| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Martens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Netherton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Reid (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | George Davis inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Central Florida | David Netherton steals the ball from George Davis | 25-27 |
| 19:16 | Rice | The jump hook by Michael Beck is blocked by James Stephens | 25-27 |
| 19:14 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Sisk | 25-27 |
| 18:59 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Nathaniel Sisk picks off the pass by Brett Parker | 27-27 |
| 18:22 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Stephens | 29-27 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Brett Parker is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Sisk - foul #3 on Nathaniel Sisk, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Clark (C) Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (PG), Nicholas Creason (SF), Jason McCanless (PF), Derek Miller (C) Brett Parker, David Netherton, Alfred Reid, Michael Beck | |
| 17:46 | Rice | Jason McCanless clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-27 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Derek Miller misses the tip | 29-27 |
| 17:43 | Central Florida | George Davis grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 17:19 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe double dribbles | 29-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Reid (PF) Jason McCanless | |
| 17:00 | Rice | John Martens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 16:59 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 16:38 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from David Clark | 31-27 |
| 16:26 | Rice | John Martens is called for traveling | 31-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), David Wadlington (SF), Adrian Nunn (C) Jason Bynum, George Davis, James Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | David Netherton (SF), Jason McCanless (PF), Michael Beck (C) Nicholas Creason, Alfred Reid, Derek Miller | |
| 16:01 | Central Florida | David Wadlington can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-27 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Jason McCanless snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fresh) SG - Joseph Gipe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Wadlington (fresh) PF - David Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adrian Nunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Adkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Martens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Netherton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason McCanless (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Rice | Charles Adkins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk (C) Adrian Nunn | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Alfred Reid (PF) David Netherton, Jason McCanless | |
| 15:41 | Central Florida | John Martens is called for the reach on David Clark - foul #3 on John Martens, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Netherton (SF), Jason McCanless (PF) Brett Parker, Alfred Reid | |
| 15:22 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the shot from the left block set up by Don Holford and he's hacked by John Martens - foul #4 on John Martens, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG) Joseph Gipe | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Nicholas Creason (SF), Alfred Reid (PF), Derek Miller (C) John Martens, David Netherton, Jason McCanless, Michael Beck | |
| 15:22 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Nicholas Creason is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Nicholas Creason, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Stephens (PF) David Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | David Netherton (SF), Michael Beck (C) Nicholas Creason, Derek Miller | |
| 14:36 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum travels with the ball | 34-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (SF) David Wadlington | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry Todd (PG), Nicholas Creason (SF), Jason McCanless (PF), Derek Miller (C) Brett Parker, David Netherton, Alfred Reid, Michael Beck | |
| 14:13 | Rice | Derek Miller scores on a floater from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 13:44 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk's pass is intercepted by Jason McCanless | 34-29 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Jason McCanless connects on the jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Todd - foul #3 on Jerry Todd, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), David Clark (C) Don Holford, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), David Netherton (SF), Alfred Reid (PF), Michael Beck (C) Jerry Todd, Nicholas Creason, Jason McCanless, Derek Miller | |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Charles Adkins splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Beck | 35-34 |
| 12:21 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Gipe | 37-34 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Alfred Reid comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | David Clark gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Clark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Netherton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Reid (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | George Davis is fouled on the floor by Michael Beck - foul #2 on Michael Beck, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), David Wadlington (SF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Jason Bynum, George Davis, James Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason McCanless (SG) Charles Adkins | |
| 11:16 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Beck - foul #3 on Michael Beck, team foul #6 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Creason (SG) Jason McCanless | |
| 11:16 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:16 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Michael Beck pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Brett Parker hits a jump hook near the basket | 38-36 |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Nicholas Creason grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Michael Beck misses the shot from the right block | 38-36 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Michael Beck grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Nicholas Creason hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfred Reid | 38-38 |
| 09:27 | Central Florida | David Clark is hacked by Michael Beck - foul #4 on Michael Beck, team foul #7 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), George Davis (SF) Joseph Gipe, David Wadlington | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry Todd (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Jason McCanless (SF), Leslie Wright (PF), Derek Miller (C) Brett Parker, Nicholas Creason, David Netherton, Alfred Reid, Michael Beck | |
| 09:27 | Central Florida | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:27 | Central Florida | David Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Leslie Wright pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Charles Adkins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-38 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Leslie Wright hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 08:53 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk misses long on a shot in the paint | 39-40 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Charles Adkins pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Jason McCanless is called for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Stephens (PF), Adrian Nunn (C) David Clark, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | Rice | David Netherton (SF) Leslie Wright | |
