| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Curt Bester (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Penny (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Ott (fresh) PF - Shane Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Otis Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | William Ott inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Central Florida | Otis Myers misses the lay-in | 34-34 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Robert Moen snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Donald Ivy connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 19:21 | Central Florida | Curt Bester buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Penny | 37-36 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Donald Reavis lays it in on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 37-38 |
| 18:51 | Central Florida | Donald Ivy swats the short shot by Shane Schneider | 37-38 |
| 18:50 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 18:49 | Central Florida | Michael Penny tips it home | 39-38 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 18:30 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 18:04 | Central Florida | Michael Penny steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-38 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Robert Moen drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 39-40 |
| 17:42 | Central Florida | Corey Riddle is called for the reach on Shane Schneider - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (SF) Corey Riddle | |
| 17:29 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 39-40 |
| 17:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 39-40 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Donald Ivy's pass is intercepted by Curt Bester | 39-40 |
| 17:20 | Central Florida | Michael Penny banks in the layup on a nice dish by Curt Bester | 41-40 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Robert Moen is fouled on the floor by Curt Bester - foul #3 on Curt Bester, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur (PG), Alan Smith (SF), Michael Hering (PF), David Bostwick (C) Curt Bester, William Ott, Shane Schneider, Otis Myers | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Stephen McKinnie (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Joseph Durst, Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| 16:35 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is denied on a layup by Michael Hering | 41-40 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Robert Moen tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 16:25 | Central Florida | Lawrence Johnson steals it from Michael Hering out of a doubleteam | 41-42 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Alan Smith picks off the pass by Cleveland Ladner | 41-42 |
| 15:45 | Central Florida | Michael Penny evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Cleveland Ladner - foul #1 on Cleveland Ladner, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (PG), William Ott (SF), Shane Schneider (PF) Harry Wilbur, Alan Smith, Michael Hering | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SG), Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Cleveland Ladner, Robert Moen, Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 15:45 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:45 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Curt Bester (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Penny (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Ott (fresh) PF - Shane Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Bostwick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Joseph Durst is called for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Camire (SG), Otis Myers (C) Michael Penny, David Bostwick | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:11 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider slams it home over the doubleteam set up by William Ott | 43-42 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis is called for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (SF) Darren Shaffer | |
| 14:37 | Central Florida | William Ott misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-42 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Donald Reavis buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Johnson and he's hacked by Otis Myers - foul #2 on Otis Myers, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:12 | Central Florida | Kenneth Camire's pass is intercepted by Corey Riddle | 43-44 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the lay-in but the foul's on Otis Myers - foul #3 on Otis Myers, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alan Smith (SF), Michael Hering (PF), David Bostwick (C) William Ott, Shane Schneider, Otis Myers | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG) Joseph Durst | |
| 14:07 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:07 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Hering | 43-44 |
| 13:45 | Central Florida | Curt Bester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur (PG), Michael Penny (SG) Curt Bester, Kenneth Camire | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Corey Riddle, Donald Reavis | |
| 13:29 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Harry Wilbur - foul #2 on Harry Wilbur, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 13:29 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:08 | Central Florida | Alan Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Donald Reavis - foul #2 on Donald Reavis, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| 13:08 | Central Florida | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:08 | Central Florida | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Michael Hering is called for the reach on Stephen McKinnie - foul #2 on Michael Hering, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Ott (SF), Shane Schneider (PF), Otis Myers (C) Alan Smith, Michael Hering, David Bostwick | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF) Donald Reavis | |
| 12:35 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 45-47 |
| 12:34 | Central Florida | Otis Myers gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 12:30 | Central Florida | William Ott loses the dribble to Joseph Durst | 45-47 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is fouled on the floor by Otis Myers - foul #4 on Otis Myers, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (PG) Harry Wilbur | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Robert Moen, Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Donald Reavis's floater is knocked away by Shane Schneider | 45-47 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the tip | 45-47 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Michael Penny pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:38 | Central Florida | Joseph Durst takes the ball from Michael Penny after a doubleteam | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Curt Bester (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Penny (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Ott (fresh) PF - Shane Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Otis Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Rice | Corey Riddle is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Corey Riddle, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Camire (SG) Michael Penny | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Cleveland Ladner, Donald Reavis | |
| 11:01 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider lays it in set up by Curt Bester | 47-47 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Robert Moen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 10:48 | Central Florida | Otis Myers gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:32 | Central Florida | Donald Ivy steals it from Kenneth Camire | 47-47 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Kenneth Camire steals the ball from Joseph Durst | 47-47 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Kenneth Camire misses the easy layup | 47-47 |
| 10:10 | Central Florida | William Ott gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:54 | Central Florida | Kenneth Camire misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 09:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Durst | 47-47 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 09:41 | Central Florida | Otis Myers snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 09:32 | Central Florida | Curt Bester makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Otis Myers | 50-47 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Joseph Durst | 50-49 |
| 08:56 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 08:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Moen | 50-49 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Curt Bester steals it from Corey Riddle in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 08:38 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 08:13 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to William Ott | 50-49 |
| 07:53 | Central Florida | Curt Bester comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Joseph Durst gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Corey Riddle clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-49 |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the board | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Curt Bester (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Camire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Ott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shane Schneider (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Otis Myers (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Durst (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Curt Bester | 52-49 |
| 07:04 | Rice | The jump hook by Joseph Durst is blocked by Otis Myers | 52-49 |
| 07:03 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 06:55 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 06:54 | Central Florida | Otis Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:39 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 06:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Moen | 52-49 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Robert Moen knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Corey Riddle | 52-51 |
| 06:13 | Central Florida | Curt Bester can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #4 on Corey Riddle, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Penny (SG), Alan Smith (SF), Michael Hering (PF), David Bostwick (C) Kenneth Camire, William Ott, Shane Schneider, Otis Myers | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Stephen McKinnie (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 06:13 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:13 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Donald Reavis's layup is rejected by David Bostwick | 52-51 |
| 06:03 | Central Florida | David Bostwick grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:42 | Central Florida | Curt Bester hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Penny out of a doubleteam | 54-51 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-51 |
| 05:16 | Central Florida | David Bostwick pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:05 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Alan Smith - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur (PG) Curt Bester | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:57 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:36 | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | David Bostwick tips it back up and in | 56-53 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Robert Moen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG) Robert Moen | |
| 04:05 | Central Florida | Michael Penny works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses short on a shot from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Corey Riddle drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Darren Shaffer | 56-55 |
| 03:21 | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Harry Wilbur (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Penny (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Hering (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bostwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen McKinnie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Michael Hering grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 02:59 | Central Florida | Michael Penny's pass is intercepted by Donald Reavis | 56-55 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Ott (SF), Shane Schneider (PF) Alan Smith, Michael Hering | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SG), Donald Ivy (PF) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie | |
| 02:30 | Rice | The jump hook by Cleveland Ladner is blocked by Shane Schneider | 56-55 |
| 02:29 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 56-55 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Shane Schneider picks off the pass by Donald Ivy | 56-55 |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (PG), Otis Myers (C) Harry Wilbur, David Bostwick | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG) Cleveland Ladner | |
| 01:50 | Central Florida | Michael Penny makes the contested 3 from straight away set up by Curt Bester | 59-55 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Robert Moen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Donald Reavis | 59-58 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Ivy - foul #1 on Donald Ivy, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG) Darren Shaffer | |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Corey Riddle's floater is tipped away by Otis Myers | 61-58 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Joseph Durst tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Central Florida | Robert Moen is called for the reach on Michael Penny - foul #1 on Robert Moen, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 00:39 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Donald Ivy travels with the ball | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | Corey Riddle is called for the reach on William Ott in the backcourt - foul #5 on Corey Riddle, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (SF) Corey Riddle | |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | William Ott makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | William Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Robert Moen connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Durst | 63-63 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | William Ott can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Curt Bester (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Penny (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Ott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Schneider (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. C - Otis Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | Michael Penny clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Robert Moen misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Joseph Durst lays it in and he's fouled by William Ott - foul #2 on William Ott, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:56 | Central Florida | Michael Penny shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 03:54 | Central Florida | William Ott pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 03:37 | Central Florida | Michael Penny splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Donald Reavis is fouled on the floor by Otis Myers - foul #5 on Otis Myers, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Bostwick (C) Otis Myers | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:04 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-68 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Donald Ivy snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Robert Moen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-68 |
| 02:45 | Central Florida | David Bostwick grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 02:41 | Central Florida | William Ott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-68 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG) Darren Shaffer | |
| 02:34 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-68 |
| 02:32 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to William Ott | 63-68 |
| 02:03 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider misses long on a shot from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 02:02 | Central Florida | Michael Penny tips it home | 65-68 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Robert Moen misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 01:38 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to William Ott | 65-68 |
| 01:19 | Central Florida | Curt Bester hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Penny | 67-68 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Donald Ivy's pass is intercepted by David Bostwick | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Curt Bester (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Penny (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Ott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shane Schneider (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. C - David Bostwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 00:35 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider is called for 3 seconds | 67-68 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (SF) Cleveland Ladner | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis is hacked by Curt Bester in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curt Bester, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:13 | Central Florida | Donald Reavis takes the ball from Shane Schneider after a doubleteam | 67-69 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Donald Reavis is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Penny - foul #4 on Michael Penny, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Curt Bester clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Curt Bester is called for the reach on Donald Reavis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Curt Bester, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur (PG) Curt Bester | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (SF) Darren Shaffer | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses the fullcourt shot | 67-73 |