| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blaine Howell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Keith Styles inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Rice | Keith Styles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 19:51 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 19:48 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman is hacked by Werner Peabody in the backcourt - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman is hacked by Keith Styles - foul #3 on Keith Styles, team foul #2 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SF) Keith Styles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 22-34 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell grabs the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Homer Eiland - foul #2 on Homer Eiland, team foul #3 | 22-34 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Homer Eiland gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 18:47 | Rice | John Schechter double dribbles | 22-35 |
| 18:21 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Erik Hopson | 22-38 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 18:13 | Rice | John Schechter can't tip it in | 22-38 |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner gets the rebound | 22-38 |
| 18:08 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman travels in the backcourt | 22-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (PF) John Schechter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:48 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jonathan Garner - foul #3 on Jonathan Garner, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bob Cronin (C) Jonathan Garner | |
| 17:48 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 17:27 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Blaine Howell is blocked by Gerald Griffith | 23-38 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-38 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Stephen Palmer tips it in | 25-38 |
| 16:43 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Erik Hopson | 25-40 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Bart Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 27-40 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is hacked by Bart Thomas - foul #2 on Bart Thomas, team foul #4 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), John Schechter (PF) Stephen Palmer, Gerald Griffith, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF), John Clear (C) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Tim Carriere | |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Wyatt Frost | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rodney Edwards (fresh) SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Wyatt Frost (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bob Cronin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Clear (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Rice | Edward Chapman jams it on a great pass from Dennis Woodring and the foul's on Rodney Edwards - foul #1 on Rodney Edwards, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Werner Peabody, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner (C) John Clear | |
| 15:26 | Rice | Edward Chapman makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:03 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards is called for traveling | 30-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Clear (PF) Bob Cronin | |
| 14:38 | Rice | Victor Plummer is called for the reach on Keith Styles - foul #1 on Victor Plummer, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Homer Eiland (C) Edward Chapman, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:15 | Rice | Keith Styles makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-42 |
| 13:54 | East Carolina | John Clear misses the lay-in | 33-42 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Homer Eiland pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Dennis Woodring loses the ball out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Bart Thomas (PF) Dennis Woodring, John Schechter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Blaine Howell (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Tim Carriere (PF) Rodney Edwards, Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost, John Clear | |
| 13:15 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #2 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| 13:15 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:15 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Homer Eiland snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Homer Eiland comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-43 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Stephen Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Homer Eiland is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Garner - foul #4 on Jonathan Garner, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bob Cronin (C) Jonathan Garner | |
| 12:20 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the fadeaway from close range | 33-43 |
| 12:19 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Erik Hopson | 33-46 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Edward Chapman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Blaine Howell | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blaine Howell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bob Cronin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Rice | Edward Chapman hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Werner Peabody and the foul's on Erik Hopson - foul #2 on Erik Hopson, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), John Schechter (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Gerald Griffith, Bart Thomas, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF), John Clear (C) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Tim Carriere | |
| 11:07 | Rice | Edward Chapman makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Wyatt Frost, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Keith Styles (SF) Werner Peabody, Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:41 | Rice | Dennis Woodring scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Palmer | 41-48 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Bob Cronin | 41-50 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Homer Eiland banks in the layup | 43-50 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Edwards | 43-53 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | John Clear blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Palmer - foul #3 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Bart Thomas (PF) Dennis Woodring, John Schechter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Tim Carriere (PF) Rodney Edwards, Wyatt Frost, Bob Cronin | |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | John Clear makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | John Clear makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Keith Styles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Keith Styles grabs the offensive board | 43-55 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Bart Thomas comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by John Clear - foul #1 on John Clear, team foul #7 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Bob Cronin (C) Victor Plummer, John Clear | |
| 09:01 | Rice | Bart Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 09:01 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell grabs the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Tim Carriere | 44-58 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin drills a 3 from the right wing | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:52 | Rice | Werner Peabody knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Palmer | 48-61 |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG), Gerald Griffith (SF), John Schechter (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, Bart Thomas, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner (C) Bob Cronin | |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 48-61 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blaine Howell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Gerald Griffith picks off the pass by Blaine Howell | 48-61 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Tim Carriere is called for the reach on Gerald Griffith - foul #3 on Tim Carriere, team foul #8 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF), John Clear (PF) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Tim Carriere | |
| 06:46 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jonathan Garner - foul #5 on Jonathan Garner, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Carriere (PF) Jonathan Garner | |
| 06:34 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-61 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Werner Peabody is denied on a layup by John Clear | 49-61 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Bart Thomas tips it but misses | 49-61 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-61 |
| 05:45 | East Carolina | John Clear pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 49-61 |
| 05:27 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Keith Styles (SF), Homer Eiland (C) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Blaine Howell (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Bob Cronin (C) Rodney Edwards, Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost, John Clear | |
| 05:12 | Rice | Werner Peabody clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 05:11 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Keith Styles grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Keith Styles buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Homer Eiland | 51-61 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Keith Hartman | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:12 | Rice | John Schechter hits a floater from the baseline set up by Werner Peabody and he's fouled by Erik Hopson - foul #3 on Erik Hopson, team foul #10 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Clear (C) Tim Carriere | |
| 04:12 | Rice | John Schechter makes the free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | John Clear double dribbles | 54-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (PF) John Schechter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses the lay-in | 54-63 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #4 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blaine Howell (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bob Cronin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Clear (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Homer Eiland can't tip it in | 54-65 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Stephen Palmer grabs the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Carriere (PF) John Clear | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-65 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Homer Eiland loses the dribble to Keith Hartman | 54-65 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #5 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Gerald Griffith (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Wyatt Frost (SF), John Clear (C) Keith Hartman, Erik Hopson, Tim Carriere | |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Gerald Griffith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 57-67 |
| 02:15 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Gerald Griffith, Edward Chapman, Bart Thomas, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Erik Hopson (SF), Tim Carriere (PF) Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost, John Clear | |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Dennis Woodring picks off the pass by Bob Cronin | 57-67 |
| 01:57 | Rice | John Schechter makes the floater from the right side set up by Werner Peabody | 59-67 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | John Schechter takes the ball from Tim Carriere | 59-67 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Bob Cronin blocks the jumper by Dennis Woodring | 59-67 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Homer Eiland gets the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Schechter | 61-67 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Blaine Howell and the foul's on John Schechter - foul #1 on John Schechter, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson makes the free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Werner Peabody knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman is hacked by Werner Peabody in the backcourt - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #10 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF) Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson | |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:41 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the board | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Dennis Woodring buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Styles | 67-71 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Erik Hopson (SF) Keith Hartman, Wyatt Frost | |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere is hacked by Werner Peabody in the backcourt - foul #3 on Werner Peabody, team foul #11 | 67-71 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-72 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Keith Styles tips it home | 69-72 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Dennis Woodring is called for the reach on Tim Carriere in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #12 | 69-72 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Werner Peabody clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Erik Hopson - foul #4 on Erik Hopson, team foul #11 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG) Victor Plummer | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 3rd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman is hacked by Werner Peabody in the backcourt - foul #4 on Werner Peabody, team foul #13 | 71-74 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Blaine Howell steals the ball from Werner Peabody | 71-76 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Werner Peabody is called for the reach on Tim Carriere in the backcourt - foul #5 on Werner Peabody, team foul #14 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF) Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson | |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Erik Hopson (SF) Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Gerald Griffith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 71-78 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-78 |