| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew King (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Pablo Nunez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alexander Haddock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Rippstein (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Tulane | James Pearson swats the shot by Pablo Nunez | 33-32 |
| 19:38 | Tulane | John Hill hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 35-34 |
| 18:54 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Pearson - foul #3 on James Pearson, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) James Pearson | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:54 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:54 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:33 | Rice | John Hill swats the short shot by William Sedillo | 35-35 |
| 18:31 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:14 | Tulane | Hiram Lyons is called for the reach on Alexander Haddock - foul #1 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 17:56 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 35-35 |
| 17:54 | Rice | William Sedillo pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Robert Negri misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Hiram Lyons snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:26 | Rice | William Sedillo misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 17:25 | Tulane | John Hill snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:15 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez's pass is intercepted by Robert Negri | 35-35 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Reginald Eller banks in the layup on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 37-35 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Joe Woods (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Hayes (SF), Mitchell Cochrane (PF), Ricky Heston (C) Alexander Haddock, John Hill, Ralph Rippstein | |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Derrick Rust can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Pablo Nunez - foul #2 on Pablo Nunez, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (PG), Anthony Duresky (SF) Andrew King, Pablo Nunez | |
| 16:32 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:32 | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:21 | Tulane | Ricky Heston makes the shot in the lane | 37-39 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Derrick Rust's floater is tipped away by Anthony Duresky | 37-39 |
| 16:16 | Tulane | James Hayes grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 15:59 | Tulane | Ricky Heston is fouled on the floor by Joe Woods - foul #1 on Joe Woods, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Robert Negri, Joe Woods | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gary Coughlin (PF) Ricky Heston | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Keith Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Duresky (fresh) PF - Gary Coughlin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Mitchell Cochrane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Tulane | Keith Morgan's pass is intercepted by Derrick Rust | 37-39 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Michael Rau hits the finger roll on a great pass from Derrick Rust | 39-39 |
| 15:18 | Tulane | Keith Morgan misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by James Pearson - foul #4 on James Pearson, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Joe Woods (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, James Pearson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Pablo Nunez (SG), Ralph Rippstein (C) Anthony Duresky, Mitchell Cochrane | |
| 15:18 | Tulane | Keith Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:18 | Tulane | Keith Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Raymond Burns gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Burns and the foul's on Gary Coughlin - foul #4 on Gary Coughlin, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) Joe Woods | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew King (PG), John Hill (PF) Keith Morgan, Gary Coughlin | |
| 14:59 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:41 | Tulane | Hiram Lyons steals it from Ralph Rippstein | 42-40 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Reginald Eller | 45-40 |
| 14:22 | Tulane | Andrew King hits a shot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Reginald Eller's floater is tipped away by Ralph Rippstein | 45-42 |
| 14:06 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:43 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez is whistled for a carry | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (SG), Alexander Haddock (SF), Mitchell Cochrane (PF) Pablo Nunez, James Hayes, John Hill | |
| 13:26 | Rice | Robert Negri is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Negri, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (C) Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:11 | Tulane | Andrew King makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Reginald Eller loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SF) Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | Tulane | Pablo Nunez (SG) Keith Morgan | |
| 12:35 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock makes the fadeaway from the right side | 45-47 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Raymond Burns connects on the 3 from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 11:59 | Tulane | Andrew King can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Joe Woods | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Hayes (SF), John Hill (PF) Alexander Haddock, Ralph Rippstein | |
| 11:59 | Tulane | Andrew King makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:59 | Tulane | Andrew King misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Sedillo | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew King (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Pablo Nunez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Cochrane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 3 from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 11:36 | Tulane | Gregg Moore is called for the reach on Mitchell Cochrane - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (PG) Andrew King | |
| 11:36 | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:36 | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Gregg Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 11:16 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Keith Morgan | 51-50 |
| 11:06 | Tulane | William Sedillo takes the ball from Keith Morgan | 51-50 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Keith Morgan is called for the reach on Gregg Moore - foul #2 on Keith Morgan, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Thomas Banks (PF) Gregg Moore, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew King (PG), Alexander Haddock (SF), Ralph Rippstein (C) Keith Morgan, Pablo Nunez, Mitchell Cochrane | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Thomas Banks connects on the jumper from close range set up by Hiram Lyons | 53-50 |
