| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) C - Allen McBane (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Sias (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Halley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Herman Wille (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Friend (fresh) 2 reb. C - Francis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Herman Wille inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Francis Williams throws it down set up by William Sias | 35-26 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Dewayne Costas comes up short on the runner near the basket | 35-26 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Michael Friend grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | William Halley can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 19:04 | East Carolina | Herman Wille tips it in | 35-28 |
| 18:54 | Rice | William Sias steps in front of the Allen McBane pass | 35-28 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | William Sias lays it in set up by Michael Friend | 35-30 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Mask and he's hacked by William Halley - foul #2 on William Halley, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses the free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Herman Wille gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Herman Wille hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Sias and he's hacked by Dewayne Costas - foul #1 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Herman Wille makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Allen McBane hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 18:04 | East Carolina | William Sias grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | William Sias's pass is intercepted by Brandon Mask in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Michael Friend denies the turnaround by Allen McBane | 37-33 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Herman Wille | 37-33 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Francis Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Clarence Reddick comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Herman Wille - foul #1 on Herman Wille, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Charles Barnes (SF), Frank Long (C) Brandon Mask, Dewayne Costas, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chance Weedman (PF), Alvin Williams (C) Michael Friend, Francis Williams | |
| 17:24 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Herman Wille grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Frank Long is called for the reach on Alvin Williams - foul #1 on Frank Long, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Rice | John Stetler (SF) Clarence Reddick | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Francis Williams (C) Herman Wille | |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | William Sias is hacked by Charles Barnes - foul #2 on Charles Barnes, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Wood (SG) William Halley | |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Alvin Williams misses short on a shot from the baseline | 38-33 |
| 16:50 | Rice | John Stetler grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Charles Barnes buries a jump hook from the left block | 40-33 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | William Sias buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Wood | 40-35 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Frank Long misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg tips it home | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Stetler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Sias (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chance Weedman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Alvin Williams can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Francis Williams hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg banks in the layup | 44-37 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Michael Wood scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chance Weedman | 44-39 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Michael Wood is called for the reach on Glenn Liljeberg - foul #2 on Michael Wood, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Glenn Liljeberg, John Stetler, Charles Barnes, Frank Long | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Hanley (PG), William Halley (SG), Herman Wille (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Michael Friend (C) William Sias, Michael Wood, Chance Weedman, Alvin Williams, Francis Williams | |
| 14:37 | Rice | Clarence Reddick loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | Lee Wall misses the fadeaway from the left side | 44-39 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | William Halley pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:59 | East Carolina | William Halley connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Clarence Reddick - foul #2 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| 13:59 | East Carolina | William Halley makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Michael Friend grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | Lee Wall misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Dewayne Costas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | Lee Wall gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Brandon Mask picks off the pass by Lee Wall | 44-42 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Dewayne Costas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Michael Friend pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Michael Friend is whistled for a carry | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), John Stetler (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Frank Long (C) Brandon Mask, Larry Dallas, Dewayne Costas, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Sias (PG), Chance Weedman (C) John Hanley, Michael Friend | |
| 11:57 | Rice | William Halley takes the ball from John Stetler | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Stetler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Sias (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Halley (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Herman Wille (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Wall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chance Weedman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | William Sias is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Wood (SG), Alvin Williams (PF), Francis Williams (C) William Halley, Herman Wille, Lee Wall | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas English | 46-42 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | William Sias comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Glenn Liljeberg - foul #2 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SF) John Stetler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Friend (PF) Alvin Williams | |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | William Sias makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | William Sias makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | Chance Weedman grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 10:49 | East Carolina | Francis Williams loses the dribble to Nicholas English | 46-44 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Nicholas English misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-44 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Charles Barnes hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 10:19 | East Carolina | Michael Friend misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 10:17 | East Carolina | William Sias tips it in | 48-46 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg tips it home | 50-46 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | William Sias clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-46 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Charles Barnes snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 09:23 | Rice | William Sias steps in front of the Glenn Liljeberg pass | 50-46 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | William Sias knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chance Weedman | 50-48 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Charles Barnes comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Francis Williams - foul #2 on Francis Williams, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), John Stetler (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Nicholas English, Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas, Frank Long | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Hanley (PG), William Halley (SG), Herman Wille (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Alvin Williams (C) William Sias, Michael Wood, Chance Weedman, Michael Friend, Francis Williams | |
