| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) SG - William Stanton (fresh) SF - Robert Moen (fresh) PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) C - James Shook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Shook 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) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Cummings | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Daniel Costner clanks a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner clanks a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Daniel Costner pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Robert Moen is fouled on the floor by Kelly Duncan - foul #1 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Rice | James Shook lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | James Simmons buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Wayne Skinner | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Robert Moen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Todd Scheetz | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kelly Duncan | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Rice | William Stanton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Stanton | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 4-5 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | James Simmons hits a floater in the paint | 6-5 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Robert Moen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Antonio Clark tips it home | 6-7 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), Todd Hardesty (PF), Karl Fenwick (C) Wayne Skinner, Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Robert Cummings, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Ivy (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Robert Moen, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stewart Stone (fresh) SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) PF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) C - Karl Fenwick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Lawrence Johnson and the foul's on Hans Kuklenski - foul #1 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Stewart Stone | 8-10 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson's floater is tipped away by Todd Hardesty | 8-10 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Todd Hardesty | 8-10 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is fouled on the floor by Stewart Stone - foul #1 on Stewart Stone, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp | |
| 14:29 | Rice | William Stanton misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Todd Hardesty - foul #1 on Todd Hardesty, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| 14:29 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:29 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Daniel Costner takes the ball from Karl Fenwick | 8-11 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Karl Fenwick is called for the reach on Daniel Costner - foul #1 on Karl Fenwick, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), Todd Scheetz (C) Stewart Stone, Hans Kuklenski, Karl Fenwick | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 13:43 | Rice | James Shook can't connect on a shot from the right block | 8-11 |
| 13:41 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 8-11 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Kelly Duncan takes the ball from Daniel Costner | 8-11 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner's layup is rejected by Antonio Clark | 8-11 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Stanton | 8-14 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan is hacked by Daniel Costner - foul #1 on Daniel Costner, team foul #1 | 8-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF) Teddy Wright, Todd Hardesty | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Robert Moen (SF) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Donald Ivy | |
| 12:32 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 8-14 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | Robert Moen steals it from James Simmons | 8-14 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Robert Moen misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-14 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SF - Robert Moen (fresh) PF - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Shook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | James Simmons can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Antonio Clark gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is fouled on the floor by Kelly Duncan - foul #2 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #7 | 8-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), Todd Hardesty (C) Wayne Skinner, Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 11:13 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #2 | 8-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| 10:49 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone clanks a 3 from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 8-16 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Robert Moen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Moen, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick (C) Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:17 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF) Robert Moen | |
| 10:02 | Rice | Todd Hardesty steals the ball from Donald Ivy | 8-16 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone can't tip it in | 8-16 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty tips it home | 10-16 |
| 09:21 | Rice | William Stanton loses the ball out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), James Simmons (SF), Todd Scheetz (C) Stewart Stone, Todd Hardesty, Karl Fenwick | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF) Donald Ivy | |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | James Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-16 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Antonio Clark gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:05 | Rice | William Stanton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Johnson | 10-19 |
| 08:56 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (PF) Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF), James Shook (C) Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 08:56 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:56 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Robert Moen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-19 |
| 08:44 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Todd Scheetz | 12-19 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | James Shook blocks the short jumper by Hans Kuklenski | 12-19 |
| 08:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Shook | 12-19 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Cummings | 12-19 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | James Simmons can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Robert Moen - foul #2 on Robert Moen, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Allen (SG) Hans Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF) Robert Moen | |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | James Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | James Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:15 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Daniel Costner drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Stanton and the foul's on James Simmons - foul #1 on James Simmons, team foul #8 | 13-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF) James Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) William Stanton | |
| 07:48 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the free throw | 13-22 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Allen (fresh) SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 4 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Daniel Costner steps in front of the Robert Cummings pass | 13-22 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Donald Ivy clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Teddy Wright - foul #1 on Teddy Wright, team foul #9 | 13-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG), Todd Hardesty (PF), Karl Fenwick (C) Wayne Skinner, Robert Cummings, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, James Shook | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Teddy Wright takes the ball from Antonio Clark | 16-24 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Stewart Stone | 18-24 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Karl Fenwick - foul #2 on Karl Fenwick, team foul #10 | 18-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), James Simmons (SF), Todd Scheetz (C) Stewart Stone, Jerry Allen, Todd Hardesty, Karl Fenwick | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Robert Moen (SF), James Shook (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy, Antonio Clark | |
| 06:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:45 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 18-25 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | James Simmons tips it back up and in | 20-25 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Robert Moen is hacked by Wayne Skinner - foul #2 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #11 | 20-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG), Robert Cummings (PF) Wayne Skinner, Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Donald Reavis | |
| 05:18 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | James Simmons can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | James Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | James Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Robert Moen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 04:26 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski is whistled for traveling | 22-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF), Todd Hardesty (C) James Simmons, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Antonio Clark (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, Donald Ivy, James Shook | |
| 04:06 | Rice | Robert Moen hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp | 22-31 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | The jumper by Hans Kuklenski is denied by Antonio Clark | 22-31 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Robert Moen buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp | 22-33 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stewart Stone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Todd Hardesty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-33 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Robert Moen gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 03:09 | Rice | William Stanton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Antoine Sharp is called for the reach on Teddy Wright - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #7 | 22-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), Todd Scheetz (C) Stewart Stone, Hans Kuklenski, Robert Cummings, Todd Hardesty | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Donald Ivy (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), James Shook (C) William Stanton, Robert Moen, Antonio Clark, Donald Reavis | |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Antoine Sharp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty (PF) Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Johnson | 24-33 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz grabs the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner clanks a 3 from straight away | 24-33 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Antoine Sharp gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Kelly Duncan is called for the reach on Antoine Sharp - foul #3 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #12 | 24-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Allen (SG) Kelly Duncan | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF) Donald Ivy | |
| 01:41 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | James Shook is called for the reach on Todd Scheetz - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #8 | 24-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:34 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Todd Scheetz is called for the reach on James Shook - foul #1 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #13 | 24-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG), Teddy Wright (SF) Jerry Allen, James Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:14 | Rice | James Shook misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:14 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Skinner | 26-36 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Daniel Costner buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Johnson | 26-38 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-38 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 00:16 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Stanton is hacked by Teddy Wright - foul #2 on Teddy Wright, team foul #14 | 29-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG), Robert Cummings (PF), Karl Fenwick (C) Wayne Skinner, Todd Hardesty, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF), Donald Reavis (PF), Donald Ivy (C) Antonio Clark, Lawrence Johnson, James Shook | |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |