| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) SG - Charles Linn (fresh) SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fresh) SG - Paul Miller (fresh) SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:50 | Central Florida | Paul Miller is hacked by Charles Linn - foul #1 on Charles Linn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dominic Bruno - foul #1 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Charles Linn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Central Florida | Wilbur Upton is called for the reach on Jim Chumbley - foul #1 on Wilbur Upton, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Central Florida | Charles Linn steals the ball from Billy Inglis | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Rice | The short jumper by Eric Ricciardi is denied by Jim Chumbley | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Central Florida | Wilbur Upton steps in front of the Jim Chumbley pass | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Wilbur Upton's floater is knocked away by Jim Chumbley | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis can't throw it down | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Wilbur Upton gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Charles Linn hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Dominic Bruno | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Central Florida | Paul Miller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:07 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:49 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 3-2 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Wilbur Upton snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:35 | Rice | John Bennett is fouled on the floor by Albert Laird - foul #1 on Albert Laird, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), He-ping Chu (SF), Glen Thurber (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Albert Laird, Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley, Miguel Olivares | |
| 16:20 | Rice | John Bennett's pass is intercepted by Mark Petrie | 3-2 |
| 16:16 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu jams it on a great pass from Mark Petrie | 3-4 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Charles Linn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Wilbur Upton snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) PF - Wilbur Upton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Petrie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Miller (fairly fresh) SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glen Thurber (fresh) C - Mickey Payne (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi double dribbles | 3-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Lowell Rubalcaba (PF), Shawn Belgrave (C) John Bennett, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz (SG) Paul Miller | |
| 15:23 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 15:22 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Charles Linn | 5-6 |
| 14:43 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 5-6 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Franklin Green grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Franklin Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Dominic Bruno comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 14:00 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 13:56 | Central Florida | Lowell Rubalcaba steals it from Mark Petrie | 5-6 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Dominic Bruno clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Charles Linn snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave is called for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Franklin Green, Charles Linn, Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Paul Miller (SG), Billy Inglis (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF), Miguel Olivares (C) Mark Petrie, Ernesto Alaniz, He-ping Chu, Glen Thurber, Mickey Payne | |
| 13:09 | Central Florida | Paul Miller scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Billy Inglis and the foul's on Shawn Belgrave - foul #1 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| 13:09 | Central Florida | Paul Miller makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba scores on a floater from the left side | 7-9 |
| 12:23 | Central Florida | John Bennett steals it from Albert Laird | 7-9 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Franklin Green (SF) Shawn Belgrave, Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:47 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 11:46 | Central Florida | Albert Laird tips it home | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | John Bennett can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 7-11 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Wilbur Upton can't tip it in | 7-11 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Franklin Green clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Billy Inglis - foul #1 on Billy Inglis, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | He-ping Chu (SF) Billy Inglis | |
| 11:08 | Rice | Franklin Green misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Franklin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 10:48 | Central Florida | Paul Miller is whistled for a carry | 8-11 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) Franklin Green, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Glen Thurber (PF) Albert Laird, Jim Chumbley | |
| 10:34 | Rice | John Bennett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 10:33 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 10:29 | Central Florida | Paul Miller scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Glen Thurber | 8-13 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Dominic Bruno hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 10:18 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to He-ping Chu | 8-13 |
| 10:03 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Mark Petrie and he's fouled by Dominic Bruno - foul #2 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SF) Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz (SG), Billy Inglis (SF), Mickey Payne (C) Paul Miller, He-ping Chu, Miguel Olivares | |
| 10:03 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber misses the free throw | 8-15 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 09:44 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 09:27 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz loses the dribble to Lowell Rubalcaba | 8-15 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Charles Linn loses the dribble to Mark Petrie | 8-15 |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Petrie | 8-17 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Bennett | 10-17 |
| 08:21 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 08:19 | Rice | John Bennett snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Charles Linn misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-17 |
| 08:01 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Glen Thurber | 10-17 |
| 07:54 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Foland | 10-17 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 07:33 | Rice | John Bennett is hacked by Ernesto Alaniz - foul #1 on Ernesto Alaniz, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Shawn Belgrave, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Paul Miller (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF), Miguel Olivares (C) Mark Petrie, Ernesto Alaniz, Billy Inglis, Glen Thurber, Mickey Payne | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Linn (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 6 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | John Bennett is whistled for a carry | 10-17 |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | Paul Miller blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Linn - foul #2 on Charles Linn, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SG) Charles Linn | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | Paul Miller misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | Paul Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Wilbur Upton lays it in | 12-18 |
| 06:31 | Central Florida | Paul Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 12-18 |
| 06:30 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley hits the follow up shot | 12-20 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the lay-in but he's hacked by He-ping Chu - foul #1 on He-ping Chu, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Wilbur Upton - foul #2 on Wilbur Upton, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (PF) Wilbur Upton | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Franklin Green loses the dribble to Miguel Olivares | 14-22 |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | Albert Laird misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #8 | 14-22 |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | Albert Laird makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | Albert Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 04:55 | Rice | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Paul Miller - foul #1 on Paul Miller, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Foland (C) Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Billy Inglis (SF), Glen Thurber (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Albert Laird, He-ping Chu, Jim Chumbley, Miguel Olivares | |
| 04:55 | Rice | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 04:55 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | Paul Miller scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Petrie | 15-26 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Franklin Green loses the ball out of bounds | 15-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz (SG) Paul Miller | |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-26 |
| 03:51 | Rice | The short jumper by Lowell Rubalcaba is denied by Glen Thurber | 15-26 |
| 03:50 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 03:24 | Central Florida | Stanley Foland is called for the reach on Mark Petrie - foul #1 on Stanley Foland, team foul #9 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Dominic Bruno (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Shawn Belgrave, Franklin Green, Lowell Rubalcaba, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Miller (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF), Miguel Olivares (C) Ernesto Alaniz, Billy Inglis, Glen Thurber, Mickey Payne | |
| 03:24 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 03:24 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie misses the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 03:24 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu gets the offensive rebound | 15-27 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Petrie (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 8 pts. SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-27 |
| 03:07 | Rice | John Bennett grabs the board | 15-27 |
| 02:47 | Rice | John Bennett can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 15-27 |
| 02:46 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 02:28 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley is whistled for traveling | 15-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG) Mark Petrie | |
| 02:14 | Rice | Charles Linn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-27 |
| 02:13 | Central Florida | Albert Laird pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Wilbur Upton denies the turnaround by Paul Miller | 15-27 |
| 02:03 | Rice | John Bennett gets the rebound | 15-27 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the jump hook from close range | 17-27 |
| 01:20 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Dominic Bruno - foul #3 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #10 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SF), Shawn Belgrave (C) Dominic Bruno, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (SG), Billy Inglis (SF) Paul Miller, He-ping Chu | |
| 01:20 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 01:20 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 01:03 | Rice | John Bennett scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Linn | 19-28 |
| 00:34 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley misses the lay-in | 19-28 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares tips it in | 19-30 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Jim Chumbley steals it from Wilbur Upton | 19-30 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Charles Linn is called for the reach on Mark Petrie - foul #3 on Charles Linn, team foul #11 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF), Stanley Foland (C) Charles Linn, Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Miller (SG), Glen Thurber (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Albert Laird, Jim Chumbley, Miguel Olivares | |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie misses the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Stanley Foland gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Stanley Foland misses the halfcourt shot | 19-30 |