| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Beall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 2 pts. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Central Florida | James Tatum misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 34-32 |
| 19:45 | Rice | Robert Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Major Arevalo gets the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Ronald Motyka comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Beall - foul #3 on Stephen Beall, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SF) Stephen Beall | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:54 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:54 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Donald Laffoon | 34-33 |
| 18:33 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is hacked by Charles Schwenk - foul #2 on Charles Schwenk, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Ronald Motyka is hacked by Donald Laffoon - foul #1 on Donald Laffoon, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Robert Hall clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 17:50 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Donald Laffoon | 34-33 |
| 17:44 | Central Florida | Tony Redding loses the dribble to Rodrick Beadles | 34-33 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Robert Hall blows the layup | 34-33 |
| 17:40 | Central Florida | James Tatum gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:14 | Central Florida | Tony Redding misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Major Arevalo gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles hits a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Hall | 34-35 |
| 16:43 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls is fouled on the floor by Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Frank Matthews (SF), William Tobler (PF) Willie Smalls, Charles Schwenk, James Tatum | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF), John Jones (C) Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| 16:25 | Central Florida | Tony Redding is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Nanney (PF) Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Robert Hall | |
| 15:57 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney loses the ball out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Stephen Beall (SF) Jonathan Lott, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Redding (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Beall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Nanney (fresh) C - William Tobler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Rice | John Jones loses the dribble to Willie Smalls | 34-35 |
| 15:08 | Central Florida | Joaquin Yost picks off the pass by Eric Nanney | 34-35 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joaquin Yost | 34-38 |
| 14:31 | Central Florida | Kevin Neihoff blocks the short jumper by Eric Nanney | 34-38 |
| 14:29 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Smalls | 34-38 |
| 14:11 | Central Florida | Tony Redding hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 14:10 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:01 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Tony Redding | 36-38 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Willie Smalls steps in front of the Kevin Neihoff pass | 36-38 |
| 13:49 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses the easy layup | 36-38 |
| 13:48 | Rice | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Kelly | 36-41 |
| 13:25 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 13:23 | Rice | John Jones grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Willie Smalls picks off the pass by Kevin Neihoff | 36-41 |
| 13:13 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls lays it up and in | 38-41 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Joaquin Yost comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 12:50 | Central Florida | William Tobler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:35 | Central Florida | William Tobler comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 38-41 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Tobler - foul #1 on William Tobler, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG), Frank Matthews (SF), James Tatum (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Willie Smalls, Tony Redding, Stephen Beall, Eric Nanney, William Tobler | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Kevin Neihoff, John Jones | |
| 12:21 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:13 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Frank Matthews, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| 11:57 | Rice | Major Arevalo is fouled on the floor by Frank Matthews - foul #3 on Frank Matthews, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Matthews (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 3 pts. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Rice | Major Arevalo connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Rodrick Beadles | 38-45 |
| 11:24 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Laffoon | 41-45 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Major Arevalo blows the layup | 41-45 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Robert Hall snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicholas Phillips | 41-47 |
| 10:41 | Central Florida | James Tatum hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Rodrick Beadles - foul #1 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Stephen Beall (SF) Jonathan Lott, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:41 | Central Florida | James Tatum misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:41 | Central Florida | James Tatum misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by James Tatum - foul #1 on James Tatum, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:11 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall lays it up and in set up by Donald Laffoon | 43-49 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Ronald Motyka lays it up and in set up by Nicholas Phillips and he's hacked by James Tatum - foul #2 on James Tatum, team foul #8 | 43-51 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | James Tatum banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Beall | 45-52 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Robert Hall misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Beall - foul #4 on Stephen Beall, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SG), Frank Matthews (SF), William Tobler (PF) Charles Schwenk, Stephen Beall, James Tatum | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF), John Jones (C) Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| 09:22 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | William Tobler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Matthews | 47-54 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Willie Smalls steals the ball from Robert Hall | 47-54 |
| 08:29 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls lays it up and in | 49-54 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff is fouled on the floor by Tony Redding - foul #3 on Tony Redding, team foul #10 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG), James Tatum (PF) Willie Smalls, Frank Matthews, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Major Arevalo (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, John Jones | |
| 08:14 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:57 | Central Florida | Tony Redding connects on the 3 from the left wing | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Redding (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Tatum (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Tobler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joaquin Yost (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 4 pts. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-56 |
| 07:35 | Central Florida | William Tobler pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 07:14 | Central Florida | Joaquin Yost steps in front of the Jonathan Lott pass | 52-56 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses the dunk attempt | 52-56 |
| 07:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Rodrick Beadles | 52-56 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Joaquin Yost clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Schwenk - foul #3 on Charles Schwenk, team foul #11 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Stephen Beall (SF), Donald Laffoon (C) Jonathan Lott, Charles Schwenk, William Tobler | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 06:48 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:27 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Robert Hall snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-58 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Joaquin Yost tips it home | 52-60 |
| 05:47 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 05:45 | Central Florida | James Tatum gets the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 05:29 | Central Florida | James Tatum lays it up and in | 54-60 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Robert Hall hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Phillips | 54-63 |
| 04:59 | Central Florida | James Tatum misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Robert Hall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 04:36 | Central Florida | James Tatum gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | Tony Redding can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-63 |
| 04:21 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon grabs the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 04:10 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Beall | 57-63 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 03:46 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall grabs the board | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 6 stl. SG - Tony Redding (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Beall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Tatum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Major Arevalo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Central Florida | Tony Redding misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 03:27 | Central Florida | Tony Redding snags the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 03:14 | Central Florida | Tony Redding misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-63 |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls gets the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 02:49 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon is hacked by Major Arevalo - foul #1 on Major Arevalo, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG), Frank Matthews (SF), Eric Nanney (PF), William Tobler (C) Willie Smalls, Tony Redding, Stephen Beall, James Tatum, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF), John Jones (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Joaquin Yost, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| 02:35 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by William Tobler | 59-63 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Donald Laffoon (C) Jonathan Lott, Eric Nanney | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-63 |
| 02:12 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 02:12 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stephen Beall (SF) Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Ronald Motyka (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Charles Kelly, Kevin Neihoff, John Jones | |
| 01:56 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Major Arevalo - foul #2 on Major Arevalo, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Tatum (PF) William Tobler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:56 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:56 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Major Arevalo clanks a 3 from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 01:38 | Central Florida | James Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 01:19 | Central Florida | Nicholas Phillips takes the ball from Charles Schwenk | 60-63 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips lays it in | 60-65 |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | James Tatum's pass is intercepted by Ronald Motyka | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 60-65 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Tatum | 60-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Schwenk | 63-65 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles is hacked by Willie Smalls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Smalls, team foul #12 | 63-65 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Beall | 65-66 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles is hacked by Willie Smalls in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Smalls, team foul #13 | 65-66 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk's pass is intercepted by Major Arevalo | 65-68 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Robert Hall is hacked by Willie Smalls in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Smalls, team foul #14 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF) Rodrick Beadles | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-69 |