| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Antonio Clark inbounds the ball | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | David Mabe buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Stanton and the foul's on Roger Dixon - foul #2 on Roger Dixon, team foul #1 | 47-29 |
| 19:41 | Rice | David Mabe misses the free throw | 47-29 |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings pulls down the rebound | 47-29 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 19:20 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 47-29 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner clanks a jumper in the lane | 47-29 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Marshall | 47-29 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | James Simmons scores on a runner from the left block and the foul's on Antonio Clark - foul #1 on Antonio Clark, team foul #1 | 47-31 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | James Simmons makes the free throw | 47-32 |
| 18:44 | Rice | James Shook buries a fadeaway near the basket | 49-32 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 18:34 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 18:28 | Rice | William Stanton is fouled on the floor by Hans Kuklenski - foul #2 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| 18:15 | Rice | David Mabe is fouled on the floor by Roger Dixon - foul #3 on Roger Dixon, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF), William Mariotti (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) James Simmons, Robert Cummings, Roger Dixon | |
| 18:02 | Rice | Teddy Wright is called for the reach on Antonio Clark - foul #2 on Teddy Wright, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) James Shook | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (SG) Hans Kuklenski | |
| 17:54 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Mariotti - foul #1 on William Mariotti, team foul #5 | 49-32 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison is fouled on the floor by William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #2 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-32 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright gets the offensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Dale Little loses the dribble to Jerome Wiggs | 51-32 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-32 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't tip it in | 51-32 |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-32 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 51-32 |
| 16:19 | Rice | William Mariotti takes the ball from Donald Reavis | 51-32 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | Dale Little is denied on a layup by Jerome Wiggs | 51-32 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | William Mariotti hits the follow up shot | 51-34 |
| 15:46 | Rice | William Stanton connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 54-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Little (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Mariotti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison's pass is intercepted by Daniel Costner | 54-34 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Daniel Costner scores on a shot near the basket | 56-34 |
| 15:09 | East Carolina | William Mariotti knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Teddy Wright | 56-37 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Wiggs | 59-37 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | William Mariotti hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 59-37 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs snags the defensive board | 59-37 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 61-37 |
| 14:12 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-37 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | William Mariotti grabs the offensive rebound | 61-37 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | William Mariotti is hacked by Donald Ivy - foul #1 on Donald Ivy, team foul #3 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), James Shook (PF), David Mabe (C) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs, Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), Roger Dixon (C) Dale Little, Teddy Wright, William Mariotti, Ralph Harrison | |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Antoine Sharp steals the ball from Mark Marshall | 61-37 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-37 |
| 13:37 | Rice | David Mabe misses the tip | 61-37 |
| 13:35 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the offensive rebound | 61-37 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Antonio Clark scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-37 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | James Simmons comes up short on the shot in the paint | 63-37 |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings hits the follow up shot | 63-39 |
| 12:44 | Rice | David Mabe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 65-39 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-42 |
| 12:05 | Rice | David Mabe is fouled on the floor by Mark Marshall - foul #2 on Mark Marshall, team foul #6 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Todd Hardesty (SF) Mark Marshall, James Simmons | |
| 11:58 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-42 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kelly Duncan | 65-42 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 65-42 |
| 11:42 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 65-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - David Mabe (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) PF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Roger Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 68-42 |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty clanks a 3 from the left wing | 68-42 |
| 11:21 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the board | 68-42 |
| 11:15 | Rice | David Mabe misses the dunk but he's hacked by Roger Dixon - foul #4 on Roger Dixon, team foul #7 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Antoine Sharp, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), Karl Fenwick (C) Kelly Duncan, Todd Hardesty, Roger Dixon | |
| 11:15 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 69-42 |
| 11:15 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 70-42 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-42 |
| 10:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 70-42 |
| 10:39 | Rice | David Mabe misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 70-42 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick gets the rebound | 70-42 |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings scores on a shot from the left wing | 70-44 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-44 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick grabs the board | 70-44 |
| 10:10 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski clanks a shot in the paint | 70-44 |
| 10:09 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 70-44 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Daniel Costner buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Stanton | 72-44 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses long on a floater from the left side | 72-44 |
| 09:50 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 72-44 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Jerome Wiggs | 74-44 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 74-44 |
| 09:19 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 74-44 |
| 08:56 | Rice | William Stanton drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jerome Wiggs | 77-44 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright is hacked by William Stanton - foul #2 on William Stanton, team foul #4 | 77-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Antonio Clark (SF), James Shook (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, Jerome Wiggs, Donald Ivy, David Mabe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), William Mariotti (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Dale Little, Hans Kuklenski, Teddy Wright, Robert Cummings, Karl Fenwick | |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Reavis - foul #2 on Donald Reavis, team foul #5 | 77-44 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 77-45 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 77-45 |
| 08:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Shook | 77-45 |
| 08:06 | Rice | William Stanton scores on a shot from the left side | 79-45 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 79-45 |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan tips it home | 79-47 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by William Mariotti - foul #2 on William Mariotti, team foul #8 | 79-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Dixon (C) Mark Marshall | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 80-47 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 80-47 |
| 07:40 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 80-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Mariotti (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | Antoine Sharp picks off the pass by Ralph Harrison | 80-47 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Antoine Sharp lays it up and in | 82-47 |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison misses short on a shot from the left side | 82-47 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 82-47 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | William Mariotti can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 82-47 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 82-47 |
| 06:37 | Rice | William Stanton's pass is intercepted by Kelly Duncan | 82-47 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan can't finish the layup | 82-47 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | William Mariotti pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-47 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | William Mariotti buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Roger Dixon | 82-49 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Antonio Clark connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 84-49 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Mariotti | 84-52 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Antonio Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 84-52 |
| 05:16 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison gets the rebound | 84-52 |
| 04:55 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-52 |
| 04:53 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Mariotti | 84-52 |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Reavis - foul #3 on Donald Reavis, team foul #6 | 84-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Ivy (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) William Stanton, Antonio Clark, James Shook, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Todd Hardesty (SF), Teddy Wright (PF) William Mariotti, Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Ralph Harrison | |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 84-53 |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 84-54 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs double dribbles | 84-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick (C) Roger Dixon | |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Ivy | 84-54 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Little | 84-54 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Edgar Maiorano - foul #1 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #7 | 84-56 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the free throw | 84-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the shot from the left side | 84-57 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski grabs the board | 84-57 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edgar Maiorano - foul #2 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #8 | 84-57 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick misses the 1st free throw | 84-57 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick misses the 2nd free throw | 84-57 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano grabs the defensive rebound | 84-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 18 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 8 pts. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Fenwick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Teddy Wright - foul #3 on Teddy Wright, team foul #9 | 84-57 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the 1st free throw | 84-57 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 85-57 |
| 03:01 | East Carolina | Dale Little can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-57 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick snags the offensive board | 85-57 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Edgar Maiorano swats the short shot by Teddy Wright | 85-57 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the rebound | 85-57 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 85-57 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick snags the defensive board | 85-57 |
| 02:37 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 85-57 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano grabs the defensive rebound | 85-57 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano is fouled on the floor by Todd Hardesty - foul #1 on Todd Hardesty, team foul #10 | 85-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Todd Hardesty, Karl Fenwick | |
| 02:08 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano makes the 1st free throw | 86-57 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano makes the 2nd free throw | 87-57 |
| 01:49 | East Carolina | William Mariotti drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dale Little | 87-59 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Donald Ivy can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Hans Kuklenski - foul #3 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #11 | 87-59 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 88-59 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 89-59 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the shot from just outside the lane | 89-61 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 89-61 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | William Mariotti grabs the board | 89-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Edgar Maiorano steps in front of the Hans Kuklenski pass | 89-61 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the jumper in the paint | 89-61 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | William Mariotti gets the rebound | 89-61 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Dale Little connects on the 3 from the right wing | 89-64 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Donald Ivy runs out the clock | 89-64 |