| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) SF - William Tighe (fresh) PF - Roy Smith (fresh) C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mason Ransom (fresh) SG - Gordon Neves (fresh) SF - Antonio Weitz (fresh) PF - Jordan Allmon (fresh) C - Edward Beck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Edward Beck 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) | |
| 19:46 | Central Florida | Roy Smith steals it from Jordan Allmon | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Frederick Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Edward Beck | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Edward Beck hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Fredrick Cannon - foul #1 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Edward Beck misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Edward Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:04 | Rice | William Tighe banks in the layup | 2-1 |
| 18:46 | Central Florida | Edward Beck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-1 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson is fouled on the floor by Gordon Neves - foul #1 on Gordon Neves, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 18:07 | Rice | William Tighe buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawson | 5-1 |
| 17:58 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz connects on the shot in the lane | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Frederick Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Smith | 8-3 |
| 17:30 | Central Florida | Gordon Neves drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Antonio Weitz | 8-6 |
| 17:06 | Rice | William Tighe knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawson | 10-6 |
| 16:50 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 10-6 |
| 16:49 | Central Florida | Edward Beck pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:33 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Cannon - foul #2 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG), Donald Griffin (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Calvin Frizzell (PG), Albert McDade (SG), Casey Swanson (SF), James Washington (PF), Richard Guajardo (C) Mason Ransom, Gordon Neves, Antonio Weitz, Jordan Allmon, Edward Beck | |
| 16:21 | Central Florida | Casey Swanson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 10-6 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Guajardo - foul #1 on Richard Guajardo, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:15 | Central Florida | James Washington gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:58 | Central Florida | Richard Guajardo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 15:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lawson | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Price (fresh) SF - Donald Griffin (fresh) PF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) C - Frank Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Calvin Frizzell (fresh) SG - Albert McDade (fresh) SF - Casey Swanson (fresh) PF - James Washington (fresh) C - Richard Guajardo (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-6 |
| 15:39 | Central Florida | Casey Swanson gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:32 | Central Florida | James Washington misses the easy layup | 11-6 |
| 15:30 | Central Florida | James Washington hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Richard Guajardo is called for the reach on Frank Smith - foul #2 on Richard Guajardo, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG), Roy Smith (PF) Kenneth Lawson, Dustin Sasaki | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mason Ransom (PG), Gordon Neves (SG), Antonio Weitz (SF), Jordan Allmon (PF) Calvin Frizzell, Albert McDade, Casey Swanson, Richard Guajardo | |
| 14:53 | Rice | Antonio Weitz takes the ball from Joel Karn | 11-8 |
| 14:39 | Central Florida | Gordon Neves hits the finger roll | 11-10 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Roy Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Roy Smith misses the tip | 11-10 |
| 14:06 | Central Florida | James Washington snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:57 | Central Florida | James Washington buries a runner from the right block set up by Antonio Weitz | 11-12 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Joel Karn loses the dribble to Gordon Neves | 11-12 |
| 13:35 | Central Florida | Gordon Neves dunks the ball | 11-14 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Joel Karn is fouled on the floor by James Washington - foul #1 on James Washington, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF), Dustin Sasaki (C) William Price, Joel Karn, Donald Griffin, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Calvin Frizzell (PG), Albert McDade (SG), Casey Swanson (SF), Edward Beck (C) Mason Ransom, Gordon Neves, Antonio Weitz, James Washington | |
| 13:05 | Rice | William Tighe can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 11-14 |
| 13:04 | Central Florida | Edward Beck grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 12:46 | Central Florida | William Tighe steals it from Casey Swanson | 11-14 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson is hacked by Calvin Frizzell - foul #1 on Calvin Frizzell, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Griffin (C) Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:20 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-14 |
| 12:03 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-14 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Donald Griffin gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:49 | Rice | William Tighe can't finish the layup but the foul's on Calvin Frizzell - foul #2 on Calvin Frizzell, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Smith (C) Donald Griffin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mason Ransom (PG), Gordon Neves (SG), Antonio Weitz (SF), James Washington (PF) Calvin Frizzell, Albert McDade, Casey Swanson, Jordan Allmon | |
| 11:49 | Rice | William Tighe makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:49 | Rice | William Tighe misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:49 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Edward Beck | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mason Ransom (fresh) SG - Gordon Neves (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Antonio Weitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Beck (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-14 |
| 11:38 | Central Florida | James Washington tips it but misses | 14-14 |
| 11:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Frederick Brown | 14-14 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 11:19 | Central Florida | Edward Beck pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:13 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Edward Beck | 14-17 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-17 |
| 11:01 | Central Florida | Edward Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:52 | Central Florida | Edward Beck comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Frederick Brown - foul #1 on Frederick Brown, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG), Roy Smith (PF) Frederick Brown, Dustin Sasaki | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:52 | Central Florida | Edward Beck misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:52 | Central Florida | Edward Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Roy Smith misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by James Washington - foul #2 on James Washington, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Griffin (SF) William Tighe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Casey Swanson (PF) James Washington | |
| 10:32 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:06 | Central Florida | Casey Swanson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 10:04 | Rice | William Price gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-18 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Roy Smith misses the tip | 16-18 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Donald Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Roy Smith misses the easy layup | 16-18 |