| 08:22 | Central Florida | George Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-40 |
| 08:21 | Central Florida | James Stephens tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Jason Bynum steals the ball from Jerry Todd | 41-40 |
| 08:04 | Central Florida | James Stephens jams it set up by Jason Bynum | 43-40 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Charles Adkins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 07:48 | Central Florida | James Stephens grabs the board | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Holford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Adrian Nunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry Todd (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Charles Adkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Netherton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason McCanless (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Miller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the floater from the right wing set up by Jason Bynum | 45-40 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Jerry Todd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Don Holford, Adrian Nunn | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), John Martens (SG), Nicholas Creason (SF), Alfred Reid (PF), Michael Beck (C) Jerry Todd, Charles Adkins, David Netherton, Jason McCanless, Derek Miller | |
| 06:44 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 45-40 |
| 06:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Beck | 45-40 |
| 06:36 | Rice | John Martens is hacked by George Davis - foul #2 on George Davis, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Wadlington (SF) George Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:16 | Rice | Alfred Reid hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by James Stephens - foul #2 on James Stephens, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG) Jason Bynum | |
| Subs | Rice | David Netherton (SF) Nicholas Creason | |
| 06:16 | Rice | Alfred Reid makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Alfred Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 06:16 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:02 | Central Florida | Don Holford scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Brett Parker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 05:41 | Rice | John Martens can't tip it in | 48-41 |
| 05:39 | Central Florida | James Stephens snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 05:23 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk knocks in the shot from the right block | 50-41 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Alfred Reid travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (PF), David Clark (C) James Stephens, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry Todd (PG), Nicholas Creason (SF), Jason McCanless (PF), Derek Miller (C) Brett Parker, David Netherton, Alfred Reid, Michael Beck | |
| 04:46 | Central Florida | Don Holford is fouled on the floor by Jerry Todd - foul #4 on Jerry Todd, team foul #8 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (SG) Joseph Gipe | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SF), Leslie Wright (PF) Nicholas Creason, Jason McCanless | |
| 04:46 | Central Florida | Don Holford makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 04:46 | Central Florida | Don Holford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Jerry Todd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Derek Miller hits the follow up shot | 52-43 |
| 04:08 | Central Florida | The short jumper by David Clark is denied by Leslie Wright | 52-43 |
| 04:07 | Central Florida | George Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 03:52 | Central Florida | Don Holford connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Davis | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Bynum (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Wadlington (fresh) PF - George Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry Todd (fresh) 4 pf. SG - John Martens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Adkins (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Leslie Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Derek Miller's layup is rejected by David Clark | 55-43 |
| 03:33 | Central Florida | David Clark gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Don Holford | 57-43 |
| 03:20 | Rice | A charge is called on John Martens - foul #5 on John Martens, team foul #9 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), Adrian Nunn (C) Jason Bynum, George Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Creason (SF), Jason McCanless (PF) John Martens, Derek Miller | |
| 03:13 | Central Florida | David Clark misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason McCanless - foul #1 on Jason McCanless, team foul #10 | 57-43 |
| 03:13 | Central Florida | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 03:13 | Central Florida | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:01 | Rice | David Clark swats the short shot by Jerry Todd | 59-43 |
| 03:00 | Central Florida | David Clark grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 02:47 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-43 |
| 02:46 | Central Florida | David Wadlington snags the offensive board | 59-43 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | David Clark is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Charles Adkins can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 59-43 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Jason McCanless grabs the offensive board | 59-43 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Jason McCanless misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 01:59 | Central Florida | Adrian Nunn grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 01:55 | Central Florida | Nicholas Creason takes the ball from Don Holford | 59-43 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Charles Adkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-43 |
| 01:48 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to David Clark | 59-43 |
| 01:24 | Central Florida | David Clark knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 61-43 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Jason McCanless hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Jerry Todd | 61-46 |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Don Holford and he's fouled by Leslie Wright - foul #2 on Leslie Wright, team foul #11 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Miller (C) Leslie Wright | |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses the free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Jason McCanless grabs the board | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Jerry Todd misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to David Clark | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | David Clark lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Gipe and the foul's on Charles Adkins - foul #2 on Charles Adkins, team foul #12 | 65-46 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | David Clark makes the free throw | 66-46 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Joseph Gipe picks off the pass by Derek Miller | 66-46 |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | David Clark jams it on a great pass from Joseph Gipe | 68-46 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Jerry Todd buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Creason | 68-49 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Don Holford runs out the clock | 68-49 |