| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fresh) SG - Ronald Cox (fresh) SF - John Sales (fresh) PF - Igor Zierden (fresh) C - Robert Duong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) C - Jason Macedo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jason Macedo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa connects on the runner from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Michael Neumiller steals it from Igor Zierden | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Michael Neumiller hits the finger roll | 0-4 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses the lay-in | 0-4 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Jerry Cook - foul #1 on Jerry Cook, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Ronald Cox is called for the reach on Michael Neumiller - foul #1 on Ronald Cox, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Jason Macedo hits a shot from the baseline set up by Michael Neumiller and he's hacked by Robert Duong - foul #1 on Robert Duong, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the free throw | 0-7 |
| 18:17 | East Carolina | John Sales misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 0-7 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa clanks a shot from the free throw line | 0-7 |
| 18:08 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | Robert Duong comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-7 |
| 17:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Neumiller | 0-7 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Jason Macedo can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Duong - foul #2 on Robert Duong, team foul #4 | 0-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh (C) Robert Duong | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Donald Richardson (PF) Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 17:36 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 2nd free throw | 0-9 |
| 17:18 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden misses the easy layup | 0-9 |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-9 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | John Sales hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 0-9 |
| 17:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jason Macedo | 0-9 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Jason Macedo is called for traveling | 0-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Repp (SG) Ronald Cox | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Albert James (C) Harvey Bull, Jason Macedo | |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Oscar Santana takes the ball from Jerry Cook | 0-9 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Oscar Santana hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-9 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Derrick Ashbaugh | 0-9 |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Richardson - foul #1 on Donald Richardson, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (SG) Igor Zierden | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF) Oscar Santana, Salvatore Rossi | |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook makes the 1st free throw | 1-9 |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Buck (fresh) SF - John Sales (fairly fresh) PF - Derrick Ashbaugh (fresh) C - Richard Repp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) C - Albert James (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses the easy layup | 2-9 |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to John Sales | 2-9 |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | John Sales clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Albert James - foul #1 on Albert James, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Cox (SG), Igor Zierden (PF) Jerry Cook, Derrick Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Charles Holloway, Donald Richardson | |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | John Sales makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | John Sales makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Junior Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | John Sales scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Buck | 6-9 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Michael Neumiller clanks a shot from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Junior Williamson can't tip it in | 6-9 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Cox | 8-9 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Harvey Bull comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Michael Neumiller gets the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Igor Zierden - foul #1 on Igor Zierden, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Cook (PG), Derrick Ashbaugh (C) Ronald Cox, Richard Repp | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Oscar Santana (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Junior Williamson, Albert James | |
| 14:13 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Buck | 11-10 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses the dunk | 11-10 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is hacked by Jerry Buck - foul #1 on Jerry Buck, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Junior Williamson (SF), Donald Richardson (PF) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 12:55 | Rice | Donald Richardson misses the easy layup | 14-10 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Junior Williamson hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Jason Macedo snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-12 |
| 12:10 | East Carolina | John Sales grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:05 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Donald Richardson snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jerry Buck (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Sales (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Igor Zierden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Derrick Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) SF - Junior Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) C - Jason Macedo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Rice | Donald Richardson scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Harvey Bull | 14-14 |
| 11:21 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook's floater is knocked away by Jason Macedo | 14-14 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Donald Richardson pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Harvey Bull's pass is intercepted by Igor Zierden | 14-14 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh tips it home | 16-14 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Harvey Bull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Cox (SG), Richard Repp (C) Jerry Cook, Derrick Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Harvey Bull, Oscar Santana, Junior Williamson, Donald Richardson, Jason Macedo | |
| 10:10 | East Carolina | John Sales is hacked by Jeffrey Derosa - foul #1 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | John Sales knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Cox | 18-14 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is fouled on the floor by John Sales - foul #1 on John Sales, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF) Salvatore Rossi | |
| 09:49 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:49 | East Carolina | Richard Repp snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Charles Holloway takes the ball from Igor Zierden | 18-15 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Charles Holloway lays it in | 18-17 |
