| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Coughlin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph Rippstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | James Pearson lays it up and in set up by Hiram Lyons | 34-29 |
| 19:16 | Tulane | James Hayes misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-29 |
| 19:14 | Tulane | Keith Morgan hits the follow up shot | 34-31 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Keith Morgan is called for the reach on David Young - foul #2 on Keith Morgan, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Reginald Eller loses the dribble to Keith Morgan | 34-31 |
| 18:42 | Tulane | Keith Morgan lays it in | 34-33 |
| 18:20 | Rice | James Pearson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 18:18 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:12 | Tulane | Keith Morgan misses the floater from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Hiram Lyons gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is hacked by Keith Morgan - foul #3 on Keith Morgan, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Pablo Nunez (SG) Keith Morgan | |
| 17:55 | Rice | James Pearson misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Coughlin - foul #3 on Gary Coughlin, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Hill (PF) Gary Coughlin | |
| 17:55 | Rice | James Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:55 | Rice | James Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:40 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein hits a jump hook from the left block set up by James Hayes | 36-35 |
| 17:20 | Rice | David Young hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Pablo Nunez - foul #1 on Pablo Nunez, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:20 | Rice | David Young makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:03 | Tulane | James Hayes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-35 |
| 17:02 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:52 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein is denied on a layup by Reginald Eller | 39-35 |
| 16:51 | Tulane | James Hayes tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Thomas Banks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Reginald Eller | 41-37 |
| 16:23 | Tulane | James Hayes is called for 5 seconds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Derrick Rust (SF), Victor Black (C) Hiram Lyons, David Young, Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Arteaga (PG), Joseph Holmes (PF), Anthony Duresky (C) William Davis, James Hayes, Ralph Rippstein | |
| 16:06 | Rice | Bradford Nelson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Negri | 43-37 |
| 15:54 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the board | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Negri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derrick Rust (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Black (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Arteaga (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pablo Nunez (fresh) SF - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Holmes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Duresky (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Anthony Duresky swats the shot by Robert Negri | 43-37 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Victor Black misses long on a floater from the left block | 43-37 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Robert Negri pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Robert Negri scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Bradford Nelson | 45-37 |
| 14:37 | Tulane | John Hill comes up short on the floater from the left block | 45-37 |
| 14:36 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:17 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez banks in the layup | 45-39 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Derrick Rust drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Negri | 48-39 |
| 13:37 | Tulane | John Hill loses the dribble to Bradford Nelson | 48-39 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Victor Black drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bradford Nelson | 51-39 |
| 12:49 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez is hacked by Robert Negri - foul #2 on Robert Negri, team foul #1 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), David Young (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Bradford Nelson, Robert Negri, Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks, Victor Black | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Davis (PG), Keith Morgan (SG), James Hayes (SF), Gary Coughlin (PF), Ralph Rippstein (C) James Arteaga, Pablo Nunez, John Hill, Joseph Holmes, Anthony Duresky | |
| 12:29 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| 12:29 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 12:29 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-41 |
| 12:17 | Tulane | Keith Morgan gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 11:56 | Tulane | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 51-41 |
| 11:54 | Rice | William Sedillo pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Coughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Ralph Rippstein (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | David Young misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-41 |
| 11:37 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 11:24 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 51-41 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Reginald Eller pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Reginald Eller loses the ball out of bounds | 51-41 |
| 10:44 | Tulane | James Hayes clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 10:43 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 10:23 | Tulane | William Davis is hacked by William Sedillo - foul #3 on William Sedillo, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (SG), Thomas Banks (C) David Young, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:13 | Tulane | Keith Morgan blows the layup | 51-41 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Reginald Eller gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Hiram Lyons comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Gary Coughlin - foul #4 on Gary Coughlin, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG) James Pearson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Anthony Duresky (PF) Gary Coughlin | |
| 09:57 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 09:47 | Tulane | Hiram Lyons takes the ball from Keith Morgan | 53-41 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 55-41 |
| 09:17 | Tulane | James Hayes loses the dribble to Reginald Eller | 55-41 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Robert Negri scores on a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Anthony Duresky - foul #2 on Anthony Duresky, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), David Young (SG), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Derrick Rust, Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Arteaga (PG), John Hill (SF), Joseph Holmes (PF) William Davis, James Hayes, Ralph Rippstein | |
| 08:51 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the free throw | 57-41 |
