| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stanley Neel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Larimore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Avery (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Roy Larimore inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-31 |
| 19:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wilbur Upton | 40-31 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Robert Avery takes the ball from Dominic Bruno | 40-31 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Linn - foul #3 on Charles Linn, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SG) Charles Linn | |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Alan Smith takes the ball from Lowell Rubalcaba | 42-31 |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Robert Avery is hacked by Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Roy Larimore is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 17:33 | Rice | Dominic Bruno makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Bennett | 42-34 |
| 17:18 | East Carolina | Robert Avery scores on a runner from the left block | 44-34 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Dominic Bruno buries a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Roy Larimore - foul #2 on Roy Larimore, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (PG), Christopher Powell (SG), Brunon Dziewanowski (SF), William Brown (PF), Curtis Smith (C) Stanley Neel, Alan Smith, Roy Larimore, Eugene Ryan, Robert Avery | |
| Subs | Rice | Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Stanley Foland | |
| 17:04 | Rice | Dominic Bruno makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:43 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell is hacked by Dominic Bruno - foul #1 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG) Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Franklin Green - foul #1 on Franklin Green, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG) Dominic Bruno | |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Brunon Dziewanowski is called for the reach on Franklin Green - foul #1 on Brunon Dziewanowski, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Wilbur Upton is hacked by William Brown - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG) Paul Manzo | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Stanley Foland (C) Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stanley Neel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brunon Dziewanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rice | John Bennett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 15:24 | East Carolina | Shawn Belgrave denies the turnaround by Curtis Smith | 45-37 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Stanley Foland gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Franklin Green connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Foland | 45-39 |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-39 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by William Brown - foul #4 on William Brown, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alan Smith (SG), Roy Larimore (SF), Eugene Ryan (PF), Robert Avery (C) Christopher Powell, Brunon Dziewanowski, William Brown, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PG), Dominic Bruno (SF), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Franklin Green, Stanley Foland | |
| 14:25 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | Robert Avery blows the layup | 45-41 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave tips it home | 45-43 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Lowell Rubalcaba steps in front of the Roy Larimore pass | 45-43 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi is hacked by Robert Avery - foul #1 on Robert Avery, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (PG) Stanley Neel | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Wilbur Upton (PF) Charles Linn, Shawn Belgrave | |
| 12:43 | Rice | John Bennett knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-46 |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | Alan Smith is fouled on the floor by Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #2 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG) Eric Ricciardi | |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Robert Avery's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Upton | 45-46 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Charles Linn connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 11:38 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Manzo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Larimore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Avery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lowell Rubalcaba (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Dominic Bruno hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Robert Avery pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-49 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Roy Larimore hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Charles Linn is whistled for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG), Christopher Powell (SG), Brunon Dziewanowski (SF), Curtis Smith (PF), Henry Jackson (C) Paul Manzo, Alan Smith, Roy Larimore, Eugene Ryan, Robert Avery | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Upton | 47-49 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Dominic Bruno is whistled for a carry | 47-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Shawn Belgrave (PF) Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton | |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Ricciardi - foul #1 on Eric Ricciardi, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Franklin Green buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Charles Linn and he's fouled by Brunon Dziewanowski - foul #2 on Brunon Dziewanowski, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Foland (C) Eric Ricciardi | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Franklin Green makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Stanley Foland is called for the reach on Henry Jackson - foul #2 on Stanley Foland, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alan Smith (SG), Roy Larimore (SF) Christopher Powell, Brunon Dziewanowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Charles Linn grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Charles Linn loses the dribble to Henry Jackson | 49-52 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | John Bennett picks off the pass by Stanley Neel in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Bennett | 49-54 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Alan Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Franklin Green gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Franklin Green comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Curtis Smith - foul #2 on Curtis Smith, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan (PF), Robert Avery (C) Henry Jackson, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SG), Dominic Bruno (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Charles Linn, Shawn Belgrave, Stanley Foland | |
| 08:29 | Rice | Franklin Green makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Franklin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Robert Avery snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Franklin Green - foul #2 on Franklin Green, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (PG), Christopher Powell (SG), Brunon Dziewanowski (SF) Stanley Neel, Alan Smith, Roy Larimore | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG) Franklin Green | |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba is hacked by Paul Manzo - foul #1 on Paul Manzo, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Robert Avery snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-56 |
| 07:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dominic Bruno | 50-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Manzo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brunon Dziewanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Avery (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Rice | Dominic Bruno clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Wilbur Upton pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Dominic Bruno connects on the runner in the lane set up by John Bennett and he's hacked by Brunon Dziewanowski - foul #3 on Brunon Dziewanowski, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG), Alan Smith (SG), Roy Larimore (SF), William Brown (PF), Curtis Smith (C) Paul Manzo, Christopher Powell, Brunon Dziewanowski, Eugene Ryan, Robert Avery | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 06:13 | Rice | Dominic Bruno makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by William Brown | 52-59 |
| 05:22 | Rice | John Bennett is fouled on the floor by Curtis Smith - foul #3 on Curtis Smith, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF) Dominic Bruno | |
| 05:22 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:22 | Rice | John Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | William Brown snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | William Brown is whistled for a carry | 52-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF), Lowell Rubalcaba (PF) John Bennett, Stanley Foland | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Dominic Bruno buries a 3 from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Lowell Rubalcaba picks off the pass by Alan Smith | 52-63 |
| 04:06 | Rice | William Brown steals it from Franklin Green | 52-63 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Charles Linn clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stanley Neel - foul #1 on Stanley Neel, team foul #11 | 54-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (PG), Christopher Powell (SG), Brunon Dziewanowski (SF), Eugene Ryan (PF), Robert Avery (C) Stanley Neel, Alan Smith, Roy Larimore, William Brown, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Franklin Green, Lowell Rubalcaba, Shawn Belgrave | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Charles Linn makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Charles Linn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Manzo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brunon Dziewanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Avery (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Linn (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Bruno (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell tips it but misses | 54-65 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Wilbur Upton pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 54-65 |
| 02:39 | Rice | John Bennett snags the offensive board | 54-65 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Christopher Powell is called for the reach on Charles Linn - foul #1 on Christopher Powell, team foul #12 | 54-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Henry Jackson (PF), William Brown (C) Eugene Ryan, Robert Avery | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PG), Franklin Green (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) John Bennett, Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 02:16 | Rice | Charles Linn makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Charles Linn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-67 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Stanley Foland snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Stanley Foland travels with the ball | 54-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Curtis Smith (C) Henry Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 56-67 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba is denied on a layup by William Brown | 56-67 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba tips it in | 56-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Franklin Green can't connect on a runner from the right block | 56-69 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Franklin Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba runs out the clock | 56-69 |