| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Enright inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Rice | William Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 19:50 | Tulane | Jason Karr pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:39 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the shot from the baseline set up by Richard Dean | 41-40 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Stephen Palmer scores on a runner in the paint set up by Homer Eiland | 41-42 |
| 19:07 | Tulane | Jason Karr blows the layup | 41-42 |
| 19:06 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 18:53 | Rice | William Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Lester Peterson - foul #1 on Lester Peterson, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| 18:53 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 18:53 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:43 | Tulane | Jason Karr is fouled on the floor by Homer Eiland - foul #1 on Homer Eiland, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 18:31 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Stephen Palmer | 41-46 |
| 18:09 | Tulane | Lester Peterson scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Carl Lheureux | 43-46 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Werner Peabody is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 17:46 | Tulane | William Quintanilla steals it from Lester Peterson | 43-46 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Joseph Enright knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by William Quintanilla and the foul's on Carl Lheureux - foul #2 on Carl Lheureux, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Joseph Enright misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:32 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 17:23 | Tulane | Lester Peterson buries a turnaround from close range set up by Patrick Beier and he's hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #3 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Paul Burns (SF), Bart Thomas (PF) Stephen Palmer, Joseph Enright, William Quintanilla | |
| 17:23 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Paul Burns can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 16:57 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Carl Lheureux | 46-48 |
| 16:37 | Tulane | Jason Karr banks in the layup | 48-48 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Alfredo Marino clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Beier - foul #3 on Patrick Beier, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Ralph Polk (SG), Brad Johnson (SF), Lloyd Scharfenberg (PF), Steven Chilton (C) Richard Dean, Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson, Carl Lheureux, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SG), William Quintanilla (PF) Werner Peabody, Homer Eiland | |
| 16:25 | Rice | Alfredo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Alfredo Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Paul Burns lays it in | 48-51 |
| 15:58 | Tulane | Brad Johnson makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Lloyd Scharfenberg | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Oliver Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Polk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lloyd Scharfenberg (fresh) C - Steven Chilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Styles (fresh) SF - Paul Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 15:43 | Tulane | Ralph Polk grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 15:39 | Tulane | Paul Burns takes the ball from Ralph Polk | 50-51 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Keith Styles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-51 |
| 15:10 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 50-51 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Alfredo Marino misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 14:55 | Rice | William Quintanilla tips it home | 50-53 |
| 14:35 | Tulane | Ralph Polk hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lloyd Scharfenberg | 52-53 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Paul Burns misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 14:09 | Tulane | Steven Chilton gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Steven Chilton clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Bart Thomas - foul #2 on Bart Thomas, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF) Oliver Hughes, Ralph Polk, Brad Johnson, Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), Dustin Snow (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Alfredo Marino, Keith Styles, Paul Burns, William Quintanilla, Bart Thomas | |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Steven Chilton misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Steven Chilton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Joseph Enright travels with the ball | 53-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Karr (C) Steven Chilton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:29 | Tulane | Lester Peterson knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Dean | 55-53 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Joseph Enright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| 13:00 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Dean | 57-53 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Joseph Enright can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 12:31 | Tulane | Jason Karr grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 12:13 | Tulane | Dustin Snow takes the ball from Carl Lheureux | 57-53 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Joseph Enright misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-53 |
| 11:47 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 25 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Enright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Tulane | Jason Karr drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Lester Peterson | 59-53 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-53 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Dustin Snow snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 10:54 | Rice | The jump hook by Joseph Enright is blocked by Jason Karr | 59-53 |
| 10:52 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Richard Dean | 59-53 |
| 10:46 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses short on a floater from the left side | 59-53 |
| 10:44 | Tulane | Richard Dean misses the tip | 59-53 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Homer Eiland snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 59-53 |
| 10:20 | Tulane | Jason Karr grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 10:02 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses short on a floater near the basket | 59-53 |
| 10:00 | Tulane | Lester Peterson tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Werner Peabody is fouled on the floor by Carl Lheureux - foul #3 on Carl Lheureux, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Ralph Polk (SG), Brad Johnson (SF), Lloyd Scharfenberg (PF), Steven Chilton (C) Richard Dean, Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson, Carl Lheureux, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Keith Styles (SG), Paul Burns (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Joseph Enright, Dustin Snow, Homer Eiland | |
| 09:38 | Rice | Alfredo Marino can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 61-53 |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Steven Chilton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 09:14 | Tulane | Brad Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 09:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 61-53 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Alfredo Marino buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Keith Styles | 61-55 |
| 08:44 | Tulane | Brad Johnson lays it up and in set up by Ralph Polk | 63-55 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Alfredo Marino hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Bart Thomas and he's fouled by Oliver Hughes - foul #1 on Oliver Hughes, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Carl Lheureux (PF) Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Dustin Snow (SF) Keith Styles, Bart Thomas | |
| 08:23 | Rice | Alfredo Marino makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:09 | Tulane | Steven Chilton hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ralph Polk | 65-58 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Carl Lheureux swats the layup by Alfredo Marino | 65-58 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Werner Peabody tips it in | 65-60 |
| 07:43 | Tulane | Steven Chilton buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Oliver Hughes | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Oliver Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Polk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brad Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Chilton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Dustin Snow double dribbles | 67-60 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Jason Karr (C) Oliver Hughes, Ralph Polk, Brad Johnson, Steven Chilton | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Homer Eiland (C) Alfredo Marino, Paul Burns | |
