| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - James Shook (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) SF - Michael Penny (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Michael Penny inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Robert Moen is called for traveling | 32-30 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider tips it in | 32-32 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Robert Moen is fouled on the floor by Michael Penny - foul #1 on Michael Penny, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 3 from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 18:34 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Garland Zabel | 35-34 |
| 18:07 | Rice | James Shook misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 18:05 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:44 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:34 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal misses the dunk but he's hacked by Daniel Costner - foul #1 on Daniel Costner, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (PF) Robert Moen | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach (C) Shane Schneider | |
| 17:34 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:34 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Donald Ivy double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PF) James Shook | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Hering (PF) Fritz Crystal | |
| 17:03 | Central Florida | Michael Penny can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 17:02 | Central Florida | Michael Hering tips it in | 35-38 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the easy layup | 35-38 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it home | 37-38 |
| 16:24 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Ivy - foul #1 on Donald Ivy, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF), James Shook (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Robert Moen, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (SG), Fritz Crystal (PF), Shane Schneider (C) Curt Bester, Michael Penny, Vernon Anspach | |
| 16:24 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:24 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Donald Ivy is hacked by Shane Schneider - foul #1 on Shane Schneider, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF) Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur (SG) Garland Zabel | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - James Shook (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Wilbur (fresh) SF - Michael Hering (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Shane Schneider steals the ball from Antonio Clark | 37-40 |
| 15:27 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 15:26 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 15:20 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:04 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Antonio Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 14:25 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 14:08 | Central Florida | Michael Hering hits a wide open jump hook from close range set up by Shane Schneider out of the doubleteam | 37-44 |
| 13:58 | Rice | James Shook is hacked by Shane Schneider - foul #2 on Shane Schneider, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Robert Moen (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Lawrence Johnson, James Shook | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG), Curt Bester (SG), Michael Penny (SF), Otis Myers (PF), Vernon Anspach (C) Mauro Rizzo, Harry Wilbur, Michael Hering, Fritz Crystal, Shane Schneider | |
| 13:46 | Rice | William Stanton buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 13:25 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 40-44 |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach tips it in | 40-46 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Garland Zabel - foul #1 on Garland Zabel, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:44 | Central Florida | Michael Penny evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Curt Bester | 42-49 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Michael Penny is called for the reach on Antonio Clark - foul #2 on Michael Penny, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF), James Shook (C) Antonio Clark, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal (PF) Otis Myers | |
| 12:09 | Rice | James Shook misses the floater from the right block | 42-49 |
| 12:08 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 11:39 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Curt Bester | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Moen (fresh) C - James Shook (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Penny (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Vernon Anspach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Garland Zabel steals the ball from Donald Ivy | 42-52 |
| 11:01 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 10:59 | Rice | James Shook snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 10:40 | Rice | James Shook buries a driving attempt from the left block | 44-52 |
| 10:18 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Garland Zabel | 44-54 |
| 10:10 | Rice | James Shook clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 10:09 | Central Florida | Michael Penny snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 10:04 | Central Florida | Curt Bester connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-57 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Daniel Costner is hacked by Garland Zabel - foul #2 on Garland Zabel, team foul #6 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Donald Ivy, Robert Moen, James Shook | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Harry Wilbur (SG), Michael Hering (SF), Otis Myers (PF), Shane Schneider (C) Garland Zabel, Curt Bester, Michael Penny, Fritz Crystal, Vernon Anspach | |
| 09:28 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| 09:26 | Central Florida | Otis Myers snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 09:17 | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | Michael Hering tips it home | 44-59 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Harry Wilbur - foul #2 on Harry Wilbur, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 08:43 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider is hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #4 on Antonio Clark, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF) Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG) Otis Myers | |
| 08:28 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Hering | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:14 | Rice | Antoine Sharp connects on the floater from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 08:05 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Wilbur | 48-64 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Donald Reavis lays it up and in | 50-64 |
| 07:32 | Central Florida | Michael Hering clanks a shot from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 07:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harry Wilbur (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Hering (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:25 | Rice | Donald Ivy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Antoine Sharp tips it home | 52-64 |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Michael Hering hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Shane Schneider and he's hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #5 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), Robert Moen (PF), James Shook (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (SG), Michael Penny (SF), Vernon Anspach (C) Harry Wilbur, Mauro Rizzo, Shane Schneider | |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Michael Hering misses the free throw | 52-66 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Robert Moen gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:41 | Rice | Curt Bester steps in front of the William Stanton pass | 52-66 |
| 06:29 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Hering | 52-68 |
| 06:10 | Rice | William Stanton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 06:08 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Michael Hering is called for the reach on Robert Moen - foul #3 on Michael Hering, team foul #8 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Fritz Crystal (PF), Shane Schneider (C) Garland Zabel, Michael Hering, Vernon Anspach | |
| 05:56 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:35 | Central Florida | Daniel Costner takes the ball from Fritz Crystal | 54-68 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Daniel Costner lays it in | 56-68 |
| 05:06 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-68 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the board | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-68 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-68 |
| 04:31 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 04:24 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider is fouled on the floor by James Shook - foul #2 on James Shook, team foul #6 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Robert Moen, James Shook | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG), Vernon Anspach (C) Mauro Rizzo, Shane Schneider | |
| 04:15 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Clark | 56-68 |
| 04:14 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal hits the follow up shot | 56-70 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Antonio Clark knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-70 |
| 03:27 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal misses the jumper from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Daniel Costner grabs the board | 59-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Curt Bester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Penny (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Vernon Anspach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | William Stanton comes up short on the shot from the left side | 59-70 |
| 03:08 | Central Florida | Curt Bester grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 02:48 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal is called for traveling | 59-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Ivy (SF), James Shook (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Antonio Clark, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur (SG), Mauro Rizzo (SF), Michael Hering (PF), Shane Schneider (C) Curt Bester, Michael Penny, Fritz Crystal, Vernon Anspach | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Robert Moen (SF) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal (PF) Harry Wilbur | |
| 02:28 | Rice | James Shook hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 59-70 |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (SG), Michael Penny (SF) Mauro Rizzo, Michael Hering | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:07 | Central Florida | Daniel Costner steals it from Shane Schneider | 59-70 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Daniel Costner lays it up and in | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:36 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-70 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Curt Bester can't tip it in | 61-70 |
| 01:32 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:26 | Rice | William Stanton clanks a jumper in the paint | 61-70 |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Curt Bester pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| 01:08 | Central Florida | Michael Penny knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-73 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Fritz Crystal blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Daniel Costner | 61-73 |
| 01:01 | Central Florida | Michael Penny grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:38 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-73 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Fritz Crystal picks off the pass by Daniel Costner | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel runs out the clock | 61-73 |