| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Cass (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard McDaniel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gregory Freeman inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | Ronald Hickey drills a shot from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 19:29 | East Carolina | Michael Cass misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Lance Richmond gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Terry Jerez knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Michael Cass - foul #1 on Michael Cass, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Ronald Hickey steals the ball from Michael Cass | 33-41 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Terry Jerez scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Hickey and the foul's on Albert Thibodaux - foul #2 on Albert Thibodaux, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Terry Jerez gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Lance Richmond is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lance Richmond, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (C) Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer (PF) Richard McDaniel | |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux loses the ball out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Steve Sansone (SG) Michael Cass, Jonathan Humbert | |
| 17:21 | Rice | Terry Jerez loses the dribble to Albert Thibodaux | 36-41 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Palmer | 36-43 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Toy | 38-43 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner is whistled for a carry | 38-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, William Toy, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Richard McDaniel (PF) Stephen Stoner, Albert Thibodaux, Michael Taylor | |
| 16:12 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by Patrick Palmer - foul #1 on Patrick Palmer, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-43 |
| 16:04 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Blake Jones | 38-43 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Terry Thornton comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Richard McDaniel - foul #3 on Richard McDaniel, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Travis Soper (C) Michael Cass, Patrick Palmer | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steve Sansone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard McDaniel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Travis Soper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Terry Thornton swats the layup by Travis Soper | 40-43 |
| 15:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 40-43 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Steve Sansone steps in front of the Blake Jones pass | 40-43 |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (PF) Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:07 | Rice | A charge is called on Gregory Freeman - foul #2 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF) Jonathan Humbert, Richard McDaniel | |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone connects on the floater in the paint set up by Mark Lykins | 40-45 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Terry Jerez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Michael Cass grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 14:32 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Travis Soper | 40-48 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Travis Soper grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-48 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone misses the tip | 40-48 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits the finger roll set up by William Toy and the foul's on Albert Thibodaux - foul #3 on Albert Thibodaux, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF) Blake Jones, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Steve Sansone, Travis Soper | |
| 14:01 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Patrick Palmer is called for the reach on Lance Richmond - foul #2 on Patrick Palmer, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (C) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG), Richard McDaniel (PF) Michael Cass, Patrick Palmer | |
| 13:23 | Rice | Lance Richmond hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Samuel Aden | 46-50 |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Raymond Valenti (C) Terry Jerez, William Toy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Travis Soper (SF) Mark Lykins, Albert Thibodaux | |
| 12:49 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Raymond Valenti tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Samuel Aden steps in front of the Stephen Stoner pass in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Timothy Petty lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 50-50 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-50 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Samuel Aden gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Raymond Valenti hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Samuel Aden and he's hacked by Stephen Stoner - foul #2 on Stephen Stoner, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), William Toy (SF) Timothy Petty, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (PG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Patrick Palmer (PF) Stephen Stoner, Travis Soper, Richard McDaniel | |
| 12:12 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Michael Cass is hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Lance Richmond, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG) Jonathan Humbert | |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Lykins | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Toy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Cass (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | William Toy misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Lykins - foul #4 on Mark Lykins, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Samuel Aden | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Steve Sansone (PF) Mark Lykins, Michael Taylor | |
| 11:27 | Rice | William Toy makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:27 | Rice | William Toy misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | Terry Jerez steps in front of the Albert Thibodaux pass | 54-52 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Blake Jones is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel (PF) Stephen Stoner | |
| 10:49 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Palmer | 54-52 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #3 on Terry Thornton, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Terry Jerez, William Toy, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG) Michael Cass, Albert Thibodaux | |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Gregory Freeman is called for the reach on Steve Sansone - foul #3 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Travis Soper (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Richard McDaniel, Patrick Palmer | |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Freeman - foul #4 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:30 | Rice | William Toy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:22 | East Carolina | William Toy is called for the reach on Stephen Stoner - foul #2 on William Toy, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (C) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux (SF) Travis Soper | |
| 09:22 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Terry Thornton banks in the layup | 56-56 |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor banks in the layup on a nice dish by Albert Thibodaux | 56-58 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-58 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Lance Richmond tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Toy - foul #3 on William Toy, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) William Toy, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (SG), Richard McDaniel (PF) Jonathan Humbert, Steve Sansone | |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Michael Cass steals it from Terry Thornton | 58-60 |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Michael Cass misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 07:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Jerez | 58-60 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 58-60 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Ronald Hickey tips it in | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Cass (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard McDaniel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Michael Cass can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 07:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Valenti | 60-60 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-60 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 06:37 | East Carolina | Michael Cass makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Stoner | 60-62 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the finger roll set up by Samuel Aden | 62-62 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner is called for 10 seconds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), William Toy (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Steve Sansone (SF), Patrick Palmer (PF), Travis Soper (C) Stephen Stoner, Michael Cass, Albert Thibodaux, Richard McDaniel, Michael Taylor | |
| 05:58 | Rice | Timothy Petty comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 05:56 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Petty | 62-62 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Gregory Freeman knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Petty | 64-62 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Gregory Freeman - foul #5 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Timothy Petty can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Palmer - foul #3 on Patrick Palmer, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Travis Soper snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Travis Soper misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-63 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Blake Jones hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Petty | 68-63 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-63 |
| 04:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lance Richmond | 68-63 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Blake Jones drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Toy | 70-63 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 04:08 | Rice | William Toy pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 03:51 | Rice | William Toy makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Blake Jones | 72-63 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone banks in the layup set up by Mark Lykins | 72-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Toy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lance Richmond (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steve Sansone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Travis Soper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Lance Richmond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone's pass is intercepted by Blake Jones | 72-65 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits the finger roll set up by Blake Jones | 74-65 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 74-65 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | Travis Soper tips it but misses | 74-65 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert grabs the offensive board | 74-65 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (C) Timothy Petty, Blake Jones, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Jonathan Humbert, Steve Sansone, Patrick Palmer, Travis Soper | |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Michael Cass hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by William Toy - foul #4 on William Toy, team foul #10 | 74-65 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Michael Cass misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Michael Cass makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 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) | |
| 02:26 | Rice | William Toy scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Jerez | 76-66 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-66 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel gets the offensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel scores on a floater from close range | 76-68 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG) Michael Cass | |
| 01:33 | Rice | William Toy connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 79-68 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Mark Lykins | 79-70 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Ronald Hickey buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 81-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert is hacked by Lance Richmond - foul #2 on Lance Richmond, team foul #11 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (PG), Steve Sansone (SF), Patrick Palmer (PF), Travis Soper (C) Mark Lykins, Albert Thibodaux, Richard McDaniel, Michael Taylor | |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert misses the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Michael Cass is called for the reach on Blake Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Cass, team foul #10 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG) Jonathan Humbert | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 83-71 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Terry Thornton steals it from Stephen Stoner | 83-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Blake Jones is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #12 | 83-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Michael Cass misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 83-71 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Raymond Valenti snags the defensive board | 83-71 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Blake Jones runs out the clock | 83-71 |