| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ryan Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gallion (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Harder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Ramon (fresh) 6 reb. C - William Purdom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Scotty McLaird inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Rice | Roy Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 32-24 |
| 19:17 | Tulane | Robert Ramon hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ryan Davis | 32-26 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Robert Ramon is called for the reach on Joe Woods - foul #2 on Robert Ramon, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:35 | Rice | George Harder steals the ball from Scotty McLaird | 32-26 |
| 18:31 | Tulane | George Harder banks in the layup | 32-28 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Scotty McLaird is hacked by Robert Ramon - foul #3 on Robert Ramon, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Wyman (PF) Robert Ramon | |
| 18:08 | Rice | Roy Mitchell misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Charles Gallion - foul #2 on Charles Gallion, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Roy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Roy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:01 | Tulane | Charles Gallion knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ryan Davis | 34-31 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Joe Woods misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 17:40 | Tulane | Robert Wyman grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 17:16 | Tulane | George Harder clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-31 |
| 17:14 | Tulane | William Purdom can't tip it in | 34-31 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Roy Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:03 | Rice | James Pritchard hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 16:44 | Tulane | George Harder misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-31 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Kenny Garrett grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Joe Woods connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 16:03 | Tulane | George Harder is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on George Harder, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Roy Mitchell, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Austin (PG), Raymond Keaney (SG), Brian Zahran (SF), Carl Brooks (C) Ryan Davis, Charles Gallion, George Harder, William Purdom | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jake Sitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Donald Austin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Keaney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Zahran (fresh) PF - Robert Wyman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Brooks (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Billy Davis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 15:30 | Tulane | Donald Austin lays it up and in set up by Brian Zahran and the foul's on Kevin Cassidy - foul #2 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Ramon (PF) Robert Wyman | |
| 15:30 | Tulane | Donald Austin misses the free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Lloyd Broome snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Billy Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG) Billy Davis | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 14:40 | Tulane | Carl Brooks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-33 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Kenny Garrett gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Lloyd Broome drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Cassidy | 45-33 |
| 14:03 | Tulane | Carl Brooks travels with the ball | 45-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Frank Krug, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ryan Davis (PG), George Harder (SF), Robert Wyman (C) Donald Austin, Brian Zahran, Carl Brooks | |
| 13:45 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Scotty McLaird grabs the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Joe Woods drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Broome | 48-33 |
| 13:18 | Tulane | Robert Wyman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-33 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Kenny Garrett pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Kenny Garrett is hacked by Raymond Keaney - foul #1 on Raymond Keaney, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Jake Sitz (PF) Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Purdom (C) Robert Wyman | |
| 13:00 | Rice | Joe Woods hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Harder - foul #2 on George Harder, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Roy Mitchell (PF) Kenny Garrett, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Zahran (SG) Raymond Keaney | |
| 13:00 | Rice | Joe Woods misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:46 | Tulane | Ryan Davis drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 12:22 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Brian Zahran | 49-35 |
| 12:01 | Tulane | Ryan Davis hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ryan Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Zahran (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Harder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Ramon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Purdom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Joe Woods misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-38 |
| 11:31 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Mitchell | 49-38 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Joe Woods misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 11:15 | Tulane | William Purdom snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 11:10 | Tulane | Kevin Cassidy is called for the reach on Brian Zahran - foul #3 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Frank Krug (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Roy Mitchell, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Austin (PG), Charles Gallion (SG), Robert Wyman (PF), Carl Brooks (C) Ryan Davis, George Harder, Robert Ramon, William Purdom | |
| 10:52 | Tulane | Charles Gallion is whistled for a carry | 49-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Cooksey (SF) Brian Zahran | |
| 10:39 | Rice | Frank Krug double dribbles | 49-38 |
| 10:18 | Tulane | Donald Austin is hacked by Kenny Garrett - foul #2 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF) Kevin Cassidy, Frank Krug | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:11 | Tulane | Donald Austin misses long on a floater from the left side | 49-38 |
| 10:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenny Garrett | 49-38 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Billy Davis clanks a jumper from close range | 49-38 |
| 09:48 | Tulane | Carl Brooks snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 09:41 | Tulane | Charles Gallion misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Jake Sitz grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Jake Sitz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-38 |
| 09:22 | Tulane | Carl Brooks pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:18 | Tulane | Charles Gallion makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Billy Davis - foul #1 on Billy Davis, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Roy Mitchell (PF), James Pritchard (C) Billy Davis, Lloyd Broome, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ryan Davis (PG), George Harder (SF), Robert Ramon (PF) Donald Austin, Raymond Cooksey, Carl Brooks | |
| 09:18 | Tulane | Charles Gallion makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Roy Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Keaney (SG), William Purdom (C) Charles Gallion, Robert Wyman | |
