| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Perry Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Matthew Rhine inbounds the ball | 37-45 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Phillip Block scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-47 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Perry Whitley | 40-47 |
| 18:58 | Rice | John Payne misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Eric Boyd tips it in | 40-49 |
| 18:52 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Nash | 43-49 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Gary Cherry is called for traveling | 43-49 |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-49 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Phillip Block is called for a backcourt violation | 46-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Phares (SF) Joshua Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown's layup is rejected by Eric Boyd | 46-49 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Matthew Rhine pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 17:38 | Rice | The short jumper by John Payne is denied by Joseph Brown | 46-49 |
| 17:37 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 17:32 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 17:31 | Rice | John Payne pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Perry Whitley is called for the reach on Matthew Rhine - foul #1 on Perry Whitley, team foul #1 | 46-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Avila (PG), Richard Frisch (SG), Edward Anderson (PF) Perry Whitley, Jim Collins, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| 17:05 | Rice | Michael Bologna's dunk attempt is rejected by Brian Nash | 46-49 |
| 17:03 | East Carolina | Brian Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Robert Phares buries a jumper from close range set up by Pedro Avila | 48-49 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Brian Alexander misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Wayne Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 16:21 | Rice | John Payne knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Frailey | 48-52 |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | John Payne picks off the pass by Brian Nash | 48-52 |
| 16:03 | Rice | John Payne can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Nash - foul #2 on Brian Nash, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Perry Whitley (PG), Jim Collins (SG), Joshua Adams (SF) Pedro Avila, Richard Frisch, Brian Nash | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), Phillip Block (C) William Frailey, Michael Bologna, Wayne Crawford, Brian Alexander | |
| 16:03 | Rice | John Payne makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 16:03 | Rice | John Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Phares | 48-53 |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Phillip Block takes the ball from Edward Anderson | 48-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Perry Whitley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jim Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Phares (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Payne (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Gary Cherry makes the 3 from straight away set up by Eric Boyd | 48-56 |
| 15:03 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Eric Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Perry Whitley picks off the pass by Eric Boyd | 48-56 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Jim Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Eric Boyd gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Phillip Block buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gary Cherry | 48-59 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | Eric Boyd denies the turnaround by Robert Phares | 48-59 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Matthew Rhine grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Gary Cherry clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Perry Whitley | 48-59 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | John Payne steps in front of the Perry Whitley pass | 48-59 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Gary Cherry hits the finger roll set up by John Payne | 48-61 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Phillip Block takes the ball from Joshua Adams | 48-61 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Gary Cherry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Jim Collins gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams travels with the ball | 48-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Avila (PG), Richard Frisch (SG), Joseph Brown (PF), Brian Nash (C) Perry Whitley, Jim Collins, Edward Anderson, Robert Phares | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| 12:19 | Rice | William Frailey hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Bologna | 48-63 |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Pedro Avila | 51-63 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Brian Alexander knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Frailey | 51-65 |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch is called for traveling | 51-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Pedro Avila (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Frisch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Frailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Meiners (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bologna (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Crawford (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rice | Derek Meiners can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 51-65 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 11:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bologna | 51-65 |
| 10:57 | Rice | William Frailey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Bologna | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Pedro Avila connects on the shot from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 10:14 | Rice | William Frailey's pass is intercepted by Brian Nash | 53-68 |
| 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) | |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by William Frailey - foul #1 on William Frailey, team foul #1 | 53-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Perry Whitley (PG), Jim Collins (SG), Edward Anderson (PF), Robert Phares (C) Pedro Avila, Richard Frisch, Joseph Brown, Brian Nash | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), Charles Burnett (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), Phillip Block (C) William Frailey, Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna, Wayne Crawford, Brian Alexander | |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams misses the 3rd free throw | 54-68 |
| 10:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Phillip Block | 54-68 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Matthew Rhine knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Cherry | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Phillip Block is called for the reach on Robert Phares - foul #3 on Phillip Block, team foul #2 | 54-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Nash (C) Joshua Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | John Payne (SG) Charles Burnett | |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley is fouled on the floor by Gary Cherry - foul #3 on Gary Cherry, team foul #3 | 54-71 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Jim Collins's layup is rejected by Phillip Block | 54-71 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | Brian Nash snags the offensive board | 54-71 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Phillip Block snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:35 | Rice | Edward Anderson steps in front of the Gary Cherry pass | 54-71 |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | Phillip Block denies the turnaround by Perry Whitley | 54-71 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Phillip Block grabs the board | 54-71 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Phillip Block clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Brian Nash grabs the board | 54-71 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jim Collins | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:52 | Rice | Gary Cherry is fouled on the floor by Perry Whitley - foul #2 on Perry Whitley, team foul #3 | 57-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Zachary Newson (SG), Richard Frisch (SF), Joseph Brown (PF) Jim Collins, Robert Phares, Edward Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Wayne Crawford (PF) Gary Cherry, Eric Boyd | |
| 07:29 | Rice | William Frailey is fouled on the floor by Zachary Newson - foul #1 on Zachary Newson, team foul #4 | 57-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Avila (PG) Perry Whitley | |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Brian Alexander (C) John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Phillip Block | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Pedro Avila (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Newson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Frisch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Nash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Frailey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Meiners (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bologna (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Crawford (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Michael Bologna drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Derek Meiners | 57-73 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch's pass is intercepted by Wayne Crawford | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:35 | Rice | Wayne Crawford hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from William Frailey and he's fouled by Joseph Brown - foul #3 on Joseph Brown, team foul #5 | 57-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Perry Whitley (PG), Jim Collins (SG) Pedro Avila, Zachary Newson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Phillip Block (C) Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna, Brian Alexander | |
| 06:35 | Rice | Wayne Crawford makes the free throw | 57-76 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-76 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Wayne Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Matthew Rhine misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-76 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Wayne Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-76 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Phares (SF), Edward Anderson (C) Richard Frisch, Brian Nash | |
| Subs | Rice | John Payne (SG), Eric Boyd (PF) William Frailey, Wayne Crawford | |
| 05:27 | Rice | John Payne is fouled on the floor by Edward Anderson - foul #1 on Edward Anderson, team foul #6 | 57-76 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Adams (SF) Robert Phares | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:07 | Rice | John Payne connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Phillip Block and he's fouled by Joseph Brown - foul #4 on Joseph Brown, team foul #7 | 57-78 |
| 05:07 | Rice | John Payne makes the free throw | 57-79 |
| 04:53 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-79 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-79 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Edward Anderson makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Adams | 59-79 |
| 04:04 | Rice | John Payne misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-79 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joshua Adams | 59-79 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-79 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Phillip Block snags the defensive board | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Rice | Matthew Rhine is fouled on the floor by Joshua Adams - foul #1 on Joshua Adams, team foul #8 | 59-79 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Avila (PG), Zachary Newson (SG), Robert Phares (SF), Richard Frisch (PF) Perry Whitley, Jim Collins, Joshua Adams, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| 03:37 | Rice | Matthew Rhine misses the 1st free throw | 59-79 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch gets the rebound | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | Zachary Newson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-79 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Matthew Rhine snags the defensive board | 59-79 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Pedro Avila (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Newson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Phares (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Frisch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Frailey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derek Meiners (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Wayne Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Richard Frisch steals the ball from Matthew Rhine | 59-79 |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 59-79 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Brian Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 59-79 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Derek Meiners hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-79 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch snags the defensive board | 59-79 |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Pedro Avila is hacked by Matthew Rhine - foul #1 on Matthew Rhine, team foul #4 | 59-79 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bologna (SF) Matthew Rhine | |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | Robert Phares buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Zachary Newson | 61-79 |
| 02:05 | Rice | William Frailey clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-79 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Robert Phares grabs the board | 61-79 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Pedro Avila clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-79 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | Zachary Newson can't tip it in | 61-79 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Michael Bologna pulls down the rebound | 61-79 |
| 01:39 | Rice | William Frailey clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Pedro Avila - foul #1 on Pedro Avila, team foul #9 | 61-79 |
| 01:39 | Rice | William Frailey makes the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 01:39 | Rice | William Frailey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| 01:30 | East Carolina | Edward Anderson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-81 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Wayne Crawford snags the defensive board | 61-81 |
| 00:59 | Rice | William Frailey clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-81 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Michael Bologna hits the follow up shot | 61-83 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Zachary Newson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-83 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Wayne Crawford snags the defensive board | 61-83 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Derek Meiners misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 61-83 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Wayne Crawford snags the offensive board | 61-83 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Frailey runs out the clock | 61-83 |