| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) C - Leigh Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) SG - Rolf Strzyzewski (fresh) SF - Mark Asuncion (fresh) PF - William Renz (fresh) C - David Knights (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gregory Bohon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses the dunk but the foul's on Shane Vollmer - foul #1 on Shane Vollmer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | William Renz grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Leigh Norman denies the turnaround by David Knights | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Leigh Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | David Knights grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | William Renz loses the dribble to Louie Kennedy | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Louie Kennedy lays it up and in | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | David Knights can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Matthew Hearn grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Keith Robinson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Louie Kennedy | 6-0 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer's pass is intercepted by Louie Kennedy in the backcourt | 6-0 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Keith Robinson lays it in set up by Louie Kennedy | 8-0 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | William Renz jams it on a great pass from Rolf Strzyzewski | 8-2 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Keith Robinson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | William Renz grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Keith Robinson is called for the reach on Rolf Strzyzewski - foul #1 on Keith Robinson, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | William Renz buries a runner from the left block | 8-4 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to David Knights | 8-4 |
| 17:30 | East Carolina | Rolf Strzyzewski hits a 3 from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 17:09 | Rice | William Renz takes the ball from Gregory Bohon | 8-7 |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | David Knights hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rolf Strzyzewski | 8-10 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Gregory Bohon can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 8-10 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Gregory Bohon hits the follow up shot | 10-10 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Rolf Strzyzewski is hacked by Matthew Hearn - foul #1 on Matthew Hearn, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory French (SG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), Jim Williams (PF), James Blaze (C) Keith Robinson, Louie Kennedy, Gregory Bohon, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (PG), Ricky Clark (SG), Kevin Stephens (SF), Claude Tone (PF), Tim Henry (C) Shane Vollmer, Rolf Strzyzewski, Mark Asuncion, William Renz, David Knights | |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Claude Tone connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Charles Gunderson and he's hacked by Jim Williams - foul #1 on Jim Williams, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Claude Tone makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) SG - Gregory French (fresh) SF - Ronald Fabiano (fresh) PF - Jim Williams (fresh) C - James Blaze (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Clark (fresh) SF - Kevin Stephens (fresh) PF - Claude Tone (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tim Henry (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Rice | James Blaze misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Tim Henry - foul #1 on Tim Henry, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| 15:55 | Rice | James Blaze misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:55 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 15:31 | Rice | James Blaze snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Claude Tone pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Gunderson and he's fouled by Ronald Fabiano - foul #1 on Ronald Fabiano, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), Jack Jaquez (C) Ronald Fabiano, James Blaze | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Jim Williams comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Jim Williams tips it in | 13-16 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson loses the dribble to Gregory Bohon | 13-16 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Gregory French lays it up and in set up by Gregory Bohon | 15-16 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | Claude Tone comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-16 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Jack Jaquez grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Gregory Bohon comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Stephens - foul #1 on Kevin Stephens, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF) Gregory French, Jack Jaquez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (PG), Rolf Strzyzewski (SG), Mark Asuncion (SF), William Renz (PF), Joseph Mitchell (C) Charles Gunderson, Ricky Clark, Kevin Stephens, Claude Tone, Tim Henry | |
| 13:49 | Rice | Gregory Bohon makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Gregory Bohon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Erik Brooks, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:26 | Rice | Gregory French travels in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Joseph Mitchell | 17-18 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Joseph Mitchell is called for the reach on Louie Kennedy - foul #1 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Gregory Bohon, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Knights (C) William Renz | |
| 12:38 | Rice | Leigh Norman is hacked by Mark Asuncion - foul #1 on Mark Asuncion, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF) Gregory French | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens (SF) Mark Asuncion | |
| 12:25 | Rice | Leigh Norman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory French (SG) Keith Robinson, Louie Kennedy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG) Pedro Perez | |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-18 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens tips it home | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) SG - Gregory French (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Bohon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Hearn (fairly fresh) C - Leigh Norman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) SG - Rolf Strzyzewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) C - David Knights (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Rice | Kevin Stephens is called for the reach on Erik Brooks - foul #2 on Kevin Stephens, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Gregory Bohon, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Tone (SF), William Renz (PF) Kevin Stephens, Joseph Mitchell | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Robinson | 20-20 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | Claude Tone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), James Blaze (PF), Leigh Norman (C) Gregory French, Matthew Hearn, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (PG), Ricky Clark (SG), Mark Asuncion (SF) Shane Vollmer, Rolf Strzyzewski, David Knights | |
| 10:57 | Rice | Leigh Norman misses the jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Leigh Norman pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Gregory Bohon hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 20-20 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Gregory Bohon snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Charles Gunderson is called for the reach on James Blaze - foul #1 on Charles Gunderson, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory French (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF) Keith Robinson, Louie Kennedy, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Henry (PF), Joseph Mitchell (C) William Renz, Claude Tone | |
| 10:35 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:35 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Jim Williams (C) Gregory French, James Blaze | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rolf Strzyzewski (SG) Charles Gunderson | |
