| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hodder (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Mount (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Macmillan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Cowling inbounds the ball | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Ralph Freitas knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Cowling | 46-30 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan hits a turnaround from close range | 46-32 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Ralph Freitas buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Hardy | 49-32 |
| 18:41 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 18:40 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 18:16 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira is hacked by Michael Hardy - foul #1 on Michael Hardy, team foul #1 | 49-32 |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | John Hodder can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the board | 49-32 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Matthew Kerr makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Charles Osbourn | 51-32 |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-32 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Ralph Freitas pulls down the rebound | 51-32 |
| 17:20 | Rice | John Cowling knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Osbourn | 54-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:03 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 54-32 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Matthew Kerr pulls down the rebound | 54-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:36 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses short on a jumper from the left block | 54-32 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan snags the defensive board | 54-32 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Kaplowitz | 54-34 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Ralph Freitas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Zachary Hedberg (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Michael Hardy, Charles Osbourn, John Cowling, Ralph Freitas, Matthew Kerr | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Everette Bemiller (PG), Jordan People (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF), Eric Henderson (C) Jerry Kaplowitz, Jeffrey Chavira, Elmer Mount, Chris Macmillan | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Everette Bemiller (fresh) SG - John Hodder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jordan People (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | John Hodder misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Lungwitz - foul #1 on Carl Lungwitz, team foul #2 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Gravely (PF) Eric Henderson | |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | John Hodder misses the 1st free throw | 54-34 |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | John Hodder makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:15 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Bobby Allison | 56-35 |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | William Gravely scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-38 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-38 |
| 14:39 | East Carolina | Everette Bemiller snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | Jordan People buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz double dribbles | 56-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG) Jeffrey Bone, Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elmer Mount (SG) John Hodder | |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Everette Bemiller | 56-44 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses badly on a shot from the right block | 56-44 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | William Gravely snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 13:30 | East Carolina | Bobby Allison steps in front of the Salvador Esparza pass | 56-44 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Everette Bemiller takes the ball from Charles Osbourn | 56-44 |
| 12:55 | East Carolina | Jordan People clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Bobby Allison - foul #2 on Bobby Allison, team foul #3 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Matthew Kerr (C) Carl Lungwitz, Bobby Allison, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Eric Henderson (C) Everette Bemiller, William Gravely, Salvador Esparza | |
| 12:55 | East Carolina | Jordan People makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 12:55 | East Carolina | Jordan People makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Jordan People is called for the reach on Michael Hardy - foul #1 on Jordan People, team foul #1 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart (PF) Jordan People | |
| 12:26 | Rice | John Cowling buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Hardy | 58-46 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount blows the dunk but the foul's on Michael Hardy - foul #2 on Michael Hardy, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan (C) Eric Henderson | |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Charles Osbourn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 11:58 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira is hacked by Charles Osbourn - foul #3 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Hodder (SG), William Gravely (PF) Elmer Mount, Brian Eckhart | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Kerr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hodder (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Gravely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Chris Macmillan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | William Gravely travels with the ball | 58-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG) Michael Hardy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:14 | Rice | Matthew Kerr is whistled for traveling | 58-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Thomas (C) Matthew Kerr | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Everette Bemiller (PG), Eric Henderson (C) Jerry Kaplowitz, Chris Macmillan | |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Everette Bemiller misses the easy layup | 58-47 |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | John Hodder tips it home | 58-49 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Jeffrey Chavira steps in front of the Jeffrey Bone pass | 58-49 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | John Hodder slams it home on a great pass from Jeffrey Chavira | 58-51 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Eric Henderson steals the ball from Jeffrey Bone | 58-51 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Everette Bemiller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Bobby Allison (PF) Charles Osbourn, John Cowling, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Elmer Mount (SG), Salvador Esparza (PF), Chris Macmillan (C) John Hodder, Jeffrey Chavira, William Gravely, Eric Henderson | |
