| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tim Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Blaze (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Jaquez (SF) Lee Borelli | |
| 19:25 | Rice | Gregory French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer hits the finger roll set up by Charles Gunderson | 34-32 |
| 18:48 | Rice | James Blaze misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:47 | Rice | James Blaze tips it in | 34-34 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Shane Vollmer | 36-34 |
| 18:25 | Rice | James Blaze misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Mitchell - foul #2 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lee Borelli (SF) Jack Jaquez | |
| 18:25 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:25 | Rice | James Blaze misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Gregory French is hacked by Charles Gunderson - foul #1 on Charles Gunderson, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG) Gregory French | |
| 17:50 | Rice | James Blaze is whistled for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Robert Reed (PF) Erik Brooks, James Blaze | |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Tim Henry hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jim Williams - foul #1 on Jim Williams, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG) Shane Vollmer | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (PF) Gregory French, Robert Reed | |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Tim Henry makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Keith Robinson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Erik Brooks | 39-38 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Tim Henry can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 39-38 |
| 16:32 | Rice | James Blaze pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Erik Brooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Jim Williams snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Erik Brooks is fouled on the floor by Joseph Mitchell - foul #3 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Christopher Eubanks (SF), Randall Galloway (PF), David Knights (C) Charles Gunderson, Kevin Stephens, Joseph Mitchell, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Jack Jaquez (SF), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, Lee Borelli, Jim Williams | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Robert Reed's dunk attempt is rejected by Randall Galloway | 39-38 |
| 15:41 | Rice | James Blaze tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) PF - Randall Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Knights (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Jaquez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) James Blaze | |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Robert Reed pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Robert Reed knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Randall Galloway - foul #1 on Randall Galloway, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Lee Borelli (SF) Keith Robinson, Jim Williams | |
| 15:06 | Rice | Robert Reed makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (SG), Kevin Stephens (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF) Ricky Clark, Christopher Eubanks, Randall Galloway | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) Erik Brooks | |
| 14:25 | Rice | Robert Reed knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Keith Robinson | 40-45 |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | Jack Jaquez steps in front of the David Knights pass | 40-45 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Jack Jaquez is hacked by David Knights - foul #1 on David Knights, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Tim Henry (C) Shane Vollmer, David Knights | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), James Blaze (PF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Lee Borelli, Robert Reed | |
| 13:22 | Rice | Gregory French is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| 12:55 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 3 from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 12:26 | Rice | James Blaze scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Gregory French | 43-47 |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | Tim Henry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ricky Clark | 45-47 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Gregory French buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 45-50 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens is fouled on the floor by Jack Jaquez - foul #2 on Jack Jaquez, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Christopher Eubanks (SF), Randall Galloway (PF), David Knights (C) Charles Gunderson, Kevin Stephens, Joseph Mitchell, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Lee Borelli (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Gregory French, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Shane Vollmer | 47-50 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ricky Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) PF - Randall Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Knights (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Jaquez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rice | Lee Borelli scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Robinson | 47-52 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Keith Robinson is called for the reach on Christopher Eubanks - foul #1 on Keith Robinson, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (SG) Ricky Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Jack Jaquez | |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer is fouled on the floor by Keith Robinson - foul #2 on Keith Robinson, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (PF) Jim Williams | |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | David Knights misses the tip | 47-52 |
| 10:26 | Rice | James Blaze gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Gregory French misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-52 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Keith Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:36 | Rice | David Knights swats the layup by James Blaze | 47-52 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | David Knights grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Randall Galloway is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Randall Galloway, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Charles Gunderson (SG), Kevin Stephens (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF), Tim Henry (C) Shane Vollmer, Pedro Perez, Christopher Eubanks, Randall Galloway, David Knights | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Jack Jaquez (PF), Jim Williams (C) Gregory French, James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| 09:07 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Borelli | 47-55 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Tim Henry clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jim Williams - foul #2 on Jim Williams, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Robert Reed (PF) Erik Brooks, Lee Borelli | |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Tim Henry misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Tim Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Tim Henry picks off the pass by Keith Robinson | 47-55 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens misses short on a shot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Robert Reed gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Keith Robinson knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Jack Jaquez and the foul's on Kevin Stephens - foul #3 on Kevin Stephens, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG) Ricky Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), James Blaze (PF) Gregory French, Jack Jaquez, Robert Reed | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the free throw | 47-57 |
| 07:40 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-57 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tim Henry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Blaze (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Tim Henry is called for the reach on James Blaze - foul #1 on Tim Henry, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG) Keith Robinson | |
| 07:17 | Rice | James Blaze misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Erik Brooks - foul #2 on Erik Brooks, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Knights (C) Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Reed (C) Jim Williams | |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:54 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Robert Reed misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-57 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the tip | 51-57 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Robert Reed hits the follow up shot | 51-59 |
| 06:19 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-59 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Lee Borelli clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 05:37 | Rice | James Blaze tips it back up and in | 54-61 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | David Knights's floater is tipped away by Robert Reed | 54-61 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Lee Borelli grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Shane Vollmer steals it from Gregory French | 54-61 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson blows the layup | 54-61 |
| 05:00 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Lee Borelli scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory French | 54-64 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Stephens and he's fouled by Erik Brooks - foul #3 on Erik Brooks, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (SG), Christopher Eubanks (SF), Tim Henry (C) Charles Gunderson, Kevin Stephens, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Jack Jaquez (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | David Knights grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-64 |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | Tim Henry tips it but misses | 57-64 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Tim Henry hits the follow up shot | 59-64 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Jack Jaquez buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Robinson and he's hacked by Christopher Eubanks - foul #3 on Christopher Eubanks, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (SG), Randall Galloway (PF) Shane Vollmer, David Knights | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (PF) Gregory French, Lee Borelli | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Jack Jaquez makes the free throw | 59-67 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ricky Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Perez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randall Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tim Henry (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Jaquez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Blaze (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Eubanks | 61-67 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Erik Brooks knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jack Jaquez | 61-69 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (SG), Kevin Stephens (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF) Pedro Perez, Christopher Eubanks, Randall Galloway | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Robert Reed (PF) Erik Brooks, James Blaze | |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Reed - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lee Borelli (SF) Robert Reed | |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Keith Robinson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Jim Williams tips it in | 63-71 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Jack Jaquez grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Rice | Gregory French misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Tim Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG) Ricky Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (PF) Jack Jaquez | |
| 00:46 | Rice | James Blaze comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Mitchell - foul #4 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #10 | 63-71 |
| 00:46 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:46 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-73 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Keith Robinson grabs the board | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | James Blaze makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Lee Borelli | 63-75 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Keith Robinson runs out the clock | 66-75 |