| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Clement Ring (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Bryant (fresh) SF - George Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Vanleer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Duane Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 6 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 19:40 | Central Florida | Clement Ring pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:20 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds loses the ball out of bounds | 27-37 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Dennis David clanks a floater from the left side | 27-37 |
| 19:04 | Central Florida | Clement Ring grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | James Vanleer misses the fadeaway in the lane | 27-37 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the floater from the right side | 27-37 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Matthew Nickols tips it back up and in | 27-39 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gary Ferguson | 27-42 |
| 17:39 | Central Florida | Gary Ferguson takes the ball from Larry Bryant | 27-42 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Horn | 27-44 |
| 17:11 | Central Florida | Larry Bryant is fouled on the floor by Dennis David - foul #1 on Dennis David, team foul #1 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Seth Clifford (SF), Stephen Leith (C) George Smith, Duane Reynolds | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| 17:00 | Central Florida | Clement Ring scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Seth Clifford | 29-44 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is hacked by Larry Bryant - foul #3 on Larry Bryant, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger (PG), Ralph Davy (SG), David Bowen (C) Clement Ring, Larry Bryant, James Vanleer | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson | |
| 16:46 | Rice | Paul Polston lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Lam and he's hacked by Stephen Leith - foul #2 on Stephen Leith, team foul #2 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG) Dennis David | |
| 16:46 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the free throw | 29-47 |
| 16:24 | Central Florida | Ralph Davy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-47 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the board | 29-47 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Joseph Matheson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:55 | Central Florida | Eric Lam is called for the reach on Ralph Davy - foul #2 on Eric Lam, team foul #2 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clement Ring (PG), Larry Bryant (SG), Keith Smith (SF), Duane Reynolds (C) Mitchell Finger, Ralph Davy, Seth Clifford, David Bowen | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson, Paul Polston, Chris Campbell | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Clement Ring (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Bryant (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Keith Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Leith (fresh) C - Duane Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 7 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Central Florida | Clement Ring knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Leith | 32-50 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Ferguson | 32-53 |
| 15:26 | Central Florida | Clement Ring misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis David - foul #2 on Dennis David, team foul #3 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Vanleer (PF) Stephen Leith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:26 | Central Florida | Clement Ring makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 15:26 | Central Florida | Clement Ring misses the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 15:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Nickols | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:01 | Rice | Gary Ferguson buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Lawhon | 33-56 |
| 14:46 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds lays it up and in | 35-56 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Joseph Horn clanks a shot in the lane | 35-56 |
| 14:19 | Central Florida | James Vanleer snags the defensive board | 35-56 |
| 14:02 | Central Florida | Larry Bryant misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 35-56 |
| 14:01 | Central Florida | James Vanleer gets the offensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 13:52 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Nickols - foul #2 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #4 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger (PG), Seth Clifford (SG) Clement Ring, Larry Bryant | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| 13:52 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 13:52 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Eric Lam knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Polston | 36-58 |
| 13:12 | Central Florida | The jump hook by James Vanleer is blocked by Joseph Matheson | 36-58 |
| 13:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chris Campbell | 36-58 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Chris Campbell buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Lam | 36-61 |
| 12:42 | Central Florida | Charles Brown takes the ball from Seth Clifford | 36-61 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Charles Brown misses the easy layup | 36-61 |
| 12:37 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 36-61 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Seth Clifford drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mitchell Finger | 38-61 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Paul Polston buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Brown | 38-63 |
| 11:52 | Central Florida | James Vanleer scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Keith Smith | 40-63 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mitchell Finger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Clifford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Vanleer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Reynolds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Duane Reynolds steals it from Joseph Matheson | 40-63 |
| 11:12 | Central Florida | Seth Clifford misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-63 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Joseph Matheson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Eric Lam is fouled on the floor by Seth Clifford - foul #2 on Seth Clifford, team foul #3 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clement Ring (PG), Larry Bryant (SG), George Smith (SF), Stephen Leith (PF), David Bowen (C) Mitchell Finger, Seth Clifford, Keith Smith, James Vanleer, Duane Reynolds | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson, Paul Polston, Chris Campbell | |
| 10:38 | Rice | Matthew Nickols is fouled on the floor by George Smith - foul #2 on George Smith, team foul #4 | 40-63 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Horn and he's fouled by Larry Bryant - foul #4 on Larry Bryant, team foul #5 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ralph Davy (SG) Larry Bryant | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the free throw | 40-66 |
| 10:16 | Central Florida | George Smith loses the dribble to Gary Ferguson | 40-66 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the finger roll | 40-68 |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Joseph Horn steals the ball from Clement Ring | 40-68 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-68 |
