| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Hansen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Karr (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Baker (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Willy Hodges inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | William Quintanilla hits a wide open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 40-30 |
| 19:23 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Karr | 43-30 |
| 19:08 | Rice | William Quintanilla comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-30 |
| 19:06 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 43-30 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Willy Hodges's pass is intercepted by Jason Karr | 43-30 |
| 18:20 | Tulane | Jason Karr is fouled on the floor by Charles Krebs - foul #1 on Charles Krebs, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| 18:11 | Tulane | Steven Baker misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Krebs - foul #2 on Charles Krebs, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| 18:11 | Tulane | Steven Baker makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 18:11 | Tulane | Steven Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Steven Baker - foul #3 on Steven Baker, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Chilton (C) Steven Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:56 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 3rd free throw | 45-32 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Dean | 47-32 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Willy Hodges is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Werner Peabody | 47-34 |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Steven Chilton comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Willy Hodges - foul #2 on Willy Hodges, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Carl Lheureux (PF) Richard Dean, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SF), Gary Pittman (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Steven Chilton misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Steven Chilton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jacob Newsom | 48-36 |
| 16:33 | Tulane | Steven Chilton comes up short on the floater from the left block | 48-36 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Jacob Newsom pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Jacob Newsom comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 16:12 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 16:04 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 16:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Werner Peabody | 48-36 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Werner Peabody comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-36 |
| 15:57 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Gatlin | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Oliver Hughes (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Hansen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Chilton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Jacob Newsom tips it in | 48-38 |
| 15:19 | Tulane | Roy James clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 15:18 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux can't tip it in | 48-38 |
| 15:16 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux hits the follow up shot | 50-38 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Joseph Enright drills a driving attempt from close range | 50-40 |
| 14:46 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 14:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Pittman | 50-40 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Gary Pittman clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Carl Lheureux - foul #1 on Carl Lheureux, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Ralph Polk (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Jason Karr (PF), Steven Baker (C) Oliver Hughes, Gregory Hansen, Roy James, Carl Lheureux, Steven Chilton | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Joseph Enright, Jacob Newsom | |
| 14:31 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:31 | Tulane | Jason Karr snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 14:18 | Tulane | Steven Baker misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Charles Krebs - foul #3 on Charles Krebs, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG) Gary Pittman | |
| 14:18 | Tulane | Steven Baker makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 14:18 | Tulane | Steven Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:03 | Rice | William Quintanilla hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 13:42 | Tulane | The jump hook by Steven Baker is blocked by Willy Hodges | 52-44 |
| 13:41 | Tulane | Jason Karr hits the follow up shot | 54-44 |
| 13:17 | Rice | William Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 13:16 | Tulane | Jason Karr gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 13:04 | Tulane | Steven Baker misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 13:03 | Tulane | Richard Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:54 | Tulane | The short jumper by Steven Baker is denied by Charles Krebs | 54-44 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Steven Baker blocks the jumper by Charles Krebs | 54-44 |
| 12:28 | Tulane | Steven Baker snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 12:22 | Tulane | Steven Baker misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Krebs - foul #4 on Charles Krebs, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gregory Hansen (SG), Roy James (SF) Ralph Polk, Lester Peterson | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Gary Pittman (C) Gregory Dejesus, James Barnes, Charles Krebs | |
| 12:22 | Tulane | Steven Baker makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 12:22 | Tulane | Steven Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-44 |
| 12:07 | Tulane | Steven Baker gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 11:52 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 11:50 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Hansen (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Karr (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Steven Baker (fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Gary Pittman loses the ball out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Carl Lheureux (PF) Richard Dean, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SF), Jacob Newsom (C) Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla | |
| 11:10 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Jacob Newsom gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Jacob Newsom knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 55-46 |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen travels with the ball | 55-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (SG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| 10:09 | Rice | Joseph Enright misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 10:08 | Tulane | Steven Baker grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 10:02 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Joseph Enright knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 09:32 | Tulane | Steven Baker drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Roy James | 60-49 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Joseph Enright travels with the ball | 60-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Ralph Polk (SG), Jason Karr (PF), Steven Chilton (C) Oliver Hughes, Gregory Hansen, Carl Lheureux, Steven Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG), Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF) Werner Peabody, Joseph Enright, Gary Pittman | |
