| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alden Bussell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Parton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Johnston (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Edward Parton inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Michael Jones steals it from Bryan Johnston | 36-33 |
| 19:21 | Rice | The jumper by Michael Jones is denied by Edward Parton | 36-33 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Sidney Rearick grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Albert Horton knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Alden Bussell is hacked by Albert Horton - foul #2 on Albert Horton, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Sidney Rearick swats the shot by Richard Millan | 39-33 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Edward Parton gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey banks in the layup on a great pass from Bryan Johnston | 39-35 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Sidney Rearick can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-35 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kyle Harvey | 39-35 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Richard Millan hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kyle Harvey | 39-37 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Sidney Rearick scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Albert Horton steals it from Edward Parton | 42-37 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Leonard Puig lays it in set up by Albert Horton | 44-37 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | James Spurgeon is called for the reach on Alden Bussell - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), Daryl Queener (SG), William Chilton (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Harvey Oliver (C) Richard Millan, Alden Bussell, Edward Parton, Kyle Harvey, Bryan Johnston | |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | Harvey Oliver makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Rhine and he's hacked by Leonard Puig - foul #2 on Leonard Puig, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | Harvey Oliver misses the free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Arthur Dean pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Leonard Puig tips it home | 46-39 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | William Chilton hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Rhine | 46-41 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Michael Taylor picks off the pass by Wayne Woolsey | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Rhine (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Daryl Queener (fresh) 2 reb. SF - William Chilton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harvey Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | James Rhine connects on the turnaround in the paint | 46-43 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Arthur Dean scores on a turnaround in the lane | 48-43 |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | James Rhine scores on a floater from the left side set up by Michael Taylor and he's fouled by Wayne Woolsey - foul #1 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alden Bussell (SG), Edward Parton (SF), Kyle Harvey (PF), Bryan Johnston (C) Daryl Queener, William Chilton, Harvey Oliver, Michael Taylor | |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | James Rhine misses the free throw | 48-45 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Albert Horton's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Parton | 48-45 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Edward Parton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sidney Rearick - foul #2 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG) James Rhine | |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Edward Parton makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Edward Parton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Albert Horton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-47 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Sidney Rearick can't tip it in | 48-47 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Edward Parton is fouled on the floor by James Spurgeon - foul #2 on James Spurgeon, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Alden Bussell is fouled on the floor by Albert Horton - foul #3 on Albert Horton, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Alden Bussell makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Alden Bussell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Charles Miles is hacked by Bryan Johnston - foul #2 on Bryan Johnston, team foul #1 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG) Charles Miles, Albert Horton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:25 | Rice | James Spurgeon drills a driving attempt in the paint | 50-49 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Richard Millan is fouled on the floor by Leonard Puig - foul #3 on Leonard Puig, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (C) Charles Tabarez, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Richard Millan misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey is whistled for a carry | 50-49 |
| 12:31 | Rice | James Spurgeon is fouled on the floor by Richard Millan - foul #2 on Richard Millan, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Taylor (PF), Harvey Oliver (C) Kyle Harvey, Bryan Johnston | |
| 12:18 | Rice | Sidney Rearick drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Albert Horton | 52-49 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Edward Parton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:48 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 52-49 |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | Edward Parton grabs the board | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alden Bussell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Parton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Harvey Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Edward Parton double dribbles | 52-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (PF), Michael Jones (C) Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), Daryl Queener (SG), William Chilton (SF) Richard Millan, Alden Bussell, Edward Parton | |
| 11:14 | Rice | Harvey Oliver denies the turnaround by Michael Jones | 52-49 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Daryl Queener pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | William Chilton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Rhine | 52-52 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Michael Jones is called for traveling | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG) Leonard Puig, Albert Horton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey (PF), Bryan Johnston (C) William Chilton, Harvey Oliver | |
| 10:42 | East Carolina | Daryl Queener misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor grabs the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 10:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arthur Dean | 52-52 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Richard Bass clanks a jumper from close range | 52-52 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 52-52 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | James Rhine connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 52-54 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Kyle Harvey steals it from Michael Jones | 52-54 |
| 09:36 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey misses short on a floater from the left block | 52-54 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Charles Tabarez misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | James Rhine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Tabarez, Richard Bass, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Alden Bussell (SG), Edward Parton (SF) James Rhine, Daryl Queener, Michael Taylor | |