| 08:36 | Tulane | George Harder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by James Pritchard - foul #2 on James Pritchard, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Krug (SF) Scotty McLaird | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 08:36 | Tulane | George Harder makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:36 | Tulane | George Harder makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:36 | Tulane | George Harder misses the 3rd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:36 | Rice | James Pritchard snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Roy Mitchell misses the easy layup | 49-43 |
| 08:15 | Tulane | Robert Ramon pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:55 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney's pass is intercepted by Roy Mitchell | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Roy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ryan Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Keaney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Harder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Ramon (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Purdom (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Kenny Garrett | 51-43 |
| 07:40 | Tulane | Frank Krug steals the ball from George Harder | 51-43 |
| 07:29 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Frank Krug and the foul's on William Purdom - foul #1 on William Purdom, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF) Kenny Garrett, Frank Krug, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Gallion (SG), Robert Wyman (C) Raymond Keaney, William Purdom | |
| 07:29 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:13 | Tulane | Charles Gallion misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 07:11 | Rice | James Pritchard snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Lloyd Broome makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Joe Woods | 56-43 |
| 06:45 | Tulane | Charles Gallion drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from George Harder | 56-46 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Woods | 59-46 |
| 06:15 | Tulane | Robert Wyman is whistled for traveling | 59-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Jake Sitz (C) Joe Woods, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Austin (PG), Raymond Keaney (SG), Brian Zahran (SF), Carl Brooks (C) Ryan Davis, Charles Gallion, George Harder, Robert Ramon | |
| 05:58 | Rice | Lloyd Broome misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 05:56 | Tulane | Carl Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:40 | Tulane | Donald Austin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Austin, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Purdom (C) Carl Brooks | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:13 | Rice | Kenny Garrett clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 05:12 | Tulane | William Purdom grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 04:55 | Tulane | Brian Zahran can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 59-46 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Kenny Garrett pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Raymond Keaney is called for the reach on Kevin Cassidy - foul #2 on Raymond Keaney, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Roy Mitchell (PF), James Pritchard (C) Kenny Garrett, Scotty McLaird, Lloyd Broome, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ryan Davis (PG), Charles Gallion (SG), George Harder (SF), Robert Ramon (PF) Donald Austin, Raymond Keaney, Brian Zahran, Robert Wyman | |
| 04:47 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 04:32 | Tulane | Charles Gallion misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 04:30 | Tulane | Robert Ramon tips it home | 61-48 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Roy Mitchell lays it up and in set up by Joe Woods | 63-48 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:53 | Tulane | George Harder buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ryan Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Gallion (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Harder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Ramon (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - William Purdom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:37 | Rice | Frank Krug blows the layup | 63-51 |
| 03:36 | Tulane | Charles Gallion gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 03:23 | Tulane | Ryan Davis can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Cassidy - foul #4 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF) Kevin Cassidy, Joe Woods, Frank Krug | |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Keaney (SG), Carl Brooks (C) Charles Gallion, William Purdom | |
| 03:23 | Tulane | Ryan Davis makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:23 | Tulane | Ryan Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Roy Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 03:06 | Rice | James Pritchard is hacked by George Harder - foul #3 on George Harder, team foul #10 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Zahran (SF), Robert Wyman (C) George Harder, Carl Brooks | |
| 03:06 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 03:06 | Rice | James Pritchard misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 03:06 | Tulane | Robert Ramon grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:46 | Tulane | Brian Zahran misses long on a floater from the right block | 64-52 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Roy Mitchell grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Roy Mitchell lays it up and in | 66-52 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | Brian Zahran misses the floater from just outside the lane | 66-52 |
| 02:16 | Rice | James Pritchard grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Billy Davis knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenny Garrett | 68-52 |
| 01:39 | Tulane | Robert Ramon blows the dunk but he's hacked by Roy Mitchell - foul #1 on Roy Mitchell, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Frank Krug (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Kenny Garrett, Scotty McLaird, Roy Mitchell, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Austin (PG) Ryan Davis | |
| 01:39 | Tulane | Robert Ramon makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 01:39 | Tulane | Robert Ramon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Lloyd Broome hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Robert Ramon - foul #4 on Robert Ramon, team foul #11 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Carl Brooks (C) Robert Ramon | |
| 01:20 | Rice | Lloyd Broome makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Lloyd Broome makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:09 | Tulane | Jake Sitz denies the turnaround by Robert Wyman | 70-54 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Jake Sitz pulls down the rebound | 70-54 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Lloyd Broome makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Cassidy | 73-54 |
| 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 | Donald Austin clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Billy Davis - foul #2 on Billy Davis, team foul #8 | 73-54 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Donald Austin makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Donald Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Lloyd Broome scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Cassidy | 75-56 |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Jake Sitz denies the turnaround by Carl Brooks | 75-56 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Jake Sitz grabs the board | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy runs out the clock | 75-56 |