| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Joseph Janney (fresh) SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) PF - Zachery Gill (fresh) C - Thomas Everett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:38 | Central Florida | Joseph Venne blocks the short jumper by Thomas Everett | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Peter Jenkins | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Joseph Venne tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett misses badly on a floater in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Douglas Bullock picks off the pass by Johnathan Hofman | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Everett, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Everett | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman's floater is tipped away by Thomas Everett | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Joseph Venne and the foul's on Joseph Janney - foul #1 on Joseph Janney, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:27 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:16 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Dale Chewning is hacked by Zachery Gill - foul #1 on Zachery Gill, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), Stanton Woods (SG), David Thomas (SF), Sean Geraghty (PF), Gordon Lansing (C) Joseph Janney, Paul Hudson, Douglas Bullock, Zachery Gill, Thomas Everett | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:34 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gordon Lansing - foul #1 on Gordon Lansing, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| 16:34 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:14 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Smith | 5-5 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Carl Allen is fouled on the floor by Sean Geraghty - foul #1 on Sean Geraghty, team foul #5 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 15:50 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanton Woods (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Sean Geraghty (fresh) C - Gordon Lansing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (PG), Paul Hudson (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Zachery Gill (PF), Thomas Everett (C) Douglas Smith, Stanton Woods, David Thomas, Sean Geraghty, Gordon Lansing | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG) Dale Chewning | |
| 15:10 | Rice | Thomas Everett takes the ball from Gregory Middlebrooks | 5-7 |
| 14:45 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Dustin Walters | |
| 14:24 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 5-9 |
| 14:09 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Hudson | 8-9 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 13:54 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:37 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock double dribbles | 8-9 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty (SF) Douglas Bullock | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Anthony Bachus | |
| 13:22 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the floater from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Carl Allen hits the follow up shot | 8-11 |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), Stanton Woods (SG) Joseph Janney, Paul Hudson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| 13:08 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Joseph Venne swats the short shot by Stanton Woods | 8-11 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Dale Chewning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Thomas (SF), Gordon Lansing (C) Zachery Gill, Thomas Everett | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 12:21 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 10-11 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Gordon Lansing blocks the short jumper by Dustin Walters | 10-11 |
| 12:03 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 11:52 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods is hacked by Dustin Walters - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #1 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (PG), Paul Hudson (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF) Douglas Smith, Stanton Woods, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Peter Jenkins, Tarek English | |
| 11:42 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Janney | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Joseph Janney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) PF - Sean Geraghty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gordon Lansing (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 10:53 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:40 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney loses the ball out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Zachery Gill (PF), Thomas Everett (C) Sean Geraghty, Gordon Lansing | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 10:19 | Rice | Douglas Bullock steps in front of the Dale Chewning pass | 15-11 |
| 10:02 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Bullock | 18-11 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Dale Chewning pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Dale Chewning can't finish the layup | 18-11 |
| 09:27 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:06 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock drills a floater in the lane set up by Paul Hudson | 20-11 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Janney - foul #2 on Joseph Janney, team foul #6 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), Stanton Woods (SG), Sean Geraghty (SF) Joseph Janney, Paul Hudson, Douglas Bullock | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF) Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning | |
| 08:56 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:40 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-13 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is fouled on the floor by Stanton Woods - foul #1 on Stanton Woods, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG) Peter Jenkins | |
| 08:27 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:13 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-15 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Walter Scott buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 20-18 |
| 07:40 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Thomas (SF), Gordon Lansing (C) Zachery Gill, Thomas Everett | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanton Woods (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Sean Geraghty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gordon Lansing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Walters (fresh) C - Tarek English (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks connects on the 3 from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 07:05 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing loses the ball out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Hudson (SG) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Dale Chewning (SF) Walter Scott, Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus | |
| 06:54 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stanton Woods - foul #2 on Stanton Woods, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock (SF) Stanton Woods | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:54 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Tarek English gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:42 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:30 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Dustin Walters pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Douglas Bullock - foul #1 on Douglas Bullock, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), Zachery Gill (PF), Thomas Everett (C) Douglas Smith, Sean Geraghty, Gordon Lansing | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| 06:17 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | Carl Allen swats the short shot by Zachery Gill | 20-23 |
| 05:52 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock tips it in | 22-23 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Joseph Venne dunks the ball on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 22-25 |
| 05:36 | Central Florida | Johnathan Hofman picks off the pass by Zachery Gill | 22-25 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman lays it up and in | 22-27 |
| 05:18 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson blows the layup | 22-27 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Dale Chewning connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-29 |
| 04:33 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett lays it in set up by Robert Davis and he's hacked by Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), Sean Geraghty (SF) Paul Hudson, Douglas Bullock | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 04:33 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Zachery Gill steals the ball from Anthony Bachus | 25-29 |
| 03:51 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 03:50 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett tips it in | 27-29 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Walter Scott drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Geraghty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachery Gill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Everett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Walters (fresh) C - Tarek English (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-31 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Dustin Walters pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Anthony Bachus can't tip it in | 27-31 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Dustin Walters pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Anthony Bachus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (PG), Paul Hudson (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Gordon Lansing (C) Douglas Smith, Robert Davis, Zachery Gill, Thomas Everett | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Joseph Venne lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins and he's fouled by Paul Hudson - foul #1 on Paul Hudson, team foul #10 | 27-33 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:33 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Dale Chewning - foul #1 on Dale Chewning, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| 01:33 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:33 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is hacked by Joseph Janney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Janney, team foul #11 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), Stanton Woods (C) Joseph Janney, Sean Geraghty | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:30 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:05 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Hudson | 30-36 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Stanton Woods is called for the reach on Carl Allen - foul #3 on Stanton Woods, team foul #12 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Thomas (SF), Sean Geraghty (PF) Douglas Bullock, Stanton Woods | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-38 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Dale Chewning banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | David Thomas clanks a halfcourt shot | 30-40 |