| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathon McDaniel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Doss (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dana Buse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benedict Wilmoth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Sheldon Vidales (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Jonathon McDaniel is called for the reach on Bradford Nelson - foul #2 on Jonathon McDaniel, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Dana Buse takes the ball from Reginald Eller | 31-32 |
| 19:15 | Central Florida | Bradford Nelson steps in front of the James Doss pass | 31-32 |
| 19:11 | Rice | David Young lays it in on a nice dish by Bradford Nelson | 33-32 |
| 19:04 | Central Florida | Benedict Wilmoth drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Dana Buse | 33-34 |
| 19:00 | Rice | David Young hits a runner in the paint set up by Bradford Nelson | 35-34 |
| 18:44 | Central Florida | Dana Buse comes up short on the runner from close range | 35-34 |
| 18:43 | Central Florida | Benedict Wilmoth hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 18:28 | Rice | William Sedillo hits the finger roll and the foul's on Sheldon Vidales - foul #2 on Sheldon Vidales, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 18:28 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:28 | Central Florida | James Doss pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Benedict Wilmoth buries a shot from the left side set up by Jonathon McDaniel | 37-38 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Dana Buse steals the ball from Bradford Nelson | 37-38 |
| 17:53 | Central Florida | Dana Buse lays it up and in | 37-40 |
| 17:32 | Rice | James Pearson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 37-40 |
| 17:31 | Rice | David Young misses the tip | 37-40 |
| 17:30 | Central Florida | Sheldon Vidales pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:16 | Central Florida | Dana Buse knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Doss | 37-42 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Bradford Nelson is fouled on the floor by Jonathon McDaniel - foul #3 on Jonathon McDaniel, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Pitts (PG), Robert Negri (SG), Derrick Rust (SF), Thomas Banks (PF), Victor Black (C) Bradford Nelson, David Young, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Kimzey (PG), Ryan Mill (PF), Stephen Vidrio (C) Jonathon McDaniel, Benedict Wilmoth, Sheldon Vidales | |
| 16:39 | Rice | Stephen Vidrio is called for the reach on Victor Black - foul #2 on Stephen Vidrio, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Victor Black lays it in | 39-42 |
| 16:13 | Central Florida | James Doss makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dana Buse | 39-44 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Thomas Pitts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 16:04 | Central Florida | James Doss grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:00 | Central Florida | James Doss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Negri - foul #2 on Robert Negri, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF) Thomas Pitts, Victor Black | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Francis Caple (SF) Dana Buse | |
| 16:00 | Central Florida | James Doss misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:00 | Central Florida | James Doss misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Negri | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Kimzey (fresh) SG - James Doss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Caple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Mill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Vidrio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Rice | Hiram Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dana Buse (SF) James Doss | |
| 15:36 | Central Florida | Stephen Vidrio makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Dana Buse | 39-46 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Derrick Rust can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Francis Caple - foul #4 on Francis Caple, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Robert Negri | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Doss (SG) Francis Caple | |
| 15:22 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:56 | Central Florida | Ryan Mill knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Kimzey | 41-48 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Reginald Eller knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Banks | 43-48 |
| 14:28 | Central Florida | Dana Buse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rice | David Young (SG), William Sedillo (C) Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathon McDaniel (PG), Benedict Wilmoth (PF), Sheldon Vidales (C) Robert Kimzey, Ryan Mill, Stephen Vidrio | |
| 14:12 | Rice | William Sedillo can't finish the layup | 43-48 |
| 14:11 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Doss | 43-48 |
| 14:05 | Central Florida | James Pearson is called for the reach on Jonathon McDaniel - foul #2 on James Pearson, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (SF), Victor Black (PF) Reginald Eller, James Pearson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:51 | Central Florida | Jonathon McDaniel scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Doss | 43-50 |
| 13:42 | Rice | David Young misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 13:41 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Black | 43-50 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Robert Negri dunks the ball on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 45-50 |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Benedict Wilmoth hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jonathon McDaniel and the foul's on Victor Black - foul #1 on Victor Black, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (PF) Victor Black | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Kimzey (SG), Ryan Mill (SF) James Doss, Dana Buse | |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Benedict Wilmoth makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Hiram Lyons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-53 |
| 12:56 | Central Florida | Sheldon Vidales grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:30 | Central Florida | Robert Kimzey clanks a shot from the free throw line | 45-53 |
| 12:29 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 12:08 | Rice | David Young comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Thomas Banks tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 11:51 | Central Florida | Jonathon McDaniel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 11:50 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Negri (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathon McDaniel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Kimzey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Mill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benedict Wilmoth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Sheldon Vidales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Ryan Mill picks off the pass by Hiram Lyons | 47-53 |
| 11:13 | Central Florida | Ryan Mill misses the dunk | 47-53 |
| 11:11 | Central Florida | Robert Kimzey hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ryan Mill - foul #1 on Ryan Mill, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), Victor Black (C) David Young, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Morton (PG), James Doss (SG), Dana Buse (SF), Stephen Vidrio (C) Jonathon McDaniel, Robert Kimzey, Ryan Mill, Sheldon Vidales | |
| 10:57 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 10:41 | Central Florida | Stephen Vidrio can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Pearson - foul #3 on James Pearson, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:41 | Central Florida | Stephen Vidrio makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:41 | Central Florida | Stephen Vidrio makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:18 | Rice | James Pearson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the tip | 49-57 |
