| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Conaway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Unrein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | William Sedillo's fadeaway is rejected by Bradly Unrein | 38-32 |
| 19:38 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:23 | Rice | James Pearson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | Earl Fife misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:59 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Bradly Unrein - foul #3 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (C) Bradly Unrein | |
| 18:59 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:59 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:44 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 18:23 | Rice | James Pearson makes the fadeaway from the right side | 42-36 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bradley Conaway | 42-38 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Reginald Eller is hacked by Edward Montgomery - foul #1 on Edward Montgomery, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Lininger (C) Bradley Conaway | |
| 17:27 | Rice | Raymond Burns knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 45-38 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 17:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hiram Lyons | 45-38 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Thomas Banks is hacked by Paul Lininger - foul #1 on Paul Lininger, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (PG), Chase Townsend (SG), Antonio Battle (SF) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes, Edward Montgomery | |
| 16:51 | Rice | Gregg Moore's fadeaway is rejected by William Allen | 45-38 |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Allen | 45-38 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Lininger | 45-40 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Robert Negri hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 45-40 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | William Allen pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Lininger | 45-43 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Robert Negri is fouled on the floor by William Allen - foul #2 on William Allen, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG), Bradley Conaway (SF), Richard Green (C) Patrick Driggs, Chase Townsend, Antonio Battle, William Allen | |
| 15:44 | Rice | William Sedillo can't finish the layup | 45-43 |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Conaway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Lininger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Earl Fife hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Clifton Haynes | 45-45 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Earl Fife and he's hacked by Gregg Moore - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Paul Lininger, Richard Green | |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 15:19 | Rice | William Sedillo pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Reginald Eller clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-47 |
| 15:00 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Sedillo | 45-47 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bradly Unrein - foul #4 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Green (C) Bradly Unrein | |
| 14:50 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Richard Green hits the finger roll set up by Clifton Haynes | 46-49 |
| 14:10 | Rice | James Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (SG), Paul Lininger (C) Clifton Haynes, Richard Green | |
| 13:58 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway is whistled for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (C) Paul Lininger | |
| 13:42 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Earl Fife is fouled on the floor by Gregg Moore - foul #2 on Gregg Moore, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (SG), Paul Lininger (C) Earl Fife, Bradley Conaway | |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | William Allen misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | William Allen tips it but misses | 46-49 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Derrick Rust pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Robert Negri is called for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Raymond Burns (SG) Derrick Rust, Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG), Antonio Battle (SF) Chase Townsend, Edward Montgomery | |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Raymond Burns snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Robert Negri lays it in set up by Gregg Moore and he's fouled by William Allen - foul #3 on William Allen, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Gregg Moore, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Bradley Conaway (SF), Richard Green (C) Patrick Driggs, Antonio Battle, William Allen | |
| 12:22 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Hiram Lyons is called for the reach on Earl Fife - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) Robert Negri | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery (PF) Richard Green | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Earl Fife hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Hiram Lyons gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Conaway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Lininger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Rice | James Pearson misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Montgomery - foul #2 on Edward Montgomery, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (SG), Antonio Battle (SF) Clifton Haynes, Bradley Conaway | |
| 11:08 | Rice | James Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:08 | Rice | James Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Earl Fife knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Reginald Eller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Derrick Rust, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (C) Paul Lininger | |
| 10:23 | East Carolina | William Allen knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Edward Montgomery and the foul's on Robert Negri - foul #2 on Robert Negri, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| 10:23 | East Carolina | William Allen makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Robert Negri can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-54 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | William Allen pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:58 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 09:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregg Moore | 50-54 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Reginald Eller connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 52-54 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-54 |
| 09:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 52-54 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Robert Negri misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | William Allen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Fife | 52-57 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Robert Negri misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Thomas Banks tips it but misses | 52-57 |
| 08:44 | East Carolina | William Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Gregg Moore snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Reginald Eller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Earl Fife and he's fouled by Gregg Moore - foul #3 on Gregg Moore, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Derrick Rust (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Gregg Moore, Reginald Eller, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG), Bradley Conaway (SF), Paul Lininger (PF), Richard Green (C) Earl Fife, Antonio Battle, Edward Montgomery, William Allen | |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs misses the free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:25 | Rice | William Sedillo snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 08:11 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the jumper in the paint | 54-59 |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 07:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pearson | 54-59 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Driggs | 54-62 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-62 |
| 07:32 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Derrick Rust (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Patrick Driggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Lininger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes's floater is tipped away by James Pearson | 54-62 |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger gets the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Richard Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (PF) James Pearson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Bradly Unrein (C) Patrick Driggs, Richard Green | |
| 06:47 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifton Haynes | 54-65 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend double dribbles | 54-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF), Robert Negri (PF) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), William Allen (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF) Chase Townsend, Bradley Conaway, Paul Lininger | |
| 05:36 | Rice | Robert Negri buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 56-65 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Robert Negri steals it from William Allen | 56-65 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Reginald Eller buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 58-65 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | William Allen drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Earl Fife | 58-67 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Clifton Haynes - foul #2 on Clifton Haynes, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Joe Woods (C) Raymond Burns, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (SG), Bradley Conaway (SF), Paul Lininger (C) Clifton Haynes, William Allen, Bradly Unrein | |
| 04:33 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Earl Fife drills a shot in the lane set up by Chase Townsend | 59-69 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the offensive board | 59-69 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Reginald Eller drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Gregg Moore | 61-69 |
| 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) | |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend's floater is knocked away by Reginald Eller | 61-69 |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway gets the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Negri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chase Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Montgomery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Lininger (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Gregg Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Joe Woods | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG), Bradly Unrein (C) Chase Townsend, Paul Lininger | |
| 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) | |
| 02:55 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Montgomery - foul #3 on Edward Montgomery, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Earl Fife comes up short on the floater from the right side | 63-69 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery tips it home | 63-71 |
| 02:25 | Rice | James Pearson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Earl Fife | 63-71 |
| 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) | |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Conaway | 63-73 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Clifton Haynes - foul #3 on Clifton Haynes, team foul #10 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (PF) Edward Montgomery | |
| 02:03 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the free throw | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:49 | East Carolina | James Pearson takes the ball from William Allen | 66-73 |
| 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) | |
| 01:35 | Rice | William Sedillo buries a jumper from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes knocks in the 3 from straight away | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Rice | Reginald Eller is whistled for traveling | 68-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery (PF) William Allen | |
| 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) | |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Earl Fife misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-76 |
| 00:50 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the defensive rebound | 68-76 |
| 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 | Edward Montgomery is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons - foul #4 on Edward Montgomery, team foul #11 | 68-76 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery is fouled in the backcourt by Hiram Lyons - foul #4 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #7 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (SF), Paul Lininger (C) Bradley Conaway, Bradly Unrein | |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:42 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the defensive rebound | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | William Sedillo is whistled for traveling | 69-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein (C) Edward Montgomery | |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Raymond Burns is called for the reach on Clifton Haynes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #8 | 69-76 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 72-78 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway (SF) Bradly Unrein | |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Hiram Lyons is called for the reach on Earl Fife in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #9 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Earl Fife misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:30 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Gregg Moore drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Reginald Eller | 75-78 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Earl Fife is fouled in the backcourt by Gregg Moore - foul #4 on Gregg Moore, team foul #10 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein (C) Paul Lininger | |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 75-80 |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway grabs the defensive rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #11 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Lininger (C) Bradly Unrein | |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway misses the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:11 | Rice | William Sedillo snags the defensive board | 75-81 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-81 |
| 00:04 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the offensive rebound | 75-81 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-81 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-81 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein (C) Paul Lininger | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Earl Fife runs out the clock | 78-81 |