| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Barber (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damek Jorovic (fresh) C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | William Clark inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Jacob Newsom - foul #3 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF) Hubert Gatlin, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom | |
| 19:47 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:47 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Werner Peabody knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Dejesus | 30-33 |
| 19:11 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Marino | 30-33 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Alfredo Marino banks in the layup | 30-35 |
| 18:40 | Central Florida | Alfredo Marino steals it from Damek Jorovic | 30-35 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus hits the follow up shot | 30-37 |
| 18:00 | Central Florida | William Clark is called for traveling | 30-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), William Quintanilla (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Gary Pittman | |
| 17:44 | Rice | William Quintanilla knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 30-39 |
| 17:31 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Wayne Barber | 32-39 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus misses the tip | 32-39 |
| 17:11 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 17:04 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 17:03 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Werner Peabody loses the ball out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), William Givens (SG), David Mercer (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Leo Gilbert, Wayne Barber, William Clark, Damek Jorovic, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (PF) Gregory Dejesus | |
| 16:20 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 16:19 | Central Florida | David Mercer can't tip it in | 32-39 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Charles Krebs pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Lawrence Stapleton is called for the reach on Hubert Gatlin - foul #1 on Lawrence Stapleton, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 32-39 |
| 15:43 | Central Florida | David Mercer grabs the board | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) SG - William Givens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Mercer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Stapleton (fresh) 2 blk. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Central Florida | David Mercer's dunk attempt is rejected by Charles Krebs | 32-39 |
| 15:22 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves tips it home | 34-39 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Charles Krebs scores on a shot in the lane set up by Hubert Gatlin | 34-41 |
| 14:54 | Central Florida | William Givens drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Alton Hargreaves | 37-41 |
| 14:44 | Rice | William Quintanilla connects on the driving attempt from close range | 37-43 |
| 14:30 | Central Florida | David Mercer is fouled on the floor by William Quintanilla - foul #1 on William Quintanilla, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), William Clark (SF), Trey Hill (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens, David Mercer, Lawrence Stapleton, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF) Alfredo Marino, William Quintanilla, Gary Pittman | |
| 14:21 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Clark | 40-43 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Jacob Newsom pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-43 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Jacob Newsom snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Dustin Snow is hacked by Carl Wellborn - foul #3 on Carl Wellborn, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Dustin Snow, Charles Krebs | |
| 13:21 | Rice | Carl Wellborn is called for the reach on Werner Peabody - foul #4 on Carl Wellborn, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward (C) Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:11 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Woodward | 40-43 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Trey Hill steals it from Jacob Newsom | 40-43 |
| 12:27 | Central Florida | Trey Hill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 12:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 40-43 |
| 12:13 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 40-45 |
| 11:50 | Central Florida | William Clark's floater is tipped away by Gary Pittman | 40-45 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Jacob Newsom snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Barber (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Trey Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Woodward (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 40-47 |
| 11:05 | Central Florida | William Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 11:03 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 10:39 | Central Florida | William Clark misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 10:17 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to William Clark | 40-47 |
| 10:13 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (SG), Damek Jorovic (SF), David Mercer (PF), Lawrence Stapleton (C) Wayne Barber, William Clark, Trey Hill, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Dustin Snow (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, William Quintanilla, Gary Pittman | |
| 10:13 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:13 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Jacob Newsom's pass is intercepted by Damek Jorovic | 42-47 |
| 09:48 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Damek Jorovic, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG) Leo Gilbert | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:34 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses long on a shot from close range | 42-47 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Charles Krebs tips it home | 42-49 |
| 09:18 | Central Florida | David Mercer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Charles Krebs clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 08:50 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to David Mercer | 44-49 |
| 08:28 | Central Florida | William Givens misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-49 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Lawrence Stapleton is called for the reach on Charles Krebs - foul #2 on Lawrence Stapleton, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), William Clark (SF) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens, David Mercer | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), William Quintanilla (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow, Charles Krebs | |
| 07:47 | Rice | William Quintanilla is whistled for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn (C) Lawrence Stapleton | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG) Alfredo Marino | |
| 07:28 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 07:27 | Central Florida | William Clark tips it but misses | 44-49 |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | William Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Barber (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Damek Jorovic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-49 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Jacob Newsom pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 06:51 | Central Florida | William Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Werner Peabody snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 06:33 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Damek Jorovic | 44-49 |
| 06:27 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic is hacked by Jacob Newsom - foul #4 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Mercer (SF), Trey Hill (PF) William Clark, Damek Jorovic | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla | |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Hubert Gatlin - foul #3 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Gary Pittman | |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Krebs | 46-51 |
| 05:42 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert misses the shot from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 05:40 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 05:20 | Central Florida | David Mercer snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 04:53 | Central Florida | Trey Hill buries a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Charles Krebs - foul #1 on Charles Krebs, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Damek Jorovic (SG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Woodward (C) Leo Gilbert, Wayne Barber, David Mercer, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| 04:53 | Central Florida | Trey Hill makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin travels with the ball | 49-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG) Trey Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG) Alfredo Marino | |
| 04:13 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Gary Pittman lays it in | 49-53 |
| 03:37 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-53 |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | William Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-53 |
| 03:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Pittman | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Givens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Damek Jorovic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Werner Peabody (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | William Givens steals the ball from Werner Peabody | 49-53 |
| 03:04 | Central Florida | William Givens hits the finger roll | 51-53 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Dustin Snow drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Werner Peabody | 51-55 |
| 02:49 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), Trey Hill (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens, Damek Jorovic, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), William Quintanilla (SF) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow | |
| 02:20 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 02:18 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 02:02 | Central Florida | William Clark misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 02:01 | Rice | William Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Gary Pittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG) Alfredo Marino | |
| 01:23 | Central Florida | Jacob Newsom swats the short shot by William Clark | 51-55 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Jacob Newsom gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Jacob Newsom connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Gary Pittman | 51-57 |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber buries a jump hook in the lane | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Leo Gilbert is called for the reach on Jacob Newsom in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leo Gilbert, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Werner Peabody is fouled on the floor by Wayne Barber - foul #2 on Wayne Barber, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Central Florida | The pull-up jumper by Carl Wellborn is blocked by Jacob Newsom | 53-59 |
| 00:35 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Jacob Newsom snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Jacob Newsom is hacked by Leo Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leo Gilbert, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Gary Pittman | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:29 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-59 |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | Trey Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | Trey Hill misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 00:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jacob Newsom | 53-59 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Jacob Newsom is hacked by Leo Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leo Gilbert, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:18 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:10 | Central Florida | William Clark buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is hacked by Leo Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leo Gilbert, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG) Leo Gilbert | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (C) Charles Krebs | |
| 00:09 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | William Givens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 00:04 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:03 | Rice | William Quintanilla is hacked by Wayne Barber in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Barber, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Gary Pittman | |
| 00:03 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:03 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | William Givens comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 56-62 |