| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Milbourn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nigel Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Holder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Pat Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis South (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Vaughan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Hatcher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jerome Johnson inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Andrew Holder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-37 |
| 19:32 | Central Florida | Gary Clark double dribbles | 26-37 |
| 19:06 | Rice | David Milbourn misses the 3 from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 19:05 | Central Florida | Dennis South pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:50 | Central Florida | Gary Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 18:48 | Central Florida | Steven Hatcher tips it home | 26-39 |
| 18:28 | Rice | David Milbourn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-39 |
| 18:09 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Pat Parker is denied by Nigel Williams | 26-39 |
| 18:07 | Central Florida | Gary Clark misses the tip | 26-39 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Gerald Parker grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Steven Hatcher blocks the short jumper by Jerome Johnson | 26-39 |
| 17:50 | Central Florida | Steven Hatcher snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 17:34 | Central Florida | Gerald Parker steps in front of the Irvin Vaughan pass | 26-39 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Gerald Parker comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 17:17 | Central Florida | Pat Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 17:00 | Central Florida | Dennis South is fouled on the floor by Nigel Williams - foul #1 on Nigel Williams, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG), Steven Boyd (SG), Lawrence Smith (SF), Willie Fortune (PF), James Ketcham (C) David Milbourn, Gerald Parker, Jerome Johnson, Nigel Williams, Andrew Holder | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Robinson (PG), Nathan Rodgers (SG), Maurice Looney (SF), Edward Hedge (PF), George Casavant (C) Pat Parker, Gary Clark, Dennis South, Irvin Vaughan, Steven Hatcher | |
| 16:34 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge's floater is tipped away by Willie Fortune | 26-39 |
| 16:32 | Rice | John Austin snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Lawrence Smith misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 16:08 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 15:49 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge misses the dunk attempt | 26-39 |
| 15:48 | Central Florida | Michael Robinson tips it in | 26-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Boyd (fresh) SF - Lawrence Smith (fresh) PF - Willie Fortune (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Ketcham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michael Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Looney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Hedge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Casavant (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Lawrence Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-41 |
| Subs | Rice | David Milbourn (PG), Gerald Parker (SG), Jerome Johnson (SF) John Austin, Steven Boyd, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Pat Parker (PG), Patrick Slocumb (SG), Dennis South (SF), Irvin Vaughan (PF) Michael Robinson, Nathan Rodgers, Maurice Looney, George Casavant | |
| 15:15 | Central Florida | Pat Parker misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-41 |
| 15:14 | Rice | James Ketcham pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 14:55 | Rice | James Ketcham misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 26-41 |
| 14:54 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Irvin Vaughan | 26-41 |
| 14:49 | Central Florida | Dennis South hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Jerome Johnson - foul #1 on Jerome Johnson, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Nigel Williams (PF) Willie Fortune | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Clark (SG), Steven Hatcher (C) Patrick Slocumb, Edward Hedge | |
| 14:49 | Central Florida | Dennis South makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 14:49 | Central Florida | Dennis South makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 14:47 | Rice | David Milbourn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-43 |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Steven Hatcher throws it down on a great pass from Pat Parker | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:09 | Rice | Nigel Williams scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by David Milbourn | 28-45 |
| 13:58 | Central Florida | Pat Parker scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Irvin Vaughan | 28-48 |
| 13:44 | Rice | David Milbourn buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Nigel Williams | 31-48 |
| 13:33 | Central Florida | Irvin Vaughan lays it up and in set up by Gary Clark | 31-50 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Jerome Johnson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Milbourn | 33-50 |
| 13:11 | Central Florida | Gary Clark is hacked by Gerald Parker - foul #2 on Gerald Parker, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG), Lawrence Smith (SF), Andrew Holder (C) David Milbourn, Jerome Johnson, James Ketcham | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Hedge (PF), George Casavant (C) Irvin Vaughan, Steven Hatcher | |
| 12:56 | Central Florida | Gary Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 12:54 | Central Florida | George Casavant tips it in | 33-52 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Gerald Parker knocks in the runner from close range | 35-52 |
| 12:24 | Central Florida | Gary Clark drills a floater from the right side | 35-54 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Andrew Holder knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-54 |
| 12:08 | Central Florida | Gary Clark misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-54 |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to George Casavant | 37-54 |
| 11:49 | Central Florida | George Casavant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Lawrence Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Smith (fresh) PF - Nigel Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Pat Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis South (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Hedge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Casavant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Andrew Holder misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Dennis South - foul #1 on Dennis South, team foul #1 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Rice | David Milbourn (PG), Jerome Johnson (SF), Willie Fortune (PF) Gerald Parker, Lawrence Smith, Nigel Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb (PG), Nathan Rodgers (SG), Maurice Looney (SF), Irvin Vaughan (PF), Steven Hatcher (C) Pat Parker, Gary Clark, Dennis South, Edward Hedge, George Casavant | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Andrew Holder misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Andrew Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 11:06 | Central Florida | Irvin Vaughan misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Willie Fortune - foul #1 on Willie Fortune, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Duong (C) Andrew Holder | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:06 | Central Florida | Irvin Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 11:06 | Central Florida | Irvin Vaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Willie Fortune misses the lay-in | 38-56 |
| 10:52 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Johnson | 38-56 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Fred Duong comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 38-56 |
| 10:38 | Central Florida | Nathan Rodgers grabs the board | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:18 | Central Florida | John Austin is called for the reach on Maurice Looney - foul #1 on John Austin, team foul #5 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Smith (SG), James Ketcham (C) John Austin, Fred Duong | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:00 | Central Florida | David Milbourn is called for the reach on Irvin Vaughan - foul #2 on David Milbourn, team foul #6 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Boyd (SG) Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis South (SF) Maurice Looney | |
