| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Fleming inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | James Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma banks in the layup and he's hacked by Don Wettstein - foul #1 on Don Wettstein, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 19:14 | Rice | James Fleming lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gilbert McGibney and he's fouled by Raymond Barr - foul #2 on Raymond Barr, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 19:14 | Rice | James Fleming misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Richard Young snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Richard Young is hacked by Timothy Palma - foul #3 on Timothy Palma, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland (C) Timothy Palma | |
| 18:46 | Rice | Bob Weir hits a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Carl Grimes - foul #2 on Carl Grimes, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Bob Weir makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:27 | East Carolina | Robert Adams connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Barr | 41-42 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Richard Young clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 18:01 | Rice | James Fleming can't finish the layup | 41-42 |
| 17:59 | Rice | James Fleming tips it home | 43-42 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Frank Westra gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | Frank Westra is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Frank Westra, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Michael Fellman (C) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, Richard Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SF), Billy Bailey (C) Raymond Barr, Frank Westra | |
| 17:16 | Rice | George Mulloy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | James Paul knocks in the jumper from close range and he's hacked by George Mulloy - foul #1 on George Mulloy, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Vic Cornwall (SG), Gerard Ramsey (PF) James Fleming, Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (SG) Carl Grimes | |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | James Paul makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Vic Cornwall misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Hardy - foul #3 on Paul Hardy, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Barr (SF) Paul Hardy | |
| 16:53 | Rice | Vic Cornwall makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Vic Cornwall misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | Michael Fellman denies the turnaround by Billy Bailey | 44-45 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Vic Cornwall grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Robert Adams steals it from Norman Smith | 44-45 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Robert Adams throws it down | 44-47 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Vic Cornwall misses short on a jumper in the lane | 44-47 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | James Paul gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | Robert Adams is denied on a layup by Gerard Ramsey | 44-47 |
| 15:49 | Rice | George Mulloy grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vic Cornwall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Paul (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Barr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Lofland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Michael Fellman comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 44-47 |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Robert Adams snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daryl Lofland | 44-50 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Norman Smith is whistled for a carry | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Vic Cornwall, Norman Smith, Gerard Ramsey, Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), James Melara (SF), Frank Westra (PF), Timothy Palma (C) Robert Adams, James Paul, Raymond Barr, Daryl Lofland, Billy Bailey | |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Don Wettstein blocks the short jumper by Frank Westra | 44-50 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 14:25 | Rice | James Fleming misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Frank Westra - foul #4 on Frank Westra, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland (PF) Frank Westra | |
| 14:25 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:25 | Rice | James Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Paul Hardy, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG) Paul Hardy | |
| 13:46 | Rice | Bob Weir is hacked by Timothy Palma - foul #4 on Timothy Palma, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), James Paul (SF) John Lane, Timothy Palma | |
| 13:46 | Rice | Bob Weir makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Bob Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:23 | East Carolina | James Paul loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Bailey (PF) James Paul | |
| 13:05 | Rice | Don Wettstein is called for 3 seconds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Richard Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Robert Adams misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gilbert McGibney - foul #1 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SG) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Barr (SF) Daryl Lofland | |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:30 | Rice | James Fleming misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 12:28 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Don Wettstein - foul #2 on Don Wettstein, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerard Ramsey (SF), Michael Fellman (C) James Fleming, Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SG), Daryl Lofland (C) Carl Grimes, James Melara | |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Michael Fellman snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Billy Bailey - foul #2 on Billy Bailey, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Rodney Coca makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Rodney Coca makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 11:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Rodney Coca | 49-53 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Michael Fellman drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Paul (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Lofland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Michael Fellman is called for the reach on James Paul - foul #2 on Michael Fellman, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SG), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Gerard Ramsey, Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG) Robert Adams | |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | James Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF) Norman Smith, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG), James Melara (PF) Raymond Barr, Billy Bailey | |
