| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Marvin Boltz inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Alan Heer is called for the reach on Brad Clough - foul #2 on Alan Heer, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Oliver Chance loses the ball out of bounds | 39-27 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno is denied on a layup by Salvador Hernandez | 39-27 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Marvin Boltz gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses the floater from the baseline | 39-27 |
| 18:40 | East Carolina | Archie Burt grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Archie Burt clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 18:34 | Rice | John Caruso pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Oliver Chance hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brad Clough | 39-30 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Brad Clough steals the ball from Domenic Bruno | 39-30 |
| 17:40 | Rice | John Caruso is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Caruso, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SF), Ruben Bullard (PF) Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Blay | 39-32 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Mario Grant and he's fouled by James Diggs - foul #3 on James Diggs, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Tony Smith, Mario Grant, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), Bernard Mack (C) Salvador Hernandez, James Diggs | |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Bernard Mack snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Bernard Mack tips it but misses | 41-32 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Archie Burt grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Bart Christensen | 43-32 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan is denied on a layup by Domenic Bruno | 43-32 |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bart Christensen | 43-32 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) SF - James Lane (fresh) PF - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-32 |
| 15:39 | Rice | James Lane gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Bernard Mack comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ruben Bullard | 43-32 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen loses the dribble to James Blay in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| 14:56 | Rice | James Blay knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Lane | 43-35 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Mario Grant (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Alan Heer (C) Bart Christensen, Ruben Bullard, Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, Martin Ward, James Lane, Matthew Lonergan, Bernard Mack | |
| 14:37 | Rice | John Caruso lays it up and in on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 43-37 |
| 14:16 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Brad Clough's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Heer | 43-37 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | Mario Grant pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Marvin Boltz is called for the reach on Mario Grant - foul #2 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Marvin Boltz - foul #3 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Marvin Boltz clanks a shot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 13:23 | East Carolina | Tony Smith snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Armand Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF) Fred Noggle | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:52 | Rice | Marvin Boltz is called for traveling | 45-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Diggs (PF) Oliver Chance, John Caruso | |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Archie Burt hits a turnaround from close range set up by Tony Smith and he's fouled by Marvin Boltz - foul #4 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG) Tony Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, Brad Clough | |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Archie Burt makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:14 | Rice | James Blay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-37 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | Armand Costa gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Armand Costa is called for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (SG), Domenic Bruno (PF) Mario Grant, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:58 | Rice | James Blay misses short on a shot in the lane | 48-37 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Archie Burt snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is denied on a dunk by James Diggs | 48-37 |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Alan Heer grabs the offensive board | 48-37 |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | Alan Heer is hacked by Matthew Lonergan - foul #1 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #6 | 48-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Archie Burt, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Rice | John Caruso (PF) Matthew Lonergan | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) SF - James Lane (fresh) PF - John Caruso (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Diggs (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Domenic Bruno | 51-37 |
| 11:02 | Rice | James Lane misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 11:00 | Rice | James Blay snags the offensive board | 51-37 |
| 10:43 | Rice | James Diggs knocks in the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Domenic Bruno - foul #1 on Domenic Bruno, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG), Armand Costa (PF) Ruben Bullard, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Brad Clough (C) Martin Ward, James Lane, John Caruso | |
| 10:43 | Rice | James Diggs makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:25 | East Carolina | Tony Smith can't finish the layup | 51-40 |
| 10:23 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is hacked by Tony Smith - foul #3 on Tony Smith, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (PG), Archie Burt (SF), Alan Heer (C) Tony Smith, Bart Christensen, Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SF), John Caruso (PF) James Blay, James Diggs | |
| 09:57 | Rice | John Caruso misses the shot from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 09:55 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ruben Bullard | 51-40 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | John Caruso swats the short shot by Archie Burt | 51-40 |
| 09:32 | Rice | John Caruso gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Alan Heer swats the short shot by John Caruso | 51-40 |
| 09:10 | East Carolina | Alan Heer snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 09:04 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 09:02 | East Carolina | Armand Costa tips it home | 53-40 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Brad Clough misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Alan Heer - foul #3 on Alan Heer, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Domenic Bruno (PF) Ruben Bullard, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (PG), James Lane (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF) Oliver Chance, Martin Ward, John Caruso | |
| 08:45 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Mario Grant buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tony Smith | 56-41 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:17 | Rice | Brad Clough buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 08:01 | East Carolina | James Lane steals the ball from Mario Grant | 56-43 |
| 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) | |
| 07:38 | Rice | James Diggs can't finish the layup | 56-43 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Archie Burt pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Grant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Diggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lane (fresh) PF - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad Clough (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Archie Burt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG), Ruben Bullard (SF), Armand Costa (PF) Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF) Salvador Hernandez, James Lane, Brad Clough | |
| 07:20 | Rice | Martin Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-43 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan can't tip it in | 56-43 |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Armand Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen loses the ball out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), John Caruso (PF) Martin Ward, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 07:02 | Rice | Domenic Bruno is called for the reach on Oliver Chance - foul #2 on Domenic Bruno, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Mack (C) James Diggs | |
| 06:53 | Rice | Bernard Mack drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Caruso | 56-45 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tony Smith | 59-45 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:30 | Rice | James Blay makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Oliver Chance | 59-48 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tony Smith | 61-48 |
| 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) | |
| 05:38 | Rice | James Blay is called for traveling | 61-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Alphonso Figueroa (PF), Alan Heer (C) Tony Smith, Ruben Bullard, Armand Costa, Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Diggs (PF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, John Caruso, Bernard Mack | |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | Archie Burt buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Mario Grant | 63-48 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:10 | Rice | James Blay loses the dribble to Mario Grant in the backcourt | 63-48 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | James Diggs steps in front of the Bart Christensen pass | 63-48 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Alphonso Figueroa denies the turnaround by Salvador Hernandez | 63-48 |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Archie Burt | 63-48 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Archie Burt | 65-48 |
| 04:15 | Rice | James Diggs is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Figueroa - foul #1 on Alphonso Figueroa, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Armand Costa (PF) Bart Christensen, Alphonso Figueroa | |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (SF), John Caruso (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) James Blay, Marvin Boltz, Brad Clough | |
| 04:06 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez throws it down on a nice dish by James Diggs | 65-50 |
| 03:46 | East Carolina | John Caruso denies the turnaround by Archie Burt | 65-50 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Archie Burt can't tip it in | 65-50 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 65-50 |
| 03:26 | Rice | John Caruso tips it back up and in | 65-52 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Diggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lane (fresh) PF - John Caruso (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Alan Heer is hacked by John Caruso - foul #3 on John Caruso, team foul #7 | 65-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (SF) Archie Burt | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) James Diggs | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Alan Heer misses the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 03:20 | Rice | John Caruso pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Alan Heer steals it from Salvador Hernandez | 65-52 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tony Smith | 68-52 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan travels with the ball | 68-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred Noggle (SG), Bart Christensen (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Tony Smith, Mario Grant, Armand Costa, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), Darryl Lile (SG), Bernard Mack (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, John Caruso | |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-52 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Diggs (PF) James Lane, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Darryl Lile drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Blay | 68-54 |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is hacked by James Blay - foul #2 on James Blay, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Darryl Lile, Bernard Mack | |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:29 | Rice | James Lane is hacked by Bart Christensen - foul #1 on Bart Christensen, team foul #7 | 70-54 |
| 01:29 | Rice | James Lane misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno pulls down the rebound | 70-54 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | James Lane swats the layup by Bart Christensen | 70-54 |
| 00:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Lonergan | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | James Blay misses the dunk but he's fouled by Fred Noggle - foul #1 on Fred Noggle, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| 00:54 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:54 | Rice | James Blay misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno grabs the board | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bart Christensen | 72-55 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan misses short on a runner from the baseline | 72-55 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Lubomil Zimmerman | 72-55 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen runs out the clock | 72-55 |