| 10:13 | Tulane | John Hill dunks the ball | 53-52 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 10:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Eller | 53-52 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 09:50 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Hayes | 53-52 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | Thomas Banks swats the layup by Ralph Rippstein | 53-52 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Raymond Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the lay-in | 53-52 |
| 09:02 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:56 | Tulane | James Hayes misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Banks - foul #4 on Thomas Banks, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Joe Woods (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Tulane | Pablo Nunez (SG), Mitchell Cochrane (PF) Alexander Haddock, John Hill | |
| 08:56 | Tulane | James Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:56 | Tulane | James Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Derrick Rust comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 08:46 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ralph Rippstein | 53-54 |
| 08:31 | Tulane | Andrew King clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Derrick Rust snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Derrick Rust loses the ball out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Derrick Rust | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (PG), Anthony Duresky (SF), Ricky Heston (C) Andrew King, James Hayes, Ralph Rippstein | |
| 07:55 | Tulane | Ricky Heston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), James Pearson (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Michael Rau, Robert Negri, Joe Woods | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gary Coughlin (PF) Ricky Heston | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Keith Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pablo Nunez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Duresky (fresh) PF - Gary Coughlin (fresh) 4 pf. C - Mitchell Cochrane (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Gregg Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 07:32 | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 07:26 | Tulane | James Pearson steals it from Mitchell Cochrane | 53-54 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 07:02 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:37 | Tulane | Keith Morgan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-54 |
| 06:36 | Rice | James Pearson snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 06:11 | Rice | The short jumper by James Pearson is denied by Anthony Duresky | 53-54 |
| 06:09 | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:50 | Tulane | Keith Morgan connects on the jump hook from the right block | 53-56 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), William Sedillo (C) Gregg Moore, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew King (PG), Alexander Haddock (SF), John Hill (PF), Ralph Rippstein (C) Keith Morgan, Anthony Duresky, Gary Coughlin, Mitchell Cochrane | |
| 05:37 | Rice | Alexander Haddock steals the ball from Raymond Burns | 53-56 |
| 05:22 | Tulane | John Hill misses the lay-in | 53-56 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Reginald Eller snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Andrew King steals the ball from Hiram Lyons | 53-56 |
| 04:55 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Andrew King | 53-58 |
| 04:47 | Rice | James Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-58 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Raymond Burns tips it home | 55-58 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Hill | 55-60 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Raymond Burns comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 04:21 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:02 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 55-60 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Hiram Lyons drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Raymond Burns | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Pearson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew King (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pablo Nunez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alexander Haddock (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Rippstein (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Hayes (SG), Gary Coughlin (PF) Pablo Nunez, John Hill | |
| 03:22 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:22 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Gregg Moore knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 02:58 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), William Sedillo (C) Gregg Moore, Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Tulane | Pablo Nunez (SG), John Hill (PF) James Hayes, Gary Coughlin | |
| 02:37 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #11 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Hayes (SF) Alexander Haddock | |
| 02:37 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:37 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:37 | Tulane | James Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:15 | Tulane | Andrew King buries a 3 from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 01:52 | Rice | William Sedillo's layup is rejected by Ralph Rippstein | 60-64 |
| 01:50 | Tulane | James Hayes snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 01:43 | Tulane | John Hill lays it in on a great pass from Pablo Nunez | 60-66 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Raymond Burns connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Negri | 62-66 |
| 01:18 | Tulane | The short jumper by John Hill is denied by William Sedillo | 62-66 |
| 01:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Negri | 62-66 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-66 |
| 00:55 | Tulane | John Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Tulane | Robert Negri swats the shot by Pablo Nunez | 62-66 |
| 00:24 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez grabs the offensive board | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez is hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #3 on Raymond Burns, team foul #12 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Robert Negri | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alexander Haddock (SF) James Hayes | |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:22 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Raymond Burns knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 65-66 |
| 00:14 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Burns - foul #4 on Raymond Burns, team foul #13 | 65-66 |
| 00:14 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:14 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Alexander Haddock picks off the pass by Raymond Burns | 65-68 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez lays it up and in on a great pass from Alexander Haddock | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Hiram Lyons comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 65-70 |