| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timmy Sanford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Matthews (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Nall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry McCallion (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Timothy Mikkelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Castello (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Fair (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Thacker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Michael Cosme connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jeremy Matthews | 32-37 |
| 19:25 | Central Florida | Terry McCallion steals the ball from Mike Thacker | 32-37 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Jason Fair steals the ball from Jeremy Matthews | 32-37 |
| 18:56 | Central Florida | Michael Castello hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Mikkelson | 32-40 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Terry McCallion misses long on a shot in the lane | 32-40 |
| 18:47 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Timothy Mikkelson | 32-40 |
| 18:31 | Central Florida | Jason Fair misses the easy layup | 32-40 |
| 18:30 | Central Florida | Mike Thacker pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Jason Fair misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Terry McCallion - foul #2 on Terry McCallion, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Jason Fair makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Jason Fair misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Terry McCallion comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Michael Cosme's layup is rejected by Mike Thacker | 32-41 |
| 17:49 | Central Florida | Mike Thacker grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:25 | Central Florida | Timothy Mikkelson knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by John Lawson | 32-43 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 17:07 | Central Florida | Mike Thacker snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | John Lawson misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Matthews - foul #2 on Jeremy Matthews, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (PG), Louie Kenney (SG), Richard Patel (SF), Ken Irby (PF), Michael Mildenstein (C) Michael Cosme, Timmy Sanford, Jeremy Matthews, Henry Nall, Terry McCallion | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Matias (PG), Roger Sheriff (SG), Michael Breit (PF), Earnest Neece (C) Timothy Mikkelson, Michael Castello, Jason Fair, Mike Thacker | |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | John Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | John Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Ken Irby connects on the shot from the left block set up by Michael Mildenstein | 34-45 |
| 16:14 | Central Florida | Roger Sheriff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-45 |
| 16:12 | Central Florida | Roger Sheriff tips it back up and in | 34-47 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Richard Patel connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Lloyd Hurley | 37-47 |
| 15:43 | Central Florida | 3 seconds is called on Michael Breit | 37-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Cosme (PG) Louie Kenney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Christopher Hackett (SF), Mike Thacker (C) John Lawson, Earnest Neece | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Hurley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Patel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ken Irby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Matias (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Sheriff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Hackett (fresh) PF - Michael Breit (fresh) C - Mike Thacker (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Rice | Roger Sheriff takes the ball from Richard Patel | 37-47 |
| 14:55 | Central Florida | Mike Thacker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 14:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Patel | 37-47 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Michael Cosme drills a floater from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | William Matias makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Sheriff | 39-50 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Richard Patel buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Cosme | 41-50 |
| 13:44 | Central Florida | Michael Breit scores on a shot from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 13:26 | Central Florida | Michael Breit grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:10 | Central Florida | Michael Mildenstein steals the ball from Roger Sheriff | 41-52 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Ken Irby misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Breit - foul #1 on Michael Breit, team foul #1 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Timmy Sanford (SG), Jeremy Matthews (SF), Terry McCallion (C) Lloyd Hurley, Richard Patel, Michael Mildenstein | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Mikkelson (PG), Michael Castello (SG), John Lawson (SF), Jason Fair (PF), Earnest Neece (C) William Matias, Roger Sheriff, Christopher Hackett, Michael Breit, Mike Thacker | |
| 12:43 | Rice | Ken Irby makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Ken Irby misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:43 | Central Florida | Jason Fair pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:24 | Central Florida | John Lawson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Castello | 42-55 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Timmy Sanford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 12:03 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Terry McCallion | 42-55 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Timmy Sanford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timmy Sanford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Matthews (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ken Irby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry McCallion (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Timothy Mikkelson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Castello (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lawson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Fair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Earnest Neece (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Michael Castello steals it from Timmy Sanford | 42-55 |
| 11:22 | Central Florida | Jason Fair blows the layup | 42-55 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Timmy Sanford buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 10:34 | Central Florida | Jason Fair scores on a shot from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Terry McCallion misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-57 |
| 10:26 | Central Florida | John Lawson grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 10:02 | Central Florida | Earnest Neece misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | John Lawson hits the follow up shot | 45-59 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Jason Fair is called for the reach on Ken Irby - foul #2 on Jason Fair, team foul #2 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (PG), Louie Kenney (SG), Richard Patel (SF), Henry Nall (PF), Michael Mildenstein (C) Michael Cosme, Timmy Sanford, Jeremy Matthews, Ken Irby, Terry McCallion | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Matias (PG), Roger Sheriff (SG), Christopher Hackett (SF), Michael Breit (PF), Mike Thacker (C) Timothy Mikkelson, Michael Castello, John Lawson, Jason Fair, Earnest Neece | |
| 09:28 | Rice | Richard Patel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 45-59 |
| 09:26 | Central Florida | Mike Thacker snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 09:21 | Central Florida | Louie Kenney picks off the pass by William Matias in the backcourt | 45-59 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Louie Kenney | 47-59 |
| 09:06 | Central Florida | Mike Thacker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Louie Kenney grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Henry Nall drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Richard Patel | 49-59 |
| 08:39 | Central Florida | Mike Thacker misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Patel - foul #3 on Richard Patel, team foul #3 | 49-59 |
| 08:39 | Central Florida | Mike Thacker makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 08:39 | Central Florida | Mike Thacker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Michael Breit steals it from Louie Kenney | 49-61 |
| 08:00 | Central Florida | William Matias can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Henry Nall grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-61 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley grabs the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Henry Nall drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lloyd Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louie Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Patel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Henry Nall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Matias (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Sheriff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Hackett (fresh) PF - Michael Breit (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Thacker (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Christopher Hackett blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Patel - foul #4 on Richard Patel, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Timmy Sanford (SG), Jeremy Matthews (SF), Terry McCallion (C) Louie Kenney, Richard Patel, Michael Mildenstein | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Mikkelson (PG), Michael Castello (SG), Jason Fair (PF) William Matias, Roger Sheriff, Michael Breit | |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Christopher Hackett makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Christopher Hackett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Henry Nall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Cosme (PG) Lloyd Hurley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Lawson (SF), Earnest Neece (C) Christopher Hackett, Mike Thacker | |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Michael Cosme takes the ball from Timothy Mikkelson | 52-63 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews blows the dunk | 52-63 |
| 06:03 | Central Florida | Michael Castello grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 05:57 | Central Florida | Timothy Mikkelson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Fair | 52-66 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:48 | Rice | Henry Nall's floater is tipped away by Jason Fair | 52-66 |
| 05:46 | Central Florida | Michael Castello snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Central Florida | Jason Fair misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Timmy Sanford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-66 |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Earnest Neece grabs the board | 52-66 |
| 05:03 | Central Florida | John Lawson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Terry McCallion - foul #3 on Terry McCallion, team foul #5 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Patel (SF), Ken Irby (PF) Jeremy Matthews, Henry Nall | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mike Thacker (C) Earnest Neece | |
| 05:03 | Central Florida | John Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 05:03 | Central Florida | John Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Terry McCallion grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Ken Irby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 52-66 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Ken Irby grabs the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Ken Irby scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Richard Patel | 54-66 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Richard Patel is called for the reach on Timothy Mikkelson - foul #5 on Richard Patel, team foul #6 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (PG), Louie Kenney (SG), Michael Mildenstein (SF) Michael Cosme, Timmy Sanford, Richard Patel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Matias (PG), Roger Sheriff (SG), Christopher Hackett (SF), Michael Breit (PF) Timothy Mikkelson, Michael Castello, John Lawson, Jason Fair | |
| 04:00 | Central Florida | William Matias's pass is intercepted by Louie Kenney | 54-66 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Rice | Terry McCallion knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Lloyd Hurley and he's hacked by Mike Thacker - foul #2 on Mike Thacker, team foul #3 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Matthews (SF) Michael Mildenstein | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:49 | Rice | Terry McCallion makes the free throw | 57-66 |
| 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) | |
| 03:27 | Central Florida | Michael Breit misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Ken Irby gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lloyd Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louie Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Matthews (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ken Irby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry McCallion (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Matias (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Sheriff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Hackett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Breit (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Thacker (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley snags the offensive board | 57-66 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 02:54 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Mike Thacker | 57-66 |
| 02:54 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Cosme (PG), Timmy Sanford (SG), Henry Nall (PF) Lloyd Hurley, Louie Kenney, Terry McCallion | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Mikkelson (PG), Michael Castello (SG), John Lawson (SF), Jason Fair (PF) William Matias, Roger Sheriff, Christopher Hackett, Michael Breit | |
| 02:36 | Central Florida | Jason Fair loses the dribble to Jeremy Matthews | 57-66 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Ken Irby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Mike Thacker | 57-66 |
| 01:59 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Timothy Mikkelson is denied by Henry Nall | 57-66 |
| 01:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jeremy Matthews | 57-66 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Ken Irby misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 01:36 | Central Florida | Timothy Mikkelson grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Timothy Mikkelson is hacked by Michael Cosme - foul #3 on Michael Cosme, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry McCallion (C) Ken Irby | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Timothy Mikkelson makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Timothy Mikkelson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Henry Nall drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Cosme | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | Michael Castello is fouled in the backcourt by Timmy Sanford - foul #1 on Timmy Sanford, team foul #8 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Matias (PG), Roger Sheriff (SF) Timothy Mikkelson, John Lawson | |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | Michael Castello makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | Michael Castello misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Henry Nall pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Timmy Sanford can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Matias - foul #1 on William Matias, team foul #4 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (PG), Louie Kenney (SF), Ken Irby (PF), Michael Mildenstein (C) Michael Cosme, Jeremy Matthews, Henry Nall, Terry McCallion | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Christopher Hackett (SF), Michael Breit (PF), Earnest Neece (C) Michael Castello, Jason Fair, Mike Thacker | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Timmy Sanford misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Timmy Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | Roger Sheriff is hacked by Timmy Sanford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timmy Sanford, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Cosme (PG), Jeremy Matthews (SF), Henry Nall (PF), Terry McCallion (C) Lloyd Hurley, Louie Kenney, Ken Irby, Michael Mildenstein | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Castello (SG), Jason Fair (PF), Mike Thacker (C) Christopher Hackett, Michael Breit, Earnest Neece | |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | Roger Sheriff makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | Roger Sheriff makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Terry McCallion hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Henry Nall grabs the offensive rebound | 60-71 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-71 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Roger Sheriff snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:10 | Central Florida | Roger Sheriff scores on a jumper from the left wing | 60-73 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Michael Cosme hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 60-73 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Terry McCallion can't tip it in | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Mike Thacker grabs the defensive rebound | 60-73 |