| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy McQuaid (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Collins (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Peter Collins inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Tulane | Felix Martinez can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-38 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Joseph Horn snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Joseph Horn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-38 |
| 19:14 | Tulane | Peter Collins gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 19:04 | Tulane | Cecil Lawhon steps in front of the Tommy McQuaid pass | 35-38 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Joseph Horn clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-38 |
| 18:46 | Tulane | Richard Galeano pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:34 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dennis David - foul #1 on Dennis David, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 18:34 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:34 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Matthew Nickols gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Joseph Horn loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 17:43 | Tulane | Tommy McQuaid is hacked by Matthew Nickols - foul #2 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:19 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Galeano | 35-42 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Dennis David hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 16:40 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Cecil Lawhon - foul #1 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (SG), Ronald Montejano (SF), Cecil Wiggins (PF), Robert Arnott (C) Tommy McQuaid, Peter Collins, Richard Galeano, Felix Martinez | |
| 16:40 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:40 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Joseph Horn snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Joseph Horn can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Cecil Wiggins - foul #1 on Cecil Wiggins, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Lightner (SG) Alvin Seifert | |
| 16:15 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:50 | Tulane | Charles Brown picks off the pass by Ronald Montejano | 39-43 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Charles Brown lays it in | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jimmy Buttler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lightner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Montejano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Arnott (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler scores on a shot from the right side | 41-45 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Paul Polston hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 14:51 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Buttler | 43-48 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Joseph Matheson misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Paul Polston comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jimmy Buttler - foul #1 on Jimmy Buttler, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Joseph Matheson, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (PG), Tommy McQuaid (SG), Peter Collins (SF), Richard Galeano (PF), Felix Martinez (C) Jimmy Buttler, James Lightner, Ronald Montejano, Cecil Wiggins, Robert Arnott | |
| 14:09 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:02 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis David - foul #2 on Dennis David, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rice | James Look (PF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 14:02 | Tulane | Richard Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:02 | Tulane | Richard Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:41 | Rice | James Look can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 13:40 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 13:18 | Tulane | Cecil Lawhon takes the ball from Peter Collins | 45-50 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 12:57 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:39 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the runner near the basket | 45-52 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Gary Ferguson's layup is rejected by Peter Collins | 45-52 |
| 12:25 | Tulane | Richard Galeano grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 12:03 | Tulane | Felix Martinez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 11:49 | Rice | James Look hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 11:48 | Tulane | Peter Collins grabs the board | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Look (fresh) C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy McQuaid (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Collins (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Tulane | Richard Galeano hits the finger roll set up by Alvin Seifert | 45-54 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Dennis David clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tommy McQuaid - foul #2 on Tommy McQuaid, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF), Chris Campbell (C) James Look, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Montejano (SF) Peter Collins | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 11:21 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Chris Campbell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-54 |
| 11:12 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:56 | Tulane | Cecil Lawhon is called for the reach on Tommy McQuaid - foul #2 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Paul Polston (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (PG), James Lightner (SG), Cecil Wiggins (PF), Robert Arnott (C) Alvin Seifert, Tommy McQuaid, Richard Galeano, Felix Martinez | |
| 10:39 | Tulane | Joseph Matheson is called for the reach on Ronald Montejano - foul #1 on Joseph Matheson, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Peter Collins (PF) Robert Arnott | |
| 10:23 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler hits a 3 from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Paul Polston clanks a jump hook from the left block | 47-57 |
| 10:08 | Tulane | Peter Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 09:45 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-57 |
| 09:44 | Tulane | Peter Collins misses the tip | 47-57 |
| 09:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 47-57 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Joseph Horn loses the dribble to Jimmy Buttler | 47-57 |
| 09:17 | Tulane | James Lightner lays it up and in set up by Jimmy Buttler | 47-59 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Joseph Matheson double dribbles | 47-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Charles Brown, Joseph Matheson, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (PG), Tommy McQuaid (SG), Richard Galeano (PF), Felix Martinez (C) Jimmy Buttler, James Lightner, Ronald Montejano, Cecil Wiggins | |
| 08:47 | Tulane | Richard Galeano hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Peter Collins | 47-62 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 08:35 | Rice | Gary Ferguson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alvin Seifert - foul #2 on Alvin Seifert, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:15 | Tulane | Richard Galeano clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 08:14 | Tulane | Peter Collins tips it home | 49-64 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Paul Polston | 51-64 |
| 07:31 | Tulane | Felix Martinez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 07:29 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses the tip | 51-64 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Chris Campbell gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy McQuaid (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dennis David | 54-64 |
| 07:06 | Tulane | Paul Polston is called for the reach on Alvin Seifert - foul #2 on Paul Polston, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Paul Polston, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Montejano (SF) Peter Collins | |
| 07:06 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 07:06 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Gary Ferguson scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis David and he's fouled by Ronald Montejano - foul #2 on Ronald Montejano, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:47 | Tulane | Felix Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 06:29 | Tulane | Dennis David is called for the reach on Felix Martinez - foul #3 on Dennis David, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (SG), Cecil Wiggins (PF) Tommy McQuaid, Richard Galeano | |
| 06:29 | Tulane | Felix Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Ferguson | 56-66 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon clanks a jumper from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 06:03 | Tulane | Felix Martinez gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:39 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Dennis David snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Matthew Nickols can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-66 |
| 05:17 | Tulane | Felix Martinez grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 04:55 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Jimmy Buttler | 56-68 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-68 |
| 04:32 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Tommy McQuaid (SG), Peter Collins (SF), Richard Galeano (PF) Jimmy Buttler, Ronald Montejano, Cecil Wiggins | |
| 04:11 | Tulane | Peter Collins scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Alvin Seifert | 58-71 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Rice | Gary Ferguson travels with the ball | 58-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Paul Polston (SF), Chris Campbell (PF) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 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) | |
| 03:21 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Galeano | 58-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy McQuaid (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Chris Campbell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Brown | 61-73 |
| 02:52 | Tulane | Felix Martinez misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Matthew Nickols - foul #3 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #9 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Joseph Matheson (SF) Charles Brown, Cecil Lawhon | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (PG) Alvin Seifert | |
| 02:52 | Tulane | Felix Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:52 | Tulane | Felix Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Matthew Nickols snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-73 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Matthew Nickols's floater is knocked away by Felix Martinez | 61-73 |
| 02:36 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jimmy Buttler | 61-73 |
| 02:07 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-73 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Dennis David snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Paul Polston scores on a runner in the paint | 63-73 |
| 01:16 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-73 |
| 01:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Matheson | 63-73 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Galeano - foul #1 on Richard Galeano, team foul #6 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG) Dennis David | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (PG) Jimmy Buttler | |
| 01:06 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 01:06 | Tulane | Richard Galeano snags the defensive board | 64-73 |
| 00:41 | Tulane | Felix Martinez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF) Charles Brown, Paul Polston, Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Nickols | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Richard Galeano is hacked by Dennis David in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis David, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Richard Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Richard Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Joseph Horn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-75 |
| 00:29 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert gets the rebound | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Tulane | Dennis David is called for the reach on Alvin Seifert in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis David, team foul #11 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG) Dennis David | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:28 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:28 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 67-75 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Joseph Horn is fouled on the floor by Richard Galeano - foul #2 on Richard Galeano, team foul #7 | 67-75 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Cecil Lawhon is called for the reach on Felix Martinez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #12 | 69-75 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Felix Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Felix Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 69-76 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 69-76 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Gary Ferguson gets the offensive rebound | 69-76 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-76 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Richard Galeano gets the rebound | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert runs out the clock | 69-76 |