| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Harold Barnes inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:52 | Rice | Donald Bryner steals the ball from Clay Farnham | 41-35 |
| 19:37 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Tyler and the foul's on Casey Simpson - foul #1 on Casey Simpson, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 19:37 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Harold Barnes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Kristopher Mire tips it in | 43-38 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner travels with the ball | 43-38 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Clay Farnham connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Donald Bryner - foul #2 on Donald Bryner, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Clay Farnham pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the easy layup | 46-38 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Bryner | 46-38 |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga comes up short on the shot near the basket | 46-38 |
| 17:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Harold Barnes | 46-38 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Clay Farnham connects on the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Ted Scoggins - foul #1 on Ted Scoggins, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG), Stephen Kile (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) John Smith, Harold Barnes, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mota (C) Donald Bryner | |
| 17:51 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Emerson Edwards | 49-41 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-41 |
| 17:11 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Mire - foul #1 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Driskell (SG), Philip Crenshaw (C) Kristopher Mire, Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (SG), James Cureton (SF), Lawrence Brown (C) Emerson Edwards, Doyle Noga, Ted Scoggins | |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | James Mota tips it back up and in | 49-43 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw banks in the layup on a great pass from Ron McCasland and he's fouled by Lawrence Brown - foul #3 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Harold Barnes (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Ron McCasland, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ira Forte (PF) Lawrence Brown | |
| 16:32 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | Ira Forte clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 52-43 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson grabs the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 15:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Casey Simpson | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Driskell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Cureton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ira Forte (fresh) C - James Mota (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Steven Tyler takes the ball from Philip Crenshaw | 52-43 |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Cureton | 52-46 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 15:16 | East Carolina | James Mota gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | James Cureton's floater is tipped away by Charles Driskell | 52-46 |
| 15:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Driskell | 52-46 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Charles Driskell connects on the jumper from the right block | 54-46 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Steven Tyler | 54-49 |
| 14:26 | Rice | John Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Casey Simpson | 57-49 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Ira Forte connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Tyler | 57-51 |
| 13:51 | Rice | A charge is called on Charles Driskell - foul #1 on Charles Driskell, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), Stephen Kile (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) John Smith, Charles Driskell, Harold Barnes, Philip Crenshaw, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Claude Griffin (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Steven Tyler, Kevin Anderson, James Cureton, Ira Forte, James Mota | |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards's pass is intercepted by Ron McCasland in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Stephen Kile hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Clay Farnham gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Ron McCasland double dribbles | 57-51 |
| 13:06 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Claude Griffin | 57-53 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-53 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham can't tip it in | 57-53 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner buries a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Clay Farnham - foul #3 on Clay Farnham, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner misses the free throw | 57-55 |
| 12:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen Kile | 57-55 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Stephen Kile is hacked by Doyle Noga - foul #1 on Doyle Noga, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Calderwood (PG) Ron McCasland | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Lawrence Brown (C) Emerson Edwards, Donald Bryner | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Calderwood (fresh) SG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Brandon Calderwood misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Tyler - foul #2 on Steven Tyler, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Matt Sealey (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Philip Crenshaw (C) Kristopher Mire, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Brandon Calderwood makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Brandon Calderwood makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 11:21 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Clay Farnham snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Clay Farnham scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 61-55 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), Casey Simpson (C) Brandon Calderwood, Harold Barnes, Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG), James Cureton (SF), James Mota (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Claude Griffin, Doyle Noga, Ted Scoggins, Lawrence Brown | |
| 10:24 | Rice | John Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Mota | 61-55 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Kristopher Mire - foul #2 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (SF), Stanley Cunningham (PF) Matt Sealey, Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Stephen Kile comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-57 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the tip | 61-57 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler is hacked by Kristopher Mire in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner blows the layup | 61-57 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Stephen Kile pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kristopher Mire | 63-57 |
| 09:04 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Emerson Edwards | 63-59 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Kristopher Mire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Driskell (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Philip Crenshaw (C) Kristopher Mire, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Steven Tyler, James Cureton, James Mota, Donald Bryner | |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin double dribbles | 63-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:00 | Rice | Charles Driskell is fouled on the floor by Claude Griffin - foul #4 on Claude Griffin, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (PG) Emerson Edwards | |
| 07:53 | Rice | Harold Barnes drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Driskell | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Driskell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Philip Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ron McCasland - foul #1 on Ron McCasland, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG) Kevin Anderson | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-61 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw tips it back up and in | 67-61 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ted Scoggins | 67-64 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Charles Driskell can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Claude Griffin - foul #5 on Claude Griffin, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Ron McCasland, Clay Farnham, Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG), James Mota (C) Claude Griffin, Lawrence Brown | |
| 06:46 | Rice | Charles Driskell misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Charles Driskell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), Casey Simpson (C) Charles Driskell, Harold Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Bryner (C) James Mota | |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the floater from close range | 68-64 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Stanley Cunningham - foul #3 on Stanley Cunningham, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SF), James Mota (PF) Doyle Noga, Ted Scoggins | |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Casey Simpson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Emerson Edwards - foul #2 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF) Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:28 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Emerson Edwards | 68-66 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Casey Simpson knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Kile | 70-66 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards scores on a floater from the right block | 70-68 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Clay Farnham hits the finger roll | 72-68 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG), Charles Driskell (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) John Smith, Kristopher Mire, Stephen Kile, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (PG), Doyle Noga (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF) Steven Tyler, Emerson Edwards, James Mota | |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ron McCasland | 75-69 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-69 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins gets the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Driskell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Cureton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Bryner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 75-69 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Clay Farnham snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Harold Barnes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-69 |
| 02:56 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins grabs the defensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 02:56 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), Casey Simpson (C) Ron McCasland, Charles Driskell, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Emerson Edwards (SG), James Mota (C) Kevin Anderson, James Cureton, Donald Bryner | |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-69 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Casey Simpson pulls down the rebound | 75-69 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Casey Simpson blows the layup | 75-69 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins gets the rebound | 75-69 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-69 |
| 01:53 | Rice | John Smith gets the rebound | 75-69 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Harold Barnes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 75-69 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Harold Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Kristopher Mire comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 75-69 |
| 01:22 | Rice | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Casey Simpson loses the dribble to James Mota | 75-69 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Bryner (C) James Mota | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is fouled in the backcourt by Emerson Edwards - foul #3 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Calderwood (PG), Philip Crenshaw (C) John Smith, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-69 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins grabs the offensive board | 77-69 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Brandon Calderwood steals it from Emerson Edwards | 77-69 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Brandon Calderwood lays it in | 79-69 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Doyle Noga | 79-71 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Brandon Calderwood is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Tyler - foul #3 on Steven Tyler, team foul #10 | 79-71 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Brandon Calderwood misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Brandon Calderwood makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Tyler | 80-74 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is fouled in the backcourt by Emerson Edwards - foul #4 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #11 | 80-74 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-74 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Scoggins | 82-74 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Tyler | 82-77 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-77 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Clay Farnham is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Tyler - foul #4 on Steven Tyler, team foul #12 | 82-77 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner grabs the defensive rebound | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 83-77 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga gets the offensive rebound | 83-77 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Tyler | 83-80 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Casey Simpson (C) Brandon Calderwood, Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is fouled in the backcourt by Emerson Edwards - foul #5 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #13 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (SG) Emerson Edwards | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson clanks a halfcourt shot | 85-80 |