| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Marvin Boltz inbounds the ball | 44-45 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Oliver Chance and he's fouled by Lubomil Zimmerman - foul #3 on Lubomil Zimmerman, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Kunze (C) Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Mario Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| 19:18 | Rice | John Kunze picks off the pass by Salvador Hernandez | 47-45 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-45 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | John Kunze tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Oliver Chance connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Mario Grant can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 49-47 |
| 18:32 | Rice | John Caruso snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 18:14 | Rice | John Caruso clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Petrus | 49-47 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Archie Burt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 17:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Salvador Hernandez | 49-47 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 17:30 | East Carolina | Mario Grant pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Oliver Chance - foul #2 on Oliver Chance, team foul #1 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SF), Roy Babcock (PF), Nathan Scott (C) Archie Burt, Robert Scott, John Kunze | |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 17:16 | Rice | James Lane misses the easy layup | 49-49 |
| 17:15 | Rice | James Blay can't tip it in | 49-49 |
| 17:14 | Rice | James Diggs tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus loses the ball out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG) Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Fred Noggle (SG) Ronald Petrus, Mario Grant | |
| 16:43 | Rice | Martin Ward hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roy Babcock - foul #2 on Roy Babcock, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Martin Ward clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 16:10 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | James Diggs is called for the reach on Bart Christensen - foul #1 on James Diggs, team foul #2 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF), Brad Clough (C) James Lane, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF) Mark Sheaffer | |
| 15:53 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 53-51 |
| 15:52 | Rice | James Blay pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Noggle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Babcock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Brad Clough is hacked by Nathan Scott - foul #1 on Nathan Scott, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), John Caruso (PF) James Blay, Martin Ward, James Diggs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG), Robert Scott (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Fred Noggle, Roy Babcock, Nathan Scott | |
| 15:22 | Rice | Brad Clough lays it in on a nice dish by Marvin Boltz | 55-51 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 15:02 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 14:45 | East Carolina | Mario Grant tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Archie Burt steps in front of the John Caruso pass | 55-53 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Archie Burt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bart Christensen | 55-55 |
| 14:01 | Rice | John Caruso is hacked by Robert Scott - foul #3 on Robert Scott, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), John Kunze (SF) Bart Christensen, Archie Burt | |
| 13:44 | Rice | James Blay double dribbles | 55-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred Noggle (SF), Roy Babcock (C) Robert Scott, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 13:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Lane | 55-55 |
| 13:02 | Rice | James Diggs clanks a jumper in the paint | 55-55 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez tips it in | 57-55 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle is fouled on the floor by James Lane - foul #1 on James Lane, team foul #3 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), John Caruso (PF) Salvador Hernandez, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF), Robert Scott (PF) Mario Grant, Roy Babcock | |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | Archie Burt is fouled on the floor by John Caruso - foul #3 on John Caruso, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF), Brad Clough (C) James Lane, James Diggs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman (C) John Kunze | |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Brad Clough can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Oliver Chance hits the follow up shot | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Blay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Noggle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) James Blay | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG) Ronald Petrus | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 59-58 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen double dribbles | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (PG), Matthew Lonergan (PF) Oliver Chance, John Caruso | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG), John Kunze (PF), Roy Babcock (C) Fred Noggle, Robert Scott, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| 10:56 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | Archie Burt gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 10:46 | East Carolina | James Diggs picks off the pass by Mario Grant | 59-58 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan clanks a jumper in the lane | 59-58 |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Mario Grant grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Brad Clough knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Salvador Hernandez | 61-58 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Mario Grant knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 61-60 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez clanks a jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 09:41 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Clough | 61-60 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez connects on the shot from the left side | 63-60 |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-63 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Marvin Boltz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), James Lane (SF), John Caruso (PF) Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, Matthew Lonergan, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Fred Noggle (SG), Robert Scott (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Bart Christensen, Mario Grant, John Kunze, Roy Babcock | |
| 08:36 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Archie Burt hits the follow up shot | 63-65 |
| 08:18 | Rice | James Lane can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Lubomil Zimmerman - foul #4 on Lubomil Zimmerman, team foul #5 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Mack (C) James Diggs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nathan Scott (C) Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| 08:18 | Rice | James Lane makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 08:18 | Rice | James Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 08:00 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Bernard Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Bernard Mack makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Oliver Chance | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Blay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Noggle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Archie Burt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | James Lane steals it from Fred Noggle | 67-65 |
| 07:16 | Rice | James Blay misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Fred Noggle - foul #3 on Fred Noggle, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Matthew Lonergan (C) James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG), Bart Christensen (SF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Fred Noggle, Archie Burt, Nathan Scott | |
| 07:16 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 07:16 | Rice | James Blay misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 07:16 | Rice | James Blay makes the 3rd free throw | 69-65 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses long on a shot in the paint | 69-65 |
| 06:48 | Rice | John Caruso snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the jumper from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus is hacked by James Blay - foul #1 on James Blay, team foul #5 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (PG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, James Blay, John Caruso | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), John Kunze (PF) Ronald Petrus, Robert Scott | |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 06:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Diggs | 69-65 |
| 05:44 | Rice | James Diggs misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Sheaffer - foul #3 on Mark Sheaffer, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| 05:44 | Rice | James Diggs misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:44 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | John Kunze can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Lonergan - foul #3 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #6 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Babcock (PF) Bart Christensen | |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | John Kunze misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | John Kunze misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Lonergan | 72-65 |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | John Kunze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), Bernard Mack (C) Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, Matthew Lonergan, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Fred Noggle (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Robert Scott (PF) Mark Sheaffer, Mario Grant, John Kunze, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| 04:16 | Rice | Martin Ward drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Diggs | 75-65 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | James Diggs picks off the pass by Roy Babcock | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Rice | Martin Ward banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Blay | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Scott | 77-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Noggle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Archie Burt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Babcock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Fred Noggle is called for the reach on Martin Ward - foul #4 on Fred Noggle, team foul #8 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, James Lane, James Diggs, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Mario Grant (SG), Bart Christensen (SF), John Kunze (C) Ronald Petrus, Fred Noggle, Archie Burt, Roy Babcock | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | John Kunze is fouled on the floor by John Caruso - foul #4 on John Caruso, team foul #7 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) Martin Ward | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nathan Scott (C) Robert Scott | |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | John Kunze misses the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 03:10 | Rice | John Caruso grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Marvin Boltz hits a shot from the left wing set up by Oliver Chance | 81-68 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Archie Burt (SF), Robert Scott (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Mark Sheaffer, Bart Christensen, John Kunze, Nathan Scott | |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Marvin Boltz swats the short shot by Lubomil Zimmerman | 81-68 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Brad Clough gets the rebound | 81-68 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the easy layup | 81-68 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 81-68 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | Archie Burt loses the dribble to Brad Clough | 81-68 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Marvin Boltz buries a runner from the left block | 83-68 |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman double dribbles | 83-68 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Fred Noggle (SG), Bart Christensen (SF), John Kunze (PF), Roy Babcock (C) Ronald Petrus, Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Robert Scott, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| 00:45 | Rice | James Diggs connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from James Blay | 85-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | James Blay steals it from Mark Sheaffer | 85-68 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan blows the layup but he's fouled by Roy Babcock - foul #3 on Roy Babcock, team foul #9 | 85-68 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan misses the 1st free throw | 85-68 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the 2nd free throw | 86-68 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock is fouled on the floor by James Blay - foul #2 on James Blay, team foul #8 | 86-68 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock makes the 1st free throw | 86-69 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock makes the 2nd free throw | 86-70 |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Blay runs out the clock | 86-70 |