| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Gene Reid inbounds the ball | 45-51 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:53 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG), James Mack (PF) Clint White, Michael Sample | |
| 19:31 | Rice | Nenad Zenz swats the shot by Donald Fox | 45-51 |
| 19:29 | East Carolina | Gene Reid pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz can't throw it down | 45-51 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Richard Petrus gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Ronnie Eldridge steals the ball from Alfred Moore | 45-51 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller slams it home set up by Ronnie Eldridge | 45-53 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Richard Petrus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Sample (PF), Freddie Gibson (C) Gene Reid, James Mack, Nenad Zenz | |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | Michael Sample's floater is tipped away by Richard Petrus | 45-53 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Michael Sample gets the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller is hacked by Richard Maddocks - foul #2 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #1 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF) Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF), James Mack (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, Michael Sample, Freddie Gibson | |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Keith Queen - foul #1 on Keith Queen, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 17:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Keith Queen | 45-54 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Gene Reid, James Mack | |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Clint White misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Michael Sample tips it but misses | 45-54 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Alfred Moore comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 16:57 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz slams it home set up by Terry Schaller | 45-56 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Donald Fox travels with the ball | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) Donald Fox, Keith Queen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF), James Mack (PF), Freddie Gibson (C) Clint White, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Richard Petrus clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Mack - foul #1 on James Mack, team foul #1 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Arthur Matson (C) Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Adams (C) Freddie Gibson | |
| 15:59 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronnie Eldridge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Mack (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Adams (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | James Mack grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | James Mack clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Petrus - foul #2 on Richard Petrus, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF) Timothy Bates, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG) Gene Reid | |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | James Mack makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | James Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 15:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arthur Matson | 47-57 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Clint White - foul #2 on Clint White, team foul #2 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF) Clint White, James Mack | |
| 14:56 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson is fouled on the floor by Richard Maddocks - foul #3 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Gene Reid, Freddie Gibson | |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Sample | 49-60 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses the lay-in | 49-60 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-60 |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arthur Matson - foul #4 on Arthur Matson, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (PF) Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, Michael Sample, William Adams | |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Michael Jenkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Jason Avent hits the follow up shot | 53-61 |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | Gene Reid connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Terry Schaller | 53-63 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Terry Schaller - foul #3 on Terry Schaller, team foul #3 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), James Stamps (SG) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), James Mack (SF), Michael Sample (PF), William Adams (C) Terry Schaller, Gene Reid, Freddie Gibson, Nenad Zenz | |
| 12:37 | Rice | Richard Maddocks comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by James Mack - foul #2 on James Mack, team foul #4 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF) Michael Sample | |
| 12:37 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | William Adams clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Stamps - foul #1 on James Stamps, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF), Keith Queen (PF) Donald Fox, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) Gene Reid | |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Michael Sample denies the turnaround by Timothy Bates | 54-65 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Clint White pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Queen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Maddocks (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Mack (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | James Mack connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Clint White | 54-67 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Richard Maddocks buries a fadeaway near the basket | 56-67 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge is called for traveling | 56-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Donald Fox (SF) Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Timothy Bates | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, James Mack, Michael Sample, William Adams | |
| 10:58 | Rice | Michael Jenkins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-67 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Gene Reid gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 10:52 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Eldridge | 56-70 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Richard Maddocks's fadeaway is rejected by Nenad Zenz | 56-70 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Jason Avent grabs the offensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Donald Fox misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Terry Schaller - foul #4 on Terry Schaller, team foul #5 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (C) Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), James Mack (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Terry Schaller, Gene Reid, Freddie Gibson | |
| 10:16 | Rice | Donald Fox misses the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Clint White is hacked by Michael Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Clint White makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Clint White makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Jason Avent is hacked by Clint White - foul #3 on Clint White, team foul #6 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF), William Adams (C) Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Clint White is called for the reach on Jason Avent - foul #4 on Clint White, team foul #7 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, Gene Reid, William Adams | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Jason Avent makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Jason Avent makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 09:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jason Avent | 59-72 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Keith Queen can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-72 |
