| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Otis Moralez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Messer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Redmond (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Alston (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Taunton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfredo Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - George Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | John Jefferson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Donald Taunton pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Ronald Watson steals it from John Jefferson | 41-31 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 43-31 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-31 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | George Lundy picks off the pass by Scott Redmond | 43-31 |
| 18:22 | Rice | John Jefferson is called for traveling | 43-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Robert Avis (SG), Gerry Small (PF), Raymond Rose (C) Donald Taunton, John Jefferson, Alfredo Hernandez, George Lundy | |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Rose - foul #5 on Raymond Rose, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | George Lundy (C) Raymond Rose | |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Gerry Small connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Avis | 45-33 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Watson | 48-33 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Gerry Small misses the dunk | 48-33 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond McCullogh - foul #3 on Raymond McCullogh, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado (PG), Patrick Bates (PF) Otis Moralez, Ronald Watson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jefferson (SG), Gregory Mauk (SF), Alfredo Hernandez (C) Robert Avis, Raymond McCullogh, George Lundy | |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Alston - foul #3 on Stephen Alston, team foul #1 | 50-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia (SG), Jonathan Benoit (SF), Andres Rossi (C) James Messer, Scott Redmond, Stephen Alston | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:29 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Pedro Garcia | 50-34 |
| 17:16 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-34 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit misses the tip | 50-34 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit tips it home | 52-34 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Gerry Small lays it up and in on a great pass from Alfredo Hernandez | 52-36 |
| 16:43 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 52-36 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Gerry Small grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Andres Rossi - foul #1 on Andres Rossi, team foul #2 | 52-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG), James Messer (SG), Ronald Watson (PF) Harvey Maldanado, Pedro Garcia, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), Robert Avis (SG), George Lundy (C) Carl Hunt, John Jefferson, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| 16:10 | Rice | Gerry Small lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Avis and he's hacked by Patrick Bates - foul #2 on Patrick Bates, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez (C) George Lundy | |
| 16:10 | Rice | Gerry Small makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | Donald Taunton is called for the reach on Otis Moralez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Taunton, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Redmond (SF), Stephen Alston (C) Jonathan Benoit, Patrick Bates | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jefferson (SG), Raymond McCullogh (SF), George Lundy (C) Robert Avis, Gregory Mauk, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Otis Moralez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Messer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Redmond (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Stephen Alston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Taunton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gerry Small (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. C - George Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:24 | Rice | John Jefferson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 15:16 | East Carolina | Gerry Small takes the ball from Ronald Watson | 52-39 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Donald Taunton is fouled on the floor by Stephen Alston - foul #4 on Stephen Alston, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado (PG), Patrick Bates (C) Otis Moralez, Stephen Alston | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Avis (SG), Alfredo Hernandez (C) John Jefferson, George Lundy | |
| 14:53 | Rice | Harvey Maldanado steals the ball from Robert Avis | 52-39 |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado travels with the ball | 52-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia (SG), Jonathan Benoit (C) James Messer, Ronald Watson | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG) Donald Taunton | |
| 14:32 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Carl Hunt | 52-41 |
| 14:14 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez banks in the layup | 52-43 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Raymond McCullogh takes the ball from Scott Redmond | 52-43 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Robert Avis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Gerry Small grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Carl Hunt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Robert Avis can't tip it in | 52-46 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Patrick Bates | 52-46 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Patrick Bates is blocked by Alfredo Hernandez | 52-46 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Patrick Bates denies the turnaround by Gerry Small | 52-46 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Gerry Small pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harvey Maldanado (fairly fresh) SG - Pedro Garcia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Redmond (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Patrick Bates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Benoit (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Carl Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Avis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gerry Small (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfredo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Gerry Small is hacked by Patrick Bates - foul #3 on Patrick Bates, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG), James Messer (SG), Vincente Esposito (SF), Ronald Watson (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Harvey Maldanado, Pedro Garcia, Scott Redmond, Patrick Bates, Jonathan Benoit | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), John Jefferson (SG), George Lundy (C) Carl Hunt, Robert Avis, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| 11:11 | Rice | Gerry Small misses short on a jumper from the left block | 52-46 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | James Messer is hacked by Raymond McCullogh - foul #4 on Raymond McCullogh, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Mauk (SF) Raymond McCullogh | |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Vincente Esposito misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-46 |
| 10:58 | Rice | John Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Donald Taunton misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | Gregory Mauk is called for the reach on Otis Moralez - foul #2 on Gregory Mauk, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| 10:19 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi tips it home | 54-46 |
| 09:53 | Rice | John Jefferson misses badly on a shot from the left block | 54-46 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Vincente Esposito snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | Gerry Small swats the shot by Otis Moralez | 54-46 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson tips it back up and in | 56-46 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Gregory Mauk comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | James Messer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Gerry Small gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Gregory Mauk can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Messer - foul #1 on James Messer, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado (PG), Jonathan Benoit (SF), Patrick Bates (C) Otis Moralez, Vincente Esposito, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez (C) George Lundy | |
| 08:58 | Rice | Gregory Mauk makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Gregory Mauk makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Patrick Bates grabs the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | John Jefferson takes the ball from James Messer | 56-48 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Gregory Mauk loses the dribble to Harvey Maldanado | 56-48 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson can't connect on a runner from the right block | 56-48 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Bates - foul #4 on Patrick Bates, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG), Pedro Garcia (SF), Stephen Alston (C) James Messer, Jonathan Benoit, Ronald Watson | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond McCullogh (SF) Gregory Mauk | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Otis Moralez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harvey Maldanado (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Pedro Garcia (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Patrick Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Alston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Taunton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jefferson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gerry Small (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfredo Hernandez (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Donald Taunton steals the ball from Stephen Alston | 56-49 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Donald Taunton lays it up and in | 56-51 |
| 06:49 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-51 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Taunton | 59-54 |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-54 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia can't tip it in | 59-54 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Donald Taunton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gerry Small | 59-57 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston misses the tip | 59-57 |
| 05:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Taunton | 59-57 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Harvey Maldanado steals it from Gerry Small | 59-57 |
| 05:05 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Alston | 62-57 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Stephen Alston - foul #5 on Stephen Alston, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Messer (SG), Scott Redmond (SF), Ronald Watson (PF), Jonathan Benoit (C) Otis Moralez, Harvey Maldanado, Patrick Bates, Stephen Alston | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Avis (SG) John Jefferson | |
| 04:57 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | James Messer buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Redmond | 64-58 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Donald Taunton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia clanks a jumper in the paint | 64-58 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Gerry Small grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 03:55 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Avis | 64-58 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez travels with the ball | 64-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG) Pedro Garcia | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), George Lundy (C) Donald Taunton, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Otis Moralez and the foul's on Carl Hunt - foul #2 on Carl Hunt, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman (SG) Robert Avis | |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit makes the free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Otis Moralez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Messer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Redmond (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Jonathan Benoit (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Carl Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Szczesny Zimmerman (fresh) SF - Raymond McCullogh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gerry Small (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh is hacked by Ronald Watson - foul #2 on Ronald Watson, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Avis (SG) Szczesny Zimmerman | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez tips it home | 69-59 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Otis Moralez is called for the reach on Gerry Small - foul #2 on Otis Moralez, team foul #10 | 69-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Vincente Esposito (SF), Patrick Bates (C) Scott Redmond, Jonathan Benoit | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), John Jefferson (SG) Carl Hunt, Robert Avis | |
| 02:41 | Rice | Gerry Small misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Gerry Small makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Redmond (SF) Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:20 | East Carolina | Patrick Bates misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 69-60 |
| 02:18 | Rice | George Lundy gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Gerry Small misses the dunk attempt | 69-60 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Donald Taunton pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Jefferson | 69-62 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | James Messer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Redmond | 72-62 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Gerry Small loses the dribble to Otis Moralez | 72-62 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond lays it up and in on a nice dish by Otis Moralez | 74-62 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh is hacked by Ronald Watson - foul #3 on Ronald Watson, team foul #11 | 74-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado (PG), Pedro Garcia (SG), Jonathan Benoit (SF), Andres Rossi (C) Otis Moralez, James Messer, Scott Redmond, Ronald Watson | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Robert Avis (SG), Alfredo Hernandez (PF) Donald Taunton, John Jefferson, Gerry Small | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 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 triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit is hacked by Carl Hunt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Hunt, team foul #7 | 74-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Mauk (SF) Raymond McCullogh | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez gets the rebound | 74-64 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Gregory Mauk lays it up and in on a great pass from George Lundy | 74-66 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG), James Messer (SG), Scott Redmond (SF), Ronald Watson (PF) Harvey Maldanado, Pedro Garcia, Jonathan Benoit, Patrick Bates | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), John Jefferson (SG), Raymond McCullogh (SF), Gerry Small (PF) Carl Hunt, Robert Avis, Gregory Mauk, George Lundy | |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | John Jefferson is called for the reach on Andres Rossi in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Jefferson, team foul #8 | 74-66 |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Gerry Small grabs the defensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Donald Taunton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Otis Moralez | 74-66 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Donald Taunton is called for the reach on Otis Moralez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Taunton, team foul #9 | 74-66 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-66 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez grabs the defensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 76-66 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Gerry Small snags the defensive board | 76-66 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Gerry Small drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alfredo Hernandez and he's fouled by Ronald Watson - foul #4 on Ronald Watson, team foul #12 | 76-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Bates (C) Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Gerry Small makes the free throw | 76-69 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez is hacked by Donald Taunton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Taunton, team foul #10 | 76-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andres Rossi (C) Patrick Bates | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez misses the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Gerry Small pulls down the rebound | 77-69 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Donald Taunton makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gerry Small | 77-72 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi is hacked by Donald Taunton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Taunton, team foul #11 | 77-72 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Rice | James Messer steals it from Raymond McCullogh | 79-72 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez runs out the clock | 79-72 |