| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) SF - Billy Hall (fresh) PF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) C - Derrick Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Peter Jenkins | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock buries a shot from the right block | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Dale Chewning can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Derrick Brown | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Billy Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Dale Chewning is hacked by Kenneth Clark - foul #1 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Dale Chewning comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Billy Hall makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman's pass is intercepted by Derrick Brown | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | Johnathan Hofman steals it from Derrick Brown | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Carl Allen is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Clark - foul #2 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues (PF) Kenneth Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:48 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Billy Hall - foul #1 on Billy Hall, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| 16:48 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:39 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues is hacked by Carl Allen - foul #1 on Carl Allen, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Anthony Bachus denies the turnaround by Michael Rodrigues | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is hacked by Gregory Overlock - foul #1 on Gregory Overlock, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim (SF) Billy Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning | |
| 16:00 | Rice | Walter Scott buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Tarek English | 4-7 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Swaim (fresh) PF - Michael Rodrigues (fresh) C - Derrick Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) PF - Dustin Walters (fresh) C - Tarek English (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Bachus | 4-9 |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG), Justin Flint (SG), Billy Hall (SF), John Haigh (C) Nicholas Monson, Gregory Overlock, Jeffrey Swaim, Derrick Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| 14:10 | Rice | Carl Allen loses the dribble to Billy Hall | 4-9 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk lays it in on a great pass from Billy Hall | 6-9 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 6-12 |
| 13:37 | East Carolina | Justin Flint drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Clerk | 9-12 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Michael Rodrigues is called for the reach on Carl Allen - foul #1 on Michael Rodrigues, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock (SG), Michael Adams (PF) Justin Flint, Michael Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:52 | Rice | Joseph Venne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Michael Adams pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-12 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Carl Allen can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Michael Adams - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), Derrick Brown (C) Paul Clerk, John Haigh | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:32 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-14 |
| 12:11 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown tips it in | 14-14 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Carl Allen misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 14-14 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the offensive board | 14-14 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billy Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) C - Derrick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Dale Chewning travels with the ball | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim (SF), Michael Rodrigues (PF) Billy Hall, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Nicholas Monson, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (SG) Gregory Overlock | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | Justin Flint can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:24 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Walters | 14-14 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Justin Flint is called for the reach on Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #1 on Justin Flint, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG), Gregory Overlock (SG), Billy Hall (SF), John Haigh (C) Nicholas Monson, Justin Flint, Jeffrey Swaim, Derrick Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Dustin Walters | |
| 10:07 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gregory Overlock, team foul #9 | 14-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (SG) Gregory Overlock | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:45 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-16 |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Hall | 14-16 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk's pass is intercepted by Joseph Venne | 14-16 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the easy layup | 14-16 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks travels with the ball | 14-16 |
| 09:01 | East Carolina | Justin Flint is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Justin Flint, team foul #10 | 14-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), Jeffrey Swaim (SG) Paul Clerk, Justin Flint | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Anthony Bachus | |
| 08:58 | Rice | Nicholas Monson picks off the pass by Gregory Middlebrooks in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 08:56 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson hits the finger roll | 16-16 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnathan Hofman | 16-19 |
| 08:14 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Smith (SG), Michael Adams (PF), Derrick Brown (C) Billy Hall, Michael Rodrigues, John Haigh | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 07:52 | Rice | Peter Jenkins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Swaim - foul #1 on Jeffrey Swaim, team foul #11 | 16-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Johnathan Hofman, Tarek English | |
| 07:52 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Swaim (fresh) PF - Michael Adams (fresh) C - Derrick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 16-20 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim can't tip it in | 16-20 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Anthony Bachus gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits a runner from close range set up by Walter Scott | 16-22 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-22 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson misses the tip | 16-22 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Peter Jenkins and the foul's on Michael Adams - foul #2 on Michael Adams, team foul #12 | 16-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG), Billy Hall (SF), Michael Rodrigues (PF) Nicholas Monson, Charles Smith, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Billy Hall knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Dale Chewning scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 18-28 |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk knocks in the jumper from the right side | 20-28 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), Charles Smith (SG), John Haigh (C) Paul Clerk, Jeffrey Swaim, Derrick Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF) Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning | |
| 05:17 | Rice | Anthony Bachus clanks a runner from the left block | 20-28 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Billy Hall pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | John Haigh's layup is rejected by Carl Allen | 20-28 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Joseph Venne tips it in | 20-30 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Charles Smith travels with the ball | 20-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 04:45 | Rice | Dustin Walters hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Bachus | 20-32 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | John Haigh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 04:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Anthony Bachus | 20-32 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Nicholas Monson is called for the reach on Walter Scott - foul #2 on Nicholas Monson, team foul #13 | 20-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG), Derrick Brown (C) Nicholas Monson, Michael Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG) Tarek English | |
| 04:22 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Charles Smith makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Billy Hall | 22-34 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman buries a runner from close range set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 22-36 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Clerk (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Haigh (fresh) C - Derrick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | East Carolina | John Haigh double dribbles | 22-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), Gregory Overlock (SG), Jeffrey Swaim (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF) Paul Clerk, Charles Smith, Billy Hall, John Haigh | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 03:00 | Rice | The jump hook by Joseph Venne is blocked by Derrick Brown | 22-36 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock grabs the defensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson is hacked by Johnathan Hofman - foul #1 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #2 | 22-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues (C) Derrick Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Carl Allen blocks the jumper by Gregory Overlock | 22-36 |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim grabs the offensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Gregory Middlebrooks is called for the reach on Jeffrey Swaim - foul #1 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #3 | 22-36 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-36 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 22-36 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Kenneth Clark picks off the pass by Joseph Venne | 22-36 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-36 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Carl Allen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Carl Allen gets the offensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Venne | 22-38 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #4 | 22-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (SG), Billy Hall (SF), Michael Adams (PF), Derrick Brown (C) Gregory Overlock, Jeffrey Swaim, Kenneth Clark, Michael Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Walter Scott hits a shot from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Billy Hall clanks a fullcourt shot | 24-40 |