| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) C - Charles Krebs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) SG - Mike Adams (fresh) SF - James Bigham (fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) C - William Kimzey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson 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) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Charles Krebs gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Willy Hodges clanks a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | William Kimzey's fadeaway is rejected by Hubert Gatlin | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Charles Krebs pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on William Kimzey - foul #1 on William Kimzey, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Willy Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | James Bigham can't connect on a shot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc's pass is intercepted by Willy Hodges | 4-0 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Willy Hodges dunks the ball | 6-0 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | William Kimzey is hacked by Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), Terry Fite (PF), Robert Edwards (C) Mike Adams, Robert Johnson, William Kimzey | |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | Terry Fite dunks the ball on a nice dish by Peter Leduc | 6-2 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Willy Hodges hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 8-2 |
| 16:11 | East Carolina | James Bigham buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Leduc | 8-4 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Werner Peabody scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) C - Charles Krebs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jim Tracy (fresh) SF - James Bigham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Fite (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Edwards (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | East Carolina | Werner Peabody is called for the reach on Peter Leduc in the backcourt - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SF), Gary Pittman (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), Robert Johnson (PF), William Kimzey (C) Peter Leduc, James Bigham, Terry Fite | |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-4 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by James Barnes | 12-4 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | William Kimzey lays it up and in set up by Robert Johnson | 12-6 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Gary Pittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Gary Pittman, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Mike Adams (SG) Jim Tracy, Victor Plummer | |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Charles Krebs blows the dunk | 12-6 |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Mike Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 12-6 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Willy Hodges snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 13:41 | Rice | William Quintanilla clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bigham (SF), Terry Fite (PF), George Parker (C) Robert Edwards, Robert Johnson, William Kimzey | |
| 13:41 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:41 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | George Parker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on George Parker, team foul #4 | 14-6 |
| 13:07 | Rice | James Barnes knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Enright | 16-6 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-6 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Charles Krebs snags the defensive board | 16-6 |
| 12:43 | Rice | William Quintanilla hits the finger roll and the foul's on George Parker - foul #2 on George Parker, team foul #5 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Gary Pittman (C) James Barnes, Joseph Enright, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (PG), Robert Edwards (C) Peter Leduc, George Parker | |
| 12:43 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the free throw | 19-6 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Adams | 19-9 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-9 |
| 12:08 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Terry Fite | 19-9 |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy is fouled on the floor by Gregory Dejesus - foul #1 on Gregory Dejesus, team foul #3 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Jacob Newsom (C) Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), William Kimzey (C) Mike Adams, Robert Edwards | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jim Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) SF - James Bigham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Fite (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Kimzey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Gary Pittman steals the ball from Victor Plummer | 19-9 |
| 11:12 | Rice | James Bigham steps in front of the Gary Pittman pass | 19-9 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | William Kimzey's fadeaway is rejected by Jacob Newsom | 19-9 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Gary Pittman gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Jacob Newsom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-9 |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Gregory Dejesus, Dustin Snow, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Comerford (SF), Robert Edwards (PF) Victor Plummer, James Bigham, Terry Fite | |
| 10:17 | East Carolina | Charles Krebs takes the ball from Robert Edwards | 19-9 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Charles Krebs pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Gary Pittman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 22-9 |
| 09:41 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-12 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Gary Pittman banks in the layup set up by Joseph Enright and the foul's on Robert Edwards - foul #1 on Robert Edwards, team foul #6 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF) Hubert Gatlin, Joseph Enright | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mike Adams (SG), James Bigham (SF) Jim Tracy, Jim Comerford | |
| 09:25 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses the free throw | 24-12 |
| 09:25 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the offensive rebound | 24-12 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 24-12 |
| 09:18 | Rice | William Quintanilla tips it but misses | 24-12 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | Mike Adams pulls down the rebound | 24-12 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | James Bigham is whistled for traveling | 24-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG) Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:53 | Rice | James Barnes is hacked by William Kimzey - foul #2 on William Kimzey, team foul #7 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Fite (C) William Kimzey | |
| 08:53 | Rice | James Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 08:53 | Rice | James Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc hits the finger roll set up by Mike Adams and the foul's on Willy Hodges - foul #1 on Willy Hodges, team foul #4 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (C) Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the free throw | 26-15 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Jacob Newsom blows the layup | 26-15 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards grabs the board | 26-15 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | James Bigham misses short on a jumper from the left block | 26-15 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Jacob Newsom pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Willy Hodges comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on James Bigham - foul #1 on James Bigham, team foul #8 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG) Gregory Dejesus, James Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (PG), Jim Comerford (SF) Peter Leduc, James Bigham | |
| 07:45 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Enright (fresh) SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jim Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jim Comerford (fresh) PF - Terry Fite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Edwards (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-15 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Willy Hodges pulls down the rebound | 28-15 |
| 07:06 | Rice | William Quintanilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG) Mike Adams | |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-15 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Willy Hodges pulls down the rebound | 28-15 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses short on a runner in the lane | 28-15 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Joseph Enright pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-15 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Joseph Enright drills a floater from the free throw line | 30-15 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Terry Fite misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-15 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer snags the offensive board | 30-15 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Fite | 30-18 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Joseph Enright's layup is rejected by Robert Edwards | 30-18 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy pulls down the rebound | 30-18 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-18 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Charles Krebs gets the rebound | 30-18 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Terry Fite steals the ball from Hubert Gatlin | 30-18 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Terry Fite scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Willy Hodges - foul #2 on Willy Hodges, team foul #5 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG), James Barnes (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Joseph Enright, Hubert Gatlin, Willy Hodges, Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Mike Adams (SG), James Bigham (SF) Jim Tracy, Victor Plummer, Jim Comerford | |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Terry Fite misses the free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 30-20 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-20 |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 03:48 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-20 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) SG - James Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Bigham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Fite (tiring) 4 pts. C - Robert Edwards (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Peter Leduc picks off the pass by Dustin Snow | 30-20 |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc can't finish the layup | 30-20 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Gary Pittman pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Mike Adams is called for the reach on James Barnes - foul #1 on Mike Adams, team foul #9 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG) Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Johnson (PF), William Kimzey (C) Terry Fite, Robert Edwards | |
| 03:16 | Rice | James Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 03:16 | Rice | James Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Kimzey | 31-20 |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Bigham | 31-22 |
| 02:46 | Rice | James Barnes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 02:44 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Pittman | 31-22 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Dustin Snow drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-22 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Peter Leduc - foul #1 on Peter Leduc, team foul #10 | 33-22 |
| 02:15 | Rice | William Kimzey swats the short shot by William Quintanilla | 33-22 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Mike Adams snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | James Bigham misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Dustin Snow - foul #1 on Dustin Snow, team foul #6 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | James Bigham makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | James Bigham makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 01:45 | Rice | William Quintanilla drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Snow | 36-24 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc is hacked by Hubert Gatlin - foul #1 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #7 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF) William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), Jim Comerford (SF) Mike Adams, James Bigham | |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Jacob Newsom comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Jacob Newsom pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Jacob Newsom gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Werner Peabody scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 39-26 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Jacob Newsom is called for the reach on Peter Leduc - foul #1 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #8 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Willy Hodges (SF), Gary Pittman (PF) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bigham (SF), George Parker (PF) Jim Comerford, Robert Johnson | |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | William Kimzey pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | James Bigham misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gary Pittman pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |