| Lineup | Rice | PG - Anthony O'Hearn (fresh) SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) SF - James Fleming (fresh) PF - Gerald Davies (fresh) C - Blake Bush (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Jordan (fresh) SG - Shane Summers (fresh) SF - Fred Ballew (fresh) PF - James Padron (fresh) C - Marcus Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | James Padron wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:47 | Central Florida | James Padron misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Central Florida | Fred Ballew gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Central Florida | Shane Summers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Central Florida | Fred Ballew can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Gerald Davies pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Gerald Davies pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Jim Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony O'Hearn | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Central Florida | Fred Ballew is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Fred Ballew, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Rice | James Fleming misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Padron - foul #1 on James Padron, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Rice | James Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Padron | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Central Florida | Fred Ballew can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Fleming - foul #1 on James Fleming, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Central Florida | Fred Ballew misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Central Florida | Fred Ballew makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:24 | Rice | James Fleming is fouled on the floor by Marcus Hill - foul #1 on Marcus Hill, team foul #3 | 4-1 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 17:13 | Rice | James Fleming gets the offensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 16:56 | Rice | James Padron steps in front of the Jim Johnson pass | 4-1 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Shane Summers loses the ball out of bounds | 4-1 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Blake Bush's pass is intercepted by Shane Summers | 4-1 |
| 15:50 | Central Florida | Gerald Davies swats the short shot by Bobby Jordan | 4-1 |
| 15:49 | Rice | James Fleming gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Anthony O'Hearn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Davies (fresh) 2 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Jordan (fresh) SG - Shane Summers (fresh) SF - Fred Ballew (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Padron (fresh) C - Marcus Hill (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Rice | James Fleming misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 15:28 | Rice | Blake Bush gets the offensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn scores on a 3 from the right wing | 7-1 |
| 14:48 | Central Florida | James Padron knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Fred Ballew | 7-3 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Blake Bush misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 14:22 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony O'Hearn | 7-3 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Gerald Davies connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Fleming and the foul's on James Padron - foul #2 on James Padron, team foul #4 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Victor Means (SG), Eric Fiedler (PF), Robert McCaa (C) Bobby Jordan, Shane Summers, James Padron, Marcus Hill | |
| 14:14 | Rice | Gerald Davies misses the free throw | 9-3 |
| 14:14 | Central Florida | Fred Ballew snags the defensive board | 9-3 |
| 13:56 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-3 |
| 13:55 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler grabs the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 13:49 | Central Florida | Victor Means misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 9-3 |
| 13:48 | Rice | James Fleming pulls down the rebound | 9-3 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Gerald Davies clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Victor Means - foul #1 on Victor Means, team foul #5 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG), Don Wettstein (SF) Anthony O'Hearn, Jim Johnson, James Fleming | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:35 | Rice | Gerald Davies makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Gerald Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler is hacked by Blake Bush - foul #1 on Blake Bush, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Fajardo (PF) Gerald Davies | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:13 | Central Florida | Victor Means makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 12:58 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:49 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Blake Bush gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Charles Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Blake Bush | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Jordan (PG) Fred Ballew | |
| 12:23 | Central Florida | Victor Means misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Don Wettstein snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Charles Hamilton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 11:59 | Central Florida | Bobby Jordan snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Robert McCaa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), James Fleming (SF), Gerald Davies (PF), Blake Bush (C) Joseph John, Charles Hamilton, Don Wettstein, Brian Fajardo, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Summers (SG), Marcus Hill (C) Victor Means, Robert McCaa | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Anthony O'Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Davies (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Jordan (fresh) SG - Shane Summers (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Hill (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Jim Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 11:18 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 11:09 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Jordan | 11-9 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn blows the layup | 11-9 |
| 10:52 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 10:50 | Central Florida | Bobby Jordan is hacked by Anthony O'Hearn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony O'Hearn, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Fred Ballew (SF) Dikembe Abdon | |
| 10:32 | Central Florida | Blake Bush is called for the reach on Marcus Hill - foul #2 on Blake Bush, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Fajardo (C) Blake Bush | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:14 | Central Florida | Bobby Jordan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Ballew | 11-11 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Gerald Davies makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Marcus Hill - foul #2 on Marcus Hill, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert McCaa (C) Marcus Hill | |
| 09:51 | Rice | Gerald Davies makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 09:25 | Central Florida | Shane Summers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Brian Fajardo gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn misses the fadeaway from the left side | 14-11 |
| 09:02 | Central Florida | Robert McCaa gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Bobby Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 08:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gerald Davies | 14-11 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jim Johnson is hacked by Eric Fiedler - foul #1 on Eric Fiedler, team foul #7 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG), James Cooper (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Rodney Coca (C) Anthony O'Hearn, James Fleming, Gerald Davies, Brian Fajardo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Victor Means (SG) Bobby Jordan, Shane Summers | |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jim Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jim Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:07 | Central Florida | Joseph John steals it from Dikembe Abdon in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-11 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Joseph John pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Rodney Coca comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 07:38 | Central Florida | Victor Means pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph John (fresh) SG - Jim Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Cooper (fresh) PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) C - Rodney Coca (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Victor Means (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Ballew (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Fiedler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert McCaa (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon is hacked by Jim Johnson - foul #1 on Jim Johnson, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (SG) Jim Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 07:14 | Central Florida | Charles Hamilton steals the ball from Eric Fiedler | 16-11 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Don Wettstein banks in the layup | 18-11 |
| 06:53 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon is whistled for a carry | 18-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn (PG), James Fleming (SF), Gerald Davies (PF), Brian Fajardo (C) Joseph John, James Cooper, Don Wettstein, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Summers (SG) Victor Means | |
| 06:32 | Rice | James Fleming hits a 3 from the right corner | 21-11 |
| 06:14 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 06:13 | Rice | James Fleming pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Charles Hamilton misses the easy layup | 21-11 |
| 06:00 | Central Florida | Robert McCaa snags the defensive board | 21-11 |
| 05:54 | Central Florida | Robert McCaa dunks the ball on a great pass from Shane Summers | 21-13 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Brian Fajardo clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 21-13 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Dikembe Abdon is called for the reach on Anthony O'Hearn - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #8 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Johnson (SG), Don Wettstein (C) Charles Hamilton, Brian Fajardo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Jordan (PG), Victor Means (SG), James Padron (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Dikembe Abdon, Shane Summers, Eric Fiedler, Robert McCaa | |
| 05:12 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Don Wettstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 05:01 | Rice | James Fleming misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-13 |
| 05:00 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Padron | 22-13 |
| 04:55 | Central Florida | Victor Means knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Jordan | 22-16 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Gerald Davies comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 22-16 |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Padron | 22-16 |
| 04:32 | Central Florida | Bobby Jordan is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Jordan, team foul #9 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG), James Cooper (SF), Rodney Coca (C) Anthony O'Hearn, James Fleming, Gerald Davies | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:26 | Rice | Rodney Coca's floater is knocked away by Marcus Hill | 22-16 |
| 04:24 | Central Florida | James Padron grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 04:09 | Central Florida | Fred Ballew misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jim Johnson - foul #2 on Jim Johnson, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (SG) Jim Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Summers (SG) Victor Means | |
| 04:09 | Central Florida | Fred Ballew makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 04:09 | Central Florida | Fred Ballew makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Rodney Coca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Bush (C) James Cooper | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon (SF) Fred Ballew | |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | Bobby Jordan is hacked by Charles Hamilton - foul #1 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Johnson (SG), James Fleming (SF), Gerald Davies (PF) Charles Hamilton, Don Wettstein, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | Bobby Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | Bobby Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Gerald Davies gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph John (fresh) SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Davies (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Summers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Padron (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Hill (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Gerald Davies misses the driving attempt from close range | 22-19 |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Padron | 22-19 |
| 02:59 | Central Florida | Shane Summers is fouled on the floor by James Fleming - foul #2 on James Fleming, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn (PG) Joseph John | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:59 | Central Florida | Shane Summers makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 02:59 | Central Florida | Shane Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 02:59 | Rice | James Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Marcus Hill steps in front of the James Fleming pass | 22-20 |
| 02:21 | Central Florida | James Padron is fouled on the floor by Jim Johnson - foul #3 on Jim Johnson, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (SG) Jim Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Victor Means (SG), Fred Ballew (SF), Robert McCaa (C) Shane Summers, Dikembe Abdon, Marcus Hill | |
| 02:21 | Central Florida | James Padron makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 02:21 | Central Florida | James Padron misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 02:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Blake Bush | 22-21 |
| 02:02 | Rice | James Fleming double dribbles | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Don Wettstein (SF) James Fleming | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:47 | Central Florida | Fred Ballew hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Jordan | 22-23 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Don Wettstein double dribbles | 22-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Fajardo (PF) Gerald Davies | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:12 | Central Florida | Fred Ballew can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 01:10 | Central Florida | Robert McCaa pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | James Padron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG), James Fleming (SF) Anthony O'Hearn, Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Summers (SG), Dikembe Abdon (SF) Victor Means, Fred Ballew | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Joseph John misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-23 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Robert McCaa pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 00:17 | Central Florida | Shane Summers is fouled on the floor by Charles Hamilton - foul #2 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Davies (PF) Blake Bush | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marcus Hill (C) Robert McCaa | |
| 00:17 | Central Florida | Shane Summers makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 00:17 | Central Florida | Shane Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Gerald Davies is hacked by James Padron - foul #3 on James Padron, team foul #10 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler (PF) James Padron | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Gerald Davies misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Gerald Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Shane Summers misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 23-25 |