| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) C - Michael Bourque (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Michael Bourque 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) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Robert Bartram hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Mitchell - foul #1 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier throws it down on a great pass from Donald Pierce | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Donald Pierce picks off the pass by David Ruhland in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison banks in the layup set up by Donald Pierce | 0-4 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Mark Mitchell steps in front of the Hamisi Azim pass | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell hits the finger roll set up by Donald Pierce and the foul's on David Ruhland - foul #1 on David Ruhland, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell makes the free throw | 0-7 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is hacked by Gary Harrison - foul #1 on Gary Harrison, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Robert Bartram hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Hamisi Azim | 3-7 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Michael Bourque pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Michael Bourque's pass is intercepted by Donald Pierce | 3-7 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce is fouled on the floor by David Ruhland - foul #2 on David Ruhland, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Chen China (C) David Ruhland, Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG) Donald Pierce | |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Presswood | 3-7 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Jefferson Ono steals it from Aubrey Rhynes | 3-7 |
| 16:20 | Rice | James Valletta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Lozier - foul #1 on Kenneth Lozier, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Fred White (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Arthur Presswood, Gary Harrison, Mark Mitchell, Kenneth Lozier | |
| 16:20 | Rice | James Valletta makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:20 | Rice | James Valletta makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Chen China - foul #1 on Chen China, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Michael Bourque (C) James Valletta, William Patrick, Chen China | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:52 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale grabs the board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) C - Michael Bourque (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) SG - Ronald Williamson (fresh) SF - Kevin Sherwood (fresh) PF - Christopher Massengale (fresh) C - Fred White (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Hamisi Azim drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Yevgeny Loszynski | 8-7 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale's pass is intercepted by Jefferson Ono | 8-7 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski is hacked by Aubrey Rhynes - foul #1 on Aubrey Rhynes, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Arthur Presswood (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Aubrey Rhynes, Ronald Williamson, Kevin Sherwood, Fred White, Christopher Massengale | |
| 15:03 | Rice | Arthur Presswood is called for the reach on Michael Bourque - foul #1 on Arthur Presswood, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Shane Nitz can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 8-7 |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lozier | 8-7 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Arthur Presswood | 8-10 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Shane Nitz is denied on a layup by Kenneth Lozier | 8-10 |
| 14:34 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Jefferson Ono (C) Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:06 | Rice | James Valletta misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 13:47 | East Carolina | Jefferson Ono steals it from Arthur Presswood | 10-10 |
| 13:28 | Rice | William Patrick is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Patrick, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, William Patrick, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Ronald Williamson (SG), Fred White (PF) Donald Pierce, Arthur Presswood, Mark Mitchell | |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Bartram - foul #1 on Robert Bartram, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood (SF), Christopher Massengale (C) Gary Harrison, Kenneth Lozier | |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses short on a floater from the right side | 10-12 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Williamson | 10-12 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-12 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Michael Bourque pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Robert Bartram's pass is intercepted by Fred White | 10-12 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Sherwood | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Valletta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 3 stl. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) SF - Kevin Sherwood (fresh) PF - Fred White (fresh) C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Michael Bourque buries a shot near the basket set up by James Valletta | 12-15 |
| 11:16 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood knocks in the runner from the right block | 12-17 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Robert Bartram can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Jefferson Ono drills a shot from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Fred White's pass is intercepted by Robert Bartram | 14-17 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Robert Bartram lays it in | 16-17 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Williamson | 16-19 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Jefferson Ono is hacked by Kevin Sherwood - foul #1 on Kevin Sherwood, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), William Patrick (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) James Valletta, Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Jefferson Ono, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Arthur Presswood (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Ronald Williamson, Aubrey Rhynes, Kevin Sherwood, Fred White, Christopher Massengale | |
| 09:37 | Rice | The jump hook by Chen China is blocked by Kenneth Lozier | 16-19 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 09:31 | East Carolina | William Patrick steps in front of the Arthur Presswood pass | 16-19 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Franklin Wagner hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Patrick | 18-19 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Pierce | 18-22 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Chen China buries a shot from the baseline | 20-22 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Donald Pierce and the foul's on William Patrick - foul #2 on William Patrick, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG) William Patrick | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Chen China misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Lozier - foul #2 on Kenneth Lozier, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred White (C) Kenneth Lozier | |
| 08:29 | Rice | Chen China makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Chen China makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Harrison | 22-27 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Robert Bartram comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Presswood | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bartram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) C - Chen China (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred White (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Donald Pierce steals it from Franklin Wagner | 22-29 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce lays it up and in | 22-31 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Shane Nitz makes the floater from close range and the foul's on Donald Pierce - foul #1 on Donald Pierce, team foul #8 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Franklin Wagner, Chen China | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Ronald Williamson (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Christopher Massengale (C) Donald Pierce, Arthur Presswood, Gary Harrison, Fred White | |
| 06:53 | Rice | Shane Nitz makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell throws it down on a nice dish by Aubrey Rhynes | 25-33 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Robert Bartram pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Hamisi Azim | 28-33 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | Robert Bartram steals the ball from Aubrey Rhynes | 28-33 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Christopher Massengale steals it from Hamisi Azim | 28-33 |
| 04:53 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes loses the ball out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), James Valletta (SG), Jefferson Ono (PF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Robert Bartram, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Fred White (C) Ronald Williamson, Kevin Sherwood, Christopher Massengale | |
| 04:37 | Rice | James Valletta misses the lay-in | 28-33 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Gary Harrison | 28-33 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Jefferson Ono swats the layup by Mark Mitchell | 28-33 |
| 04:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jefferson Ono | 28-33 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Michael Bourque jams it set up by Franklin Wagner | 30-33 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Valletta - foul #1 on James Valletta, team foul #7 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG) Aubrey Rhynes | |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Jefferson Ono dunks the ball on a great pass from James Valletta and he's fouled by Mark Mitchell - foul #2 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #9 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), William Patrick (SF) Franklin Wagner, Hamisi Azim | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Mark Mitchell, Fred White | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier is fouled on the floor by William Patrick - foul #3 on William Patrick, team foul #8 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF) William Patrick | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale (PF) Kevin Sherwood | |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Chen China grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) SG - James Valletta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Chen China (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Massengale (fresh) C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from David Ruhland | 35-35 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale misses the easy layup | 35-35 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Jefferson Ono snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 02:30 | Rice | James Valletta misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-35 |
| 02:22 | Rice | James Valletta snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Massengale - foul #1 on Christopher Massengale, team foul #10 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Yevgeny Loszynski (SF), Michael Bourque (C) James Valletta, Hamisi Azim, Chen China | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Ronald Williamson (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF) Donald Pierce, Arthur Presswood, Gary Harrison, Christopher Massengale | |
| 02:00 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Yevgeny Loszynski - foul #1 on Yevgeny Loszynski, team foul #9 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), Liang Xiong (PF) David Ruhland, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Franklin Wagner misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Robert Bartram grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Franklin Wagner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Mitchell | 37-37 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Liang Xiong lays it in | 39-39 |