| 08:51 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Joseph Holmes | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:46 | Tulane | Keith Morgan connects on the jumper from the left side set up by James Arteaga | 57-43 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Thomas Banks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 08:31 | Tulane | James Arteaga grabs the board | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:14 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Thomas Banks pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 07:56 | Rice | William Sedillo misses long on a floater in the lane | 57-43 |
| 07:54 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the tip | 57-43 |
| 07:53 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Anthony Duresky | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Negri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Arteaga (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Morgan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Holmes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony Duresky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Tulane | Joseph Holmes knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Bradford Nelson - foul #2 on Bradford Nelson, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF) Bradford Nelson, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Davis (PG), Pablo Nunez (SG), James Hayes (SF), Ralph Rippstein (C) James Arteaga, Keith Morgan, John Hill, Anthony Duresky | |
| 07:42 | Tulane | Joseph Holmes misses the free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:42 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 07:20 | Rice | David Young misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Hayes - foul #1 on James Hayes, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gary Coughlin (PF) Joseph Holmes | |
| 07:20 | Rice | David Young makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:20 | Rice | David Young makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:10 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez travels with the ball | 59-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Black (C) William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:52 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses long on a floater from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 06:50 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 06:35 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-45 |
| 06:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hiram Lyons | 59-45 |
| 06:19 | Rice | James Pearson is fouled on the floor by James Hayes - foul #2 on James Hayes, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG) David Young | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (SG) Pablo Nunez | |
| 06:19 | Rice | James Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 06:19 | Rice | James Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 06:06 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin misses the shot from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 06:04 | Tulane | James Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 05:51 | Tulane | Keith Morgan can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Reginald Eller - foul #1 on Reginald Eller, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Robert Negri (SG), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller, Victor Black | |
| Subs | Tulane | Anthony Duresky (C) Ralph Rippstein | |
| 05:51 | Tulane | Keith Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 05:51 | Tulane | Keith Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:36 | Rice | William Sedillo misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-47 |
| 05:34 | Tulane | Keith Morgan pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 05:20 | Tulane | James Pearson steals the ball from Gary Coughlin | 61-47 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Derrick Rust scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Negri | 63-47 |
| 04:31 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by James Pearson - foul #3 on James Pearson, team foul #6 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), David Young (SG), Reginald Eller (SF) Bradford Nelson, Derrick Rust, James Pearson | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Arteaga (PG), John Hill (SF), Ralph Rippstein (C) William Davis, James Hayes, Anthony Duresky | |
| 04:31 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 04:31 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 04:14 | Rice | William Sedillo can't throw it down | 63-49 |
| 04:12 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 03:59 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein misses badly on a jumper from close range | 63-49 |
| 03:58 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin hits the follow up shot | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Reginald Eller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (PF), Victor Black (C) Robert Negri, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Tulane | Anthony Duresky (PF) Gary Coughlin | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Young (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Black (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Arteaga (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Morgan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Duresky (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Rippstein (fresh) 8 pts. 8 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) | |
| 03:24 | Tulane | John Hill misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Thomas Banks pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 03:03 | Rice | David Young hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Reginald Eller | 66-51 |
| 02:53 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein lays it in on a nice dish by James Arteaga | 66-53 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Victor Black is hacked by Anthony Duresky - foul #3 on Anthony Duresky, team foul #9 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Bob Lytle (SF) Hiram Lyons, David Young, Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | Tulane | Pablo Nunez (SG), Joseph Holmes (PF) Keith Morgan, Ralph Rippstein | |
| 02:39 | Rice | Victor Black misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:39 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Anthony Duresky | 66-53 |
| 02:20 | Tulane | Joseph Holmes lays it up and in | 66-55 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the runner in the paint | 68-55 |
| 01:48 | Tulane | James Arteaga double dribbles | 68-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (SG) Bob Lytle | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 01:24 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bradford Nelson | 70-55 |
| 01:11 | Tulane | Joseph Holmes misses the fadeaway in the paint | 70-55 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Victor Black gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Derrick Rust scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Tulane | John Hill knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from James Arteaga | 73-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Anthony Duresky swats the layup by Victor Black | 73-57 |
| 00:11 | Tulane | John Hill pulls down the rebound | 73-57 |
| 00:05 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Bradford Nelson runs out the clock | 73-59 |