| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Casimir Balatinac (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Leroy Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Al Ferreira (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dannie Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Everett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Al Ferreira inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| 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 | Tulane | Robert Everett is hacked by Henry Brown - foul #2 on Henry Brown, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Robert Everett lays it up and in on a great pass from Leroy Foster | 32-44 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 18:52 | Tulane | James Freeman snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 18:25 | Tulane | Al Ferreira hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-44 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Henry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Henry Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 17:57 | Tulane | James Freeman snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 17:35 | Tulane | James Freeman is fouled on the floor by Wayne Scarlett - foul #2 on Wayne Scarlett, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron Washington (PF), Charles Hendricks (C) Casimir Balatinac, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Silvia (PG), Clinton Dunfee (PF) Leroy Foster, Dannie Sims | |
| 17:18 | Tulane | Robert Everett can't throw it down | 32-44 |
| 17:16 | Tulane | Clinton Dunfee gets the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:03 | Tulane | Al Ferreira's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SG), Chase Bolen (SF) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Wayne Scarlett | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Regan (SG), Steve Smith (SF) James Freeman, Al Ferreira | |
| 16:51 | Rice | Charles Hendricks is hacked by Clinton Dunfee - foul #3 on Clinton Dunfee, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Noel Parnell (SF), Ivan Stanowski (C) Clinton Dunfee, Robert Everett | |
| 16:39 | Rice | Ron Washington is hacked by Noel Parnell - foul #2 on Noel Parnell, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Steve Smith takes the ball from Ron Washington | 32-44 |
| 16:18 | Tulane | Steve Smith is whistled for traveling | 32-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Brown (C) Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Tulane | Leroy Foster (PG), Dannie Sims (PF) Raymond Silvia, Noel Parnell | |
| 16:02 | Rice | Ron Washington makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chase Bolen (fresh) PF - Ron Washington (fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Leroy Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Regan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dannie Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Stanowski (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Tulane | Howard Reed steals the ball from Leroy Foster | 34-44 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Ron Washington is hacked by Dannie Sims - foul #1 on Dannie Sims, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Casimir Balatinac (PF) Howard Reed, Charles Bissonnette, Chase Bolen, Ron Washington | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG), Al Ferreira (SF), Robert Everett (C) Mark Regan, Steve Smith, Ivan Stanowski | |
| 15:02 | Rice | Frank Stephenson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Livingston | 37-44 |
| 14:45 | Tulane | Dannie Sims misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Casimir Balatinac - foul #1 on Casimir Balatinac, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (C) Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 14:45 | Tulane | Dannie Sims misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:45 | Tulane | Dannie Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-45 |
| 14:20 | Tulane | James Freeman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 14:18 | Tulane | James Freeman snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 14:00 | Tulane | Robert Everett drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Al Ferreira and the foul's on Casimir Balatinac - foul #2 on Casimir Balatinac, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Silvia (PG), Clinton Dunfee (PF) Leroy Foster, Dannie Sims | |
| 14:00 | Tulane | Robert Everett makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Frank Stephenson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 13:30 | Tulane | James Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:09 | Tulane | Casimir Balatinac is called for the reach on Raymond Silvia - foul #3 on Casimir Balatinac, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron Washington (PF), Henry Brown (C) Casimir Balatinac, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:04 | Tulane | Raymond Silvia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 13:03 | Tulane | James Freeman tips it back up and in | 40-50 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Ron Washington misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Henry Brown tips it back up and in | 42-50 |
| 12:33 | Tulane | Al Ferreira misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Scarlett - foul #3 on Wayne Scarlett, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SF) Frank Stephenson, Wayne Scarlett | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dannie Sims (PF) Clinton Dunfee | |
| 12:33 | Tulane | Al Ferreira makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:33 | Tulane | Al Ferreira makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 12:13 | Tulane | Al Ferreira grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 12:09 | Tulane | Raymond Silvia makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Robert Everett steps in front of the Ron Washington pass | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brian Livingston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ron Washington (fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Raymond Silvia (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Al Ferreira (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dannie Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Everett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Tulane | Robert Everett is called for traveling | 42-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Scarlett (SF), Casimir Balatinac (PF) Brian Livingston, Ron Washington | |
| Subs | Tulane | Leroy Foster (PG), Mark Regan (SG), Steve Smith (SF), Clinton Dunfee (C) Raymond Silvia, James Freeman, Al Ferreira, Robert Everett | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac is whistled for traveling | 42-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Charles Hendricks (C) Charles Bissonnette, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 11:06 | Tulane | Steve Smith hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Mark Regan | 42-56 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Charles Hendricks lays it up and in on a great pass from Wayne Scarlett and he's fouled by Steve Smith - foul #1 on Steve Smith, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ivan Stanowski (C) Dannie Sims | |
| 10:56 | Rice | Charles Hendricks makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 10:43 | Tulane | Mark Regan clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 45-56 |
