| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Givens (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Northrup (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Beck (fresh) PF - Lawrence Stapleton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | David Beck inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Central Florida | William Givens buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Guy Northrup | 30-32 |
| 19:19 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | David Beck pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:11 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Givens | 32-32 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Daniel Woodward is called for the reach on Homer Eiland - foul #1 on Daniel Woodward, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 18:39 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Homer Eiland | 32-32 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Werner Peabody is fouled on the floor by Guy Northrup - foul #1 on Guy Northrup, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Joseph Enright makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 32-34 |
| 17:42 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward travels with the ball | 32-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Trey Hill (SF) David Beck | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF) Joseph Enright | |
| 17:32 | Rice | Werner Peabody connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stephen Palmer | 32-37 |
| 17:14 | Central Florida | Trey Hill misses short on a shot from the left block | 32-37 |
| 17:13 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is hacked by Guy Northrup - foul #2 on Guy Northrup, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Terry Batey (SG), Carl Wellborn (PF), Brian Davis (C) William Givens, Guy Northrup, Lawrence Stapleton, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Keith Styles (SG), Paul Burns (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, William Quintanilla, Homer Eiland | |
| 16:37 | Rice | Alfredo Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Beck (SF) Brian Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Batey | 35-37 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-37 |
| 16:12 | Central Florida | Trey Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:46 | Central Florida | David Beck is called for 3 seconds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Joseph Enright (SF) Keith Styles, Bart Thomas | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Batey (fresh) SF - David Beck (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Trey Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Rice | Alfredo Marino drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Enright | 35-39 |
| 15:12 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Guy Northrup (SG), Brian Davis (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Alton Hargreaves, Terry Batey, David Beck, Carl Wellborn, Trey Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), William Quintanilla (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Paul Burns | |
| 15:02 | Rice | William Quintanilla slams it home | 35-41 |
| 14:39 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-41 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Homer Eiland snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Werner Peabody buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Homer Eiland | 35-43 |
| 13:46 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup is hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Beck (SF), Carl Wellborn (C) Brian Davis, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF) Joseph Enright | |
| 13:37 | Central Florida | David Beck knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by William Givens | 37-43 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Dustin Snow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 13:20 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Carl Wellborn | 37-43 |
| 13:00 | Central Florida | William Givens misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 12:58 | Central Florida | David Beck tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-43 |
| 12:42 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 12:27 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton's fadeaway is rejected by William Quintanilla | 39-43 |
| 12:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 39-43 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Dustin Snow makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Palmer | 39-45 |
| 11:50 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Dustin Snow snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Stephen Palmer loses the dribble to Carl Wellborn | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Givens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guy Northrup (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Beck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Stapleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Homer Eiland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 11:02 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 10:43 | Central Florida | David Beck knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Wellborn | 41-45 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Werner Peabody buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by William Quintanilla | 41-47 |
| 10:08 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Givens and the foul's on Stephen Palmer - foul #2 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Trey Hill (SF), Brian Davis (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) William Givens, David Beck, Lawrence Stapleton, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Keith Styles (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), Paul Burns (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Dustin Snow, William Quintanilla, Homer Eiland | |
| 10:08 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Paul Burns hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Guy Northrup - foul #3 on Guy Northrup, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Batey (SG) Guy Northrup | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:50 | Rice | Paul Burns makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:36 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Paul Burns gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Joseph Enright knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Alfredo Marino and he's hacked by Alton Hargreaves - foul #3 on Alton Hargreaves, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Joseph Enright makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:59 | Central Florida | Paul Burns steals the ball from Trey Hill | 44-53 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Joseph Enright misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-53 |
| 08:41 | Central Florida | Trey Hill snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 08:29 | Central Florida | Keith Styles is called for the reach on Terry Batey - foul #1 on Keith Styles, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn (PF) Brian Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (PF) Bart Thomas | |
| 08:08 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Keith Styles - foul #2 on Keith Styles, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| 08:08 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:08 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Dustin Snow comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Carl Wellborn - foul #1 on Carl Wellborn, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Davis (SF) Trey Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Bart Thomas (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Keith Styles, Joseph Enright, Paul Burns | |
| 07:44 | Rice | Dustin Snow makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward grabs the board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Batey (fresh) SF - Brian Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Alfredo Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Werner Peabody comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-54 |
| 06:59 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Aaron Burke (SG), David Beck (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF) Alton Hargreaves, Terry Batey, Brian Davis, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), William Quintanilla (PF) Alfredo Marino, Bart Thomas | |
| 06:36 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 06:18 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-57 |
| 06:17 | Central Florida | William Givens grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 06:07 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Wellborn | 50-57 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 05:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Werner Peabody | 50-57 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Dustin Snow is hacked by David Beck - foul #3 on David Beck, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG), Trey Hill (PF), Brian Davis (C) Aaron Burke, Lawrence Stapleton, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Joseph Enright (SF) Werner Peabody, Homer Eiland | |
| 05:29 | Rice | Dustin Snow makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Dustin Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:08 | Central Florida | Brian Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 05:06 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Dustin Snow blows the layup but he's hacked by Brian Davis - foul #1 on Brian Davis, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward (C) David Beck | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Burns (C) William Quintanilla | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:00 | Central Florida | William Givens pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 04:48 | Central Florida | Brian Davis can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 50-59 |
| 04:46 | Central Florida | William Givens grabs the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 04:31 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup is fouled on the floor by Joseph Enright - foul #1 on Joseph Enright, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG) William Givens | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Bart Thomas (C) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow | |
| 04:19 | Central Florida | Bart Thomas steals it from Guy Northrup | 50-59 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Paul Burns can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 03:58 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward grabs the board | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 03:45 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Woodward | 50-59 |
| 03:40 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves is hacked by Bart Thomas - foul #2 on Bart Thomas, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), David Beck (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF) Alton Hargreaves, Trey Hill, Brian Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), William Quintanilla (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Stephen Palmer, Joseph Enright, Bart Thomas | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Givens (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Guy Northrup (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Stapleton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from William Givens | 52-59 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Paul Burns clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:43 | Central Florida | William Givens is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Givens, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (SG), Carl Wellborn (C) Guy Northrup, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF) Paul Burns | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG), Daniel Woodward (C) Alton Hargreaves, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Joseph Enright (SF) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Joseph Enright misses the floater from the left block | 52-59 |
| 02:28 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup is hacked by Homer Eiland - foul #1 on Homer Eiland, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Homer Eiland pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Joseph Enright slams it home set up by Stephen Palmer | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 53-61 |
| 02:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Rice | Werner Peabody knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Palmer | 53-64 |
| 01:12 | Central Florida | William Givens is hacked by Werner Peabody - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #8 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (SG), Trey Hill (SF), Carl Wellborn (PF), Brian Davis (C) Guy Northrup, David Beck, Lawrence Stapleton, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Keith Styles (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Paul Burns (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Joseph Enright, William Quintanilla, Homer Eiland | |
| 01:12 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:12 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG), David Beck (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Alton Hargreaves, Trey Hill, Carl Wellborn, Brian Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Alfredo Marino, Keith Styles, Dustin Snow, Paul Burns, Bart Thomas | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Joseph Enright is fouled on the floor by David Beck - foul #4 on David Beck, team foul #10 | 55-64 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Joseph Enright makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Joseph Enright makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-66 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Terry Batey (SG), Trey Hill (SF), Carl Wellborn (PF), Brian Davis (C) William Givens, Guy Northrup, David Beck, Lawrence Stapleton, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Keith Styles (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Paul Burns (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Joseph Enright, William Quintanilla, Homer Eiland | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Paul Burns is hacked by Trey Hill - foul #2 on Trey Hill, team foul #11 | 55-66 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Paul Burns misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Paul Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:14 | Central Florida | Brian Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 00:07 | Central Florida | Trey Hill hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Burns - foul #2 on Paul Burns, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| 00:07 | Central Florida | Trey Hill misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:07 | Central Florida | Trey Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Burns | 55-66 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Alfredo Marino runs out the clock | 55-66 |