| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Haigh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Bourque (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Bartram inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Miguel Garcia misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Gregory Overlock - foul #3 on Gregory Overlock, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (SG) Gregory Overlock | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF) Michael Bourque | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Miguel Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Miguel Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Miguel Garcia is hacked by John Haigh - foul #2 on John Haigh, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Michael Bourque (C) Miguel Garcia, Jefferson Ono | |
| 18:33 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | John Haigh gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:27 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Jefferson Ono (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, Anthony Bachus | |
| 17:58 | Rice | Steve Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | John Haigh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Miguel Garcia, Michael Bourque | |
| 17:30 | Rice | Anthony Bachus hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Harrison - foul #1 on Gary Harrison, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Michael Bourque (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, Jefferson Ono | |
| 17:30 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:30 | East Carolina | John Haigh pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | John Haigh hits the finger roll | 30-33 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Kenneth Lozier steps in front of the Anthony Bachus pass | 30-33 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | John Haigh is fouled on the floor by Anthony Bachus - foul #4 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Fred White (C) Paul Clerk, Gary Harrison, John Haigh, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Anthony Bachus | |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Presswood | 32-33 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Mark Mitchell is called for the reach on Steve Thomas - foul #2 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (PG), Gregory Overlock (SG) Nicholas Monson, Arthur Presswood | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG) Yevgeny Loszynski | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Kevin Sherwood (fresh) PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred White (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Bourque (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Ronald Williamson steals it from Jefferson Ono | 32-33 |
| 15:25 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood misses the lay-in | 32-33 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Michael Bourque snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Robert Bartram knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Miguel Garcia | 32-36 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Fred White loses the dribble to Michael Bourque | 32-36 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 32-36 |
| 14:27 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 14:23 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson makes the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Steve Thomas - foul #2 on Steve Thomas, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Harrison (SF), John Haigh (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Kevin Sherwood, Mark Mitchell, Fred White | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF) Miguel Garcia, Robert Bartram | |
| 14:23 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is hacked by Gary Harrison - foul #2 on Gary Harrison, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG) Ronald Williamson | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Robert Bartram (SF) Steve Thomas, Michael Bourque | |
| 13:46 | Rice | Anthony Bachus double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (PF) Robert Bartram | |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Michael Bourque steals the ball from Nicholas Monson | 35-36 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Miguel Garcia is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Monson - foul #3 on Nicholas Monson, team foul #6 | 35-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Robert Bartram (SF) Miguel Garcia, Michael Bourque | |
| 12:39 | Rice | Anthony Bachus drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jefferson Ono | 35-38 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison double dribbles | 35-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG) Yevgeny Loszynski | |
| 12:09 | Rice | Jefferson Ono is hacked by John Haigh - foul #3 on John Haigh, team foul #7 | 35-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (SG) Gregory Overlock | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (PF) Robert Bartram | |
| 12:09 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Michael Bourque clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 35-39 |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Clerk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Haigh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) SG - Miguel Garcia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Bourque (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jefferson Ono (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Haigh | 37-39 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Miguel Garcia misses the floater from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Monson | 39-39 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the shot from close range | 39-41 |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | Miguel Garcia is called for the reach on Paul Clerk - foul #1 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Fred White (C) Paul Clerk, Gary Harrison, John Haigh, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Robert Bartram (SF) Miguel Garcia, Michael Bourque | |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Mark Mitchell is called for the reach on Anthony Bachus - foul #3 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #8 | 39-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG) Nicholas Monson | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG) Steve Thomas | |
| 09:53 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:41 | East Carolina | Yevgeny Loszynski takes the ball from Kevin Sherwood | 39-43 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Anthony Bachus's floater is knocked away by Mark Mitchell | 39-43 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Anthony Bachus tips it home | 39-45 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | Fred White grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:53 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Bartram - foul #2 on Robert Bartram, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Harrison (SF), John Haigh (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Kevin Sherwood, Mark Mitchell, Fred White | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Michael Bourque (PF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Anthony Bachus | |
| 08:53 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:53 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Michael Bourque can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 08:23 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-45 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Jefferson Ono hits the finger roll set up by Robert Bartram | 42-47 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Clerk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Haigh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) SG - Miguel Garcia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Bourque (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jefferson Ono (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk is hacked by Steve Thomas - foul #3 on Steve Thomas, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG) Paul Clerk | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF) Miguel Garcia, Robert Bartram | |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jefferson Ono - foul #2 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-47 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison loses the dribble to Jefferson Ono | 44-47 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Nicholas Monson steps in front of the Steve Thomas pass in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nicholas Monson | 46-47 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Anthony Bachus connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steve Thomas | 46-49 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Monson | 49-49 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Michael Bourque drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Bachus | 49-51 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Gary Harrison | 51-51 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Michael Bourque knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Yevgeny Loszynski and he's hacked by Nicholas Monson - foul #4 on Nicholas Monson, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Fred White (C) Gregory Overlock, Gary Harrison, John Haigh, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Robert Bartram (SF) Steve Thomas, Jefferson Ono | |
| 05:05 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell makes the runner from the baseline | 53-54 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Mitchell - foul #4 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Jefferson Ono (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, Michael Bourque | |
| 04:16 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Fred White comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Miguel Garcia snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Anthony Bachus comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Mitchell - foul #5 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #11 | 53-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Nicholas Monson, Kevin Sherwood, Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:37 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Clerk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred White (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Miguel Garcia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Anthony Bachus (tiring) 22 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jefferson Ono (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Gregory Overlock, team foul #12 | 53-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG) Steve Thomas | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Jefferson Ono comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-57 |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Gregory Overlock | 53-57 |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), John Haigh (PF) Paul Clerk, Fred White | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Michael Bourque (PF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Robert Bartram | |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | John Haigh connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Overlock | 55-57 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Anthony Bachus loses the dribble to Nicholas Monson | 55-57 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Monson | 57-57 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Anthony Bachus hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Miguel Garcia gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Jefferson Ono blows the layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Monson - foul #5 on Nicholas Monson, team foul #13 | 57-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG) Nicholas Monson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:01 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | John Haigh snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-58 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | John Haigh misses the tip | 57-58 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier tips it home | 59-58 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Michael Bourque can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Haigh - foul #4 on John Haigh, team foul #14 | 59-58 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Lozier | 61-60 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Anthony Bachus drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Thomas | 61-62 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock is fouled on the floor by Miguel Garcia - foul #2 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |