| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Shook (fresh) PF - David Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Tokarz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - John Moczulski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Thomas Woods inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Tulane | Thomas Woods is called for traveling | 36-32 |
| 19:26 | Rice | David Mabe misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Larson - foul #1 on Ernest Larson, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:26 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:26 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:06 | Tulane | James Shook is called for the reach on Thomas Woods - foul #3 on James Shook, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) James Shook | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:59 | Tulane | John Moczulski is hacked by Jerome Wiggs - foul #2 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 18:52 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz hits the finger roll | 38-34 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 18:31 | Tulane | Thomas Woods gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:17 | Tulane | Daniel Costner steals the ball from Thomas Tokarz | 38-34 |
| 18:01 | Rice | David Mabe is whistled for a carry | 38-34 |
| 17:43 | Tulane | John Moczulski clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jerome Wiggs - foul #3 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Donnell Cook (SF) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (C) Thomas Tokarz | |
| 17:43 | Tulane | John Moczulski makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:43 | Tulane | John Moczulski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Donnell Cook buries a shot from close range | 40-36 |
| 16:56 | Tulane | Ernest Larson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 16:55 | Tulane | Thomas Woods misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 16:54 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:35 | Rice | James Chavers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-36 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Daniel Costner tips it in | 42-36 |
| 16:21 | Tulane | David Mabe swats the shot by Alfred Blackburn | 42-36 |
| 16:20 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 16:11 | Tulane | John Moczulski misses the dunk attempt | 42-36 |
| 16:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 42-36 |
| 15:41 | Rice | James Chavers knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donnell Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mabe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Larson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Woods (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Moczulski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Tulane | John Moczulski travels with the ball | 44-36 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), James Shook (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, Donnell Cook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), Dean Lucero (SG), David Stroud (SF), Thomas Tokarz (PF), Steven Masters (C) Ernest Larson, Alfred Blackburn, Thomas Woods, John Moczulski, Virgil Vaughn | |
| 15:01 | Rice | The jump hook by James Shook is blocked by Steven Masters | 44-36 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Michael Bacher tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| 14:50 | Tulane | David Stroud scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Masters | 46-38 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-38 |
| 14:23 | Rice | James Shook tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 14:21 | Tulane | David Stroud grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 14:10 | Tulane | Michael Bacher blocks the jumper by Jerome Reed | 46-38 |
| 14:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bacher | 46-38 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Dean Lucero steals it from William Stanton in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| 13:57 | Tulane | James Shook steals it from David Stroud | 46-38 |
| 13:28 | Rice | James Shook buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Steven Masters - foul #4 on Steven Masters, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), James Chavers (C) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Larson (PG), Alfred Blackburn (SG), Thomas Woods (SF), Virgil Vaughn (C) Jerome Reed, Dean Lucero, David Stroud, Steven Masters | |
| 13:28 | Rice | James Shook misses the free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:28 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Michael Bacher is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Bacher, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF) Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:01 | Tulane | Ernest Larson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-38 |
| 13:00 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 12:40 | Rice | James Chavers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 12:38 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Costner | 48-38 |
| 12:17 | Rice | James Chavers clanks a runner in the lane | 48-38 |
| 12:15 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:08 | Tulane | James Chavers blocks the short jumper by Thomas Woods | 48-38 |
| 12:06 | Tulane | Thomas Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 11:55 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz misses the floater from the right side | 48-38 |
| 11:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Shook | 48-38 |
| 11:37 | Rice | James Chavers misses short on a shot near the basket | 48-38 |
| 11:36 | Tulane | Thomas Woods snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Mabe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Tokarz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Virgil Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Tulane | David Mabe steps in front of the Ernest Larson pass | 48-38 |
| 11:12 | Rice | James Chavers knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Thomas Tokarz - foul #3 on Thomas Tokarz, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) William Stanton, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Moczulski (PF) Thomas Tokarz | |
| 11:12 | Rice | James Chavers makes the free throw | 51-38 |
| 11:00 | Tulane | Thomas Woods is hacked by Michael Bacher - foul #4 on Michael Bacher, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF), Donnell Cook (C) Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Brown (C) Virgil Vaughn | |
| 10:47 | Tulane | Ernest Larson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 10:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donnell Cook | 51-38 |
| 10:29 | Rice | David Mabe can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 10:27 | Tulane | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:13 | Tulane | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on John Moczulski - foul #1 on Daniel Costner, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), James Chavers (C) Daniel Costner, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), Dean Lucero (SG), David Stroud (SF) Ernest Larson, Alfred Blackburn, Thomas Woods | |
| 10:03 | Tulane | David Mabe is called for the reach on David Stroud - foul #2 on David Mabe, team foul #7 | 51-38 |
