| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fresh) SG - Rob Hobart (fresh) SF - Ray Clark (fresh) PF - Dale Chewning (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Samuel League (fresh) SG - Bryant Belote (fresh) SF - Billy Hall (fresh) PF - Rodney Donald (fresh) C - William Shah (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Rice | Rob Hobart is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Ray Clark is hacked by Samuel League - foul #1 on Samuel League, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Rice | William Shah takes the ball from Joseph Venne | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | East Carolina | William Shah clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Billy Hall gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Billy Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Rodney Donald gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Billy Hall clanks a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Dale Chewning's pass is intercepted by Billy Hall | 0-0 |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SG), Joshua Breece (SF), David Aragon (PF), Billy Hund (C) Rob Hobart, Ray Clark, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:00 | Rice | James Luc misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | William Shah gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Billy Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 16:53 | Rice | James Luc pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Joshua Breece misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 16:37 | Rice | James Luc snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 16:20 | Rice | William Shah denies the turnaround by David Aragon | 0-0 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Rodney Donald grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Samuel League's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG) Jacob Oram | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (SG), Kenneth Clark (SF), Nathan Warner (PF) Bryant Belote, Billy Hall, Rodney Donald | |
| 16:03 | Rice | Ray Clark buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Luc and the foul's on Justin Flint - foul #1 on Justin Flint, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG) Joshua Breece | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim (SG) Samuel League | |
| 16:03 | Rice | Ray Clark makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ray Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rob Hobart (fresh) SF - James Luc (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Aragon (fresh) C - Billy Hund (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Justin Flint (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Swaim (fresh) SF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) PF - Nathan Warner (fresh) C - William Shah (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Justin Flint is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Rob Hobart snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 15:15 | Rice | James Luc is hacked by Kenneth Clark - foul #1 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Breece (SF), Dale Chewning (PF), Dustin Walters (C) James Luc, David Aragon, Billy Hund | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:01 | Rice | Rob Hobart scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Ray Clark | 6-0 |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner snags the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 14:34 | East Carolina | William Shah scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Jeffrey Swaim | 6-2 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Joshua Breece makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rob Hobart | 8-2 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | William Shah travels in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Joseph Venne (C) Ray Clark, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Samuel League (PG), Bryant Belote (SG), Billy Hall (SF), Rodney Donald (PF), Michael Rodrigues (C) Justin Flint, Jeffrey Swaim, Kenneth Clark, Nathan Warner, William Shah | |
| 13:50 | Rice | Jacob Oram is fouled on the floor by Billy Hall - foul #1 on Billy Hall, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SF), Billy Hund (PF) Joshua Breece, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:31 | Rice | Jacob Oram can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Samuel League - foul #2 on Samuel League, team foul #5 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SG) Rob Hobart | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (PG) Samuel League | |
| 13:31 | Rice | Jacob Oram makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Jacob Oram misses the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues grabs the board | 9-2 |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Rodney Donald misses the shot from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 13:08 | Rice | James Luc gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Billy Hund scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Kevin Scott and he's fouled by Michael Rodrigues - foul #1 on Michael Rodrigues, team foul #6 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (SF), David Aragon (PF) Kevin Scott, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim (PG), William Shah (C) Justin Flint, Michael Rodrigues | |
| 12:58 | Rice | Billy Hund misses the free throw | 11-2 |
| 12:58 | East Carolina | William Shah gets the rebound | 11-2 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 12:29 | Rice | James Luc connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jacob Oram | 13-5 |
| 12:11 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim is fouled on the floor by Jacob Oram - foul #1 on Jacob Oram, team foul #1 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG), Joshua Breece (SF), Dale Chewning (PF) Jacob Oram, James Luc, Billy Hund | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark (SF), Nathan Warner (PF) Billy Hall, Rodney Donald | |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark lays it in on a great pass from Bryant Belote and he's hacked by Dale Chewning - foul #1 on Dale Chewning, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (C) David Aragon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (PG) Bryant Belote | |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ray Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Hobart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Breece (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Chewning (fresh) C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Justin Flint (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Swaim (fresh) SF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Warner (fresh) C - William Shah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Rob Hobart misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 11:26 | East Carolina | William Shah grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim travels in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Joseph Venne (C) Ray Clark, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SG) Jeffrey Swaim | |
| 11:06 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the shot from the right side set up by Jacob Oram | 15-8 |
| 11:04 | East Carolina | Dale Chewning steps in front of the Michael Adams pass in the backcourt | 15-8 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Nathan Warner blocks the short jumper by Dale Chewning | 15-8 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Jacob Oram clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-8 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Justin Flint comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 10:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joshua Breece | 15-8 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Rob Hobart clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 10:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 15-8 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Dale Chewning is fouled on the floor by Nathan Warner - foul #1 on Nathan Warner, team foul #7 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SG), Ray Clark (SF), David Aragon (C) Rob Hobart, Joshua Breece, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim (PG), Bryant Belote (SG), Billy Hall (SF), Rodney Donald (PF), Michael Rodrigues (C) Justin Flint, Michael Adams, Kenneth Clark, Nathan Warner, William Shah | |
| 09:56 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jacob Oram - foul #2 on Jacob Oram, team foul #3 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SF), Billy Hund (C) Jacob Oram, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 09:35 | Rice | David Aragon pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Billy Hund can't finish the layup | 17-9 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Rodney Donald pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Ray Clark grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 09:01 | Rice | David Aragon drills a jumper from the left side set up by James Luc | 19-9 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | David Aragon swats the layup by Bryant Belote | 19-9 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Ray Clark snags the defensive board | 19-9 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Kevin Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 08:23 | Rice | James Luc hits the follow up shot | 21-9 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG), Dale Chewning (PF) James Luc, David Aragon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (PG), Michael Adams (SG), Kenneth Clark (SF), William Shah (C) Jeffrey Swaim, Bryant Belote, Billy Hall, Michael Rodrigues | |
| 07:58 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 3 from the right wing | 24-9 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Justin Flint is hacked by Ray Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Clark, team foul #4 | 24-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Breece (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Kevin Scott, Billy Hund | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nathan Warner (PF) Rodney Donald | |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Michael Adams clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 24-9 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | William Shah can't tip it in | 24-9 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 24-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ray Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Hobart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Breece (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Justin Flint (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Adams (fresh) SF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Warner (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Shah (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Joshua Breece loses the ball out of bounds | 24-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Venne (C) Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim (PG), Bryant Belote (SG), Billy Hall (SF) Justin Flint, Michael Adams, Kenneth Clark | |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Ray Clark is called for the reach on Jeffrey Swaim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Clark, team foul #5 | 24-9 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SG), Billy Hund (PF) Ray Clark, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | William Shah hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #6 | 24-9 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | William Shah misses the 1st free throw | 24-9 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | William Shah makes the 2nd free throw | 24-10 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Joseph Venne slams it home set up by James Luc | 26-10 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Rob Hobart is called for the reach on Jeffrey Swaim - foul #1 on Rob Hobart, team foul #7 | 26-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SF), David Aragon (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Joshua Breece, Billy Hund, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SG), Rodney Donald (PF) Bryant Belote, Nathan Warner | |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim makes the 1st free throw | 26-11 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim makes the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 05:46 | Rice | David Aragon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Aragon, team foul #8 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (PG), Kenneth Clark (SF) Jeffrey Swaim, Billy Hall | |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Michael Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-12 |
| 05:23 | Rice | David Aragon snags the defensive board | 26-12 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Michael Adams is called for the reach on James Luc - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #8 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (PF), Billy Hund (C) David Aragon, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bryant Belote (SG), Michael Rodrigues (PF), Derrick Brown (C) Michael Adams, Rodney Donald, William Shah | |
| 04:58 | Rice | James Luc misses the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues grabs the board | 26-12 |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote's pass is intercepted by Rob Hobart in the backcourt | 26-12 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Kevin Scott banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rob Hobart | 28-12 |
| 04:53 | East Carolina | Kevin Scott steals it from Justin Flint in the backcourt | 28-12 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Kenneth Clark denies the turnaround by James Luc | 28-12 |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown pulls down the rebound | 28-12 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Billy Hund takes the ball from Justin Flint | 28-12 |
| 04:15 | Rice | James Luc makes the jumper in the paint set up by Kevin Scott and he's hacked by Kenneth Clark - foul #2 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #9 | 30-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Breece (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Kevin Scott, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim (PG), Billy Hall (SF), Nathan Warner (PF) Justin Flint, Kenneth Clark, Derrick Brown | |
| 04:15 | Rice | James Luc makes the free throw | 31-12 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Joseph Venne is called for the reach on Nathan Warner - foul #2 on Joseph Venne, team foul #9 | 31-12 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Samuel League (PG), William Shah (C) Bryant Belote, Michael Rodrigues | |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner makes the 1st free throw | 31-13 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 31-13 |
| 03:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Billy Hund | 31-13 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Rob Hobart is called for 3 seconds | 31-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Billy Hund, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Donald (PF) Nathan Warner | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rob Hobart (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Luc (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joshua Breece (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Samuel League (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Swaim (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Hall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rodney Donald (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Shah (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-15 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Rob Hobart scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-15 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | William Shah knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 33-17 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Dale Chewning comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-17 |
| 02:12 | Rice | James Luc tips it but misses | 33-17 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | William Shah grabs the board | 33-17 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-20 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 33-20 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim gets the rebound | 33-20 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | William Shah comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 33-20 |
| 01:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Walters | 33-20 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Rob Hobart connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Luc | 36-20 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | James Luc steps in front of the Samuel League pass in the backcourt | 36-20 |
| 01:31 | Rice | James Luc throws it down | 38-20 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim is fouled in the backcourt by James Luc - foul #1 on James Luc, team foul #10 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SF), David Aragon (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Joshua Breece, Dale Chewning, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bryant Belote (SG), Kenneth Clark (SF), Nathan Warner (PF), Michael Rodrigues (C) Samuel League, Billy Hall, Rodney Donald, William Shah | |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 01:08 | Rice | James Luc clanks a jumper from the left side | 38-22 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Kevin Scott gets the offensive rebound | 38-22 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Joseph Venne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (PG) Jeffrey Swaim | |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark is open but misses the lay-in | 38-22 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues misses the tip | 38-22 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues tips it home | 38-24 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Rob Hobart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Justin Flint | 38-26 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 38-26 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Justin Flint grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Justin Flint can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 38-26 |