| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Timothy Bellomy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Ambrose (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Lanier (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ray Benefiel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy misses short on a shot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Stephen Darrington gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Oscar Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-32 |
| 19:06 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Bellomy | 32-35 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 18:58 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:39 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Joseph | 32-35 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Stephen Darrington grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Stephen Darrington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 18:20 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:51 | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Scott Ambrose | 32-38 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Oscar Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Ernest Joseph gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Oscar Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-38 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Ernest Joseph pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Oscar Johnson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Oscar Johnson misses the tip | 32-38 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Dennis Ham gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Oscar Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:22 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose is fouled on the floor by Oscar Johnson - foul #2 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (PG), Dustin Gary (SG), Arthur Geer (SF), Alonzo Mendoza (PF), Brian Preston (C) Timothy Bellomy, Scott Ambrose, Charles Lanier, Timothy Ryan, Ray Benefiel | |
| 16:17 | Central Florida | Shane Walden misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Roman Wright - foul #2 on Roman Wright, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 16:17 | Central Florida | Shane Walden makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:17 | Central Florida | Shane Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Michael Reid misses short on a shot from the right side | 32-40 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Michael Reid can't tip it in | 32-40 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Donald Rey pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Todd McClour (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Reid (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roman Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Rey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Ohagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Shane Walden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Gary (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Geer (fresh) PF - Alonzo Mendoza (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Preston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-40 |
| 15:48 | Central Florida | Arthur Geer gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 15:39 | Central Florida | Shane Walden can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza tips it in | 32-42 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Michael Reid is hacked by Arthur Geer - foul #1 on Arthur Geer, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy (PG) Arthur Geer | |
| 15:14 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 15:13 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 15:02 | Central Florida | Donald Rey steps in front of the Dustin Gary pass | 32-42 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan's pass is intercepted by Dustin Gary | 32-42 |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | Todd McClour is called for the reach on Timothy Bellomy - foul #2 on Todd McClour, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Stephen Darrington (PF) Todd McClour, Maurice Ohagan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Lanier (SF) Shane Walden | |
| 14:08 | Central Florida | Dustin Gary can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Roman Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Roman Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 13:37 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza misses the dunk | 35-42 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Donald Rey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Donald Rey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roman Wright and he's hacked by Brian Preston - foul #2 on Brian Preston, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Michael Reid, Roman Wright, Stephen Darrington | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose (SG), Timothy Ryan (PF), Ray Benefiel (C) Dustin Gary, Alonzo Mendoza, Brian Preston | |
| 13:21 | Rice | Donald Rey makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | Dennis Ham steps in front of the Charles Lanier pass | 38-42 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Oscar Johnson | 40-42 |
| 12:35 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Bellomy | 40-44 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Ernest Joseph's pass is intercepted by Ray Benefiel | 40-44 |
| 11:54 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Ambrose | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Timothy Bellomy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Ambrose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Lanier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ray Benefiel (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Donald Rey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Stephen Darrington (PF) Randy Steinfeldt, Donald Rey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (PG), Dustin Gary (SF), Alonzo Mendoza (PF), Brian Preston (C) Timothy Bellomy, Charles Lanier, Timothy Ryan, Ray Benefiel | |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | Oscar Johnson steps in front of the Scott Ambrose pass | 40-47 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Ambrose - foul #1 on Scott Ambrose, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Geer (SF) Scott Ambrose | |
| 11:06 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:06 | Central Florida | Brian Preston grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 10:45 | Central Florida | Arthur Geer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Michael Reid scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 10:13 | Central Florida | Shane Walden knocks in the runner from the right block | 43-49 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Michael Reid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 43-49 |
| 09:57 | Central Florida | Arthur Geer gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:48 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza is fouled on the floor by Stephen Darrington - foul #1 on Stephen Darrington, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Michael Reid, Roman Wright, Maurice Ohagan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy (PG), Charles Lanier (SF), Timothy Ryan (PF), Ray Benefiel (C) Shane Walden, Arthur Geer, Alonzo Mendoza, Brian Preston | |
| 09:36 | Central Florida | Dennis Ham swats the layup by Ray Benefiel | 43-49 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Dennis Ham grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Ernest Joseph hits a shot from the left block set up by Dennis Ham and the foul's on Ray Benefiel - foul #2 on Ray Benefiel, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose (SG) Dustin Gary | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses the free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 08:54 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:34 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Timothy Bellomy | 45-52 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Dennis Ham drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Randy Steinfeldt | 48-52 |
| 07:57 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 48-52 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Oscar Johnson gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Darrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Timothy Bellomy (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Ambrose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Lanier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ray Benefiel (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:45 | Rice | Ernest Joseph hits the finger roll | 50-52 |
| 07:31 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Bellomy | 50-55 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Dennis Ham banks in the layup set up by Randy Steinfeldt | 52-55 |
| 06:53 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 06:51 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Benefiel | 52-55 |
| 06:30 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose is whistled for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dustin Gary (SG), Shane Walden (SF), Alonzo Mendoza (PF), Brian Preston (C) Scott Ambrose, Charles Lanier, Timothy Ryan, Ray Benefiel | |
| 06:14 | Rice | Roman Wright's pass is intercepted by Brian Preston | 52-55 |
| 06:07 | Central Florida | Shane Walden scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Timothy Bellomy | 52-58 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Roman Wright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-58 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Donald Rey hits the follow up shot | 54-58 |
| 05:39 | Central Florida | Shane Walden misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Michael Reid gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Michael Reid misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alonzo Mendoza - foul #2 on Alonzo Mendoza, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Geer (SF) Timothy Bellomy | |
| 05:26 | Rice | Michael Reid misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Michael Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza makes the jumper from the right block | 55-60 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Michael Reid misses the turnaround from the baseline | 55-60 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Roman Wright gets the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Shane Walden is called for the reach on Todd McClour - foul #1 on Shane Walden, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG) Todd McClour | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:33 | Rice | Roman Wright misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Arthur Geer - foul #2 on Arthur Geer, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Roman Wright makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Roman Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:14 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza can't throw it down but the foul's on Donald Rey - foul #1 on Donald Rey, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Darrington (PF) Maurice Ohagan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy (PG), Scott Ambrose (SG), Charles Lanier (SF), Robert Hawkins (C) Shane Walden, Dustin Gary, Arthur Geer, Brian Preston | |
| 04:14 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:14 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Roman Wright misses the lay-in | 57-61 |
| 03:58 | Central Florida | Robert Hawkins grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 03:39 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Roman Wright gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Reid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roman Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Rey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Timothy Bellomy (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Scott Ambrose (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Lanier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alonzo Mendoza (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-61 |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Roman Wright gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Michael Reid, Roman Wright, Donald Rey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan (PF), Ray Benefiel (C) Alonzo Mendoza, Robert Hawkins | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Oscar Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | Stephen Darrington is called for the reach on Scott Ambrose - foul #2 on Stephen Darrington, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| 01:57 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Bellomy | 59-63 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Timothy Ryan - foul #1 on Timothy Ryan, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Ernest Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Ernest Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:10 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose clanks a jumper from the left side | 61-63 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Dennis Ham grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Timothy Ryan picks off the pass by Ernest Joseph | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose is hacked by Oscar Johnson - foul #3 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Stephen Darrington gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Stephen Darrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dustin Gary (SF) Charles Lanier | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Oscar Johnson is called for the reach on Dustin Gary in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Dustin Gary makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Dustin Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Dennis Ham comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-66 |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Steinfeldt - foul #2 on Randy Steinfeldt, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza (C) Ray Benefiel | |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ernest Joseph | 61-66 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-66 |