| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Mike Rye inbounds the ball | 31-12 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Robert Jacobs misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-12 |
| 19:37 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera grabs the defensive rebound | 31-12 |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Everett Simms and the foul's on Joseph Harrison - foul #3 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #1 | 33-12 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (PF) Joseph Harrison | |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant makes the free throw | 34-12 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Musenda Orji picks off the pass by Ronald Woodard | 34-12 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:28 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones is hacked by Robert Jacobs - foul #1 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #2 | 34-12 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Musenda Orji | 36-12 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Robert Jacobs knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Bush | 36-14 |
| 17:28 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Emilio Rivera and he's hacked by Robert Jacobs - foul #2 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #3 | 38-14 |
| 17:28 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones misses the free throw | 38-14 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the board | 38-14 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Ronald Bryant takes the ball from Ronald Woodard | 38-14 |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant lays it up and in | 40-14 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Mike Rye is hacked by Ronald Bryant - foul #1 on Ronald Bryant, team foul #1 | 40-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Robert Wild (PF) Everett Simms, Bruce Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye | |
| 16:23 | Rice | Robert Wild steps in front of the David Brickey pass | 40-14 |
| 16:02 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Musenda Orji | 42-14 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fresh) SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bryant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wild (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) SG - John Lamothe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Franzen (fresh) PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Ronald Woodard drills a floater from the right side | 42-16 |
| 15:12 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-16 |
| 14:43 | Rice | David Brickey connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Orman | 45-19 |
| 14:20 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant loses the dribble to Kenneth Orman | 45-19 |
| 13:52 | Rice | David Brickey is fouled on the floor by Rodrigo Vazquez - foul #3 on Rodrigo Vazquez, team foul #2 | 45-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Everett Simms (PG), David McArthur (SG), Bruce Jones (PF), Jared Smith (C) Rodrigo Vazquez, Musenda Orji, Robert Wild, Emilio Rivera | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, John Lamothe, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| 13:36 | Rice | Ronald Woodard buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mike Rye and he's hacked by David McArthur - foul #1 on David McArthur, team foul #3 | 45-21 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Ronald Woodard makes the free throw | 45-22 |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | David McArthur misses badly on a floater from the left block | 45-22 |
| 13:16 | Central Florida | David McArthur snags the offensive board | 45-22 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Harrison - foul #4 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #4 | 45-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (SG), Robert Wild (SF) David McArthur, Ronald Bryant | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (PF) Joseph Harrison | |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones misses the 1st free throw | 45-22 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-22 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Joseph Bush can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-22 |
| 12:24 | Central Florida | Robert Wild pulls down the rebound | 46-22 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Everett Simms connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-22 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Wild (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jared Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Ronald Woodard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-22 |
| 11:25 | Central Florida | Jared Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-22 |
| 10:56 | Central Florida | Everett Simms knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rodrigo Vazquez | 52-22 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Ronald Woodard's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Jones | 52-22 |
| 10:33 | Central Florida | Jared Smith grabs the board | 52-22 |
| 10:10 | Central Florida | Ronald Woodard swats the short shot by Jared Smith | 52-22 |
| 10:08 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-22 |
| 09:52 | Central Florida | Robert Jacobs is called for the reach on Everett Simms - foul #3 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #5 | 52-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan (PG), James Gray (SG), David McArthur (SF), Robert Larrabee (PF) Everett Simms, Rodrigo Vazquez, Robert Wild, Bruce Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), Henry Boddy (SF), James Franzen (PF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Kenneth Orman | |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | David McArthur misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Woodard - foul #2 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #6 | 52-22 |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | David McArthur misses the 1st free throw | 52-22 |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | David McArthur makes the 2nd free throw | 53-22 |
| 09:03 | Rice | John Lamothe drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on James Gray - foul #1 on James Gray, team foul #4 | 53-24 |
| 09:03 | Rice | John Lamothe misses the free throw | 53-24 |
| 09:03 | Central Florida | Jared Smith gets the rebound | 53-24 |
| 08:43 | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee misses the floater in the paint | 53-24 |
| 08:41 | Rice | John Lamothe grabs the defensive rebound | 53-24 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Ronald Woodard buries a shot from the right block | 53-26 |
| 08:00 | Central Florida | Ronald Woodard takes the ball from Jared Smith | 53-26 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jeffery Chan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Gray (fresh) SF - David McArthur (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jared Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Boddy (fresh) SF - James Franzen (fresh) PF - John Lamothe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Henry Boddy can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-26 |
| 07:31 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Larrabee | 53-26 |
| 07:02 | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on David Brickey - foul #1 on David Brickey, team foul #7 | 53-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (SG), Robert Wild (PF) James Gray, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, Henry Boddy, James Franzen, John Lamothe | |
| 07:02 | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan makes the 1st free throw | 54-26 |
| 07:02 | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-26 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Robert Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-26 |
| 06:32 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez snags the defensive board | 55-26 |
| 06:27 | Central Florida | Robert Wild scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Rodrigo Vazquez and he's fouled by Joseph Harrison - foul #5 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #8 | 57-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jared Smith (C) Jeffery Chan | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (PF) Joseph Harrison | |
| 06:27 | Central Florida | Robert Wild makes the free throw | 58-26 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Mike Rye's pass is intercepted by Robert Larrabee | 58-26 |
| 05:34 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez lays it in on a great pass from Robert Wild | 60-26 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Joseph Bush's layup is rejected by Jared Smith | 60-26 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Kenneth Orman hits the follow up shot | 60-28 |
| 04:53 | Central Florida | The refs have stopped play. Robert Larrabee is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 60-28 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan (PG) Robert Larrabee | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG) Robert Jacobs | |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan is fouled on the floor by David Brickey - foul #2 on David Brickey, team foul #9 | 60-28 |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan makes the 1st free throw | 61-28 |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-28 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Joseph Bush's pass is intercepted by Rodrigo Vazquez | 62-28 |
| 04:00 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez is hacked by Joseph Bush - foul #1 on Joseph Bush, team foul #10 | 62-28 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF) Joseph Bush, Mike Rye | |
| 04:00 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez makes the 1st free throw | 63-28 |
| 04:00 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-28 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jeffery Chan (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David McArthur (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wild (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jared Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Franzen (fresh) PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:39 | Rice | David Brickey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-28 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Gray (SG) Rodrigo Vazquez | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG) David Brickey | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | James Gray scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David McArthur | 67-28 |
| 03:03 | Rice | John Lamothe is called for traveling | 67-28 |
| 02:34 | Central Florida | James Gray double dribbles | 67-28 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (SG) Jeffery Chan | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF) John Lamothe, James Franzen | |
| 02:12 | Rice | Kenneth Orman knocks in the jump hook from close range | 67-30 |
| 01:50 | Central Florida | Robert Wild hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David McArthur | 69-30 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Kenneth Orman is whistled for a carry | 69-30 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan (PG) James Gray | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | David McArthur drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Chan | 72-30 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Robert Jacobs comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 72-30 |
| 00:58 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 72-30 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Ronald Woodard buries a runner near the basket | 72-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Orman - foul #3 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #11 | 72-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee (PF) David McArthur | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan makes the 1st free throw | 73-32 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-32 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Kenneth Orman drills a floater from just outside the lane | 74-34 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan runs out the clock | 74-34 |