| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kristopher Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Watson inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | John Watson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregg Moore | 32-36 |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Sean Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 32-36 |
| 19:28 | Rice | The short jumper by Adam Pease is denied by Sean Clark | 32-36 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | William Allen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-36 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 18:44 | East Carolina | Steven Williams makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Clark | 32-38 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Gregg Moore buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Sean Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the dunk attempt | 35-38 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Kristopher Duncan - foul #2 on Kristopher Duncan, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles (PF) William Allen | |
| 17:49 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Stoner and he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #2 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (PG) Stephen Stoner | |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Timothy Chavis gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns is whistled for a carry | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Bennett (SG), Paul Lininger (C) Sean Clark, Kristopher Duncan | |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Raymond Burns takes the ball from John Bennett | 37-40 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Raymond Burns lays it in | 39-40 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Steven Williams hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Bennett | 39-43 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Joseph Broyles denies the turnaround by Gregory Freeman | 39-43 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Timothy Chavis tips it in | 41-43 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Pearce - foul #1 on Robert Pearce, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Raymond Burns, Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Sean Clark (SG), William Allen (PF) John Bennett, Steven Williams, Joseph Broyles | |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:13 | Rice | John Watson snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the tip | 41-44 |
| 15:48 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Lininger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Sean Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan (C) Paul Lininger | |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Sean Clark misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Sean Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Sean Clark makes the 3rd free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Craig Chappell knocks in the shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by John Watson - foul #3 on John Watson, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Craig Chappell is hacked by Stephen Stoner - foul #1 on Stephen Stoner, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Gregg Moore, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Williams (SF), Joseph Broyles (PF) Jonathan Humbert, William Allen | |
| 14:37 | Rice | Craig Chappell is hacked by Stephen Stoner - foul #2 on Stephen Stoner, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SG) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Bennett (SG) Sean Clark | |
| 14:27 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Bennett - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Depue (PG) Stephen Stoner | |
| 14:27 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Steven Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 14:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Pearce | 44-49 |
| 14:03 | Rice | The jump hook by Gregory Freeman is blocked by Kristopher Duncan | 44-49 |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | Steven Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Raymond Phipps (PF) John Watson, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:34 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Phipps and he's fouled by David Depue - foul #1 on David Depue, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Gregg Moore (SG) James Snow, Raymond Burns | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (PG), Sean Clark (SG), William Allen (PF), Edward Montgomery (C) David Depue, John Bennett, Joseph Broyles, Kristopher Duncan | |
| 13:34 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Steven Williams makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sean Clark | 47-51 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Gregg Moore comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Sean Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gregg Moore - foul #3 on Gregg Moore, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG) Jonathan Humbert | |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Sean Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Sean Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Adam Pease loses the ball out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Depue (SF), Joseph Broyles (PF), Kristopher Duncan (C) Steven Williams, William Allen, Edward Montgomery | |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | John Watson steps in front of the David Depue pass | 47-53 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Joseph Broyles steals it from Gregg Moore | 47-53 |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | David Depue can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Richard Mascarenas (PF) Gregg Moore, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG), Steven Williams (SF) Stephen Stoner, Sean Clark | |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | David Depue misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | David Depue misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - David Depue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Broyles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Kristopher Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | David Depue blows the dunk | 47-53 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Adam Pease gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 11:04 | Rice | John Watson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Chappell | 50-53 |
| 10:59 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-53 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Craig Chappell grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Kristopher Duncan steps in front of the John Watson pass | 50-53 |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | Craig Chappell is called for the reach on David Depue in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Chappell, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) John Watson, Richard Mascarenas, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sean Clark (SG), William Allen (PF), Edward Montgomery (C) Jonathan Humbert, Joseph Broyles, Kristopher Duncan | |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | David Depue misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is denied on a layup by Steven Williams | 50-53 |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery is fouled on the floor by Craig Chappell - foul #4 on Craig Chappell, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG) David Depue | |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:10 | Rice | James Snow misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | William Allen pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Steven Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Sean Clark gets the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Clark | 50-57 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Gregory Freeman clanks a jump hook near the basket | 50-57 |
