| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andre Neely (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Skibinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexander Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Reid (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Sutliff (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bernard Perine (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Alexander Hawkins inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Mark Reid knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Andre Neely | 29-33 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Russell Sutliff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Bernard Perine gets the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Mark Reid swats the layup by Bernard Perine | 29-33 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Reid | 29-33 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Russell Sutliff's pass is intercepted by Alexander Hawkins | 29-33 |
| 18:25 | East Carolina | Mark Reid misses the easy layup | 29-33 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Burton Lee snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Alexis Marino hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Alfred Smith steps in front of the Darrell Skibinski pass | 29-36 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Alexis Marino lays it in on a nice dish by Alfred Smith | 29-38 |
| 17:20 | East Carolina | Alexander Hawkins misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Alexis Marino grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Alexis Marino comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 17:01 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Perine | 29-38 |
| 16:39 | Rice | The jump hook by Alexis Marino is blocked by Justin Stevens | 29-38 |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski is hacked by Russell Sutliff - foul #2 on Russell Sutliff, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brent Biggs (PG), Marcus Leist (SG), William McCartney (SF), John Willmon (PF), Peter Zemel (C) Andre Neely, Darrell Skibinski, Alexander Hawkins, Justin Stevens, Mark Reid | |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (PG), Larry Amann (SG), Harold Singer (SF), Stephen Baines (PF), Jeremy Williams (C) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Russell Sutliff, Bernard Perine | |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | William McCartney is fouled on the floor by Harold Singer - foul #3 on Harold Singer, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Johnson (PG) Harold Singer | |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Stephen Baines denies the turnaround by John Willmon | 29-38 |
| 15:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen Baines | 29-38 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Brent Biggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Leist (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McCartney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Willmon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Zemel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Cody Cangelosi (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Larry Amann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Baines (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 29-38 |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | Peter Zemel grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Marcus Leist misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-38 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Jeremy Williams pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 15:00 | Rice | James Johnson drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Cody Cangelosi | 29-40 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Stephen Baines picks off the pass by Peter Zemel | 29-40 |
| 14:14 | Rice | James Johnson is called for traveling | 29-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andre Neely (PG), Paul Sims (SG), Alexander Hawkins (SF), Justin Stevens (PF) Brent Biggs, Marcus Leist, William McCartney, Peter Zemel | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Alexis Marino (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Russell Sutliff (PF), Bernard Perine (C) James Johnson, Cody Cangelosi, Larry Amann, Stephen Baines, Jeremy Williams | |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | John Willmon misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bernard Perine - foul #1 on Bernard Perine, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Reid (C) Justin Stevens | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | John Willmon misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | John Willmon misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Bernard Perine grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Alfred Smith is fouled on the floor by Andre Neely - foul #1 on Andre Neely, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Stevens (PF) John Willmon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:20 | Rice | Bernard Perine connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-42 |
| 13:03 | East Carolina | Alexander Hawkins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Andre Neely | 32-42 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Burton Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William McCartney (SF) Alexander Hawkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (PG), Harold Singer (SF) Alfred Smith, Burton Lee | |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Justin Stevens is denied by Bernard Perine | 32-42 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | William McCartney tips it home | 34-42 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Bernard Perine lays it up and in set up by Alexis Marino | 34-44 |
| 11:49 | East Carolina | Mark Reid buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William McCartney | 37-44 |
| 11:34 | Rice | Harold Singer knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Cody Cangelosi | 37-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andre Neely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William McCartney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Reid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cody Cangelosi (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alexis Marino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Singer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Sutliff (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Bernard Perine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | William McCartney makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Sims | 40-46 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Harold Singer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski (PG), Brent Biggs (SG), Alexander Hawkins (SF), Peter Zemel (C) Andre Neely, Paul Sims, William McCartney, Mark Reid | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Burton Lee (SF), Stephen Baines (C) Alexis Marino, Russell Sutliff, Bernard Perine | |
| 10:17 | Rice | Alfred Smith is fouled on the floor by Alexander Hawkins - foul #1 on Alexander Hawkins, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Willmon (PF) Justin Stevens | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:11 | Rice | Burton Lee is hacked by Alexander Hawkins - foul #2 on Alexander Hawkins, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Amann (SG) Cody Cangelosi | |
| 10:01 | Rice | Harold Singer can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Brent Biggs - foul #1 on Brent Biggs, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Harold Singer makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Harold Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 09:41 | East Carolina | John Willmon misses short on a floater from the right block | 40-48 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | John Willmon tips it home | 42-48 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Peter Zemel steals it from Harold Singer | 42-48 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | John Willmon connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Darrell Skibinski | 44-48 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Darrell Skibinski is called for the reach on Burton Lee - foul #2 on Darrell Skibinski, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andre Neely (PG), Paul Sims (SG), William McCartney (SF), Justin Stevens (PF) Darrell Skibinski, Brent Biggs, Alexander Hawkins, John Willmon | |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (SG), Bernard Perine (C) Larry Amann, Harold Singer | |
| 08:31 | Rice | Justin Stevens steals the ball from Cody Cangelosi | 44-48 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens lays it in set up by Andre Neely | 46-48 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Bernard Perine is fouled on the floor by Peter Zemel - foul #3 on Peter Zemel, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski (SF) Peter Zemel | |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Larry Amann (SF), Jeremy Williams (PF) Alfred Smith, Burton Lee, Stephen Baines | |
