| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Payne (fresh) SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Thomas Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Stepnoski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Caraway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Matthew Rhine inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Phillip Block throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-37 |
| 19:27 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 26-39 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Phillip Block misses the lay-in | 26-39 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Gary Cherry pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Eric Boyd misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-39 |
| 18:51 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:47 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway is fouled on the floor by Gary Cherry - foul #1 on Gary Cherry, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| 18:37 | Tulane | Chester Garner comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Cherry - foul #2 on Gary Cherry, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| 18:37 | Tulane | Chester Garner makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:37 | Tulane | Chester Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Eric Boyd is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Eric Boyd, team foul #3 | 26-41 |
| 17:56 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-41 |
| 17:55 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher gets the offensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 17:46 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-41 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway tips it home | 26-43 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Eric Boyd knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-43 |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by John Payne - foul #1 on John Payne, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Baratta (PG), Levi Nicoll (SF), Brandon Bryant (PF), Michael Williams (C) Thomas Snyder, Dennis Fletcher, Chester Garner, Raymond Caraway | |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski misses the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Wayne Crawford connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Derek Meiners | 31-44 |
| 16:30 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski is hacked by Derek Meiners - foul #1 on Derek Meiners, team foul #5 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Munz (PG) Michael Stepnoski | |
| 16:14 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll drills a fadeaway from the left side | 31-46 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Wayne Crawford is hacked by Ernest Baratta - foul #1 on Ernest Baratta, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), Phillip Block (C) William Frailey, Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna, Wayne Crawford, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Snyder (PG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Chester Garner (PF) John Munz, Levi Nicoll, Michael Williams | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Payne (fresh) SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Thomas Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ernest Baratta (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Eric Boyd misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-46 |
| 15:35 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Chester Garner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Snyder and he's fouled by Gary Cherry - foul #3 on Gary Cherry, team foul #6 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Caraway (C) Brandon Bryant | |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Chester Garner makes the free throw | 31-49 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Matthew Rhine misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 15:07 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 15:03 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 15:02 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway grabs the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 14:46 | Tulane | Matthew Rhine takes the ball from Ernest Baratta | 31-49 |
| 14:42 | Rice | John Payne banks in the layup set up by Matthew Rhine | 33-49 |
| 14:30 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway lays it up and in on a great pass from Ernest Baratta | 33-51 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Chester Garner steals it from Phillip Block | 33-51 |
| 13:52 | Tulane | Chester Garner throws it down on a great pass from Ernest Baratta | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:28 | Rice | The jump hook by Eric Boyd is blocked by Dennis Fletcher | 33-53 |
| 13:26 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway grabs the board | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:20 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-53 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Phillip Block gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Matthew Rhine is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Matthew Rhine, team foul #7 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Munz (PG), Michael Stepnoski (SG), Levi Nicoll (SF), Brandon Bryant (PF), Michael Williams (C) Thomas Snyder, Ernest Baratta, Dennis Fletcher, Chester Garner, Raymond Caraway | |
| 12:47 | Tulane | John Munz comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 33-53 |
| 12:45 | Rice | William Frailey snags the defensive board | 33-53 |
| 12:27 | Rice | William Frailey is hacked by John Munz - foul #3 on John Munz, team foul #2 | 33-53 |
| 12:13 | Rice | William Frailey clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-53 |
| 12:11 | Rice | William Frailey grabs the offensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Derek Meiners hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Frailey | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Meiners (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bologna (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - John Munz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Stepnoski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Levi Nicoll (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:31 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski is whistled for traveling | 36-53 |
| Subs | Rice | John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Phillip Block (C) Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Snyder (PG) John Munz | |
| 11:14 | Rice | John Payne is fouled on the floor by Michael Stepnoski - foul #1 on Michael Stepnoski, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), Eric Boyd (PF) William Frailey, Wayne Crawford | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Baratta (SG), Chester Garner (PF), Raymond Caraway (C) Michael Stepnoski, Brandon Bryant, Michael Williams | |
| 11:05 | Rice | John Payne buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 10:50 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll loses the dribble to Phillip Block | 39-53 |
| 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) | |
| 10:48 | Rice | Thomas Snyder is called for the reach on Gary Cherry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Snyder, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher (SF) Levi Nicoll | |
| 10:34 | Rice | Raymond Caraway is called for the reach on Phillip Block - foul #1 on Raymond Caraway, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Dennis Fletcher is called for the reach on Matthew Rhine - foul #1 on Dennis Fletcher, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Matthew Rhine misses the jumpshot from the left side | 39-53 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Phillip Block tips it back up and in | 41-53 |
