| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Esteban Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Carbone (fresh) C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Rice | James Spurgeon comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 33-36 |
| 19:29 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Andy Roache drills a floater from the right side | 33-38 |
| 19:14 | Rice | James Spurgeon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Maurice Keith | 33-38 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Andy Roache | 33-40 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Tim Condroski lays it in on a great pass from Wayne Woolsey | 35-40 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | Andy Roache knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-43 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Rudolph Perry steals it from James Spurgeon | 35-43 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Robert Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:36 | Rice | James Spurgeon throws it down set up by Tim Condroski and he's hacked by Maurice Keith - foul #3 on Maurice Keith, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, Esteban Romero | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Dodson (PG), Bobby Young (SF), Michael Taylor (PF) Andy Roache, Maurice Keith, William Carbone | |
| 17:36 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Bobby Young pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:20 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-43 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Bobby Young misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:47 | East Carolina | Bobby Young knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Gordon Burnam's layup is rejected by Randall Hooker | 37-46 |
| 16:28 | Rice | James Spurgeon tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker is fouled on the floor by Arthur Dean - foul #1 on Arthur Dean, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG) James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill (SF), Kyle Harvey (C) Rudolph Perry, Randall Hooker | |
| 16:10 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson is fouled on the floor by Robert Oliver - foul #2 on Robert Oliver, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF), Esteban Romero (PF) Charles Miles, Richard Bass | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG) Peter Dodson | |
| 16:00 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor travels with the ball | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Gene Mitchel (C) Gordon Burnam, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Maurice Keith (SF), Ricky Woods (PF) Shelton Dodrill, Kyle Harvey | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Oliver | 42-46 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Ricky Woods connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Andy Roache | 42-48 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits a jumpshot from the left side | 44-48 |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Ricky Woods connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Andy Roache | 44-50 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor can't finish the layup | 44-50 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Gene Mitchel buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Tim Condroski | 46-50 |
| 13:30 | East Carolina | Bobby Young buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Maurice Keith | 46-52 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Oliver | 48-52 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Andy Roache misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-52 |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bobby Young | 48-52 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Tim Condroski connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gene Mitchel and the foul's on Andy Roache - foul #3 on Andy Roache, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Charles Miles (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Esteban Romero, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Dodson (PG), Rudolph Perry (SG), Shelton Dodrill (SF), William Carbone (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Andy Roache, Bobby Young, Maurice Keith, Ricky Woods, Michael Taylor | |
| 12:21 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker blows the layup | 51-52 |
| 12:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tim Condroski | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Dodson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rudolph Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shelton Dodrill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Carbone (fresh) C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Rice | William Carbone swats the shot by Charles Miles | 51-52 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry is fouled on the floor by Tim Condroski - foul #1 on Tim Condroski, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Tim Condroski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill is denied on a dunk by James Spurgeon | 51-52 |
| 11:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Bass | 51-52 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Arthur Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shelton Dodrill | 51-54 |
| 10:38 | Rice | James Spurgeon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | William Carbone grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Arthur Dean - foul #2 on Arthur Dean, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Woods (PF) William Carbone | |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:21 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 10:19 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker's pass is intercepted by Richard Bass | 51-56 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Richard Bass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Gene Mitchel (C) Gordon Burnam, Charles Miles, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG), Maurice Keith (SF), Kyle Harvey (C) Peter Dodson, Shelton Dodrill, Randall Hooker | |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 51-56 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Robert Oliver grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 09:14 | Rice | James Spurgeon drills a jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Andy Roache | 53-58 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Maurice Keith is called for the reach on Tim Condroski - foul #4 on Maurice Keith, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Esteban Romero (PF) Robert Oliver, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bobby Young (SG), William Carbone (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Rudolph Perry, Maurice Keith, Ricky Woods | |
| 08:24 | Rice | Charles Miles misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Leonard Puig tips it home | 55-58 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Bobby Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Gene Mitchel pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. SF - Kyle Harvey (fresh) PF - William Carbone (fresh) 2 blk. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Andy Roache hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Tim Condroski gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Andy Roache clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-58 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Esteban Romero pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Andy Roache is called for the reach on Tim Condroski - foul #4 on Andy Roache, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Gordon Burnam (SF), Richard Bass (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Charles Miles, Leonard Puig, Tim Condroski, Esteban Romero, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Dodson (PG), Rudolph Perry (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), Ricky Woods (PF) Andy Roache, Bobby Young, Kyle Harvey, William Carbone | |
| 06:43 | Rice | Gordon Burnam is hacked by Maurice Keith - foul #5 on Maurice Keith, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill (SF) Maurice Keith | |
| 06:27 | Rice | Richard Bass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Taylor (C) Randall Hooker | |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Ricky Woods misses the lay-in | 58-58 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill tips it home | 58-60 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is hacked by Peter Dodson - foul #1 on Peter Dodson, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF), Esteban Romero (C) Richard Bass, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:42 | Rice | James Spurgeon blows the layup | 58-60 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Robert Oliver gets the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Robert Oliver is fouled on the floor by Ricky Woods - foul #4 on Ricky Woods, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Mitchel (C) Esteban Romero | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bobby Young (SF), William Carbone (PF), Kyle Harvey (C) Shelton Dodrill, Ricky Woods, Michael Taylor | |
| 05:23 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:05 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randall Hooker (C) Kyle Harvey | |
| 04:49 | Rice | William Carbone takes the ball from Richard Bass | 60-60 |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Young | 60-62 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Robert Oliver clanks a jump hook from close range | 60-62 |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Carbone | 60-62 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gordon Burnam - foul #2 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #5 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Leonard Puig (SG), Esteban Romero (PF) Gordon Burnam, Robert Oliver, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill (SF), Michael Taylor (PF) Rudolph Perry, William Carbone | |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Richard Bass connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Charles Miles and the foul's on Shelton Dodrill - foul #1 on Shelton Dodrill, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG) Leonard Puig | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG), Kyle Harvey (SF) Peter Dodson, Bobby Young | |
| 03:51 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shelton Dodrill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kyle Harvey (fresh) PF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Shelton Dodrill, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (C) Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Esteban Romero double dribbles | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF) Richard Bass | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Woods (PF) Randall Hooker | |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill tips it in | 62-66 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Charles Miles, Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry (SG), Bobby Young (SF), Randall Hooker (C) Shelton Dodrill, Kyle Harvey, Michael Taylor | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Tim Condroski's 3 pointer is rejected by Rudolph Perry | 62-66 |
| 02:42 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Robert Oliver scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 65-66 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andy Roache and he's hacked by Wayne Woolsey - foul #2 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry makes the free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 65-69 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses the tip | 65-69 |
| 01:55 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Oliver | 65-69 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Robert Oliver comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 65-69 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Gene Mitchel snags the offensive board | 65-69 |
| 01:20 | Rice | James Spurgeon drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Woolsey and he's fouled by Randall Hooker - foul #1 on Randall Hooker, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| 01:20 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Bobby Young connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Andy Roache | 68-72 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Oliver - foul #3 on Robert Oliver, team foul #7 | 68-72 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Oliver and he's hacked by Andy Roache - foul #5 on Andy Roache, team foul #11 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Dodson (PG) Andy Roache | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the free throw | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Tim Condroski - foul #2 on Tim Condroski, team foul #8 | 71-74 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gene Mitchel loses the ball out of bounds | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson is hacked by Wayne Woolsey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #9 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill (SF) Ricky Woods | |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:02 | Rice | James Spurgeon double dribbles | 71-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey (SF), Ricky Woods (PF) Rudolph Perry, Bobby Young | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson runs out the clock | 71-78 |