| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | James Simmons inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| 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 and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | East Carolina | James Simmons buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Donald Reavis's floater is tipped away by Robert Cummings | 30-34 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 19:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Moen | 30-34 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Donald Ivy's floater is tipped away by Todd Scheetz | 30-34 |
| 18:43 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 30-34 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Donald Reavis is fouled on the floor by Todd Scheetz - foul #3 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (C) Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:23 | Rice | Robert Moen drills a shot from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg travels with the ball | 30-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty (C) James Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:48 | Rice | Robert Moen knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Durst | 30-38 |
| 17:30 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Duesenberg, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (SG), Hans Kuklenski (SF) David Duesenberg, Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Robert Moen, Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst | |
| 17:11 | Rice | Donald Reavis jams it on a great pass from Darren Shaffer and he's hacked by Todd Hardesty - foul #1 on Todd Hardesty, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG) Wayne Skinner | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| 17:11 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Cleveland Ladner takes the ball from Todd Hardesty | 30-41 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hans Kuklenski - foul #2 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Tony Wilhite | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Joseph Durst (SG) Cleveland Ladner, Donald Reavis | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), David Duesenberg (SG) Joshua Lawhon, Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-43 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Darren Shaffer tips it but misses | 30-43 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson tips it in | 30-45 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses the lay-in | 30-45 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | James Simmons tips it in | 32-45 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-45 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson tips it in | 32-47 |
| 15:03 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg drills a 3 from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Robert Moen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 14:32 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) David Duesenberg, James Simmons, Todd Hardesty, Hans Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Donald Reavis (C) Robert Moen, Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 14:14 | Rice | Corey Riddle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG) Wayne Skinner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:50 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz is whistled for a carry | 35-47 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joshua Lawhon - foul #2 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG) Tony Wilhite | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:36 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 13:36 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Stephen McKinnie is called for the reach on Joshua Lawhon - foul #2 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), David Duesenberg (SG) Joshua Lawhon, Hans Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG) Donald Ivy | |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings travels with the ball | 35-47 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 35-49 |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Joseph Durst gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Robert Moen comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to David Duesenberg | 35-49 |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner hits a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Stephen McKinnie | |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-51 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teddy Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Donald Reavis | 38-51 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Johnson | 38-53 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 38-53 |
| 11:04 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner gets the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 10:59 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Duesenberg and he's hacked by Cleveland Ladner - foul #1 on Cleveland Ladner, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG), Joshua Lawhon (SG), Hans Kuklenski (SF), Todd Hardesty (PF) Wayne Skinner, David Duesenberg, James Simmons, Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Donald Ivy (PF) Robert Moen, Donald Reavis | |
| 10:59 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Todd Hardesty - foul #2 on Todd Hardesty, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (PF) Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 10:43 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 10:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 41-55 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the jumper from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Hans Kuklenski | 41-55 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Donald Reavis steals it from Hans Kuklenski | 41-55 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Joshua Lawhon - foul #3 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF) Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| 09:48 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Donald Ivy snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Durst | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Donald Ivy drills a shot from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tony Wilhite - foul #1 on Tony Wilhite, team foul #8 | 43-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), David Duesenberg (SG), James Simmons (SF), Teddy Wright (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Tony Wilhite, Joshua Lawhon, Hans Kuklenski, Robert Cummings, Todd Hardesty | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (SF), Stephen McKinnie (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Joseph Durst, Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| 08:03 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the turnaround from close range | 45-60 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Johnson | 45-62 |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 45-62 |
| 07:40 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cleveland Ladner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | James Simmons hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Skinner | 47-62 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-62 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is fouled on the floor by Teddy Wright - foul #2 on Teddy Wright, team foul #9 | 47-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SG), Donald Ivy (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Corey Riddle | |
| 06:46 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright can't finish the layup | 47-62 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 06:32 | Rice | A charge is called on Darren Shaffer - foul #2 on Darren Shaffer, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen McKinnie - foul #3 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty (PF) James Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Wayne Skinner steals the ball from Donald Ivy | 48-62 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wayne Skinner | 50-62 |
| 05:33 | Rice | David Duesenberg steps in front of the Donald Reavis pass | 50-62 |
| 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 and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Donald Ivy - foul #3 on Donald Ivy, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG), Joshua Lawhon (SG), Hans Kuklenski (SF), Robert Cummings (PF) Wayne Skinner, David Duesenberg, Teddy Wright, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF) Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Corey Riddle buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Moen | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Donald Ivy - foul #4 on Donald Ivy, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Tony Wilhite | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (C) Donald Reavis | |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Joshua Lawhon - foul #4 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Cummings | 54-65 |
| 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 and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski double dribbles | 54-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Todd Scheetz (C) Hans Kuklenski, Todd Hardesty | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:02 | Rice | Corey Riddle clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-65 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-65 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:47 | Rice | Joseph Durst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), Todd Hardesty (PF) Joshua Lawhon, James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Robert Moen, Corey Riddle, Donald Ivy | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Darren Shaffer lays it in | 57-67 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Duesenberg | 60-67 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF) Teddy Wright, Todd Hardesty | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Donald Ivy (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Joseph Durst can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-67 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | James Simmons grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 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 and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-67 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | James Simmons tips it back up and in | 62-67 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Donald Ivy's pass is intercepted by Wayne Skinner | 62-67 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg lays it up and in on a great pass from Wayne Skinner | 64-67 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Robert Moen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Cummings - foul #1 on Robert Cummings, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG) Darren Shaffer | |
| 01:50 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings misses the shot from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Robert Moen can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Simmons - foul #2 on James Simmons, team foul #12 | 64-69 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Reavis - foul #2 on Donald Reavis, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the lay-in | 66-70 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-70 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz tips it in | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Todd Scheetz - foul #4 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #13 | 68-70 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Donald Reavis blocks the short jumper by Robert Cummings | 68-72 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Joseph Durst grabs the board | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | David Duesenberg is called for the reach on Joseph Durst in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Duesenberg, team foul #14 | 68-72 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-73 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | James Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | James Simmons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:08 | Rice | David Duesenberg is called for the reach on Donald Ivy in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Duesenberg, team foul #15 | 68-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG) Robert Moen | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | James Simmons misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-74 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings snags the offensive board | 68-74 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | The clock runs out | 68-74 |