| 09:01 | East Carolina | John Sales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Cook (PG) Jerry Buck | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Dennis Clayton (C) Charles Holloway, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Ronald Cox steals it from Michael Neumiller | 18-17 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Albert James grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by John Sales - foul #2 on John Sales, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (SG), Derrick Ashbaugh (SF) Ronald Cox, John Sales | |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Donald Richardson (PF) Oscar Santana, Albert James | |
| 08:08 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 3rd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh steps out of bounds on the baseline | 18-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvatore Rossi (SG) Michael Neumiller | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jerry Buck (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Derrick Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Igor Zierden (tiring) 2 pts. C - Richard Repp (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Clayton (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Rice | Dennis Clayton is called for traveling | 18-20 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Donald Richardson - foul #2 on Donald Richardson, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Salvatore Rossi, Donald Richardson, Dennis Clayton | |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Richard Repp grabs the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-20 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden tips it but misses | 19-20 |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh grabs the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:53 | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh is hacked by Junior Williamson - foul #1 on Junior Williamson, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Cox (SG) Jerry Buck | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG) Harvey Bull | |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Cox | 21-20 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Jason Macedo can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 21-20 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Richard Repp pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:19 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Derrick Ashbaugh | 24-20 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Junior Williamson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 24-20 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa tips it but misses | 24-20 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Jason Macedo pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Jason Macedo tips it in | 24-22 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Jason Macedo is called for the reach on Richard Repp - foul #1 on Jason Macedo, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (PG) Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Albert James (PF), Dennis Clayton (C) Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 05:35 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-22 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Albert James pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Charles Holloway is hacked by Richard Repp - foul #1 on Richard Repp, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Charles Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Charles Holloway grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Albert James can't finish the layup | 24-22 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Albert James snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Igor Zierden denies the turnaround by Charles Holloway | 24-22 |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Dennis Clayton is called for the reach on Richard Repp - foul #1 on Dennis Clayton, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Cook (PG) Ronald Cox | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Junior Williamson (SF) Charles Holloway, Oscar Santana | |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Richard Repp misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Dennis Clayton pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Jerry Buck is called for the reach on Junior Williamson - foul #2 on Jerry Buck, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Cox (SG) Jerry Buck | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Albert James, Dennis Clayton | |
| 04:15 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden is denied on a layup by Jason Macedo | 24-24 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ronald Cox (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Derrick Ashbaugh (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Igor Zierden (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Repp (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Junior Williamson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Igor Zierden - foul #2 on Igor Zierden, team foul #11 | 24-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (SG), John Sales (SF), Robert Duong (C) Ronald Cox, Derrick Ashbaugh, Richard Repp | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG) Michael Neumiller | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook is hacked by Jason Macedo - foul #2 on Jason Macedo, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Richardson (PF) Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Donald Richardson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Buck - foul #3 on Jerry Buck, team foul #12 | 26-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Cox (SG) Jerry Buck | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvatore Rossi (SF), Albert James (C) Junior Williamson, Jason Macedo | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Donald Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Donald Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | Robert Duong knocks in the runner in the lane and the foul's on Albert James - foul #2 on Albert James, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh (PF) Igor Zierden | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG) Salvatore Rossi | |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses the free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Michael Neumiller pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Donald Richardson buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Albert James | 28-30 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | John Sales loses the ball out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Albert James | |
| 01:42 | Rice | Donald Richardson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to John Sales | 28-30 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Igor Zierden (PF) Derrick Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Oscar Santana, Donald Richardson | |
| 01:20 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 28-30 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Robert Duong snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Michael Neumiller knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Junior Williamson | 28-32 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | John Sales travels with the ball | 28-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Donald Richardson (PF) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Junior Williamson can't connect on a floater from close range | 28-32 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | John Sales grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | John Sales is denied on a layup by Donald Richardson | 28-32 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Harvey Bull grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Harvey Bull clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Cox | 28-32 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | The short jumper by John Sales is denied by Jason Macedo | 28-32 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Duong | 28-32 |