| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roderick Laster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Kirkpatrick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Aguilar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Nipp (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Gary Ferguson buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis David | 43-37 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Roderick Laster | 43-40 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Gary Ferguson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Rafael Aguilar | 43-40 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Roderick Laster loses the dribble to Cecil Lawhon | 43-40 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Gary Ferguson buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by John Jones and he's hacked by Roderick Laster - foul #3 on Roderick Laster, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (PG) Roderick Laster | |
| 18:40 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 18:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Nickols | 46-40 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Robert Nipp steals the ball from John Jones | 46-40 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Gary Ferguson steals the ball from Edward Cochran | 46-40 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Gary Ferguson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Dennis David | 48-40 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Cochran | 48-42 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Dennis David travels with the ball | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (C) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tommy Schwarcz (SG), Grady Sulejmanovski (C) Larry Kirkpatrick, Rafael Aguilar | |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #1 on Joseph Horn, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Paul Polston hits the finger roll | 50-44 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tommy Schwarcz | 50-47 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Eric Lam's pass is intercepted by Tommy Schwarcz | 50-47 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 50-47 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Joseph Horn snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Dennis David hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp misses short on a runner from the baseline | 50-47 |
| 15:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chris Campbell | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Cochran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Schwarcz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Nipp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Collins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Grady Sulejmanovski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Eric Lam drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Chris Campbell | 52-47 |
| 15:16 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses short on a shot near the basket | 52-47 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Paul Polston grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 52-47 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 14:45 | East Carolina | Eric Lam is called for the reach on Robert Nipp - foul #1 on Eric Lam, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Eric Lam, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roderick Laster (PG), Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Rafael Aguilar (SF), Roy Sokotowski (PF), Joesph Mazzella (C) Edward Cochran, Tommy Schwarcz, Robert Nipp, Jerome Collins, Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| 14:27 | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Roderick Laster | 52-49 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Kirkpatrick | 52-49 |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick is fouled on the floor by Cecil Lawhon - foul #2 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 13:54 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Matheson - foul #1 on Joseph Matheson, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG) Joseph Matheson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 13:24 | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski's pass is intercepted by Cecil Lawhon | 52-49 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon jams it | 54-49 |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Sokotowski | 54-51 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Joesph Mazzella blocks the short jumper by Matthew Nickols | 54-51 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (C) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (SG), Jerome Collins (PF), Grady Sulejmanovski (C) Larry Kirkpatrick, Rafael Aguilar, Joesph Mazzella | |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Paul Polston can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Roy Sokotowski - foul #1 on Roy Sokotowski, team foul #2 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tommy Schwarcz (SG) Roy Sokotowski | |
| 12:10 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Grady Sulejmanovski | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roderick Laster (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Schwarcz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Grady Sulejmanovski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Chris Campbell buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-54 |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran lays it in on a nice dish by Roderick Laster | 59-56 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Eric Lam loses the ball out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nipp (SF), Joesph Mazzella (C) Roderick Laster, Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins drills a floater from close range set up by Edward Cochran and the foul's on Joseph Horn - foul #2 on Joseph Horn, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Rafael Aguilar (SF) Tommy Schwarcz, Robert Nipp | |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the free throw | 59-59 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Rafael Aguilar picks off the pass by Gary Ferguson | 59-59 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rafael Aguilar | 59-61 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Paul Polston lays it in set up by John Jones | 61-61 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 10:06 | Rice | John Jones snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Paul Polston misses short on a jumper in the lane | 61-61 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins can't connect on a runner in the paint | 61-61 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Kirkpatrick | 61-61 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 61-61 |
| 09:26 | Rice | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Paul Polston connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 63-61 |
| 08:56 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Edward Cochran | 63-63 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the shot from the left block | 63-63 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella buries a floater near the basket set up by Rafael Aguilar | 63-65 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Paul Polston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Matthew Nickols tips it home | 65-65 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Gary Ferguson snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Cochran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Aguilar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerome Collins (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. C - Joesph Mazzella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Paul Polston scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 67-65 |
| 07:11 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Ferguson - foul #1 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Horn (SF), James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Paul Polston, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roderick Laster (PG), Robert Nipp (SF), Grady Sulejmanovski (PF), Roy Sokotowski (C) Larry Kirkpatrick, Rafael Aguilar, Jerome Collins, Joesph Mazzella | |
| 07:11 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 07:11 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Eric Lam blows the dunk but he's hacked by Roderick Laster - foul #4 on Roderick Laster, team foul #3 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tommy Schwarcz (SG) Edward Cochran | |
| 07:06 | Rice | Eric Lam misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Eric Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Tommy Schwarcz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roderick Laster | 67-68 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon is hacked by Tommy Schwarcz - foul #2 on Tommy Schwarcz, team foul #4 | 67-68 |
| 06:24 | Rice | James Look is fouled on the floor by Roy Sokotowski - foul #2 on Roy Sokotowski, team foul #5 | 67-68 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 67-68 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski is fouled on the floor by James Look - foul #1 on James Look, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Eric Lam connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Lawhon | 69-70 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF), John Jones (PF) Joseph Horn, James Look | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brant Vaz (SG), Rafael Aguilar (SF), Jerome Collins (PF) Tommy Schwarcz, Grady Sulejmanovski, Roy Sokotowski | |
| 04:41 | Rice | Robert Nipp swats the layup by Chris Campbell | 69-70 |
| 04:39 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | Brant Vaz misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Chris Campbell pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Chris Campbell's layup is rejected by Jerome Collins | 69-70 |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | John Jones swats the short shot by Rafael Aguilar | 69-70 |
| 04:02 | Rice | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Rafael Aguilar steps in front of the Chris Campbell pass | 69-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Eric Lam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roderick Laster (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brant Vaz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rafael Aguilar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Nipp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Paul Polston (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Cecil Lawhon, Joseph Matheson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (PG), Tommy Schwarcz (SG), Roy Sokotowski (SF), Joesph Mazzella (C) Roderick Laster, Brant Vaz, Rafael Aguilar, Robert Nipp | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Joseph Horn gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Tommy Schwarcz can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roderick Laster (PG), Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Robert Nipp (SF) Edward Cochran, Tommy Schwarcz, Roy Sokotowski | |
| 02:29 | Rice | Joesph Mazzella steals it from Paul Polston | 72-70 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar (SF) Robert Nipp | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Dennis David and he's fouled by Larry Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Larry Kirkpatrick, team foul #6 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Roderick Laster makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-73 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Gary Ferguson scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Jones | 76-73 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick is hacked by Cecil Lawhon - foul #3 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #10 | 76-73 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Nickols | 76-74 |
| 01:01 | Rice | John Jones is hacked by Joesph Mazzella - foul #4 on Joesph Mazzella, team foul #7 | 76-74 |
| 01:01 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:01 | Rice | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Nickols - foul #2 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Jerome Collins picks off the pass by Matthew Nickols | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Cecil Lawhon steps in front of the Joesph Mazzella pass | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Roderick Laster is called for the reach on Dennis David in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roderick Laster, team foul #8 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (PG) Roderick Laster | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Dennis David misses the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella's pass is intercepted by Gary Ferguson | 78-75 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Dennis David is hacked by Larry Kirkpatrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Kirkpatrick, team foul #9 | 78-75 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-75 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson gets the rebound | 80-75 |