| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Jasso (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Bartell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Vandeberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Bell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Gene Reid inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Gene Reid connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Jasso | 43-36 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Charles Helle connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gabriel McLelland | 43-39 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | David Bell steps in front of the Gene Reid pass | 43-39 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Sholar - foul #3 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), James Norris (SG), Kevin Kays (C) Richard Jasso, Julian Bartell, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:26 | Rice | David Bell connects on the shot from the right block set up by Charles Helle and the foul's on Kevin Kays - foul #2 on Kevin Kays, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan (PF) Gene Reid | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:26 | Rice | David Bell makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | James Norris is hacked by Wendell Hamlin - foul #1 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Francis Dull (PF) Lyle Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Kays | 47-42 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Donald Price is whistled for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan (PF), Peter Evans (C) Francis Dull, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG), Tony Doty (C) Gabriel McLelland, David Bell | |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 47-42 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Lyle Ryan | 47-42 |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Donald Price is called for the reach on Lyle Ryan - foul #2 on Donald Price, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Kevin Kays (C) Harold Murrell, Lyle Ryan, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SG), Federico Russo (SF) Charles Helle, Donald Price | |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Aaron Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Aaron Harris is fouled on the floor by Kevin Kays - foul #3 on Kevin Kays, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Richard Jasso, James Norris, Morris Arthur, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), David Bell (C) Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin | |
| 15:55 | Rice | Aaron Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Morris Arthur (SF), Francis Dull (PF) Gene Reid, Lyle Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Aaron Harris, Federico Russo, Tony Doty | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harold Murrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julian Bartell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Morris Arthur (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Francis Dull (fresh) C - Dustin Vandeberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - David Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Helle - foul #1 on Charles Helle, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Kevin Kays (C) Harold Murrell, Francis Dull, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 15:43 | Rice | David Bell pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Donald Price can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 15:29 | Rice | David Bell tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | Gabriel McLelland steps in front of the Richard Jasso pass in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Stephen Sholar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Peter Evans (C) Richard Jasso, Julian Bartell, Morris Arthur, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:02 | East Carolina | Peter Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), James Norris (SG), Morris Arthur (SF), Francis Dull (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Harold Murrell, Michael Quintanilla, Gene Reid, Lyle Ryan, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:52 | Rice | Donald Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF) James Norris, Francis Dull | |
| Subs | Rice | Conrad Snow (C) David Bell | |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Jasso | 50-44 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Richard Jasso is called for the reach on Charles Helle - foul #2 on Richard Jasso, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), James Norris (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Francis Dull (PF), Peter Evans (C) Richard Jasso, Julian Bartell, Morris Arthur, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF) Gabriel McLelland, Donald Price | |
| 14:10 | Rice | Aaron Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), Morris Arthur (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Harold Murrell, Francis Dull, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SG) Charles Helle | |
| 13:50 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Sholar - foul #4 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) James Norris, Gene Reid, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (C) Stephen Sholar | |
| 13:50 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 13:50 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Wendell Hamlin picks off the pass by Morris Arthur | 52-46 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 12:51 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Conrad Snow | 52-46 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla misses badly on a shot from the right side | 52-46 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Patrick Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Aaron Harris's floater is tipped away by Dustin Vandeberg | 52-46 |
| 12:08 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Morris Arthur | 54-46 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Lyle Ryan is called for the reach on Conrad Snow - foul #2 on Lyle Ryan, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Francis Dull (PF), Peter Evans (C) Richard Jasso, Michael Quintanilla, Morris Arthur, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Donald Price (SF), David Bell (C) Aaron Harris, Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Conrad Snow | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harold Murrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julian Bartell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Francis Dull (fresh) C - Peter Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tony Doty (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland buries a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Julian Bartell - foul #1 on Julian Bartell, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Norris (SG) Julian Bartell | |
| Subs | Rice | Conrad Snow (PF) Tony Doty | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Conrad Snow steals it from Gene Reid | 54-49 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 10:52 | East Carolina | Gene Reid pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | Gene Reid can't finish the layup | 54-49 |
| 10:45 | Rice | David Bell pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Charles Helle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 10:32 | Rice | David Bell can't tip it in | 54-49 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), Kevin Kays (C) James Norris, Francis Dull, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:09 | Rice | Donald Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Morris Arthur | 54-49 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gabriel McLelland - foul #2 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG) Harold Murrell | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (PF) Conrad Snow | |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:39 | Rice | David Bell can't finish the layup | 55-49 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Charles Helle tips it home | 55-51 |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | Gene Reid hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-51 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Bartell | 55-51 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays loses the ball out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), James Norris (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Richard Jasso, Julian Bartell, Morris Arthur, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Federico Russo (SF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Donald Price, David Bell | |
| 08:52 | Rice | Federico Russo misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | James Norris snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 08:47 | East Carolina | Gene Reid can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Federico Russo - foul #2 on Federico Russo, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), Peter Evans (C) James Norris, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | David Bell (C) Wendell Hamlin | |
| 08:47 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:47 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Federico Russo blows the layup but the foul's on Gene Reid - foul #1 on Gene Reid, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), James Norris (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Michael Quintanilla, Julian Bartell, Gene Reid, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:21 | Rice | Federico Russo makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Federico Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan blows the layup | 57-53 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur is denied on a layup by Tony Doty | 57-53 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harold Murrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Arthur (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lyle Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Vandeberg (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Patrick Howell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Federico Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Doty (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dustin Vandeberg | 59-53 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Federico Russo drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Aaron Harris | 59-55 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg is fouled on the floor by Federico Russo - foul #3 on Federico Russo, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Francis Dull (PF) Harold Murrell, James Norris, Morris Arthur, Lyle Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Aaron Harris, Patrick Howell, Federico Russo, Tony Doty, David Bell | |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen Sholar | 60-55 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Gene Reid steals the ball from Gabriel McLelland | 60-55 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Gene Reid can't finish the layup | 60-55 |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg tips it in | 62-55 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the dunk | 62-55 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Francis Dull | 62-55 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso is fouled on the floor by Charles Helle - foul #2 on Charles Helle, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Morris Arthur (PF), Peter Evans (C) Francis Dull, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland blows the layup | 64-55 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Gene Reid grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Jasso | 66-55 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Conrad Snow is denied on a layup by Gene Reid | 66-55 |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Peter Evans | 66-55 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Gene Reid can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-55 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Conrad Snow gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 04:44 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 66-55 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Gabriel McLelland | 66-58 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Stephen Sholar steals the ball from Julian Bartell | 66-58 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Stephen Sholar's fadeaway is rejected by Gene Reid | 66-58 |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is fouled on the floor by Gabriel McLelland - foul #3 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), James Norris (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Richard Jasso, Julian Bartell, Morris Arthur, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Tony Doty (PF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Donald Price, Stephen Sholar, Conrad Snow | |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lyle Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Kays (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Howell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Doty (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is fouled on the floor by Gene Reid - foul #2 on Gene Reid, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Morris Arthur (SF) Gene Reid | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg (C) Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Aaron Harris, Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Charles Helle can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 71-59 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the tip | 71-59 |
| 02:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gabriel McLelland | 71-59 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Price | 71-61 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Stephen Sholar gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 01:57 | Rice | David Bell hits the follow up shot | 71-63 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur makes the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Stephen Sholar - foul #5 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #11 | 73-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Evans (C) Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Conrad Snow (PF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Donald Price, Stephen Sholar, David Bell | |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur makes the free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Patrick Howell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-63 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Tony Doty tips it in | 74-65 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 74-65 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Aaron Harris grabs the board | 74-65 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Michael Quintanilla, James Norris, Lyle Ryan, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Donald Price (SF), David Bell (C) Aaron Harris, Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| 01:16 | Rice | Morris Arthur swats the layup by Conrad Snow | 74-65 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg gets the rebound | 74-65 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Charles Helle grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Conrad Snow buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Gene Reid - foul #3 on Gene Reid, team foul #8 | 74-67 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses the free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:01 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to David Bell | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Donald Price misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 00:35 | Rice | David Bell gets the offensive rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 00:30 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel McLelland | 74-67 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Dustin Vandeberg is called for the reach on Gabriel McLelland - foul #2 on Dustin Vandeberg, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur grabs the defensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Charles Helle is called for the reach on Morris Arthur in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Helle, team foul #12 | 74-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), Peter Evans (C) Richard Jasso, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Conrad Snow pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Charles Helle buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gabriel McLelland | 74-71 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla is hacked by Charles Helle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Helle, team foul #13 | 74-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg (C) Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the 3 from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur is hacked by Gabriel McLelland in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #14 | 76-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Evans (C) Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Charles Helle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-71 |
| 00:01 | Rice | David Bell gets the offensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 78-71 |