| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) C - John Larsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) SF - Rodney Sauve (fresh) PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) C - Bruce Moores (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores blows the layup but the foul's on John Larsen - foul #1 on John Larsen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:49 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Rodney Sauve is called for the reach on Joseph Jackson - foul #1 on Rodney Sauve, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Darko Wisneski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Abel Reed pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Norman Kelly takes the ball from James Wenskoski | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Darko Wisneski misses the fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Rice | John Larsen snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Norman Kelly connects on the shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Joseph Jackson gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:56 | Rice | John Larsen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz tips it home | 4-2 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Lawrence Kurz is called for the reach on Rodney Sauve - foul #1 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG), Robert Herman (SF), Daniel Fitting (PF), William Carbone (C) Abel Reed, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski, Bruce Moores | |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting clanks a jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 16:25 | Rice | John Larsen snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Darko Wisneski | 7-2 |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs loses the dribble to Norman Kelly | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - John Larsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) SG - Heath Suggs (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Herman (fresh) PF - Daniel Fitting (fresh) C - William Carbone (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Darko Wisneski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Darko Wisneski, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SF), Larry Shaw (PF) Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Rodney Sauve (SF) Mikel Stroinski, Heath Suggs | |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | Robert Herman scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Daniel Fitting is called for the reach on Larry Shaw - foul #1 on Daniel Fitting, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), William Dailey (SG), Hugh Granville (C) Joseph Jackson, Darko Wisneski, John Larsen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Daniel Fitting, William Carbone | |
| 14:54 | Rice | James Wenskoski steals it from Hugh Granville | 7-5 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve is fouled on the floor by Erik McGowan - foul #1 on Erik McGowan, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF) Erik McGowan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores can't tip it in | 7-5 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Larry Shaw gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:18 | Rice | William Dailey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:16 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bruce Moores | 7-5 |
| 14:12 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve is whistled for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Kelly (PF) Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG) Abel Reed | |
| 13:52 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses long on a runner in the lane | 7-5 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Larry Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the fadeaway from the left side | 7-5 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 13:42 | East Carolina | George Anderson steals it from Robert Herman in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 13:38 | Rice | George Anderson blows the layup | 7-5 |
| 13:37 | East Carolina | Robert Herman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Robert Herman's pass is intercepted by William Dailey | 7-5 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Dailey | 10-5 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Darko Wisneski (SG), Erik McGowan (SF), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, William Dailey, Lawrence Kurz, Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Daniel Fitting (PF), William Carbone (C) Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski, Bruce Moores | |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:48 | Rice | John Larsen clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 10-7 |
| 12:47 | Rice | John Larsen misses the tip | 10-7 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | Abel Reed clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Abel Reed snags the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | Abel Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Darko Wisneski snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Abel Reed steals the ball from John Larsen | 10-7 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Heath Suggs | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erik McGowan (fresh) PF - Norman Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - John Larsen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) SG - Heath Suggs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Herman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Fitting (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Carbone (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Joseph Jackson drills a 3 from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | William Carbone misses the lay-in | 13-10 |
| 11:08 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Erik McGowan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Heath Suggs | 13-10 |
| 10:46 | East Carolina | Abel Reed misses the easy layup | 13-10 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Erik McGowan grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Darko Wisneski is hacked by William Carbone - foul #1 on William Carbone, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), William Dailey (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) Joseph Jackson, Darko Wisneski, Erik McGowan, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG), Maurice Keith (SG), Rodney Sauve (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs, Robert Herman, Daniel Fitting, William Carbone | |
| 10:13 | Rice | William Dailey makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by George Anderson | 15-10 |
| 09:58 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 09:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Kurz | 15-10 |
| 09:41 | Rice | William Dailey is denied on a layup by James Wenskoski | 15-10 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Larry Shaw snags the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 09:25 | Rice | William Dailey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Moores - foul #1 on Bruce Moores, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Darko Wisneski (SG), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:25 | Rice | William Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:25 | Rice | William Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:25 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Darko Wisneski snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 08:41 | Rice | James Wenskoski picks off the pass by Larry Shaw | 16-10 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Mikel Stroinski | 16-13 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Darko Wisneski makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Larsen | 18-13 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Mikel Stroinski | 18-16 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Bruce Moores steals the ball from Lawrence Kurz | 18-16 |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski scores on a floater from the right side | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mikel Stroinski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Maurice Keith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Sauve (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Wenskoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Moores (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Rodney Sauve - foul #2 on Rodney Sauve, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), George Anderson (SG), Norman Kelly (PF), Hugh Granville (C) William Dailey, Darko Wisneski, Larry Shaw, John Larsen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Robert Herman (SF), Daniel Fitting (PF), William Carbone (C) Mikel Stroinski, Maurice Keith, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski, Bruce Moores | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:24 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Norman Kelly - foul #1 on Norman Kelly, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SF) Lawrence Kurz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hugh Granville | 19-18 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | William Carbone pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Abel Reed is called for traveling | 19-18 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Norman Kelly hits the follow up shot | 21-18 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Hugh Granville buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Jackson | 23-21 |
| 05:23 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Herman | 23-24 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Abel Reed takes the ball from Norman Kelly | 23-24 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs lays it in on a great pass from Abel Reed | 23-26 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Norman Kelly can't throw it down | 23-26 |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | Abel Reed snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Robert Herman is fouled on the floor by Erik McGowan - foul #2 on Erik McGowan, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Darko Wisneski (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), John Larsen (C) Joseph Jackson, George Anderson, Erik McGowan, Norman Kelly, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs, Daniel Fitting, William Carbone | |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Larry Shaw gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Bruce Moores steps in front of the Lawrence Kurz pass | 23-26 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 04:13 | Rice | William Dailey gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Darko Wisneski is whistled for a carry | 23-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve (SF) Robert Herman | |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith connects on the floater from the right wing | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Maurice Keith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rodney Sauve (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Moores (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | William Dailey clanks a floater from the right side | 23-28 |
| 03:21 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rodney Sauve | 23-31 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Darko Wisneski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz grabs the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 23-31 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Maurice Keith | 23-31 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Shaw | 23-31 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz lays it in | 25-31 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Larry Shaw steps in front of the Maurice Keith pass | 25-31 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz lays it in on a nice dish by William Dailey and he's fouled by Rodney Sauve - foul #3 on Rodney Sauve, team foul #6 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), George Anderson (SG), Norman Kelly (PF), Hugh Granville (C) William Dailey, Darko Wisneski, Larry Shaw, John Larsen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Robert Herman (SF), Daniel Fitting (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Mikel Stroinski, Maurice Keith, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski, Bruce Moores | |
| 01:52 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Abel Reed knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Herman | 28-34 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Hugh Granville blows the layup | 28-34 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Abel Reed grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | Abel Reed comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-34 |
| 01:22 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting snags the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Norman Kelly pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Robert Herman is called for the reach on Hugh Granville - foul #1 on Robert Herman, team foul #7 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Darko Wisneski (SG), Erik McGowan (SF) George Anderson, Lawrence Kurz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Carbone (C) Randall Hooker | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Hugh Granville misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Herman | 28-34 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Abel Reed scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Heath Suggs and he's hacked by Norman Kelly - foul #2 on Norman Kelly, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Rice | John Larsen (C) Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Daniel Fitting, William Carbone | |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:02 | Rice | John Larsen buries a jump hook from close range | 30-37 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-37 |