| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Foley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lionel Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Mendelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Tabron (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kelvin Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steven Richardson inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Lionel Walters tips it but misses | 32-34 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Alfred Foley gets the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Lionel Walters misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Kelvin Taylor - foul #3 on Kelvin Taylor, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder (PF) Kelvin Taylor | |
| 19:36 | Rice | Lionel Walters misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Lionel Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:36 | Central Florida | Robert Davis grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 19:14 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Lionel Walters snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Harry Mendelson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Alfred Foley hits the follow up shot | 34-34 |
| 18:53 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens is hacked by Raymond Bowyer - foul #1 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:38 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder makes the shot from close range | 34-36 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Harry Mendelson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 34-36 |
| 18:28 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 18:12 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Lionel Walters - foul #1 on Lionel Walters, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| 18:12 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:12 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Steven Richardson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Raymond Bowyer | 36-38 |
| 17:45 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 17:22 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Tim Holmes | 36-38 |
| 17:07 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Holmes | 36-40 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Lionel Walters scores on a jumper in the lane | 38-40 |
| 16:34 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bowyer - foul #2 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Olivo (PG), Nicholas Manuel (SG), Daniel James (PF), Daniel Sample (C) Raymond Bowyer, Alfred Foley, Lionel Walters, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Keithley (PG), Patrick Shaw (SG), Richard Backus (SF), Garth Short (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Tim Holmes, Karl Tabron, Arthur Stevens, Lawrence Hyder, Robert Davis | |
| 16:22 | Central Florida | Garth Short can't connect on a floater near the basket | 38-40 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Daniel Sample snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Daniel Sample's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Olivo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Manuel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel James (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Sample (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Edward Keithley (fresh) SG - Patrick Shaw (fresh) SF - Richard Backus (fresh) PF - Garth Short (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Steven Richardson - foul #2 on Steven Richardson, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant (SG), Lionel Walters (PF) Christopher Olivo, Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tim Holmes (PG), Arthur Stevens (SF), Kelvin Taylor (PF) Patrick Shaw, Richard Backus, Garth Short | |
| 15:47 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:47 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lionel Walters | 38-41 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Lionel Walters snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel connects on the floater from the right side | 40-41 |
| 14:45 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 14:44 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor misses the tip | 40-41 |
| 14:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lionel Walters | 40-41 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 14:35 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:28 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor is hacked by Daniel Sample - foul #1 on Daniel Sample, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SF), Harry Mendelson (C) Nicholas Manuel, Lionel Walters, Daniel James | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Karl Tabron (SG), Robert Davis (C) Edward Keithley, Samuel Johnson | |
| 14:05 | Central Florida | Alfred Foley takes the ball from Karl Tabron | 40-41 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer banks in the layup on a great pass from Alfred Foley | 42-41 |
| 13:43 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Harry Mendelson gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Alfred Foley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harry Mendelson | 44-41 |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | Raymond Bowyer is called for the reach on Tim Holmes - foul #3 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF), Lionel Walters (PF) Hugh Sturtevant, Daniel Sample | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Keithley (PG), Patrick Shaw (SF), Lawrence Hyder (PF), Garth Short (C) Tim Holmes, Arthur Stevens, Kelvin Taylor, Robert Davis | |
| 12:46 | Central Florida | Garth Short comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-41 |
| 12:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lionel Walters | 44-41 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the shot from close range | 44-41 |
| 12:23 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 12:01 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley is hacked by Raymond Bowyer - foul #4 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (PG), Daniel James (C) Raymond Bowyer, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens (SF), Robert Davis (C) Patrick Shaw, Garth Short | |
| 12:01 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:01 | Central Florida | Robert Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:51 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant (SG) Alfred Foley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tim Holmes (PG) Edward Keithley | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Manuel (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lionel Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Daniel James (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Tabron (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lawrence Hyder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Lionel Walters drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas Manuel | 46-41 |
| 11:25 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas Manuel - foul #1 on Nicholas Manuel, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Sample (C) Lionel Walters | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Keithley (SG), Kelvin Taylor (PF) Karl Tabron, Lawrence Hyder | |
| 11:25 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:25 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 11:05 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:59 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes loses the dribble to Nicholas Manuel | 46-43 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Arthur Stevens steals the ball from Daniel Sample | 46-43 |
