| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Curtis Eastman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randolph Jiles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Belli (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Duong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Junior Williamson inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Andrew Coffey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Junior Williamson | 26-34 |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Andrew Coffey is called for the reach on Jerry Cook - foul #3 on Andrew Coffey, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Andrew Coffey | |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 26-34 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Robert Duong gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 26-34 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa hits a fadeaway from the left block | 26-36 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook buries a 3 from straight away set up by Curtis Eastman | 29-36 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the easy layup | 29-36 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Robert Duong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Junior Williamson is hacked by Randolph Jiles - foul #1 on Randolph Jiles, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Lacy (SF) Randolph Jiles | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert James (PF), Manuel Swofford (C) Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 17:42 | Rice | Manuel Swofford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Nicholas Belli - foul #3 on Nicholas Belli, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Igor Zierden (PF) Nicholas Belli | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF) Junior Williamson | |
| 17:42 | Rice | Manuel Swofford makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Manuel Swofford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:30 | East Carolina | Robert Duong comes up short on the runner near the basket | 29-38 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Robert Duong tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert James | 31-41 |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Robert Duong is hacked by Charles Holloway - foul #3 on Charles Holloway, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Salvatore Rossi (SF) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller | |
| 16:47 | East Carolina | Robert Duong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF) Salvatore Rossi | |
| 16:28 | Rice | Junior Williamson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Oscar Santana | 31-44 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles (SF) Mario Lacy | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Albert James, Manuel Swofford | |
| 16:09 | Rice | Oscar Santana hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Igor Zierden - foul #1 on Igor Zierden, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Duong | 34-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Curtis Eastman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randolph Jiles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Igor Zierden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Duong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Rice | Randolph Jiles swats the layup by Junior Williamson | 34-46 |
| 15:25 | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Junior Williamson snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Oscar Santana comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Robert Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-46 |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook tips it home | 36-46 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 36-46 |
| 14:27 | East Carolina | Robert Duong snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman banks in the layup | 38-46 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Harvey Bull hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Junior Williamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Lacy (SF), Nicholas Belli (PF) Randolph Jiles, Igor Zierden | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF), Albert James (C) Oscar Santana, Harvey Bull, Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-46 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Manuel Swofford snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Andrew Coffey drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Manuel Swofford and he's hacked by Mario Lacy - foul #2 on Mario Lacy, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Andrew Coffey misses the free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerry Cook | 38-48 |
| 13:25 | East Carolina | Robert Duong scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-48 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Duong - foul #3 on Robert Duong, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF) Albert James | |
| 13:02 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Manuel Swofford - foul #2 on Manuel Swofford, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Igor Zierden (C) Mario Lacy | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Robert Duong makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses the 3rd free throw | 41-50 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Andrew Coffey gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Manuel Swofford can't connect on a shot in the paint | 41-50 |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | Robert Duong grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 12:10 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses the lay-in | 41-50 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Robert Duong grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 11:56 | East Carolina | Oscar Santana steals the ball from Curtis Eastman | 41-50 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Michael Neumiller banks in the layup on a great pass from Oscar Santana | 41-52 |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | Andrew Coffey steps in front of the Jerry Cook pass | 41-52 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Curtis Eastman (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Cook (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Robert Duong (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Belli (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Igor Zierden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Neumiller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Santana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Coffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Charles Holloway loses the dribble to Jerry Cook in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Charles Holloway - foul #4 on Charles Holloway, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles (SF) Robert Duong | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Andrew Coffey, Manuel Swofford | |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jason Macedo - foul #3 on Jason Macedo, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Duong (C) Randolph Jiles | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Jason Macedo comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-52 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | Robert Duong tips it but misses | 43-52 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Harvey Bull loses the ball out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles (SF) Igor Zierden | |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (SG) Oscar Santana | |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook is fouled on the floor by Harvey Bull - foul #1 on Harvey Bull, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Andrew Coffey (PF) Nole Warren, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 45-52 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Neumiller - foul #2 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (SF), Albert James (C) Junior Williamson, Jason Macedo | |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook makes the 3rd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Andrew Coffey buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Swofford | 48-55 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman connects on the jumper from the right side | 50-55 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Manuel Swofford misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 50-55 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Manuel Swofford grabs the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Andrew Coffey double dribbles | 50-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Lacy (SF), Igor Zierden (C) Randolph Jiles, Robert Duong | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG), Nole Warren (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Michael Neumiller, Manuel Swofford, Andrew Coffey, Albert James | |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Jason Macedo - foul #4 on Jason Macedo, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Duong (C) Mario Lacy | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (C) Jason Macedo | |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Nole Warren and the foul's on Nicholas Belli - foul #4 on Nicholas Belli, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Lacy (SF) Robert Duong | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Jason Macedo (C) Nole Warren, Manuel Swofford | |
| 07:58 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa misses the free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Derosa | 51-57 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Charles Holloway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Curtis Eastman - foul #2 on Curtis Eastman, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Charles Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Charles Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | Jason Macedo steals it from Mario Lacy | 51-58 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Curtis Eastman (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Cook (tiring) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mario Lacy (fresh) PF - Nicholas Belli (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Igor Zierden (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Rice | Junior Williamson's pass is intercepted by Igor Zierden | 51-58 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Derosa denies the turnaround by Nicholas Belli | 51-58 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Junior Williamson gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Oscar Santana is called for 5 seconds | 51-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Andrew Coffey (PF), Manuel Swofford (C) Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Manuel Swofford misses the floater from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Andrew Coffey pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Oscar Santana loses the ball out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles (SF), Robert Duong (C) Mario Lacy, Igor Zierden | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG) Charles Holloway | |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Michael Neumiller snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Harvey Bull is fouled on the floor by Randolph Jiles - foul #2 on Randolph Jiles, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Oscar Santana, Manuel Swofford | |
| 05:18 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-58 |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Andrew Coffey swats the short shot by Robert Duong | 53-58 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Jason Macedo pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Junior Williamson connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Jason Macedo and he's hacked by Robert Duong - foul #4 on Robert Duong, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Igor Zierden (C) Robert Duong | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Harvey Bull, Andrew Coffey | |
| 04:33 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-61 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is hacked by Jerry Cook - foul #2 on Jerry Cook, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Lacy (SF) Randolph Jiles | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF), Manuel Swofford (C) Junior Williamson, Jason Macedo | |
| 03:59 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman is fouled on the floor by Michael Neumiller - foul #3 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #10 | 55-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (SG) Michael Neumiller | |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Curtis Eastman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Manuel Swofford grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 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) | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Charles Holloway connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Swofford | 55-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Curtis Eastman (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Cook (tired) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mario Lacy (fresh) PF - Nicholas Belli (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Igor Zierden (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Santana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli's pass is intercepted by Oscar Santana | 55-65 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles (SF) Mario Lacy | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Oscar Santana, Jeffrey Derosa, Manuel Swofford | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Jason Macedo comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Curtis Eastman - foul #3 on Curtis Eastman, team foul #11 | 55-65 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli lays it in | 57-67 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Jason Macedo can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 57-67 |
| 01:43 | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Randolph Jiles's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Macedo | 57-67 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Andrew Coffey pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses the turnaround from the right block | 57-67 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Charles Holloway grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Charles Holloway is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Eastman - foul #4 on Curtis Eastman, team foul #12 | 57-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Duong (PF) Nicholas Belli | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Charles Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Charles Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Belli (PF) Igor Zierden | |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Manuel Swofford, Albert James | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Jerry Cook is called for the reach on Harvey Bull in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Cook, team foul #13 | 60-69 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Harvey Bull - foul #2 on Harvey Bull, team foul #11 | 60-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Igor Zierden (C) Nicholas Belli | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Albert James (C) Charles Holloway, Junior Williamson, Jason Macedo | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Oscar Santana buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Harvey Bull | 61-73 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Curtis Eastman | 63-73 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Harvey Bull runs out the clock | 63-73 |