| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Hershkowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Sidney Rearick inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | William Borrelli clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Michael Jones tips it in | 38-26 |
| 19:27 | Tulane | Earl Metzler buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Gerardo Quintero and he's hacked by William Borrelli - foul #3 on William Borrelli, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG) William Borrelli | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 19:27 | Tulane | Earl Metzler makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Sidney Rearick hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Maurice Lemons | 40-29 |
| 18:57 | Tulane | Matthew King can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Michael Jones misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-29 |
| 18:45 | Tulane | Earl Metzler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:39 | Tulane | Matthew King knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerardo Quintero | 40-32 |
| 18:23 | Rice | John Scott misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 18:22 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 18:03 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Michael Jones is called for traveling | 40-32 |
| Subs | Rice | John Blum (PF) John Scott | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:21 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Neil Still (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Hampton (SF), Grover Geary (PF), David Rice (C) Vernon Kelley, Walter Hershkowitz, Earl Metzler | |
| 17:00 | Rice | John Blum misses the jumper in the lane | 40-32 |
| 16:59 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:42 | Tulane | David Rice misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Albert Horton - foul #1 on Albert Horton, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Aranda (SG), Charles Tabarez (SF) Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Zito (PG), Greg Lehman (SG) Gerardo Quintero, Matthew King | |
| 16:42 | Tulane | David Rice makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:42 | Tulane | David Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:42 | Tulane | David Rice misses the 3rd free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Neil Still snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Maurice Lemons can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dennis Zito - foul #1 on Dennis Zito, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Rice | John Scott (PF) Neil Still | |
| Subs | Tulane | Earl Metzler (C) Mark Hampton | |
| 16:21 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Maurice Lemons misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:21 | Tulane | Grover Geary grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 16:05 | Tulane | David Rice misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 16:04 | Tulane | Grover Geary gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:45 | Tulane | David Rice misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 41-33 |
| 15:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Scott | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Aranda (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Blum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dennis Zito (fresh) SG - Greg Lehman (fresh) SF - David Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Grover Geary (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Metzler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Rice | Maurice Lemons drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Tabarez | 43-33 |
| 15:04 | Tulane | Greg Lehman hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 15:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Scott | 43-33 |
| 14:45 | Rice | John Scott misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-33 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Maurice Lemons hits the follow up shot | 45-33 |
| 14:27 | Tulane | Grover Geary connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Greg Lehman | 45-35 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 13:54 | Tulane | John Blum blocks the short jumper by Earl Metzler | 48-35 |
| 13:52 | Tulane | Greg Lehman grabs the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:45 | Tulane | Donald Aranda steals it from Greg Lehman | 48-35 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Donald Aranda misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-35 |
| 13:30 | Tulane | Earl Metzler grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:21 | Tulane | Dennis Zito comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 13:20 | Tulane | Grover Geary grabs the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:09 | Tulane | Earl Metzler is hacked by John Blum - foul #2 on John Blum, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Neil Still (PF), Michael Jones (C) Maurice Lemons, Donald Aranda, Charles Tabarez, John Scott, John Blum | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), Matthew King (SG), James Reynolds (SF), Walter Hershkowitz (PF), Vernon Kelley (C) Dennis Zito, Greg Lehman, David Rice, Grover Geary, Earl Metzler | |
| 12:49 | Tulane | James Reynolds double dribbles | 48-35 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Michael Jones misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Matthew King - foul #2 on Matthew King, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 12:15 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-37 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Albert Horton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses the tip | 49-37 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Michael Jones tips it but misses | 49-37 |
| 11:47 | Rice | William Borrelli tips it home | 51-37 |
| 11:27 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Neil Still - foul #1 on Neil Still, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (PG) Albert Horton | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 11:27 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 11:27 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Neil Still (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Hershkowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Rice | Sidney Rearick is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG) Charles Tabarez | |
| Subs | Tulane | Earl Metzler (C) Vernon Kelley | |
| 10:47 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Michael Jones misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 51-41 |
| 10:28 | Tulane | James Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:22 | Tulane | James Reynolds is whistled for traveling | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rice | John Scott (PF), John Blum (C) Neil Still, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | Grover Geary (PF) Walter Hershkowitz | |
| 09:53 | Rice | William Borrelli makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-41 |
| 09:35 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 09:33 | Rice | John Scott gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 09:05 | Rice | William Borrelli is hacked by Matthew King - foul #3 on Matthew King, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Charles Tabarez (SF), Michael Jones (C) William Borrelli, Sidney Rearick, John Scott | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Zito (PG), Greg Lehman (SG), Vernon Kelley (SF), David Rice (C) Gerardo Quintero, Matthew King, James Reynolds, Earl Metzler | |
