| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Martino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matt Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Broaddus (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Grimsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kory Molinari (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Knight inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Knight misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-38 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Brett Martino snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 19:18 | Rice | James Hinton drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Steinhauer | 37-38 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Mark Steinhauer is called for the reach on Jeffrey Knight - foul #2 on Mark Steinhauer, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Stephen Broaddus loses the dribble to Mark Steinhauer | 37-38 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Brett Martino drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Matt Williams | 39-38 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | James Hinton is called for the reach on Jeffrey Knight - foul #2 on James Hinton, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jack Christner (PF) Joseph Grimsley | |
| 18:04 | East Carolina | Donald Reese misses the jumper from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 18:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matt Williams | 39-38 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Jeffrey Knight takes the ball from Mark Steinhauer | 39-38 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Donald Reese hits the finger roll set up by Kory Molinari | 39-40 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-40 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Matt Williams tips it in | 41-40 |
| 17:18 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Jack Christner is blocked by Brett Martino | 41-40 |
| 17:16 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 16:57 | East Carolina | Mark Steinhauer steals the ball from Kory Molinari | 41-40 |
| 16:38 | Rice | James Hinton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Matt Williams snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Christner - foul #2 on Jack Christner, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Kermit Sowers (SG), Justin Parker (PF), Wayne Daniels (C) James Hinton, Jack Aviles, Brett Martino, Matt Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Francis Zacek (PG), Clarence Izaguirre (SG), Karl Gray (SF), Joseph Grimsley (PF) Donald Reese, Stephen Broaddus, Jeffrey Knight, Kory Molinari | |
| 16:23 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Karl Gray connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Francis Zacek | 43-42 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Steven Hobbs clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Justin Parker tips it home | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kermit Sowers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Francis Zacek (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Izaguirre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Gray (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Grimsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Christner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Karl Gray scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-44 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 15:02 | East Carolina | Clarence Izaguirre pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | Clarence Izaguirre can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Kermit Sowers - foul #1 on Kermit Sowers, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), David Thompson (PF), Matt Williams (C) Steven Hobbs, Kermit Sowers, Mark Steinhauer, Justin Parker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dwight Richardson (SG), Ted Unknow (PF), Donald Decker (C) Francis Zacek, Joseph Grimsley, Jack Christner | |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | Clarence Izaguirre makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | Clarence Izaguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Ted Unknow swats the short shot by Matt Williams | 45-46 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Wayne Daniels tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 14:27 | East Carolina | Karl Gray knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 14:18 | Rice | David Thompson blows the layup but he's fouled by Donald Decker - foul #1 on Donald Decker, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Martino (SF) Wayne Daniels | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Reese (PG), Jeffrey Knight (SF) Clarence Izaguirre, Karl Gray | |
| 14:18 | Rice | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 14:18 | Rice | David Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Donald Decker snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Dwight Richardson loses the dribble to James Hinton | 48-49 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Jack Aviles lays it up and in set up by James Hinton | 50-49 |
| 13:54 | East Carolina | Donald Reese knocks in the jumper from the right side | 50-51 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Matt Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Knight gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 13:37 | East Carolina | Brett Martino picks off the pass by Dwight Richardson | 50-51 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Brett Martino can't finish the layup | 50-51 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Decker | 50-51 |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Knight is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Knight, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Kermit Sowers (SG), Justin Parker (C) Jack Aviles, Matt Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Grimsley (PF), Kory Molinari (C) Ted Unknow, Donald Decker | |
| 12:54 | Rice | Kermit Sowers misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Justin Parker hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Donald Reese drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Grimsley | 52-54 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Kermit Sowers makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | Joseph Grimsley is denied on a layup by Justin Parker | 55-54 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Kermit Sowers pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Brett Martino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Knight - foul #2 on Jeffrey Knight, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Matt Williams (C) James Hinton, Kermit Sowers, David Thompson, Justin Parker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Broaddus (SG), Karl Gray (SF), Jack Christner (PF) Dwight Richardson, Jeffrey Knight, Joseph Grimsley | |
| 11:50 | Rice | Brett Martino makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Brett Martino misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kory Molinari | 56-54 |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Stephen Broaddus clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jack Aviles - foul #2 on Jack Aviles, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Justin Parker (PF) Brett Martino | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clarence Izaguirre (SG), Ted Unknow (C) Donald Reese, Kory Molinari | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Stephen Broaddus makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Stephen Broaddus misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Matt Williams gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Matt Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Broaddus (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Izaguirre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Gray (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jack Christner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ted Unknow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Hobbs | 59-55 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Karl Gray can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matt Williams - foul #3 on Matt Williams, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Karl Gray makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Karl Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Ted Unknow is called for the reach on Jack Aviles - foul #1 on Ted Unknow, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Matt Williams is hacked by Ted Unknow - foul #2 on Ted Unknow, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG) Steven Hobbs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Reese (PG), Dwight Richardson (SG) Stephen Broaddus, Clarence Izaguirre | |
| 10:17 | Rice | Matt Williams connects on the fadeaway from close range | 61-57 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Matt Williams steals it from Donald Reese | 61-57 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Jack Aviles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Donald Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Karl Gray misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Justin Parker snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Justin Parker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 08:34 | Rice | James Hinton drills a 3 from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | Jack Christner is fouled on the floor by Mark Steinhauer - foul #3 on Mark Steinhauer, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Kermit Sowers (SG), Wayne Daniels (SF), David Thompson (PF), Brett Martino (C) James Hinton, Jack Aviles, Mark Steinhauer, Justin Parker, Matt Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Broaddus (PG), Clarence Izaguirre (SG), Jeffrey Knight (SF), Joseph Grimsley (PF), Kory Molinari (C) Donald Reese, Dwight Richardson, Karl Gray, Jack Christner, Ted Unknow | |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Knight drills a runner in the lane | 64-59 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Steven Hobbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-59 |
| 08:00 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Knight gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Knight misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Wayne Daniels - foul #2 on Wayne Daniels, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Knight makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Kermit Sowers grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 07:42 | Rice | David Thompson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 66-60 |
| 07:24 | East Carolina | Stephen Broaddus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Wayne Daniels pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kermit Sowers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wayne Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Brett Martino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Broaddus (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Izaguirre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Knight (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Grimsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kory Molinari (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Kermit Sowers hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Daniels | 69-60 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Clarence Izaguirre can't finish the layup | 69-60 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Kermit Sowers pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Kermit Sowers travels with the ball | 69-60 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), Matt Williams (C) Steven Hobbs, Kermit Sowers, Wayne Daniels | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Reese (PG), Dwight Richardson (SG), Jack Christner (PF) Stephen Broaddus, Clarence Izaguirre, Joseph Grimsley | |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Knight comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 69-60 |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Jack Christner grabs the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Jack Christner loses the ball out of bounds | 69-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SF), Justin Parker (PF) Brett Martino, David Thompson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Gray (SF), Ted Unknow (C) Jeffrey Knight, Kory Molinari | |
| 05:22 | Rice | James Hinton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-60 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Justin Parker tips it but misses | 69-60 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Karl Gray | 69-60 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | Ted Unknow connects on the shot near the basket | 69-62 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Ted Unknow steals the ball from Justin Parker | 69-62 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Dwight Richardson is fouled on the floor by Justin Parker - foul #2 on Justin Parker, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Kermit Sowers (SG), David Thompson (PF), Brett Martino (C) Jack Aviles, Justin Parker, Matt Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Knight (SF), Joseph Grimsley (PF), Donald Decker (C) Karl Gray, Jack Christner, Ted Unknow | |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Dwight Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Dwight Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Brett Martino lays it in on a great pass from Kermit Sowers and he's fouled by Donald Decker - foul #2 on Donald Decker, team foul #7 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kory Molinari (C) Donald Decker | |
| 04:07 | Rice | Brett Martino makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari misses the fadeaway from the right block | 72-64 |
| 03:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brett Martino | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Kermit Sowers is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kermit Sowers, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Justin Parker (C) James Hinton, Mark Steinhauer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Broaddus (PG), Clarence Izaguirre (SG) Donald Reese, Dwight Richardson | |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Knight misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Broaddus | 72-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kermit Sowers (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Brett Martino (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Justin Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Broaddus (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Izaguirre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Knight (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Grimsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kory Molinari (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Knight | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:00 | Rice | David Thompson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Grimsley - foul #3 on Joseph Grimsley, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG), Matt Williams (C) Kermit Sowers, Justin Parker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jack Christner (C) Kory Molinari | |
| 03:00 | Rice | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:00 | Rice | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SF) Steven Hobbs, Brett Martino | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Reese (PG), Dwight Richardson (SG), Kory Molinari (C) Stephen Broaddus, Clarence Izaguirre, Jack Christner | |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Dwight Richardson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-69 |
| 02:34 | Rice | David Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Donald Reese grabs the board | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Dwight Richardson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-69 |
| 02:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Steinhauer | 74-69 |
| 02:19 | Rice | David Thompson misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 74-69 |
| 02:17 | Rice | David Thompson tips it in | 76-69 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Dwight Richardson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kory Molinari | 76-71 |
| 01:51 | Rice | David Thompson misses the lay-in | 76-71 |
| 01:49 | East Carolina | Donald Reese pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Dwight Richardson drills a 3 from the right corner | 76-74 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Jack Aviles misses the dunk | 76-74 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kory Molinari | 76-74 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-74 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Grimsley misses the tip | 76-74 |
| 01:14 | Rice | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Matt Williams comes up short on the floater from close range | 76-74 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Grimsley | 76-74 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Donald Reese is hacked by James Hinton - foul #3 on James Hinton, team foul #10 | 76-74 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Donald Reese makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Donald Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:39 | Rice | James Hinton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 00:38 | Rice | David Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matt Williams | 78-76 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Dwight Richardson clanks a floater near the basket | 78-76 |
| 00:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matt Williams | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Matt Williams is hacked by Dwight Richardson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dwight Richardson, team foul #9 | 78-76 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Matt Williams misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari gets the rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari comes up short on the shot from the right side | 78-76 |