| 09:35 | Central Florida | George Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 09:15 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Nickols - foul #3 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #5 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger (SG) Ralph Davy | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:15 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith misses the 1st free throw | 40-68 |
| 09:15 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith misses the 2nd free throw | 40-68 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Joseph Horn comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 40-68 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon tips it in | 40-70 |
| 08:30 | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger double dribbles | 40-70 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Seth Clifford (SF), James Vanleer (PF), Duane Reynolds (C) George Smith, Stephen Leith, David Bowen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:08 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Clement Ring - foul #1 on Clement Ring, team foul #6 | 40-70 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| 08:08 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the 1st free throw | 40-71 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the 2nd free throw | 40-72 |
| 08:00 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds can't finish the layup | 40-72 |
| 07:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Polston | 40-72 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Gary Ferguson loses the dribble to Mitchell Finger | 40-72 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Clement Ring (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Finger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Seth Clifford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Vanleer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Reynolds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 stl. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | James Vanleer misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-72 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the defensive rebound | 40-72 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-72 |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Duane Reynolds | 40-72 |
| 06:56 | Central Florida | Seth Clifford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-72 |
| 06:55 | Central Florida | Clement Ring grabs the offensive board | 40-72 |
| 06:46 | Central Florida | Paul Polston is called for the reach on Seth Clifford - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #6 | 40-72 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Smith (SF), Stephen Leith (PF), David Bowen (C) Clement Ring, James Vanleer, Duane Reynolds | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| 06:28 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith clanks a floater from the baseline | 40-72 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Paul Polston grabs the board | 40-72 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Eric Lam's pass is intercepted by George Smith | 40-72 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | George Smith is fouled on the floor by Eric Lam - foul #3 on Eric Lam, team foul #7 | 40-72 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ralph Davy (PG) Seth Clifford | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-72 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-72 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Eric Lam connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Matheson | 42-74 |
| 05:33 | Central Florida | George Smith makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mitchell Finger | 44-74 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Charles Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-74 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Seth Clifford (SF) David Bowen | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian McKay (C) Paul Polston | |
| 04:53 | Central Florida | Seth Clifford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-74 |
| 04:52 | Central Florida | George Smith hits the follow up shot | 46-74 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Stephen Leith swats the short shot by Chris Campbell | 46-74 |
| 04:32 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith pulls down the rebound | 46-74 |
| 04:26 | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-74 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Brian McKay grabs the board | 46-74 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-74 |
| 04:07 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith pulls down the rebound | 46-74 |
| 03:52 | Central Florida | Seth Clifford makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-74 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Joseph Matheson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-74 |
| 03:28 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-74 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Ralph Davy (fresh) SG - Mitchell Finger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Seth Clifford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Leith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - George Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Lam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Matheson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian McKay (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Ralph Davy loses the dribble to Chris Campbell | 49-74 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Joseph Matheson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Seth Clifford - foul #3 on Seth Clifford, team foul #7 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Bowen (PF) Ralph Davy | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG), James Look (PF) Eric Lam, Brian McKay | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Joseph Matheson makes the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Joseph Matheson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-75 |
| 02:59 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith snags the defensive board | 49-75 |
| 02:43 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith lays it up and in set up by Mitchell Finger | 51-75 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Chris Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-75 |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | David Bowen snags the defensive board | 51-75 |
| 02:06 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-75 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the board | 51-75 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Joseph Matheson connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Brown | 51-77 |
| 01:31 | Central Florida | George Smith misses short on a shot from the baseline | 51-77 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | David Bowen grabs the offensive board | 51-77 |
| 01:21 | Central Florida | George Smith buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Leith | 53-77 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Bowen - foul #1 on David Bowen, team foul #8 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG) James Look | |
| 01:05 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 01:05 | Central Florida | David Bowen gets the rebound | 53-78 |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Seth Clifford | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Charles Brown is fouled on the floor by Stephen Leith - foul #3 on Stephen Leith, team foul #9 | 55-78 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | David Bowen is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Bowen, team foul #10 | 55-80 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Brown runs out the clock | 55-80 |