| 09:37 | East Carolina | William Allen pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 09:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Snow | 50-57 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Raymond Phipps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), John Watson (SF), Richard Mascarenas (PF), Adam Pease (C) Raymond Burns, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG), David Depue (SF), Joseph Broyles (PF), Kristopher Duncan (C) Sean Clark, Steven Williams, William Allen, Edward Montgomery | |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (PG) James Snow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 07:53 | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 53-57 |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan tips it but misses | 53-57 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 07:46 | Rice | John Watson knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Raymond Burns | 55-57 |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Adam Pease picks off the pass by Jonathan Humbert | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Depue (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Broyles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Kristopher Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the lay-in | 55-57 |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Raymond Burns steps in front of the Stephen Stoner pass in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 06:58 | Rice | John Watson blows the layup but the foul's on David Depue - foul #2 on David Depue, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Gregory Freeman (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Raymond Burns, Gregg Moore, Richard Mascarenas, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sean Clark (SG), Steven Williams (SF), William Allen (PF) Stephen Stoner, David Depue, Joseph Broyles | |
| 06:58 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:58 | Rice | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | William Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | William Allen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Sean Clark grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 06:27 | East Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 06:08 | East Carolina | William Allen hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathan Humbert | 56-59 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Gregory Freeman scores on a floater from the right block set up by Raymond Phipps | 58-59 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | Sean Clark scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Williams | 58-62 |
| 05:28 | Rice | John Watson loses the ball out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG) John Watson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Depue (PG), Edward Montgomery (PF), Paul Lininger (C) Jonathan Humbert, William Allen, Kristopher Duncan | |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Steven Williams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG) David Depue | |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-64 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Adam Pease tips it home | 60-64 |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Gregory Freeman pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Craig Chappell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the offensive board | 60-64 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Raymond Phipps comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 60-64 |
| 04:11 | East Carolina | Sean Clark snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 04:05 | East Carolina | Steven Williams misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Gregory Freeman - foul #2 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF) Gregg Moore, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Bennett (SG), Joseph Broyles (PF), Kristopher Duncan (C) Sean Clark, Edward Montgomery, Paul Lininger | |
| 04:05 | East Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:05 | East Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Raymond Burns is called for traveling | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Depue (SF), William Allen (PF) Steven Williams, Joseph Broyles | |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Robert Pearce gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Timothy Chavis is hacked by Kristopher Duncan - foul #3 on Kristopher Duncan, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (PG) Stephen Stoner | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Timothy Chavis makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | William Allen grabs the board | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) SF - David Depue (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kristopher Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Chavis - foul #2 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Robert Pearce's pass is intercepted by Kristopher Duncan | 61-68 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | William Allen clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 61-68 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Raymond Burns, James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Sean Clark (SG), Steven Williams (SF) Jonathan Humbert, John Bennett, David Depue | |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | Sean Clark drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Rice | Sean Clark steps in front of the Craig Chappell pass | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner travels with the ball | 61-71 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Craig Chappell, Gregg Moore, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (PG), John Bennett (SG), David Depue (SF), Joseph Broyles (PF), Edward Montgomery (C) Stephen Stoner, Sean Clark, Steven Williams, William Allen, Kristopher Duncan | |
| 01:25 | Rice | David Depue steals it from James Snow | 61-71 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert blows the layup | 61-71 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the board | 61-71 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses long on a shot from the left block | 61-71 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles grabs the board | 61-71 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | John Bennett connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jonathan Humbert | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | James Snow misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Humbert - foul #1 on Jonathan Humbert, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| 00:40 | Rice | James Snow misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:40 | Rice | James Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles loses the dribble to Robert Pearce | 62-73 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Gregory Freeman can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 62-73 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Raymond Burns gets the offensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 00:01 | Rice | James Snow clanks a 3 from the right corner | 62-73 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | David Depue snags the defensive board | 62-73 |