| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Jarvis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Branham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie inbounds the ball | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 19:41 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Jackson | 42-26 |
| 19:24 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kurtis Monday - foul #2 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 19:24 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 19:24 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Jackson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Jackson, team foul #1 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ben Moore (PF) Jeffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:49 | Rice | Terrance Prange can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Robert Curry tips it home | 43-28 |
| 18:28 | Central Florida | A charge is called on Wilbur Ball - foul #2 on Wilbur Ball, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Fred Bonner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Leo Branham - foul #3 on Leo Branham, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Reed (C) Leo Branham | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:59 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:59 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Ben Moore | 43-29 |
| 17:45 | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Kurtis Monday grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Robert Curry blows the dunk but he's hacked by John Reed - foul #1 on John Reed, team foul #4 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Grant Morrison (PG), Cleavon Abdelhamid (SF) Robert Jarvis, Alfredo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG) Stanley Villasenor | |
| 17:32 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:15 | Central Florida | Grant Morrison misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 16:55 | Central Florida | Grant Morrison grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | Grant Morrison double dribbles | 43-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Prout (C) Wilbur Ball | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 16:42 | Rice | Nicholas Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Grant Morrison - foul #2 on Grant Morrison, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Nicholas Reed is whistled for a carry | 43-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis (PG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF) Cleavon Abdelhamid, Dennis Prout | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG) Nicholas Reed | |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Melvin Ivy - foul #1 on Melvin Ivy, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Manuel Guizar hits the finger roll set up by Stanley Villasenor | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Jarvis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Grant Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ben Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) C - Michael West (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 15:41 | Central Florida | Grant Morrison tips it in | 47-33 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses badly on a shot from the right block | 47-33 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Melvin Ivy tips it but misses | 47-33 |
| 15:19 | Central Florida | John Reed pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 15:01 | Central Florida | Melvin Ivy picks off the pass by John Reed | 47-33 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Melvin Ivy scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Villasenor | 47-35 |
| 14:33 | Central Florida | Grant Morrison hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ben Moore | 50-35 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Melvin Ivy scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Villasenor | 50-38 |
| 13:51 | Central Florida | Melvin Ivy steps in front of the Grant Morrison pass | 50-38 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael West and the foul's on John Reed - foul #2 on John Reed, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Wilbur Ball (SG), Cleavon Abdelhamid (SF), Jeffrey Jackson (PF), Leo Branham (C) Robert Jarvis, Grant Morrison, Alfredo Yazzie, Ben Moore, John Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| 13:31 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:15 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-41 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Kurtis Monday comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Kurtis Monday tips it in | 50-43 |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | Leo Branham clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Kurtis Monday pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-43 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Fred Bonner tips it home | 50-45 |
| 12:15 | Central Florida | Leo Branham is fouled on the floor by Kurtis Monday - foul #3 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG) Stanley Villasenor | |
| 11:58 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 11:57 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Cleavon Abdelhamid | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) SG - Wilbur Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cleavon Abdelhamid (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Leo Branham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilbur Ball | 53-45 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Terrance Prange hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Reed and the foul's on Jeffrey Jackson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Jackson, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis (PG), Larry Johnson (SF), Ben Moore (PF) Darin Cosentino, Cleavon Abdelhamid, Jeffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG) Nicholas Reed | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses the free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | Ben Moore grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 11:02 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Terrance Prange - foul #2 on Terrance Prange, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie (SF) Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:02 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:02 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Manuel Guizar can't finish the layup | 55-47 |
| 10:36 | Central Florida | Ben Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 10:30 | Central Florida | Ben Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 10:29 | Central Florida | Leo Branham gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 10:02 | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball buries a shot from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Robert Curry is denied on a layup by Leo Branham | 57-47 |
| 09:46 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Ben Moore | 57-47 |
| 09:29 | Central Florida | Fred Bonner picks off the pass by Robert Jarvis | 57-47 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Kurtis Monday comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-47 |
| 09:11 | Central Florida | Ben Moore grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 09:00 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis's floater is knocked away by Kurtis Monday | 57-47 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Terrance Prange grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Terrance Prange hits a jumper in the lane | 57-49 |
| 08:20 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 08:18 | Central Florida | Ben Moore tips it home | 59-49 |
| 07:58 | Rice | The jump hook by Fred Bonner is blocked by Ben Moore | 59-49 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Kurtis Monday tips it back up and in | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Jarvis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Ball (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfredo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ben Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Leo Branham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Manuel Guizar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Bonner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Curry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Central Florida | Manuel Guizar steps in front of the Ben Moore pass | 59-51 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses long on a floater from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 07:22 | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis is fouled on the floor by Manuel Guizar - foul #3 on Manuel Guizar, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Grant Morrison (SG), Cleavon Abdelhamid (SF), Jeffrey Jackson (PF), John Reed (C) Robert Jarvis, Wilbur Ball, Alfredo Yazzie, Ben Moore, Leo Branham | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Melvin Ivy (SG), Nicholas Reed (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Manuel Guizar, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 06:45 | Central Florida | John Reed knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-51 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Nicholas Reed makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Villasenor | 61-54 |
| 06:06 | Central Florida | Cleavon Abdelhamid clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Melvin Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Nicholas Reed clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-54 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Robert Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Michael West comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-54 |
| 05:26 | Central Florida | Cleavon Abdelhamid gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:07 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 05:05 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Grant Morrison | 61-54 |
| 04:50 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson is called for traveling | 61-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ben Moore (SG), Larry Johnson (SF), Dennis Prout (C) Darin Cosentino, Cleavon Abdelhamid, John Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Patrick Smith (C) Stanley Villasenor, Melvin Ivy, Nicholas Reed, Michael West | |
| 04:41 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Edward Register | 61-56 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Ben Moore hits a fadeaway from the left side | 63-56 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Kurtis Monday connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Manuel Guizar | 63-59 |
| 03:42 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Grant Morrison | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Grant Morrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Prout (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Register (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kurtis Monday (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Smith (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Edward Register misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-59 |
| 03:23 | Central Florida | Grant Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 03:23 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis (PG), Wilbur Ball (SG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF), Leo Branham (C) Grant Morrison, Ben Moore, Larry Johnson, Dennis Prout | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Edward Register, Manuel Guizar, Robert Jackson, Patrick Smith | |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | Leo Branham's pass is intercepted by Kurtis Monday | 65-59 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses long on a shot from the right block | 65-59 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Fred Bonner tips it back up and in | 65-61 |
| 02:38 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis clanks a turnaround near the basket | 65-61 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Fred Bonner grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Kurtis Monday can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 65-61 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Fred Bonner tips it but misses | 65-61 |
| 02:18 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 01:55 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 01:53 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Kurtis Monday gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor tips it home | 65-63 |
| 01:06 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Jackson | 68-63 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Terrance Prange is hacked by Wilbur Ball - foul #3 on Wilbur Ball, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | Leo Branham pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Leo Branham is fouled in the backcourt by Terrance Prange - foul #3 on Terrance Prange, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie is fouled on the floor by Robert Curry - foul #3 on Robert Curry, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the board | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the jumper from the right block | 69-64 |
| 00:38 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis is hacked by Stanley Villasenor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Robert Curry is fouled on the floor by Wilbur Ball - foul #4 on Wilbur Ball, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Robert Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Jackson | 69-65 |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Stanley Villasenor is called for the reach on Jeffrey Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-65 |
| 00:20 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis is hacked by Stanley Villasenor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Bonner | 73-68 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Terrance Prange is called for the reach on Robert Jarvis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terrance Prange, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-68 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Leo Branham grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Leo Branham runs out the clock | 75-68 |