| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Gallup (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Martens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chen China (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Pierce | 33-34 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Donald Pierce picks off the pass by Hamisi Azim | 33-34 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce banks in the layup | 35-34 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is hacked by Daniel Gallup - foul #2 on Daniel Gallup, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:02 | Rice | The jumper by Hamisi Azim is denied by Gilbert Martens | 35-34 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Shane Nitz tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce misses the lay-in | 35-36 |
| 18:53 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:38 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-36 |
| 18:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chen China | 35-36 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Chen China comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Gallup - foul #3 on Daniel Gallup, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart (SF) Daniel Gallup | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:23 | Rice | Chen China makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Chen China makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart is hacked by Hamisi Azim - foul #2 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG) Donald Pierce | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG) William Frailey | |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Chen China denies the turnaround by Gilbert Martens | 35-38 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Shane Nitz snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Shane Nitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Trueblood (SG), Fred Curran (PF), Joseph Brown (C) Edward Rodarte, Gilbert Martens, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| 17:11 | East Carolina | Fred Curran is hacked by Liang Xiong - foul #2 on Liang Xiong, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | Fred Curran misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by William Patrick - foul #3 on William Patrick, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG) John Trueblood | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mixson (SG), Shane Nitz (PF) Jose Sosa, William Patrick | |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | Fred Curran makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | Fred Curran misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Shane Nitz gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Shane Nitz comes up short on the floater in the lane | 36-38 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Stewart and the foul's on James Neal - foul #2 on James Neal, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Bulter (SF) Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Charles Mixson, Shane Nitz | |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Curran | 38-38 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Fred Curran can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 16:14 | Rice | James Neal gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Joseph Brown, Fred Curran | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Chen China (C) Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong | |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bulter (fresh) PF - Gilbert Martens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Chen China (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens is hacked by James Neal - foul #3 on James Neal, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (SG), Daniel Gallup (SF) Donald Pierce, Joseph Bulter | |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (PF) James Neal | |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on William Frailey - foul #3 on William Frailey, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), Shane Nitz (PF) William Frailey, Liang Xiong | |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Chen China throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (SF), William Patrick (C) Hamisi Azim, Chen China | |
| 14:34 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens banks in the layup | 41-38 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Liang Xiong connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jose Sosa | 41-40 |
| 13:50 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte scores on a 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rogelio Marino | 44-42 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Liang Xiong snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Daniel Gallup blocks the short jumper by William Patrick | 44-42 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aubrey Rhynes | 46-42 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Liang Xiong comes up short on the floater from close range | 46-42 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Liang Xiong tips it in | 46-44 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aubrey Rhynes | 48-44 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-44 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Liang Xiong gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 11:44 | Rice | The short jumper by Liang Xiong is denied by Gilbert Martens | 48-44 |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Massengale | 48-44 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Gallup (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gilbert Martens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Christopher Massengale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Liang Xiong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte is hacked by Shane Nitz - foul #1 on Shane Nitz, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Joseph Stewart (SF), Fred Curran (PF), Joseph Brown (C) Aubrey Rhynes, Daniel Gallup, Gilbert Martens, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (PG), William Frailey (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), James Neal (PF), Chen China (C) Jose Sosa, Rogelio Marino, Liang Xiong, Shane Nitz, William Patrick | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Hamisi Azim pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 11:21 | Rice | James Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Trueblood (SG) Edward Rodarte | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Fred Curran scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Stewart | 51-44 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Chen China is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Chen China, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | Lucien Bruno takes the ball from Fred Curran | 51-44 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Chen China buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lucien Bruno | 51-46 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart misses the easy layup | 51-46 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Chen China snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 10:11 | Rice | John Trueblood is called for the reach on Hamisi Azim - foul #3 on John Trueblood, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| 09:59 | Rice | William Frailey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 51-46 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Chen China gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Joseph Brown is called for the reach on Chen China - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (SG), Joseph Bulter (SF), Gilbert Martens (PF) John Trueblood, Joseph Stewart, Fred Curran | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Rogelio Marino (SG), Liang Xiong (PF) Lucien Bruno, William Frailey, James Neal | |
| 09:20 | Rice | Chen China can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-46 |
| 09:18 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Rogelio Marino | 51-46 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Chen China tips it home | 51-48 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Aubrey Rhynes | 53-48 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Rogelio Marino double dribbles | 53-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Trueblood (SG), Daniel Gallup (SF), Fred Curran (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Donald Pierce, Joseph Bulter, Gilbert Martens, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Shane Nitz (PF), William Patrick (C) Rogelio Marino, Hamisi Azim, Chen China | |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes loses the ball out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (SG) John Trueblood | |
| Subs | Rice | James Neal (C) William Patrick | |
| 07:51 | Rice | William Frailey clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 07:49 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Shane Nitz - foul #2 on Shane Nitz, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Neal | 54-48 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Gallup (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Curran (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Liang Xiong drills a floater from close range | 54-50 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jose Sosa - foul #1 on Jose Sosa, team foul #10 | 54-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Bulter (PF) Fred Curran | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Jose Sosa, William Frailey, Liang Xiong | |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:52 | Rice | James Neal misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Joseph Bulter clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-50 |
| 06:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lucien Bruno | 56-50 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Aubrey Rhynes - foul #1 on Aubrey Rhynes, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Trueblood (PG), Joseph Stewart (SG), Gilbert Martens (PF) Aubrey Rhynes, Edward Rodarte, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) James Neal | |
| 06:25 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Chen China - foul #3 on Chen China, team foul #11 | 56-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Joseph Brown (C) Daniel Gallup, Joseph Bulter | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG) Lucien Bruno | |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Stewart | 58-52 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-52 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart grabs the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 05:23 | East Carolina | Shane Nitz takes the ball from John Trueblood | 58-52 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Chen China pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Rogelio Marino - foul #4 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #12 | 58-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (SG), Daniel Gallup (SF), Christopher Massengale (C) John Trueblood, Joseph Stewart, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), William Patrick (PF) Rogelio Marino, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz | |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:31 | Rice | William Patrick scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 60-55 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Pierce | 62-55 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Christopher Massengale steals the ball from William Frailey | 62-55 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Fred Curran (PF) Donald Pierce, Gilbert Martens | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), James Neal (PF) Jose Sosa, Chen China | |
| 03:32 | Rice | William Patrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Rogelio Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Gallup (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Curran (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Liang Xiong comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 62-55 |
| 03:21 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 62-55 |
| 03:14 | Rice | James Neal gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 02:48 | Rice | William Frailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Trueblood (SG), Joseph Stewart (SF), Joseph Brown (C) Edward Rodarte, Daniel Gallup, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF) William Frailey, Liang Xiong, William Patrick | |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Edward Rodarte (SG), Gilbert Martens (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Aubrey Rhynes, John Trueblood, Fred Curran, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, James Neal | |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Donald Pierce and he's fouled by Chen China - foul #4 on Chen China, team foul #13 | 64-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup (SF) Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses the free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Chen China buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 64-57 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Chen China makes the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Daniel Gallup - foul #4 on Daniel Gallup, team foul #6 | 67-59 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Chen China makes the free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens's dunk attempt is rejected by Chen China | 67-60 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:58 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-60 |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Pierce | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce is hacked by William Frailey in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Frailey, team foul #14 | 67-60 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Hamisi Azim scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 69-63 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens is hacked by Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #15 | 69-63 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Chen China makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale is hacked by William Frailey in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Frailey, team foul #16 | 71-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG) William Frailey | |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Shane Nitz | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Shane Nitz drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte is hacked by Rogelio Marino in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #17 | 72-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Fred Curran (PF) Donald Pierce, Gilbert Martens | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG) Rogelio Marino | |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Shane Nitz clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Fred Curran grabs the board | 73-69 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Sosa - foul #3 on Jose Sosa, team foul #18 | 73-69 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Lucien Bruno is hacked by Edward Rodarte - foul #2 on Edward Rodarte, team foul #7 | 75-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Gilbert Martens (PF) Aubrey Rhynes, Fred Curran | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Lucien Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Chen China snags the offensive board | 75-69 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-69 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Gilbert Martens | 75-69 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Sosa - foul #4 on Jose Sosa, team foul #19 | 75-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG) Donald Pierce | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Hamisi Azim hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-69 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Massengale | 77-69 |