| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roger Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Veith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Eagle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 19:41 | Rice | He-ping Zheng pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Mario Gonzales steals it from Glenn Veith | 34-38 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Glenn Veith - foul #1 on Glenn Veith, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 18:16 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 18:14 | Rice | He-ping Zheng gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Justin Sims is fouled on the floor by Roger Reed - foul #2 on Roger Reed, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sammy Jones (SF) Robert Eagle | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:36 | Rice | Tom Wilson blocks the short jumper by Steven Richardson | 34-39 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Justin Sims tips it home | 34-41 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Roger Reed misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Justin Sims snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Mario Gonzales drills a 3 from straight away set up by He-ping Zheng | 34-44 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith knocks in the shot from close range | 36-44 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Steven Richardson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | Roger Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Glenn Veith | 38-44 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the driving attempt from the right block | 38-44 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Justin Sims tips it home | 38-46 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson travels with the ball | 38-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), Robert Eagle (SF), Jeffery Baxter (PF) Roger Reed, Glenn Veith, Stephen Hannum, Tom Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Larry Villalobos (PF), Cortez Martin (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| 15:53 | Rice | Steven Richardson is fouled on the floor by Michael Decicco - foul #1 on Michael Decicco, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Willie Rhea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Decicco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eagle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Baxter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Sammy Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) SG - Alfred Foley (fresh) SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cortez Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Michael Decicco steals the ball from Larry Villalobos | 38-46 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter can't finish the layup | 38-46 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Larry Villalobos grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Alfred Foley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:45 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter's floater is tipped away by Steven Richardson | 38-46 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Alfred Foley grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses the easy layup | 38-46 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Sammy Jones snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter's pass is intercepted by Steven Richardson | 38-46 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Cortez Martin clanks a runner near the basket | 38-46 |
| 13:50 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffery Baxter | 38-46 |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alfred Foley - foul #1 on Alfred Foley, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), Stephen Hannum (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Willie Rhea, Michael Decicco, Jeffery Baxter, Sammy Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, Steven Richardson, Larry Villalobos, Cortez Martin | |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Mario Gonzales buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Alfred Foley | 40-49 |
| 13:06 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson blows the dunk | 40-49 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Justin Sims pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Justin Sims knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Baran Gorski | 40-51 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Baran Gorski pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Baran Gorski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 40-51 |
| 12:08 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | He-ping Zheng steals the ball from Robert Eagle | 40-51 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Mario Gonzales hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by He-ping Zheng | 40-54 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roger Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Veith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eagle (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Hannum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Alfred Foley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | He-ping Zheng takes the ball from Roger Reed | 40-54 |
| 11:38 | Rice | He-ping Zheng hits the finger roll | 40-56 |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 42-56 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Tom Wilson steals it from Justin Sims | 42-56 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 42-56 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson snags the offensive board | 42-56 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Mario Gonzales steals it from Tom Wilson | 42-56 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Mario Gonzales throws it down | 42-58 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith is fouled on the floor by Justin Sims - foul #3 on Justin Sims, team foul #2 | 42-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), Sammy Jones (SF), Jeffery Baxter (PF), Alec Bradburn (C) Roger Reed, Glenn Veith, Robert Eagle, Stephen Hannum, Tom Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Larry Villalobos (PF), Cortez Martin (C) Mario Gonzales, Alfred Foley, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Cortez Martin - foul #2 on Cortez Martin, team foul #3 | 42-58 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Cortez Martin pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 10:14 | Rice | He-ping Zheng can't connect on a shot from the right block | 43-58 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 10:05 | Rice | He-ping Zheng snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 09:53 | Rice | He-ping Zheng is hacked by Alec Bradburn - foul #1 on Alec Bradburn, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Larry Villalobos can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffery Baxter - foul #2 on Jeffery Baxter, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Baran Gorski (PF) He-ping Zheng | |