| 10:03 | Tulane | David Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 10:03 | Tulane | David Stroud misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 10:03 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 09:39 | Rice | James Chavers clanks a jumper near the basket | 51-39 |
| 09:38 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to David Mabe | 51-39 |
| 09:18 | Rice | David Mabe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| 09:17 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dean Lucero | 51-39 |
| 09:02 | Tulane | David Mabe steps in front of the Jerome Reed pass | 51-39 |
| 08:39 | Rice | David Mabe connects on the floater in the lane | 53-39 |
| 08:20 | Tulane | James Chavers denies the turnaround by Jerome Reed | 53-39 |
| 08:18 | Tulane | John Moczulski tips it in | 53-41 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs's floater is tipped away by John Moczulski | 53-41 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Antonio Clark hits the follow up shot | 55-41 |
| 07:51 | Tulane | Jerome Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), James Shook (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Donnell Cook (C) Antoine Sharp, Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Larson (PG), Alfred Blackburn (SG), Thomas Woods (SF), Thomas Tokarz (PF), Steven Masters (C) Jerome Reed, Dean Lucero, David Stroud, John Moczulski, James Brown | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Ernest Larson steals the ball from Michael Bacher | 55-41 |
| 07:28 | Tulane | Thomas Woods lays it up and in set up by Ernest Larson | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Tokarz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Michael Bacher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 07:10 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Alfred Blackburn | 55-43 |
| 06:53 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Larson | 55-45 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Donnell Cook comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 06:31 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Thomas Woods | 55-45 |
| 06:23 | Tulane | Ernest Larson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-45 |
| 06:22 | Tulane | Steven Masters can't tip it in | 55-45 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Michael Bacher grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Thomas Tokarz blocks the jumper by Daniel Costner | 55-45 |
| 05:52 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Donnell Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-45 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Donnell Cook tips it in | 57-45 |
| 05:15 | Tulane | William Stanton is called for the reach on Alfred Blackburn - foul #3 on William Stanton, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, James Shook, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Moczulski (PF), Virgil Vaughn (C) Thomas Tokarz, Steven Masters | |
| 05:15 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 57-45 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Daniel Costner is fouled on the floor by Ernest Larson - foul #2 on Ernest Larson, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF) Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:36 | Rice | James Chavers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), David Stroud (SF) Ernest Larson, Thomas Woods | |
| 04:23 | Tulane | John Moczulski connects on the jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 04:07 | Rice | James Chavers scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Antoine Sharp | 59-47 |
| 04:04 | Tulane | Jerome Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (SF) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (SG) Alfred Blackburn | |
| 03:44 | Rice | David Mabe knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Chavers | 61-47 |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Jerome Reed misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #9 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Donnell Cook (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Reed (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dean Lucero (fresh) SF - David Stroud (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Moczulski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Rice | Donnell Cook can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-49 |
| 02:54 | Tulane | The rebound goes to John Moczulski | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:35 | Tulane | Michael Bacher blocks the short jumper by John Moczulski | 61-49 |
| 02:33 | Tulane | David Stroud tips it in | 61-51 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Antoine Sharp, William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Larson (PG), Alfred Blackburn (SG), Thomas Woods (SF), Thomas Tokarz (PF), Steven Masters (C) Jerome Reed, Dean Lucero, David Stroud, John Moczulski, Virgil Vaughn | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:14 | Rice | James Chavers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-51 |
| 02:12 | Rice | David Mabe tips it back up and in | 63-51 |
| 01:48 | Tulane | Thomas Woods misses long on a runner from the left block | 63-51 |
| 01:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:43 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Shook | 66-51 |
| 01:28 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 66-53 |
| 01:10 | Rice | David Mabe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-53 |
| 01:09 | Tulane | Steven Masters gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 00:47 | Tulane | Ernest Larson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Chavers - foul #2 on James Chavers, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Donnell Cook (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (SG), David Stroud (SF), John Moczulski (PF), Virgil Vaughn (C) Alfred Blackburn, Thomas Woods, Thomas Tokarz, Steven Masters | |
| 00:47 | Tulane | Ernest Larson makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:47 | Tulane | Ernest Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | William Stanton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (SG) Ernest Larson | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:42 | Tulane | Jerome Reed buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Dean Lucero | 66-57 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Larson (PG), Alfred Blackburn (SG), Thomas Woods (SF), Thomas Tokarz (PF), Steven Masters (C) Jerome Reed, Dean Lucero, David Stroud, John Moczulski, Virgil Vaughn | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | James Shook is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Larson - foul #3 on Ernest Larson, team foul #5 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:37 | Rice | James Shook is hacked by Thomas Woods - foul #3 on Thomas Woods, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| 00:35 | Rice | David Mabe is fouled on the floor by Ernest Larson - foul #4 on Ernest Larson, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| 00:35 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:35 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:31 | Tulane | David Mabe swats the short shot by Steven Masters | 68-57 |
| 00:30 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Stanton runs out the clock | 68-57 |