| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Valletta (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Buse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) 9 pts. C - Genaro Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Dana Buse inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Central Florida | William Valletta can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 19:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Adam Pease | 33-28 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the turnaround from the right block | 35-28 |
| 19:06 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett is hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 18:54 | Central Florida | Dana Buse comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:31 | Rice | John Watson misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 35-28 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Raymond Burns grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Raymond Burns scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-28 |
| 17:53 | Central Florida | Thomas Dickerson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 17:52 | Central Florida | William Valletta pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:31 | Central Florida | Dana Buse hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Valletta | 37-31 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Adam Pease's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donnie Seymour (SG), Andrew Timmerberg (SF), James Burditt (PF) Thomas Dickerson, Dana Buse, Abraham Triplett | |
| 16:57 | Central Florida | Donnie Seymour misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-31 |
| 16:55 | Central Florida | William Valletta grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Chavis - foul #1 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Richard Mascarenas (C) Raymond Burns, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the dunk attempt | 37-33 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on William Valletta - foul #1 on William Valletta, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett (PF) Genaro Conti | |
| 16:13 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:53 | Central Florida | William Valletta can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Gregg Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Valletta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Seymour (fresh) SF - Andrew Timmerberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Burditt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is fouled on the floor by James Burditt - foul #1 on James Burditt, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ryan Wade (PG), Thomas Dickerson (SG), Dana Buse (SF) William Valletta, Donnie Seymour, Andrew Timmerberg | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is hacked by Thomas Dickerson - foul #1 on Thomas Dickerson, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:21 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 14:55 | Central Florida | Ryan Wade is fouled on the floor by Gregg Moore - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| 14:46 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett blows the dunk | 42-33 |
| 14:44 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Dana Buse | 42-33 |
| 14:29 | Central Florida | Ryan Wade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Valletta (PG), Genaro Conti (C) Thomas Dickerson, Abraham Triplett | |
| 14:16 | Rice | Adam Pease misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-33 |
| 14:14 | Rice | John Watson misses the tip | 42-33 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Craig Chappell hits the follow up shot | 44-33 |
| 14:02 | Central Florida | Ryan Wade scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Dana Buse | 44-35 |
| 13:47 | Rice | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Dana Buse - foul #3 on Dana Buse, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Raymond Burns, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Andrew Timmerberg (SF), Frank McGrail (PF) Dana Buse, James Burditt | |
| 13:47 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:47 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | Andrew Timmerberg scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Genaro Conti | 46-37 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Craig Chappell knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Snow | 48-37 |
| 12:58 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti's floater is tipped away by Timothy Chavis | 48-37 |
| 12:56 | Central Florida | Frank McGrail grabs the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:39 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti is hacked by Richard Mascarenas - foul #2 on Richard Mascarenas, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) James Snow, John Watson, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Dickerson (SG), Dana Buse (SF), Abraham Triplett (PF) Ryan Wade, Andrew Timmerberg, Frank McGrail | |
| 12:30 | Central Florida | Dana Buse hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Valletta | 48-39 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Genaro Conti is called for the reach on Raymond Phipps - foul #1 on Genaro Conti, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Burditt (C) Genaro Conti | |
| 12:03 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on William Valletta - foul #2 on William Valletta, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:03 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by William Valletta | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Robert Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Valletta (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Buse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) 11 pts. C - James Burditt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Rice | Craig Chappell buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Raymond Burns | 51-41 |
| 11:13 | Central Florida | William Valletta loses the dribble to Robert Pearce | 51-41 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Adam Pease is fouled on the floor by James Burditt - foul #2 on James Burditt, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ryan Wade (PG), Andrew Timmerberg (SF), Genaro Conti (C) William Valletta, Dana Buse, James Burditt | |
| 11:06 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:54 | Central Florida | Robert Pearce steals the ball from Genaro Conti | 53-41 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Raymond Burns throws it down on a great pass from Robert Pearce | 55-41 |
| 10:43 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti hits the finger roll set up by Ryan Wade | 55-43 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Thomas Dickerson takes the ball from Adam Pease | 55-43 |
| 09:58 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), John Watson (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Raymond Burns, Robert Pearce, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Valletta (PG), Dana Buse (SF) Thomas Dickerson, Andrew Timmerberg | |
