| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fresh) SG - Barry Johnson (fresh) SF - Vic Childs (fresh) PF - Alan Locke (fresh) C - Terry Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) C - Michael Bourque (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Terry Smith 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) | |
| 19:43 | Central Florida | Terry Smith is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Shane Nitz clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Michael Bourque tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Central Florida | Alan Locke can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Michael Bourque scores on a jumper from the right block | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Central Florida | Terry Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson drills a shot from close range set up by Vic Childs and he's hacked by Robert Bartram - foul #1 on Robert Bartram, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Shane Nitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 17:22 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson is hacked by David Ruhland - foul #1 on David Ruhland, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Lamantia (SF), Lance Whitfield (C) Vic Childs, Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:06 | Central Florida | Lance Whitfield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 3-4 |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | Alan Locke snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:51 | Central Florida | James Lamantia misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Hamisi Azim - foul #1 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Walls (SG), James Markham (PF) Barry Johnson, Alan Locke | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:51 | Central Florida | James Lamantia makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Central Florida | James Lamantia makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Michael Bourque tips it home | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Central Florida | James Lamantia misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:13 | Rice | David Ruhland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Central Florida | James Markham grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:45 | Central Florida | Lance Whitfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Hamisi Azim pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Walls (fresh) SF - James Lamantia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Markham (fresh) C - Lance Whitfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Shane Nitz clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Lance Whitfield - foul #1 on Lance Whitfield, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Barry Johnson (SG), Vic Childs (SF), Alan Locke (PF), Terry Smith (C) Justin Pearson, James Lamantia, James Markham, Lance Whitfield | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SF) David Ruhland, Hamisi Azim | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Shane Nitz makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:24 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Alan Locke | 5-7 |
| 15:13 | Central Florida | Vic Childs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 15:11 | Central Florida | Terry Smith hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Alan Locke swats the short shot by James Valletta | 7-7 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 14:50 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Vic Childs | 7-7 |
| 14:45 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Barry Johnson steals it from Robert Bartram | 7-7 |
| 14:11 | Central Florida | Vic Childs misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:09 | Central Florida | Alan Locke hits the follow up shot | 9-7 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Vic Childs swats the dunk try by Yevgeny Loszynski | 9-7 |
| 13:50 | Central Florida | Alan Locke grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 13:38 | Central Florida | Vic Childs clanks a shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Calvin Crum (SG), James Lamantia (SF) Charles Walls, Barry Johnson, Vic Childs | |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Chen China (C) Robert Bartram, James Valletta, Shane Nitz, Michael Bourque | |
| 13:03 | Central Florida | James Lamantia banks in the layup set up by Justin Pearson | 11-7 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-7 |
| 12:55 | Central Florida | Terry Smith snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | Alan Locke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Chen China grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 12:27 | Rice | James Lamantia is called for the reach on Yevgeny Loszynski - foul #1 on James Lamantia, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Markham (PF), Lance Whitfield (C) Alan Locke, Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:22 | Rice | Chen China lays it in | 11-9 |
| 12:05 | Central Florida | Calvin Crum can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Chen China grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is fouled on the floor by James Lamantia - foul #2 on James Lamantia, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Barry Johnson (SG), Vic Childs (SF) Calvin Crum, James Lamantia | |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG) Yevgeny Loszynski | |
| 11:38 | Rice | David Ruhland buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Valletta | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Johnson (fresh) SF - Vic Childs (fresh) PF - James Markham (fresh) C - Lance Whitfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Valletta (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Valletta - foul #1 on James Valletta, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG) James Valletta | |
| 11:30 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:30 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Chen China scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Ruhland | 13-13 |
| 10:55 | Central Florida | Jefferson Ono steals it from Barry Johnson | 13-13 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 10:35 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bartram | 13-13 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the lay-in | 13-13 |
| 10:20 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:16 | Central Florida | Hamisi Azim is called for the reach on Vic Childs - foul #2 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Walls (SF), Alan Locke (PF), Terry Smith (C) Vic Childs, James Markham, Lance Whitfield | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SF), Michael Bourque (C) David Ruhland, Hamisi Azim, Chen China | |
| 10:02 | Central Florida | Terry Smith is whistled for a carry | 13-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Calvin Crum (PG) Justin Pearson | |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) Jefferson Ono | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses the runner from close range | 13-13 |
