| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charles Phifer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Martin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Jose Martin inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 19:33 | Tulane | Felix Martinez grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 19:19 | Tulane | Felix Martinez comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 19:18 | Rice | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Dennis David scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Lawhon | 42-34 |
| 18:57 | Tulane | Charles Phifer is hacked by Matthew Nickols - foul #2 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 18:42 | Tulane | Jose Martin buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Galeano | 44-34 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Dennis David misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Phifer - foul #1 on Charles Phifer, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Dennis David misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 18:15 | Tulane | Jose Martin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 17:54 | Rice | John Jones loses the dribble to Alvin Seifert | 44-35 |
| 17:31 | Tulane | Charles Phifer makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Alvin Seifert | 46-35 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 17:07 | Tulane | Jose Martin grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 17:03 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Nickols - foul #3 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (PG), Ronald Montejano (SF), Peter Collins (PF), Cecil Wiggins (C) Charles Phifer, Jose Martin, Richard Galeano, Felix Martinez | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Paul Polston (SG), Joseph Horn (SF), James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Matthew Nickols | |
| 17:03 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:03 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:03 | Rice | James Look gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Eric Lam is called for traveling | 47-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (SG) Alvin Seifert | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:42 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Horn - foul #2 on Joseph Horn, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| 16:42 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:42 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the jump hook in the paint | 49-37 |
| 15:55 | Tulane | Peter Collins knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jimmy Buttler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Montejano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Collins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cecil Wiggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Eric Lam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Look (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Paul Polston scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Lam | 52-39 |
| 15:24 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler hits a jumper from the right side | 54-39 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Joseph Horn is hacked by Ronald Montejano - foul #2 on Ronald Montejano, team foul #2 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Alvin Seifert (SG), Jose Martin (SF), Richard Galeano (PF), Felix Martinez (C) Jimmy Buttler, Vincente Rossi, Ronald Montejano, Peter Collins, Cecil Wiggins | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn, James Look, Chris Campbell | |
| 14:58 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon travels with the ball | 54-39 |
| 14:45 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 14:43 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Galeano | 54-39 |
| 14:38 | Tulane | Jose Martin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-39 |
| 14:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Jones | 54-39 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Gary Ferguson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Jones | 54-41 |
| 13:48 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses the lay-in | 54-41 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Matthew Nickols snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Gary Ferguson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Jones | 54-43 |
| 13:36 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-43 |
| 13:35 | Tulane | Felix Martinez snags the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 13:19 | Tulane | John Jones is called for the reach on Richard Galeano - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG) Cecil Lawhon | |
| 13:06 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Paul Polston gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Gary Ferguson's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Galeano | 54-43 |
| 12:48 | Tulane | Felix Martinez pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 12:44 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jose Martin and the foul's on Matthew Nickols - foul #4 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Peter Collins (PF) Richard Galeano | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Horn (C) Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| 12:44 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Eric Lam can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 12:18 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Charles Phifer | 57-43 |
| 11:54 | Tulane | Jose Martin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charles Phifer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Seifert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Collins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Felix Martinez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:47 | Rice | John Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-43 |
| 11:46 | Tulane | Felix Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 11:39 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Phifer | 62-43 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Paul Polston misses long on a jumper from the left block | 62-43 |
| 11:18 | Tulane | Peter Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 11:07 | Tulane | Charles Phifer makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jose Martin | 65-43 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Eric Lam buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis David | 65-45 |
| 10:30 | Tulane | Peter Collins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-45 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Charles Phifer is called for the reach on Dennis David - foul #2 on Charles Phifer, team foul #3 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (PG), Jimmy Buttler (SG), Ronald Montejano (SF), Richard Galeano (PF), Cecil Wiggins (C) Charles Phifer, Alvin Seifert, Jose Martin, Peter Collins, Felix Martinez | |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Paul Polston, John Jones, Joseph Horn | |
| 09:52 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Look | 68-48 |
| 09:42 | Tulane | Richard Galeano banks in the layup set up by Vincente Rossi | 70-48 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Gary Ferguson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 70-48 |
| 09:28 | Tulane | Richard Galeano grabs the board | 70-48 |
| 09:24 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-48 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano grabs the offensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 09:09 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 70-48 |
