| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 5 stl. C - Wayne Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Matthew Breen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Beall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Hey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Sahlberg (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Matthew Rhine inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Rice | John Payne is hacked by James Beall - foul #1 on James Beall, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Wayne Crawford misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 19:15 | Central Florida | James Beall grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:57 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg lays it in on a nice dish by James Beall | 39-44 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Gary Cherry drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Payne | 42-44 |
| 18:23 | Central Florida | Matthew Breen hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Beall | 42-46 |
| 17:58 | Rice | John Payne misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-46 |
| 17:56 | Central Florida | Peter Hey snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 17:43 | Central Florida | Matthew Breen is fouled on the floor by Gary Cherry - foul #2 on Gary Cherry, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Alexander (C) Wayne Crawford | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Herring (SF), Landon Sheldon (PF), Perry McSparin (C) Peter Hey, Wayne Ford, Brandon Sahlberg | |
| 17:33 | Central Florida | Robert Herring misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-46 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Brian Alexander pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Brian Alexander lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Rhine | 44-46 |
| 16:55 | Central Florida | Matthew Breen is fouled on the floor by Eric Boyd - foul #1 on Eric Boyd, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Burnett (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), William Frailey (SF), Michael Bologna (PF) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leonard Elzey (PG), Scott Nagel (SF) Matthew Breen, James Beall | |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | Landon Sheldon scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Scott Nagel | 44-48 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Michael Bologna misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Landon Sheldon - foul #1 on Landon Sheldon, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Peter Hey (SF), Wayne Ford (PF), Brandon Sahlberg (C) Scott Nagel, Landon Sheldon, Perry McSparin | |
| 16:28 | Rice | Michael Bologna makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Michael Bologna misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:28 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 16:02 | Central Florida | Wayne Ford misses the easy layup | 45-48 |
| 16:01 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg misses the tip | 45-48 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Derek Meiners pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Meiners (fresh) SF - William Frailey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Bologna (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leonard Elzey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Herring (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Peter Hey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Sahlberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Rice | Derek Meiners drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Bologna | 47-48 |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | Charles Burnett picks off the pass by Leonard Elzey | 47-48 |
| 15:28 | Rice | Derek Meiners misses the lay-in | 47-48 |
| 15:26 | Rice | William Frailey tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 15:06 | Central Florida | Peter Hey misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 49-48 |
| 15:04 | Rice | William Frailey gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 14:43 | Rice | William Frailey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 14:42 | Central Florida | Wayne Ford grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 14:33 | Central Florida | Leonard Elzey is hacked by William Frailey - foul #1 on William Frailey, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), Phillip Block (C) Charles Burnett, Derek Meiners, William Frailey, Michael Bologna, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Matthew Breen (PG), James Beall (SG), Scott Nagel (SF), Landon Sheldon (PF), Perry McSparin (C) Leonard Elzey, Robert Herring, Peter Hey, Wayne Ford, Brandon Sahlberg | |
| 14:13 | Central Florida | James Beall misses the lay-in | 49-48 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Eric Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Gary Cherry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Eric Boyd can't tip it in | 49-48 |
| 13:48 | Central Florida | Landon Sheldon snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Gary Cherry is called for the reach on Matthew Breen - foul #3 on Gary Cherry, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Peter Hey (SF) Scott Nagel | |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | James Beall misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Rhine - foul #1 on Matthew Rhine, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wayne Ford (PF) Perry McSparin | |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | James Beall makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | James Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Matthew Rhine knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 12:38 | Central Florida | James Beall can't connect on a floater from the right side | 52-50 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Eric Boyd snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Phillip Block is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Phillip Block, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Crawford (C) Phillip Block | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg (C) Landon Sheldon | |
| 12:03 | Central Florida | Matthew Breen scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Hey and he's hacked by Gary Cherry - foul #4 on Gary Cherry, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG) Gary Cherry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Herring (SG), Scott Nagel (SF) James Beall, Peter Hey | |
| 12:03 | Central Florida | Matthew Breen misses the free throw | 52-52 |
| 12:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Eric Boyd | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Frailey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 5 stl. C - Wayne Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Matthew Breen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Herring (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Scott Nagel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Sahlberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Rice | William Frailey is hacked by Robert Herring - foul #2 on Robert Herring, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bologna (SF), Brian Alexander (C) Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:32 | Rice | John Payne connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Frailey and he's fouled by Scott Nagel - foul #1 on Scott Nagel, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leonard Elzey (PG) Matthew Breen | |
| 11:32 | Rice | John Payne makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:17 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg misses long on a floater in the paint | 55-52 |
| 11:15 | Central Florida | Wayne Ford tips it home | 55-54 |
| 10:53 | Rice | William Frailey is hacked by Scott Nagel - foul #2 on Scott Nagel, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Meiners (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF) John Payne, Michael Bologna | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Beall (SG), Peter Hey (SF), Landon Sheldon (PF) Robert Herring, Scott Nagel, Wayne Ford | |
| 10:39 | Rice | William Frailey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-54 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Wayne Crawford hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 10:18 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg misses the dunk attempt | 57-54 |
| 10:16 | Rice | William Frailey gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Wayne Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Peter Hey pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 09:29 | Central Florida | Peter Hey buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Beall | 57-56 |
| 09:24 | Rice | The jump hook by Matthew Rhine is blocked by Brandon Sahlberg | 57-56 |
| 09:23 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | Leonard Elzey makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Beall | 57-58 |
| 08:32 | Rice | William Frailey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Derek Meiners | 59-58 |
