| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Biggins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) PF - Jose Moreno (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leigh Norman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gregory Bohon inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Louie Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Biggins | 28-29 |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses the easy layup | 28-29 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Gregory Bohon pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Leigh Norman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 19:14 | Central Florida | Donald Adams grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 18:47 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Donald Adams | 31-29 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Keith Robinson loses the dribble to Donald Adams | 31-29 |
| 18:15 | Central Florida | Leigh Norman denies the turnaround by Joseph Dean | 31-29 |
| 18:14 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar hits the follow up shot | 33-29 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Louie Kennedy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 17:28 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins is hacked by Matthew Hearn - foul #2 on Matthew Hearn, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Jacob (SF) Donald Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Jim Williams (PF), James Blaze (C) Keith Robinson, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| 17:11 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Louie Kennedy - foul #3 on Louie Kennedy, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG) Louie Kennedy | |
| 17:11 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:11 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Bohon | 34-32 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Erik Brooks is called for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Fabiano (SG) Erik Brooks | |
| 16:28 | Central Florida | Gregory French is called for the reach on Jonathan Caesar - foul #1 on Gregory French, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Jack Jaquez (C) Ronald Fabiano, James Blaze | |
| 16:05 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Adams (SF) Walter Jacob | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Fabiano (SG) Erik Brooks | |
| 15:57 | Rice | Jack Jaquez is called for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG) Ronald Fabiano | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Biggins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jose Moreno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory French (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Bohon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Jaquez (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Louie Kennedy snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Louie Kennedy slams it home on a nice dish by Jim Williams | 34-34 |
| 15:01 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 14:59 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:37 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 14:35 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean can't tip it in | 34-34 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Gregory Bohon pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Jack Jaquez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Gregory French comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 14:01 | Central Florida | Donald Adams pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:43 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jack Jaquez - foul #2 on Jack Jaquez, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Jacob (SF), Anthony Henson (C) Donald Adams, Joseph Dean | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Matthew Hearn (PF) Gregory French, Jack Jaquez | |
| 13:43 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:43 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Jim Williams gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Erik Brooks travels with the ball | 35-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker (PF) Jose Moreno | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) Erik Brooks | |
| 13:03 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Gregory Bohon snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Matthew Hearn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 12:53 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 12:26 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jeffrey Biggins, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Joseph Dean (C) Jeffrey Biggins, Anthony Henson | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), James Blaze (C) Keith Robinson, Jim Williams | |
| 12:12 | Rice | James Blaze comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-34 |
| 12:11 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Brooks | 35-34 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Matthew Hearn scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Erik Brooks and the foul's on Richard Oldaker - foul #2 on Richard Oldaker, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jose Moreno (PF) Richard Oldaker | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) James Blaze | |
| 11:52 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 11:52 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dmitry Pietrzykowski (fresh) SF - Walter Jacob (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jose Moreno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Bohon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Joseph Dean | 37-36 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Erik Brooks's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Caesar | 37-36 |
| 10:38 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno is by himself and knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 39-36 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Matthew Hearn grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Jim Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Dmitry Pietrzykowski - foul #2 on Dmitry Pietrzykowski, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins (PG), Donald Adams (SF), Anthony Henson (C) Jonathan Caesar, Walter Jacob, Joseph Dean | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Matthew Hearn | |
| 10:10 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Jim Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 10:10 | Central Florida | Donald Adams gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 09:52 | Central Florida | James Blaze swats the shot by Jeffrey Biggins | 39-37 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Henson | 39-37 |
| 09:33 | Central Florida | Donald Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Louie Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Louie Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 09:14 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 08:50 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Louie Kennedy gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 08:14 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno lays it in | 41-37 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Louie Kennedy can't finish the layup but the foul's on Anthony Henson - foul #1 on Anthony Henson, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (SG), Richard Oldaker (PF), Joseph Dean (C) Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Jose Moreno, Anthony Henson | |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Hearn (PF), Leigh Norman (C) Jim Williams, James Blaze | |
| 07:48 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jeffrey Biggins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Small (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Oldaker (fresh) C - Joseph Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Bohon (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Leigh Norman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker is hacked by Leigh Norman - foul #1 on Leigh Norman, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Jacob (SF) Donald Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:07 | Central Florida | Manuel Small hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 07:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Bohon | 41-39 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Gregory Bohon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 06:38 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Leigh Norman | 41-39 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Leigh Norman's pass is intercepted by Walter Jacob | 41-39 |
| 06:13 | Central Florida | Manuel Small buries a floater from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Biggins | 43-39 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 05:58 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Hearn | 43-39 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Joseph Dean is called for the reach on Leigh Norman - foul #1 on Joseph Dean, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar (PG), Donald Adams (SF) Jeffrey Biggins, Walter Jacob | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory French (SG), Jack Jaquez (C) Keith Robinson, Louie Kennedy, Leigh Norman | |
| 05:27 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 05:26 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 04:57 | Central Florida | Donald Adams is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jonathan Caesar | 46-39 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Matthew Hearn is whistled for traveling | 46-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Jose Moreno (PF), Anthony Henson (C) Manuel Small, Richard Oldaker, Joseph Dean | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG), Leigh Norman (C) Erik Brooks, Gregory French, Jack Jaquez | |
| 04:14 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar makes the contested runner from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Adams | 48-39 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Keith Robinson is hacked by Jonathan Caesar - foul #1 on Jonathan Caesar, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins (SG), Walter Jacob (SF) Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Donald Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Matthew Hearn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Leigh Norman | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Biggins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Jacob (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jose Moreno (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Henson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Bohon (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jonathan Caesar | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Rice | Louie Kennedy buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Erik Brooks | 51-42 |
| 02:46 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Adams (SF), Joseph Dean (C) Walter Jacob, Anthony Henson | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Gregory French (SG), Leigh Norman (C) Erik Brooks, Louie Kennedy, Jim Williams | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Jose Moreno steals the ball from Gregory French | 51-42 |
| 02:14 | Central Florida | Leigh Norman is called for the reach on Joseph Dean - foul #2 on Leigh Norman, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG) Gregory French | |
| 01:57 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Joseph Dean, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Leigh Norman gets the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Leigh Norman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 01:28 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Matthew Hearn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| 00:51 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Gregory Bohon - foul #3 on Gregory Bohon, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| 00:51 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:51 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Louie Kennedy loses the dribble to Jose Moreno | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Robinson - foul #1 on Keith Robinson, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Walter Jacob (SF), Richard Oldaker (PF), Anthony Henson (C) Jonathan Caesar, Donald Adams, Jose Moreno, Joseph Dean | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory French (SG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), Jim Williams (PF), James Blaze (C) Keith Robinson, Louie Kennedy, Gregory Bohon, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Erik Brooks grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the shot from close range on a great pass from James Blaze | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar (PG) Jeffrey Biggins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Dmitry Pietrzykowski steals it from Erik Brooks in the backcourt | 54-44 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar runs out the clock | 54-44 |