| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fresh) SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dominic Bruno inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Wilbur Upton hits a 3 from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Miguel Olivares is called for the reach on Wilbur Upton - foul #2 on Miguel Olivares, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Dominic Bruno clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Wilbur Upton tips it but misses | 41-35 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Charles Linn snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Dominic Bruno clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Billy Inglis - foul #2 on Billy Inglis, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Dominic Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Dominic Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 18:10 | Central Florida | Charles Linn takes the ball from Billy Inglis | 43-35 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Charles Linn jams it | 45-35 |
| 17:45 | Central Florida | Albert Laird can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-35 |
| 17:44 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares grabs the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:27 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Wilbur Upton pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Charles Linn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 17:17 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:02 | Central Florida | Dominic Bruno takes the ball from Paul Miller | 45-35 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Wilbur Upton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-35 |
| 16:20 | Central Florida | Albert Laird is whistled for a carry | 48-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF), Lowell Rubalcaba (PF), Shawn Belgrave (C) Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Ernesto Alaniz (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Glen Thurber (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Albert Laird, Paul Miller, Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley, Miguel Olivares | |
| 16:08 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-35 |
| 15:45 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 15:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Bennett | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) PF - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Petrie (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ernesto Alaniz (fresh) SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Glen Thurber (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mickey Payne (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Franklin Green clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on He-ping Chu - foul #1 on He-ping Chu, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Franklin Green makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Franklin Green misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 15:33 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 15:15 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 15:13 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu snags the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 14:57 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 14:56 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to He-ping Chu | 49-35 |
| 14:51 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Charles Linn is fouled on the floor by Mickey Payne - foul #1 on Mickey Payne, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Paul Miller (SG), Miguel Olivares (C) Mark Petrie, Ernesto Alaniz, Mickey Payne | |
| 14:06 | Rice | Franklin Green banks in the layup | 51-35 |
| 13:53 | Central Florida | Albert Laird clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 51-35 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Charles Linn grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 51-35 |
| 13:42 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber is fouled on the floor by Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #1 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Franklin Green, Lowell Rubalcaba, Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Billy Inglis (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF) He-ping Chu, Glen Thurber | |
| 13:14 | Central Florida | Wilbur Upton blocks the short jumper by Paul Miller | 51-35 |
| 13:12 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis tips it back up and in | 51-37 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Wilbur Upton's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Chumbley | 51-37 |
| 12:52 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 12:44 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares's pass is intercepted by Dominic Bruno | 51-37 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 12:22 | Central Florida | Paul Miller snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 12:17 | Central Florida | Albert Laird connects on the floater from the right side | 51-39 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jim Chumbley - foul #2 on Jim Chumbley, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (SG), Lowell Rubalcaba (SF) Charles Linn, Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Mickey Payne (C) Albert Laird, Miguel Olivares | |
| 12:05 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Lowell Rubalcaba is called for the reach on Billy Inglis - foul #2 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #2 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Glen Thurber (C) Mickey Payne | |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Shawn Belgrave - foul #2 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie misses the free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Petrie (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Glen Thurber (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Billy Inglis swats the short shot by Eric Ricciardi | 53-41 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi gets the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 11:10 | Rice | John Bennett makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Shawn Belgrave | 55-41 |
| 11:03 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Paul Miller | 55-43 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Wilbur Upton tips it home | 57-43 |
| 10:33 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Wilbur Upton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 10:15 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 09:56 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 09:54 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis grabs the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 09:36 | Central Florida | John Bennett steals it from Jim Chumbley | 57-43 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba hits the finger roll set up by John Bennett | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:18 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Dominic Bruno (SF), Franklin Green (PF), Stanley Foland (C) Shawn Belgrave, Lowell Rubalcaba, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Ernesto Alaniz (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Craig Oswalt (PF), Miguel Olivares (C) Mark Petrie, Paul Miller, Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley, Glen Thurber | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:03 | Rice | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Stanley Foland grabs the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 08:36 | Rice | John Bennett misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-43 |
| 08:35 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Miguel Olivares | 59-43 |
| 08:22 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Stanley Foland grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 08:03 | Rice | John Bennett hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Charles Linn | 61-43 |
| 07:48 | Central Florida | Charles Linn steals the ball from Ernesto Alaniz | 61-43 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Charles Linn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 07:28 | Central Florida | Albert Laird gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Green (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ernesto Alaniz (fresh) SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Craig Oswalt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 07:13 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt gets the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert Laird | 61-46 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Dominic Bruno scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Foland | 64-46 |
| 06:34 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares is hacked by Franklin Green - foul #1 on Franklin Green, team foul #4 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PG), Shawn Belgrave (SG), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Charles Linn, Franklin Green, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Paul Miller (SG), Glen Thurber (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Albert Laird, Ernesto Alaniz, He-ping Chu, Craig Oswalt, Miguel Olivares | |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wilbur Upton - foul #2 on Wilbur Upton, team foul #5 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Billy Inglis (SF) Mickey Payne | |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 06:06 | Rice | The short jumper by Eric Ricciardi is denied by Glen Thurber | 64-47 |
| 06:05 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Ricciardi | 64-47 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Dominic Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-47 |
| 05:30 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses long on a floater from the left block | 64-47 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba tips it back up and in | 66-47 |
| 04:55 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis is fouled on the floor by Dominic Bruno - foul #3 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #6 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Stanley Foland (C) Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), He-ping Chu (SF), Miguel Olivares (C) Mark Petrie, Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley | |
| 04:47 | Central Florida | Dominic Bruno is called for the reach on He-ping Chu - foul #4 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #7 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Franklin Green (SF) Dominic Bruno, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:47 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:47 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba banks in the layup set up by Shawn Belgrave | 68-48 |
| 04:12 | Central Florida | Albert Laird hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #3 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #8 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Foland (C) Charles Linn | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (SG), Craig Oswalt (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Paul Miller, Glen Thurber, Miguel Olivares | |
| 04:12 | Central Florida | Albert Laird makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 04:12 | Central Florida | Albert Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Stanley Foland gets the rebound | 68-49 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave is fouled on the floor by Craig Oswalt - foul #2 on Craig Oswalt, team foul #6 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz (SG) Albert Laird | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Wilbur Upton (PF) Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Belgrave (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Franklin Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Petrie (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ernesto Alaniz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Oswalt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mickey Payne (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-49 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Craig Oswalt steals it from Wilbur Upton | 68-49 |
| 02:32 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 68-51 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Wilbur Upton is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Wilbur Upton, team foul #9 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) Wilbur Upton | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Johnson (PG), Glen Thurber (SF) Mark Petrie, He-ping Chu | |
| 01:55 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne misses long on a 3 from straight away | 68-51 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Dominic Bruno snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Franklin Green comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 01:23 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #4 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #10 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG) Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), He-ping Chu (SF) Tony Johnson, Craig Oswalt | |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Petrie - foul #1 on Mark Petrie, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:50 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 69-53 |
| 00:45 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne snags the offensive board | 69-53 |
| 00:43 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses long on a shot from the right side | 69-55 |
| 00:14 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Petrie | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba runs out the clock | 69-57 |