| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Roberto (fresh) PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Jose Sosa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 19:45 | Tulane | Chris Smith gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:23 | Tulane | Eric Roberto knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Chen China - foul #3 on Chen China, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Rice | James Neal (C) Chen China | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 19:23 | Tulane | Eric Roberto makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Chris Smith denies the turnaround by Jose Sosa | 37-29 |
| 19:07 | Tulane | Harold Leist pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 18:48 | Tulane | Harold Leist misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 18:46 | Rice | James Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 18:28 | Rice | James Neal can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Chester Garner - foul #1 on Chester Garner, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 18:28 | Rice | James Neal misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:28 | Rice | James Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:13 | Tulane | Eric Roberto hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Leist | 38-31 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Jose Sosa comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Harold Leist - foul #1 on Harold Leist, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:08 | Tulane | Chester Garner grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | Eric Roberto loses the dribble to Shane Nitz | 39-31 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Harold Leist steals it from Rogelio Marino | 39-31 |
| 17:14 | Tulane | Chester Garner's pass is intercepted by Rogelio Marino | 39-31 |
| 16:54 | Tulane | The refs have stopped play. Chester Garner is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 39-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), William Patrick (C) Rogelio Marino, Hamisi Azim, James Neal | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (SG), Gary Gorman (SF), Raymond Caraway (PF), Brandon Bryant (C) Robert Ellison, Eric Roberto, Chester Garner, Chris Smith | |
| 16:45 | Rice | William Patrick connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 42-31 |
| 16:19 | Tulane | Harold Leist scores on a shot from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Liang Xiong is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Liang Xiong, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mixson (SG) Jose Sosa | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (PG) Harold Leist | |
| 15:49 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Mixson - foul #1 on Charles Mixson, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), William Frailey (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Chen China (C) Lucien Bruno, Charles Mixson, Shane Nitz, William Patrick | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher (SF) Gary Gorman | |
| 15:49 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:49 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Liang Xiong pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stephen Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Caraway (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brandon Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Hamisi Azim can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 15:28 | Rice | Chen China tips it in | 44-34 |
| 15:23 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Ellison (SG), Chris Smith (C) Stephen Dixon, Brandon Bryant | |
| 15:08 | Rice | Liang Xiong scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Frailey | 46-34 |
| 14:48 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson is hacked by Hamisi Azim - foul #1 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), James Neal (PF) Rogelio Marino, Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Leist (PG) Christopher Robinson | |
| 14:28 | Tulane | Chris Smith knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Harold Leist | 46-36 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Chen China connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Jose Sosa | 48-36 |
| 13:57 | Tulane | Robert Ellison is hacked by William Frailey - foul #4 on William Frailey, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG) William Frailey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Roberto (SF) Raymond Caraway | |
| 13:45 | Tulane | Robert Ellison misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-36 |
| 13:43 | Tulane | Harold Leist grabs the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 13:19 | Tulane | Robert Ellison loses the dribble to Rogelio Marino | 48-36 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Chen China misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 13:03 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Eric Roberto | 48-36 |
| 12:34 | Tulane | Chen China swats the layup by Chris Smith | 48-36 |
| 12:32 | Tulane | Harold Leist tips it home | 48-38 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Hamisi Azim | 51-38 |
| 11:53 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 51-38 |
| 11:52 | Rice | James Neal gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 11:38 | Rice | James Neal misses the dunk attempt | 51-38 |
| 11:37 | Tulane | Chris Smith snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Chen China (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Roberto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Chris Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Tulane | Robert Ellison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Chen China grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Hamisi Azim hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the tip | 51-38 |
| 10:47 | Tulane | Eric Roberto gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:31 | Tulane | Harold Leist can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 10:24 | Rice | James Neal misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-38 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Chen China hits the follow up shot | 53-38 |
| 09:58 | Tulane | Eric Roberto drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Fletcher | 53-41 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (PG), Charles Mixson (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, Rogelio Marino, Hamisi Azim, James Neal, Chen China | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (PG), Stephen Dixon (SG), Gary Gorman (SF), Raymond Caraway (PF), Brandon Bryant (C) Harold Leist, Robert Ellison, Eric Roberto, Dennis Fletcher, Chris Smith | |
| 09:24 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson's pass is intercepted by Lucien Bruno | 53-41 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Charles Mixson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 09:05 | Rice | William Patrick grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses badly on a floater in the paint | 53-41 |
| 08:41 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:35 | Tulane | Shane Nitz swats the layup by Christopher Robinson | 53-41 |
| 08:33 | Tulane | Gary Gorman tips it in | 53-43 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Liang Xiong buries a jumper in the lane | 55-43 |
| 07:41 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Robinson | 55-46 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Lucien Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Robinson - foul #1 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), William Frailey (SG) Lucien Bruno, Charles Mixson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Leist (PG), Chester Garner (PF) Christopher Robinson, Brandon Bryant | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Jose Sosa clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 07:19 | Tulane | Chester Garner grabs the board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Caraway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Tulane | Gary Gorman misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on William Frailey - foul #5 on William Frailey, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF) William Frailey, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Roberto (SF), Chris Smith (C) Stephen Dixon, Raymond Caraway | |
| 07:02 | Tulane | Gary Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:02 | Tulane | Gary Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:48 | Rice | William Patrick is hacked by Eric Roberto - foul #1 on Eric Roberto, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) William Patrick | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Ellison (SG) Gary Gorman | |
| 06:33 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-48 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Chen China misses the tip | 55-48 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Chen China grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Jose Sosa comes up short on the floater in the paint | 55-48 |
| 06:18 | Tulane | Chris Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:52 | Tulane | Harold Leist clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jose Sosa - foul #1 on Jose Sosa, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF), William Patrick (C) Liang Xiong, Chen China | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (SG), Brandon Bryant (C) Robert Ellison, Chris Smith | |
| 05:52 | Tulane | Harold Leist makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:52 | Tulane | Harold Leist makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Hamisi Azim gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:18 | Rice | William Patrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 05:16 | Rice | William Patrick gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:03 | Rice | William Patrick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Leist - foul #2 on Harold Leist, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) Hamisi Azim | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gary Gorman (SF), Raymond Caraway (PF) Eric Roberto, Chester Garner | |
| 05:03 | Rice | William Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:03 | Rice | William Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | Harold Leist comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-50 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Jose Sosa grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Gary Gorman steals the ball from Jose Sosa | 56-50 |
| 04:24 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon misses the easy layup | 56-50 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Jose Sosa grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Rogelio Marino comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Dixon - foul #2 on Stephen Dixon, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (SF) William Patrick | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (PG), Robert Ellison (SG), Chester Garner (PF) Harold Leist, Gary Gorman, Brandon Bryant | |
| 04:18 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 03:49 | Tulane | Robert Ellison misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 03:48 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Shane Nitz loses the dribble to Christopher Robinson | 58-52 |
| 03:16 | Tulane | The jump hook by Chester Garner is blocked by Shane Nitz | 58-52 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Liang Xiong snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Chen China (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Dixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Caraway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Chen China misses the easy layup but the foul's on Raymond Caraway - foul #1 on Raymond Caraway, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (PG), Charles Mixson (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), James Neal (PF) Jose Sosa, Rogelio Marino, Liang Xiong, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Leist (PG), Gary Gorman (SG), Eric Roberto (SF), Dennis Fletcher (PF), Chris Smith (C) Christopher Robinson, Robert Ellison, Stephen Dixon, Chester Garner, Raymond Caraway | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Chen China makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Chen China misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:48 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:48 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:26 | Tulane | Harold Leist scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Gorman | 59-54 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Rogelio Marino (SG), Shane Nitz (PF) Lucien Bruno, Charles Mixson, James Neal | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Ellison (SG), Chester Garner (PF) Gary Gorman, Eric Roberto | |
| 02:07 | Rice | Chen China misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 59-54 |
| 02:05 | Tulane | Chester Garner snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 01:54 | Tulane | Robert Ellison misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Jose Sosa is hacked by Robert Ellison - foul #2 on Robert Ellison, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | Rogelio Marino is called for the reach on Robert Ellison - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | Robert Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | Robert Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Hamisi Azim hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher lays it in and the foul's on Chen China - foul #4 on Chen China, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Jose Sosa is hacked by Harold Leist in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Leist, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:43 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dennis Fletcher | 64-59 |
| 00:37 | Tulane | Robert Ellison buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Fletcher | 64-62 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Rogelio Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ellison - foul #3 on Robert Ellison, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:31 | Tulane | Robert Ellison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-62 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Harold Leist is called for the reach on Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Leist, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Harold Leist clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 00:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Rogelio Marino | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Robert Ellison is called for the reach on Rogelio Marino in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Ellison, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Rice | William Patrick (PF) Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:19 | Tulane | Chris Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:15 | Tulane | Rogelio Marino picks off the pass by Chris Smith | 69-62 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Rogelio Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Leist - foul #5 on Harold Leist, team foul #13 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (PG) Harold Leist | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Chris Smith | 70-62 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Tulane | Robert Ellison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Chris Smith grabs the offensive board | 70-62 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Robert Ellison misses the 3 from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim snags the defensive board | 70-62 |