| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Douglas Smith (fresh) SG - Stanton Woods (fresh) SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) PF - Sean Geraghty (fresh) C - Thomas Everett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne 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 (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Rice | Carl Allen can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Dale Chewning pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Douglas Bullock - foul #1 on Douglas Bullock, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Stanton Woods out of a doubleteam | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Stanton Woods is called for the reach on Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #1 on Stanton Woods, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Douglas Bullock - foul #2 on Douglas Bullock, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Thomas (SF) Douglas Bullock | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:11 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Central Florida | David Thomas grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Central Florida | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 2-4 |
| 17:46 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Allen - foul #1 on Carl Allen, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Stanton Woods - foul #2 on Stanton Woods, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (SG) Stanton Woods | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:14 | Rice | Dustin Walters makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Dustin Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | David Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Dustin Walters | |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Everett - foul #1 on Thomas Everett, team foul #5 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF) Peter Jenkins, Robert Bartram, Howard Payne | |
| 16:12 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:53 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Joseph Venne | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Douglas Smith (fresh) SG - Joseph Janney (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Geraghty (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) C - Carl Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Anthony Bachus travels with the ball | 5-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Howard Payne (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning | |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty is whistled for a carry | 5-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing (C) Thomas Everett | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus, Carl Allen | |
| 15:21 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 5-7 |
| 15:19 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:54 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith misses the shot from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Dustin Walters gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 5-7 |
| 14:24 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Sean Geraghty | 5-7 |
| 14:06 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 8-9 |
| 13:32 | Central Florida | David Thomas is fouled on the floor by Dustin Walters - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), Barry Johnson (SG), Vic Childs (SF), Thomas Everett (C) Douglas Smith, Joseph Janney, David Thomas, Sean Geraghty | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Howard Payne, Dustin Walters | |
| 13:15 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson misses the 3 from straight away | 8-9 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Joseph Venne's pass is intercepted by Robert Davis | 8-9 |
| 12:50 | Central Florida | Walter Scott takes the ball from Vic Childs | 8-9 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Anthony Bachus banks in the layup on a great pass from Walter Scott | 8-11 |
| 12:23 | Central Florida | Robert Davis misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Joseph Venne is denied on a dunk by Thomas Everett | 8-11 |
| 12:02 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Gordon Lansing | 8-11 |
| 11:39 | Central Florida | Robert Davis is fouled on the floor by Steve Thomas - foul #1 on Steve Thomas, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), Joseph Janney (SG), David Thomas (SF), Sean Geraghty (PF) Robert Davis, Barry Johnson, Vic Childs, Gordon Lansing | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Dale Chewning (SF) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Janney (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Geraghty (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett scores on a shot from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Joseph Janney steals it from Peter Jenkins | 10-11 |
| 10:44 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith double dribbles | 10-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Joseph Venne | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 10-11 |
| 10:25 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Everett | 10-11 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus, Carl Allen | |
| 09:58 | Rice | Joseph Venne can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 10-11 |
| 09:57 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 09:32 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (SG), Gordon Lansing (C) Douglas Smith, Thomas Everett | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Carl Allen (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| 09:32 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 09:32 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Howard Payne misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Sean Geraghty - foul #1 on Sean Geraghty, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vic Childs (SF) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Dale Chewning (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus, Carl Allen | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:02 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Carl Allen (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| 09:02 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:02 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Anthony Bachus snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Carl Allen connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Steve Thomas | 13-15 |
| 08:18 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty is whistled for a carry | 13-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), David Thomas (SF) Joseph Janney, Vic Childs | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus, Carl Allen | |
| 08:04 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 13-15 |
| 08:02 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Sean Geraghty | 13-15 |
| 07:41 | Central Florida | David Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-15 |
| 07:40 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty tips it home | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Geraghty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Lansing (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Joseph Venne buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 15-17 |
| 07:17 | Central Florida | Peter Jenkins takes the ball from David Thomas | 15-17 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Gordon Lansing is called for the reach on Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Gordon Lansing, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (SG), Thomas Everett (C) Robert Davis, Gordon Lansing | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Carl Allen (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Howard Payne | |
| 07:03 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:47 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Walter Scott is fouled on the floor by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vic Childs (SF) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| 06:35 | Rice | Walter Scott misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:35 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Sean Geraghty | 15-19 |
| 06:21 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney is fouled on the floor by Walter Scott - foul #1 on Walter Scott, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Dale Chewning (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Howard Payne | |
| 06:21 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:21 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Peter Jenkins drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Chewning and he's hacked by Joseph Janney - foul #1 on Joseph Janney, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (SG) Douglas Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (SF) Steve Thomas, Dale Chewning | |
| 06:05 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Robert Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Howard Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Peter Jenkins knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Bachus | 17-24 |
| 05:11 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney's floater is knocked away by Carl Allen | 17-24 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Howard Payne pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Thomas Everett steps in front of the Peter Jenkins pass | 17-24 |
| 04:29 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joseph Janney | 19-24 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Carl Allen lays it up and in set up by Gregory Middlebrooks and the foul's on Thomas Everett - foul #2 on Thomas Everett, team foul #10 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), Barry Johnson (SG), David Thomas (SF), Gordon Lansing (C) Joseph Janney, Robert Davis, Vic Childs, Thomas Everett | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Anthony Bachus | |
| 04:17 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:59 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 03:57 | Central Florida | David Thomas tips it home | 21-27 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Steve Thomas and the foul's on David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #11 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stanton Woods (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF) Barry Johnson, Sean Geraghty | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Howard Payne (PF) Steve Thomas, Carl Allen | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:32 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanton Woods (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) PF - Gordon Lansing (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock is fouled on the floor by Dale Chewning - foul #1 on Dale Chewning, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Everett (C) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Robert Bartram (SG) Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott | |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits a runner in the paint | 23-31 |
| 02:41 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Howard Payne misses badly on a floater near the basket | 25-31 |
| 02:17 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:54 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Robert Bartram grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Dale Chewning comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Everett - foul #3 on Thomas Everett, team foul #12 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty (PF), David Thomas (C) Gordon Lansing, Thomas Everett | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Robert Bartram, Howard Payne, Joseph Venne | |
| 01:40 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:28 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods drills a jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 01:07 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 27-33 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Steve Thomas is called for the reach on Douglas Smith - foul #2 on Steve Thomas, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (SG), Gordon Lansing (C) Stanton Woods, Douglas Bullock | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Carl Allen double dribbles | 29-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (SG) Douglas Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG) Walter Scott | |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Davis | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 31-33 |