| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Chavers (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Larson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) SF - David Stroud (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Tokarz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Moczulski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Shook inbounds the ball | 34-20 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Antonio Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-20 |
| 19:42 | Tulane | David Stroud snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 19:19 | Tulane | Ernest Larson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-20 |
| 19:17 | Tulane | David Stroud hits the follow up shot | 34-22 |
| 18:54 | Rice | David Mabe hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Tokarz - foul #3 on Thomas Tokarz, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (C) Thomas Tokarz | |
| 18:54 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:54 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:54 | Rice | James Shook grabs the offensive board | 35-22 |
| 18:34 | Rice | David Mabe misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 35-22 |
| 18:32 | Tulane | John Moczulski gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 18:15 | Tulane | Ernest Larson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-22 |
| 18:14 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 17:56 | Rice | David Mabe misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-22 |
| 17:54 | Tulane | The rebound goes to David Stroud | 35-22 |
| 17:48 | Tulane | Ernest Larson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Antonio Clark gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 17:21 | Rice | The jumper by James Shook is denied by Virgil Vaughn | 35-22 |
| 17:20 | Rice | James Shook grabs the offensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 17:07 | Rice | John Moczulski is called for the reach on Antonio Clark - foul #1 on John Moczulski, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Brown (C) John Moczulski | |
| 16:49 | Rice | David Mabe hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 35-22 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Ernest Larson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Stanton and he's hacked by David Stroud - foul #2 on David Stroud, team foul #3 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF), Donnell Cook (C) David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), Dean Lucero (SF) Ernest Larson, David Stroud | |
| 16:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the free throw | 38-25 |
| 15:52 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn knocks in the floater from the right block | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Reed (fresh) SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Virgil Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses short on a floater from the right side | 38-27 |
| 15:28 | Rice | Michael Bacher pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner's pass is intercepted by Jerome Reed | 38-27 |
| 14:59 | Tulane | Jerome Reed misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 14:57 | Tulane | Dean Lucero tips it in | 38-29 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Daniel Costner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 14:34 | Tulane | Dean Lucero pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 14:10 | Tulane | Jerome Reed connects on the shot from the left side and the foul's on William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Larson (PG), Thomas Woods (SF), Thomas Tokarz (PF), Steven Masters (C) Alfred Blackburn, Dean Lucero, Virgil Vaughn, James Brown | |
| 14:10 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:51 | Rice | James Chavers is denied on a dunk by Thomas Tokarz | 38-32 |
| 13:49 | Rice | David Mabe tips it home | 40-32 |
| 13:20 | Tulane | Jerome Reed misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 13:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 40-32 |
| 13:00 | Rice | James Chavers drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from James Shook | 42-32 |
| 12:47 | Tulane | Ernest Larson hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Masters | 42-35 |
| 12:28 | Rice | James Chavers scores on a floater from the right block | 44-35 |
| 12:15 | Tulane | Antoine Sharp steals the ball from Thomas Tokarz | 44-35 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the dunk attempt | 44-35 |
| 12:08 | Rice | David Mabe tips it back up and in | 46-35 |
| 11:54 | Tulane | The jump hook by Steven Masters is blocked by David Mabe | 46-35 |
| 11:52 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Larson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Tokarz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | James Shook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG), John Moczulski (C) Jerome Reed, Steven Masters | |
| 11:12 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn is hacked by David Mabe - foul #2 on David Mabe, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (C) Thomas Tokarz | |
| 10:55 | Tulane | James Chavers is called for the reach on John Moczulski - foul #2 on James Chavers, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF) David Mabe | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:46 | Tulane | Thomas Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Daniel Costner connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Bacher | 49-35 |
| 10:00 | Tulane | John Moczulski misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-35 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Michael Bacher pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 09:55 | Rice | John Moczulski takes the ball from Michael Bacher | 49-35 |
| 09:42 | Tulane | John Moczulski makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Larson | 49-37 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Michael Bacher is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Bacher, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), Donnell Cook (C) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), David Stroud (SF), Thomas Tokarz (PF), Steven Masters (C) Ernest Larson, Thomas Woods, John Moczulski, Virgil Vaughn | |
| 09:03 | Tulane | Jerome Reed connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Daniel Costner is whistled for traveling | 49-39 |
| 08:23 | Tulane | Jerome Reed is fouled on the floor by Daniel Costner - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| 08:05 | Tulane | Antonio Clark is called for the reach on Alfred Blackburn - foul #2 on Antonio Clark, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Larson (PG), Thomas Woods (SF) Jerome Reed, David Stroud | |
| 07:50 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Woods | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Larson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Tokarz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 07:32 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ernest Larson | 49-41 |
| 07:18 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn blows the layup but he's fouled by Antonio Clark - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 07:18 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:18 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:18 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:57 | Rice | David Mabe is fouled on the floor by Thomas Tokarz - foul #4 on Thomas Tokarz, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (SG), John Moczulski (PF) Alfred Blackburn, Thomas Tokarz | |
| 06:29 | Rice | James Shook clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Woods - foul #4 on Thomas Woods, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Michael Bacher (PF) Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (C) Steven Masters | |
| 06:29 | Rice | James Shook misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:29 | Rice | James Shook misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:29 | Tulane | Jerome Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:19 | Tulane | Jerome Reed lays it up and in set up by Ernest Larson | 49-44 |
| 05:50 | Rice | James Shook throws it down | 51-44 |
| 05:37 | Tulane | Thomas Woods lays it in on a nice dish by Ernest Larson | 51-46 |
| 05:18 | Rice | William Stanton is fouled on the floor by John Moczulski - foul #2 on John Moczulski, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), David Mabe (PF), Donnell Cook (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, James Shook, Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG), David Stroud (SF), Thomas Tokarz (PF) Ernest Larson, Thomas Woods, Virgil Vaughn | |
| 04:59 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Mabe | 54-46 |
| 04:46 | Tulane | John Moczulski lays it up and in set up by Jerome Reed | 54-48 |
| 04:30 | Rice | David Mabe buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Antonio Clark | 56-48 |
| 04:21 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Tokarz | 56-50 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Donnell Cook knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Costner and he's hacked by Alfred Blackburn - foul #1 on Alfred Blackburn, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Larson (PG), Thomas Woods (SF), Steven Masters (C) Jerome Reed, David Stroud, John Moczulski | |
| 04:01 | Rice | Donnell Cook makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Steven Masters comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Chavers - foul #3 on James Chavers, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Steven Masters makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Steven Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Larson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Tokarz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Mabe | 61-52 |
| 03:15 | Tulane | Ernest Larson is hacked by Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), James Shook (SF) Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:15 | Tulane | Ernest Larson makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:15 | Tulane | Ernest Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Steven Masters steps in front of the David Mabe pass | 61-54 |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Steven Masters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF) David Mabe | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Moczulski (PF) Thomas Tokarz | |
| 02:39 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), David Mabe (PF) William Stanton, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz (PF) John Moczulski | |
| 02:17 | Rice | James Chavers connects on the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Steven Masters - foul #4 on Steven Masters, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| 02:17 | Rice | James Chavers misses the free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Steven Masters | 63-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:09 | Tulane | Ernest Larson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-54 |
| 02:07 | Rice | James Shook snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:43 | Rice | James Chavers double dribbles | 63-54 |
| 01:29 | Tulane | Ernest Larson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 01:28 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn gets the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:21 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn loses the dribble to Daniel Costner | 63-54 |
| 00:55 | Rice | James Chavers's floater is tipped away by Steven Masters | 63-54 |
| 00:54 | Tulane | Steven Masters pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz is hacked by James Chavers - foul #4 on James Chavers, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Antonio Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Larson - foul #2 on Ernest Larson, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | William Stanton is called for the reach on Thomas Woods - foul #2 on William Stanton, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Thomas Woods makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Thomas Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:42 | Rice | James Shook is hacked by Ernest Larson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Larson, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:42 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:42 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:37 | Tulane | Ernest Larson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Masters | 65-61 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Antonio Clark is hacked by Ernest Larson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ernest Larson, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) William Stanton, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:29 | Tulane | Steven Masters loses the dribble to Antonio Clark | 66-61 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Antonio Clark is hacked by Alfred Blackburn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Blackburn, team foul #12 | 66-61 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:26 | Tulane | Thomas Woods snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 00:19 | Tulane | Ernest Larson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:15 | Tulane | Ernest Larson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Ernest Larson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-61 |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn grabs the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Ernest Larson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 00:03 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:02 | Rice | David Mabe is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Larson - foul #5 on Ernest Larson, team foul #13 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG) Ernest Larson | |
| 00:02 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:02 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Jerome Reed misses long on a halfcourt shot | 69-61 |