| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - David Alvares (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes drills a jumper from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 19:15 | Rice | David Alvares takes the ball from Thomas Beauchamp | 32-35 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Frank Westra comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-35 |
| 18:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Beauchamp | 32-35 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp's pass is intercepted by David Alvares | 32-35 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes lays it in set up by David Alvares | 32-37 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Joshua Odom comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Richard Young can't tip it in | 32-37 |
| 18:14 | East Carolina | Frank Westra gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Richard Young - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF) Thomas Beauchamp | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Richard Young comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Palma - foul #3 on Timothy Palma, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Fellman (PF) Joshua Odom | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland (C) Timothy Palma | |
| 17:49 | Rice | Richard Young makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Richard Young misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Frank Westra pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland is hacked by Michael Fellman - foul #1 on Michael Fellman, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Michael Fellman snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Frank Westra swats the layup by Bob Weir | 33-38 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Michael Fellman gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Michael Fellman hits the finger roll set up by Bob Weir and he's hacked by David Alvares - foul #2 on David Alvares, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Vic Cornwall (SF), Chad Delp (PF) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith, Richard Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Paul (SG), Billy Bailey (PF), James Melara (C) David Alvares, Carl Grimes, Raymond Barr, Frank Westra | |
| 16:49 | Rice | Michael Fellman makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland is fouled on the floor by Michael Fellman - foul #2 on Michael Fellman, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Joshua Odom (PF) Vic Cornwall, Chad Delp | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Michael Fellman grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Daryl Lofland is called for the reach on Thomas Beauchamp - foul #1 on Daryl Lofland, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Frank Westra (PF), Timothy Palma (C) Billy Bailey, James Melara | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Paul (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:50 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-38 |
| 15:48 | East Carolina | Frank Westra pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma is hacked by Joshua Odom - foul #1 on Joshua Odom, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG), Vic Cornwall (SF) Bob Weir, Thomas Beauchamp | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Alvares (PG), Carl Grimes (SG) Paul Hardy, James Paul | |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Vic Cornwall grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Michael Fellman is denied on a layup by Frank Westra | 36-38 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Joshua Odom snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:46 | Rice | George Mulloy is fouled on the floor by Daryl Lofland - foul #2 on Daryl Lofland, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Chad Delp (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Joshua Odom, Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Barr (SF) Daryl Lofland | |
| 14:23 | Rice | Norman Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-38 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Frank Westra grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses short on a shot from the left block | 36-38 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Richard Young pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Norman Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Alvares - foul #3 on David Alvares, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp (SF) Vic Cornwall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Bailey (PF) Frank Westra | |
| 14:07 | Rice | Norman Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Norman Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | Norman Smith steals it from Billy Bailey | 38-38 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (SG) Norman Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Chad Delp steps in front of the Billy Bailey pass | 38-38 |
| 13:32 | Rice | David Alvares picks off the pass by Chad Delp | 38-38 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | David Alvares misses the lay-in | 38-38 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Chad Delp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Palma - foul #4 on Timothy Palma, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Paul (SG), Frank Westra (PF), Daryl Lofland (C) David Alvares, Carl Grimes, Billy Bailey, Timothy Palma | |
| 13:09 | Rice | Chad Delp makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Chad Delp makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | Gilbert McGibney steps in front of the Daryl Lofland pass | 40-38 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Richard Young clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Frank Westra grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | James Paul blows the dunk | 40-38 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Chad Delp gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Chad Delp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-38 |
| 12:14 | Rice | George Mulloy can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 12:13 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:08 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses long on a shot in the paint | 40-38 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Mulloy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Chad Delp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Paul (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Barr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Chad Delp | 43-38 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Richard Young comes up short on the shot from the left block | 43-40 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Frank Westra misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | James Paul misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Mulloy - foul #2 on George Mulloy, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Bob Weir (SF), Joshua Odom (PF), Michael Fellman (C) Gilbert McGibney, George Mulloy, Thomas Beauchamp, Chad Delp, Richard Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Alvares (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), Billy Bailey (PF), James Melara (C) Paul Hardy, Raymond Barr, Frank Westra, Daryl Lofland | |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | James Paul makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | James Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joshua Odom | 43-41 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Norman Smith's pass is intercepted by David Alvares | 43-41 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | James Paul blows the layup but he's hacked by Bob Weir - foul #3 on Bob Weir, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | James Paul misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | James Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Larry Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Norman Smith - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Barr (SF) James Paul | |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Larry Hughes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Joshua Odom misses the tip | 43-44 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | James Melara pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | David Alvares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG) Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (SF), Frank Westra (PF) Raymond Barr, James Melara | |
| 09:18 | Rice | Norman Smith is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-44 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Frank Westra makes the jumper near the basket set up by Carl Grimes | 43-46 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Norman Smith drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Odom | 45-46 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-46 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Bob Weir snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Norman Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 08:14 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to George Mulloy | 45-46 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Joshua Odom can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Westra - foul #2 on Frank Westra, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Vic Cornwall (SF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Bob Weir, Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SG), Daryl Lofland (SF), James Melara (C) David Alvares, Carl Grimes, Billy Bailey | |
| 08:01 | Rice | Joshua Odom misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Joshua Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Vic Cornwall (fresh) PF - Joshua Odom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Paul (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - James Melara (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Vic Cornwall - foul #1 on Vic Cornwall, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Chad Delp (PF) Joshua Odom | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Timothy Palma (C) James Melara | |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Vic Cornwall is hacked by Timothy Palma - foul #5 on Timothy Palma, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Monroe (PG), Raymond Barr (SF) Paul Hardy, Timothy Palma | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Vic Cornwall makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Vic Cornwall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | James Paul clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 07:19 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Frank Westra double dribbles | 48-49 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (SG) Norman Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Alvares (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), James Melara (C) John Monroe, James Paul, Frank Westra | |
| 06:46 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney lays it in on a nice dish by George Mulloy and he's fouled by Daryl Lofland - foul #3 on Daryl Lofland, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF) Vic Cornwall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:46 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Bob Weir takes the ball from David Alvares | 50-49 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Chad Delp scores on a jumper in the lane | 52-49 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Chad Delp clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Melara | 52-52 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Chad Delp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | James Melara can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-52 |
| 04:56 | Rice | George Mulloy snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Joshua Odom (PF), Michael Fellman (C) George Mulloy, Bob Weir, Chad Delp, Richard Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Frank Westra (PF) James Melara | |
| 04:35 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-52 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Frank Westra | 52-52 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Beauchamp - foul #2 on Thomas Beauchamp, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG) Gilbert McGibney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Carl Grimes is called for the reach on Michael Fellman - foul #1 on Carl Grimes, team foul #10 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Bailey (C) Daryl Lofland | |
| 04:01 | Rice | Michael Fellman makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Michael Fellman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | David Alvares is hacked by George Mulloy in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Mulloy, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | David Alvares makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | David Alvares makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - David Alvares (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Billy Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Norman Smith | 56-55 |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Joshua Odom is called for the reach on David Alvares - foul #2 on Joshua Odom, team foul #11 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Young (C) Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (SF) Raymond Barr | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | David Alvares misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | David Alvares makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Richard Young misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 03:12 | Rice | George Mulloy grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Joshua Odom throws it down on a nice dish by Thomas Beauchamp | 58-56 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG) George Mulloy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Barr (SF), Daryl Lofland (C) Paul Hardy, Billy Bailey | |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes is denied on a layup by Joshua Odom | 58-56 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Richard Young gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Richard Young loses the dribble to Raymond Barr | 58-56 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes can't finish the layup | 58-56 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Richard Young gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Norman Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Young | 61-56 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Joshua Odom is called for the reach on Carl Grimes - foul #3 on Joshua Odom, team foul #12 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF) Thomas Beauchamp | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Bob Weir misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-57 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Frank Westra grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Alvares | 61-60 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Raymond Barr takes the ball from Gilbert McGibney | 61-60 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr is hacked by Norman Smith - foul #2 on Norman Smith, team foul #13 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp (SF) Bob Weir | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Odom | 64-62 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Joshua Odom snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Joshua Odom is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Grimes - foul #2 on Carl Grimes, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Joshua Odom makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Joshua Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Frank Westra | 65-62 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Beauchamp | 65-62 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland tips it back up and in | 65-64 |
| 00:23 | Rice | David Alvares is called for the reach on Gilbert McGibney in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Alvares, team foul #12 | 65-64 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Alvares | 67-66 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney is fouled in the backcourt by David Alvares - foul #5 on David Alvares, team foul #13 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG) David Alvares | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr is fouled on the floor by Thomas Beauchamp - foul #3 on Thomas Beauchamp, team foul #14 | 69-66 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Richard Young is hacked by Paul Hardy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Hardy, team foul #14 | 69-67 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Richard Young makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Richard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 71-67 |