| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Manuel Small (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jose Moreno (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Jacob (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Oldaker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lee Borelli inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Eric Gurganus's floater is tipped away by Walter Jacob | 38-33 |
| 19:28 | Central Florida | Richard Grant gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 19:11 | Central Florida | Richard Grant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Eric Gurganus is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), John Herring (SG), James Blaze (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | Manuel Small knocks in the shot from the right side | 40-33 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Erik Brooks is hacked by Richard Oldaker - foul #1 on Richard Oldaker, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) John Herring | |
| 18:19 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 18:18 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Walter Jacob | 40-33 |
| 17:59 | Central Florida | Richard Grant is fouled on the floor by Keith Robinson - foul #3 on Keith Robinson, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Mark Fagin (PF) Keith Robinson, Lee Borelli | |
| 17:46 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Robert Reed snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Mark Fagin is called for a backcourt violation | 40-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harley Yow (PF) Walter Jacob | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Lee Borelli (SF) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin | |
| 17:04 | Central Florida | Manuel Small loses the ball out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales (PG) Manuel Small | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) John Herring, Lee Borelli, Robert Reed | |
| 16:49 | Rice | James Blaze lays it in on a great pass from Eric Gurganus | 40-35 |
| 16:23 | Central Florida | Jim Williams swats the layup by Richard Oldaker | 40-35 |
| 16:21 | Central Florida | Richard Grant hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Oldaker - foul #2 on Richard Oldaker, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (PG), Walter Jacob (PF), Rodolfo Santos (C) Mauricio Gonzales, Harley Yow, Richard Oldaker | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), John Herring (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, Eric Gurganus, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 15:59 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:59 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Manuel Small (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jose Moreno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Jacob (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodolfo Santos (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Herring (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Reed | 42-36 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Lee Borelli scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Fagin | 42-39 |
| 15:09 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Lee Borelli gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:51 | Rice | John Herring hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-39 |
| 14:49 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:28 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Grant | 44-39 |
| 14:12 | Rice | John Herring misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 14:10 | Central Florida | Richard Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:06 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos is hacked by Robert Reed - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales (PG), Donald Adams (SG), James Lebeau (SF), Richard Oldaker (C) Manuel Small, Richard Grant, Jose Moreno, Rodolfo Santos | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (PF), Jim Williams (C) John Herring, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 13:51 | Central Florida | Donald Adams makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Walter Jacob and he's fouled by James Blaze - foul #2 on James Blaze, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG) Erik Brooks | |
| 13:51 | Central Florida | Donald Adams makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Eric Gurganus's pass is intercepted by Mauricio Gonzales | 47-39 |
| 13:13 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Lee Borelli grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Jim Williams clanks a jumper from the left side | 47-39 |
| 12:46 | Central Florida | James Lebeau pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | Donald Adams clanks a shot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 12:39 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 12:28 | Central Florida | Donald Adams makes the floater from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Keith Robinson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Mauricio Gonzales - foul #2 on Mauricio Gonzales, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (PG), Richard Grant (SG), Jose Moreno (SF), Harley Yow (PF) Mauricio Gonzales, Donald Adams, James Lebeau, Walter Jacob | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (C) Eric Gurganus, Lee Borelli, Jim Williams | |
| 12:15 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:03 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker travels with the ball | 49-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Fagin (PF) Nathaniel Toothman | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Manuel Small (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jose Moreno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harley Yow (fresh) C - Richard Oldaker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) SF - James Blaze (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Mark Fagin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Reed | 49-45 |
| 11:27 | Central Florida | Harley Yow comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on James Blaze - foul #3 on James Blaze, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lee Borelli (SF) Mark Fagin | |
| 11:27 | Central Florida | Harley Yow makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:27 | Central Florida | Harley Yow makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Richard Grant is called for the reach on Erik Brooks - foul #1 on Richard Grant, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos (C) Richard Oldaker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:00 | Rice | James Blaze lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 51-47 |
| 10:39 | Central Florida | Manuel Small is hacked by Robert Reed - foul #3 on Robert Reed, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Mark Fagin (PF) Erik Brooks, Lee Borelli | |
| 10:22 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Robert Reed hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Blaze out of a doubleteam | 51-49 |
| 09:55 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Manuel Small | 53-49 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits a floater from the left side | 53-51 |
| 09:27 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Harley Yow and he's fouled by Robert Reed - foul #4 on Robert Reed, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales (PG), Donald Adams (SG), James Lebeau (SF), Walter Jacob (PF) Manuel Small, Richard Grant, Jose Moreno, Harley Yow | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), John Herring (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| 09:27 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:17 | Rice | John Herring can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Adams - foul #1 on Donald Adams, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker (C) Rodolfo Santos | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (PF) Mark Fagin | |
| 09:17 | Rice | John Herring misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:17 | Rice | John Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:04 | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales is hacked by John Herring - foul #1 on John Herring, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Fagin (PF) James Blaze | |
| 09:04 | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:04 | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Mark Fagin can't finish the layup | 58-52 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Mark Fagin can't tip it in | 58-52 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Lee Borelli grabs the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Mark Fagin buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Erik Brooks | 58-54 |
| 08:19 | Central Florida | James Lebeau is hacked by Lee Borelli - foul #2 on Lee Borelli, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (PG) Mauricio Gonzales | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), James Blaze (PF) Erik Brooks, John Herring, Mark Fagin | |
| 08:19 | Central Florida | James Lebeau makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:19 | Central Florida | James Lebeau makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Eric Gurganus misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 60-54 |
| 07:55 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob grabs the board | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Manuel Small (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Lebeau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Jacob (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Oldaker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Central Florida | Keith Robinson steals it from Manuel Small | 60-54 |
| 07:17 | Rice | James Blaze can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 60-54 |
| 07:16 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:58 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Eric Gurganus misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 06:32 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 06:14 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Manuel Small | 65-54 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Jim Williams clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 65-54 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Lee Borelli hits the follow up shot | 65-56 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Grant (SG), Jose Moreno (SF) James Lebeau, Donald Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), John Herring (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Lee Borelli, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 05:31 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jose Moreno | 68-56 |
| 05:14 | Rice | John Herring connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Fagin | 68-58 |
| 04:54 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Grant | 70-58 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Richard Grant takes the ball from Robert Reed | 70-58 |
| 04:15 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker makes the jumper in the lane set up by Manuel Small and he's hacked by Robert Reed - foul #5 on Robert Reed, team foul #10 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales (PG), Harley Yow (PF) Manuel Small, Walter Jacob | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Lee Borelli (SF), James Blaze (C) John Herring, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| 04:15 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker makes the free throw | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:00 | Rice | Lee Borelli can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 73-58 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Mark Fagin hits the follow up shot | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauricio Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jose Moreno (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harley Yow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Oldaker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - James Blaze (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | Harley Yow misses long on a floater from the left block | 73-60 |
| 03:39 | Central Florida | Harley Yow grabs the offensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker loses the dribble to Mark Fagin | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Keith Robinson drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lee Borelli | 73-63 |
| 03:00 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (PG), Walter Jacob (PF) Mauricio Gonzales, Harley Yow | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin | |
| 02:38 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-63 |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker tips it home | 75-63 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block set up by Lee Borelli | 75-65 |
| 02:03 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Eric Gurganus - foul #3 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #11 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Nathaniel Toothman (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Lee Borelli, Jim Williams | |
| 02:03 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob misses the free throw | 77-65 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Timothy Davis double dribbles | 77-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (SG) Jae Champion | |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | Richard Grant makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Manuel Small | 80-65 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Timothy Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-65 |
| 01:23 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Blaze | 80-65 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Erik Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-65 |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-65 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Erik Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Erik Brooks clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Manuel Small - foul #3 on Manuel Small, team foul #6 | 80-65 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 00:41 | Central Florida | Manuel Small pulls down the rebound | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob is fouled on the floor by Timothy Davis - foul #1 on Timothy Davis, team foul #12 | 80-66 |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob misses the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob misses the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 00:12 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the board | 80-66 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Erik Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Grant - foul #2 on Richard Grant, team foul #7 | 80-66 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Manuel Small runs out the clock | 80-68 |