| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) SG - Jim Tracy (fresh) SF - James Bigham (fresh) PF - George Parker (fresh) C - William Kimzey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) C - Gary Pittman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Pittman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | William Kimzey grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | East Carolina | Jacob Newsom denies the turnaround by Jim Tracy | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Jacob Newsom tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy makes the floater from close range on a great pass from James Bigham | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin loses the dribble to George Parker | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | East Carolina | George Parker clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Rice | William Quintanilla gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Rice | William Quintanilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | George Parker drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Peter Leduc | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin knocks in the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Peter Leduc - foul #1 on Peter Leduc, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 17:27 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Charles Krebs buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Hubert Gatlin | 4-7 |
| 16:25 | East Carolina | George Parker clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 16:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Dejesus | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Rice | George Parker is called for the reach on Alfredo Marino - foul #1 on George Parker, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Jim Comerford (SG), Kendall Bills (SF), Terry Fite (PF), Tim Carriere (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Tracy, James Bigham, George Parker, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Gary Pittman and the foul's on Tim Carriere - foul #1 on Tim Carriere, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Terry Fite grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fresh) SG - Jim Comerford (fresh) SF - Kendall Bills (fresh) PF - Terry Fite (fresh) C - Tim Carriere (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Dustin Snow - foul #1 on Dustin Snow, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Terry Fite blocks the jumper by Werner Peabody | 5-9 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Jacob Newsom gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Tim Carriere is called for the reach on Alfredo Marino - foul #2 on Tim Carriere, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), James Bigham (SF) Kendall Bills, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Alfredo Marino, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 14:30 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Victor Plummer - foul #1 on Victor Plummer, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), William Kimzey (C) Victor Plummer, Jim Comerford | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:30 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | James Bigham drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Peter Leduc | 7-10 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus tips it back up and in | 7-12 |
| 13:37 | East Carolina | William Kimzey lays it up and in | 9-12 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Dustin Snow is whistled for a carry | 9-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Comerford (SF), George Parker (PF) James Bigham, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| 13:03 | East Carolina | William Kimzey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG) Peter Leduc | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG) Werner Peabody | |
| 12:38 | Rice | Alfredo Marino clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | William Kimzey snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Plummer | 11-12 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by William Quintanilla | 11-14 |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford lays it in and he's hacked by William Quintanilla - foul #1 on William Quintanilla, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), James Bigham (SF), Terry Fite (C) Victor Plummer, Jim Tracy, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jim Comerford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Bigham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Fite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-14 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Jacob Newsom pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Terry Fite is called for the reach on Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Terry Fite, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG) Alfredo Marino | |
| 10:52 | Rice | William Quintanilla comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on James Bigham - foul #1 on James Bigham, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| 10:52 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:52 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | Terry Fite lays it in | 16-15 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 10:19 | East Carolina | Terry Fite grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Werner Peabody steps in front of the Jim Comerford pass | 16-15 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 16-17 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Werner Peabody is called for the reach on Jim Comerford - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), William Kimzey (C) Jim Comerford, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | George Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG) Victor Plummer | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| 09:23 | Rice | Werner Peabody is hacked by Peter Leduc - foul #2 on Peter Leduc, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG) Peter Leduc | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| 09:23 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | George Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Werner Peabody grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Jacob Newsom pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:38 | Rice | George Parker takes the ball from Werner Peabody | 16-19 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 16-19 |
| 08:17 | East Carolina | George Parker misses the tip | 16-19 |
| 08:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Werner Peabody | 16-19 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Werner Peabody connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jacob Newsom and the foul's on Jim Tracy - foul #1 on Jim Tracy, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Comerford (SG), Kendall Bills (SF), Terry Fite (PF) Jim Tracy, James Bigham, George Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 08:10 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford misses short on a jumper from the left side | 16-22 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 16-24 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Comerford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kendall Bills (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Fite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Kimzey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Terry Fite grabs the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-24 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Werner Peabody grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Terry Fite denies the turnaround by Charles Krebs | 16-24 |
| 06:37 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer is hacked by Hubert Gatlin - foul #1 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #4 | 16-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), James Bigham (SF) Victor Plummer, Kendall Bills, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| 06:19 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Bigham | 19-24 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Gary Pittman tips it but misses | 19-24 |
| 06:09 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 19-24 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Jim Tracy takes the ball from Werner Peabody | 19-24 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 05:49 | Rice | William Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Werner Peabody scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell's pass is intercepted by Jacob Newsom | 19-27 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Alfredo Marino is hacked by Blaine Howell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Blaine Howell, team foul #10 | 19-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Kimzey (C) Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG) Werner Peabody | |
| 05:24 | Rice | Alfredo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Alfredo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford scores on a jumper from the left side | 21-29 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-31 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | James Bigham is fouled on the floor by William Quintanilla - foul #2 on William Quintanilla, team foul #5 | 21-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Parker (PF) Jim Comerford | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Dustin Snow (SF) Alfredo Marino, William Quintanilla | |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Jacob Newsom steals it from James Bigham | 21-31 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-33 |
| 04:26 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy is fouled on the floor by Gary Pittman - foul #1 on Gary Pittman, team foul #6 | 21-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Kendall Bills (SF) Blaine Howell, James Bigham | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | William Kimzey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-33 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | William Kimzey pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #7 | 21-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Comerford (SF), Tim Carriere (C) Jim Tracy, Kendall Bills, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:27 | Rice | William Quintanilla clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 23-33 |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Tim Carriere | 23-33 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Comerford (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere loses the dribble to Hubert Gatlin | 23-33 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Alfredo Marino lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 23-35 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | George Parker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Alfredo Marino snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 02:39 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 02:37 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc tips it in | 25-35 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Tim Carriere - foul #3 on Tim Carriere, team foul #11 | 25-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), James Bigham (SF), Terry Fite (C) Victor Plummer, George Parker, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Jacob Newsom (PF) Hubert Gatlin, Gregory Dejesus | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Terry Fite grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jim Comerford | 28-36 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-36 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | Terry Fite grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc's fadeaway is rejected by Jacob Newsom | 28-36 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Werner Peabody grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Charles Krebs scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by William Quintanilla | 28-38 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford clanks a jumper near the basket | 28-38 |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford grabs the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | James Bigham scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jim Tracy | 30-38 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses the dunk attempt | 30-38 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Terry Fite | 30-38 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jim Tracy | 32-38 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Werner Peabody clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | James Bigham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |