| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | James O'Neil inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman is hacked by Thomas Ferebee - foul #2 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 19:26 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-37 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Henry Gobin gets the rebound | 24-37 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 24-37 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | Amos Scott snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough is whistled for traveling | 24-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 18:56 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 24-37 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Michael Yarbrough, Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 18:08 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Robert Cook grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | William Huffman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Amos Scott | 24-39 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash snags the defensive board | 24-39 |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | Amos Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 17:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Kelly | 24-39 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Robert Kelly drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Charles Smith | 26-39 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the dunk attempt | 26-39 |
| 16:49 | East Carolina | Robert Cook can't tip it in | 26-39 |
| 16:47 | East Carolina | Amos Scott gets the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is hacked by Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) William Huffman, Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-39 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Harold Caraway gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Michael Rau picks off the pass by Charles Smith | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman loses the dribble to Harold Caraway | 26-39 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Robert Kelly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 26-39 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | Michael Rau snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman lays it in on a great pass from Michael Yarbrough | 26-41 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Charles Smith hits a 3 from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman is hacked by Henry Gobin - foul #4 on Henry Gobin, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Christopher Fanning (PF), Garf Zand (C) Christopher Wiseman, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning's pass is intercepted by Thomas Ferebee | 29-41 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Robert Kelly tips it back up and in | 31-41 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Garf Zand drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Yarbrough | 31-43 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Charles Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 13:24 | East Carolina | Amos Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Robert Kelly pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Gobin | 34-43 |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | James O'Neil comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Rumble - foul #2 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, Christopher Fanning, Garf Zand | |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | James O'Neil makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | James O'Neil misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 13:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Kelly | 34-44 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | James O'Neil grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-44 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James O'Neil | 34-44 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Rumble | 34-44 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Henry Gobin snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Charles Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble grabs the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Robert Kelly jams it and he's hacked by Christopher Wiseman - foul #2 on Christopher Wiseman, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Henry Gobin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Michael Yarbrough, Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 11:56 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Kelly (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Smith (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Garf Zand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Gobin (SF) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Christopher Fanning (PF) William Huffman, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 11:07 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 11:01 | East Carolina | Robert Cook lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Yarbrough | 37-46 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Charles Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | Robert Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Robert Cook loses the dribble to Thomas Ferebee | 37-46 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Charles Smith is whistled for a carry | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Yarbrough, Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Garf Zand | |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman clanks a runner from the left block | 37-46 |
| 09:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Henry Gobin | 37-46 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 40-46 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Rau | 40-48 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Harold Caraway | 43-48 |
| 08:45 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Rau | 43-50 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-50 |
| 08:14 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | James O'Neil makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Wiseman and he's fouled by Harold Caraway - foul #1 on Harold Caraway, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) William Huffman, Christopher Wiseman, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | James O'Neil makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Michael Yarbrough is called for the reach on Charles Smith - foul #2 on Michael Yarbrough, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF) James O'Neil, Christopher Fanning | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 24 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Rumble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garf Zand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Garf Zand - foul #2 on Garf Zand, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SG), Christopher Fanning (PF) Amos Scott, Garf Zand | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Michael Rau (PF) Michael Adams, Christopher Fanning | |
| 06:37 | Rice | Charles Smith misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Henry Gobin grabs the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Cook | 47-55 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 05:38 | Rice | The short jumper by Robert Kelly is denied by Garf Zand | 47-55 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Yarbrough, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF) James O'Neil, Garf Zand | |
| 05:04 | Rice | Michael Yarbrough steps in front of the Henry Gobin pass | 47-55 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 47-55 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Harold Caraway snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Christopher Wiseman steps in front of the Henry Gobin pass | 47-55 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega can't tip it in | 47-55 |
| 04:11 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning tips it back up and in | 47-57 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Charles Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 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 and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Fanning and he's hacked by Thomas Ferebee - foul #3 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Garf Zand (C) Michael Yarbrough, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman makes the free throw | 47-60 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 24 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Garf Zand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Henry Gobin loses the ball out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Michael Rau | |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Garf Zand can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-60 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Harold Caraway gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Henry Gobin misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-60 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Garf Zand | 47-60 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Harold Caraway - foul #2 on Harold Caraway, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SG), Christopher Fanning (PF) Amos Scott, Garf Zand | |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Robert Kelly gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the easy layup | 47-61 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mitchell Thrash | 47-61 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | William Huffman is hacked by Charles Smith - foul #3 on Charles Smith, team foul #8 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Garf Zand (C) Michael Adams, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | William Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | William Huffman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Robert Kelly is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Kelly, team foul #9 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash (C) Garf Zand | |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 01:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning grabs the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is hacked by Robert Kelly - foul #3 on Robert Kelly, team foul #10 | 47-62 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-64 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rumble - foul #3 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #11 | 47-64 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning misses the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Robert Kelly scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Henry Gobin | 49-65 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Robert Cook drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Huffman | 49-67 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Charles Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-67 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | William Huffman runs out the clock | 52-67 |