| 08:49 | Rice | James Spurgeon connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 54-54 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Alden Bussell comes up short on the floater from the right side | 54-54 |
| 08:29 | Rice | James Spurgeon gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:13 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Millan - foul #3 on Richard Millan, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Oliver (PF), Danny Silverman (C) Kyle Harvey, Bryan Johnston | |
| 08:13 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:13 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Danny Silverman misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by William Barnes - foul #2 on William Barnes, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jones (C) William Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Danny Silverman misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Danny Silverman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alden Bussell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Parton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harvey Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Danny Silverman (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Rice | James Spurgeon loses the dribble to Richard Millan | 56-54 |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Alden Bussell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Millan | 56-56 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Leonard Puig drills a 3 from straight away | 59-56 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Richard Millan is hacked by Leonard Puig - foul #4 on Leonard Puig, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG) Albert Horton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Taylor (PF) Danny Silverman | |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Richard Millan makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Richard Millan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Sidney Rearick scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 62-58 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Richard Millan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Leonard Puig is hacked by Richard Millan - foul #4 on Richard Millan, team foul #4 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Wayne Woolsey, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), Daryl Queener (SG), Kyle Harvey (PF), Bryan Johnston (C) Richard Millan, Alden Bussell, Edward Parton, Harvey Oliver | |
| 05:39 | Rice | Daryl Queener picks off the pass by Arthur Dean | 62-58 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Arthur Dean takes the ball from Bryan Johnston | 62-58 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Richard Bass comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Daryl Queener grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:53 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Taylor | 62-60 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bryan Johnston - foul #3 on Bryan Johnston, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alden Bussell (SG), Edward Parton (SF) Daryl Queener, Michael Taylor | |
| 04:46 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston double dribbles | 63-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG) Leonard Puig, Albert Horton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG) James Rhine | |
| 04:12 | Rice | Edward Parton steps in front of the Charles Tabarez pass | 63-60 |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Richard Millan's pass is intercepted by Wayne Woolsey | 63-60 |
| 03:35 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Bass | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alden Bussell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Parton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kyle Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Bryan Johnston (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey can't finish the layup | 66-60 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Edward Parton gets the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Edward Parton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 02:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Bass | 66-60 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Tabarez, Richard Bass | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Albert Horton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-60 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Edward Parton misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 02:23 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits a runner from the left block | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Richard Millan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Spurgeon - foul #3 on James Spurgeon, team foul #11 | 68-60 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Richard Millan misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Richard Millan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Albert Horton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-61 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bryan Johnston | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Richard Millan misses long on a floater near the basket | 68-61 |
| 01:50 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Sidney Rearick comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 01:43 | Rice | James Spurgeon tips it back up and in | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Albert Horton - foul #4 on Albert Horton, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Sidney Rearick makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 73-63 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Parton | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:00 | Rice | Michael Jones knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Alden Bussell lays it in set up by Edward Parton | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | Leonard Puig is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Millan - foul #5 on Richard Millan, team foul #6 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (C) Albert Horton, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG) Richard Millan | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Leonard Puig is hacked by James Rhine - foul #1 on James Rhine, team foul #7 | 76-68 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), William Barnes (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Queener (SG), William Chilton (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Harvey Oliver (C) Alden Bussell, Edward Parton, Kyle Harvey, Bryan Johnston | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Daryl Queener is called for the reach on Wayne Woolsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daryl Queener, team foul #8 | 78-68 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Daryl Queener knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Rice | William Barnes is fouled on the floor by William Chilton - foul #3 on William Chilton, team foul #9 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG) Charles Miles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:10 | Rice | William Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:10 | Rice | William Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Rhine | 82-73 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Tabarez, Richard Bass, William Barnes, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alden Bussell (SG), Edward Parton (SF), Kyle Harvey (PF), Bryan Johnston (C) Daryl Queener, William Chilton, Michael Taylor, Harvey Oliver | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Leonard Puig runs out the clock | 82-73 |