| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 7 pts. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Gene Reid inbounds the ball | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | East Carolina | William Adams's dunk attempt is rejected by Conrad Snow | 45-34 |
| 19:36 | Rice | James Stamps gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:21 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Donald Price is blocked by William Adams | 45-34 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Gene Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | Clint White is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Clint White, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Clint White, Morris Arthur, William Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:02 | Rice | James Stamps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Morris Arthur (SF) Gene Reid | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur lays it up and in and the foul's on Conrad Snow - foul #2 on Conrad Snow, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Adams (C) Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Charles Helle is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Helle, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF), Dustin Vandeberg (PF) Morris Arthur, Lyle Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Gene Reid can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-34 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg gets the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | William Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF) Michael Quintanilla, William Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:02 | Rice | Donald Price buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Conrad Snow grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 17:25 | Rice | James Stamps drills a shot from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Murrell | 50-39 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the turnaround from the left block | 50-41 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-41 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Charles Helle snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Charles Helle hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Stamps and he's fouled by Harold Murrell - foul #2 on Harold Murrell, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Morris Arthur (SF), William Adams (C) Julian Bartell, Gene Reid, Lyle Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (SG), Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) James Stamps, Donald Price, Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| 16:32 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur banks in the layup set up by Harold Murrell | 52-44 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Dustin Vandeberg blocks the short jumper by Rufus Keane | 52-44 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Stephen Sholar tips it home | 52-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harold Murrell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Vandeberg (fairly fresh) C - William Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rufus Keane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Doty (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | Tony Doty denies the turnaround by Morris Arthur | 52-46 |
| 15:49 | Rice | David Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Charles Helle buries a 3 from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | William Adams misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Tony Doty - foul #2 on Tony Doty, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Gene Reid (SF) Harold Murrell, Michael Quintanilla, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG) Charles Helle | |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | William Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Clint White drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Adams | 57-49 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is hacked by Michael Moulder - foul #4 on Michael Moulder, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Dustin Vandeberg (PF) Michael Moulder, Gene Reid | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Richard Petrus (PF) Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar | |
| 14:52 | Rice | James Stamps connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Rufus Keane | 57-52 |
| 14:45 | East Carolina | William Adams drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Clint White | 59-52 |
| 14:25 | Rice | James Stamps makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Richard Petrus | 59-54 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Clint White hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Quintanilla | 62-54 |
| 13:53 | Rice | William Adams takes the ball from David Bell | 62-54 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Clint White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Francis Dull (PF) Michael Quintanilla, Morris Arthur, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Rufus Keane, Tony Doty, Richard Petrus, David Bell | |
| 13:08 | Rice | James Stamps can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Stephen Sholar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Gene Reid clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 62-54 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | William Adams tips it in | 64-54 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-54 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Clint White can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | Gene Reid hits the follow up shot | 66-54 |
| 12:08 | Rice | James Stamps is called for traveling | 66-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Morris Arthur (PF) Julian Bartell, Francis Dull | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), Richard Petrus (PF) Patrick Howell, James Stamps, Stephen Sholar | |
| 11:56 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clint White | 68-54 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Adams (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 9 pts. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Charles Helle connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Donald Price | 68-56 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Clint White can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the tip | 68-56 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Gene Reid gets the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Clint White and he's hacked by Charles Helle - foul #2 on Charles Helle, team foul #4 | 70-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Morris Arthur, William Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (SG), Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (C) Wendell Hamlin, Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the free throw | 71-56 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Charles Helle is fouled on the floor by Lyle Ryan - foul #2 on Lyle Ryan, team foul #4 | 71-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG) Michael Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG) Tony Doty | |
| 10:22 | Rice | James Stamps can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Richard Petrus snags the offensive board | 71-56 |
| 10:14 | Rice | James Stamps's floater is knocked away by Gene Reid | 71-56 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Clint White loses the dribble to Charles Helle in the backcourt | 71-56 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Gene Reid pulls down the rebound | 71-56 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Gene Reid hits the finger roll set up by Clint White | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:37 | Rice | Rufus Keane comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-56 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan snags the defensive board | 73-56 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | James Stamps steals the ball from Julian Bartell | 73-56 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Richard Petrus lays it in on a great pass from James Stamps | 73-58 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Clint White makes the 3 from straight away | 76-58 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Rufus Keane comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Dustin Vandeberg - foul #2 on Dustin Vandeberg, team foul #5 | 76-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), William Adams (C) Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Charles Helle, Richard Petrus, David Bell | |