| 11:05 | Rice | James Fleming scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gilbert McGibney | 54-53 |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Lane and he's hacked by Richard Young - foul #3 on Richard Young, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland misses the free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Richard Young gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 10:28 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gilbert McGibney | 57-55 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes is hacked by Richard Young - foul #4 on Richard Young, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Richard Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Raymond Barr (SF), Billy Bailey (C) John Lane, James Paul, Daryl Lofland | |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 09:48 | Rice | James Fleming is fouled on the floor by Carl Grimes - foul #3 on Carl Grimes, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SG) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland (C) James Melara | |
| 09:48 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 09:48 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 09:36 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-60 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Rodney Coca comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-60 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Don Wettstein denies the turnaround by Raymond Barr | 59-60 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey tips it in | 59-62 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Norman Smith is hacked by Carl Grimes - foul #4 on Carl Grimes, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerard Ramsey (SF), Michael Fellman (C) James Fleming, Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SG), James Melara (PF) Carl Grimes, Daryl Lofland | |
| 08:52 | Rice | Norman Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Norman Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr lays it in and the foul's on Gerard Ramsey - foul #1 on Gerard Ramsey, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SG) George Mulloy, Gerard Ramsey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Bob Weir makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey can't finish the layup | 64-65 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Rodney Coca pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Michael Fellman can't throw it down | 64-65 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Gilbert McGibney steps in front of the Billy Bailey pass | 64-65 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney banks in the layup | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Paul (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Barr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Melara (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | James Paul hits a floater near the basket | 66-67 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses the easy layup | 66-67 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Bailey | 66-67 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr travels with the ball | 66-67 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Vic Cornwall (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Richard Young (C) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, Norman Smith, Rodney Coca, Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), Frank Westra (PF), Timothy Palma (C) Robert Adams, James Paul, James Melara, Billy Bailey | |
| 06:29 | Rice | Timothy Palma steps in front of the Richard Young pass | 66-67 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Frank Westra hits the follow up shot | 66-69 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Frank Westra swats the short shot by Don Wettstein | 66-69 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Frank Westra snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma lays it in set up by Paul Hardy | 66-71 |
| 05:03 | Rice | George Mulloy hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Fleming | 68-71 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | George Mulloy steals it from Carl Grimes | 68-71 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Vic Cornwall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Richard Young tips it home | 70-71 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes lays it up and in set up by Raymond Barr | 70-73 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SG) George Mulloy, Vic Cornwall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), James Melara (SF) Paul Hardy, Raymond Barr | |
| 03:52 | Rice | Bob Weir hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gilbert McGibney | 73-73 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Don Wettstein swats the shot by James Melara | 73-73 |
| 03:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bob Weir | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Richard Young (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Melara (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Carl Grimes picks off the pass by Bob Weir | 73-73 |
| 02:56 | East Carolina | James Melara can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | James Melara tips it back up and in | 73-75 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Don Wettstein connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bob Weir | 75-75 |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Timothy Palma swats the layup by Richard Young | 75-75 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | James Melara pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes is fouled on the floor by Bob Weir - foul #2 on Bob Weir, team foul #9 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SF), Rodney Coca (C) James Fleming, Richard Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Frank Westra, Timothy Palma | |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF) Norman Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:46 | Rice | Rodney Coca scores on a jump hook from the left block | 77-77 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Young (C) Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Barr (SF), Frank Westra (PF), Timothy Palma (C) James Melara, Daryl Lofland, Billy Bailey | |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Gilbert McGibney - foul #2 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #10 | 77-79 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Robert Adams misses the free throw | 77-79 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Don Wettstein grabs the defensive rebound | 77-79 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Richard Young lays it up and in | 79-79 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Robert Adams is fouled on the floor by James Fleming - foul #1 on James Fleming, team foul #11 | 79-79 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Bob Weir's dunk attempt is rejected by Frank Westra | 79-81 |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Frank Westra | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr is denied on a layup by Richard Young | 79-81 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Don Wettstein pulls down the rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Raymond Barr takes the ball from James Fleming | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert McGibney - foul #3 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #12 | 79-81 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma misses the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Bob Weir grabs the board | 79-82 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-82 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Frank Westra steals it from Gilbert McGibney | 79-82 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Weir - foul #3 on Bob Weir, team foul #13 | 79-82 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma makes the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 79-84 |