| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 3 pts. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Valletta (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Genaro Conti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 30-28 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Blake Jones drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Adam Pease | 32-28 |
| 19:18 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti misses the tip | 32-28 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Blake Jones snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Genaro Conti - foul #2 on Genaro Conti, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:53 | Central Florida | William Valletta throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-28 |
| 18:32 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Charles Blanchard | 34-28 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 18:15 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti hits the follow up shot | 34-30 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Frank McGrail (C) Genaro Conti | |
| 17:14 | Rice | James Snow is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG) Blake Jones | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (SF), James Burditt (C) Steven Bujnowski, Abraham Triplett | |
| 16:55 | Central Florida | Frank McGrail drills a runner in the lane | 34-32 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses short on a shot from the left block | 34-32 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Timothy Chavis hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 16:10 | Central Florida | Frank McGrail misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Robert Pearce snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Timothy Petty | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Valletta (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank McGrail (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Burditt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from William Valletta and he's hacked by Dominick Goodlett - foul #2 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Dominick Goodlett, James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski (SF), Abraham Triplett (PF), Genaro Conti (C) William Valletta, Frank McGrail, James Burditt | |
| 15:52 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Charles Blanchard - foul #1 on Charles Blanchard, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ryan Wade (SG) Charles Blanchard | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:20 | Central Florida | Ryan Wade clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 15:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Adam Pease | 41-35 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits the finger roll and the foul's on Steven Bujnowski - foul #2 on Steven Bujnowski, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:00 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Blake Jones - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 15:00 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:00 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by Ryan Wade - foul #2 on Ryan Wade, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Hunter (SG) Thomas Lamar | |
| 14:37 | Rice | Timothy Petty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Valletta (PG) Charles Hunter | |
| 14:23 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett throws it down set up by William Valletta | 44-39 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Raymond Phipps blows the layup but the foul's on Abraham Triplett - foul #2 on Abraham Triplett, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard (SG), Andrew Timmerberg (SF), Frank McGrail (PF) Ryan Wade, Steven Bujnowski, Abraham Triplett | |
| 13:58 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:42 | Central Florida | Timothy Chavis is called for the reach on Genaro Conti - foul #1 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Burditt (C) Genaro Conti | |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Andrew Timmerberg misses long on a shot near the basket | 46-39 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Gregory Freeman buries a driving attempt from close range set up by James Snow | 48-39 |
| 12:55 | Central Florida | James Burditt loses the ball out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF) James Snow, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (PG), Steven Bujnowski (SF) William Valletta, Andrew Timmerberg | |
| 12:31 | Rice | Robert Pearce drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 12:08 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski is hacked by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett (PF), Genaro Conti (C) Frank McGrail, James Burditt | |
| 11:51 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 51-39 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Raymond Phipps snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Genaro Conti (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Rice | Blake Jones's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Abraham Triplett | 51-39 |
| 11:44 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 11:15 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard is hacked by Dominick Goodlett - foul #3 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Valletta (PG), Ryan Wade (SG), Andrew Timmerberg (SF) Thomas Lamar, Charles Blanchard, Steven Bujnowski | |
| 10:54 | Central Florida | Andrew Timmerberg misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Snow | 53-39 |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | Raymond Phipps is called for the reach on Genaro Conti - foul #2 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (C) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:16 | Central Florida | Andrew Timmerberg double dribbles | 53-39 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Timothy Petty clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 09:55 | Central Florida | Andrew Timmerberg grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Andrew Timmerberg hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by William Valletta | 53-41 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gregory Freeman | 56-41 |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | William Valletta knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Timmerberg | 56-44 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-44 |
| 08:44 | Central Florida | Andrew Timmerberg snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 08:15 | Central Florida | Gregory Freeman steals the ball from Genaro Conti | 56-44 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 07:58 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 07:39 | Central Florida | William Valletta buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Snow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Valletta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ryan Wade (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Timmerberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Triplett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Genaro Conti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | James Snow misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Genaro Conti - foul #3 on Genaro Conti, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Robert Pearce (PF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Steven Bujnowski (SF), Frank McGrail (PF), James Burditt (C) William Valletta, Ryan Wade, Andrew Timmerberg, Abraham Triplett, Genaro Conti | |
| 07:23 | Rice | James Snow makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:23 | Rice | James Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 07:06 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Frank McGrail | 58-48 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 3 from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 06:51 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:32 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank McGrail | 58-51 |
| 06:09 | Rice | James Snow knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dominick Goodlett | 61-51 |
| 05:45 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Bujnowski | 61-54 |
| 05:28 | Rice | James Snow is hacked by Steven Bujnowski - foul #3 on Steven Bujnowski, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (PF) Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Valletta (PG) Thomas Lamar | |
| 05:28 | Rice | James Snow misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:28 | Central Florida | Frank McGrail grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Adam Pease steals the ball from William Valletta | 61-54 |
| 04:58 | Rice | James Snow can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 61-54 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Adam Pease tips it in | 63-54 |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | James Burditt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-54 |
| 04:39 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski tips it in | 63-56 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Adam Pease scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Blake Jones | 65-56 |
| 03:59 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Dominick Goodlett - foul #4 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, James Snow, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (SF), Abraham Triplett (PF), Genaro Conti (C) Steven Bujnowski, Frank McGrail, James Burditt | |
| 03:59 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:59 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 03:40 | Rice | John Watson gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 03:24 | Rice | John Watson knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Timothy Petty | 67-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Valletta (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lamar (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Genaro Conti (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Timothy Chavis gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 03:00 | Rice | John Watson can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Lamar - foul #2 on Thomas Lamar, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Andrew Timmerberg (SF) Charles Blanchard | |
| 03:00 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 03:00 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 02:56 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG) Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard (SG), Steven Bujnowski (SF) Thomas Lamar, Andrew Timmerberg | |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 02:36 | Rice | John Watson gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 02:30 | Rice | John Watson is denied on a layup by Abraham Triplett | 69-57 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Robert Pearce pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-57 |
| 01:59 | Rice | John Watson misses the tip | 69-57 |
| 01:58 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 01:48 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #8 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (PG), Ryan Wade (SG), Frank McGrail (PF), James Burditt (C) William Valletta, Charles Blanchard, Abraham Triplett, Genaro Conti | |
| 01:48 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:48 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:19 | Rice | James Snow misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Frank McGrail grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 01:01 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ryan Wade and the foul's on Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard (SG), Abraham Triplett (PF), Genaro Conti (C) Ryan Wade, Frank McGrail, James Burditt | |
| 01:01 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar makes the free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Abraham Triplett is called for the reach on John Watson - foul #3 on Abraham Triplett, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (PF) Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Valletta (PG) Thomas Lamar | |
| 00:56 | Rice | John Watson misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas grabs the offensive board | 69-62 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is hacked by Steven Bujnowski - foul #4 on Steven Bujnowski, team foul #10 | 69-62 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti gets the offensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-62 |
| 00:43 | Rice | John Watson is hacked by Charles Blanchard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Blanchard, team foul #11 | 71-62 |
| 00:43 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:43 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:39 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | John Watson drills a jump hook near the basket | 75-62 |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett hits a runner in the paint set up by Charles Blanchard and the foul's on Dominick Goodlett - foul #5 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #10 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Richard Mascarenas, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (PG), Ryan Wade (SG), Andrew Timmerberg (SF), Frank McGrail (C) William Valletta, Charles Blanchard, Steven Bujnowski, Genaro Conti | |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett misses the free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Snow | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Timothy Petty runs out the clock | 75-64 |