| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) PF - Robert Everett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Darren Shaffer inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 19:44 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 19:19 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-29 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Corey Riddle comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 27-29 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson tips it but misses | 27-29 |
| 18:47 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 18:34 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Corey Riddle buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 17:41 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lloyd Perry | 29-31 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 17:15 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 16:57 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 16:38 | Tulane | Robert Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 16:20 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 16:18 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 15:57 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Corey Riddle - foul #1 on Corey Riddle, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Charles Hendricks (PF), Henry Brown (C) Corey Riddle, Darren Shaffer, Carlos Tedrow, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (PG), Mark Regan (SG), Steve Smith (SF), Derek Brown (PF) Lloyd Perry, Nick Wright, Joseph Burciaga, Robert Everett | |
| 15:57 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 15:57 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Hendricks (fresh) C - Henry Brown (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Regan (fresh) SF - Steve Smith (fresh) PF - Derek Brown (fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rice | James Freeman steals it from Howard Reed | 29-33 |
| 15:34 | Tulane | James Freeman lays it up and in | 29-35 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Ronald Albritton blocks the short jumper by Stephen McKinnie | 29-35 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Charles Hendricks tips it home | 31-35 |
| 14:59 | Tulane | Derek Brown scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-37 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Joseph Durst scores on a shot from the baseline | 33-37 |
| 14:15 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton makes the jumper from the right block set up by Steve Smith | 33-39 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Joseph Durst travels with the ball | 33-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Darren Shaffer (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Stephen McKinnie, Charles Hendricks, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Robert Everett (PF) James Freeman, Mark Regan, Steve Smith, Ronald Albritton | |
| 13:36 | Tulane | Robert Everett misses the runner in the lane | 33-39 |
| 13:34 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry tips it back up and in | 33-41 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nick Wright - foul #1 on Nick Wright, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:05 | Tulane | Robert Everett grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 12:44 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga loses the dribble to Lawrence Johnson | 34-41 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Howard Reed buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 12:00 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 11:59 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Everett | 36-41 |
| 11:50 | Tulane | Nick Wright hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lloyd Perry | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Burciaga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Everett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Derek Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Joseph Durst travels with the ball | 36-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Carlos Tedrow (PF), Henry Brown (C) Howard Reed, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steve Smith (SF), Dannie Sims (C) Joseph Burciaga, Derek Brown | |
| 11:06 | Tulane | Steve Smith double dribbles | 36-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (PG), Frank Stephenson (SF) Corey Riddle, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG), Ronald Albritton (C) Nick Wright, Dannie Sims | |
| 10:39 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 10:37 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Livingston | 36-44 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Henry Brown comes up short on the runner in the lane | 36-44 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Henry Brown tips it in | 38-44 |
| 10:05 | Tulane | Steve Smith misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 10:04 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Frank Stephenson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Henry Brown tips it in | 40-46 |
| 09:14 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Brian Livingston, Frank Stephenson, Carlos Tedrow, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Derek Brown (PF) Lloyd Perry, Steve Smith, Robert Everett | |
| 08:54 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is hacked by Ronald Albritton - foul #1 on Ronald Albritton, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dannie Sims (C) Ronald Albritton | |
| 08:32 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is hacked by Derek Brown - foul #2 on Derek Brown, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Corey Riddle connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 43-46 |
| 07:46 | Tulane | James Freeman drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dannie Sims (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Derek Brown - foul #3 on Derek Brown, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Robert Everett (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) James Freeman, Derek Brown, Dannie Sims | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:56 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Everett | 44-51 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Joseph Durst comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 06:25 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 05:56 | Tulane | Nick Wright scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Burciaga | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:34 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-54 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is whistled for traveling | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Frank Stephenson (SF), Carlos Tedrow (PF), Henry Brown (C) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG), Steve Smith (SF) Nick Wright, Joseph Burciaga | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:03 | Tulane | Robert Everett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Henry Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Howard Reed clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 04:56 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Robert Everett | 44-54 |
| 04:37 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the paint set up by Steve Smith | 44-56 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Frank Stephenson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Livingston | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:57 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Frank Stephenson gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Brian Livingston's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Perry | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steve Smith (fresh) PF - Robert Everett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Howard Reed, Brian Livingston, Frank Stephenson, Carlos Tedrow, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF) James Freeman, Steve Smith | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Corey Riddle is fouled on the floor by Joseph Burciaga - foul #2 on Joseph Burciaga, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (PG), Mark Regan (SG), Steve Smith (SF), Derek Brown (PF), Dannie Sims (C) Lloyd Perry, Nick Wright, Joseph Burciaga, Robert Everett, Ronald Albritton | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Joseph Durst connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 02:38 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Robert Everett (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) James Freeman, Mark Regan, Steve Smith, Derek Brown, Dannie Sims | |
| 02:14 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Ronald Albritton and he's hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #2 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (PG), Mark Regan (SG), Derek Brown (PF), Dannie Sims (C) Lloyd Perry, Nick Wright, Robert Everett, Ronald Albritton | |
| 02:14 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-62 |
| 01:53 | Tulane | Mark Regan grabs the board | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steve Smith (SF) Joseph Burciaga | |
| 01:09 | Rice | Joseph Durst can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by James Freeman - foul #2 on James Freeman, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:51 | Tulane | Derek Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-62 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Johnson | 53-62 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Robert Everett (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) James Freeman, Mark Regan, Steve Smith, Derek Brown, Dannie Sims | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Tulane | Nick Wright is hacked by Stephen McKinnie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #3 | 53-62 |
| 00:42 | Tulane | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Joseph Burciaga - foul #4 on Joseph Durst, team foul #4 | 53-62 |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga is hacked by Joseph Durst - foul #5 on Joseph Durst, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (PF) Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Carlos Tedrow is called for the reach on Ronald Albritton - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga is fouled on the floor by Carlos Tedrow - foul #3 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 53-64 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Lloyd Perry | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry runs out the clock | 53-64 |