| 09:49 | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-56 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Willie Fortune gets the rebound | 38-56 |
| 09:43 | Rice | David Milbourn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-56 |
| 09:41 | Rice | David Milbourn tips it but misses | 38-56 |
| 09:39 | Central Florida | Steven Hatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 09:24 | Central Florida | Steven Boyd steals it from Steven Hatcher | 38-56 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Irvin Vaughan steals it from James Ketcham | 38-56 |
| 08:45 | Central Florida | David Milbourn steps in front of the Steven Hatcher pass | 38-56 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Lawrence Smith is hacked by Patrick Slocumb - foul #4 on Patrick Slocumb, team foul #2 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG), Gerald Parker (SG), Jerome Johnson (SF), Nigel Williams (PF), Andrew Holder (C) David Milbourn, Steven Boyd, Lawrence Smith, Willie Fortune, James Ketcham | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Pat Parker (PG), Gary Clark (SG), Edward Hedge (PF), George Casavant (C) Patrick Slocumb, Nathan Rodgers, Irvin Vaughan, Steven Hatcher | |
| 08:09 | Rice | Edward Hedge is called for the reach on John Austin - foul #2 on Edward Hedge, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Maurice Looney (SF) Dennis South | |
| 08:00 | Rice | Jerome Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Hedge - foul #3 on Edward Hedge, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Jerome Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Jerome Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 08:00 | Central Florida | George Casavant snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 07:40 | Central Florida | John Austin takes the ball from George Casavant | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nigel Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Holder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Pat Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Looney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Hedge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Casavant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Andrew Holder knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Jerome Johnson | 41-56 |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | Pat Parker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Jerome Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Jerome Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-56 |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Edward Hedge | 41-56 |
| 06:29 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge knocks in the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Nigel Williams - foul #2 on Nigel Williams, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Rice | David Milbourn (PG), Lawrence Smith (SF), Willie Fortune (PF), James Ketcham (C) John Austin, Jerome Johnson, Nigel Williams, Andrew Holder | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb (SG), Dennis South (SF), Steven Hatcher (C) Gary Clark, Maurice Looney, George Casavant | |
| 06:29 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge makes the free throw | 41-59 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Willie Fortune drills a shot from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 05:58 | Central Florida | Pat Parker is hacked by David Milbourn - foul #3 on David Milbourn, team foul #8 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Irvin Vaughan (PF) Edward Hedge | |
| 05:58 | Central Florida | Pat Parker misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 05:58 | Rice | James Ketcham grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Lawrence Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Parker | 45-59 |
| 05:15 | Central Florida | Pat Parker buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis South | 45-61 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Lawrence Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Pat Parker gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 04:59 | Central Florida | Dennis South buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Pat Parker | 45-63 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Lawrence Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-63 |
| 04:47 | Central Florida | Pat Parker snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| 04:22 | Central Florida | Pat Parker drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Hatcher | 45-65 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Lawrence Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Milbourn | 48-65 |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | David Milbourn is called for the reach on Pat Parker - foul #4 on David Milbourn, team foul #9 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG), Steven Boyd (SG), Bryan Ertl (SF), Fred Duong (PF) David Milbourn, Gerald Parker, Lawrence Smith, James Ketcham | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathan Rodgers (SG), Maurice Looney (SF), Edward Hedge (PF), George Casavant (C) Patrick Slocumb, Dennis South, Irvin Vaughan, Steven Hatcher | |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | Pat Parker makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | Pat Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Steven Boyd (fresh) SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) PF - Fred Duong (fresh) 3 pts. C - Willie Fortune (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Pat Parker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nathan Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Looney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Hedge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Casavant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Rice | John Austin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-67 |
| 03:32 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge banks in the layup | 48-69 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Bryan Ertl can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-69 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Steven Boyd grabs the offensive board | 48-69 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Steven Boyd knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Austin | 50-69 |
| 02:36 | Central Florida | Maurice Looney buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Pat Parker | 50-72 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Willie Fortune is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Willie Fortune, team foul #10 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb (PG) Pat Parker | |
| 02:06 | Central Florida | Nathan Rodgers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-72 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | George Casavant snags the offensive board | 50-72 |
| 01:44 | Central Florida | Nathan Rodgers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-72 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Fred Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 50-72 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Fred Duong clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-72 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Steven Boyd tips it but misses | 50-72 |
| 01:33 | Central Florida | Edward Hedge gets the rebound | 50-72 |
| 01:10 | Central Florida | Maurice Looney is fouled on the floor by Bryan Ertl - foul #1 on Bryan Ertl, team foul #11 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Smith (SF), James Ketcham (C) Bryan Ertl, Fred Duong | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:10 | Central Florida | Maurice Looney makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 01:10 | Central Florida | Maurice Looney misses the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 01:10 | Rice | James Ketcham snags the defensive board | 50-73 |
| 00:56 | Rice | James Ketcham comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Hedge - foul #4 on Edward Hedge, team foul #5 | 50-73 |
| 00:56 | Rice | James Ketcham misses the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 00:56 | Rice | James Ketcham misses the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | Nathan Rodgers gets the rebound | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 50-73 |
| 00:33 | Rice | James Ketcham grabs the board | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Lawrence Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Boyd | 53-73 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Patrick Slocumb runs out the clock | 53-73 |