| 08:58 | Rice | Rufus Keane makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Rufus Keane makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Conrad Snow is called for the reach on William Adams - foul #3 on Conrad Snow, team foul #5 | 76-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG) Rufus Keane | |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | Stephen Sholar steps in front of the William Adams pass | 76-60 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Conrad Snow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-60 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | William Adams grabs the board | 76-60 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is whistled for traveling | 76-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG) James Stamps | |
| 07:47 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is whistled for a carry | 76-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF) Michael Quintanilla, Gene Reid | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (tiring) 23 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Moulder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyle Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Adams (fresh) 19 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Patrick Howell (fresh) SG - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | William Adams travels with the ball | 76-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Francis Dull (PF) Lyle Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Conrad Snow's fadeaway is rejected by William Adams | 76-60 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | William Adams snags the defensive board | 76-60 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the fadeaway in the lane | 76-60 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Donald Price grabs the board | 76-60 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Conrad Snow can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 76-60 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Stephen Sholar pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 76-60 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Conrad Snow can't tip it in | 76-60 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Francis Dull grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-60 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur tips it home | 78-60 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Stephen Sholar's floater is tipped away by William Adams | 78-60 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Adams | 78-60 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | William Adams can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Conrad Snow - foul #4 on Conrad Snow, team foul #6 | 78-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF), Dustin Vandeberg (PF) Morris Arthur, Francis Dull | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), James Stamps (SG), Rufus Keane (SF), Richard Petrus (PF), David Bell (C) Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Donald Price, Stephen Sholar, Conrad Snow | |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Charles Helle misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 80-60 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | William Adams grabs the board | 80-60 |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Clint White is blocked by David Bell | 80-60 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Richard Petrus snags the defensive board | 80-60 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Clint White is called for the reach on Charles Helle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clint White, team foul #6 | 80-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Lyle Ryan (PF) Clint White, William Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:09 | Rice | James Stamps drills a jumper from the right side set up by Rufus Keane | 80-62 |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Gene Reid buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Moulder | 82-62 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Richard Petrus's fadeaway is rejected by Gene Reid | 82-62 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg grabs the defensive rebound | 82-62 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder misses long on a 3 from straight away | 82-62 |
| 04:27 | Rice | James Stamps grabs the board | 82-62 |
| 04:17 | Rice | David Bell hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 82-64 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Richard Petrus - foul #1 on Richard Petrus, team foul #7 | 82-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Morris Arthur (PF), William Adams (C) Harold Murrell, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (C) Rufus Keane, David Bell | |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 1st free throw | 83-64 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 83-64 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the defensive rebound | 83-64 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Stephen Sholar knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Helle | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Gene Reid connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Morris Arthur | 86-66 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (tiring) 23 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Moulder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gene Reid (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - William Adams (fresh) 21 pts. 16 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rice | James Stamps is hacked by Michael Moulder - foul #5 on Michael Moulder, team foul #7 | 86-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG), Julian Bartell (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Clint White, Michael Moulder, Gene Reid, Morris Arthur, William Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Donald Price, Richard Petrus | |
| 03:21 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 86-67 |
| 03:21 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 86-68 |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Lyle Ryan | 88-68 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 88-68 |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan grabs the board | 88-68 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Howell - foul #1 on Patrick Howell, team foul #8 | 88-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg (PF) Lyle Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | David Bell (PF) James Stamps | |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses the 1st free throw | 88-68 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses the 2nd free throw | 88-68 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the board | 88-68 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Harold Murrell - foul #3 on Harold Murrell, team foul #8 | 88-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG) Patrick Howell | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the free throw | 88-71 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Wendell Hamlin - foul #2 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #9 | 88-71 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell makes the 1st free throw | 89-71 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell makes the 2nd free throw | 90-71 |
| 01:51 | Rice | David Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 90-71 |
| 01:49 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Wendell Hamlin | 90-71 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin's floater is tipped away by Kevin Kays | 90-71 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the offensive rebound | 90-71 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 90-74 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg is hacked by David Bell - foul #3 on David Bell, team foul #10 | 90-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan (PF) Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg makes the 1st free throw | 91-74 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg makes the 2nd free throw | 92-74 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Stephen Sholar can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Lyle Ryan - foul #3 on Lyle Ryan, team foul #9 | 92-74 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 92-75 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses the 2nd free throw | 92-75 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg gets the rebound | 92-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Wendell Hamlin picks off the pass by Lyle Ryan | 92-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin double dribbles | 92-75 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell runs out the clock | 92-75 |