| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Shook inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | David Mabe misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kelly Duncan - foul #1 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 19:44 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:44 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the wide open shot from the right block | 34-24 |
| 19:15 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 19:01 | Rice | James Chavers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-24 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan is hacked by James Chavers - foul #1 on James Chavers, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 34-24 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon snags the offensive board | 34-24 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Dixon | 34-27 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Roger Dixon is called for the reach on James Chavers - foul #2 on Roger Dixon, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), Josiah Poole (SF), William Mariotti (C) Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Ralph Harrison | |
| 17:03 | Rice | David Mabe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) James Shook, David Mabe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | William Mariotti connects on the shot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Antoine Sharp buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 36-29 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | William Mariotti clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Chavers - foul #2 on James Chavers, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Antoine Sharp, Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) Thomas Hicks | |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:59 | Rice | David Mabe pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Mariotti (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Josiah Poole (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Rice | James Shook makes the jumper near the basket | 38-29 |
| 15:25 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 38-29 |
| 15:24 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon hits the follow up shot | 38-31 |
| 15:10 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a shot from the left block | 38-31 |
| 15:08 | Rice | James Shook gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 14:49 | Rice | David Mabe connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 40-31 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by William Stanton - foul #2 on William Stanton, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), James Chavers (C) James Shook, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Josiah Poole | |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Daniel Costner connects on the 3 from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | David Mabe steals it from James Simmons | 43-33 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Ralph Harrison denies the turnaround by David Mabe | 43-33 |
| 13:15 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses the layup against the doubleteam | 43-33 |
| 12:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 43-33 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Stanton | 45-33 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall loses the ball out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Malcolm Callaghan (SF) William Mariotti, James Simmons | |
| 11:46 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses the easy layup | 45-33 |
| 11:45 | Rice | James Chavers tips it home | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Shook (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) C - James Chavers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tiring) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - Malcolm Callaghan (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Bacher - foul #3 on Michael Bacher, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Josiah Poole (SF) Malcolm Callaghan | |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Michael Bacher gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Michael Bacher hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp | 49-34 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the jumper from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 10:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 49-34 |
| 10:13 | Rice | James Shook can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Josiah Poole - foul #3 on Josiah Poole, team foul #3 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), David Mabe (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Antoine Sharp, Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Josiah Poole | |
| 10:13 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 10:13 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Kelly Duncan and he's fouled by David Mabe - foul #1 on David Mabe, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (PF) Kelly Duncan | |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Antonio Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG) Ralph Harrison | |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 09:16 | Rice | James Shook buries a fadeaway from the right block | 53-39 |
| 08:47 | East Carolina | William Mariotti drills a floater from the left block | 53-41 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Daniel Costner is whistled for traveling | 53-41 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), James Chavers (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Josiah Poole (SF) Thomas Hicks, James Simmons | |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | Josiah Poole's pass is intercepted by William Stanton | 53-41 |
| 08:20 | Rice | William Stanton lays it in | 55-41 |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Kelly Duncan | 55-43 |
| 07:43 | Rice | William Stanton is hacked by Kelly Duncan - foul #2 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF) David Mabe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) William Mariotti | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Chavers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Josiah Poole (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Roger Dixon (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Daniel Costner double dribbles | 55-43 |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison tips it home | 55-45 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Kelly Duncan is called for the reach on William Stanton - foul #3 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Josiah Poole | |
| 06:37 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Antonio Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Michael Bacher hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Chavers and he's fouled by Mark Marshall - foul #4 on Mark Marshall, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), William Mariotti (PF) Kelly Duncan, Roger Dixon | |
| 06:29 | Rice | Michael Bacher makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | William Mariotti connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:48 | Rice | Michael Bacher's dunk attempt is rejected by Ralph Harrison | 58-47 |
| 05:46 | Rice | James Chavers tips it but misses | 58-47 |
| 05:45 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 05:23 | East Carolina | William Mariotti hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 58-47 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | William Mariotti hits the follow up shot | 58-49 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Ralph Harrison is called for the reach on William Stanton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Josiah Poole (SF), Roger Dixon (PF) James Simmons, Ralph Harrison | |
| 05:18 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:18 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Josiah Poole is whistled for a carry | 60-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) William Stanton, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Ralph Harrison (C) Thomas Hicks, William Mariotti | |
| 04:41 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano travels with the ball | 60-49 |
| 04:24 | East Carolina | Daniel Costner steals the ball from Kelly Duncan | 60-49 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Daniel Costner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan (SF) Josiah Poole | |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon's layup is rejected by David Mabe | 60-49 |
| 04:03 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs is hacked by Mark Marshall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Marshall, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elias Dorsey (PG), William Mariotti (C) Mark Marshall, Ralph Harrison | |
| 04:00 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Malcolm Callaghan is blocked by David Mabe | 62-49 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan tips it in | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - James Chavers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Elias Dorsey (fresh) SG - Kelly Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Malcolm Callaghan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Dixon (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - William Mariotti (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Rice | David Mabe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG) Kelly Duncan | |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | William Mariotti blows the layup | 62-51 |
| 03:06 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 62-51 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Antonio Clark snags the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Roger Dixon swats the layup by James Shook | 62-51 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | William Mariotti snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), Ralph Harrison (C) Thomas Hicks, Malcolm Callaghan, William Mariotti | |
| 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 triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left side | 62-53 |
| 02:18 | Rice | James Chavers's floater is tipped away by Roger Dixon | 62-53 |
| 02:16 | Rice | David Mabe tips it in | 64-53 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon is fouled on the floor by David Mabe - foul #2 on David Mabe, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon is whistled for traveling | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roger Dixon - foul #3 on Roger Dixon, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| 01:14 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:14 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Michael Bacher swats the layup by Roger Dixon | 66-53 |
| 00:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jerome Wiggs | 66-53 |
| 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 triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Elias Dorsey is called for the reach on William Stanton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elias Dorsey, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| 00:41 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:41 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-53 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Roger Dixon - foul #4 on Roger Dixon, team foul #11 | 67-53 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Michael Bacher makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon's floater is knocked away by Michael Bacher | 68-53 |
| 00:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bacher | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Stanton runs out the clock | 68-53 |