| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Lechuga (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Bell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Fraley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Elvin Brauer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rice | John Larsen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Elvin Brauer - foul #3 on Elvin Brauer, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Krug (C) Elvin Brauer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:36 | Rice | John Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:36 | Rice | John Larsen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:36 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Kevin Fraley | 35-33 |
| 19:28 | Tulane | Larry Bell banks in the layup set up by James Fontaine | 37-33 |
| 19:08 | Rice | George Anderson buries a shot from the left side | 37-35 |
| 18:55 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley can't connect on a shot in the paint | 37-35 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Robert Oliver grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 18:49 | Rice | George Anderson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Oliver | 37-38 |
| 18:36 | Tulane | Dennis Krug is fouled on the floor by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 18:15 | Tulane | Nathan Lechuga scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Fontaine | 39-38 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Tim Condroski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF) Tim Condroski | |
| 17:37 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Robert Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Robert Oliver is hacked by Nathan Lechuga - foul #1 on Nathan Lechuga, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Bruce (SF), Robert Selzer (C) Larry Bell, Dennis Krug | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Shawn Roy (SG), Larry Shaw (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) George Anderson, Robert Oliver, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 16:53 | Rice | Gene Mitchel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Shores (PG) James Fontaine | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF) Gene Mitchel | |
| 16:39 | Tulane | Robert Selzer misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Shaw - foul #2 on Larry Shaw, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (SG) Nathan Lechuga | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:39 | Tulane | Robert Selzer makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:39 | Tulane | Robert Selzer misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Larry Shaw | 40-38 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Andrew Jones is called for the reach on Gordon Burnam - foul #2 on Andrew Jones, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Larsen (C) Michael Chapin | |
| 16:07 | Rice | John Larsen can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 16:06 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Eric Shores | 40-38 |
| 15:53 | Tulane | Andrew Jones loses the dribble to Shawn Roy | 40-38 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the easy layup | 40-38 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Shawn Roy grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Eric Shores (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Bruce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Fraley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Selzer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Rice | Larry Shaw connects on the jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:08 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Shaw - foul #3 on Larry Shaw, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fontaine (PG), Nathan Lechuga (SG), Larry Bell (SF), Elvin Brauer (C) Eric Shores, Andrew Jones, Donald Bruce, Robert Selzer | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Gordon Burnam, Shawn Roy, Tim Condroski, Larry Shaw | |
| 15:08 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:08 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Robert Oliver drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Chapin | 42-43 |
| 14:34 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Fontaine | 44-43 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Norman Kelly blows the layup | 44-43 |
| 14:12 | Tulane | Larry Bell grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 14:08 | Tulane | Norman Kelly steps in front of the James Fontaine pass | 44-43 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Michael Chapin misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-43 |
| 13:46 | Tulane | Larry Bell snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 13:27 | Tulane | James Fontaine misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-43 |
| 13:26 | Rice | George Anderson gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Kevin Fraley takes the ball from George Anderson | 44-43 |
| 12:50 | Tulane | Larry Bell misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-43 |
| 12:48 | Rice | John Larsen snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 12:34 | Rice | George Anderson is fouled on the floor by Nathan Lechuga - foul #2 on Nathan Lechuga, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Bruce (SF), Dennis Krug (PF), Robert Selzer (C) Larry Bell, Kevin Fraley, Elvin Brauer | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Shawn Roy (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) George Anderson, Robert Oliver, Michael Chapin, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 12:19 | Rice | Gene Mitchel lays it in set up by Gordon Burnam and the foul's on James Fontaine - foul #2 on James Fontaine, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Gene Mitchel makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:59 | Tulane | Nathan Lechuga scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Krug and he's hacked by Gordon Burnam - foul #1 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Shores (PG) James Fontaine | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:59 | Tulane | Nathan Lechuga misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:59 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Selzer | 46-46 |
| 11:38 | Tulane | Eric Shores misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 11:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Larry Shaw | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Eric Shores (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Lechuga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Bruce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Krug (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Selzer (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Larry Shaw misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-46 |
| 11:21 | Tulane | Robert Selzer gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:04 | Tulane | Eric Shores makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Lechuga | 49-46 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Gordon Burnam drills a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Nathan Lechuga - foul #3 on Nathan Lechuga, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fontaine (PG), Elvin Brauer (C) Nathan Lechuga, Donald Bruce | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Norman Kelly (PF) Shawn Roy, Gene Mitchel | |
| 11:00 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:42 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 10:40 | Tulane | Dennis Krug tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Fontaine - foul #3 on James Fontaine, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Larry Bell (SF) Dennis Krug | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF), John Larsen (C) Tim Condroski, Larry Shaw | |
| 10:23 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:23 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Elvin Brauer | 51-50 |
| 10:05 | Tulane | Larry Bell misses the turnaround in the paint | 51-50 |
| 10:03 | Tulane | Larry Bell grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 09:58 | Tulane | John Larsen denies the turnaround by Robert Selzer | 51-50 |
| 09:57 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 09:40 | Rice | John Larsen hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Chapin | 51-53 |
| 09:15 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer is whistled for traveling | 51-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (PG), Nathan Lechuga (SG), Donald Bruce (PF) James Fontaine, Eric Shores, Robert Selzer | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Shawn Roy (SG), Tim Condroski (SF) Gordon Burnam, Robert Oliver, Michael Chapin | |
| 08:54 | Rice | Shawn Roy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 08:53 | Tulane | Larry Bell grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 08:41 | Tulane | Nathan Lechuga misses short on a floater from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 08:39 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Lechuga | 51-53 |
| 08:22 | Tulane | Andrew Jones buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Bell | 54-53 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Shawn Roy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nathan Lechuga - foul #4 on Nathan Lechuga, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fontaine (PG), Dennis Krug (SF), Kevin Fraley (PF), Robert Selzer (C) Nathan Lechuga, Larry Bell, Donald Bruce, Elvin Brauer | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Tim Condroski, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 08:02 | Rice | Shawn Roy misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Shawn Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:42 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley misses short on a runner from the left block | 54-54 |
| 07:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Larry Shaw | 54-54 |
| 07:38 | Rice | James Fontaine is called for the reach on George Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Fontaine, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nathan Lechuga (SG) Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG) Shawn Roy | |
| 07:38 | Rice | George Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:38 | Tulane | Nathan Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathan Lechuga (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Krug (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Fraley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Selzer (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Tulane | Dennis Krug double dribbles | 54-54 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Larry Shaw buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by George Anderson | 54-56 |
| 06:53 | Tulane | Robert Selzer connects on the floater near the basket | 56-56 |
| 06:40 | Rice | George Anderson's floater is knocked away by Kevin Fraley | 56-56 |
| 06:39 | Tulane | Dennis Krug snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | Dennis Krug can't finish the layup | 56-56 |
| 06:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gene Mitchel | 56-56 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Gene Mitchel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Michael Chapin gets the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Larry Bell (SF), Elvin Brauer (C) Dennis Krug, Robert Selzer | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) Michael Chapin, Larry Shaw, Gene Mitchel | |
| 05:46 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kevin Fraley - foul #3 on Kevin Fraley, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Norman Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:28 | Tulane | Larry Bell drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Nathan Lechuga | 58-57 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nathan Lechuga - foul #5 on Nathan Lechuga, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Shores (SG) Nathan Lechuga | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 04:52 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Larsen - foul #3 on John Larsen, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| 04:52 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:52 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Robert Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Shawn Roy (SG) George Anderson, Robert Oliver | |
| 04:11 | Tulane | Larry Bell misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 60-58 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Tim Condroski snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Fontaine - foul #5 on James Fontaine, team foul #12 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (SG), Dennis Krug (PF), Robert Selzer (C) James Fontaine, Kevin Fraley, Elvin Brauer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:03 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:41 | Tulane | Andrew Jones clanks a floater from the right side | 60-60 |
| 03:39 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Eric Shores (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Krug (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Selzer (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tim Condroski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Larsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Norman Kelly hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Gordon Burnam | 60-62 |
| 03:19 | Tulane | Robert Selzer is hacked by John Larsen - foul #4 on John Larsen, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Bruce (SF) Larry Bell | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF) Gordon Burnam, Shawn Roy, Tim Condroski, Norman Kelly | |
| 03:02 | Tulane | Dennis Krug's floater is tipped away by John Larsen | 60-62 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Michael Chapin snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Larry Bell (SF), Kevin Fraley (PF), Elvin Brauer (C) Donald Bruce, Dennis Krug, Robert Selzer | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Michael Chapin, Larry Shaw | |
| 02:44 | Rice | Tim Condroski's pass is intercepted by Andrew Jones | 60-62 |
| 02:44 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| 02:30 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer's floater is tipped away by John Larsen | 60-62 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Norman Kelly pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tim Condroski | 60-64 |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Larry Bell misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Oliver - foul #1 on Robert Oliver, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Larry Bell makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Larry Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Tim Condroski comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 62-64 |
| 01:56 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Larry Bell | 62-64 |
| 01:56 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 01:27 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-64 |
| 01:26 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Fraley | 62-64 |
| 01:26 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 01:18 | Tulane | Eric Shores misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 01:16 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:01 | Tulane | Eric Shores is fouled on the floor by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 01:01 | Tulane | Eric Shores makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:01 | Tulane | Eric Shores makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:46 | Rice | George Anderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 00:46 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 64-67 |
| 00:28 | Tulane | Andrew Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer grabs the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Tulane calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 64-67 |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Andrew Jones misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-67 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer gets the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Tulane calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Eric Shores comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | The clock runs out | 64-67 |