| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Donald Doering (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gary Kerley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Josef Koperski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Sliger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 4 pts. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Fleming inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | George Mulloy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 19:42 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Josef Koperski | 28-29 |
| 19:21 | Tulane | Robert Farrington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Blake Bush pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Jim Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 19:07 | Tulane | Josef Koperski gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Donald Doering misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Mulloy - foul #3 on George Mulloy, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG) George Mulloy | |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Donald Doering makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Donald Doering makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Rodney Coca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 18:17 | Tulane | Robert Farrington is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Farrington, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Charles Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-29 |
| 17:50 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Stephen Sliger | 30-29 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | Donald Doering connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Farrington | 32-29 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Gary Kerley is called for the reach on Jim Johnson - foul #2 on Gary Kerley, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Adam Weidman (C) Stephen Sliger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:12 | Rice | Rodney Coca lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Fleming | 32-31 |
| 16:49 | Tulane | Jim Johnson takes the ball from Donald Doering | 32-31 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Charles Hamilton misses the dunk | 32-31 |
| 16:43 | Tulane | Josef Koperski pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:33 | Tulane | James Fleming takes the ball from Robert Farrington | 32-31 |
| 16:15 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Johnson | 32-34 |
| 16:11 | Tulane | Charles Hamilton is called for the reach on Donald Doering - foul #1 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Williams (PG), Sylvester Nichols (SG), Steven Gaddis (SF), John Greene (PF), Stephen Sliger (C) Donald Doering, Gary Kerley, Robert Farrington, Josef Koperski, Adam Weidman | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), Gilbert McGibney (SG), James Cooper (SF), Gerard Ramsey (PF) Charles Hamilton, Jim Johnson, James Fleming, Rodney Coca | |
| 16:00 | Tulane | Blake Bush blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by John Greene | 32-34 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Blake Bush grabs the board | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Matthew Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sylvester Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Gaddis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Greene (fresh) C - Stephen Sliger (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Hughes (fresh) SG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) SF - James Cooper (fresh) PF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Blake Bush scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Cooper | 32-37 |
| 15:25 | Tulane | John Greene drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Sylvester Nichols | 35-37 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 15:04 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Steven Gaddis | 35-37 |
| 14:42 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Doering (PG), Gary Kerley (SG), Josef Koperski (PF), Adam Weidman (C) Matthew Williams, Sylvester Nichols, John Greene, Stephen Sliger | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Rodney Coca (C) Larry Hughes, Gilbert McGibney, James Cooper, Gerard Ramsey, Blake Bush | |
| 14:40 | Rice | George Mulloy double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 14:24 | Tulane | Donald Doering misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 14:23 | Rice | James Fleming gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Jim Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Mulloy | 35-39 |
| 13:57 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis's layup is rejected by Don Wettstein | 35-39 |
| 13:56 | Tulane | Josef Koperski tips it in | 37-39 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Rodney Coca blows the layup | 37-39 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Rodney Coca tips it in | 37-41 |
| 13:30 | Tulane | Gary Kerley is fouled on the floor by Jim Johnson - foul #2 on Jim Johnson, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Farrington (SF), Stephen Sliger (C) Steven Gaddis, Adam Weidman | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Bush (C) Rodney Coca | |
| 13:16 | Tulane | Robert Farrington hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Josef Koperski | 40-41 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Blake Bush comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 12:49 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:30 | Tulane | Josef Koperski misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Jim Johnson grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 12:12 | Rice | George Mulloy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 12:10 | Tulane | Robert Farrington snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 11:48 | Tulane | James Fleming picks off the pass by Stephen Sliger | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Donald Doering (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Gary Kerley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Josef Koperski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Sliger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Fleming (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses the lay-in | 40-41 |
| 11:26 | Tulane | Josef Koperski gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:05 | Tulane | Robert Farrington's floater is tipped away by Blake Bush | 40-41 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Blake Bush grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 10:40 | Rice | James Fleming misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 10:39 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:18 | Tulane | Josef Koperski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 10:16 | Tulane | Josef Koperski snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 10:06 | Tulane | Donald Doering is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Doering, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Williams (PG), Sylvester Nichols (SG), Steven Gaddis (SF), John Greene (PF), Adam Weidman (C) Donald Doering, Gary Kerley, Robert Farrington, Josef Koperski, Stephen Sliger | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG), Gilbert McGibney (SG), James Cooper (SF), Rodney Coca (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Jim Johnson, James Fleming, Don Wettstein, Blake Bush | |
| 09:37 | Rice | James Cooper clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Williams - foul #1 on Matthew Williams, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| 09:37 | Rice | James Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:37 | Rice | James Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:20 | Tulane | Adam Weidman buries a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Rodney Coca - foul #1 on Rodney Coca, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| 09:20 | Tulane | Adam Weidman misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Rodney Coca snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Charles Hamilton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 09:05 | Tulane | Richard Young is called for the reach on Sylvester Nichols - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Bush (C) Richard Young | |
| 08:52 | Tulane | John Greene misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 08:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Blake Bush | 42-45 |
| 08:45 | Rice | James Cooper connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Hamilton | 42-47 |
