| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) C - Kenneth Orman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fresh) SG - Gene Jansen (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) PF - Michael Sample (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Michael Sample clanks a jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Richard Maddocks pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Orman | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Michael Jenkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Jason Avent pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Timothy Bates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is hacked by Michael Jenkins - foul #1 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Tomas Hall picks off the pass by Jason Avent in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Michael Sample banks in the layup on a great pass from Tomas Hall and the foul's on Richard Maddocks - foul #1 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Michael Sample makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Michael Jenkins clanks a shot from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is hacked by Gene Jansen - foul #1 on Gene Jansen, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Terry Schaller (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), Byron Harris (C) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| 17:30 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Freddie Gibson - foul #1 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF) Terry Schaller | |
| 17:30 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Byron Harris knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Marlon Coy | 2-7 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Timothy Bates buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy misses the driving attempt in the paint | 4-7 |
| 16:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Orman | 4-7 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Jason Avent misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge is fouled on the floor by Michael Jenkins - foul #2 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Terry Schaller (SG) Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy | |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Richard Maddocks picks off the pass by Tomas Hall | 4-7 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Jason Avent misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 15:56 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) SF - Jared Lewis (fresh) PF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) C - Byron Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Terry Schaller | 4-10 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Timothy Bates knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Bush and the foul's on Freddie Gibson - foul #2 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Richard Maddocks, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Terry Schaller, Freddie Gibson | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gene Jansen | 7-13 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Timothy Bates is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Alfred Moore (SG) Jason Avent, Timothy Bates | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Nenad Zenz | |
| 14:39 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jared Lewis | 7-15 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Alfred Moore hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arthur Matson - foul #1 on Arthur Matson, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (PF), Kenneth Orman (C) Donald Fox, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Michael Sample | |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Marlon Coy steals it from Joseph Bush | 10-17 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy hits the finger roll | 10-19 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-19 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Byron Harris snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Kenneth Orman - foul #1 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Timothy Bates (SF) Joseph Bush, Keith Queen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Gene Jansen (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Nenad Zenz | |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses the 3rd free throw | 10-20 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Ronnie Eldridge picks off the pass by Richard Maddocks | 10-20 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | Jason Avent picks off the pass by Gene Jansen | 10-20 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-20 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen gets the rebound | 10-20 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronnie Eldridge | 10-22 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Jason Avent comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-22 |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Bates - foul #2 on Timothy Bates, team foul #7 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (SG), Keith Queen (SF), Arthur Matson (C) Alfred Moore, Timothy Bates, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Michael Sample, Ronnie Eldridge | |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 11:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arthur Matson | 10-22 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) SG - Donald Fox (fresh) SF - Keith Queen (fresh) PF - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Byron Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Richard Maddocks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-22 |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy snags the defensive board | 10-22 |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Keith Queen - foul #1 on Keith Queen, team foul #8 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG) Donald Fox | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG) Terry Schaller | |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 10-24 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Jason Avent is hacked by Nenad Zenz - foul #1 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #4 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (C) Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Jared Lewis, Nenad Zenz | |
| 10:51 | Rice | Arthur Matson is whistled for traveling | 10-24 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz (C) Byron Harris | |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Gene Jansen | 10-26 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Joseph Bush clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-26 |
| 10:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Nenad Zenz | 10-26 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy's layup is rejected by Arthur Matson | 10-26 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Keith Queen pulls down the rebound | 10-26 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Kenneth Orman is fouled on the floor by Michael Sample - foul #1 on Michael Sample, team foul #5 | 10-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), Richard Maddocks (PF) Jason Avent, Keith Queen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Jared Lewis (SF), Byron Harris (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz | |
| 09:52 | Rice | Joseph Bush can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-26 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis grabs the board | 10-26 |
| 09:41 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Schaller | 10-28 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Alfred Moore hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-28 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Byron Harris is whistled for traveling | 12-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (C) Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Terry Schaller, Michael Sample | |
| 09:02 | Rice | The jump hook by Joseph Bush is blocked by Byron Harris | 12-28 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Alfred Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-28 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Joseph Bush hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-28 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the defensive rebound | 12-28 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the dunk | 12-28 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen tips it back up and in | 12-30 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Kenneth Orman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-30 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 12-30 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Donald Fox misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-30 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz gets the rebound | 12-30 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the easy layup | 12-30 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Byron Harris tips it in | 12-32 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Byron Harris swats the short shot by Joseph Bush | 12-32 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Nenad Zenz | 12-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) SG - Alfred Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Jansen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Nenad Zenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:44 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jared Lewis | 12-35 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Alfred Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Keith Queen (SF), Arthur Matson (PF) Donald Fox, Alfred Moore, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz | |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 12-35 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 12-35 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Michael Sample is hacked by Keith Queen - foul #2 on Keith Queen, team foul #9 | 12-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (SG), Richard Maddocks (PF) Keith Queen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Terry Schaller, Jared Lewis, Byron Harris | |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Michael Sample makes the 1st free throw | 12-36 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Michael Sample makes the 2nd free throw | 12-37 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Joseph Bush lays it up and in | 14-37 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 14-37 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Arthur Matson grabs the board | 14-37 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Alfred Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-37 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy snags the defensive board | 14-37 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses the shot near the basket | 14-37 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Alfred Moore grabs the board | 14-37 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Arthur Matson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-37 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz gets the rebound | 14-37 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Arthur Matson steps in front of the Tomas Hall pass | 14-37 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Jason Avent is fouled on the floor by Tomas Hall - foul #1 on Tomas Hall, team foul #6 | 14-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (SG), Kenneth Orman (C) Alfred Moore, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Jared Lewis (SF), Byron Harris (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-37 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-37 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 16-37 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis loses the dribble to Jason Avent | 16-37 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Donald Fox lays it in on a great pass from Jason Avent | 18-37 |
| 04:24 | East Carolina | Kenneth Orman is called for the reach on Byron Harris - foul #2 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #10 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Matson (C) Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Michael Sample | |
| 04:24 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses the 1st free throw | 18-37 |
| 04:24 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 18-37 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Arthur Matson snags the defensive board | 18-37 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Richard Maddocks connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-37 |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jared Lewis | 21-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Fox (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Bush (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Maddocks (tiring) 5 pts. C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Jansen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Nenad Zenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Rice | Joseph Bush scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-40 |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marlon Coy | 23-42 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Marlon Coy steals it from Arthur Matson | 23-42 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-44 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Nenad Zenz is called for the reach on Richard Maddocks - foul #2 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #7 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Kenneth Orman (C) Jason Avent, Joseph Bush, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Freddie Gibson (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Nenad Zenz | |
| 02:51 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Michael Sample grabs the defensive rebound | 23-44 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis banks in the layup and he's hacked by Timothy Bates - foul #3 on Timothy Bates, team foul #11 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Keith Queen (SF) Donald Fox, Timothy Bates | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (C) Michael Sample | |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the free throw | 23-47 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Michael Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Terry Schaller, Byron Harris | |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-47 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Kenneth Orman gets the rebound | 23-47 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Alfred Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Michael Sample | |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Byron Harris can't connect on a floater from the right side | 23-47 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson tips it back up and in | 23-49 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Alfred Moore clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-49 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the board | 23-49 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 23-49 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the rebound | 23-49 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Richard Maddocks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-49 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 23-49 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ronnie Eldridge | 23-51 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Alfred Moore hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-51 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses long on a shot from the left wing | 26-51 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson hits the follow up shot | 26-53 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-53 |