| 08:58 | Tulane | Steven Chilton travels with the ball | 60-49 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jason Karr - foul #1 on Jason Karr, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Jacob Newsom makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 08:30 | Tulane | Roy James hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Willy Hodges - foul #3 on Willy Hodges, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (C) Jacob Newsom | |
| 08:30 | Tulane | Roy James makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:30 | Tulane | Roy James makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus grabs the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin loses the dribble to Jason Karr | 62-50 |
| 07:50 | Tulane | William Quintanilla steals the ball from Ralph Polk | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Polk (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy James (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Karr (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Chilton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Roy James - foul #3 on Roy James, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gregory Hansen (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Steven Baker (C) Ralph Polk, Roy James, Steven Chilton | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Gregory Dejesus | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:15 | Tulane | Richard Dean misses long on a shot from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Werner Peabody is fouled on the floor by Steven Baker - foul #4 on Steven Baker, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Willy Hodges buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 62-54 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | Steven Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Willy Hodges | 62-54 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Willy Hodges gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Willy Hodges comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-54 |
| 05:58 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 05:46 | Tulane | Steven Baker misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-54 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Charles Krebs snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 05:27 | Rice | William Quintanilla knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Werner Peabody out of a doubleteam | 62-57 |
| 05:07 | Tulane | Steven Baker comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 62-57 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Charles Krebs gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:59 | Rice | The short jumper by Willy Hodges is denied by Steven Baker | 62-57 |
| 04:57 | Rice | William Quintanilla tips it in | 62-59 |
| 04:30 | Tulane | Charles Krebs swats the layup by Steven Baker | 62-59 |
| 04:29 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Lester Peterson is called for the reach on Willy Hodges - foul #1 on Lester Peterson, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Ralph Polk (SG), Roy James (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF) Richard Dean, Gregory Hansen, Lester Peterson, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gary Pittman (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| 04:11 | Rice | Joseph Enright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 04:10 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Roy James | 62-59 |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Roy James drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Oliver Hughes | 64-59 |
| 03:59 | Rice | James Barnes travels in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 03:50 | Tulane | Steven Baker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ralph Polk | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Oliver Hughes (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Polk (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Roy James (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Baker (fresh) 27 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Enright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Dustin Snow comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses the tip | 66-59 |
| 03:26 | Tulane | Ralph Polk grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:12 | Tulane | Steven Baker hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Lheureux | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Rice | Gary Pittman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 02:56 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Carl Lheureux | 68-59 |
| 02:56 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Gregory Hansen (SG), Jason Karr (PF) Oliver Hughes, Ralph Polk, Carl Lheureux | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Joseph Enright, Dustin Snow, Gary Pittman, Jacob Newsom | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Tulane | Werner Peabody is called for the reach on Steven Baker - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| 02:35 | Tulane | Steven Baker misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Charles Krebs pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Rice | Steven Baker blocks the short jumper by Hubert Gatlin | 68-59 |
| 02:20 | Tulane | Jason Karr snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| 02:02 | Tulane | Roy James misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Willy Hodges - foul #4 on Willy Hodges, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| 02:02 | Tulane | Roy James misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:02 | Tulane | Roy James makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Steven Baker steals the ball from Hubert Gatlin | 69-59 |
| 01:29 | Tulane | Roy James connects on the shot from the free throw line | 71-59 |
| 01:25 | Rice | William Quintanilla's pass is intercepted by Richard Dean | 71-59 |
| 00:59 | Tulane | Steven Baker is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Steven Baker, team foul #7 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Chilton (C) Steven Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gary Pittman (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Gary Pittman buries a floater near the basket | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Tulane | James Barnes is called for the reach on Roy James in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Barnes, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (SG) Gregory Hansen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:52 | Tulane | Roy James makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:52 | Tulane | Roy James makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Jacob Newsom loses the ball out of bounds | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Tulane | Ralph Polk misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Barnes - foul #2 on James Barnes, team foul #10 | 73-61 |
| 00:20 | Tulane | Ralph Polk makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:20 | Tulane | Ralph Polk makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Jacob Newsom comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 75-61 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Joseph Enright tips it in | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Richard Dean runs out the clock | 75-63 |