| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Mount (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Eric Henderson is blocked by John Cowling | 33-29 |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Chavira | 33-29 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-29 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Ralph Freitas snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Jeffrey Chavira is called for the reach on Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Jeffrey Chavira, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Jerry Kaplowitz - foul #1 on Jerry Kaplowitz, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Ralph Freitas makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Edwin Veatch - foul #2 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Eric Henderson blocks the jumper by Michael Granados | 35-30 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Chavira | 35-30 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Ralph Freitas - foul #2 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Ralph Freitas is hacked by Eric Henderson - foul #2 on Eric Henderson, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Richard Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Ralph Freitas steals it from Eric Henderson | 36-30 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Ralph Freitas connects on the jumper in the paint | 36-32 |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Ralph Freitas is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (PG), Jason Myers (SG), Paul Mitchell (SF), Chris Macmillan (C) Jerry Kaplowitz, Elmer Mount, Jeffrey Chavira, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (PG), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Edwin Veatch, Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | John Cowling steps in front of the Paul Mitchell pass | 39-32 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Arthur Murff - foul #2 on Arthur Murff, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira (SF) Salvador Esparza | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Thomas (PF) John Cowling | |
| 16:23 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Chris Macmillan | 39-32 |
| 15:57 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan's pass is intercepted by Richard Thomas | 39-32 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Macmillan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bobby Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Michael Granados is hacked by Jason Myers - foul #2 on Jason Myers, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG), Elmer Mount (SF), Eric Henderson (C) Jason Myers, Jeffrey Chavira, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Nutter (SG) Michael Granados, Richard Thomas | |
| 15:33 | Rice | John Nutter is hacked by Cameron Calvin - foul #4 on Cameron Calvin, team foul #6 | 39-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell (SF) Cameron Calvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG) John Nutter | |
| 15:16 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 39-32 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell can't tip it in | 39-32 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses the tip | 39-32 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Bobby Allison snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Lungwitz | 39-35 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Bobby Allison snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Edwin Veatch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell misses long on a shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Bobby Allison gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Edwin Veatch loses the dribble to Paul Mitchell | 39-35 |
| 12:32 | East Carolina | Carl Lungwitz blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Eric Henderson | 39-35 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Duane Lawhorn | 39-38 |
| 12:10 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Jason Myers (SG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF), Brian Eckhart (C) Arthur Murff, Elmer Mount, Paul Mitchell, Chris Macmillan, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), John Cowling (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Edwin Veatch, Bobby Allison, Carl Lungwitz, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 11:57 | Rice | Jason Myers steps in front of the Richard Thomas pass | 39-38 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Eckhart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Richard Thomas - foul #1 on Richard Thomas, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG) John Nutter | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 3rd free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-38 |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:21 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 11:06 | Rice | John Cowling hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Duane Lawhorn | 44-41 |
| 10:46 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 3 from straight away set up by Salvador Esparza | 47-41 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Ralph Freitas makes the shot from the baseline set up by Duane Lawhorn | 47-43 |
| 10:10 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart loses the dribble to Ralph Freitas | 47-43 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Michael Granados buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-46 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 47-46 |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses the tip | 47-46 |
| 09:39 | Rice | John Cowling snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:13 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-46 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Kaplowitz | 50-46 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Michael Granados misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-46 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 08:21 | Rice | John Cowling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:04 | Rice | John Cowling is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (PG), Elmer Mount (SG), Paul Mitchell (SF), Chris Macmillan (PF), Eric Henderson (C) Jerry Kaplowitz, Jason Myers, Jeffrey Chavira, Salvador Esparza, Brian Eckhart | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Bobby Allison (SF), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| 07:44 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Mount (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Chris Macmillan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Arthur Murff - foul #3 on Arthur Murff, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG) Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Bobby Allison takes the ball from Cameron Calvin | 53-47 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the lay-in | 53-47 |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff is fouled on the floor by Edwin Veatch - foul #3 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell (PF) Chris Macmillan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Nutter - foul #4 on John Nutter, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Eric Henderson - foul #3 on Eric Henderson, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson hits a runner in the lane set up by Arthur Murff | 56-49 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Edwin Veatch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF) Bobby Allison | |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | John Nutter is called for the reach on Arthur Murff - foul #5 on John Nutter, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan (PF) Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG) John Nutter | |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 05:43 | Rice | John Cowling hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 58-52 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:21 | Rice | John Cowling clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Michael Granados - foul #1 on Michael Granados, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF) Arthur Murff, Elmer Mount, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Richard Thomas (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Edwin Veatch, Carl Lungwitz, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:03 | Rice | The short jumper by Richard Thomas is denied by Jeffrey Chavira | 59-52 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Ralph Freitas can't tip it in | 59-52 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Richard Thomas tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz is fouled on the floor by Duane Lawhorn - foul #4 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (SG), Paul Mitchell (C) Cameron Calvin, Chris Macmillan | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Bobby Allison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Freitas | 60-54 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira tips it in | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Rice | Bobby Allison drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bobby Allison (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Chavira is blocked by Ralph Freitas | 62-56 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Richard Thomas, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (PG), Cameron Calvin (SG), Elmer Mount (SF), Eric Henderson (C) Jerry Kaplowitz, Jason Myers, Jeffrey Chavira, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Bobby Allison, John Cowling, Ralph Freitas | |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz lays it up and in | 64-58 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount hits a floater near the basket | 66-58 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF) Arthur Murff, Elmer Mount | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (PG), John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (C) Michael Granados, Carl Lungwitz, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Edwin Veatch loses the dribble to Jerry Kaplowitz | 66-58 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz lays it in | 68-58 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Edwin Veatch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Ralph Freitas hits the follow up shot | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Bobby Allison - foul #3 on Bobby Allison, team foul #11 | 68-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG) Bobby Allison | |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:51 | Rice | John Cowling misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 01:50 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Thomas | 70-60 |
| 01:38 | Rice | John Cowling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira is fouled on the floor by Edwin Veatch - foul #4 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #12 | 70-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (PG), Elmer Mount (SG), Chris Macmillan (PF), Paul Mitchell (C) Jerry Kaplowitz, Cameron Calvin, Salvador Esparza, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Bobby Allison (SF), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Duane Lawhorn, John Cowling, Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-60 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan gets the rebound | 72-60 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (SG) Jeffrey Chavira | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Edwin Veatch knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-63 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Cameron Calvin (SG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF), Eric Henderson (C) Arthur Murff, Jason Myers, Elmer Mount, Chris Macmillan, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Edwin Veatch, Bobby Allison, Carl Lungwitz, Zachary Hedberg | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Duane Lawhorn is called for the reach on Jerry Kaplowitz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #13 | 72-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SF), Chris Macmillan (C) Jeffrey Chavira, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | John Cowling is fouled on the floor by Salvador Esparza - foul #1 on Salvador Esparza, team foul #9 | 73-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (SG), Elmer Mount (SF), Paul Mitchell (C) Jerry Kaplowitz, Cameron Calvin, Salvador Esparza | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (PG), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Michael Granados, Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| 00:41 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff is hacked by Bobby Allison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bobby Allison, team foul #14 | 73-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Cameron Calvin (SG), Salvador Esparza (PF) Jason Myers, Elmer Mount, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Richard Thomas (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Bobby Allison, Carl Lungwitz, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-65 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza is called for traveling | 75-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (SG), Elmer Mount (SF), Paul Mitchell (C) Jerry Kaplowitz, Cameron Calvin, Salvador Esparza | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (SF), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) John Cowling, Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses the halfcourt shot | 75-65 |