| 08:21 | Tulane | Blake Bush blocks the short jumper by Adam Weidman | 42-47 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Rodney Coca grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 08:02 | Rice | James Cooper's layup is rejected by John Greene | 42-47 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Blake Bush tips it but misses | 42-47 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Rodney Coca grabs the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Blake Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 07:43 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols grabs the board | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Matthew Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sylvester Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Gaddis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Greene (fresh) 3 pts. C - Adam Weidman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) SF - James Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Tulane | John Greene is whistled for a carry | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Doering (PG), Gary Kerley (SG), Robert Farrington (SF), Josef Koperski (PF), John Jorge (C) Matthew Williams, Sylvester Nichols, Steven Gaddis, John Greene, Adam Weidman | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF) Charles Hamilton, Gilbert McGibney, James Cooper, Rodney Coca | |
| 07:06 | Rice | James Fleming drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from George Mulloy | 42-49 |
| 06:46 | Tulane | Robert Farrington makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gary Kerley | 44-49 |
| 06:20 | Rice | James Fleming drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jim Johnson | 44-51 |
| 05:55 | Tulane | Robert Farrington is whistled for traveling | 44-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Sliger (C) John Jorge | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (SG), Rodney Coca (C) Jim Johnson, Blake Bush | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:37 | Rice | George Mulloy is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols (SG), Steven Gaddis (PF) Gary Kerley, Josef Koperski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Donald Doering can't connect on a runner from the right block | 44-51 |
| 05:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Don Wettstein | 44-51 |
| 05:01 | Rice | George Mulloy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Wettstein | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:52 | Tulane | Donald Doering's pass is intercepted by Charles Hamilton | 44-54 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Charles Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gary Kerley (SG), Josef Koperski (PF) Sylvester Nichols, Robert Farrington | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Johnson (SG), James Cooper (SF), Blake Bush (C) George Mulloy, James Fleming, Rodney Coca | |
| 04:24 | Tulane | Donald Doering misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Blake Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 04:06 | Rice | James Cooper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 04:04 | Tulane | Josef Koperski gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 03:47 | Tulane | Donald Doering misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 03:45 | Tulane | Josef Koperski tips it in | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Donald Doering (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Gary Kerley (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Steven Gaddis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josef Koperski (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Stephen Sliger (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Don Wettstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 14 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Charles Hamilton can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-54 |
| 03:21 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Tulane | Donald Doering buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Don Wettstein is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Don Wettstein, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Williams (PG), Sylvester Nichols (SG), Robert Farrington (SF), Adam Weidman (C) Donald Doering, Gary Kerley, Josef Koperski, Stephen Sliger | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Gilbert McGibney (SG), James Fleming (SF), Rodney Coca (PF) Charles Hamilton, Jim Johnson, James Cooper, Don Wettstein | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:00 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Doering (PG), Gary Kerley (SG), Josef Koperski (PF) Matthew Williams, Sylvester Nichols, Steven Gaddis | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Johnson (SG) Gilbert McGibney | |
| 02:53 | Tulane | Gary Kerley is called for traveling | 49-54 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Jim Johnson is fouled on the floor by Donald Doering - foul #2 on Donald Doering, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Sliger (C) Adam Weidman | |
| Subs | Rice | Don Wettstein (PF) Rodney Coca | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Jim Johnson is hacked by Gary Kerley - foul #3 on Gary Kerley, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Blake Bush comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Josef Koperski - foul #2 on Josef Koperski, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Blake Bush makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Blake Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 01:47 | Tulane | Josef Koperski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Fleming - foul #1 on James Fleming, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| 01:47 | Tulane | Josef Koperski misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 01:47 | Tulane | Josef Koperski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Blake Bush pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 01:42 | Rice | James Fleming hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Farrington - foul #2 on Robert Farrington, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| 01:42 | Rice | James Fleming makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Tulane | Gary Kerley is fouled on the floor by Jim Johnson - foul #3 on Jim Johnson, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG), Gilbert McGibney (SG), James Cooper (SF), Rodney Coca (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Jim Johnson, James Fleming, Don Wettstein, Blake Bush | |
| 01:24 | Tulane | Gary Kerley misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Richard Young gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Rice | Richard Young misses the floater from the right block | 49-59 |
| 01:02 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Tulane | Robert Farrington buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Josef Koperski | 51-59 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Blake Bush (C) Charles Hamilton, Gilbert McGibney, James Cooper, Rodney Coca, Richard Young | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Gary Kerley is called for the reach on Don Wettstein in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Kerley, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG), Rodney Coca (C) George Mulloy, Blake Bush | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Robert Farrington hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Donald Doering | 53-61 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Donald Doering is called for the reach on Charles Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Doering, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Charles Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Charles Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Donald Doering throws it down on a great pass from Gary Kerley | 55-63 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Donald Doering is called for the reach on James Fleming in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Doering, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| 00:39 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:39 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Gary Kerley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Don Wettstein snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Don Wettstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rodney Coca tips it home | 55-67 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Robert Farrington misses the easy layup | 55-67 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Josef Koperski snags the offensive board | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Donald Doering comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-67 |