| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kirkland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Doyle Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Larrison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Leon Sanabria (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Christopher Eisenman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Warnick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brian Acuff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reese (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Kirkland inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Michael Byrd can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 25-36 |
| 19:36 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Charles Warnick | 25-36 |
| 19:22 | Tulane | Michael Byrd takes the ball from Leon Sanabria | 25-36 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Michael Byrd is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Byrd, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| 18:40 | Tulane | Brian Acuff comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 25-36 |
| 18:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Derrick Larrison | 25-36 |
| 18:26 | Rice | David Parker is whistled for a carry | 25-36 |
| 18:06 | Tulane | Charles Warnick misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Michael Byrd snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Doyle Williams makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Byrd | 27-36 |
| 17:38 | Tulane | Michael Byrd steps in front of the Charles Warnick pass | 27-36 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Michael Byrd lays it up and in | 29-36 |
| 17:17 | Tulane | Brian Acuff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 17:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Derrick Larrison | 29-36 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Michael Byrd makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Parker | 32-36 |
| 16:40 | Tulane | Charles Warnick clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 16:38 | Tulane | Brian Acuff tips it in | 32-38 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Michael Byrd clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 16:13 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Brian Acuff | 32-38 |
| 16:05 | Tulane | Christopher Eisenman misses long on a runner in the paint | 32-38 |
| 16:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Derrick Larrison | 32-38 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Doyle Williams misses the easy layup | 32-38 |
| 15:36 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Brian Acuff | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Kirkland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Doyle Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Larrison (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Leon Sanabria (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Christopher Eisenman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Warnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brian Acuff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Reese (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Tulane | Brian Acuff is hacked by James Kirkland - foul #2 on James Kirkland, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Louis Camp (PG), Charles Jahosky (SG), Randall Ceniceros (SF), Andrew Gann (PF), Ruben Brown (C) Leon Sanabria, Christopher Eisenman, Charles Warnick, Brian Acuff, Robert Reese | |
| 15:18 | Tulane | Charles Jahosky misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 15:17 | Tulane | Randall Ceniceros misses the tip | 32-38 |
| 15:16 | Tulane | Andrew Gann hits the follow up shot | 32-40 |
| 14:49 | Rice | James Kirkland can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-40 |
| 14:48 | Tulane | Louis Camp snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 14:35 | Tulane | Louis Camp's pass is intercepted by Michael Byrd | 32-40 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Doyle Williams clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Gann - foul #1 on Andrew Gann, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Doyle Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Doyle Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:17 | Tulane | Randall Ceniceros pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:57 | Tulane | Doyle Williams swats the layup by Randall Ceniceros | 33-40 |
| 13:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Doyle Williams | 33-40 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Derrick Larrison is called for a charge - foul #1 on Derrick Larrison, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Crane (C) Derrick Larrison | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Eisenman (SG), Charles Warnick (SF), Brian Acuff (PF), Robert Reese (C) Charles Jahosky, Randall Ceniceros, Andrew Gann, Ruben Brown | |
| 13:17 | Tulane | Christopher Eisenman is hacked by Doyle Williams - foul #3 on Doyle Williams, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Leon Sanabria (PG) Louis Camp | |
| 13:01 | Tulane | Charles Warnick scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Christopher Eisenman steps in front of the Doyle Williams pass | 33-42 |
| 12:17 | Tulane | Leon Sanabria buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Warnick | 33-44 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Frank Crane connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Parker | 35-44 |
| 11:35 | Tulane | Charles Warnick knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Leon Sanabria | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Kirkland (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Doyle Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Crane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Leon Sanabria (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Eisenman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Warnick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brian Acuff (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Reese (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:17 | Rice | David Parker can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 11:15 | Tulane | Charles Warnick grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 11:03 | Tulane | Charles Warnick hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Acuff | 35-49 |
| 10:37 | Rice | James Kirkland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Robert Reese pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 10:17 | Tulane | Brian Acuff is fouled on the floor by David Parker - foul #1 on David Parker, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Larrison (C) Frank Crane | |
| Subs | Tulane | Louis Camp (PG), Charles Jahosky (SG), Randall Ceniceros (SF), Andrew Gann (PF), Ruben Brown (C) Leon Sanabria, Christopher Eisenman, Charles Warnick, Brian Acuff, Robert Reese | |