| 08:01 | Rice | Jeremy Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by William McCartney - foul #1 on William McCartney, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Jeremy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Jeremy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:01 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William McCartney | 46-49 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Andre Neely and he's fouled by Jeremy Williams - foul #1 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Sutliff (PF) Jeremy Williams | |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Larry Amann loses the dribble to Darrell Skibinski | 49-49 |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Paul Sims banks in the layup on a great pass from Andre Neely and he's fouled by Russell Sutliff - foul #3 on Russell Sutliff, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alexander Hawkins (SF), Mark Reid (C) Darrell Skibinski, William McCartney | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Paul Sims makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andre Neely (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Justin Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cody Cangelosi (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Amann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Sutliff (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernard Perine (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Rice | Russell Sutliff slams it home and he's fouled by Justin Stevens - foul #1 on Justin Stevens, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski (PG) Andre Neely | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Baines (C) Bernard Perine | |
| 07:10 | Rice | Russell Sutliff makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:00 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alexis Marino - foul #2 on Alexis Marino, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Burton Lee (SF) Cody Cangelosi, Larry Amann | |
| 07:00 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:00 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Burton Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 06:23 | East Carolina | Paul Sims's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Sutliff | 54-52 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Paul Sims misses badly on a floater from the left side | 54-52 |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Mark Reid snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski is fouled on the floor by Alfred Smith - foul #1 on Alfred Smith, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andre Neely (PG), William McCartney (C) Alexander Hawkins, Mark Reid | |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (SG), Harold Singer (PF), Bernard Perine (C) Alexis Marino, Russell Sutliff, Stephen Baines | |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Harold Singer hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Alfred Smith | 56-54 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-54 |
| 05:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Cody Cangelosi | 56-54 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Alfred Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Darrell Skibinski | 56-54 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Andre Neely | 58-54 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | William McCartney grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Paul Sims connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Andre Neely and he's hacked by Burton Lee - foul #1 on Burton Lee, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alexander Hawkins (SF), Mark Reid (C) Darrell Skibinski, Justin Stevens | |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Stephen Baines (PF) Alfred Smith, Burton Lee | |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Paul Sims makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Alexis Marino clanks a jumper from the right side | 61-54 |
| 04:19 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Cody Cangelosi | 61-54 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Baines | 61-56 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Andre Neely misses badly on a shot from the right side | 61-56 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Stephen Baines snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Andre Neely steals it from Alexis Marino | 61-56 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Paul Sims misses the lay-in | 61-56 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Stephen Baines gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Alexis Marino misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Harold Singer grabs the offensive board | 61-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andre Neely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Paul Sims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Hawkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William McCartney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Reid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cody Cangelosi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Singer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Baines (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Bernard Perine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:51 | Rice | Alexis Marino knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Bernard Perine | 61-58 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Paul Sims hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Alexander Hawkins | 63-58 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski (PG), Justin Stevens (PF) Andre Neely, William McCartney | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Burton Lee (SF), Russell Sutliff (PF) Cody Cangelosi, Stephen Baines, Bernard Perine | |
| 02:11 | Rice | Russell Sutliff travels with the ball | 63-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Zemel (C) Mark Reid | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andre Neely (PG), Mark Reid (C) Darrell Skibinski, Peter Zemel | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Perine (C) Harold Singer | |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Andre Neely makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Sims | 65-58 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Russell Sutliff lays it in | 65-60 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Mark Reid is fouled on the floor by Bernard Perine - foul #2 on Bernard Perine, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Mark Reid makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Mark Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Russell Sutliff snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Alexis Marino is fouled on the floor by Andre Neely - foul #2 on Andre Neely, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Alexis Marino makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Alexis Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Mark Reid misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Bernard Perine - foul #3 on Bernard Perine, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Mark Reid makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Mark Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Russell Sutliff's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Stevens | 68-61 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Burton Lee tips it but misses | 68-61 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by Alexis Marino - foul #3 on Alexis Marino, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski (SF), William McCartney (C) Alexander Hawkins, Mark Reid | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Burton Lee makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alexis Marino | 69-64 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Smith - foul #2 on Alfred Smith, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Russell Sutliff grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Russell Sutliff misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Paul Sims pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Alfred Smith is called for the reach on Andre Neely in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfred Smith, team foul #13 | 70-64 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Andre Neely misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Andre Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Alfred Smith is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfred Smith, team foul #14 | 71-64 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | William McCartney is hacked by Bernard Perine - foul #4 on Bernard Perine, team foul #15 | 71-64 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | William McCartney makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | William McCartney makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Burton Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Justin Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-64 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Alfred Smith is called for the reach on Darrell Skibinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alfred Smith, team foul #16 | 73-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (PG) Alfred Smith | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski grabs the defensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Darrell Skibinski runs out the clock | 75-64 |