| 10:11 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses the tip | 22-20 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion tips it home | 22-22 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Tim Henry takes the ball from Gregory Bohon | 22-22 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion is hacked by Gregory Bohon - foul #1 on Gregory Bohon, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Gregory French (SG), Jack Jaquez (PF), Leigh Norman (C) Erik Brooks, Louie Kennedy, Matthew Hearn, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Claude Tone (SF), William Renz (PF), David Knights (C) Ricky Clark, Mark Asuncion, Tim Henry, Joseph Mitchell | |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | William Renz is called for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Hearn (PF) Jack Jaquez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shane Vollmer - foul #2 on Shane Vollmer, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Jaquez (PF) Matthew Hearn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (PG) Shane Vollmer | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Rolf Strzyzewski misses badly on a floater from the right block | 24-22 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Jack Jaquez pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Keith Robinson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory French and he's hacked by David Knights - foul #1 on David Knights, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF) Gregory Bohon, Jack Jaquez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:48 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Louie Kennedy takes the ball from Rolf Strzyzewski | 27-22 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Keith Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory Bohon (SF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Gregory French, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell (SF) Claude Tone | |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-22 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Louie Kennedy grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Louie Kennedy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Louie Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 27-22 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Erik Brooks clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | David Knights snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) SG - Louie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gregory Bohon (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rolf Strzyzewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) PF - William Renz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Knights (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Matthew Hearn is called for the reach on William Renz - foul #2 on Matthew Hearn, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Gregory French (SG), Jack Jaquez (PF), Leigh Norman (C) Erik Brooks, Louie Kennedy, Matthew Hearn, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (SG), Mark Asuncion (SF), Claude Tone (PF), Tim Henry (C) Rolf Strzyzewski, Joseph Mitchell, William Renz, David Knights | |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Gregory Bohon makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Leigh Norman | 29-25 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Jack Jaquez blocks the short jumper by Mark Asuncion | 29-25 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Tim Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Tim Henry comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Leigh Norman - foul #1 on Leigh Norman, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), James Blaze (PF) Gregory Bohon, Jack Jaquez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (PG), Joseph Mitchell (C) Charles Gunderson, Claude Tone | |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Tim Henry makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Tim Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Leigh Norman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Tim Henry snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 05:42 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark loses the dribble to Louie Kennedy | 29-27 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Ricky Clark picks off the pass by Gregory French | 29-27 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Louie Kennedy is called for the reach on Ricky Clark - foul #1 on Louie Kennedy, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory Bohon (SF), Jim Williams (PF) Keith Robinson, Gregory French, James Blaze | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rolf Strzyzewski (SG), William Renz (PF), David Knights (C) Pedro Perez, Tim Henry, Joseph Mitchell | |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Gregory Bohon buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 31-29 |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion misses short on a runner near the basket | 31-29 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Jim Williams hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Leigh Norman | 33-29 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Erik Brooks is hacked by Ricky Clark - foul #1 on Ricky Clark, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Jack Jaquez (PF) Louie Kennedy, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (PG), Claude Tone (SF) Ricky Clark, Mark Asuncion | |
| 04:04 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | William Renz misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jack Jaquez - foul #1 on Jack Jaquez, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Matthew Hearn (PF), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Jack Jaquez, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Kevin Stephens (SF) Charles Gunderson, Claude Tone | |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | William Renz misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | William Renz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 35-32 |
| 03:25 | East Carolina | David Knights gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Bohon (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Blaze (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) SG - Rolf Strzyzewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Renz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Knights (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer buries a jump hook from close range set up by Rolf Strzyzewski | 35-34 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Blaze | 38-34 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by William Renz | 38-37 |
| 02:32 | Rice | James Blaze comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Shane Vollmer - foul #3 on Shane Vollmer, team foul #11 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG) Gregory Bohon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (PG), Claude Tone (PF), Tim Henry (C) Shane Vollmer, William Renz, David Knights | |
| 02:32 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 02:32 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 02:15 | East Carolina | Kevin Stephens misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Tim Henry pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Rolf Strzyzewski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Claude Tone | 40-39 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Gregory French takes the ball from Kevin Stephens | 40-39 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Louie Kennedy blows the layup | 40-39 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Claude Tone | 40-39 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson is hacked by Keith Robinson - foul #2 on Keith Robinson, team foul #10 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory Bohon (SF), Leigh Norman (C) Keith Robinson, Gregory French, James Blaze | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (SG), Mark Asuncion (SF) Rolf Strzyzewski, Kevin Stephens | |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Matthew Hearn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark's pass is intercepted by Leigh Norman | 42-40 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Matthew Hearn makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Erik Brooks | 45-40 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Mark Asuncion banks in the layup | 45-42 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Gregory Bohon lays it in on a nice dish by Erik Brooks | 47-42 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Claude Tone buries a floater from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses short on a fullcourt shot | 47-44 |