| 10:13 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Steven Richardson snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Edward Keithley picks off the pass by Steven Richardson | 46-43 |
| 09:56 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens banks in the layup set up by Edward Keithley | 46-45 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Daniel Sample banks in the layup | 48-45 |
| 09:21 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 09:19 | Central Florida | Robert Davis hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Nicholas Manuel | 51-47 |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens misses the runner from the left block | 51-47 |
| 08:46 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 08:34 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens can't finish the layup | 51-47 |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | Daniel James is called for the reach on Robert Davis - foul #2 on Daniel James, team foul #9 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Olivo (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Lionel Walters (PF), Harry Mendelson (C) Nicholas Manuel, Hugh Sturtevant, Daniel James, Daniel Sample | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw (PG), Karl Tabron (SG), Lawrence Hyder (SF), Garth Short (PF) Tim Holmes, Edward Keithley, Arthur Stevens, Kelvin Taylor | |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Christopher Olivo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 08:06 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 07:49 | Central Florida | Harry Mendelson is called for the reach on Lawrence Hyder - foul #2 on Harry Mendelson, team foul #10 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG) Christopher Olivo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson (C) Robert Davis | |
| 07:49 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:49 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alfred Foley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lionel Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Harry Mendelson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Patrick Shaw (fresh) SG - Karl Tabron (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Hyder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garth Short (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfred Foley | 53-51 |
| 07:19 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron's pass is intercepted by Lionel Walters | 53-51 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer double dribbles | 53-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (SG) Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tim Holmes (PG), Arthur Stevens (SF) Patrick Shaw, Samuel Johnson | |
| 06:46 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-51 |
| 06:45 | Central Florida | Garth Short tips it home | 53-53 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-53 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Harry Mendelson tips it home | 55-53 |
| 06:14 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Alfred Foley grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Sample (SF) Nicholas Manuel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson (C) Garth Short | |
| 05:46 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Stevens | 55-55 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Holmes - foul #1 on Tim Holmes, team foul #2 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant (SG) Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega (PF) Lawrence Hyder | |
| 05:33 | Rice | Lionel Walters clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 55-55 |
| 05:31 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:04 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Lionel Walters - foul #2 on Lionel Walters, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Daniel James (PF) Raymond Bowyer, Alfred Foley, Lionel Walters | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Keithley (SG), Patrick Shaw (SF), Kelvin Taylor (PF) Tim Holmes, Karl Tabron, Arthur Stevens | |
| 05:04 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:04 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-57 |
| 04:51 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:34 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw buries a fadeaway from the left side | 55-59 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant is hacked by Samuel Johnson - foul #2 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #3 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Harry Mendelson (C) Daniel Sample | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder (SF), Robert Davis (C) Robert Arciniega, Samuel Johnson | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Harry Mendelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG) Hugh Sturtevant | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tim Holmes (PG), Karl Tabron (SG), Arthur Stevens (SF) Edward Keithley, Patrick Shaw, Lawrence Hyder | |
| 03:48 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Foley (SF), Lionel Walters (PF) Steven Richardson, Daniel James | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Manuel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Foley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lionel Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Harry Mendelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Tabron (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Arthur Stevens is called for the reach on Nicholas Manuel - foul #1 on Arthur Stevens, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Lionel Walters comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Karl Tabron - foul #1 on Karl Tabron, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Sample (SF) Nicholas Manuel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder (PF) Kelvin Taylor | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Lionel Walters makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Lionel Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:57 | Central Florida | Robert Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garth Short (C) Robert Davis | |
| 02:55 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant (SG), Steven Richardson (SF) Alfred Foley, Daniel Sample | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor (PF), Robert Davis (C) Lawrence Hyder, Garth Short | |
| 02:42 | Rice | Karl Tabron is called for the reach on Hugh Sturtevant - foul #2 on Karl Tabron, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-59 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Harry Mendelson can't tip it in | 57-59 |
| 02:22 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Robert Davis misses long on a floater from close range | 57-59 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Harry Mendelson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Harry Mendelson banks in the layup set up by Hugh Sturtevant and he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Harry Mendelson misses the free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:50 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kelvin Taylor | 59-62 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Harry Mendelson lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Bowyer | 61-62 |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Hugh Sturtevant - foul #4 on Hugh Sturtevant, team foul #12 | 61-62 |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Tim Holmes - foul #2 on Tim Holmes, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Robert Davis lays it in on a nice dish by Tim Holmes | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer is whistled for a carry | 63-65 |