| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Ronald Motyka clanks a shot in the paint | 38-36 |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Robert Scott's layup is rejected by Johnnie Paro | 38-36 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles is hacked by Gregory Freshour - foul #2 on Gregory Freshour, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Neil Noack steals it from Nicholas Phillips | 38-36 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Robert Scott scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Gregory Freshour | 40-36 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Robert Scott steals the ball from Ronald Motyka | 40-36 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Robert Scott connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Gregory Freshour | 42-36 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Neil Noack makes the runner near the basket | 44-36 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Ronald Motyka connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 44-39 |
| 17:32 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Johnnie Paro scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Hall | 44-41 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Neil Noack is called for a charge - foul #3 on Neil Noack, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Tim Vidal (SG), Darrell Albano (SF), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Michael Boone (C) Donald Partida, Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| 16:34 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joaquin Yost | 44-43 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | Michael Boone is fouled on the floor by Joaquin Yost - foul #3 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) Joaquin Yost | |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Michael Boone comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Major Arevalo gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Manuel Wall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrell Albano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Boone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | Manuel Wall is called for the reach on Darrell Albano - foul #1 on Manuel Wall, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall | |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Major Arevalo can't throw it down | 44-43 |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Robert Hall steals it from Darrell Albano | 44-43 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Darrell Albano steals it from Charles Kelly | 44-43 |
| 14:37 | East Carolina | Michael Boone makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Martin Wooldridge | 46-43 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Major Arevalo is hacked by Michael Boone - foul #2 on Michael Boone, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Roy Carroll (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Martin Wooldridge, Tim Vidal, Darrell Albano, Joseph Mosteller, Michael Boone | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 13:58 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Robert Hall | 46-45 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Rodrick Beadles is called for the reach on Robert Scott - foul #2 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Robert Hall | |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-45 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour tips it in | 48-45 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gregory Freshour - foul #3 on Gregory Freshour, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | Robert Scott scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Partida | 51-47 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 12:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roy Carroll | 51-47 |
| 12:15 | East Carolina | Neil Noack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Darrell Albano (C) Donald Partida, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF) Richard Greenwalt, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka | |
| 11:53 | Rice | Robert Hall is hacked by Roy Carroll - foul #1 on Roy Carroll, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (SG), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Michael Boone (C) Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Neihoff (C) Johnnie Paro | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrell Albano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 11:43 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Boone and the foul's on Nicholas Phillips - foul #3 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 11:43 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:24 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff tips it in | 54-49 |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 54-49 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano misses the easy layup | 54-49 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Major Arevalo snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Tim Vidal steps in front of the Charles Kelly pass | 54-49 |
| 09:59 | East Carolina | Michael Boone can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 09:58 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Darrell Albano is called for the reach on Joaquin Yost - foul #2 on Darrell Albano, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Roy Carroll (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Tim Vidal, Martin Wooldridge, Darrell Albano, Joseph Mosteller, Michael Boone | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Robert Hall, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 09:21 | Rice | Johnnie Paro lays it in | 54-51 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Donald Partida buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Scott | 57-51 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 08:54 | East Carolina | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Donald Partida can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Kelly - foul #2 on Charles Kelly, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Charles Kelly | |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Ronald Motyka pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Rodrick Beadles | 58-54 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Scott | 60-54 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Ronald Motyka can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Roy Carroll - foul #2 on Roy Carroll, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Albano (C) Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| 07:45 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Albano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 18 pts. | |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Rodrick Beadles steals the ball from Darrell Albano | 60-55 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Robert Hall lays it in | 60-57 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Robert Scott knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Donald Partida | 62-57 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Donald Partida steps in front of the Robert Hall pass | 62-57 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Neil Noack lays it in on a great pass from Donald Partida | 64-57 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Robert Hall buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Paro | 64-60 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Ronald Motyka picks off the pass by Donald Partida | 64-60 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Robert Hall misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-60 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Donald Partida grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses the jump hook from the baseline | 64-60 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Donald Partida drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Neil Noack | 66-60 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Robert Hall scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-62 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Neil Noack | 68-62 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 68-62 |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Neil Noack misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Motyka - foul #1 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SF), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Donald Partida, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll, Darrell Albano | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Neil Noack misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Neil Noack makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Joaquin Yost knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Major Arevalo | 69-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neil Noack (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 69-65 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Major Arevalo buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Neihoff | 69-67 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 69-67 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge tips it in | 71-67 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Albano (SF) Neil Noack | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| 02:29 | Rice | Joaquin Yost drills a runner from close range set up by Robert Hall | 71-69 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Scott (SF), Roy Carroll (PF) Darrell Albano, Joseph Mosteller | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Johnnie Paro (C) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Robert Scott buries a jumper from the left side set up by Gregory Freshour | 73-69 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Major Arevalo can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 73-69 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roy Carroll | 73-69 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Neil Noack (SG) Martin Wooldridge, Tim Vidal | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF) Major Arevalo | |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Donald Partida is hacked by Robert Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #7 | 73-69 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Ronald Motyka knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Robert Hall | 75-71 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Donald Partida hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Johnnie Paro grabs the board | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Donald Partida is called for the reach on Robert Hall - foul #2 on Donald Partida, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Partida | 77-72 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Robert Hall knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Phillips | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Neil Noack is hacked by Nicholas Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #8 | 77-75 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Neil Noack makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Neil Noack makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Robert Hall misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-75 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Johnnie Paro snags the offensive board | 79-75 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 79-75 |