| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Eric Grochowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Kirkpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rafael Aguilar (fresh) PF - Philip Ladd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joesph Mazzella (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| 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 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses short on a floater near the basket | 33-35 |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Matthew Nickols is called for the reach on Rafael Aguilar - foul #3 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Chris Campbell - foul #2 on Chris Campbell, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Joseph Horn buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Cecil Lawhon | 35-37 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Kirkpatrick | 38-37 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Eric Grochowski takes the ball from Joseph Horn | 38-37 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Gary Ferguson gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Charles Brown misses badly on a shot from the right side | 38-37 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the tip | 38-37 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Joseph Horn pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | Philip Ladd is fouled on the floor by Chris Campbell - foul #3 on Chris Campbell, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (SG), Brant Vaz (SF), Grady Sulejmanovski (PF) Larry Kirkpatrick, Rafael Aguilar, Philip Ladd | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Paul Polston (PF), Brian McKay (C) Charles Brown, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 17:27 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Brant Vaz tips it but misses | 38-39 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Paul Polston snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Paul Polston's floater is knocked away by Brant Vaz | 38-39 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the tip | 38-39 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Gary Ferguson tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski double dribbles | 38-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roderick Laster (SG), Robert Hutter (C) Eric Grochowski, Joesph Mazzella | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Joseph Matheson (SF) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson | |
| 16:28 | Rice | Joseph Matheson's floater is knocked away by Grady Sulejmanovski | 38-41 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Cochran | 38-41 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Brant Vaz is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brant Vaz, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Rafael Aguilar (SF), Philip Ladd (PF) Roderick Laster, Brant Vaz, Robert Hutter | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF) Eric Lam | |
| 16:07 | Rice | Edward Cochran steals the ball from Paul Polston | 38-41 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski is whistled for a carry | 38-41 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Charles Brown is called for 10 seconds | 38-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski (PG), Robert Hutter (C) Edward Cochran, Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Brian McKay | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Eric Grochowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Kirkpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Aguilar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Ladd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hutter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Philip Ladd grabs the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hutter | 40-41 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Paul Polston clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Philip Ladd - foul #3 on Philip Ladd, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski (PF), Joesph Mazzella (C) Philip Ladd, Robert Hutter | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Joseph Matheson | |
| 15:11 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joesph Mazzella | 42-43 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Paul Polston can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:58 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski is called for a backcourt violation | 42-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (PG), Roderick Laster (SG), Brant Vaz (SF), Philip Ladd (PF) Eric Grochowski, Larry Kirkpatrick, Rafael Aguilar, Roy Sokotowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Chris Campbell (PF) Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| 13:40 | Rice | Matthew Nickols connects on the floater from the right block set up by Cecil Lawhon | 42-45 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chris Campbell - foul #4 on Chris Campbell, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski (C) Joesph Mazzella | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Joseph Matheson (SF), James Look (PF), Brian McKay (C) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, Chris Campbell, Matthew Nickols | |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Grady Sulejmanovski blocks the jumper by Charles Brown | 44-45 |
| 13:00 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:55 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Roderick Laster | 47-45 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Roderick Laster comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 12:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Look | 47-45 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Brant Vaz takes the ball from Charles Brown | 47-45 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Roderick Laster banks in the layup on a great pass from Brant Vaz | 49-45 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Joseph Matheson connects on the shot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Cochran (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roderick Laster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brant Vaz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Philip Ladd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Grady Sulejmanovski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Look (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian McKay (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski (PG), Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Rafael Aguilar (SF), Joesph Mazzella (C) Edward Cochran, Roderick Laster, Brant Vaz, Philip Ladd | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Joseph Matheson, James Look, Brian McKay | |
| 11:18 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis David - foul #4 on Dennis David, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski (PF) Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Paul Polston (SG) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon | |
| 11:18 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:18 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Matthew Nickols knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Paul Polston | 50-49 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Matthew Nickols steps in front of the Eric Grochowski pass | 50-49 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 50-51 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Polston - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG) Eric Lam, Paul Polston | |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Gary Ferguson clanks a shot from the left side | 51-51 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eric Grochowski | 54-51 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Matthew Nickols can't tip it in | 54-51 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Matthew Nickols is called for the reach on Rafael Aguilar - foul #4 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (SG), Grady Sulejmanovski (PF) Larry Kirkpatrick, Roy Sokotowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF), Brian McKay (C) Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Brian McKay snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Charles Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Cochran | 57-51 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Charles Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Grochowski | 59-51 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Charles Brown | 59-53 |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Aguilar | 59-53 |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Eric Grochowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Cochran (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rafael Aguilar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Grady Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joesph Mazzella (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian McKay (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Brian McKay grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Gary Ferguson connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Cecil Lawhon | 59-55 |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-55 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Gary Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tommy Schwarcz (PG), Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Brant Vaz (SF), Philip Ladd (PF), Robert Hutter (C) Eric Grochowski, Edward Cochran, Rafael Aguilar, Grady Sulejmanovski, Joesph Mazzella | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Paul Polston, Brian McKay | |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | Robert Hutter misses the easy layup | 61-55 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Joseph Horn dunks the ball set up by Eric Lam | 61-57 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Brant Vaz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Tommy Schwarcz and he's hacked by Eric Lam - foul #1 on Eric Lam, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Brant Vaz makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Matthew Nickols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (PG) Tommy Schwarcz | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG) Eric Lam | |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Brant Vaz loses the dribble to Paul Polston | 64-57 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Paul Polston comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 64-57 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Dennis David is hacked by Robert Hutter - foul #1 on Robert Hutter, team foul #3 | 64-57 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Paul Polston connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Matthew Nickols | 64-59 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Brant Vaz misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Matheson - foul #1 on Joseph Matheson, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski (PG), Roderick Laster (SG), Roy Sokotowski (PF), Grady Sulejmanovski (C) Edward Cochran, Larry Kirkpatrick, Philip Ladd, Robert Hutter | |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Chris Campbell (PF), Brian McKay (C) Paul Polston, Joseph Matheson, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Brant Vaz misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Brant Vaz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses the runner from the baseline | 65-59 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Roderick Laster grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Cecil Lawhon - foul #2 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella (C) Brant Vaz | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG) Dennis David | |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Brian McKay misses badly on a jumper from close range | 67-59 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | Roderick Laster hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Grochowski | 69-59 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Eric Grochowski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Roderick Laster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roy Sokotowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Grady Sulejmanovski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joesph Mazzella (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Brian McKay (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-59 |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Roderick Laster misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-59 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Charles Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Eric Grochowski - foul #1 on Eric Grochowski, team foul #4 | 69-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (SG), Rafael Aguilar (SF) Roderick Laster, Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Chris Campbell, Brian McKay | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Philip Ladd (PF) Edward Cochran, Roy Sokotowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Joseph Horn (PF) Charles Brown, Paul Polston | |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Philip Ladd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar tips it home | 71-61 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis David | 71-63 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Kirkpatrick | 73-63 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Dennis David is hacked by Eric Grochowski - foul #2 on Eric Grochowski, team foul #5 | 73-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (PG), Roderick Laster (SG), Brant Vaz (SF), Grady Sulejmanovski (PF), Robert Hutter (C) Eric Grochowski, Larry Kirkpatrick, Rafael Aguilar, Philip Ladd, Joesph Mazzella | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| 01:49 | Rice | Eric Lam clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-63 |
| 01:48 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Campbell | 73-63 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Charles Brown can't connect on a floater from the left side | 73-63 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses the tip | 73-63 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Charles Brown tips it home | 73-65 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski (PG), Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Rafael Aguilar (SF), Philip Ladd (PF), Joesph Mazzella (C) Edward Cochran, Roderick Laster, Brant Vaz, Grady Sulejmanovski, Robert Hutter | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson, Paul Polston, Chris Campbell | |
| 01:19 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar is hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #3 on Joseph Horn, team foul #12 | 73-65 |
| 01:19 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:19 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Joseph Horn jams it on a great pass from Dennis David | 74-67 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar is hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #4 on Joseph Horn, team foul #13 | 74-67 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Nickols | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 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 a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Eric Grochowski, team foul #6 | 75-70 |
| 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 a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dennis David | 75-73 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski is hacked by Dennis David in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis David, team foul #14 | 75-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG) Dennis David | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon loses the dribble to Larry Kirkpatrick | 77-73 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Lawhon - foul #3 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #15 | 77-73 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-73 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella pulls down the rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella is hacked by Charles Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Brown, team foul #16 | 79-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (SF), Grady Sulejmanovski (PF) Rafael Aguilar, Philip Ladd | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-76 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar (SF), Philip Ladd (PF) Edward Cochran, Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Cecil Lawhon is called for the reach on Larry Kirkpatrick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #17 | 80-76 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 81-76 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 81-76 |