| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Fortier (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Shryock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Decicco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Richardson (fresh) PF - Stephen Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | William Richardson inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | East Carolina | Baran Gorski steals it from Stephen Hannum | 37-31 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Christopher Fortier | 40-31 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Baran Gorski picks off the pass by William Richardson | 40-31 |
| 18:50 | Rice | William Richardson steps in front of the Christopher Fortier pass | 40-31 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | William Richardson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-31 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | William Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Baran Gorski is called for the reach on Stephen Hannum - foul #1 on Baran Gorski, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 17:54 | East Carolina | William Richardson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 17:43 | Rice | William Richardson is called for the reach on Mario Gonzales - foul #2 on William Richardson, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Cortez Martin (SF) He-ping Zheng | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Kelley (SF), Richard Bailey (PF) William Richardson, Stephen Hannum | |
| 17:36 | Rice | Christopher Fortier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-31 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Baran Gorski grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Cortez Martin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Kelley - foul #1 on Richard Kelley, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SF), Larry Villalobos (C) Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Glenn Veith (SG), Jeffery Baxter (C) Michael Decicco, Tom Wilson | |
| 17:05 | Rice | Cortez Martin makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter misses short on a jumper in the lane | 41-31 |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith snags the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | Richard Bailey is whistled for traveling | 41-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), William Richardson (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF) Edward Shryock, Richard Bailey, Jeffery Baxter | |
| 16:02 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 16:00 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Fortier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - He-ping Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cortez Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Willie Rhea (fresh) SG - Glenn Veith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Richardson (fresh) PF - Stephen Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Mario Gonzales steals the ball from Glenn Veith | 41-31 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Mario Gonzales banks in the layup | 43-31 |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum loses the dribble to Larry Villalobos | 43-31 |
| 15:30 | Rice | He-ping Zheng is fouled on the floor by William Richardson - foul #3 on William Richardson, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF), Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) Mario Gonzales, Christopher Fortier, He-ping Zheng | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Shryock (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), Tom Wilson (C) Willie Rhea, Glenn Veith, Richard Kelley | |
| 15:20 | Rice | Justin Sims can't finish the layup | 43-31 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Justin Sims grabs the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Cortez Martin's pass is intercepted by Stephen Hannum | 43-31 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | William Richardson travels with the ball | 43-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Fortier (SG) Cortez Martin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Kelley (SF), Richard Bailey (PF) William Richardson, Stephen Hannum | |
| 14:33 | Rice | Baran Gorski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Bailey - foul #2 on Richard Bailey, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Baran Gorski makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Baran Gorski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock is hacked by Larry Villalobos - foul #3 on Larry Villalobos, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG) Larry Villalobos | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-31 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Christopher Fortier grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Christopher Fortier drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mario Gonzales | 47-31 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-31 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley tips it in | 47-33 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Christopher Fortier scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-33 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley buries a 3 from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Steven Richardson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mario Gonzales | 53-36 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Richard Bailey hits a jump hook in the paint | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Fortier (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Baran Gorski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Sims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Shryock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Decicco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kelley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Tom Wilson steals it from Christopher Fortier | 53-38 |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock is called for 10 seconds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG), Cortez Martin (PF), Larry Villalobos (C) Christopher Fortier, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), William Richardson (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF), Jeffery Baxter (C) Edward Shryock, Michael Decicco, Richard Kelley, Richard Bailey, Tom Wilson | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Willie Rhea - foul #2 on Willie Rhea, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Cortez Martin makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Cortez Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea makes the driving attempt from the right block | 55-40 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Larry Villalobos misses the lay-in | 55-40 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum grabs the board | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | William Richardson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jeffery Baxter | 55-42 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Steven Richardson hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Cortez Martin | 57-42 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Hannum | 57-44 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Jeffery Baxter swats the shot by Cortez Martin | 57-44 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Larry Villalobos grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Steven Richardson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Mario Gonzales | 59-44 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum is hacked by Larry Villalobos - foul #4 on Larry Villalobos, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Fortier (SG), Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) Mario Gonzales, Steven Richardson, Larry Villalobos | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Shryock (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), Richard Kelley (SF), Richard Bailey (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Willie Rhea, Glenn Veith, William Richardson, Stephen Hannum, Jeffery Baxter | |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Richard Bailey is blocked by Baran Gorski | 59-44 |
| 08:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Cortez Martin | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:11 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Justin Sims pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Baran Gorski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco grabs the board | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - He-ping Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Fortier (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cortez Martin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Shryock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Decicco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kelley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:53 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock misses short on a floater from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Justin Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Baran Gorski travels with the ball | 59-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PG), Steven Richardson (SF) He-ping Zheng, Cortez Martin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Richardson (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF) Richard Kelley, Richard Bailey | |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum's floater is tipped away by Baran Gorski | 59-44 |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock grabs the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Tom Wilson | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:38 | Rice | Stephen Hannum steals it from Steven Richardson | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | William Richardson misses the floater from the left block | 59-46 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Larry Villalobos gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:47 | Rice | Baran Gorski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Decicco | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | William Richardson misses the tip | 59-46 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Baran Gorski snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Baran Gorski scores on a jump hook from the right block | 61-46 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Justin Sims snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Christopher Fortier misses the easy layup | 61-46 |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | William Richardson gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock buries a jumper from the left side set up by Tom Wilson | 61-48 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Christopher Fortier buries a runner from the baseline set up by Larry Villalobos and he's fouled by William Richardson - foul #4 on William Richardson, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SF), Cortez Martin (PF), Harry Mendelson (C) Larry Villalobos, Steven Richardson, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), Richard Kelley (SF), Richard Bailey (PF), Jeffery Baxter (C) Edward Shryock, Michael Decicco, William Richardson, Stephen Hannum, Tom Wilson | |
| 04:16 | Rice | Christopher Fortier makes the free throw | 64-48 |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea is whistled for a carry | 64-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PG), Kevin Quijada (PF) Mario Gonzales, Christopher Fortier | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cortez Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Quijada (fresh) C - Harry Mendelson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Willie Rhea (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Veith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Kelley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Kevin Quijada is whistled for traveling | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Harry Mendelson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Kevin Quijada makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Villalobos | 66-48 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Bailey | 66-51 |
| 02:29 | Rice | He-ping Zheng is whistled for traveling | 66-51 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith is fouled on the floor by Harry Mendelson - foul #1 on Harry Mendelson, team foul #4 | 66-51 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Villalobos - foul #5 on Larry Villalobos, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF) Larry Villalobos | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Steven Richardson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-53 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Glenn Veith | 66-55 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Cortez Martin drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by He-ping Zheng | 68-55 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Richard Bailey misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley grabs the offensive board | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Willie Rhea | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Jeffery Baxter is called for the reach on Kevin Quijada - foul #1 on Jeffery Baxter, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Kevin Quijada misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Harry Mendelson - foul #2 on Harry Mendelson, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Willie Rhea is called for the reach on He-ping Zheng in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Rhea, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Christopher Fortier (SG), Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) Cortez Martin, Steven Richardson, Kevin Quijada, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Shryock (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), William Richardson (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Willie Rhea, Glenn Veith, Richard Kelley, Richard Bailey, Jeffery Baxter | |
| 00:24 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:24 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Edward Shryock | 70-62 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Baran Gorski is hacked by Edward Shryock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Shryock, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Baran Gorski makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Baran Gorski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-64 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Edward Shryock is called for the reach on Mario Gonzales in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Shryock, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Justin Sims snags the defensive board | 74-64 |