| 08:50 | Rice | Maurice Lemons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz (PF) David Rice | |
| 08:32 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-41 |
| 08:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Maurice Lemons | 54-41 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Charles Tabarez connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Horton | 57-41 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 08:18 | Tulane | Michael Jones swats the layup by Greg Lehman | 57-41 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Charles Tabarez grabs the board | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:58 | Rice | Albert Horton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-41 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Michael Jones hits the follow up shot | 59-41 |
| 07:50 | Tulane | Dennis Zito misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Albert Horton - foul #2 on Albert Horton, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF), John Scott (PF), Neil Still (C) Maurice Lemons, John Blum, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew King (SG), Earl Metzler (C) Greg Lehman, Grover Geary | |
| 07:50 | Tulane | Dennis Zito misses the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 07:50 | Tulane | Dennis Zito misses the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 07:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Neil Still | 59-41 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Charles Tabarez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 07:19 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz gets the rebound | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Neil Still (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dennis Zito (fresh) SG - Matthew King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Hershkowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Metzler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Tulane | Matthew King misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-41 |
| 07:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sidney Rearick | 59-41 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Vernon Kelley steals it from Albert Horton | 59-41 |
| 06:23 | Tulane | Matthew King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-41 |
| 06:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Scott | 59-41 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Vernon Kelley is called for the reach on Sidney Rearick - foul #1 on Vernon Kelley, team foul #4 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Michael Jones (C) Charles Tabarez, Albert Horton, John Scott | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), James Reynolds (SF), Grover Geary (PF), David Rice (C) Dennis Zito, Vernon Kelley, Walter Hershkowitz, Earl Metzler | |
| 05:51 | Rice | Maurice Lemons banks in the layup on a great pass from William Borrelli | 61-41 |
| 05:40 | Tulane | David Rice makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-44 |
| 05:09 | Tulane | Matthew King grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 04:49 | Tulane | David Rice misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 04:48 | Tulane | Matthew King tips it in | 61-46 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 04:28 | Tulane | Matthew King snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 04:23 | Tulane | James Reynolds hits a shot from the right wing set up by Gerardo Quintero | 61-48 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Maurice Lemons drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Borrelli and he's fouled by Gerardo Quintero - foul #2 on Gerardo Quintero, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SF), John Scott (PF), John Blum (C) Sidney Rearick, Neil Still, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Zito (SG), Walter Hershkowitz (PF), Earl Metzler (C) Matthew King, Grover Geary, David Rice | |
| 04:00 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the free throw | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Scott - foul #2 on John Scott, team foul #7 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Donald Aranda (PF) Maurice Lemons, William Borrelli, John Scott | |
| Subs | Tulane | Greg Lehman (SG), Vernon Kelley (SF), Grover Geary (C) Gerardo Quintero, James Reynolds, Earl Metzler | |
| 03:44 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:44 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Greg Lehman is called for the reach on Albert Horton - foul #1 on Greg Lehman, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Hampton (SF) Walter Hershkowitz | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Jesse Glover comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Albert Horton misses the tip | 64-50 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Charles Tabarez gets the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Blum (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dennis Zito (fresh) SG - Greg Lehman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Hampton (fresh) PF - Vernon Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Grover Geary (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Jesse Glover drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Aranda | 66-50 |
| 02:25 | Tulane | John Blum steals it from Grover Geary | 66-50 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Donald Aranda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Rice (C) Grover Geary | |
| 01:51 | Tulane | Dennis Zito is fouled on the floor by Albert Horton - foul #3 on Albert Horton, team foul #8 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Neil Still (C) Jesse Glover | |
| Subs | Tulane | Grover Geary (PF) Mark Hampton | |
| 01:51 | Tulane | Dennis Zito misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 01:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Blum | 66-50 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Albert Horton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-50 |
| 01:26 | Tulane | Grover Geary grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 01:22 | Tulane | Dennis Zito misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-50 |
| 01:21 | Tulane | Grover Geary grabs the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 01:15 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley misses long on a floater near the basket | 66-50 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Charles Tabarez grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Albert Horton makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Tabarez | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley can't finish the layup | 69-50 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Charles Tabarez snags the defensive board | 69-50 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | John Blum can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by David Rice - foul #3 on David Rice, team foul #7 | 69-50 |
| 00:14 | Rice | John Blum misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 00:14 | Rice | John Blum misses the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 00:14 | Tulane | Grover Geary snags the defensive board | 69-50 |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Dennis Zito makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Tabarez runs out the clock | 69-53 |