| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ricky Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Tim Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Tim Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Robert Reed (C) Eric Gurganus, Jim Williams | |
| 19:32 | Rice | Keith Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 19:30 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer is fouled on the floor by Erik Brooks - foul #1 on Erik Brooks, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Lee Borelli, Robert Reed | |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 18:58 | Rice | John Herring misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:53 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Mitchell | 38-40 |
| 18:35 | Rice | John Herring misses the floater from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ricky Clark | 38-40 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (SG), Douglas Lauderdale (SF), Michael Ogilvie (C) Shane Vollmer, Christopher Eubanks, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, John Herring, Nathaniel Toothman, Jim Williams | |
| 17:31 | Rice | Robert Reed misses the lay-in but the foul's on Pedro Perez - foul #1 on Pedro Perez, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) Mark Fagin | |
| 17:31 | Rice | Robert Reed misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Robert Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie is fouled on the floor by Jim Williams - foul #1 on Jim Williams, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Fagin (PF) Jim Williams | |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Robert Reed loses the dribble to Douglas Lauderdale | 41-40 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Lauderdale | 43-40 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Eric Gurganus buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Erik Brooks and the foul's on Michael Ogilvie - foul #2 on Michael Ogilvie, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Christopher Eubanks (SF), Tim Henry (C) Ricky Clark, Pedro Perez, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin | |
| 16:23 | Rice | Eric Gurganus makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Robert Reed gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Lauderdale (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Ogilvie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-43 |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer tips it home | 45-43 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Jim Williams blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Ogilvie - foul #3 on Michael Ogilvie, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (SG) Douglas Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (PF) Eric Gurganus, Robert Reed | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Jim Williams misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Jim Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:32 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer is whistled for a carry | 45-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (PG), Randall Galloway (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF) Shane Vollmer, Christopher Eubanks, Michael Ogilvie | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Reed (C) Jim Williams | |
| 14:43 | Rice | Lee Borelli is hacked by Randall Galloway - foul #1 on Randall Galloway, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Douglas Lauderdale (SF), John Rollins (C) Pedro Perez, Randall Galloway, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (SG) Erik Brooks | |
| 14:38 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Lauderdale - foul #1 on Douglas Lauderdale, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | John Rollins snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Lee Borelli - foul #1 on Lee Borelli, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses the 3rd free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Reed | 47-43 |
| 14:22 | Rice | John Herring misses long on a shot from the left side | 47-43 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | John Rollins travels with the ball | 47-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks (SF) Douglas Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF) John Herring, Lee Borelli | |
| 13:52 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Eubanks - foul #1 on Christopher Eubanks, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie (C) John Rollins | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| 13:39 | Rice | Keith Robinson is fouled on the floor by Ricky Clark - foul #3 on Ricky Clark, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Henry (C) Michael Ogilvie | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| 13:39 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Tim Henry grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 13:18 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Ricky Clark | 49-44 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie (PF) Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), Mark Fagin (PF) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| 12:44 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 12:42 | Rice | James Blaze pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Erik Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tim Henry - foul #1 on Tim Henry, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Pedro Perez (SG), Douglas Lauderdale (SF), John Rollins (C) Ricky Clark, Charles Gunderson, Christopher Eubanks, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Jim Williams (C) Jae Champion, Mark Fagin | |
| 12:20 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:01 | Rice | James Blaze misses the lay-in | 49-45 |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez's pass is intercepted by Jim Williams | 49-45 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Perez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lauderdale (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Ogilvie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Rollins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Lee Borelli loses the dribble to Douglas Lauderdale | 49-45 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Douglas Lauderdale | 49-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (SG), Joseph Mitchell (PF), Tim Henry (C) Pedro Perez, Michael Ogilvie, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Lee Borelli, Jim Williams | |
| 10:56 | Rice | James Blaze buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Herring | 49-47 |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 10:36 | Rice | John Herring gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:14 | Rice | James Blaze is whistled for traveling | 49-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Christopher Eubanks (SF) Shane Vollmer, Douglas Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Lee Borelli (SF), Jim Williams (C) John Herring, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Tim Henry misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jim Williams - foul #2 on Jim Williams, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Robert Reed (C) Eric Gurganus, Jim Williams | |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Tim Henry misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Tim Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:37 | Rice | James Blaze connects on the jumper from the baseline | 50-49 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | Robert Reed swats the layup by Christopher Eubanks | 50-49 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Lee Borelli grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 09:02 | East Carolina | Tim Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 08:47 | East Carolina | Tim Henry drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Eubanks | 52-49 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Robert Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (SG), Douglas Lauderdale (SF), Michael Ogilvie (C) Charles Gunderson, Christopher Eubanks, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Lee Borelli, Robert Reed | |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Fagin - foul #3 on Mark Fagin, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG) Keith Robinson | |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:09 | Rice | John Herring scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Gurganus | 54-52 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale drills a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Jim Williams - foul #3 on Jim Williams, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Rollins (C) Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Lee Borelli (SF) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Jim Williams | |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ricky Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lauderdale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Michael Ogilvie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Rollins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jae Champion (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Borelli (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Blaze (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Mark Fagin hits a fadeaway in the paint | 57-54 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ricky Clark | 60-54 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Mark Fagin hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jae Champion | 60-57 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie tips it home | 62-57 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Jae Champion comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | John Rollins gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Jae Champion steals it from Michael Ogilvie | 62-57 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Keith Robinson knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 05:47 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (SG), Christopher Eubanks (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF), Tim Henry (C) Shane Vollmer, Douglas Lauderdale, Michael Ogilvie, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Jae Champion, Lee Borelli, Mark Fagin | |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale (PG) Ricky Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Robert Reed | |
| 05:19 | Rice | James Blaze makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Gurganus | 62-62 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks is hacked by Eric Gurganus - foul #2 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Jim Williams | |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Robert Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 64-62 |
| 04:38 | Rice | James Blaze hits the follow up shot | 64-64 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks snags the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 04:05 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 04:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Reed | 64-64 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the floater from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Douglas Lauderdale | 64-64 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Douglas Lauderdale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Eubanks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tim Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Blaze (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Tim Henry misses long on a floater from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Robert Reed is hacked by Douglas Lauderdale - foul #2 on Douglas Lauderdale, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Michael Ogilvie (SF), John Rollins (C) Douglas Lauderdale, Christopher Eubanks, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Mark Fagin (PF) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Lee Borelli | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Robert Reed misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:09 | Rice | James Blaze gets the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Eric Gurganus travels with the ball | 64-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) Robert Reed | |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale (SF), Tim Henry (C) Michael Ogilvie, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Tim Henry buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Gunderson | 66-64 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Mark Fagin connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Herring | 66-66 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Charles Gunderson is denied by Mark Fagin | 66-66 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Jim Williams snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Jim Williams misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 66-66 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Tim Henry snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Mitchell | 68-66 |
| 01:16 | Rice | John Herring hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-66 |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Tim Henry's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Williams | 68-66 |
| 01:06 | Rice | John Herring snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Mark Fagin's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Mitchell | 68-66 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale is fouled on the floor by James Blaze - foul #4 on James Blaze, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Lee Borelli (SF) John Herring, James Blaze | |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Jim Williams is fouled on the floor by Tim Henry - foul #2 on Tim Henry, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks (SF) Douglas Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell misses long on a floater from the right side | 70-68 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Lee Borelli grabs the board | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Keith Robinson scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Lee Borelli | 70-70 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Lee Borelli is called for the reach on Charles Gunderson - foul #2 on Lee Borelli, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |