| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) SF - Marvin Irby (fresh) PF - Herman Peace (fresh) C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon 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) | |
| 19:39 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Johnnie Paro clanks a floater from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon's pass is intercepted by Rodrick Beadles | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Marvin Irby | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald Laffoon, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Johnnie Paro drills a jumper from close range set up by Robert Hall and he's fouled by Donald Laffoon - foul #2 on Donald Laffoon, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Tobler (C) Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:45 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:28 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Johnnie Paro gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hall | 0-8 |
| 16:54 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Herman Peace and the foul's on Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Rush (SG) Charles Schwenk | |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (PF) Ronald Motyka | |
| 16:54 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Johnnie Paro connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 3-10 |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls can't finish the layup | 3-10 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles gets the rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Major Arevalo can't throw it down but he's hacked by Arthur Rush - foul #1 on Arthur Rush, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Tony Redding (SF), James Tatum (C) Willie Smalls, Marvin Irby, Herman Peace | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Johnnie Paro | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 15:48 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-12 |
| 15:47 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush snags the offensive board | 3-12 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) SG - Arthur Rush (fresh) SF - Tony Redding (fresh) PF - William Tobler (fresh) C - James Tatum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-12 |
| 15:33 | Central Florida | James Tatum tips it but misses | 3-12 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Joaquin Yost grabs the defensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 15:07 | Rice | James Tatum denies the turnaround by Robert Hall | 3-12 |
| 15:06 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush grabs the defensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 14:43 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush's dunk attempt is rejected by Kevin Neihoff | 3-12 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Joaquin Yost grabs the defensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 14:25 | Rice | James Tatum is called for the reach on Kevin Neihoff - foul #1 on James Tatum, team foul #4 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG), Marvin Irby (SF), Herman Peace (PF) Jonathan Lott, Arthur Rush, Tony Redding, William Tobler | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Robert Hall, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 14:19 | Rice | Johnnie Paro double dribbles | 3-12 |
| 13:57 | Central Florida | James Tatum drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Schwenk | 5-12 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Johnnie Paro blows the layup | 5-12 |
| 13:41 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 13:19 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | Herman Peace pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 13:00 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Willie Smalls, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Rush (C) James Tatum | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF) Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles | |
| 12:49 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Johnnie Paro tips it in | 5-14 |
| 12:25 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk clanks a 3 from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 12:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Motyka | 5-14 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-14 |
| 12:17 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls gets the rebound | 5-14 |
| 11:53 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush is whistled for a carry | 5-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SF), William Tobler (C) Charles Schwenk, Marvin Irby | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Nicholas Phillips, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Joaquin Yost clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-14 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the tip | 5-14 |
| 11:35 | Central Florida | Herman Peace pulls down the rebound | 5-14 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Rush (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Tony Redding (fresh) PF - Herman Peace (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Tobler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush is fouled on the floor by Joaquin Yost - foul #1 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG) Willie Smalls | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Richard Greenwalt | |
| 11:12 | Central Florida | Tony Redding misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 5-14 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles grabs the board | 5-14 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Herman Peace - foul #1 on Herman Peace, team foul #6 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Tatum (C) Herman Peace | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Joaquin Yost | |
| 11:03 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 1st free throw | 5-15 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 2nd free throw | 5-16 |
| 10:43 | Central Florida | The 3pt attempt by Arthur Rush is denied by Robert Hall | 5-16 |
| 10:41 | Central Florida | William Tobler tips it home | 7-16 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Arthur Rush is called for the reach on Rodrick Beadles - foul #2 on Arthur Rush, team foul #7 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG), Marvin Irby (SF), Herman Peace (PF) Jonathan Lott, Arthur Rush, Tony Redding, William Tobler | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Charles Kelly | |
| 10:29 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 10:29 | Central Florida | Herman Peace grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 10:07 | Central Florida | Nicholas Phillips is called for the reach on Willie Smalls - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #3 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Major Arevalo, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 09:51 | Central Florida | Johnnie Paro picks off the pass by Willie Smalls | 7-17 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the easy layup | 7-17 |
| 09:22 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby grabs the board | 7-17 |
| 09:02 | Central Florida | Robert Hall steals the ball from Herman Peace | 7-17 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Robert Hall dunks the ball | 7-19 |
| 08:32 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-19 |
| 08:30 | Central Florida | Herman Peace gets the offensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | James Tatum misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-19 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles grabs the board | 7-19 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Johnnie Paro hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 7-22 |
| 08:03 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby travels with the ball | 7-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Tony Redding (SG), Frank Matthews (SF), William Tobler (C) Willie Smalls, Charles Schwenk, Marvin Irby, James Tatum | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| 07:44 | Rice | Charles Kelly is fouled on the floor by Tony Redding - foul #1 on Tony Redding, team foul #8 | 7-22 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 7-22 |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | Herman Peace grabs the defensive rebound | 7-22 |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | The pull-up jumper by Jonathan Lott is blocked by Major Arevalo | 7-22 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Major Arevalo gets the rebound | 7-22 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) SG - Tony Redding (fresh) SF - Frank Matthews (fresh) PF - Herman Peace (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - William Tobler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt can't connect on a floater from the left block | 7-22 |
| 07:15 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Frank Matthews | 7-22 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Tobler | 10-22 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Jonathan Lott takes the ball from Richard Greenwalt in the backcourt | 10-22 |
| 06:46 | Central Florida | William Tobler blows the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Neihoff - foul #1 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #4 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Marvin Irby (SF) Jonathan Lott, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Johnnie Paro (C) Richard Greenwalt, Charles Kelly, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 06:46 | Central Florida | William Tobler makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 06:46 | Central Florida | William Tobler misses the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Johnnie Paro gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Tony Redding takes the ball from Joaquin Yost | 11-22 |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #5 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG) Tony Redding | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Robert Hall, Major Arevalo | |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Johnnie Paro lays it up and in on a great pass from Joaquin Yost | 13-24 |
| 05:37 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby is hacked by Ronald Motyka - foul #1 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Tatum (C) William Tobler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:28 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Marvin Irby | 15-24 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Johnnie Paro scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Charles Kelly | 15-26 |
| 04:56 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 15-26 |
| 04:55 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby tips it back up and in | 17-26 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Johnnie Paro hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 04:32 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Charles Schwenk | 17-26 |
| 04:20 | Central Florida | Herman Peace is hacked by Ronald Motyka - foul #2 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #7 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Tony Redding (SG), Frank Matthews (SF) Willie Smalls, Charles Schwenk, Marvin Irby | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| 04:20 | Central Florida | Herman Peace makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:20 | Central Florida | Herman Peace makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff blows the layup but he's hacked by James Tatum - foul #2 on James Tatum, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Tobler (C) James Tatum | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:02 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | William Tobler pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 03:43 | Central Florida | Tony Redding misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nicholas Phillips - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Rush (SF), Donald Laffoon (C) Frank Matthews, Herman Peace | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 03:43 | Central Florida | Tony Redding makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 03:43 | Central Florida | Tony Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-27 |
| 03:27 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | William Tobler is hacked by Major Arevalo - foul #1 on Major Arevalo, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG) Jonathan Lott, Tony Redding | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | William Tobler makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | William Tobler misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon grabs the offensive board | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Rush (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Tobler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:49 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Willie Smalls | 24-27 |
| 02:25 | Rice | William Tobler takes the ball from Charles Kelly | 24-27 |
| 02:14 | Central Florida | William Tobler can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Neihoff - foul #2 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marvin Irby (SF) Arthur Rush | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Major Arevalo, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 02:14 | Central Florida | William Tobler makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:14 | Central Florida | William Tobler makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Ronald Motyka's pass is intercepted by Charles Schwenk | 26-27 |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon is hacked by Ronald Motyka - foul #3 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #11 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Arthur Rush (SG), James Tatum (PF) Willie Smalls, Charles Schwenk, William Tobler | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF) Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka | |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | James Tatum grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Robert Hall is called for the reach on Marvin Irby - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Robert Hall | |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:00 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Nicholas Phillips - foul #3 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #13 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG) Jonathan Lott, James Tatum | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Kevin Neihoff (C) Nicholas Phillips, Johnnie Paro | |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff blows the layup | 30-29 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls clanks a fullcourt shot | 30-29 |