| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nigel Butler (fresh) SG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) SF - Roger Gerace (fresh) PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) C - Howard Brookover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) C - Robert Curry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Kurtis Monday wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Bonner | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler blows the layup but the foul's on Kurtis Monday - foul #1 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Robert Curry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Schlegel | 4-2 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Fred Bonner clanks a shot in the paint | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | East Carolina | Terrance Prange steals it from Nigel Butler | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Roger Gerace is called for the reach on Fred Bonner - foul #1 on Roger Gerace, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Fred Bonner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Kurtis Monday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace is fouled on the floor by Kurtis Monday - foul #2 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 17:18 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Michael West grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Michael West can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Schlegel | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Nigel Butler steps in front of the Manuel Guizar pass | 6-2 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler blows the layup | 6-2 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover tips it but misses | 6-2 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Melvin Ivy gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Melvin Ivy buries a shot from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nigel Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Harrington (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Gerace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Schlegel (fairly fresh) C - Howard Brookover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) SG - Terrance Prange (fairly fresh) SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) C - Michael West (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler hits the finger roll | 8-4 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Michael West buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Michael West - foul #1 on Michael West, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (PG), Brian Bennett (SF), Tyrone Pierce (PF), Timothy Province (C) Nigel Butler, Roger Gerace, Stephen Schlegel, Howard Brookover | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Nicholas Reed (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Terrance Prange | 8-10 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington loses the dribble to Stanley Villasenor | 8-10 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Robert Curry misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Province - foul #1 on Timothy Province, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Brown (C) Thomas Harrington | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG) Terrance Prange | |
| 14:15 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Robert Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:03 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley is called for traveling | 8-11 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Fred Bonner can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Joe Bradley - foul #1 on Joe Bradley, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (SF) Nicholas Reed | |
| 13:35 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Timothy Province misses short on a floater from the right side | 8-12 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Robert Curry gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Robert Curry misses the tip | 8-12 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Robert Curry pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Fred Bonner is whistled for a carry | 8-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Gerace (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF), Richard Brown (C) Brian Bennett, Tyrone Pierce, Timothy Province | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Manuel Guizar, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Melvin Ivy gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Michael West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG) Joe Bradley | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG) Melvin Ivy | |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett is called for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Howard Brookover (C) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Edward Register, Terrance Prange, Robert Jackson | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nigel Butler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Bennett (fresh) SF - Roger Gerace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) C - Howard Brookover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) SF - Michael West (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is whistled for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG) Nicholas Reed | |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nigel Butler | 11-12 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor is fouled on the floor by Roger Gerace - foul #2 on Roger Gerace, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (SG), Tyrone Pierce (SF) Nigel Butler, Roger Gerace | |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (SF) Michael West | |
| 10:32 | Rice | Manuel Guizar can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Schlegel - foul #1 on Stephen Schlegel, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (PG), Timothy Province (C) Brian Bennett, Howard Brookover | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:32 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley connects on the floater in the lane | 13-14 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Fred Bonner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Brown (C) Stephen Schlegel | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Patrick Smith (C) Manuel Guizar, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Richard Brown is whistled for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Brian Bennett (SF) Joe Bradley, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Patrick Smith | |
| 09:25 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the driving attempt from close range | 13-16 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | Timothy Province misses the easy layup | 13-16 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Terrance Prange pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Robert Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-18 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 13-18 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Robert Jackson snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Melvin Ivy scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-21 |
| 07:55 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce lays it in on a great pass from Nigel Butler and the foul's on Michael West - foul #2 on Michael West, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (SG), Stephen Schlegel (PF), Howard Brookover (C) Thomas Harrington, Brian Bennett, Timothy Province | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Nicholas Reed, Terrance Prange, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| 07:55 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce misses the free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 07:37 | Rice | Nigel Butler takes the ball from Stanley Villasenor | 15-21 |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler can't finish the layup | 15-21 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Fred Bonner grabs the board | 15-21 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nigel Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyrone Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) C - Howard Brookover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Ivy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor lays it in and the foul's on Joe Bradley - foul #2 on Joe Bradley, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Thomas Harrington (SG), Marvin Greenwood (SF) Nigel Butler, Joe Bradley, Tyrone Pierce | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:03 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor makes the free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory's pass is intercepted by Stanley Villasenor | 15-24 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses the easy layup | 15-24 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Robert Curry pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Manuel Guizar scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Fred Bonner | 15-26 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-26 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory tips it but misses | 15-26 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Robert Curry gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Howard Brookover swats the layup by Manuel Guizar | 15-26 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Robert Curry tips it but misses | 15-26 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Harrington | 15-26 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Manuel Guizar is called for the reach on Thomas Harrington - foul #1 on Manuel Guizar, team foul #5 | 15-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG) Thomas Harrington | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Nicholas Reed (SF) Stanley Villasenor, Melvin Ivy | |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover grabs the offensive board | 15-26 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-26 |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel loses the dribble to Robert Curry | 15-26 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Fred Bonner is fouled on the floor by Brian Bennett - foul #1 on Brian Bennett, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Timothy Province (PF), Richard Brown (C) Paul McGlory, Stephen Schlegel, Howard Brookover | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Robert Jackson (C) Manuel Guizar, Robert Curry | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | Timothy Province gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 04:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edward Register | 15-26 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Brian Bennett denies the turnaround by Robert Jackson | 15-26 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Reed - foul #1 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (SG) Brian Bennett | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Patrick Smith (C) Edward Register, Nicholas Reed, Fred Bonner | |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Terrance Prange scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Melvin Ivy | 16-29 |
| 03:44 | East Carolina | Timothy Province throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Gerace (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF) Marvin Greenwood, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Kurtis Monday (SF), Robert Curry (C) Melvin Ivy, Patrick Smith | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-29 |
| 03:24 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Curry | 16-29 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nigel Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) SF - Roger Gerace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) C - Timothy Province (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Nigel Butler takes the ball from Terrance Prange | 16-29 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Nigel Butler | 19-29 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Robert Curry is fouled on the floor by Timothy Province - foul #2 on Timothy Province, team foul #8 | 19-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (SG), Howard Brookover (C) Thomas Harrington, Timothy Province | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Fred Bonner (PF) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Robert Jackson | |
| 02:32 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Brookover | 22-31 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Fred Bonner is denied on a layup by Stephen Schlegel | 22-31 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Howard Brookover | 22-31 |
| 01:49 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover is hacked by Nicholas Reed - foul #2 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG) Nigel Butler | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael West (C) Robert Curry | |
| 01:49 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:49 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Michael West grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roger Gerace - foul #3 on Roger Gerace, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce (SF) Roger Gerace | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jackson (C) Michael West | |
| 01:31 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | Kurtis Monday is called for the reach on Tyrone Pierce - foul #3 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Timothy Province (PF) Stephen Schlegel | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG) Kurtis Monday | |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Fred Bonner gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Howard Brookover picks off the pass by Robert Jackson | 24-31 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is whistled for a carry | 24-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Thomas Harrington (SG), Stephen Schlegel (PF) Joe Bradley, Timothy Province, Howard Brookover | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Curry (C) Manuel Guizar, Nicholas Reed, Fred Bonner | |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Robert Jackson snags the defensive board | 24-31 |