| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard McDaniel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kristopher Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Mark Lykins - foul #2 on Mark Lykins, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Ronald Hickey clanks a shot near the basket | 44-40 |
| 19:15 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | John Watson steals the ball from Jonathan Humbert | 44-40 |
| 19:05 | Rice | John Watson lays it up and in | 46-40 |
| 18:52 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 18:52 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:52 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Kristopher Duncan - foul #3 on Kristopher Duncan, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Travis Soper (C) Kristopher Duncan | |
| 18:37 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Travis Soper clanks a jump hook in the paint | 47-42 |
| 18:18 | Rice | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 18:10 | Rice | John Watson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-42 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux buries a 3 from straight away set up by Mark Lykins | 49-45 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Travis Soper steals it from John Watson | 49-45 |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert misses long on a jumper from close range | 49-45 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Terry Jerez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Michael Cass (SG), Joseph Broyles (C) Mark Lykins, Jonathan Humbert, Richard McDaniel | |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Michael Cass can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Valenti - foul #3 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (PF) Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sean Clark (SF) Albert Thibodaux | |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Michael Cass makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Michael Cass misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Gregory Freeman snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Gregory Freeman can't finish the layup | 49-46 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Travis Soper | 49-46 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Timothy Petty picks off the pass by Joseph Broyles | 49-46 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Gregory Freeman drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Snow (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cass (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Soper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Broyles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Michael Cass misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-46 |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Michael Cass misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Travis Soper grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | Travis Soper is denied on a layup by Adam Pease | 51-46 |
| 14:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Petty | 51-46 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Timothy Petty's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Broyles | 51-46 |
| 14:42 | Rice | James Snow tips it home | 53-46 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Cass | 53-48 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Blake Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Sean Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Stoner | 53-51 |
| 13:51 | Rice | James Snow scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-51 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Travis Soper hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Stoner | 55-53 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Michael Cass is called for the reach on James Snow - foul #1 on Michael Cass, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF), Kristopher Duncan (C) Stephen Stoner, Michael Cass, Sean Clark, Travis Soper, Joseph Broyles | |
| 13:07 | Rice | Ronald Hickey's pass is intercepted by Richard McDaniel | 55-53 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses long on a jumper in the lane | 55-53 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Terry Jerez pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Ronald Hickey can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Kristopher Duncan - foul #4 on Kristopher Duncan, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Travis Soper (C) Kristopher Duncan | |
| 12:50 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | John Watson is called for the reach on Albert Thibodaux - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| 12:28 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 12:10 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Humbert | 55-53 |
| 11:48 | East Carolina | Travis Soper drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Mark Lykins and he's fouled by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| 11:48 | East Carolina | Travis Soper makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard McDaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Soper (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Terry Jerez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 11:34 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Ronald Hickey can't tip it in | 55-56 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Travis Soper is called for 5 seconds | 55-56 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Depue (SG), Steven Williams (PF), Sean Clark (C) Jonathan Humbert, Richard McDaniel, Travis Soper | |
| 10:38 | Rice | Terry Jerez can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Depue - foul #1 on David Depue, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG) Mark Lykins | |
| 10:38 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Sean Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Gregory Freeman pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Terry Jerez travels with the ball | 57-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (SG) David Depue | |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux is whistled for traveling | 57-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Richard McDaniel (PF) Stephen Stoner, Michael Cass, Albert Thibodaux | |
| 09:26 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits a floater from the right block | 59-56 |
| 09:10 | East Carolina | Ronald Hickey steals it from Steven Williams | 59-56 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Sean Clark pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 59-56 |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Humbert | 59-56 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Steven Williams can't finish the layup | 59-56 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is called for traveling | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, James Snow, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Joseph Broyles (C) Jonathan Humbert, Steven Williams, Sean Clark | |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins scores on a 3 from the left corner | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Cass (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard McDaniel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Broyles (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux is hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #3 on Samuel Aden, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Kristopher Duncan (C) Mark Lykins, Richard McDaniel | |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux connects on the runner from the right block | 59-61 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Raymond Valenti lays it up and in set up by Terry Jerez | 61-61 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) John Watson, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG) Stephen Stoner, Michael Cass | |
| 06:17 | Rice | James Snow scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Terry Jerez and he's fouled by Mark Lykins - foul #3 on Mark Lykins, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Blake Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Joseph Broyles | |
| 06:17 | Rice | James Snow makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kristopher Duncan | 64-63 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Kristopher Duncan swats the short shot by James Snow | 64-63 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Humbert | 64-65 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Jonathan Humbert steals the ball from James Snow | 64-65 |
| 05:05 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jonathan Humbert | 64-67 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Lykins | 67-70 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Ronald Hickey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Jerez | 69-70 |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses short on a runner in the lane | 69-70 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Snow (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) C - Kristopher Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | James Snow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Kristopher Duncan | 69-72 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Williams - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #7 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Terry Jerez, James Snow, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Michael Cass (SG), Travis Soper (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF), Joseph Broyles (C) Mark Lykins, Jonathan Humbert, Albert Thibodaux, Steven Williams, Kristopher Duncan | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Michael Cass misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-72 |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles grabs the offensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Samuel Aden | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Raymond Valenti is called for the reach on Travis Soper - foul #4 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #6 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Kristopher Duncan (C) Stephen Stoner, Michael Cass, Travis Soper, Joseph Broyles | |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Samuel Aden takes the ball from Albert Thibodaux | 70-72 |
| 01:35 | Rice | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Albert Thibodaux - foul #2 on Albert Thibodaux, team foul #8 | 70-72 |
| 01:35 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:35 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard McDaniel | 72-75 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Terry Jerez buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 75-75 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | John Watson takes the ball from Kristopher Duncan | 75-75 |
| 00:40 | Rice | John Watson misses the easy layup | 75-75 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Rice | John Watson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-75 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel knocks in the runner from the baseline | 75-77 |