| 09:35 | Central Florida | Edward Beck snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Griffin - foul #1 on Donald Griffin, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF) Kenneth Lawson, Roy Smith, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert McDade (SG), Jordan Allmon (PF) Gordon Neves, Antonio Weitz | |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:54 | Rice | William Tighe clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 08:52 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:31 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-20 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:18 | Rice | William Price scores on a floater from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 08:04 | Central Florida | Albert McDade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 08:02 | Rice | William Tighe snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki is called for traveling | 18-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Joel Karn (SG), Roy Smith (PF), Frank Smith (C) William Price, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Donald Griffin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gordon Neves (SG), Antonio Weitz (SF) Mason Ransom, Casey Swanson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Karn (fresh) SF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert McDade (fresh) SG - Gordon Neves (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Antonio Weitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jordan Allmon (fresh) C - Edward Beck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Albert McDade | 18-23 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Albert McDade - foul #1 on Albert McDade, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:08 | Central Florida | Albert McDade blows the layup | 20-23 |
| 07:06 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon tips it in | 20-25 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Lawson | 22-25 |
| 06:45 | Central Florida | Frank Smith is called for the reach on Albert McDade - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| 06:33 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gordon Neves | 22-27 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki's layup is rejected by Edward Beck | 22-27 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki grabs the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 05:52 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 05:41 | Central Florida | Gordon Neves is called for traveling | 22-27 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF), Donald Griffin (C) Kenneth Lawson, Joel Karn, Dustin Sasaki, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mason Ransom (PG), Casey Swanson (C) Albert McDade, Edward Beck | |
| 05:26 | Rice | Roy Smith misses badly on a shot from the right side | 22-27 |
| 05:24 | Rice | William Price can't tip it in | 22-27 |
| 05:22 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:07 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mason Ransom, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Beck (C) Antonio Weitz | |
| 04:54 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Price | 24-27 |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Roy Smith - foul #1 on Roy Smith, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG) William Price | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Donald Griffin gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Frederick Brown comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Donald Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson connects on the shot from the left side | 26-27 |
| 03:52 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom is hacked by Kenneth Lawson - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawson, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Roy Smith, Donald Griffin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Calvin Frizzell (SG), Antonio Weitz (SF), James Washington (PF), Richard Guajardo (C) Gordon Neves, Casey Swanson, Jordan Allmon, Edward Beck | |
| 03:52 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:52 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Sasaki | 26-28 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG) Frederick Brown | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert McDade (SG) Mason Ransom | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Calvin Frizzell (fresh) SG - Albert McDade (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antonio Weitz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Guajardo (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | Central Florida | Kenneth Lawson is called for the reach on Calvin Frizzell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawson, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| 03:35 | Central Florida | Calvin Frizzell makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:35 | Central Florida | Calvin Frizzell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:18 | Rice | William Price knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Lawson | 29-30 |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | William Tighe is called for the reach on Antonio Weitz - foul #1 on William Tighe, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Smith (PF) William Tighe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 02:24 | Central Florida | Richard Guajardo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 02:22 | Central Florida | Calvin Frizzell tips it home | 31-32 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Frank Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Washington - foul #3 on James Washington, team foul #10 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), Donald Griffin (SF) Kenneth Lawson, Dustin Sasaki | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mason Ransom (PG), Casey Swanson (SF), Jordan Allmon (PF) Albert McDade, Antonio Weitz, James Washington | |
| 02:03 | Rice | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Frank Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:03 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:48 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 01:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Fredrick Cannon | 32-32 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon hits a jumper near the basket set up by William Price | 34-32 |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Casey Swanson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Frederick Brown pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Frank Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 34-32 |
| 01:12 | Central Florida | Casey Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:06 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 01:04 | Central Florida | Casey Swanson tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Frederick Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), William Tighe (SF), Roy Smith (PF) William Price, Frank Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gordon Neves (SG), Antonio Weitz (SF), Edward Beck (C) Calvin Frizzell, Casey Swanson, Richard Guajardo | |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Gordon Neves loses the dribble to Frederick Brown | 34-34 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Frederick Brown hits the finger roll | 36-34 |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom is hacked by Frederick Brown - foul #2 on Frederick Brown, team foul #10 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG), Frank Smith (C) Frederick Brown, Donald Griffin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Mason Ransom makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson is fouled on the floor by Jordan Allmon - foul #1 on Jordan Allmon, team foul #11 | 36-36 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Gordon Neves misses long on a fullcourt shot | 37-36 |