| 10:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wayne Scarlett | 45-56 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Howard Reed buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Stephenson | 47-56 |
| 10:00 | Tulane | Leroy Foster connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Smith | 47-59 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Clinton Dunfee is called for the reach on Casimir Balatinac - foul #4 on Clinton Dunfee, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SG), Charles Bissonnette (SF), Ron Washington (PF), Henry Brown (C) Frank Stephenson, Wayne Scarlett, Casimir Balatinac, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG), Al Ferreira (SF), Dannie Sims (PF), Robert Everett (C) Mark Regan, Steve Smith, Clinton Dunfee, Ivan Stanowski | |
| 09:24 | Rice | Henry Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Ron Washington hits the follow up shot | 49-59 |
| 09:05 | Tulane | Robert Everett lays it in on a great pass from Dannie Sims | 49-61 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Howard Reed is hacked by Dannie Sims - foul #2 on Dannie Sims, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Chase Bolen (SF) Howard Reed | |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Silvia (PG) Leroy Foster | |
| 08:34 | Rice | James Freeman picks off the pass by Brian Livingston | 49-61 |
| 08:11 | Tulane | Chase Bolen takes the ball from Robert Everett | 49-61 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Ron Washington lays it in on a nice dish by Chase Bolen | 51-61 |
| 07:51 | Tulane | Robert Everett blows the layup | 51-61 |
| 07:50 | Tulane | Robert Everett misses the tip | 51-61 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Ron Washington grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chase Bolen (fresh) PF - Ron Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Raymond Silvia (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Al Ferreira (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dannie Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Everett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Robert Everett blocks the short jumper by Ron Washington | 51-61 |
| 07:30 | Tulane | James Freeman snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 07:12 | Tulane | Raymond Silvia hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Henry Brown grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Brian Livingston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-61 |
| 06:52 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bissonnette | 51-61 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Ron Washington misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-61 |
| 06:39 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Al Ferreira | 51-61 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | Al Ferreira misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 06:14 | Tulane | Dannie Sims tips it back up and in | 51-63 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Chase Bolen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 05:48 | Tulane | Raymond Silvia gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | James Freeman hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Silvia | 51-66 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Casimir Balatinac (PF), Charles Hendricks (C) Charles Bissonnette, Chase Bolen, Ron Washington, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | Leroy Foster (PG), Clinton Dunfee (PF) Raymond Silvia, Dannie Sims | |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:11 | Rice | James Freeman picks off the pass by Charles Hendricks | 51-66 |
| 05:07 | Tulane | Al Ferreira banks in the layup set up by James Freeman | 51-68 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Frank Stephenson | 53-68 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 04:32 | Tulane | Wayne Scarlett denies the turnaround by Al Ferreira | 53-68 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Brian Livingston pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Brian Livingston comes up short on the shot in the lane | 53-68 |
| 04:24 | Tulane | Clinton Dunfee pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 04:05 | Tulane | Wayne Scarlett picks off the pass by Robert Everett | 53-68 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Frank Stephenson double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Regan (SG), Steve Smith (SF) James Freeman, Al Ferreira | |
| 03:40 | Tulane | Robert Everett is hacked by Casimir Balatinac - foul #4 on Casimir Balatinac, team foul #7 | 53-68 |
| 03:40 | Tulane | Robert Everett misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Charles Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Casimir Balatinac (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Leroy Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Regan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Dunfee (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Everett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-68 |
| 03:23 | Tulane | Clinton Dunfee gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| 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) | |
| 03:04 | Tulane | Howard Reed steals it from Mark Regan | 53-68 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Howard Reed lays it up and in | 55-68 |
| 02:59 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SG), Henry Brown (C) Howard Reed, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG), Al Ferreira (SF), Dannie Sims (PF) Mark Regan, Steve Smith, Clinton Dunfee | |
| 02:34 | Tulane | Leroy Foster misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 02:33 | Tulane | Dannie Sims grabs the offensive board | 55-68 |
| 02:08 | Tulane | Robert Everett is hacked by Brian Livingston - foul #2 on Brian Livingston, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SG), Chase Bolen (SF), Ron Washington (PF), Charles Hendricks (C) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Wayne Scarlett, Casimir Balatinac, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Silvia (PG), Mark Regan (SG), Steve Smith (SF), Clinton Dunfee (PF) Leroy Foster, James Freeman, Al Ferreira, Dannie Sims | |
| 02:08 | Tulane | Robert Everett makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 02:08 | Tulane | Robert Everett misses the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Ron Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Ron Washington knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Reed | 57-69 |
| 01:37 | Tulane | Mark Regan connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Silvia | 57-71 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Robert Everett picks off the pass by Chase Bolen | 57-71 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | Mark Regan buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Steve Smith and the foul's on Charles Bissonnette - foul #1 on Charles Bissonnette, team foul #9 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ivan Stanowski (C) Robert Everett | |
| 01:04 | Tulane | Mark Regan misses the free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Charles Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Ron Washington tips it in | 59-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Ivan Stanowski double dribbles | 59-73 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Charles Hendricks makes the turnaround from the baseline | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Raymond Silvia runs out the clock | 61-73 |