| 08:23 | Central Florida | Peter Hey misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Alexander - foul #1 on Brian Alexander, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Burnett (PG), John Payne (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Eric Boyd (PF) William Frailey, Derek Meiners, Matthew Rhine, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Matthew Breen (PG), Robert Herring (SG), Wayne Ford (PF), Perry McSparin (C) Leonard Elzey, James Beall, Landon Sheldon, Brandon Sahlberg | |
| 08:23 | Central Florida | Peter Hey misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:23 | Central Florida | Peter Hey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:05 | Rice | The jumper by Charles Burnett is denied by Perry McSparin | 59-59 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Eric Boyd snags the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 07:51 | Rice | John Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Wayne Crawford tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bologna (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 5 stl. C - Wayne Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Matthew Breen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Herring (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Peter Hey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Perry McSparin (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Central Florida | Matthew Breen is fouled on the floor by Charles Burnett - foul #1 on Charles Burnett, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), Phillip Block (C) Charles Burnett, Wayne Crawford | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Scott Nagel (SF) Peter Hey | |
| 07:37 | Central Florida | Matthew Breen makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:37 | Central Florida | Matthew Breen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Phillip Block can't finish the layup | 61-61 |
| 07:06 | Central Florida | Robert Herring snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 06:45 | Central Florida | Perry McSparin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Breen | 61-64 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Wayne Ford steps in front of the Michael Bologna pass | 61-64 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Perry McSparin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 06:00 | Central Florida | Matthew Breen grabs the offensive board | 61-64 |
| 05:40 | Central Florida | Robert Herring lays it in on a great pass from Matthew Breen and he's fouled by Phillip Block - foul #5 on Phillip Block, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Rhine (SF), Brian Alexander (PF), William Frailey (C) Michael Bologna, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Beall (SG), Landon Sheldon (PF), Brandon Sahlberg (C) Scott Nagel, Wayne Ford, Perry McSparin | |
| 05:40 | Central Florida | Robert Herring makes the free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:21 | Rice | William Frailey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 04:59 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Beall | 64-69 |
| 04:39 | Rice | John Payne's pass is intercepted by Landon Sheldon | 64-69 |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | James Beall is hacked by Gary Cherry - foul #5 on Gary Cherry, team foul #11 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Meiners (SG), Eric Boyd (PF) Gary Cherry, John Payne | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leonard Elzey (PG), Peter Hey (SF), Wayne Ford (PF) Matthew Breen, Robert Herring, Brandon Sahlberg | |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | James Beall misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | James Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Derek Meiners throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Frailey (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Meiners (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 5 stl. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leonard Elzey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Beall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Peter Hey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Landon Sheldon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:39 | Central Florida | Peter Hey's floater is knocked away by Brian Alexander | 64-70 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Matthew Rhine snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Derek Meiners misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Matthew Rhine grabs the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 03:24 | Rice | William Frailey double dribbles | 64-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Crawford (C) Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | James Beall is hacked by Wayne Crawford - foul #1 on Wayne Crawford, team foul #12 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Burnett (PG), John Payne (SG) William Frailey, Derek Meiners | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Matthew Breen (PG), Brandon Sahlberg (C) Leonard Elzey, Landon Sheldon | |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | James Beall misses the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | James Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG) Charles Burnett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Eric Boyd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 02:46 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg pulls down the rebound | 64-71 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Boyd - foul #2 on Eric Boyd, team foul #13 | 64-71 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg misses the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wayne Crawford | 64-72 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Rice | John Payne makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Matthew Rhine | 67-72 |
| 01:57 | Central Florida | Wayne Ford connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Hey and he's fouled by Eric Boyd - foul #3 on Eric Boyd, team foul #14 | 67-74 |
| 01:57 | Central Florida | Wayne Ford misses the free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Wayne Crawford snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Rice | Peter Hey denies the turnaround by Wayne Crawford | 67-74 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Wayne Crawford pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-74 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| 01:34 | Rice | John Payne's floater is tipped away by Brandon Sahlberg | 67-74 |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg pulls down the rebound | 67-74 |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | James Beall lays it in on a nice dish by Wayne Ford and he's hacked by John Payne - foul #3 on John Payne, team foul #15 | 67-76 |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | James Beall makes the free throw | 67-77 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Rice | Eric Boyd hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Rhine | 69-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:57 | Central Florida | Wayne Ford buries a runner from the right block set up by Matthew Breen | 69-79 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Eric Boyd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-79 |
| 00:49 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg pulls down the rebound | 69-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | John Payne is called for the reach on Brandon Sahlberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Payne, team foul #16 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Brian Alexander (C) John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leonard Elzey (PG), Robert Herring (SG), Scott Nagel (SF), Landon Sheldon (PF) Matthew Breen, James Beall, Peter Hey, Wayne Ford | |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Brandon Sahlberg misses the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Wayne Crawford pulls down the rebound | 69-80 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Brian Alexander connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-80 |
| 00:40 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-80 |
| Subs | Rice | John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Eric Boyd (PF) Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Matthew Breen (PG) Scott Nagel | |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Landon Sheldon is hacked by William Frailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Frailey, team foul #17 | 71-80 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Landon Sheldon makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Landon Sheldon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:32 | Rice | John Payne knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 73-82 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Matthew Breen is hacked by William Frailey in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Frailey, team foul #18 | 73-82 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Matthew Breen makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Matthew Breen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Eric Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-84 |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Brian Alexander (C) John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Scott Nagel (SF), Perry McSparin (C) Matthew Breen, Brandon Sahlberg | |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Leonard Elzey runs out the clock | 73-84 |