| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Morris Delorme (fresh) SG - Rodney Edwards (fresh) SF - Wyatt Frost (fresh) PF - John Clear (fresh) C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Schechter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Rice | Wyatt Frost steals the ball from Dennis Woodring | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Dennis Woodring pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rice | John Schechter is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Rice | John Schechter misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Wyatt Frost - foul #1 on Wyatt Frost, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Rice | John Schechter makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:57 | Rice | John Schechter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Morris Delorme | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 4-4 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Jonathan Garner | 4-6 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Stephen Palmer loses the dribble to Wyatt Frost | 4-6 |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards misses the easy layup | 4-6 |
| 17:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dennis Woodring | 4-6 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Bart Thomas throws it down on a great pass from John Schechter | 6-6 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Morris Delorme comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Perdue - foul #1 on Anthony Perdue, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) Dennis Woodring, Stephen Palmer, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Hopson (SG), Richard Estes (SF), Bob Cronin (PF), Robert Briley (C) Rodney Edwards, Wyatt Frost, John Clear, Jonathan Garner | |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Morris Delorme misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Morris Delorme makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Gerald Griffith scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jamie Thrall | 9-7 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Richard Estes makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Morris Delorme and he's fouled by Jamie Thrall - foul #1 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Corey Olson (PG) Morris Delorme | |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Richard Estes makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Edgar Lisle can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) C - Preston Breslin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Corey Olson (fresh) SG - Richard Estes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) PF - Bob Cronin (fresh) C - Robert Briley (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Estes | 9-13 |
| 15:18 | Rice | The jump hook by Edgar Lisle is blocked by Bob Cronin | 9-13 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Corey Olson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Edward Chapman's pass is intercepted by Erik Hopson | 9-13 |
| 14:45 | East Carolina | Richard Estes lays it up and in set up by Erik Hopson and he's fouled by Edgar Lisle - foul #1 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Edward Chapman, Jamie Thrall, Preston Breslin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost (SF), John Clear (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Erik Hopson, Bob Cronin, Robert Briley | |
| 14:45 | East Carolina | Richard Estes makes the free throw | 9-16 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Bart Thomas connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Griffith | 12-16 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 12-16 |
| 14:15 | Rice | John Schechter pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Gerald Griffith connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Schechter | 15-16 |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Wyatt Frost, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG) Gerald Griffith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Morris Delorme (PG), Rodney Edwards (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Bob Cronin (PF) Corey Olson, Richard Estes, Wyatt Frost, John Clear | |
| 13:35 | Rice | Bob Cronin is called for the reach on John Schechter - foul #1 on Bob Cronin, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Stephen Palmer clanks a jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Stephen Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Bob Cronin is called for the reach on Anthony Perdue - foul #2 on Bob Cronin, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Preston Breslin (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Anthony Perdue, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Briley (PF) Bob Cronin | |
| 12:52 | Rice | Preston Breslin connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jamie Thrall | 18-16 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Castrejon (C) John Schechter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Clear (PF) Robert Briley | |
| 12:17 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 18-16 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Stephen Palmer tips it in | 20-16 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | Dennis Woodring is called for the reach on Morris Delorme - foul #1 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Gerald Griffith (SF) Dennis Woodring, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Briley (C) Jonathan Garner | |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Edgar Lisle is called for the reach on Rodney Edwards - foul #2 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Stephen Palmer, Preston Breslin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Edwards | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Morris Delorme (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Clear (fresh) C - Robert Briley (fresh) | |
| 11:06 | Rice | Robert Briley swats the layup by Gerald Griffith | 20-19 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Bart Thomas tips it back up and in | 22-19 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Robert Briley misses the jumper from the left side | 22-19 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | John Clear grabs the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 10:25 | East Carolina | John Clear's layup is rejected by Jamie Thrall | 22-19 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Gerald Griffith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 10:10 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Erik Hopson | 22-19 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Gerald Griffith picks off the pass by Morris Delorme in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Bart Thomas knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Perdue | 24-19 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Robert Briley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-19 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses the floater from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Robert Briley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards is hacked by Jamie Thrall - foul #2 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Preston Breslin (SF), John Schechter (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Gerald Griffith, Edward Chapman, Anthony Perdue, Jamie Thrall, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Corey Olson (PG), Richard Estes (SF), Jonathan Garner (C) Morris Delorme, Erik Hopson, Robert Briley | |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Stephen Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Stephen Palmer can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Corey Olson - foul #1 on Corey Olson, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Stephenson (SF) Rodney Edwards | |
| 08:41 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | John Clear gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | Richard Estes is fouled on the floor by Stephen Palmer - foul #2 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG) Stephen Palmer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | Richard Estes misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Edward Chapman buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 28-21 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | John Clear hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Stephenson and the foul's on John Schechter - foul #1 on John Schechter, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | John Clear misses the free throw | 28-23 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 30-23 |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Jerry Stephenson misses the floater from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner tips it home | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Preston Breslin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Corey Olson (fresh) SG - Richard Estes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Stephenson (fresh) PF - John Clear (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | John Clear pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | Richard Estes travels with the ball | 30-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Dennis Woodring, Preston Breslin, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Morris Delorme (PG), Erik Hopson (SG), Robert Briley (PF) Corey Olson, Jerry Stephenson, John Clear | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Anthony Perdue is fouled on the floor by Richard Estes - foul #1 on Richard Estes, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| 06:27 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Edward Chapman is blocked by Jonathan Garner | 30-25 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Bart Thomas tips it back up and in | 32-25 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Richard Estes's floater is knocked away by Anthony Perdue | 32-25 |
| 06:03 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 05:58 | Rice | John Schechter can't finish the layup | 32-25 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Briley | 32-25 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson's pass is intercepted by Bart Thomas | 32-25 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Richard Estes knocks away the 3 by Gerald Griffith | 32-25 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | Richard Estes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by Morris Delorme - foul #1 on Morris Delorme, team foul #7 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Preston Breslin (PF) Edward Chapman, John Schechter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Corey Olson (PG), Rodney Edwards (SG), Jerry Stephenson (SF) Morris Delorme, Richard Estes, Robert Briley | |
| 05:24 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Bart Thomas takes the ball from Rodney Edwards | 34-25 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Anthony Perdue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Anthony Perdue, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards blows the layup but the foul's on Dennis Woodring - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #10 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG) Dennis Woodring | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Morris Delorme (PG), Robert Briley (C) Corey Olson, Jonathan Garner | |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Gerald Griffith comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Morris Delorme connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Erik Hopson | 34-29 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Preston Breslin is hacked by Robert Briley - foul #1 on Robert Briley, team foul #8 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Jamie Thrall (PF) Gerald Griffith, Edward Chapman, Keith Styles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost (SF), Bob Cronin (PF) Jerry Stephenson, Erik Hopson | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Preston Breslin makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Preston Breslin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Edgar Lisle is called for the reach on Morris Delorme - foul #3 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #11 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (PG), Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Preston Breslin, Jamie Thrall, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Morris Delorme makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Morris Delorme misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Morris Delorme (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wyatt Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bob Cronin (fresh) C - Robert Briley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Bart Thomas is hacked by Robert Briley - foul #2 on Robert Briley, team foul #9 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG) Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Estes (SG) Rodney Edwards | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Bart Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bob Cronin | 37-30 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin is called for a backcourt violation | 37-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner (C) Robert Briley | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Anthony Perdue loses the ball out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Corey Olson (PG), Erik Hopson (PF) Morris Delorme, Jonathan Garner | |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-30 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Corey Olson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Estes | 37-32 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Erik Hopson picks off the pass by Bart Thomas | 37-32 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Wyatt Frost | 37-34 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Bob Cronin - foul #3 on Bob Cronin, team foul #10 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Preston Breslin (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF) Dennis Woodring, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Morris Delorme (PG), Rodney Edwards (SG), John Clear (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Corey Olson, Richard Estes, Wyatt Frost, Bob Cronin | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Bart Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Bart Thomas - foul #1 on Bart Thomas, team foul #12 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG), Kevin Castrejon (C) Stephen Palmer, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Jamie Thrall gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Gerald Griffith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Erik Hopson - foul #1 on Erik Hopson, team foul #11 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Estes (SF) Erik Hopson | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | John Clear connects on the runner from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 39-37 |