| 09:46 | Central Florida | Terry Smith pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:24 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Yevgeny Loszynski | 13-13 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 09:08 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Alan Locke | 13-13 |
| 08:49 | Central Florida | Michael Bourque blocks the short jumper by Barry Johnson | 13-13 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Michael Bourque snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Valletta | 13-16 |
| 08:00 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Vic Childs (SF), Lance Whitfield (C) Calvin Crum, Barry Johnson, Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Jefferson Ono (PF) Robert Bartram, Shane Nitz | |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | David Ruhland is called for the reach on Justin Pearson - foul #2 on David Ruhland, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), William Patrick (SF) David Ruhland, James Valletta | |
| 07:35 | Central Florida | Alan Locke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Calvin Crum (SG), James Markham (PF) Charles Walls, Alan Locke | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Crum (fresh) SF - Vic Childs (fresh) PF - James Markham (fresh) C - Lance Whitfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Wagner (fresh) SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Patrick (fresh) PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Michael Bourque clanks a floater from the right side | 15-16 |
| 07:22 | Central Florida | Lance Whitfield gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 07:19 | Rice | The refs have stopped play. Yevgeny Loszynski is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 15-16 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG) Yevgeny Loszynski | |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Robert Bartram pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Robert Bartram hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 06:49 | Rice | William Patrick tips it back up and in | 15-18 |
| 06:32 | Central Florida | James Markham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 06:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bourque | 15-18 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Michael Bourque is hacked by Lance Whitfield - foul #2 on Lance Whitfield, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Walls (SG), Alan Locke (PF), Terry Smith (C) Calvin Crum, James Markham, Lance Whitfield | |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG), Shane Nitz (PF) Robert Bartram, Michael Bourque | |
| 05:55 | Rice | Jefferson Ono scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Alan Locke - foul #1 on Alan Locke, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 05:36 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 05:35 | Rice | James Valletta snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Jefferson Ono is denied on a layup by Vic Childs | 15-21 |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | Terry Smith snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 04:52 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-21 |
| 04:50 | Central Florida | Vic Childs tips it home | 17-21 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Shane Nitz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Charles Walls grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Terry Smith drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Pearson | 19-21 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses long on a floater from the right side | 19-21 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Jefferson Ono tips it home | 19-23 |
| 03:35 | Central Florida | Alan Locke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Justin Pearson | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Walls (fairly fresh) SF - Vic Childs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alan Locke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Wagner (fairly fresh) SG - James Valletta (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Rice | James Valletta knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Franklin Wagner | 21-25 |
| 03:04 | Central Florida | Alan Locke can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Valletta - foul #2 on James Valletta, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Calvin Crum (PG), Barry Johnson (SG), James Lamantia (SF), Lance Whitfield (C) Justin Pearson, Charles Walls, Vic Childs, Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Chen China (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Franklin Wagner, James Valletta, William Patrick, Shane Nitz, Jefferson Ono | |
| 03:04 | Central Florida | Alan Locke makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:04 | Central Florida | Alan Locke makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Michael Bourque knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Lance Whitfield - foul #3 on Lance Whitfield, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Markham (PF), Samuel Creasman (C) Alan Locke, Lance Whitfield | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:44 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:29 | Central Florida | James Lamantia is hacked by Michael Bourque - foul #1 on Michael Bourque, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| 02:29 | Central Florida | James Lamantia makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:29 | Central Florida | James Lamantia misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Barry Johnson steals the ball from David Ruhland | 24-28 |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | James Markham's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Bourque | 24-28 |
| 02:08 | Central Florida | Calvin Crum hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Robert Bartram hits a 3 from the right wing set up by David Ruhland | 26-31 |
| 01:42 | Central Florida | Calvin Crum knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Michael Bourque is fouled on the floor by Samuel Creasman - foul #1 on Samuel Creasman, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Charles Walls (SF) Calvin Crum, Samuel Creasman | |
| Subs | Rice | Jefferson Ono (PF) Chen China | |
| 01:22 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:22 | Central Florida | James Markham snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 01:12 | Central Florida | James Markham lays it up and in on a nice dish by Justin Pearson and the foul's on Robert Bartram - foul #2 on Robert Bartram, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| 01:12 | Central Florida | James Markham makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:59 | Rice | David Ruhland misses the lay-in | 32-31 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Jefferson Ono tips it in | 32-33 |
| 00:52 | Central Florida | Charles Walls misses the dunk but the foul's on Michael Bourque - foul #2 on Michael Bourque, team foul #10 | 32-33 |
| 00:52 | Central Florida | Charles Walls makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:52 | Central Florida | Charles Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses short on a jumper near the basket | 34-33 |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | James Markham pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 36-33 |