| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michal Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-36 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Robert Kelly buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Ferebee and he's hacked by Bruce Jones - foul #1 on Bruce Jones, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:06 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 19:05 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee drills a 3 from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 18:23 | Central Florida | Kenneth Rumble steals it from Musenda Orji | 33-38 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Bruce Jones picks off the pass by Kenneth Rumble | 33-38 |
| 17:41 | Central Florida | Henry Gobin steals it from Ronald Bryant | 33-38 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Charles Smith banks in the layup | 35-38 |
| 17:10 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray (PG), Gilbert Hollandsworth (SF), Robert Wild (PF), Jared Smith (C) Michal Johnson, Ronald Bryant, Bruce Jones, Emilio Rivera | |
| 16:57 | Rice | Charles Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 16:13 | Central Florida | Jared Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:56 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji lays it up and in | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Kenneth Ray (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Musenda Orji (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hollandsworth (fresh) PF - Robert Wild (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jared Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jared Smith - foul #1 on Jared Smith, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michal Johnson (PG), Ronald Bryant (SF), Bruce Jones (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) Musenda Orji, Gilbert Hollandsworth, Robert Wild, Jared Smith | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:20 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 15:19 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera hits the follow up shot | 37-42 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Robert Kelly hits a driving attempt from the left block | 39-42 |
| 14:16 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Kenneth Ray | 39-44 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Robert Kelly drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Ferebee | 41-44 |
| 13:52 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray loses the ball out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Musenda Orji (SG) Kenneth Ray | |
| 13:23 | Rice | Robert Kelly blows the layup | 41-44 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Henry Gobin grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 3 from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 12:48 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera comes up short on the shot in the lane | 44-44 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant tips it in | 44-46 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses badly on a floater in the paint | 44-46 |
| 12:17 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:57 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Rumble (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michal Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bryant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bruce Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Emilio Rivera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michal Johnson | 44-48 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Charles Smith loses the dribble to Ronald Bryant | 44-48 |
| 10:51 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Rumble - foul #2 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Kenneth Ray (SG), Gilbert Hollandsworth (SF), Robert Wild (PF) Michal Johnson, Musenda Orji, Ronald Bryant, Bruce Jones | |
| 10:51 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:51 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Wild - foul #3 on Robert Wild, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jared Smith (C) Emilio Rivera | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray is hacked by Thomas Ferebee - foul #4 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| 09:56 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 09:25 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Gilbert Hollandsworth | 46-50 |
| 09:13 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth clanks a turnaround from close range | 46-50 |
| 09:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Harold Caraway | 46-50 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 46-50 |
| 08:52 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:39 | Central Florida | Robert Kelly swats the layup by Robert Wild | 46-50 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Robert Kelly tips it home | 48-50 |
| 07:54 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rodrigo Vazquez | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 3 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ray (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hollandsworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Wild (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jared Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Henry Gobin | 50-52 |
| 07:17 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Henry Gobin - foul #3 on Henry Gobin, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michal Johnson (PG), Musenda Orji (SG), Bruce Jones (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) Rodrigo Vazquez, Kenneth Ray, Robert Wild, Jared Smith | |
| 07:17 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:17 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Charles Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 06:53 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Musenda Orji, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant (SF) Gilbert Hollandsworth | |
| 06:18 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Charles Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-54 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble can't tip it in | 50-54 |
| 06:03 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Ronald Bryant | 50-54 |
| 05:49 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji clanks a floater from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee double dribbles | 50-54 |
| 05:06 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Bryant and he's fouled by Henry Gobin - foul #4 on Henry Gobin, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| 05:06 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Harold Caraway is hacked by Bruce Jones - foul #2 on Bruce Jones, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-57 |
| 04:20 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 04:04 | Central Florida | Thomas Ferebee takes the ball from Musenda Orji | 50-57 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Henry Gobin lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Ferebee | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 18 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 5 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michal Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bruce Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Bruce Jones | 52-57 |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Henry Gobin - foul #5 on Henry Gobin, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG), Robert Kelly (PF) Henry Gobin, Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Kenneth Ray (SG), Gilbert Hollandsworth (PF), Robert Wild (C) Michal Johnson, Musenda Orji, Bruce Jones, Emilio Rivera | |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Robert Kelly loses the dribble to Rodrigo Vazquez | 52-59 |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michal Johnson (PG), Musenda Orji (SG), Emilio Rivera (C) Rodrigo Vazquez, Kenneth Ray, Robert Wild | |
| 02:24 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Charles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Charles Smith misses long on a shot from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 01:50 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michal Johnson | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Rice | Charles Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Kenneth Ray (SG), Robert Wild (PF), Jared Smith (C) Michal Johnson, Musenda Orji, Ronald Bryant, Emilio Rivera | |
| 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) | |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | Jared Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 01:15 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth gets the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | Jared Smith is hacked by Kenneth Rumble - foul #3 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray is hacked by Thomas Ferebee - foul #5 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Barnhill (SG) Thomas Ferebee | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee (C) Jared Smith | |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Robert Kelly gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Charles Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Joseph Barnhill is called for the reach on Kenneth Ray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Barnhill, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Gilbert Hollandsworth is called for the reach on Charles Smith - foul #1 on Gilbert Hollandsworth, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jared Smith (C) Robert Larrabee | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Charles Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee (C) Jared Smith | |
| 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) | |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez makes the jumpshot from the left side | 52-64 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Robert Kelly hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |