| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) C - Major Arevalo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) SG - Neil Noack (fresh) SF - Robert Scott (fresh) PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ronald Motyka 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) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Hall | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Robert Scott knocks in the shot from close range | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Ronald Motyka hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Rodrick Beadles | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Major Arevalo comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Gregory Freshour - foul #1 on Gregory Freshour, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:17 | East Carolina | Neil Noack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Donald Partida hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Neil Noack | 6-4 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Donald Partida steps in front of the Nicholas Phillips pass | 6-4 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Donald Partida lays it in | 6-6 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles is fouled on the floor by Donald Partida - foul #1 on Donald Partida, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF), John Jones (C) Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:00 | Rice | John Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | Neil Noack is whistled for traveling | 9-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (PF), Michael Boone (C) Jerome Collins, Gregory Freshour | |
| 16:32 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the lay-in | 9-6 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | Donald Partida snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | Donald Partida buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Kevin Neihoff - foul #1 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (SG), Robert Nipp (PF) Neil Noack, Robert Scott | |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Charles Kelly comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Martin Wooldridge | 9-8 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | John Jones is called for the reach on Joseph Mosteller - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG) Donald Partida | |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Joaquin Yost snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) SG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) SF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) PF - Robert Nipp (fresh) C - Michael Boone (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Nipp | 9-11 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt double dribbles | 9-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF) Richard Greenwalt, Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Jerome Collins (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Tim Vidal, Joseph Mosteller, Robert Nipp, Michael Boone | |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (C) Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:34 | Rice | John Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 14:32 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hall | 9-13 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Gregory Freshour swats the dunk try by Rodrick Beadles | 9-13 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | John Jones takes the ball from Gregory Freshour | 9-13 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Martin Wooldridge knocks away the 3 by Robert Hall | 9-13 |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Neil Noack gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Nicholas Phillips - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Kevin Neihoff (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Nicholas Phillips, Ronald Motyka, John Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Joseph Mosteller (SF), Robert Nipp (PF), Michael Boone (C) Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Jerome Collins, Gregory Freshour | |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Rodrick Beadles | 11-15 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Partida | 11-17 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff tips it but misses | 11-17 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | The jumper by Robert Nipp is denied by Major Arevalo | 11-17 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Robert Hall gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Charles Kelly loses the dribble to Joseph Mosteller | 11-17 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Donald Partida can't finish the layup | 11-17 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Boone - foul #1 on Michael Boone, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF) Robert Hall, Rodrick Beadles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (SG) Martin Wooldridge | |
| 12:26 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Donald Partida is hacked by Richard Greenwalt - foul #1 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF) Tim Vidal, Robert Nipp | |
| 11:49 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller misses the lay-in | 13-17 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Joaquin Yost gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Boone (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Scott - foul #1 on Robert Scott, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), John Jones (C) Charles Kelly, Kevin Neihoff, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Jerome Collins (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Donald Partida, Joseph Mosteller, Michael Boone | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-17 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Neil Noack tips it back up and in | 15-19 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is fouled on the floor by Tim Vidal - foul #1 on Tim Vidal, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Manuel Wall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:35 | Rice | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by Robert Scott - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Richard Greenwalt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julius Kerr (SF) Robert Scott | |
| 10:09 | Rice | Robert Hall hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodrick Beadles and he's hacked by Neil Noack - foul #1 on Neil Noack, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Major Arevalo (C) Joaquin Yost, John Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SG), Joseph Mosteller (SF), Robert Nipp (PF), Michael Boone (C) Tim Vidal, Neil Noack, Julius Kerr, Jerome Collins, Gregory Freshour | |
| 10:09 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Motyka - foul #1 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Neihoff (PF) Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Robert Hall is hacked by Robert Nipp - foul #1 on Robert Nipp, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Michael Boone is called for traveling | 20-21 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (SF) Rodrick Beadles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:54 | Rice | John Jones is denied on a layup by Michael Boone | 20-21 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Major Arevalo snags the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Martin Wooldridge steals it from Robert Hall | 20-21 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Mosteller, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Joaquin Yost (SG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Robert Hall, Charles Kelly, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Neil Noack (SG), Julius Kerr (SF), Jerome Collins (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Donald Partida, Martin Wooldridge, Joseph Mosteller, Robert Nipp, Michael Boone | |
| 08:12 | Rice | Joaquin Yost buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Greenwalt | 23-21 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Tim Vidal | 23-23 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal's pass is intercepted by Richard Greenwalt in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits the finger roll | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julius Kerr (fresh) PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Major Arevalo (C) Richard Greenwalt, John Jones, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG) Tim Vidal | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Hall | 30-23 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr's pass is intercepted by Major Arevalo | 30-23 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Julius Kerr is called for the reach on Rodrick Beadles - foul #1 on Julius Kerr, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Joaquin Yost | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Joseph Mosteller (SF), Robert Nipp (PF), Michael Boone (C) Neil Noack, Julius Kerr, Jerome Collins, Gregory Freshour | |
| 06:32 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 32-23 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Mosteller | 32-23 |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Partida | 32-26 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Martin Wooldridge steps in front of the Charles Kelly pass | 32-26 |
| 05:42 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge lays it in | 32-28 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Martin Wooldridge - foul #1 on Martin Wooldridge, team foul #11 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF), John Jones (C) Robert Hall, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG) Martin Wooldridge | |
| 05:17 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | John Jones is called for the reach on Michael Boone - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #7 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour (C) Robert Nipp | |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Michael Boone makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Michael Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 04:35 | Rice | The jump hook by Kevin Neihoff is blocked by Gregory Freshour | 34-30 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Joaquin Yost snags the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 04:23 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Major Arevalo | 34-30 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Joaquin Yost knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-30 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Joaquin Yost grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Charles Kelly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Neil Noack - foul #2 on Neil Noack, team foul #12 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), John Jones (C) Richard Greenwalt, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Jerome Collins (PF), Robert Nipp (C) Donald Partida, Neil Noack, Joseph Mosteller, Michael Boone, Gregory Freshour | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nipp (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Neihoff - foul #2 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #8 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Robert Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Rodrick Beadles picks off the pass by Robert Scott | 37-31 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hall | 40-31 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins can't finish the layup | 40-31 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 02:05 | Rice | John Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Hall | 43-31 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge loses the dribble to Robert Hall | 43-31 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles throws it down | 45-31 |
| 01:30 | East Carolina | Robert Scott is hacked by Rodrick Beadles - foul #1 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #9 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Rodrick Beadles, Kevin Neihoff, John Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Neil Noack (SG), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Tim Vidal, Martin Wooldridge, Jerome Collins, Robert Nipp | |
| 01:30 | East Carolina | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 01:30 | East Carolina | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-33 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Robert Scott steps in front of the Joaquin Yost pass | 45-33 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Joaquin Yost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (SF) Robert Scott | |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller drills a jumper from close range set up by Donald Partida and he's fouled by Ronald Motyka - foul #2 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #10 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), John Jones (PF) Robert Hall, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerome Collins (PF) Donald Partida | |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses long on a shot from the right side | 45-36 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller misses short on a halfcourt shot | 45-36 |