| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) SG - Neil Noack (fresh) SF - Robert Scott (fresh) PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Donald Partida hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Ronald Motyka banks in the layup and the foul's on Neil Noack - foul #1 on Neil Noack, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Motyka - foul #1 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Robert Scott knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Donald Partida | 3-5 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-5 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Ronald Motyka pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Johnnie Paro connects on the runner from the left block set up by Rodrick Beadles and he's hacked by Gregory Freshour - foul #1 on Gregory Freshour, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | Neil Noack misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles is fouled on the floor by Donald Partida - foul #1 on Donald Partida, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Albano (C) Gregory Freshour | |
| 17:05 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses the easy layup | 6-5 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Robert Hall misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Ronald Motyka snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Robert Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roy Carroll | 6-5 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses the easy layup | 6-5 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Darrell Albano, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Tim Vidal (SG), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Donald Partida, Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) SG - Tim Vidal (fresh) SF - Darrell Albano (fresh) PF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses badly on a shot from the right block | 6-5 |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Gregory Freshour | 6-5 |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Major Arevalo loses the dribble to Gregory Freshour | 6-5 |
| 14:56 | East Carolina | Joaquin Yost is called for the reach on Darrell Albano - foul #1 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal loses the ball out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Johnnie Paro (C) Richard Greenwalt, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF) Tim Vidal, Joseph Mosteller | |
| 14:08 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips's pass is intercepted by Darrell Albano | 6-5 |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Robert Scott comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Joaquin Yost | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Roy Carroll (PF) Martin Wooldridge, Gregory Freshour | |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Charles Kelly steals it from Roy Carroll | 6-6 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is whistled for traveling | 6-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Charles Kelly, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Boone (C) Darrell Albano | |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Neil Noack | 6-8 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Ronald Motyka comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Neil Noack snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 12:56 | East Carolina | Neil Noack misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Johnnie Paro hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rodrick Beadles | 9-8 |
| 12:18 | East Carolina | Michael Boone comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 12:17 | East Carolina | Donald Partida can't tip it in | 9-8 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Ronald Motyka snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-8 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Robert Hall snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Carroll (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Boone (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Nicholas Phillips | 12-8 |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | Robert Scott scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Neil Noack | 12-11 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Tim Vidal (SG), Darrell Albano (SF), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Donald Partida, Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll, Michael Boone | |
| 10:52 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Martin Wooldridge | 12-13 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Tim Vidal is called for the reach on Charles Kelly - foul #1 on Tim Vidal, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:21 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tim Vidal - foul #2 on Tim Vidal, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG) Tim Vidal | |
| 10:21 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Martin Wooldridge | 14-15 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Darrell Albano is called for the reach on Joaquin Yost - foul #2 on Darrell Albano, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG) Richard Greenwalt, Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Carroll (PF) Darrell Albano | |
| 09:37 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 16-15 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 16-15 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:40 | East Carolina | Robert Hall steals it from Roy Carroll | 16-15 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Joseph Mosteller steps in front of the Robert Hall pass | 16-15 |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Joaquin Yost grabs the board | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Major Arevalo (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Henry (fresh) SG - Martin Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Mosteller (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Carroll (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Gregory Freshour (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Rice | Robert Hall connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller is hacked by Kevin Neihoff - foul #1 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Michael Boone (C) John Henry, Martin Wooldridge, Joseph Mosteller, Gregory Freshour | |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Michael Boone comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Johnnie Paro - foul #1 on Johnnie Paro, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Michael Boone misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Michael Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles travels with the ball | 19-16 |
| 06:38 | East Carolina | Michael Boone is hacked by Rodrick Beadles - foul #1 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | Neil Noack misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Kelly - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | Neil Noack makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | Neil Noack makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Hall | 21-18 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Donald Partida | 21-20 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Robert Scott takes the ball from Nicholas Phillips | 21-20 |
| 05:42 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll's pass is intercepted by Rodrick Beadles | 21-20 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Robert Hall scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Phillips | 23-20 |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | Donald Partida loses the ball out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (PF) Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Roy Carroll, Michael Boone | |
| 04:48 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Robert Scott snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Neil Noack is whistled for a carry | 23-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SF) Donald Partida, Robert Scott | |
| 04:20 | Rice | Martin Wooldridge takes the ball from Charles Kelly | 23-20 |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Neil Noack lays it up and in set up by Martin Wooldridge | 23-22 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Joaquin Yost gets the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Major Arevalo clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 23-22 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Neil Noack snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Henry (fresh) SG - Neil Noack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) C - Gregory Freshour (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | John Henry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Freshour | 23-25 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Robert Hall is hacked by Martin Wooldridge - foul #1 on Martin Wooldridge, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Robert Scott (SF), Darrell Albano (PF), Michael Boone (C) John Henry, Neil Noack, Joseph Mosteller, Gregory Freshour | |
| 03:05 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Robert Scott is called for traveling | 24-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:45 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | Donald Partida clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnnie Paro - foul #2 on Johnnie Paro, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the tip | 24-27 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Michael Boone gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Johnnie Paro steps in front of the Michael Boone pass | 24-27 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips connects on the 3 from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Robert Scott clanks a floater from the right side | 27-27 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge tips it in | 27-29 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Robert Scott is called for the reach on Rodrick Beadles - foul #1 on Robert Scott, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Joseph Mosteller (SG), Roy Carroll (PF) Donald Partida, Martin Wooldridge, Michael Boone | |
| 01:24 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Johnnie Paro gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Robert Hall misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll buries a runner from close range and the foul's on Ronald Motyka - foul #2 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Gregory Freshour (C) Joseph Mosteller, Darrell Albano | |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tim Vidal - foul #3 on Tim Vidal, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SF) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG), Joseph Mosteller (SF) Tim Vidal, Robert Scott | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Neil Noack makes the runner from the left block set up by John Henry | 29-34 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Joaquin Yost can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Roy Carroll - foul #1 on Roy Carroll, team foul #11 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SF) John Henry, Joseph Mosteller | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Gregory Freshour | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll drills a jump hook from the baseline | 30-36 |