| 10:09 | Tulane | Louis Camp misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-49 |
| 10:07 | Tulane | Ruben Brown snags the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 09:58 | Tulane | Charles Jahosky misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-49 |
| 09:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Doyle Williams | 35-49 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Doyle Williams hits the finger roll | 37-49 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Charles Jahosky lays it up and in on a great pass from Randall Ceniceros | 37-51 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Michael Byrd misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Doyle Williams gets the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 08:39 | Rice | David Parker can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Louis Camp - foul #1 on Louis Camp, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Eisenman (SG), Charles Warnick (SF), Brian Acuff (PF), Robert Reese (C) Charles Jahosky, Randall Ceniceros, Andrew Gann, Ruben Brown | |
| 08:39 | Rice | David Parker makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:39 | Rice | David Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 08:10 | Tulane | Robert Reese buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Camp and he's hacked by David Parker - foul #2 on David Parker, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Leon Sanabria (PG) Louis Camp | |
| 08:10 | Tulane | Robert Reese makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Derrick Larrison loses the dribble to Leon Sanabria | 39-54 |
| 07:49 | Tulane | Leon Sanabria banks in the layup | 39-56 |
| 07:27 | Rice | James Kirkland hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Kirkland (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Doyle Williams (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Larrison (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Leon Sanabria (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Eisenman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Warnick (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brian Acuff (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:04 | Tulane | Robert Reese misses badly on a shot near the basket | 42-56 |
| 07:02 | Rice | James Kirkland grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-56 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Michael Byrd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-56 |
| 06:56 | Tulane | Brian Acuff pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:31 | Tulane | Charles Warnick travels with the ball | 42-56 |
| 06:16 | Rice | David Parker misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Charles Warnick - foul #1 on Charles Warnick, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| 06:16 | Rice | David Parker misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 06:16 | Rice | David Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:00 | Tulane | Christopher Eisenman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 05:58 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Reese | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:45 | Tulane | Leon Sanabria misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-56 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Derrick Larrison snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Michael Byrd can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-56 |
| 05:13 | Tulane | Charles Warnick pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 04:53 | Tulane | Robert Reese scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Eisenman | 43-59 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Derrick Larrison is whistled for a carry | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Randall Whitfield (SF), Frank Crane (PF), Joseph Perry (C) James Kirkland, Doyle Williams, Derrick Larrison | |
| Subs | Tulane | Louis Camp (PG) Leon Sanabria | |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Louis Camp is fouled on the floor by Frank Crane - foul #3 on Frank Crane, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Jahosky (SG), Randall Ceniceros (SF), Andrew Gann (PF), Ruben Brown (C) Christopher Eisenman, Charles Warnick, Brian Acuff, Robert Reese | |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Louis Camp makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Louis Camp makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Michael Byrd is hacked by Charles Jahosky - foul #3 on Charles Jahosky, team foul #4 | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Michael Byrd buries a shot from the right side | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Tulane | Louis Camp misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-61 |
| 03:07 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Gann | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (tired) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randall Whitfield (fresh) PF - Frank Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Louis Camp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Jahosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Randall Ceniceros (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Gann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Tulane | Randall Ceniceros is whistled for traveling | 45-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Larrison (C) Joseph Perry | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Michael Byrd scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | Ruben Brown's layup is rejected by Derrick Larrison | 48-61 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Randall Whitfield gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Michael Byrd can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-61 |
| 02:02 | Tulane | Randall Ceniceros grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 01:44 | Tulane | Randall Ceniceros is hacked by Michael Byrd - foul #3 on Michael Byrd, team foul #8 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | James Kirkland (SF), Doyle Williams (PF) Randall Whitfield, Frank Crane | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 01:44 | Tulane | Randall Ceniceros misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Doyle Williams | 48-61 |
| 01:30 | Rice | James Kirkland is called for traveling | 48-61 |
| 01:09 | Tulane | Andrew Gann hits the finger roll set up by Charles Jahosky | 48-63 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Doyle Williams misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Doyle Williams tips it home | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Ruben Brown knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Doyle Williams knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Byrd | 52-65 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Michael Byrd steps in front of the Charles Jahosky pass | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Byrd can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 52-65 |