| 09:51 | Tulane | Chester Garner knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ernest Baratta | 41-55 |
| 09:32 | Rice | John Payne misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 09:30 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Gary Cherry is called for the reach on Thomas Snyder - foul #4 on Gary Cherry, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski (SG), Levi Nicoll (PF), Brandon Bryant (C) Ernest Baratta, Chester Garner, Raymond Caraway | |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:00 | Rice | William Frailey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Snyder - foul #4 on Thomas Snyder, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Munz (PG), Michael Williams (C) Thomas Snyder, Dennis Fletcher | |
| 09:00 | Rice | William Frailey misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 09:00 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant grabs the board | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:40 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Wayne Crawford gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Brandon Bryant swats the shot by John Payne | 41-57 |
| 08:29 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:25 | Tulane | William Frailey steals it from Michael Williams | 41-57 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Michael Bologna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Meiners (SG) John Payne | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Baratta (PG), Chester Garner (PF) John Munz, Michael Williams | |
| 07:46 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-57 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Wayne Crawford grabs the board | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Meiners (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bologna (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Baratta (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Stepnoski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Levi Nicoll (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rice | William Frailey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:17 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Wayne Crawford snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 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) | |
| 06:51 | Rice | William Frailey knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 06:31 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll is hacked by William Frailey - foul #3 on William Frailey, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), Phillip Block (C) William Frailey, Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna, Wayne Crawford, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Snyder (PG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Raymond Caraway (C) Ernest Baratta, Michael Stepnoski, Chester Garner | |
| 06:31 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 06:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Phillip Block | 47-57 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Eric Boyd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-57 |
| 06:17 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:57 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Boyd - foul #3 on Eric Boyd, team foul #10 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Munz (SG) Brandon Bryant | |
| 05:57 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:57 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Eric Boyd snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Eric Boyd's floater is tipped away by Levi Nicoll | 47-58 |
| 05:34 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 05:23 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dennis Fletcher | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:08 | Rice | Eric Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Baratta (SG), Chester Garner (PF) John Munz, Levi Nicoll | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:47 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-61 |
| 04:46 | Tulane | Chester Garner tips it but misses | 47-61 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Phillip Block gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Gary Cherry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Phillip Block | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:23 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Matthew Rhine - foul #4 on Matthew Rhine, team foul #11 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski (SG) Ernest Baratta | |
| 04:23 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 04:23 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Eric Boyd is called for traveling | 50-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brandon Bryant (C) Raymond Caraway | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:02 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski's pass is intercepted by Eric Boyd | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Rice | John Payne buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Payne (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Eric Boyd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Thomas Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Stepnoski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Tulane | Chester Garner comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-63 |
| 03:27 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher misses the tip | 53-63 |
| 03:25 | Tulane | Chester Garner tips it back up and in | 53-65 |
| 03:15 | Rice | John Payne misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 53-65 |
| 03:13 | Tulane | Chester Garner gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:48 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Cherry - foul #5 on Gary Cherry, team foul #12 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Baratta (SG), Levi Nicoll (SF), Michael Williams (C) Michael Stepnoski, Dennis Fletcher, Chester Garner | |
| 02:48 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:48 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brian Alexander | 53-66 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Michael Bologna knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-66 |
| 02:35 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rice | John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF) Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski (SG), Chester Garner (PF), Raymond Caraway (C) Ernest Baratta, Brandon Bryant, Michael Williams | |
| 02:20 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Snyder | 55-69 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Raymond Caraway steals it from Wayne Crawford | 55-69 |
| 01:41 | Tulane | Chester Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 01:40 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll hits the follow up shot | 55-71 |
| 01:29 | Rice | William Frailey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 01:28 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 01:12 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-74 |
| 00:59 | Rice | William Frailey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-74 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Wayne Crawford pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Rice | William Frailey clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-74 |
| 00:51 | Rice | John Payne tips it home | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder makes the runner from the right block | 57-76 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Brian Alexander misses badly on a floater near the basket | 57-76 |
| 00:16 | Rice | William Frailey gets the offensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 00:13 | Rice | William Frailey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-76 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder pulls down the rebound | 57-76 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder runs out the clock | 57-76 |