| 09:46 | Rice | Elmer Mount is called for the reach on Carl Lungwitz - foul #1 on Elmer Mount, team foul #2 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Kerr (C) Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:41 | Rice | Michael Hardy loses the dribble to Everette Bemiller | 58-51 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz is fouled on the floor by Michael Hardy - foul #3 on Michael Hardy, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Macmillan | 58-53 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz drills a turnaround in the lane | 60-53 |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz is fouled on the floor by Carl Lungwitz - foul #2 on Carl Lungwitz, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG) Jeffrey Bone | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Hodder (SG), William Gravely (PF) Everette Bemiller, Chris Macmillan | |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Bobby Allison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Charles Osbourn gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Bobby Allison banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Osbourn | 62-55 |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz is whistled for traveling | 62-55 |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Carl Lungwitz, Bobby Allison, Matthew Kerr | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Everette Bemiller (PG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF) Jerry Kaplowitz, Elmer Mount | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Everette Bemiller (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Hodder (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Gravely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 64-55 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Michael Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Michael Hardy hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ralph Freitas | 66-55 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | William Gravely is fouled on the floor by Ralph Freitas - foul #1 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG) Michael Hardy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elmer Mount (SG), Chris Macmillan (C) John Hodder, Salvador Esparza | |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | William Gravely misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Richard Thomas grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Richard Thomas snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 06:07 | Rice | John Cowling hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Bone | 68-55 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Richard Thomas is called for the reach on Jeffrey Chavira - foul #3 on Richard Thomas, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SG), Bobby Allison (PF) Charles Osbourn, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), John Hodder (SG) Everette Bemiller, William Gravely | |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:38 | Rice | John Cowling misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Chavira - foul #1 on Jeffrey Chavira, team foul #3 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Carl Lungwitz (C) Zachary Hedberg, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart (PF) Jeffrey Chavira | |
| 05:38 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:38 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Chris Macmillan is blocked by John Cowling | 68-57 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan grabs the offensive board | 68-57 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz is hacked by Jeffrey Bone - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #10 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Kerr (C) John Cowling | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Henderson (C) Chris Macmillan | |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Matthew Kerr snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Michael Hardy makes the jumpshot from the right side | 70-58 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Lungwitz - foul #3 on Carl Lungwitz, team foul #11 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG), Richard Thomas (PF) Jeffrey Bone, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Everette Bemiller (SF), Salvador Esparza (C) Elmer Mount, Eric Henderson | |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | The short jumper by John Hodder is denied by Richard Thomas | 70-59 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Richard Thomas gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | John Hodder snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Allison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Kerr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hodder (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everette Bemiller (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Brian Eckhart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | East Carolina | Matthew Kerr swats the layup by Brian Eckhart | 70-59 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses the tip | 70-59 |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | John Hodder connects on the runner in the paint | 70-61 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Matthew Kerr clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Richard Thomas tips it in | 72-61 |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-61 |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF) Bobby Allison, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira (SF), William Gravely (PF), Chris Macmillan (C) Everette Bemiller, Brian Eckhart, Salvador Esparza | |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | John Cowling is called for the reach on Jeffrey Chavira - foul #3 on John Cowling, team foul #12 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Thomas (C) Matthew Kerr | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Everette Bemiller (PG) Jerry Kaplowitz | |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-63 |
| 02:35 | East Carolina | William Gravely gets the rebound | 72-63 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | John Hodder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 72-63 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Michael Hardy grabs the board | 72-63 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Richard Thomas scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Hardy | 74-63 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | Everette Bemiller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-63 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Richard Thomas snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| 01:30 | Rice | John Cowling is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on John Cowling, team foul #13 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Zachary Hedberg (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Bobby Allison (PF) Michael Hardy, Charles Osbourn, John Cowling, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elmer Mount (SG), Jordan People (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF), Eric Henderson (C) John Hodder, Jeffrey Chavira, William Gravely, Chris Macmillan | |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Salvador Esparza | 74-65 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Matthew Kerr (C) Jeffrey Bone, Zachary Hedberg, Carl Lungwitz, Bobby Allison, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), John Hodder (SG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), William Gravely (PF), Chris Macmillan (C) Everette Bemiller, Elmer Mount, Jordan People, Salvador Esparza, Eric Henderson | |
| 00:58 | Rice | Charles Osbourn is whistled for traveling | 74-65 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Ralph Freitas steals the ball from Jeffrey Chavira | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Jerry Kaplowitz is called for the reach on Michael Hardy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Kaplowitz, team foul #4 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Lungwitz (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Richard Thomas (C) John Cowling, Ralph Freitas, Matthew Kerr | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Richard Thomas is fouled on the floor by Chris Macmillan - foul #2 on Chris Macmillan, team foul #5 | 74-65 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz is hacked by Jeffrey Chavira - foul #2 on Jeffrey Chavira, team foul #6 | 74-65 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz is hacked by William Gravely - foul #4 on William Gravely, team foul #7 | 74-65 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan's floater is tipped away by Richard Thomas | 76-65 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz hits the follow up shot | 76-67 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Jerry Kaplowitz is called for the reach on Bobby Allison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Kaplowitz, team foul #8 | 76-67 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | William Gravely pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Hardy runs out the clock | 77-67 |