) Paul Manzo, Henry Jackson | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-77 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Robert Avery grabs the board | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel runs out the clock | 68-77 |