| 09:39 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Larry Villalobos misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-59 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Steven Richardson pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:56 | Rice | Baran Gorski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses the tip | 43-59 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Baran Gorski grabs the offensive board | 43-59 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Baran Gorski slams it home on a nice dish by Cortez Martin | 43-61 |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | Raymond Bowyer picks off the pass by Jeffery Baxter | 43-61 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Baran Gorski is fouled on the floor by Michael Decicco - foul #2 on Michael Decicco, team foul #6 | 43-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), Joseph White (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Willie Rhea, Michael Decicco, Sammy Jones, Jeffery Baxter, Alec Bradburn | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, Cortez Martin, Steven Richardson | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-61 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Justin Sims gets the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roger Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Veith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph White (fresh) PF - Stephen Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Alfred Foley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Larry Villalobos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Rice | Larry Villalobos hits the finger roll set up by Justin Sims | 43-63 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | Roger Reed is hacked by Mario Gonzales - foul #1 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #4 | 43-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Cortez Martin (SF), Lionel Walters (PF) Larry Villalobos, Baran Gorski | |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Mario Gonzales is called for the reach on Roger Reed - foul #2 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #5 | 43-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Decicco (SG), Sammy Jones (SF) Glenn Veith, Joseph White | |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG) Lionel Walters | |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Sammy Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter (PF) Stephen Hannum | |
| Subs | Rice | Lionel Walters (PF) Alfred Foley | |
| 06:03 | Rice | Sammy Jones blocks the jumper by Lionel Walters | 43-63 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Reed | 46-63 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-63 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Cortez Martin tips it but misses | 46-63 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Justin Sims can't tip it in | 46-63 |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Roger Reed connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tom Wilson | 49-63 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Justin Sims scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from He-ping Zheng and he's fouled by Tom Wilson - foul #3 on Tom Wilson, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), Robert Eagle (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF), Alec Bradburn (C) Roger Reed, Michael Decicco, Sammy Jones, Jeffery Baxter, Tom Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Baran Gorski (PF) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Cortez Martin, Lionel Walters | |
| 04:56 | Rice | Justin Sims makes the free throw | 49-66 |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea is hacked by Baran Gorski - foul #1 on Baran Gorski, team foul #6 | 49-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (C) Justin Sims | |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn is called for 5 seconds | 49-66 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-66 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum hits the finger roll and the foul's on Larry Villalobos - foul #3 on Larry Villalobos, team foul #7 | 51-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Wilson (C) Alec Bradburn | |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG), Justin Sims (C) Alfred Foley, Larry Villalobos | |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| 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) | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-66 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Willie Rhea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Veith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eagle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Hannum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tom Wilson | 54-66 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Baran Gorski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), Sammy Jones (SF), Jeffery Baxter (PF) Willie Rhea, Glenn Veith, Robert Eagle, Stephen Hannum | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG) Raymond Bowyer | |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Glenn Veith (SG) Michael Decicco | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Baran Gorski denies the turnaround by Sammy Jones | 54-66 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Mario Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Jeffery Baxter is called for the reach on Mario Gonzales - foul #3 on Jeffery Baxter, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), Alec Bradburn (C) Roger Reed, Glenn Veith, Tom Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (SG), Alfred Foley (SF), Larry Villalobos (PF), Cortez Martin (C) He-ping Zheng, Steven Richardson, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| 02:16 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco grabs the offensive board | 54-66 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco is hacked by Raymond Bowyer - foul #2 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harry Mendelson (C) Mario Gonzales | |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Jeffery Baxter blocks the short jumper by Larry Villalobos | 56-66 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Raymond Bowyer - foul #3 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), Robert Eagle (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Willie Rhea, Michael Decicco, Sammy Jones, Jeffery Baxter, Alec Bradburn | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, Alfred Foley, Cortez Martin, Larry Villalobos, Harry Mendelson | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Robert Eagle takes the ball from Justin Sims | 58-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Roger Reed misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum grabs the offensive board | 58-66 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Roger Reed's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Justin Sims | 58-66 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Baran Gorski gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Baran Gorski is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Veith - foul #2 on Glenn Veith, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Baran Gorski makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Baran Gorski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-68 |
| 00:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Steven Richardson | 58-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Mario Gonzales runs out the clock | 58-68 |