| 08:58 | Rice | Charles Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Charles Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | John Stetler steals it from Alvin Williams | 52-48 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Charles Barnes hits the finger roll | 54-48 |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | William Halley makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Hanley | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Barnes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Stetler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 1 pts. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Hanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Halley (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Herman Wille (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Rice | Charles Barnes comes up short on the runner in the lane | 54-50 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Brandon Mask hits the follow up shot | 56-50 |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | William Halley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 07:37 | Rice | Allen McBane grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Charles Barnes can't finish the layup | 56-50 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Clarence Reddick tips it in | 58-50 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | John Stetler steals it from John Hanley | 58-50 |
| 06:46 | Rice | John Stetler misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Lee Wall | 58-50 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | John Hanley buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Halley and the foul's on Brandon Mask - foul #2 on Brandon Mask, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Frank Long (PF) Brandon Mask, Charles Barnes, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Francis Williams (C) Alvin Williams | |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | John Hanley makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:19 | Rice | John Stetler can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Hanley - foul #2 on John Hanley, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Sias (PG), Chance Weedman (SF), Michael Friend (PF) John Hanley, Herman Wille, Lee Wall | |
| 06:19 | Rice | John Stetler misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:19 | Rice | John Stetler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | William Halley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Dewayne Costas snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas English | 61-53 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | William Halley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-53 |
| 05:29 | Rice | John Stetler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:01 | Rice | John Stetler misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Friend - foul #1 on Michael Friend, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas, Frank Long | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Wood (SG), Herman Wille (SF), Lee Wall (PF) William Halley, Chance Weedman, Francis Williams | |
| 05:01 | Rice | John Stetler makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:01 | Rice | John Stetler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Michael Friend makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Herman Wille | 63-55 |
| 04:27 | Rice | John Stetler misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Lee Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Brandon Mask steals the ball from Herman Wille | 63-55 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses badly on a shot from the right side | 63-55 |
| 03:59 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Reddick | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Herman Wille | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 18 pts. SF - John Stetler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Sias (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herman Wille (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Friend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Herman Wille scores on a turnaround from close range | 63-57 |
| 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) | |
| 02:53 | Rice | Brandon Mask drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Allen McBane | 65-57 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SF) John Stetler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Halley (SG), Francis Williams (C) Michael Wood, Michael Friend | |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | William Sias scores on a 3 from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Reddick | 68-60 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | William Halley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-60 |
| 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) | |
| 01:34 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herman Wille - foul #2 on Herman Wille, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | William Halley drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Sias | 70-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:58 | Rice | Clarence Reddick connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Liljeberg and the foul's on Lee Wall - foul #4 on Lee Wall, team foul #8 | 72-63 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense 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 (0) | |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Herman Wille is denied by Allen McBane | 73-63 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Francis Williams gets the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Lee Wall double dribbles | 73-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG), Nicholas English (SG), John Stetler (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Frank Long (C) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Hanley (PG), Michael Wood (SG), Chance Weedman (SF), Michael Friend (PF), Alvin Williams (C) William Sias, William Halley, Herman Wille, Lee Wall, Francis Williams | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | John Stetler is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Wood - foul #3 on Michael Wood, team foul #9 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Geyer (C) Frank Long | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:46 | Rice | John Stetler misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Michael Friend gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Alvin Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-63 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Michael Friend tips it home | 73-65 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF) Larry Dallas, Nicholas English, John Stetler, Charles Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Sias (PG), William Halley (SG), Herman Wille (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Francis Williams (C) John Hanley, Michael Wood, Chance Weedman, Michael Friend, Alvin Williams | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Brandon Mask is hacked by William Sias in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Sias, team foul #10 | 73-65 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Brandon Mask makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Brandon Mask makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | William Halley misses the 3 from straight away | 75-65 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | William Sias tips it home | 75-67 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer is fouled in the backcourt by William Sias - foul #3 on William Sias, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | William Halley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Clarence Reddick snags the defensive board | 77-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Brandon Mask runs out the clock | 77-67 |