| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) SF - James Bell (fresh) PF - Byron Harris (fresh) C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Andrew Palmer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rice | Donald Fox misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Amos Scott - foul #1 on Amos Scott, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Donald Fox is called for the reach on Amos Scott - foul #1 on Donald Fox, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | Timothy Bates steals the ball from James Bell | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Timothy Bates lays it up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Timothy Bates is called for the reach on Tomas Hall - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall is hacked by Ronald Woodard - foul #1 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| 18:44 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Donald Fox misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Timothy Bates can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Ronald Woodard snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Andrew Palmer hits a shot from close range and he's hacked by Amos Scott - foul #2 on Amos Scott, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG) Amos Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:20 | Rice | Andrew Palmer makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | James Bell jams it set up by Gene Jansen | 4-7 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-7 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | James Bell misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Timothy Bates - foul #2 on Timothy Bates, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Garf Zand (C) Tomas Hall, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (SF) Timothy Bates | |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | James Bell misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | James Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Gene Jansen picks off the pass by Donald Fox in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Keith Queen - foul #1 on Keith Queen, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF) James Bell | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (SF) Joseph Bush | |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Donald Fox's pass is intercepted by Michael Sample | 7-7 |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy connects on the shot from the left side set up by Gene Jansen | 9-7 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Marlon Coy is called for the reach on Donald Fox - foul #1 on Marlon Coy, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz (PF) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Kenneth Orman (PF) Donald Fox, Andrew Palmer, Ronald Woodard | |
| 16:27 | Rice | Willis Cameron misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | Garf Zand grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG) Willis Cameron | |
| 16:07 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the dunk attempt | 9-7 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis tips it back up and in | 11-7 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nenad Zenz (fresh) C - Garf Zand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) SF - Keith Queen (fresh) PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Joseph Bush scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Jenkins | 11-9 |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Maddocks - foul #1 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Michael Sample (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Nenad Zenz, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG), Ronald Woodard (C) Keith Queen, Richard Maddocks | |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Michael Sample is called for the reach on Kenneth Orman - foul #1 on Michael Sample, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Nenad Zenz (PF) Jared Lewis, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG) Joseph Bush | |
| 14:58 | Rice | Michael Jenkins clanks a floater from the left side | 12-9 |
| 14:56 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses the easy layup | 12-9 |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz snags the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash is denied on a layup by Ronald Woodard | 12-9 |
| 14:23 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall snags the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:12 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), James Bell (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Garf Zand (C) Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Richard Maddocks (SF), Andrew Palmer (PF) Michael Abrams, Michael Jenkins, Kenneth Orman | |
| 13:59 | Rice | Willis Cameron can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 13:58 | East Carolina | Garf Zand pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-9 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Andrew Palmer snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Andrew Palmer is whistled for traveling | 12-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Byron Harris, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG), Keith Queen (SF) Willis Cameron, Ronald Woodard | |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Donald Fox - foul #2 on Donald Fox, team foul #7 | 12-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF) James Bell | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG) Donald Fox | |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Keith Queen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mitchell Thrash - foul #1 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), James Bell (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Garf Zand (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Woodard (C) Richard Maddocks | |
| 12:55 | Rice | Keith Queen makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Keith Queen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tomas Hall, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash (C) Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:25 | Rice | Ronald Woodard scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 12:05 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Bush - foul #1 on Joseph Bush, team foul #8 | 13-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (C) Tomas Hall, Jared Lewis, James Bell, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (C) Ronald Woodard | |
| 12:05 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:05 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Kenneth Orman buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Garf Zand (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Queen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Palmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Garf Zand | 18-15 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Andrew Palmer's pass is intercepted by Marlon Coy | 18-15 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marlon Coy | 20-15 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Byron Harris grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 11:04 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-15 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Andrew Palmer pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Joseph Bush comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 10:52 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Byron Harris | 20-15 |
| 10:46 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), James Bell (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Richard Maddocks (SF), Ronald Woodard (C) Michael Jenkins, Joseph Bush, Keith Queen, Kenneth Orman | |
| 10:28 | Rice | Ronald Woodard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | James Bell misses badly on a floater near the basket | 20-18 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall is fouled on the floor by Michael Abrams - foul #1 on Michael Abrams, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Michael Abrams is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Abrams, team foul #10 | 22-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (PF) Tomas Hall, James Bell, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Choate (PG) Michael Abrams | |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is fouled on the floor by Willis Cameron - foul #1 on Willis Cameron, team foul #11 | 22-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), James Bell (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (PF) Andrew Palmer | |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:15 | Rice | James Bell steals it from Richard Maddocks | 24-18 |
| 09:10 | East Carolina | Richard Maddocks is called for the reach on Tomas Hall - foul #2 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #12 | 24-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Marlon Coy (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Jared Lewis, James Bell, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Keith Queen (SF) Cecil Choate, Richard Maddocks | |