| 09:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Eric Lam | 70-48 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-48 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Chris Campbell snags the offensive board | 70-48 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Chris Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 70-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Peter Collins (SF) Ronald Montejano | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (PG), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Eric Lam, James Look, Chris Campbell | |
| 08:21 | Tulane | Richard Galeano is whistled for traveling | 70-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (SG), Felix Martinez (C) Jimmy Buttler, Cecil Wiggins | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG) Joseph Matheson | |
| 08:08 | Rice | Joseph Horn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-48 |
| 08:07 | Tulane | Peter Collins snags the defensive board | 70-48 |
| 07:54 | Tulane | Felix Martinez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-48 |
| 07:53 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert tips it but misses | 70-48 |
| 07:51 | Tulane | Felix Martinez hits the follow up shot | 72-48 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vincente Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-48 |
| 07:33 | Tulane | Felix Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 72-48 |
| 07:24 | Tulane | Peter Collins is called for traveling | 72-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Jose Martin (SF) Vincente Rossi, Richard Galeano | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Joseph Horn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-48 |
| 07:09 | Rice | John Jones hits the follow up shot | 72-50 |
| 06:51 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Phifer | 75-50 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 75-50 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Joseph Horn tips it back up and in | 75-52 |
| 06:24 | Tulane | Charles Phifer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dennis David - foul #2 on Dennis David, team foul #6 | 75-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (SG), Richard Galeano (PF), Cecil Wiggins (C) Alvin Seifert, Peter Collins, Felix Martinez | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Joseph Matheson (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF) Dennis David, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| 06:24 | Tulane | Charles Phifer makes the 1st free throw | 76-52 |
| 06:24 | Tulane | Charles Phifer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-52 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Jimmy Buttler picks off the pass by Eric Lam | 77-52 |
| 06:01 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler lays it up and in | 79-52 |
| 05:47 | Rice | John Jones misses the dunk but the foul's on Richard Galeano - foul #3 on Richard Galeano, team foul #4 | 79-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (SG) Jimmy Buttler | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| 05:47 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 79-53 |
| 05:47 | Rice | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 79-54 |
| 05:26 | Tulane | Charles Phifer double dribbles | 79-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (SG) Charles Phifer | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Dennis David can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 79-54 |
| 05:08 | Rice | John Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-54 |
| 05:00 | Rice | John Jones misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 79-54 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Matthew Nickols hits the follow up shot | 79-56 |
| 04:29 | Tulane | Jose Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (SG), Ronald Montejano (SF), Peter Collins (PF), Felix Martinez (C) Vincente Rossi, Jose Martin, Richard Galeano, Cecil Wiggins | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Joseph Matheson (SG), Joseph Horn (SF), James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Paul Polston, John Jones, Matthew Nickols | |
| 04:19 | Rice | Joseph Horn is hacked by Ronald Montejano - foul #3 on Ronald Montejano, team foul #5 | 79-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG) Jimmy Buttler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:59 | Rice | Chris Campbell can't finish the layup | 79-56 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Eric Lam grabs the offensive rebound | 79-56 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Rice | Eric Lam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-56 |
| 03:50 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert gets the rebound | 79-56 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charles Phifer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Montejano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Eric Lam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Look (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 79-56 |
| 03:36 | Tulane | Peter Collins tips it in | 81-56 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Joseph Matheson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jose Martin (SF) Ronald Montejano | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:05 | Tulane | Jose Martin is hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #3 on Joseph Horn, team foul #7 | 81-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG) Joseph Matheson | |
| 03:05 | Tulane | Jose Martin makes the 1st free throw | 82-56 |
| 03:05 | Tulane | Jose Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 83-56 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Paul Polston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alvin Seifert - foul #3 on Alvin Seifert, team foul #6 | 83-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (PG), Richard Galeano (PF) Charles Phifer, Peter Collins | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF) Joseph Horn | |
| 02:39 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 83-57 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the 2nd free throw | 83-57 |
| 02:39 | Tulane | Richard Galeano pulls down the rebound | 83-57 |
| 02:14 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert can't throw it down | 83-57 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Paul Polston gets the rebound | 83-57 |
| 01:53 | Rice | James Look can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-57 |
| 01:52 | Tulane | Felix Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 83-57 |
| 01:38 | Tulane | Jose Martin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-57 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Eric Lam snags the defensive board | 83-57 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Joseph Matheson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 83-57 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Chris Campbell hits the follow up shot | 83-59 |
| 01:03 | Tulane | Richard Galeano's pass is intercepted by Eric Lam | 83-59 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Paul Polston hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 83-59 |
| 00:47 | Tulane | Felix Martinez grabs the board | 83-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Tulane | Richard Galeano blows the layup | 83-59 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Paul Polston grabs the board | 83-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Alvin Seifert steals the ball from Eric Lam | 83-59 |
| 00:14 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi lays it in set up by Alvin Seifert | 85-59 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Paul Polston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG) Vincente Rossi | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (SF) Joseph Matheson | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Charles Phifer runs out the clock | 85-59 |