| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) SG - Jim Tracy (fresh) SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) PF - George Parker (fresh) C - Terry Fite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Terry Fite 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 (0) | |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim Tracy | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Erik Hopson - foul #1 on Erik Hopson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:17 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | George Parker pulls down the rebound | 3-1 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Leduc | 6-1 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Joseph Enright is hacked by George Parker - foul #1 on George Parker, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Joseph Enright hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Werner Peabody | 6-3 |
| 18:08 | East Carolina | Terry Fite throws it down | 8-3 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Joseph Enright is whistled for traveling | 8-3 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Quintanilla - foul #1 on William Quintanilla, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 17:15 | Rice | George Parker picks off the pass by Stephen Palmer | 10-3 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | William Quintanilla denies the turnaround by George Parker | 10-3 |
| 16:57 | East Carolina | George Parker snags the offensive board | 10-3 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-3 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Werner Peabody pulls down the rebound | 10-3 |
| 16:24 | Rice | William Quintanilla can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 10-3 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Terry Fite pulls down the rebound | 10-3 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Leduc | 13-3 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Joseph Enright misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Parker - foul #2 on George Parker, team foul #3 | 13-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Keith Hartman (SG), Blaine Howell (SF), Tim Carriere (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Tracy, Erik Hopson, George Parker, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:56 | Rice | Joseph Enright makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Joseph Enright makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fresh) SG - Keith Hartman (fresh) SF - Blaine Howell (fresh) PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Joseph Enright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 1 pts. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | East Carolina | Werner Peabody is called for the reach on Victor Plummer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #2 | 13-5 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF) Joseph Enright | |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | William Quintanilla steps in front of the Blaine Howell pass | 13-5 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Homer Eiland is fouled on the floor by Blaine Howell - foul #1 on Blaine Howell, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Burns (PF) William Quintanilla | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Palmer | 13-7 |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner's layup is rejected by Homer Eiland | 13-7 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner grabs the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 13-7 |
| 14:45 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner tips it in | 15-7 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-7 |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere snags the defensive board | 15-7 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Tracy (SG) Victor Plummer, Keith Hartman | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Keith Styles (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), William Quintanilla (PF) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Paul Burns, Homer Eiland | |
| 14:20 | Rice | Peter Leduc steps in front of the Alfredo Marino pass in the backcourt | 15-7 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere throws it down on a nice dish by Peter Leduc | 17-7 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Alfredo Marino can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Peter Leduc - foul #1 on Peter Leduc, team foul #5 | 17-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Hopson (SF), Terry Fite (C) Blaine Howell, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:00 | Rice | Alfredo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Alfredo Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Terry Fite snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Keith Styles - foul #1 on Keith Styles, team foul #3 | 17-8 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Alfredo Marino clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-8 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere pulls down the rebound | 19-8 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-8 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the board | 19-8 |
| 13:21 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the lay-in | 19-8 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere gets the rebound | 19-8 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc is whistled for traveling | 19-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bob Cronin (PF) Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Paul Burns (C) Keith Styles, Joseph Enright | |
| 12:56 | Rice | Paul Burns's pass is intercepted by Jim Tracy | 19-8 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jim Tracy | 21-8 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Dustin Snow is hacked by Peter Leduc - foul #2 on Peter Leduc, team foul #6 | 21-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Keith Hartman (SG), Blaine Howell (SF), Jonathan Garner (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Tracy, Erik Hopson, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Homer Eiland (C) Alfredo Marino, William Quintanilla | |
| 12:18 | Rice | Homer Eiland's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Garner | 21-8 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Homer Eiland tips it in | 21-10 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-10 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the defensive rebound | 21-10 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Dustin Snow travels with the ball | 21-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Carriere (PF) Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SF) Dustin Snow | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fresh) SG - Keith Hartman (fresh) SF - Blaine Howell (fresh) PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Burns (fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-10 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Joseph Enright scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Homer Eiland | 24-13 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-13 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner tips it but misses | 24-13 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Werner Peabody gets the rebound | 24-13 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Werner Peabody's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Terry Fite (C) Victor Plummer, Keith Hartman, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Dustin Snow (SF), William Quintanilla (PF) Werner Peabody, Joseph Enright, Paul Burns | |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Terry Fite misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Alfredo Marino - foul #1 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #4 | 24-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bob Cronin (PF) Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SG), Bart Thomas (C) Stephen Palmer, Homer Eiland | |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Terry Fite makes the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Terry Fite makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 10:18 | Rice | William Quintanilla drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Alfredo Marino | 26-15 |
| 09:58 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is fouled on the floor by Keith Styles - foul #2 on Keith Styles, team foul #5 | 26-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG) Blaine Howell | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (PG) Keith Styles | |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | Terry Fite knocks in the runner from the left block | 28-15 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-15 |
| 09:24 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the offensive rebound | 28-15 |
| 09:12 | Rice | William Quintanilla buries a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Bob Cronin - foul #1 on Bob Cronin, team foul #7 | 28-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Tim Carriere (SF), Jonathan Garner (C) Keith Hartman, Erik Hopson, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), Homer Eiland (C) Edward Chapman, Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Bart Thomas | |
| 09:12 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the free throw | 28-17 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner grabs the board | 28-17 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere is hacked by Joseph Enright - foul #1 on Joseph Enright, team foul #6 | 28-17 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-17 |
| 08:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Werner Peabody | 28-17 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Joseph Enright lays it in | 28-19 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-19 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Joseph Enright gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Stephen Palmer scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 28-22 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fresh) SG - Jim Tracy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Carriere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Cronin (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner loses the ball out of bounds | 28-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (PG), Keith Hartman (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Terry Fite (C) Victor Plummer, Jim Tracy, Bob Cronin, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Paul Burns (PF) Joseph Enright, William Quintanilla | |
| 07:06 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-22 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Palmer - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG) Stephen Palmer | |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Paul Burns misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Paul Burns tips it in | 30-24 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 06:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Snow | 30-24 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Paul Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Terry Fite grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Jonathan Garner (PF) Erik Hopson, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Joseph Enright (SF) Werner Peabody, Homer Eiland | |
| 05:46 | Rice | Alfredo Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), Bob Cronin (PF) Keith Hartman, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (PF) Paul Burns | |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Plummer | 33-24 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Joseph Enright tips it in | 33-26 |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Erik Hopson (SF) Victor Plummer, Blaine Howell | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Paul Burns (C) Alfredo Marino, Joseph Enright | |
| 04:38 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dustin Snow | 33-29 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 33-29 |
| 04:15 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Erik Hopson - foul #2 on Erik Hopson, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost (SF), Tim Carriere (PF), Terry Fite (C) Erik Hopson, Bob Cronin, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Homer Eiland (C) Stephen Palmer, William Quintanilla | |
| 04:07 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Terry Fite | 33-29 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Paul Burns gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Dustin Snow drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Werner Peabody | 33-32 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost knocks in the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Paul Burns - foul #1 on Paul Burns, team foul #8 | 35-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), George Parker (PF) Keith Hartman, Jim Tracy, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (PF) Dustin Snow | |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wyatt Frost (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Fite (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses the lay-in | 36-32 |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-32 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Alfredo Marino comes up short on the floater from the left side | 38-32 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 02:44 | Rice | George Parker takes the ball from Paul Burns | 38-32 |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer is hacked by Bart Thomas - foul #1 on Bart Thomas, team foul #9 | 38-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Hopson (SF), Tim Carriere (C) Wyatt Frost, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), William Quintanilla (PF) Werner Peabody, Alfredo Marino, Paul Burns, Bart Thomas | |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Stephen Palmer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Edward Chapman is called for the reach on Peter Leduc - foul #1 on Edward Chapman, team foul #10 | 40-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG) Victor Plummer | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (C) Homer Eiland | |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Erik Hopson picks off the pass by William Quintanilla | 41-32 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jim Tracy | 43-32 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Jim Tracy steals it from Edward Chapman | 43-32 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | George Parker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jim Tracy | 45-32 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Dustin Snow scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Quintanilla and he's fouled by Tim Carriere - foul #1 on Tim Carriere, team foul #9 | 45-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (PG), Keith Hartman (SG), Bob Cronin (PF), Terry Fite (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Tracy, George Parker, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Homer Eiland (C) Edward Chapman, Joseph Enright | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Dustin Snow makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Dustin Snow picks off the pass by Bob Cronin | 45-35 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Homer Eiland is hacked by Erik Hopson - foul #3 on Erik Hopson, team foul #10 | 45-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG) Erik Hopson | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Paul Burns (PF) Stephen Palmer, William Quintanilla | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Homer Eiland makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Homer Eiland makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 45-37 |