| 09:10 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:10 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Keith Queen buries a 3 from straight away | 26-21 |
| 08:36 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen travels with the ball | 26-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), James Bell (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Garf Zand (C) Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG) Willis Cameron | |
| 08:20 | Rice | Keith Queen double dribbles | 26-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Gene Jansen, James Bell, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Andrew Palmer (PF) Kenneth Orman | |
| 08:06 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jared Lewis | 28-21 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Ronald Woodard blows the layup but he's hacked by Marlon Coy - foul #2 on Marlon Coy, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), James Bell (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Tomas Hall, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:52 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Ronald Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Bell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Queen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Palmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash travels with the ball | 28-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Nenad Zenz (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Choate (PG) Michael Jenkins | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Cecil Choate misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | James Bell pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 07:19 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is fouled on the floor by Ronald Woodard - foul #2 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #13 | 28-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Byron Harris (PF), Garf Zand (C) Jared Lewis, Nenad Zenz, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (C) Ronald Woodard | |
| 07:19 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:19 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Cecil Choate misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-22 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Garf Zand grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Tomas Hall | 33-22 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Keith Queen makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Garf Zand - foul #1 on Garf Zand, team foul #8 | 33-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Nenad Zenz (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Byron Harris, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG) Joseph Bush | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the free throw | 33-24 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash hits the finger roll set up by Jared Lewis and the foul's on Willis Cameron - foul #2 on Willis Cameron, team foul #14 | 35-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Garf Zand (C) Tomas Hall, Jared Lewis, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Joseph Bush (SG) Cecil Choate, Willis Cameron | |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses the free throw | 35-24 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Andrew Palmer grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Mitchell Thrash is called for the reach on Michael Jenkins - foul #2 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #9 | 35-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Byron Harris (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Mitchell Thrash, Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Sample, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:13 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is fouled on the floor by Andrew Palmer - foul #1 on Andrew Palmer, team foul #15 | 35-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Garf Zand (C) Jared Lewis, Byron Harris, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Choate (PG) Keith Queen | |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Joseph Bush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Byron Harris (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Jansen, Michael Sample, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis comes up short on the floater from the right side | 37-26 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Andrew Palmer grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Kenneth Orman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Garf Zand (C) Jared Lewis, James Bell, Byron Harris, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (SF) Michael Jenkins | |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ronnie Eldridge | 40-26 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Andrew Palmer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-26 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Cecil Choate - foul #1 on Cecil Choate, team foul #16 | 40-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), James Bell (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Gene Jansen, Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Cecil Choate is whistled for traveling | 42-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG) Cecil Choate | |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Amos Scott | 44-26 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Joseph Bush knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-28 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Keith Queen (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Palmer (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Orman (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Joseph Bush picks off the pass by James Bell | 44-28 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Michael Jenkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | James Bell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jared Lewis | 46-30 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Andrew Palmer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-30 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Keith Queen gets the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Andrew Palmer's fadeaway is rejected by Byron Harris | 46-30 |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Amos Scott drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Bell | 48-30 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Michael Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Amos Scott | 48-30 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | James Bell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Keith Queen - foul #2 on Keith Queen, team foul #17 | 48-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Jared Lewis, Byron Harris, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Ronald Woodard (C) Michael Jenkins, Joseph Bush, Keith Queen, Andrew Palmer, Kenneth Orman | |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | James Bell misses the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | James Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Richard Maddocks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG) James Bell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses the dunk | 49-30 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Ronald Woodard snags the defensive board | 49-30 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Timothy Bates comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-30 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Michael Sample grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Michael Sample is hacked by Richard Maddocks - foul #3 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #18 | 49-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG) Tomas Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (PF) Richard Maddocks | |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Michael Sample makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Michael Sample makes the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Ronald Woodard buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Fox | 51-32 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Amos Scott | 53-32 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Willis Cameron misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-32 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash gets the rebound | 53-32 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Michael Sample can't throw it down but the foul's on Willis Cameron - foul #3 on Willis Cameron, team foul #19 | 53-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG) Ronnie Eldridge | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Andrew Palmer (PF) Donald Fox, Willis Cameron, Kenneth Orman | |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Ronald Woodard snags the defensive board | 53-32 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Michael Abrams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (PF) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash clanks a jump hook near the basket | 53-32 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ronald Woodard pulls down the rebound | 53-32 |