| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Romano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kenneth Peralez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Bourgault (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Whisnant (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Gary Chess (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Dorsey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant is hacked by Scott Lewis - foul #1 on Scott Lewis, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant loses the dribble to Robert Defalco | 24-29 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses the easy layup | 24-29 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Gary Chess grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Whisnant | 24-32 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Lewis and he's hacked by Jason Bourgault - foul #3 on Jason Bourgault, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Compton (SG) Jason Bourgault | |
| 18:55 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Robert Defalco snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Joseph Dorsey blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Decker | 27-32 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Ralph Compton | 27-34 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Robert Defalco connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Scott Lewis | 29-34 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey knocks in the jumper from the left block | 29-36 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Robert Defalco can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Gary Chess - foul #2 on Gary Chess, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Drinkard (PF) Gary Chess | |
| 17:18 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | Gary Crawford takes the ball from Ralph Compton | 30-36 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Robert Defalco connects on the floater from the left block set up by Scott Lewis | 32-36 |
| 16:21 | East Carolina | William Drinkard misses the easy layup | 32-36 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | William Drinkard can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 16:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Crawford | 32-36 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker is hacked by Ralph Compton - foul #1 on Ralph Compton, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Ricky Jones (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF), Karson Olson (C) Scott Lewis, Gary Crawford, Robert Defalco, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker (PG), Richard Patrick (SF), Gary Chess (PF) Kenneth Peralez, Charles Whisnant, Joseph Dorsey | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Robert Jolliff knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Karson Olson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Eddie Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ralph Compton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Chess (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Drinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | William Drinkard's pass is intercepted by Ricky Jones | 35-36 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Robert Jolliff hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ricky Jones | 37-36 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Gary Chess misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Karson Olson - foul #2 on Karson Olson, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez (PG), Jason Bourgault (SG) Eddie Tucker, Ralph Compton | |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Gary Chess misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Gary Chess misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Ricky Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Ricky Jones lays it in set up by Michael Naumann | 39-36 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez double dribbles | 39-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Gary Crawford (SG), Robert Defalco (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF), William Romano (C) Robert Jolliff, Michael Naumann, Ricky Jones, Stephen McGlamery, Karson Olson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:11 | Rice | Gary Crawford buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by William Romano | 41-36 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez loses the dribble to William Romano | 41-36 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses the runner in the lane | 41-36 |
| 13:18 | East Carolina | Gary Chess grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Bourgault and he's hacked by Jeffrey Decker - foul #2 on Jeffrey Decker, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant (SF), Ralph Compton (PF), Joseph Dorsey (C) Richard Patrick, Gary Chess, William Drinkard | |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Gary Crawford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Whisnant - foul #3 on Charles Whisnant, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker (PG) Kenneth Peralez | |
| 12:52 | Rice | Gary Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Gary Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Robert Defalco grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Robert Defalco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Naumann (SG), Ricky Jones (SF), Stephen McGlamery (C) Gary Crawford, Robert Defalco, William Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Pierce (SG) Jason Bourgault | |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Michael Naumann - foul #1 on Michael Naumann, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG) Scott Lewis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez (PG), William Drinkard (PF) Eddie Tucker, John Pierce | |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses the floater from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant grabs the board | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kenneth Peralez (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Compton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Charles Whisnant (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Drinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Ralph Compton misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Michael Naumann - foul #2 on Michael Naumann, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rice | William Romano (C) Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Ralph Compton makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Ralph Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Michael Naumann loses the dribble to Charles Whisnant | 43-41 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Ralph Compton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Ricky Jones pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Ricky Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Gary Crawford (SG), Robert Defalco (SF) Robert Jolliff, Michael Naumann, Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Bourgault (SG), Richard Patrick (SF), Gary Chess (PF) Ralph Compton, Charles Whisnant, Joseph Dorsey | |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | William Drinkard misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-41 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez can't tip it in | 43-41 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Ricky Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:46 | Rice | William Drinkard steals the ball from Robert Defalco | 43-41 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | William Drinkard clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Lewis - foul #2 on Scott Lewis, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Decker (PF) Ricky Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | William Drinkard misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | William Drinkard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Gary Crawford connects on the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on William Drinkard - foul #1 on William Drinkard, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McGlamery (C) William Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker (PG), Bruce Lynch (C) Kenneth Peralez, William Drinkard | |
