| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) C - Donald Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Homer Ryan inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Donald Decker snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 19:30 | East Carolina | Donald Decker misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Homer Ryan snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski is hacked by Lee Wall - foul #3 on Lee Wall, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kory Molinari (PF) Lee Wall | |
| 18:53 | Rice | Homer Ryan travels with the ball | 34-32 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is hacked by Nicholas English - foul #3 on Nicholas English, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed's pass is intercepted by Mark Steinhauer | 34-32 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Decker - foul #1 on Donald Decker, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses the fadeaway from the right side | 36-32 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler can't tip it in | 36-32 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Homer Ryan scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Steinhauer | 38-32 |
| 17:37 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler can't connect on a floater from close range | 38-32 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:27 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | Donald Decker tips it in | 38-34 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 17:11 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Sobel | 38-37 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 40-37 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari tips it home | 40-39 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the tip | 40-39 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | Donald Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Homer Ryan can't finish the layup | 40-39 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski tips it home | 42-39 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnnie Reed | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Homer Ryan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kory Molinari (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Decker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Sobel - foul #1 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Eric Stamper (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Benjamin Farrish, Mark Steinhauer, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), David Robinson (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel, Kory Molinari, Donald Decker | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Lee Wall pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | David Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PF) Homer Ryan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:57 | Rice | Carl Gibson denies the turnaround by Thomas Orosco | 43-41 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Charles Barnes tips it but misses | 43-41 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Lee Wall snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nicholas English - foul #4 on Nicholas English, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Davis (PF) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Charles Barnes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Lee Wall | 43-41 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Brett Davis snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Eric Stamper makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Brett Davis and the foul's on David Robinson - foul #3 on David Robinson, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PF) Brett Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG) Mark Paulson, Leroy Hill | |
| 14:15 | Rice | Eric Stamper makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:55 | East Carolina | Lee Wall misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Charles Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Eric Stamper makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Barnes | 49-41 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Charles Barnes, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SF), Ted Unknow (C) David Robinson, Carl Gibson | |
| 13:16 | Rice | Mark Paulson steals the ball from Benjamin Farrish | 49-41 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Tipler | 49-43 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler scores on a runner from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski blows the layup | 49-45 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish tips it in | 51-45 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed tips it in | 51-47 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Thomas Orosco double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Brett Davis (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Thomas Orosco, Mark Steinhauer, Eric Stamper, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Kory Molinari (PF), Donald Decker (C) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, Lee Wall, Ted Unknow | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kory Molinari (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Paulson | 51-50 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Brett Davis is fouled on the floor by Joseph Sobel - foul #2 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SG) Mark Paulson | |
| 11:14 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson's fadeaway is rejected by Kory Molinari | 51-50 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kory Molinari | 51-50 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Mathew Ferguson steps in front of the Donald Decker pass | 51-50 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Charles Barnes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Homer Ryan gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill is whistled for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Charles Barnes, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG) Leroy Hill, David Robinson | |
| 10:17 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish drills a fadeaway from close range | 53-50 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kory Molinari | 53-53 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Steinhauer | 56-53 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kory Molinari | 56-56 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer travels with the ball | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Eric Stamper (SF) Benjamin Farrish, Homer Ryan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Joseph Sobel, Kory Molinari, Donald Decker | |
| 09:04 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Brett Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Orosco and the foul's on Lee Wall - foul #4 on Lee Wall, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ted Unknow (C) Lee Wall | |
| 08:43 | Rice | Brett Davis misses the free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Brett Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | David Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) SG - Mark Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Carl Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ted Unknow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:53 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Tipler | 58-59 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 58-59 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Gibson | 58-59 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Thomas Orosco picks off the pass by Johnnie Reed | 58-59 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Thomas Orosco scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Ted Unknow is hacked by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #2 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #3 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Thomas Orosco, Mark Steinhauer, Eric Stamper, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Donald Decker (C) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, David Robinson, Carl Gibson, Ted Unknow | |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Donald Decker misses short on a jumper near the basket | 61-59 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Homer Ryan pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Brett Davis misses short on a jumper near the basket | 61-59 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson loses the dribble to Leroy Hill | 61-59 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-59 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Brett Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brett Davis, team foul #4 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PF), Eric Stamper (C) Brett Davis, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG) Mark Paulson, Leroy Hill | |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Donald Decker grabs the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is whistled for a carry | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SG), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Charles Barnes, Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:37 | Rice | Lee Wall is called for the reach on Benjamin Farrish - foul #5 on Lee Wall, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG), Eric Stamper (PF) Dewayne Costas, Homer Ryan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Kory Molinari (PF) Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| 04:37 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Eric Stamper snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish blows the layup but he's fouled by Kory Molinari - foul #2 on Kory Molinari, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Gibson (C) Donald Decker | |
| 03:56 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kory Molinari (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Farrish - foul #1 on Benjamin Farrish, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF) Benjamin Farrish | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson snags the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Robinson | 65-61 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski is hacked by Carl Gibson - foul #1 on Carl Gibson, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SG), Brett Davis (PF) Mark Steinhauer, Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF) Robert Tipler, David Robinson | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG) Thomas Orosco, Charles Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), Donald Decker (C) Mark Paulson, Carl Gibson | |
| 02:35 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the fadeaway from the right side | 67-63 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Donald Decker - foul #2 on Donald Decker, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Kory Molinari and he's fouled by Nicholas English - foul #5 on Nicholas English, team foul #6 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses the free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Homer Ryan gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Donald Decker gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Homer Ryan snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish loses the dribble to Donald Decker | 69-65 |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Donald Decker can't tip it in | 69-65 |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel snags the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 00:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanislaus Kucinski | 69-65 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Johnnie Reed is called for the reach on Stanislaus Kucinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Stamper (PG) Benjamin Farrish | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Tipler - foul #1 on Robert Tipler, team foul #12 | 71-68 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Decker | 73-68 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is fouled on the floor by Homer Ryan - foul #2 on Homer Ryan, team foul #7 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG) Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kory Molinari | 73-69 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-69 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kory Molinari | 73-69 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-72 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Johnnie Reed is called for the reach on Brett Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #13 | 73-72 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish gets the rebound | 75-72 |