| 08:54 | East Carolina | Michael Sample snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | The refs have stopped play. Ronnie Eldridge is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 59-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Timothy Bates (SF) Jason Avent, Donald Fox | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), William Adams (C) Ronnie Eldridge, James Mack, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-72 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the jumpshot from the left side | 61-72 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mack (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Freddie Gibson, William Adams | |
| 08:07 | Rice | Timothy Bates knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 63-72 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | James Mack misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-72 |
| 07:49 | East Carolina | Clint White tips it in | 63-74 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Keith Queen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Petrus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Moulder (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Mack (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Rice | Richard Petrus comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 63-74 |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Gene Reid grabs the board | 63-74 |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | James Mack misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 63-74 |
| 07:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Petrus | 63-74 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Alfred Moore double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Donald Fox (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Timothy Bates, Keith Queen, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Freddie Gibson (SF), Michael Sample (PF), William Adams (C) Michael Moulder, Gene Reid, James Mack, Nenad Zenz | |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | William Adams can't finish the layup | 63-74 |
| 06:49 | East Carolina | William Adams can't tip it in | 63-74 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson grabs the offensive board | 63-74 |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | William Adams misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 63-74 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Arthur Matson pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Jason Avent is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 63-74 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Donald Fox tips it home | 65-74 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Clint White misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-74 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Arthur Matson lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Jason Avent | 67-74 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller loses the dribble to Jason Avent | 67-74 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Jason Avent misses the easy layup | 67-74 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson pulls down the rebound | 67-74 |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-74 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| 04:44 | Rice | William Adams takes the ball from Richard Maddocks | 67-74 |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | Richard Maddocks swats the shot by Clint White | 67-74 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Donald Fox gets the rebound | 67-74 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Maddocks | 70-74 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Freddie Gibson - foul #1 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #8 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Richard Petrus (PF) Jason Avent, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG), Gene Reid (SF), James Mack (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, Freddie Gibson, Michael Sample, William Adams | |
| 03:57 | Rice | Michael Jenkins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Petrus | 73-74 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | James Mack is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Mack, team foul #9 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Timothy Bates (SF) Michael Jenkins, Donald Fox | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronnie Eldridge (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Mack (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Arthur Matson is fouled on the floor by Gene Reid - foul #2 on Gene Reid, team foul #10 | 73-74 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | James Mack can't finish the layup | 74-74 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Richard Petrus's pass is intercepted by Gene Reid | 74-74 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Donald Fox (SF), Richard Maddocks (C) Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Timothy Bates, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:25 | Rice | Michael Jenkins's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by James Mack | 74-74 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses the floater from the free throw line | 74-74 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge tips it home | 74-76 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Jason Avent's floater is knocked away by Nenad Zenz | 74-76 |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Mack | 74-76 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Donald Fox steals it from Ronnie Eldridge | 74-76 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits the finger roll set up by Donald Fox | 76-76 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz hits the finger roll | 76-78 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Richard Maddocks clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 76-78 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz snags the defensive board | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Avent - foul #4 on Jason Avent, team foul #9 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Matson (C) Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, James Mack | |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Gene Reid pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-79 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is fouled on the floor by Michael Jenkins - foul #5 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #10 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mack (PF) Michael Sample | |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Jason Avent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-80 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller snags the defensive board | 76-80 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller is fouled in the backcourt by James Stamps - foul #2 on James Stamps, team foul #11 | 76-80 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller misses the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 76-81 |
| 00:16 | Rice | James Stamps misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-81 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | James Mack pulls down the rebound | 76-81 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | James Mack is hacked by James Stamps in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Stamps, team foul #12 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG) Gene Reid | |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | James Mack misses the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | James Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Richard Petrus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-82 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz gets the rebound | 76-82 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Avent - foul #5 on Jason Avent, team foul #13 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG) Jason Avent | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Richard Petrus gets the rebound | 76-83 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-83 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses short on a halfcourt shot | 76-83 |