| 09:20 | Rice | Gary Crawford makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | Jason Bourgault can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-42 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Gary Crawford grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Gary Crawford knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Scott Lewis and he's fouled by Jason Bourgault - foul #4 on Jason Bourgault, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Compton (SG), Charles Whisnant (SF), Joseph Dorsey (C) Jason Bourgault, Richard Patrick, Bruce Lynch | |
| 08:45 | Rice | Gary Crawford makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Ralph Compton hits a fadeaway near the basket | 49-44 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker loses the dribble to Charles Whisnant | 49-44 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Gary Chess misses the lay-in | 49-44 |
| 08:06 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant grabs the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-44 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 07:24 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gary Chess | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gary Crawford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Defalco (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 10 pts. C - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Eddie Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ralph Compton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Charles Whisnant (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gary Chess (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Rice | Gary Crawford misses short on a runner from the right block | 49-47 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Gary Chess dunks the ball on a nice dish by Eddie Tucker | 49-49 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-49 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery grabs the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Robert Defalco knocks in the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Joseph Dorsey - foul #3 on Joseph Dorsey, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Ricky Jones (PF), William Romano (C) Scott Lewis, Gary Crawford, Jeffrey Decker, Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez (PG), Jason Bourgault (SG), Richard Patrick (SF), William Drinkard (C) Eddie Tucker, Ralph Compton, Charles Whisnant, Joseph Dorsey | |
| 06:16 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Robert Defalco steals the ball from William Drinkard | 52-49 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Robert Defalco lays it up and in | 54-49 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | William Drinkard tips it in | 54-51 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Robert Defalco hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Jolliff | 56-51 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Ricky Jones snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 04:54 | Rice | William Romano misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Drinkard - foul #2 on William Drinkard, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Robert Jolliff, Robert Defalco | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Whisnant (SF), Ralph Compton (PF), Joseph Dorsey (C) Richard Patrick, Gary Chess, William Drinkard | |
| 04:54 | Rice | William Romano makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:54 | Rice | William Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey loses the ball out of bounds | 58-51 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses long on a shot from the right side | 58-51 |
| 04:05 | East Carolina | Ralph Compton snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez is fouled on the floor by Michael Naumann - foul #3 on Michael Naumann, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Crawford (SG) Michael Naumann | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker banks in the layup set up by William Romano | 60-51 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-51 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Gary Crawford grabs the board | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ricky Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kenneth Peralez (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Bourgault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Whisnant (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Compton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 02:58 | Rice | William Romano is fouled on the floor by Charles Whisnant - foul #4 on Charles Whisnant, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG) Scott Lewis, Ricky Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker (SG), Richard Patrick (SF), Gary Chess (PF), William Drinkard (C) Jason Bourgault, Charles Whisnant, Ralph Compton, Joseph Dorsey | |
| 02:58 | Rice | William Romano makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 02:58 | Rice | William Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Robert Defalco (SF) Robert Jolliff, Michael Naumann | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Compton (SG), Charles Whisnant (SF), Joseph Dorsey (C) Eddie Tucker, Richard Patrick, Gary Chess | |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Gary Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Robert Defalco can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 02:06 | Rice | William Romano snags the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 01:42 | Rice | William Romano comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Whisnant - foul #5 on Charles Whisnant, team foul #10 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker (PG), John Pierce (SG), Richard Patrick (SF) Kenneth Peralez, Charles Whisnant, Joseph Dorsey | |
| 01:42 | Rice | William Romano misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:42 | Rice | William Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | William Drinkard hits a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Scott Lewis - foul #3 on Scott Lewis, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | William Drinkard makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 63-54 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | William Drinkard snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez (PG), Jason Bourgault (SG), Gary Chess (PF), Joseph Dorsey (C) Eddie Tucker, John Pierce, Richard Patrick, William Drinkard | |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Joseph Dorsey, team foul #11 | 63-54 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Robert Defalco is fouled on the floor by Ralph Compton - foul #2 on Ralph Compton, team foul #12 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Stephen McGlamery (C) Scott Lewis, William Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Ralph Compton misses the lay-in | 64-54 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker is hacked by Jason Bourgault in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jason Bourgault, team foul #13 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker (PG), John Pierce (SG), Richard Patrick (SF), William Drinkard (C) Kenneth Peralez, Jason Bourgault, Gary Chess, Joseph Dorsey | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Richard Patrick lays it up and in on a great pass from Eddie Tucker | 66-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Gary Crawford loses the dribble to William Drinkard | 66-56 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Ralph Compton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Pierce | 66-59 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), William Romano (C) Robert Jolliff, Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez (PG), Gary Chess (PF), Joseph Dorsey (C) Eddie Tucker, John Pierce, William Drinkard | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Robert Defalco is hacked by Kenneth Peralez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Peralez, team foul #14 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Stephen McGlamery (C) Scott Lewis, William Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), William Romano (C) Robert Jolliff, Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ralph Compton | 68-62 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Ralph Compton is called for the reach on Robert Defalco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Compton, team foul #15 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Stephen McGlamery (C) Scott Lewis, William Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Richard Patrick comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 69-62 |