| 10:15 | Central Florida | Stephen Vidrio grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 09:58 | Central Florida | Benedict Wilmoth can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-57 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Victor Black snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Reginald Eller knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 09:37 | Central Florida | James Doss knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Dana Buse | 51-59 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Bradford Nelson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 09:10 | Central Florida | Dana Buse pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | James Doss scores on a 3 from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Victor Black misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Benedict Wilmoth - foul #1 on Benedict Wilmoth, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), David Young (SG), Robert Negri (PF) Bradford Nelson, Derrick Rust, James Pearson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Kimzey (PG), Ryan Mill (PF), Darin Caron (C) Charles Morton, Benedict Wilmoth, Stephen Vidrio | |
| 08:24 | Rice | Victor Black makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Victor Black misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | Darin Caron grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 08:04 | Central Florida | Dana Buse drills a 3 from the right corner | 52-65 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Robert Negri double dribbles | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (PF), William Sedillo (C) Reginald Eller, Victor Black | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathon McDaniel (PG), Francis Caple (SG) Robert Kimzey, James Doss | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Negri (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathon McDaniel (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francis Caple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dana Buse (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Mill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Darin Caron (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | Hiram Lyons is called for the reach on Jonathon McDaniel - foul #4 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Kimzey (SG), Sheldon Vidales (C) Dana Buse, Darin Caron | |
| 07:15 | Central Florida | Francis Caple misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Thomas Banks misses long on a shot in the lane | 52-65 |
| 06:55 | Central Florida | Ryan Mill grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 06:51 | Central Florida | Jonathon McDaniel makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Kimzey | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:47 | Rice | Robert Negri dunks the ball on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons and he's hacked by Ryan Mill - foul #2 on Ryan Mill, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SF), James Pearson (PF) David Young, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stephen Vidrio (PF) Robert Kimzey | |
| 06:47 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the free throw | 55-67 |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | Francis Caple is fouled on the floor by Robert Negri - foul #3 on Robert Negri, team foul #6 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) Derrick Rust | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:23 | Central Florida | Francis Caple makes the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Robert Negri - foul #4 on Robert Negri, team foul #7 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dana Buse (SF) Stephen Vidrio | |
| 06:23 | Central Florida | Francis Caple makes the free throw | 55-70 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 06:02 | Central Florida | Sheldon Vidales gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:33 | Central Florida | Dana Buse drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Sheldon Vidales | 55-72 |
| 05:15 | Rice | James Pearson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-72 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Hiram Lyons pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Jonathon McDaniel steals it from Hiram Lyons | 55-72 |
| 04:43 | Central Florida | Jonathon McDaniel misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-72 |
| 04:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Negri | 55-72 |
| 04:21 | Rice | William Sedillo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-72 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the tip | 55-72 |
| 04:19 | Central Florida | Ryan Mill gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| 04:03 | Central Florida | Francis Caple makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Mill | 55-75 |
| 03:56 | Rice | William Sedillo's floater is tipped away by Sheldon Vidales | 55-75 |
| 03:55 | Central Florida | Dana Buse grabs the defensive rebound | 55-75 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:28 | Central Florida | Ryan Mill comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-75 |
| 03:26 | Central Florida | Sheldon Vidales grabs the offensive board | 55-75 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Negri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Pearson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathon McDaniel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Francis Caple (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dana Buse (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Mill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Sheldon Vidales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Central Florida | Jonathon McDaniel can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #5 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #8 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Bob Lytle (SF), Thomas Banks (PF), Victor Black (C) Hiram Lyons, Robert Negri, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Kimzey (SG), Donnie Seymour (SF), Stephen Vidrio (PF), Darin Caron (C) Francis Caple, Dana Buse, Ryan Mill, Sheldon Vidales | |
| 03:00 | Central Florida | Jonathon McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 03:00 | Central Florida | Jonathon McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 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) | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Bob Lytle misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 55-77 |
| 02:39 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Bradford Nelson | 55-77 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Jonathon McDaniel steals it from Victor Black | 55-77 |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | Jonathon McDaniel dunks the ball | 55-79 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Darin Caron picks off the pass by Bradford Nelson | 55-79 |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | Robert Kimzey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Derrick Rust - foul #2 on Derrick Rust, team foul #9 | 55-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (SG) Bob Lytle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Francis Caple (SG), Ryan Mill (PF) Jonathon McDaniel, Darin Caron | |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | Robert Kimzey makes the 1st free throw | 55-80 |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | Robert Kimzey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-80 |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | Robert Kimzey makes the 3rd free throw | 55-81 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donnie Seymour - foul #1 on Donnie Seymour, team foul #9 | 55-81 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 1st free throw | 56-81 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 2nd free throw | 57-81 |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | Francis Caple makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donnie Seymour | 57-84 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Thomas Banks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-84 |
| 00:50 | Central Florida | Stephen Vidrio snags the defensive board | 57-84 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Central Florida | Francis Caple clanks a floater from the right side | 57-84 |
| 00:27 | Central Florida | Francis Caple tips it back up and in | 57-86 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Robert Negri is hacked by Stephen Vidrio - foul #3 on Stephen Vidrio, team foul #10 | 57-86 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 1st free throw | 58-86 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 2nd free throw | 59-86 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Robert Kimzey runs out the clock | 59-86 |