| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 4 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Cowling inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | John Nutter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-27 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson is fouled on the floor by Casey Simpson - foul #2 on Casey Simpson, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-27 |
| 19:02 | Rice | John Cowling misses the easy layup | 29-27 |
| 19:00 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-27 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Casey Simpson gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Emerson Edwards - foul #3 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG) Emerson Edwards | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:36 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | John Cowling steps in front of the Arthur Murff pass | 29-29 |
| 18:08 | Rice | John Cowling misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Salvador Esparza | 32-29 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Cameron Calvin steals the ball from John Nutter | 32-29 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses short on a jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 17:32 | Rice | John Cowling pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:25 | Rice | John Cowling misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Chavira - foul #3 on Jeffrey Chavira, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elmer Mount (SF) Jeffrey Chavira | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stephen Kile (C) John Nutter, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 17:25 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:25 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Murff | 34-31 |
| 16:52 | Rice | John Cowling hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn tips it but misses | 34-31 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Salvador Esparza | 34-31 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Cowling - foul #3 on John Cowling, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (SG), Paul Mitchell (PF), Chris Macmillan (C) Arthur Murff, Salvador Esparza, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (SF) Duane Lawhorn, John Cowling | |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Jason Kent pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Edwin Veatch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Mount (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Macmillan (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) SF - Jason Kent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin comes up short on the floater in the paint | 36-31 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Cameron Calvin steals it from Kristopher Mire in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Zachary Hedberg picks off the pass by Chris Macmillan | 36-31 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Paul Mitchell steps in front of the Jason Kent pass | 36-31 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount clanks a jumper from close range | 36-31 |
| 14:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edwin Veatch | 36-31 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Veatch | 36-33 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount blows the layup but the foul's on Edwin Veatch - foul #1 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF), Eric Henderson (C) Cameron Calvin, Steven Tyler, Paul Mitchell, Chris Macmillan | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, Edwin Veatch, Jason Kent, Zachary Hedberg, Stephen Kile | |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Emerson Edwards - foul #4 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (PG), Arthur Murff (SG) Emerson Edwards, Elmer Mount | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:56 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 13:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Casey Simpson | 38-34 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Jeffrey Chavira steps in front of the John Cowling pass | 38-34 |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:49 | Rice | John Cowling connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-36 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Cowling - foul #4 on John Cowling, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG) Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SF) John Cowling | |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Jeffrey Chavira steals it from Clay Farnham | 40-36 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Chavira | 42-36 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Jeffrey Chavira is called for the reach on Duane Lawhorn - foul #4 on Jeffrey Chavira, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elmer Mount (SF) Jeffrey Chavira | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Michael Granados, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 11:41 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham is whistled for traveling | 42-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell (PF) Salvador Esparza | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (SF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Mount (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell loses the dribble to Kristopher Mire | 42-36 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Stephen Kile hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jason Kent | 42-38 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Eric Henderson is called for the reach on Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Eric Henderson, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (SG), Salvador Esparza (PF) Arthur Murff, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, Jason Kent, Zachary Hedberg, Stephen Kile | |
| 10:04 | Rice | Michael Granados misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Nutter - foul #2 on John Nutter, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SF) John Nutter | |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clay Farnham | 45-40 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin scores on a jumper from close range set up by Salvador Esparza | 47-40 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg is hacked by Salvador Esparza - foul #3 on Salvador Esparza, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Chris Macmillan (C) Cameron Calvin, Elmer Mount | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 08:51 | Rice | Michael Granados is hacked by Steven Tyler - foul #2 on Steven Tyler, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Henderson (C) Chris Macmillan | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SF), Stephen Kile (C) Jason Kent, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 08:51 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 08:28 | Rice | John Nutter gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:23 | Rice | John Nutter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Mitchell | 50-41 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Michael Granados can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Steven Tyler - foul #3 on Steven Tyler, team foul #8 | 50-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elmer Mount (SF), Brian Eckhart (PF) Paul Mitchell, Salvador Esparza | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Clay Farnham (PF) Duane Lawhorn, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 08:09 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 07:57 | Rice | John Nutter gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Michael Granados clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 07:37 | Rice | Clay Farnham snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Murff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Mount (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Eckhart (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Nutter (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 5 reb. C - Stephen Kile (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Stephen Kile hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Granados | 50-45 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF), Paul Mitchell (C) Steven Tyler, Arthur Murff, Brian Eckhart, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Michael Granados, John Nutter, Stephen Kile | |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount travels with the ball | 50-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG) Elmer Mount | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (PF) Clay Farnham | |
| 06:29 | Rice | Jeffrey Chavira steals it from Casey Simpson | 50-45 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards's floater is knocked away by Casey Simpson | 50-45 |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | Casey Simpson picks off the pass by Salvador Esparza | 50-45 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn travels with the ball | 50-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Eric Henderson (C) Cameron Calvin, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Clay Farnham (PF) Duane Lawhorn, Kristopher Mire, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 04:42 | Rice | John Cowling lays it up and in on a great pass from Casey Simpson | 53-47 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 04:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Nutter | 53-47 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Edwin Veatch's pass is intercepted by Eric Henderson | 53-47 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by John Cowling | 53-49 |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Clay Farnham blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Chavira | 53-49 |
| 03:29 | Rice | John Nutter snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arthur Murff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Salvador Esparza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 6 reb. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | John Nutter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Casey Simpson snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Clay Farnham can't tip it in | 53-49 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson misses the easy layup | 53-49 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Emerson Edwards and he's hacked by Casey Simpson - foul #3 on Casey Simpson, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG), Steven Tyler (SG), Elmer Mount (SF), Paul Mitchell (C) Emerson Edwards, Arthur Murff, Jeffrey Chavira, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, John Cowling, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Jason Kent misses the shot from the right side | 56-49 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Henderson (C) Salvador Esparza | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Zachary Hedberg denies the turnaround by Steven Tyler | 56-49 |
| 01:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Zachary Hedberg | 56-49 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Arthur Murff (SG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF) Cameron Calvin, Steven Tyler, Elmer Mount, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Jason Kent, Zachary Hedberg, Stephen Kile | |
| 01:13 | Rice | Clay Farnham drills a floater in the paint set up by John Cowling | 56-51 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson tips it but misses | 56-51 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | John Cowling hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Emerson Edwards - foul #5 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG) Emerson Edwards | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:36 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:36 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza is hacked by Duane Lawhorn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG) Cameron Calvin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Casey Simpson pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Clay Farnham | 57-55 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Lawhorn - foul #3 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG) Steven Tyler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Arthur Murff blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Michael Granados | 59-55 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Clay Farnham gets the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Michael Granados drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 59-58 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Duane Lawhorn is called for the reach on Cameron Calvin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Michael Granados hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Eric Henderson | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson is hacked by Duane Lawhorn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #11 | 61-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Elmer Mount (PF) Cameron Calvin, Salvador Esparza | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Kristopher Mire comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 62-58 |