| 07:09 | Tulane | Lester Peterson travels with the ball | 67-60 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (PF) William Quintanilla | |
| 07:02 | Rice | Werner Peabody drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Palmer | 67-63 |
| 06:51 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Dean | 69-63 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-63 |
| 06:42 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 06:32 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux's pass is intercepted by Bart Thomas | 69-63 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Homer Eiland | 69-66 |
| 06:06 | Tulane | Dustin Snow steps in front of the Lester Peterson pass | 69-66 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Werner Peabody lays it up and in on a great pass from Dustin Snow | 69-68 |
| 05:53 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 69-68 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Dustin Snow snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Werner Peabody throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-68 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg (PF) Carl Lheureux | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Joseph Enright (SF), William Quintanilla (PF) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow, Bart Thomas | |
| 05:08 | Tulane | Lester Peterson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 69-68 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Alfredo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Alfredo Marino misses long on a shot from the left block | 69-68 |
| 04:42 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 04:29 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Homer Eiland - foul #2 on Homer Eiland, team foul #4 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Ralph Polk (SG), Brad Johnson (SF) Richard Dean, Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SG), Paul Burns (C) Stephen Palmer, Homer Eiland | |
| 04:29 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:29 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:29 | Rice | William Quintanilla gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Paul Burns is hacked by Jason Karr - foul #2 on Jason Karr, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Tulane | Carl Lheureux (PF), Steven Chilton (C) Lloyd Scharfenberg, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Dustin Snow (C) Keith Styles, Paul Burns | |
| 04:05 | Rice | Joseph Enright misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-68 |
| 04:04 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Brad Johnson | 70-68 |
| 03:56 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-68 |
| 03:55 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Alfredo Marino makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Werner Peabody | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Oliver Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Polk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brad Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Chilton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Tulane | Steven Chilton can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Quintanilla - foul #3 on William Quintanilla, team foul #5 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF) Oliver Hughes, Ralph Polk, Brad Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Homer Eiland (C) Alfredo Marino, Joseph Enright | |
| 03:20 | Tulane | Steven Chilton makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:20 | Tulane | Steven Chilton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:08 | Rice | William Quintanilla can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 72-70 |
| 03:06 | Tulane | Steven Chilton snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 02:54 | Tulane | Steven Chilton misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Homer Eiland - foul #3 on Homer Eiland, team foul #6 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Burns (PF) William Quintanilla | |
| 02:54 | Tulane | Steven Chilton makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:54 | Tulane | Steven Chilton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Karr (C) Steven Chilton | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SF), William Quintanilla (PF) Dustin Snow, Paul Burns | |
| 02:42 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the easy layup | 74-70 |
| 02:40 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Homer Eiland | 74-70 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Joseph Enright is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Joseph Enright, team foul #7 | 74-70 |
| 02:11 | Tulane | The jump hook by Lester Peterson is blocked by Joseph Enright | 74-70 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Homer Eiland gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Joseph Enright misses long on a runner in the paint | 74-70 |
| 01:51 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:27 | Tulane | Jason Karr lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick Beier and he's hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #4 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #8 | 76-70 |
| 01:27 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:27 | Rice | William Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 76-70 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is called for traveling | 76-70 |
| 00:56 | Tulane | Lester Peterson connects on the floater from the right side and he's fouled by William Quintanilla - foul #4 on William Quintanilla, team foul #9 | 78-70 |
| 00:56 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Werner Peabody buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Enright | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Stephen Palmer is called for the reach on Lester Peterson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #10 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (PG), Steven Chilton (C) Richard Dean, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG) Stephen Palmer | |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Patrick Beier is called for the reach on Alfredo Marino - foul #4 on Patrick Beier, team foul #7 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Jason Karr (C) Ralph Polk, Steven Chilton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Alfredo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Alfredo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:42 | Tulane | Lester Peterson is hacked by Werner Peabody in the backcourt - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #11 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (PG), Steven Chilton (C) Richard Dean, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:42 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:42 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the board | 81-75 |
| 00:37 | Rice | The jump hook by William Quintanilla is blocked by Steven Chilton | 81-75 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses the tip | 81-75 |
| 00:35 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux grabs the board | 81-75 |
| 00:35 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-75 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Werner Peabody is called for the reach on Ralph Polk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Werner Peabody, team foul #12 | 81-75 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Ralph Polk makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Ralph Polk makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Homer Eiland is hacked by Steven Chilton - foul #1 on Steven Chilton, team foul #8 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Jason Karr (C) Ralph Polk, Steven Chilton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Jason Karr gets the rebound | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Jason Karr is fouled in the backcourt by Werner Peabody - foul #4 on Werner Peabody, team foul #13 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (PG) Richard Dean | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Joseph Enright drills a fadeaway from the left side | 85-77 |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Ralph Polk is hacked by Alfredo Marino in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #14 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Chilton (C) Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Ralph Polk makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Ralph Polk makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:10 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 87-77 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Carl Lheureux | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Ralph Polk runs out the clock | 87-77 |