| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga inbounds the ball | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Clay Farnham steals the ball from Arthur Murff | 26-40 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Jason Kent hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Duane Lawhorn | 26-43 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | Edwin Veatch steps in front of the Paul Mitchell pass | 26-43 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Edwin Veatch banks in the layup | 26-45 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-45 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner hits the follow up shot | 28-45 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Clay Farnham hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Edwin Veatch | 28-47 |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner misses the jump hook from the left block | 28-47 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Clay Farnham snags the defensive board | 28-47 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Clay Farnham travels with the ball | 28-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins (C) Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Casey Simpson | |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler clanks a shot from the left wing | 28-47 |
| 17:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen Kile | 28-47 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Kile | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins is fouled on the floor by Duane Lawhorn - foul #2 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #1 | 28-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), Michael Granados (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Edwin Veatch, Jason Kent, Clay Farnham | |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Granados - foul #2 on Michael Granados, team foul #2 | 28-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SF), James Mota (C) Doyle Noga, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SF) Duane Lawhorn | |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 30-49 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Harold Barnes grabs the offensive board | 30-49 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Kristopher Mire loses the dribble to Cameron Calvin | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Cameron Calvin steals it from Stephen Kile | 30-49 |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the jumper from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Kristopher Mire gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Murff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mota (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Kristopher Mire clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Steven Tyler - foul #3 on Steven Tyler, team foul #1 | 30-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Paul Mitchell (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Steven Tyler, Arthur Murff, Ted Scoggins, James Mota | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Michael Granados, Harold Barnes, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 15:36 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner is fouled on the floor by Casey Simpson - foul #3 on Casey Simpson, team foul #3 | 30-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG) Kristopher Mire | |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-51 |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin snags the offensive board | 30-51 |
| 15:05 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Cameron Calvin - foul #1 on Cameron Calvin, team foul #2 | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:46 | Rice | Jason Kent misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-51 |
| 14:45 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga jams it on a nice dish by Cameron Calvin | 32-51 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Paul Mitchell is called for the reach on Jason Kent - foul #2 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #3 | 32-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG) Emerson Edwards | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:56 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-51 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits the follow up shot | 32-53 |
| 13:36 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-53 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Jason Kent pulls down the rebound | 32-53 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Casey Simpson is hacked by Donald Bryner - foul #1 on Donald Bryner, team foul #4 | 32-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Ted Scoggins (C) Cameron Calvin, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Jason Kent, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 13:02 | Rice | Edwin Veatch buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Granados | 32-56 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses the fadeaway in the paint | 32-56 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell tips it in | 34-56 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-56 |
| 12:39 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Cunningham | 34-56 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-56 |
| 12:32 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SF), James Mota (C) Doyle Noga, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG) Edwin Veatch | |
| 12:01 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-56 |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | James Mota pulls down the rebound | 34-56 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Tyler | 37-56 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Michael Granados is fouled on the floor by James Mota - foul #3 on James Mota, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SF), Paul Mitchell (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Steven Tyler, Ted Scoggins, James Mota | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Duane Lawhorn, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Paul Mitchell is called for the reach on Casey Simpson - foul #3 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Doyle Noga (SF) Claude Griffin | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG) Michael Granados | |
| 10:51 | Rice | Jason Kent blows the layup | 37-56 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 10:46 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff is whistled for traveling | 37-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG) Cameron Calvin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:24 | Rice | Jason Kent hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 37-56 |
| 10:23 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 10:17 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Arthur Murff | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:56 | Rice | Kristopher Mire connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edwin Veatch | 40-59 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG), Ted Scoggins (PF), James Mota (C) Arthur Murff, Paul Mitchell, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Kristopher Mire, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:34 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham is hacked by Ted Scoggins - foul #2 on Ted Scoggins, team foul #7 | 40-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG) Edwin Veatch | |
| 09:34 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | James Mota grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-60 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Stephen Kile pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Stephen Kile is fouled on the floor by James Mota - foul #4 on James Mota, team foul #8 | 40-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SF), Lawrence Brown (C) Doyle Noga, James Mota | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SF) Jason Kent | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 08:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanley Cunningham | 40-60 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Harold Barnes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins snags the defensive board | 40-60 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Michael Granados grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Michael Granados misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins snags the defensive board | 40-60 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Stanley Cunningham is called for the reach on Cameron Calvin - foul #2 on Stanley Cunningham, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Paul Mitchell (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Steven Tyler, Claude Griffin, Ted Scoggins, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Michael Granados, Harold Barnes, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin buries a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Duane Lawhorn - foul #3 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the free throw | 43-60 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Rice | Clay Farnham travels with the ball | 43-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG) Cameron Calvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 06:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Clay Farnham | 43-60 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Clay Farnham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-60 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Casey Simpson gets the offensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Casey Simpson drills a shot near the basket | 43-62 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Casey Simpson denies the turnaround by Emerson Edwards | 43-62 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-62 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Clay Farnham tips it but misses | 43-62 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Edwin Veatch tips it back up and in | 43-64 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | Edwin Veatch is called for the reach on Arthur Murff - foul #1 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #6 | 43-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG), Claude Griffin (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF), James Mota (C) Arthur Murff, Doyle Noga, Paul Mitchell, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Edwin Veatch, Jason Kent, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-64 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins gets the offensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-64 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Mota | 43-64 |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Matt Sealey (PF) Kristopher Mire | |
| 04:08 | Rice | Cameron Calvin takes the ball from Michael Granados | 43-64 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Stephen Kile is called for the reach on Emerson Edwards - foul #2 on Stephen Kile, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Stephen Kile gets the rebound | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Stanley Cunningham, team foul #8 | 44-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (PG) Emerson Edwards | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG) Matt Sealey | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) SG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Claude Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Mota (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | James Mota loses the ball out of bounds | 44-64 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Michael Granados hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kristopher Mire | 44-67 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cameron Calvin | 46-67 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Stephen Kile drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kristopher Mire | 46-69 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Mota | 48-69 |
| 01:39 | Rice | James Mota blocks the jumper by Harold Barnes | 48-69 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Harold Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Michael Granados hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Stephen Kile and the foul's on Ted Scoggins - foul #3 on Ted Scoggins, team foul #9 | 48-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG) Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:16 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the free throw | 48-71 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins grabs the board | 48-71 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | James Mota can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-71 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Kristopher Mire grabs the board | 48-71 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Michael Granados scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harold Barnes | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Stanley Cunningham swats the layup by James Mota | 48-74 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Harold Barnes gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Rice | Emerson Edwards is called for the reach on Michael Granados - foul #1 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #10 | 48-74 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-74 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Harold Barnes takes the ball from Cameron Calvin | 48-74 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Harold Barnes runs out the clock | 48-74 |