| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) SF - William Tighe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Hollowell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | William Tighe inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Frederick Brown is called for a charge - foul #1 on Frederick Brown, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell's layup is rejected by Fredrick Cannon | 31-41 |
| 19:26 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards snags the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:59 | Rice | William Tighe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:53 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 18:51 | Rice | William Tighe grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-41 |
| 18:26 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lawrence | 31-41 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon is denied on a layup by Fredrick Cannon | 31-41 |
| 18:16 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence gets the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell double dribbles | 31-41 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kurt Hollowell | 31-41 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-44 |
| 17:06 | Rice | William Tighe scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kenneth Lawson | 34-44 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Kurt Hollowell is blocked by Roy Smith | 34-44 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Frederick Brown snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Joel Karn (SG), Donald Griffin (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willis Arviso (PG), James Hatchett (SG), James Goodwin (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Justin Siu (C) Karl Edwards, Dennis Deleon, Kurt Hollowell, Elliott Fenske, Jonathan Lawrence | |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | Donald Griffin steals it from Justin Siu | 34-44 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Joel Karn is hacked by James Goodwin - foul #1 on James Goodwin, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Willis Arviso is called for the reach on William Price - foul #2 on Willis Arviso, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Eudy (SF) Willis Arviso | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joel Karn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Hatchett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Goodwin (fresh) SF - Gary Eudy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Justin Siu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rice | William Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-44 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by William Price - foul #3 on William Price, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG) Joel Karn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | James Hatchett makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | James Hatchett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Donald Griffin scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Donald Griffin makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | James Hatchett is hacked by Kenneth Lawson - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawson, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Smith (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Dustin Sasaki, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Elliott Fenske (PF) James Goodwin, Justin Siu | |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF) Donald Griffin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon (SG) James Hatchett | |
| 14:10 | Rice | William Tighe misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Deleon - foul #1 on Dennis Deleon, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG) William Price | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell (C) Michael Williams | |
| 14:10 | Rice | William Tighe makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:10 | Rice | William Tighe makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:10 | Rice | William Tighe makes the 3rd free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:54 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Karl Edwards | 40-48 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Roy Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 13:29 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Tighe | 40-48 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Joel Karn | 42-48 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by William Tighe - foul #3 on William Tighe, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Donald Griffin (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, Joel Karn, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), James Goodwin (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Jonathan Lawrence (C) Karl Edwards, Dennis Deleon, Elliott Fenske, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Frank Smith grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Frederick Brown is called for traveling | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell (SF) Gary Eudy | |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Frank Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Frank Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Price | 45-49 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Michael Williams connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Hatchett | 45-51 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Frederick Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Price | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Hatchett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Goodwin (fresh) SF - Kurt Hollowell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 11:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Griffin | 48-51 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Donald Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Donald Griffin connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Michael Williams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-51 |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence tips it in | 51-53 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Frank Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Frank Smith grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki's pass is intercepted by Kurt Hollowell | 51-53 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | James Hatchett pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Michael Williams buries a shot from the left block | 51-55 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Frederick Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses long on a shot from close range | 51-55 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Frank Smith grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Frederick Brown | 53-55 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | James Goodwin misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 53-55 |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | James Goodwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Joel Karn (SG), William Tighe (SF), Roy Smith (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) William Price, Frederick Brown, Donald Griffin, Dustin Sasaki, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), Gary Eudy (SF), Elliott Fenske (PF), Justin Siu (C) James Hatchett, James Goodwin, Kurt Hollowell, Michael Williams, Jonathan Lawrence | |
| 08:13 | Rice | Roy Smith misses the shot from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon buries a fadeaway from the right side | 53-57 |
| 07:47 | Rice | William Tighe is fouled on the floor by Gary Eudy - foul #4 on Gary Eudy, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Roy Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Elliott Fenske - foul #1 on Elliott Fenske, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joel Karn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Eudy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Siu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Elliott Fenske | 55-57 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon scores on a 3 from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Joel Karn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Justin Siu grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | Justin Siu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards is hacked by Joel Karn - foul #1 on Joel Karn, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SF) William Tighe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence (C) Justin Siu | |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Cannon - foul #3 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Frank Smith (C) Joel Karn, Roy Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willis Arviso (PG), James Hatchett (SG), James Goodwin (SF) Karl Edwards, Dennis Deleon, Gary Eudy | |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Dustin Sasaki steps in front of the James Goodwin pass | 55-60 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Adam Warren comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 05:42 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | James Goodwin misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Adam Warren - foul #2 on Adam Warren, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | James Goodwin misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | James Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Adam Warren is whistled for traveling | 55-61 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), William Tighe (SF) Kenneth Lawson, Richard Cobbins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell (PF), Justin Siu (C) Elliott Fenske, Jonathan Lawrence | |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Willis Arviso | 55-64 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Willis Arviso steals it from Adam Warren | 55-64 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Justin Siu clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 04:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Tighe | 55-64 |
| 04:12 | Rice | William Price is fouled on the floor by Willis Arviso - foul #3 on Willis Arviso, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), Roy Smith (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Adam Warren, Dustin Sasaki, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), Gary Eudy (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Willis Arviso, James Hatchett, James Goodwin, Justin Siu | |
| 04:12 | Rice | William Price misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Michael Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Eudy | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Frederick Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Price | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Eudy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Hollowell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon buries a turnaround near the basket | 58-69 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon is called for a charge - foul #4 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Joel Karn (SG), Donald Griffin (SF) William Price, Frederick Brown, William Tighe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske (PF), Jonathan Lawrence (C) Michael Williams, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lawson - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawson, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Roy Smith's layup is rejected by Elliott Fenske | 58-71 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Cannon - foul #5 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #10 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (SG), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, Roy Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), James Goodwin (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Justin Siu (C) Karl Edwards, Gary Eudy, Elliott Fenske, Jonathan Lawrence | |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-73 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | James Hatchett gets the rebound | 58-73 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-73 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG) Adam Warren | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell (SF) Dennis Deleon | |
| 01:37 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-73 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell grabs the board | 58-73 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Griffin - foul #1 on Donald Griffin, team foul #11 | 58-73 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:16 | Rice | William Price hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-75 |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | James Goodwin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | James Hatchett scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Williams | 58-78 |
| 00:47 | Rice | William Price drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Karn | 60-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | James Hatchett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-78 |
| 00:17 | Rice | William Price pulls down the rebound | 60-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Donald Griffin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-78 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 60-78 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | James Hatchett runs out the clock | 60-78 |