| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Courtney Leitch (fresh) SG - Wallace Cadet (fresh) SF - Kenneth Barco (fresh) PF - Louis Purdie (fresh) C - Mario Davila (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) PF - Stephen Phillips (fresh) C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Mario Davila wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Courtney Leitch | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Steven Hobbs is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Central Florida | Mario Davila comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Mario Davila grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | Central Florida | Mark Steinhauer is called for the reach on Kenneth Barco - foul #1 on Mark Steinhauer, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:40 | Central Florida | Steven Hobbs is called for the reach on Mario Davila - foul #1 on Steven Hobbs, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 17:21 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Steven Hobbs grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Steven Hobbs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:14 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:53 | Central Florida | Louis Purdie buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Mario Davila | 5-0 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Jack Aviles loses the dribble to Courtney Leitch | 5-0 |
| 16:29 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco throws it down on a nice dish by Courtney Leitch | 7-0 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses the 3 from the right corner | 7-0 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Stephen Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Steven Hobbs is hacked by Wallace Cadet - foul #1 on Wallace Cadet, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla (PG), John Bose (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Willie Burrage (PF), Jordan Dupree (C) Courtney Leitch, Wallace Cadet, Kenneth Barco, Louis Purdie, Mario Davila | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Steven McKenize (SF), Brett Davis (PF), Benjamin Farrish (C) Steven Hobbs, Mark Steinhauer, Stephen Phillips, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish can't finish the layup | 7-0 |
| 15:45 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Oren Mancilla (fresh) SG - John Bose (fresh) SF - Philip Walters (fresh) PF - Willie Burrage (fresh) C - Jordan Dupree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) SF - Steven McKenize (fresh) PF - Brett Davis (fresh) C - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla misses short on a shot from close range | 7-0 |
| 15:30 | Central Florida | Philip Walters hits the follow up shot | 9-0 |
| 15:01 | Rice | James Hinton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 9-0 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish tips it in | 9-2 |
| 14:40 | Central Florida | Philip Walters's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Farrish | 9-2 |
| 14:38 | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree tips it in | 11-2 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the jumper near the basket set up by Brett Davis and he's hacked by Philip Walters - foul #1 on Philip Walters, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch (PG), Kenneth Barco (SF) John Bose, Philip Walters | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Jack Aviles, Steven McKenize, Brett Davis | |
| 14:28 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:13 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Oren Mancilla | 14-5 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Steven Hobbs buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Hinton | 14-8 |
| 13:37 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla drills a shot from the left block set up by Courtney Leitch | 16-8 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Jordan Dupree is called for the reach on Mark Steinhauer - foul #1 on Jordan Dupree, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet (SG), Louis Purdie (PF), Mario Davila (C) Oren Mancilla, Willie Burrage, Jordan Dupree | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Phillips (PF) Benjamin Farrish | |
| 13:11 | Rice | James Hinton misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 16-8 |
| 13:09 | Central Florida | Mario Davila pulls down the rebound | 16-8 |
| 13:03 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-8 |
| 13:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Steinhauer | 16-8 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Courtney Leitch blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Steven Hobbs | 16-8 |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Mario Davila grabs the board | 16-8 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Mario Davila can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #1 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Philip Walters (SF) Kenneth Barco | |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG) James Hinton | |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Mario Davila makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Mario Davila makes the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Jack Aviles connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Stephen Phillips | 18-10 |
| 11:47 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Courtney Leitch | 20-10 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Courtney Leitch (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Wallace Cadet (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Walters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Purdie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Davila (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) PF - Stephen Phillips (fresh) C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Stephen Phillips misses the floater from just outside the lane | 20-10 |
| 11:34 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Wallace Cadet | 20-10 |
| 11:21 | Central Florida | Philip Walters is whistled for a carry | 20-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco (SF) Philip Walters | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Steven McKenize (SF), Brett Davis (C) Steven Hobbs, Mark Steinhauer, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 11:07 | Rice | Steven McKenize travels with the ball | 20-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla (PG), John Bose (SG), Willie Burrage (PF) Courtney Leitch, Wallace Cadet, Louis Purdie | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (C) Stephen Phillips | |
| 10:56 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla hits a shot from just outside the lane | 22-10 |
| 10:41 | Rice | James Hinton misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Bose - foul #1 on John Bose, team foul #4 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree (C) Mario Davila | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:41 | Rice | James Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 10:41 | Rice | James Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco makes the fadeaway from the right side | 24-12 |
| 10:03 | Rice | James Hinton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-12 |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree gets the rebound | 24-12 |
| 09:44 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-12 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish snags the defensive board | 24-12 |
| 09:26 | Rice | James Hinton is called for traveling | 24-12 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch (PG), Wallace Cadet (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Louis Purdie (PF), Mario Davila (C) Oren Mancilla, John Bose, Kenneth Barco, Willie Burrage, Jordan Dupree | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Stephen Phillips (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) James Hinton, Steven McKenize, Brett Davis, Benjamin Farrish | |
| 09:13 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet's floater is knocked away by Stephen Phillips | 24-12 |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch hits the follow up shot | 26-12 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 26-12 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Stephen Phillips hits the follow up shot | 26-14 |
| 08:37 | Central Florida | Steven Hobbs steps in front of the Philip Walters pass | 26-14 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Jack Aviles's floater is knocked away by Mario Davila | 26-14 |
| 08:13 | Central Florida | Philip Walters gets the rebound | 26-14 |
| 08:09 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-14 |
| 08:08 | Central Florida | Louis Purdie tips it in | 28-14 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Steven Hobbs misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-14 |
| 07:48 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet grabs the board | 28-14 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Courtney Leitch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wallace Cadet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Philip Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Purdie (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mario Davila (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Aviles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) PF - Stephen Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch is whistled for a carry | 28-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco (SF), Willie Burrage (PF), Jordan Dupree (C) Philip Walters, Louis Purdie, Mario Davila | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (SG), Brett Davis (PF) Jack Aviles, Stephen Phillips | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Steven Hobbs makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Brett Davis | 28-16 |
| 06:56 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Wallace Cadet | 31-16 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jordan Dupree - foul #2 on Jordan Dupree, team foul #5 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla (SG), Michael McGrotha (C) Wallace Cadet, Jordan Dupree | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (SG) Steven Hobbs | |
| 06:44 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 06:44 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage grabs the defensive rebound | 31-17 |
| 06:29 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-17 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Steven McKenize pulls down the rebound | 31-17 |
| 06:24 | Rice | James Hinton drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Steven McKenize | 31-20 |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by James Hinton - foul #1 on James Hinton, team foul #4 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Louis Purdie (PF), Mario Davila (C) Willie Burrage, Michael McGrotha | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (SF), Stephen Phillips (PF) Mark Steinhauer, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch makes the free throw | 34-20 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Steven McKenize misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-20 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Stephen Phillips tips it back up and in | 34-22 |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla is called for traveling | 34-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (SG) Courtney Leitch | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Jack Aviles (SG) James Hinton, Benjamin Farrish | |
| 05:08 | Rice | Stephen Phillips double dribbles | 34-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet (SG) John Bose | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (C) Stephen Phillips | |
| 04:50 | Central Florida | Mario Davila hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-22 |
| 04:49 | Central Florida | Louis Purdie grabs the offensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 04:30 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet is whistled for traveling | 34-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG), Philip Walters (SF), Willie Burrage (PF) Oren Mancilla, Kenneth Barco, Louis Purdie | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Steven McKenize, Brett Davis | |
| 04:07 | Rice | Steven Hobbs comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 04:05 | Central Florida | Philip Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 04:01 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #2 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #5 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch (PG), Michael McGrotha (C) John Bose, Mario Davila | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Phillips (PF) Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 04:01 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet misses the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 04:01 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Steven Hobbs misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Willie Burrage - foul #1 on Willie Burrage, team foul #6 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree (C) Michael McGrotha | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Benjamin Farrish | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Steven Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Steven Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Philip Walters pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Courtney Leitch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wallace Cadet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Philip Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Burrage (fresh) C - Jordan Dupree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) PF - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Central Florida | Steven Hobbs steps in front of the Willie Burrage pass | 35-23 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Jack Aviles banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Hobbs | 35-25 |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree buries a fadeaway from the left side | 37-25 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-25 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla (SG), Kenneth Barco (SF), Louis Purdie (PF) Wallace Cadet, Philip Walters, Jordan Dupree | |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG) Steven Hobbs | |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Jack Aviles steals the ball from Willie Burrage | 37-25 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Stephen Phillips hits the finger roll | 37-27 |
| 02:03 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Barco | 40-27 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Oren Mancilla steals it from Stanislaus Kucinski | 40-27 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Louis Purdie | 42-27 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Willie Burrage - foul #2 on Willie Burrage, team foul #7 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG), Wallace Cadet (SG), Mario Davila (C) Courtney Leitch, Oren Mancilla, Willie Burrage | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Steven McKenize (SF), Brett Davis (PF) Jack Aviles, Mark Steinhauer, Stephen Phillips | |
| 01:19 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:19 | Central Florida | Mario Davila grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 01:17 | Central Florida | John Bose throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-28 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree (PF) Louis Purdie | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (C) Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 01:00 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish is called for traveling | 42-28 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Philip Walters (SF) Kenneth Barco | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:35 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jordan Dupree | 45-28 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Steven McKenize hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 45-28 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Mario Davila pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Mario Davila clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-28 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish snags the defensive board | 45-28 |