| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Louis Camp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Opstein (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Booze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ruben Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Henry Gobin inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee is whistled for a carry | 31-25 |
| 19:16 | Tulane | Louis Camp makes the shot near the basket set up by Kevin Opstein | 33-25 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Kevin Opstein steals the ball from Robert Kelly | 33-25 |
| 18:43 | Tulane | James Booze scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Opstein and he's hacked by Henry Gobin - foul #1 on Henry Gobin, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 18:43 | Tulane | James Booze makes the free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Kelly | 36-28 |
| 17:49 | Tulane | Robert Franks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-28 |
| 17:48 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Franks | 36-28 |
| 17:26 | Tulane | Kevin Opstein clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 17:24 | Tulane | Louis Camp grabs the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 17:13 | Tulane | Robert Franks comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Kelly, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Archie Janney (SF), James Jackson (PF) James Booze, Ruben Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:13 | Tulane | Robert Franks makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:13 | Tulane | Robert Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis Camp - foul #3 on Louis Camp, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Terrence Heise (PG), Robert Cooper (SG) Louis Camp, Kevin Opstein | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 16:52 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:28 | Tulane | Robert Franks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Franks, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Robert Kelly scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Harold Caraway | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Terrence Heise (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Archie Janney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Franks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Henry Gobin (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Tulane | James Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Henry Gobin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Gobin | 38-34 |
| 15:00 | Tulane | Terrence Heise hits a floater from the left side | 40-34 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Robert Franks is called for the reach on Harold Caraway - foul #2 on Robert Franks, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Louis Camp (PG), Kevin Opstein (SG), James Booze (SF), Joseph Robinson (PF), Ruben Brown (C) Terrence Heise, Robert Cooper, Archie Janney, James Jackson, Robert Franks | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| 14:29 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 14:28 | Tulane | Joseph Robinson grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Joseph Robinson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 13:39 | Tulane | James Booze gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:24 | Tulane | Kevin Opstein hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 40-34 |
| 13:22 | Tulane | Ruben Brown tips it back up and in | 42-34 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Louis Camp steals the ball from Thomas Ferebee | 42-34 |
| 13:02 | Tulane | Louis Camp throws it down | 44-34 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Robert Kelly hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 44-34 |
| 12:32 | Tulane | Ruben Brown grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 12:27 | Tulane | Louis Camp misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 44-34 |
| 12:25 | Tulane | Ruben Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:08 | Tulane | Kevin Opstein misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Ferebee - foul #2 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| 12:08 | Tulane | Kevin Opstein makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:08 | Tulane | Kevin Opstein misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-34 |
| 11:37 | Tulane | Ruben Brown knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Louis Camp and he's fouled by Kenneth Rumble - foul #3 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Terrence Heise (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), James Jackson (SF), Robert Franks (C) Louis Camp, Kevin Opstein, James Booze, Joseph Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 11:37 | Tulane | Ruben Brown misses the free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the board | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Terrence Heise (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ruben Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Rice | James Jackson is called for the reach on Thomas Ferebee - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Robinson (PF) Ruben Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:55 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| 10:44 | Tulane | Robert Cooper comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 10:43 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cooper | 47-34 |
| 10:33 | Tulane | Robert Cooper misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Henry Gobin - foul #2 on Henry Gobin, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Kevin Opstein (SG) Terrence Heise | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Robert Kelly | |
| 10:33 | Tulane | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:33 | Tulane | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-34 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the offensive board | 49-34 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Gobin | 49-37 |
| 09:24 | Tulane | Kevin Opstein banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Cooper | 51-37 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-37 |
| 08:53 | Tulane | Robert Cooper gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 08:47 | Tulane | Robert Cooper loses the dribble to Harold Caraway | 51-37 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-37 |
| 08:23 | Tulane | Robert Franks gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 08:14 | Tulane | Harold Caraway steals the ball from Joseph Robinson | 51-37 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 07:43 | Tulane | Joseph Robinson pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 07:37 | Tulane | Robert Franks connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Cooper | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Opstein (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Franks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 15 pts. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Rumble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Harold Caraway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Charles Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-37 |
| 07:18 | Tulane | Robert Franks grabs the board | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:50 | Tulane | Joseph Robinson misses the lay-in | 53-37 |
| 06:48 | Tulane | Joseph Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 06:36 | Tulane | James Jackson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Cooper | 55-37 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Kevin Opstein takes the ball from Charles Smith in the backcourt | 55-37 |
| 06:13 | Tulane | Joseph Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Harold Caraway pulls down the rebound | 55-37 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-40 |
| 05:44 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Louis Camp (PG), Archie Janney (SG), James Booze (SF), Ruben Brown (PF) Robert Cooper, Kevin Opstein, James Jackson, Joseph Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| 05:21 | Tulane | Robert Franks scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Louis Camp | 57-40 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Robert Kelly buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Henry Gobin | 57-42 |
| 04:53 | Tulane | Robert Franks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-42 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Robert Kelly buries a runner in the paint and the foul's on James Booze - foul #2 on James Booze, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Kevin Opstein (SG), Joseph Robinson (PF) Archie Janney, Robert Franks | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 04:29 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:29 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Joseph Robinson | 57-44 |
| 04:00 | Tulane | Louis Camp is fouled on the floor by Charles Smith - foul #5 on Charles Smith, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG) Charles Smith | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Kevin Opstein misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Caraway - foul #1 on Harold Caraway, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Jackson (C) Joseph Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Kevin Opstein makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Kevin Opstein makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Green | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Louis Camp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Opstein (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Booze (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 21 pts. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Tulane | Louis Camp misses short on a shot from the left side | 59-47 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Charles Green is fouled on the floor by Kevin Opstein - foul #1 on Kevin Opstein, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Terrence Heise (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Archie Janney (SF) Louis Camp, Kevin Opstein, James Booze | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:44 | Rice | Robert Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-47 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | Robert Cooper misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Ferebee - foul #3 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| 02:17 | Tulane | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee scores on a jumper from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 01:49 | Tulane | James Jackson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Kelly - foul #2 on Robert Kelly, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| 01:49 | Tulane | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:49 | Tulane | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 01:30 | Rice | The jump hook by Robert Kelly is blocked by Ruben Brown | 63-49 |
| 01:29 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Archie Janney | 63-49 |
| 01:00 | Tulane | Terrence Heise comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-49 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Robert Kelly snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee loses the dribble to Archie Janney | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Tulane | Robert Cooper misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 00:28 | Tulane | Terrence Heise grabs the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Terrence Heise runs out the clock | 63-49 |