| 09:58 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:58 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Burditt (PF) Abraham Triplett | |
| 09:34 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ryan Wade | 55-47 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-47 |
| 09:17 | Central Florida | James Burditt snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 09:10 | Central Florida | William Valletta buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Burditt | 55-49 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Dana Buse - foul #4 on Dana Buse, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Dickerson (SG), Andrew Timmerberg (SF), Abraham Triplett (PF) Ryan Wade, Dana Buse, Genaro Conti | |
| 08:51 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:32 | Central Florida | Thomas Dickerson makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Burditt | 57-51 |
| 08:19 | Rice | John Watson lays it up and in | 59-51 |
| 07:57 | Central Florida | A charge is called on James Burditt - foul #3 on James Burditt, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Richard Mascarenas, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dana Buse (SF) Andrew Timmerberg | |
| 07:37 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Genaro Conti (C) James Burditt | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Valletta (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dana Buse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) 11 pts. C - Genaro Conti (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | Thomas Dickerson misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | Thomas Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | Thomas Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Genaro Conti swats the dunk try by John Watson | 59-53 |
| 07:07 | Central Florida | William Valletta grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | William Valletta buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Dickerson | 59-55 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 06:37 | Central Florida | William Valletta gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:16 | Central Florida | Raymond Burns steals the ball from William Valletta | 59-55 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Adam Pease misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Abraham Triplett - foul #2 on Abraham Triplett, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF) Gregg Moore, Raymond Burns, John Watson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ryan Wade (PG), Donnie Seymour (SG), Andrew Timmerberg (SF), James Burditt (PF), Frank McGrail (C) William Valletta, Thomas Dickerson, Dana Buse, Abraham Triplett, Genaro Conti | |
| 05:52 | Rice | Adam Pease misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:39 | Central Florida | James Burditt is hacked by Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (C) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:39 | Central Florida | James Burditt makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:39 | Central Florida | James Burditt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:16 | Rice | James Snow comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 60-57 |
| 05:14 | Central Florida | Ryan Wade grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 04:58 | Central Florida | James Snow is called for the reach on Donnie Seymour - foul #1 on James Snow, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (C) Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Genaro Conti (C) Frank McGrail | |
| 04:58 | Central Florida | Donnie Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:58 | Central Florida | Donnie Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Craig Chappell is hacked by Donnie Seymour - foul #2 on Donnie Seymour, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Valletta (PG) Donnie Seymour | |
| 04:40 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:17 | Central Florida | William Valletta scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 03:59 | Rice | James Snow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF) James Snow, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dana Buse (SF), Abraham Triplett (PF) Andrew Timmerberg, James Burditt | |
| 03:43 | Central Florida | Genaro Conti misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-62 |
| 03:42 | Rice | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Craig Chappell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 03:37 | Rice | John Watson tips it home | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Valletta (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dana Buse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) 11 pts. C - Genaro Conti (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Central Florida | Timothy Chavis swats the short shot by Genaro Conti | 64-62 |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | William Valletta gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Chavis - foul #2 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Chavis, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Dickerson (SG), James Burditt (C) Ryan Wade, Genaro Conti | |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:50 | Rice | A charge is called on Raymond Burns - foul #3 on Raymond Burns, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donnie Seymour (SG) William Valletta | |
| 02:48 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Valletta (PG), Ryan Wade (SG), Genaro Conti (C) Thomas Dickerson, Donnie Seymour, James Burditt | |
| 02:34 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Valletta | 64-65 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Abraham Triplett is called for the reach on Raymond Burns - foul #3 on Abraham Triplett, team foul #12 | 64-65 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:10 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Genaro Conti | 66-67 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Craig Chappell banks in the layup | 68-67 |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | Ryan Wade makes the shot from the right wing set up by William Valletta | 68-69 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Adam Pease misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 68-69 |
| 01:13 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Pease | 68-69 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Abraham Triplett - foul #4 on Abraham Triplett, team foul #13 | 68-69 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:45 | Central Florida | William Valletta can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Raymond Phipps pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 69-69 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Dana Buse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-69 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Craig Chappell is hacked by Abraham Triplett - foul #5 on Abraham Triplett, team foul #14 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Burditt (PF) Abraham Triplett | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |