| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Harry Russell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gavin Evanski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Jason Joseph (fresh) 8 reb. C - Jerry Heitman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Schneck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers steps out of bounds on the sideline | 23-27 |
| 19:21 | Central Florida | Lawrence Silvers swats the shot by Jerry Heitman | 23-27 |
| 19:19 | Rice | David Schneck grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Joseph Meyer hits a floater in the lane | 23-29 |
| 18:31 | Central Florida | James Wilson buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-29 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers is hacked by Jason Joseph - foul #1 on Jason Joseph, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the turnaround in the lane set up by David Schneck | 26-31 |
| 17:27 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Donald Vice grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Joseph Meyer connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bert Allen | 26-34 |
| 16:39 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman misses the floater from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 16:38 | Rice | David Schneck snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Bert Allen scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Donald Vice | 26-36 |
| 15:59 | Central Florida | David Schneck picks off the pass by James Wilson | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Harry Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gavin Evanski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Joseph (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Jerry Heitman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | David Schneck misses the jumpshot from the right side | 26-36 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Donald Vice tips it back up and in | 26-38 |
| 15:27 | Central Florida | James Wilson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Bert Allen pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Donald Vice drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Bert Allen | 26-40 |
| 14:52 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph scores on a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Lawrence Silvers - foul #1 on Lawrence Silvers, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell (PG), Jeffrey Jackson (SG), Roman Canup (SF), Thomas Green (C) Harry Russell, Gavin Evanski, James Wilson, Jerry Heitman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:52 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph misses the free throw | 28-40 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Joseph Meyer snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Bert Allen is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Grell - foul #1 on Kenneth Grell, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Gay (PF) Jason Joseph | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:11 | Rice | Joseph Meyer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-40 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Donald Vice tips it home | 28-42 |
| 14:05 | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-42 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bert Allen | 28-44 |
| 13:26 | Central Florida | Joseph Meyer steals it from Roman Canup | 28-44 |
| 13:07 | Rice | David Schneck scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 12:50 | Central Florida | Michael Gay scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Grell and he's fouled by Bert Allen - foul #3 on Bert Allen, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Russell (PG), James Wilson (SF) Jeffrey Jackson, Roman Canup | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:50 | Central Florida | Michael Gay misses the free throw | 30-47 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers grabs the board | 30-47 |
| 12:21 | Rice | David Schneck connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Vice | 30-50 |
| 12:17 | Central Florida | David Schneck steps in front of the Thomas Green pass | 30-50 |
| 12:13 | Rice | David Schneck banks in the layup | 30-52 |
| 12:02 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Thomas Green is blocked by Joseph Meyer | 30-52 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Joseph Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-52 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Harry Russell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Grell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Gay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Bert Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-55 |
| 11:33 | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-55 |
| 11:32 | Central Florida | Harry Russell grabs the offensive board | 30-55 |
| 11:21 | Central Florida | Michael Gay is whistled for traveling | 30-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski (SG), Jason Joseph (PF), Jerry Heitman (C) Kenneth Grell, Michael Gay, Thomas Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (SF), Martin Murphy (PF), Kenneth Washington (C) Lawrence Silvers, Joseph Meyer, Donald Vice | |
| 10:55 | Rice | David Schneck can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-55 |
| 10:53 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Gavin Evanski | 30-55 |
| 10:40 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski is fouled on the floor by David Schneck - foul #2 on David Schneck, team foul #3 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve McAlary (SG) David Schneck | |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | James Wilson hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Russell | 32-55 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Gavin Evanski picks off the pass by Bert Allen | 32-55 |
| 09:51 | Central Florida | James Wilson misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Leon Candelaria - foul #1 on Leon Candelaria, team foul #4 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Green (C) Jerry Heitman | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Silvers (SG), Donald Vice (C) Steve McAlary, Kenneth Washington | |
| 09:51 | Central Florida | James Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 09:51 | Central Florida | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Martin Murphy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Martin Murphy, team foul #5 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG), David Schneck (SG) Bert Allen, Leon Candelaria | |
| 09:20 | Central Florida | Joseph Meyer is called for the reach on Harry Russell - foul #1 on Joseph Meyer, team foul #6 | 33-55 |
| 09:15 | Central Florida | Thomas Green blows the layup | 33-55 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers pulls down the rebound | 33-55 |
| 08:46 | Rice | David Schneck is fouled on the floor by Thomas Green - foul #4 on Thomas Green, team foul #3 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell (PG), Jeffrey Jackson (SG), Jerry Heitman (SF), Michael Gay (C) Harry Russell, Gavin Evanski, James Wilson, Thomas Green | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:25 | Rice | Joseph Meyer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Schneck | 33-57 |
| 08:13 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Murphy | 33-57 |
| 08:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Silvers | 33-57 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-57 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Donald Vice tips it home | 33-59 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Kenneth Grell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Heitman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Joseph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Gay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Martin Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson is hacked by Donald Vice - foul #1 on Donald Vice, team foul #7 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joshua Ainsworth (PF) Jason Joseph | |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG), Steve McAlary (SG), Leon Candelaria (SF), Kenneth Washington (C) Joseph Meyer, David Schneck, Lawrence Silvers, Donald Vice | |
| 07:13 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 07:13 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 07:13 | Central Florida | Michael Gay grabs the offensive rebound | 34-59 |
| 07:08 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-59 |
| 07:07 | Central Florida | Joshua Ainsworth grabs the offensive board | 34-59 |
| 06:58 | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-59 |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Joshua Ainsworth snags the offensive board | 34-59 |
| 06:42 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-59 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Steve McAlary grabs the defensive rebound | 34-59 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Michael Gay denies the turnaround by Leon Candelaria | 34-59 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Kenneth Washington tips it in | 34-61 |
| 06:07 | Central Florida | Michael Gay can't connect on a floater from the right side | 34-61 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Bert Allen gets the rebound | 34-61 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Bert Allen misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-61 |
| 06:00 | Central Florida | Joshua Ainsworth snags the defensive board | 34-61 |
| 05:44 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Grell and the foul's on Steve McAlary - foul #1 on Steve McAlary, team foul #8 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joshua Doner (SG), Roman Canup (SF) Jerry Heitman, Michael Gay | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG), David Schneck (SG), Lawrence Silvers (SF), Donald Vice (C) Bert Allen, Steve McAlary, Leon Candelaria, Kenneth Washington | |
| 05:44 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson misses the free throw | 36-61 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Martin Murphy pulls down the rebound | 36-61 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Donald Vice makes the floater in the paint | 36-63 |
| 05:04 | Central Florida | Joshua Ainsworth misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-63 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Martin Murphy gets the rebound | 36-63 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Donald Vice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman (PF), Michael Gay (C) Joshua Ainsworth, Jeffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:28 | Central Florida | Joshua Doner misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 36-63 |
| 04:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Schneck | 36-63 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Joseph Meyer hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Doner - foul #1 on Joshua Doner, team foul #4 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG) Martin Murphy | |
| 04:07 | Rice | Joseph Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| 04:07 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jerry Heitman | 36-64 |
| 03:45 | Central Florida | The jumper by Joshua Doner is denied by David Schneck | 36-64 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Michael Gay tips it but misses | 36-64 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Donald Vice pulls down the rebound | 36-64 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Joshua Doner (fresh) SG - Kenneth Grell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roman Canup (fresh) PF - Jerry Heitman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Roman Canup - foul #1 on Roman Canup, team foul #5 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson (PG), Joshua Ainsworth (PF) Kenneth Grell, Michael Gay | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Washington (PF) Joseph Meyer | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-66 |
| 03:05 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-66 |
| 02:42 | Rice | David Schneck misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-66 |
| 02:40 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson pulls down the rebound | 38-66 |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | Roman Canup is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Roman Canup, team foul #6 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell (SG), Michael Gay (C) Joshua Doner, Roman Canup | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve McAlary (SG), Leon Candelaria (SF), Martin Murphy (PF) David Schneck, Lawrence Silvers, Donald Vice | |
| 02:11 | Rice | Jerry Heitman swats the layup by Martin Murphy | 38-66 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Martin Murphy tips it but misses | 38-66 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Leon Candelaria misses the tip | 38-66 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Kenneth Washington misses the tip | 38-66 |
| 02:04 | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell gets the rebound | 38-66 |
| 01:58 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-66 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Steve McAlary gets the rebound | 38-66 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Leon Candelaria is whistled for traveling | 38-66 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Schneck (SG), Lawrence Silvers (SF), Joseph Meyer (PF), Donald Vice (C) Steve McAlary, Leon Candelaria, Martin Murphy, Kenneth Washington | |
| 01:28 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 38-66 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Joseph Meyer snags the defensive board | 38-66 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Donald Vice | 38-68 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Grell | 41-68 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Donald Vice hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 41-68 |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman snags the defensive board | 41-68 |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Gay | 43-68 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Bert Allen runs out the clock | 43-68 |