| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy McQuaid (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Joseph Horn buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary Ferguson | 26-23 |
| 19:25 | Tulane | Joseph Horn blocks the short jumper by Richard Galeano | 26-23 |
| 19:24 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Joseph Horn loses the dribble to Richard Galeano | 26-25 |
| 18:44 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 18:42 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses the tip | 26-25 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Gary Ferguson snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Gary Ferguson loses the dribble to Felix Martinez | 26-25 |
| 18:08 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #3 on Joseph Horn, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:08 | Tulane | Richard Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:08 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:08 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Felix Martinez | 26-26 |
| 18:01 | Tulane | Felix Martinez loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Felix Martinez denies the turnaround by Matthew Nickols | 26-26 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon tips it home | 28-26 |
| 17:28 | Tulane | Matthew Nickols is called for the reach on Alvin Seifert - foul #3 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:21 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tommy McQuaid | 28-28 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Gary Ferguson comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Collins - foul #2 on Peter Collins, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (SG), Ronald Montejano (SF) Tommy McQuaid, Peter Collins | |
| 17:07 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:50 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Paul Polston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Joseph Matheson (SF) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins (PF) Richard Galeano | |
| 16:26 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Felix Martinez | 30-30 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Paul Polston double dribbles | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG) Cecil Lawhon | |
| Subs | Tulane | Tommy McQuaid (SG), Peter Collins (PF) Alvin Seifert, Felix Martinez | |
| 15:55 | Tulane | Tommy McQuaid hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Chris Campbell gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jimmy Buttler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy McQuaid (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Montejano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Eric Lam misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-30 |
| 15:33 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:27 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins scores on a floater in the lane set up by Jimmy Buttler | 30-32 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Ronald Montejano steps in front of the Eric Lam pass | 30-32 |
| 14:44 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Montejano | 30-35 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Cecil Wiggins - foul #1 on Cecil Wiggins, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (PG), Richard Galeano (PF), Felix Martinez (C) Tommy McQuaid, Ronald Montejano, Cecil Wiggins | |
| 14:25 | Rice | Chris Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Chris Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:09 | Tulane | Felix Martinez banks in the layup set up by Jimmy Buttler | 32-37 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Joseph Horn is denied on a layup by Felix Martinez | 32-37 |
| 13:57 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jimmy Buttler | 32-37 |
| 13:48 | Tulane | Chris Campbell steps in front of the Peter Collins pass | 32-37 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Dennis David misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Dennis David is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Dennis David, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Tommy McQuaid (SG) Jimmy Buttler | |
| 13:08 | Tulane | Peter Collins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 13:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Cecil Lawhon | 32-37 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Montejano (SF) Peter Collins | |
| 12:32 | Tulane | Richard Galeano hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Nickols - foul #4 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #5 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian McKay (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 12:32 | Tulane | Richard Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 12:32 | Tulane | Richard Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-39 |
| 12:12 | Tulane | Tommy McQuaid grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 12:01 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano's pass is intercepted by Dennis David | 32-39 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the lay-in | 32-39 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian McKay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy McQuaid (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Montejano (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-39 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Brian McKay pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Gary Ferguson connects on the floater from close range | 36-39 |
| 10:58 | Tulane | Tommy McQuaid is fouled on the floor by Cecil Lawhon - foul #3 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #6 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Brian McKay | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (PG), James Lightner (SG), Peter Collins (SF), Cecil Wiggins (PF), Robert Arnott (C) Alvin Seifert, Tommy McQuaid, Ronald Montejano, Richard Galeano, Felix Martinez | |
| 10:42 | Tulane | Eric Lam is called for the reach on Jimmy Buttler - foul #1 on Eric Lam, team foul #7 | 36-39 |
| 10:42 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Chris Campbell pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Chris Campbell is fouled on the floor by Robert Arnott - foul #1 on Robert Arnott, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Paul Polston hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 09:59 | Tulane | Robert Arnott pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 09:55 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Wiggins and he's fouled by Chris Campbell - foul #1 on Chris Campbell, team foul #8 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG) Charles Brown, Eric Lam | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (PG), Felix Martinez (C) James Lightner, Robert Arnott | |
| 09:55 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 36-42 |
| 09:38 | Tulane | Felix Martinez gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 09:21 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Polston - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #9 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Joseph Matheson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Tommy McQuaid (SG), Richard Galeano (PF) Jimmy Buttler, Peter Collins | |
| 09:21 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 09:21 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Chris Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Montejano (SF) Cecil Wiggins | |
| 08:52 | Tulane | Gary Ferguson swats the short shot by Ronald Montejano | 36-44 |
| 08:50 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Galeano | 36-44 |
| 08:33 | Tulane | Richard Galeano hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Montejano | 36-46 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Gary Ferguson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Lawhon | 39-46 |
| 07:54 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tommy McQuaid | 39-49 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Chris Campbell drills a runner near the basket | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alvin Seifert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy McQuaid (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Montejano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Tulane | Richard Galeano drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Alvin Seifert | 41-51 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Joseph Horn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (PG), James Lightner (SG), Peter Collins (PF), Cecil Wiggins (C) Alvin Seifert, Tommy McQuaid, Richard Galeano, Felix Martinez | |
| 06:47 | Tulane | Peter Collins jams it | 41-53 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Eric Lam misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Collins - foul #3 on Peter Collins, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Arnott (C) Ronald Montejano | |
| 06:36 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Eric Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:36 | Tulane | Robert Arnott pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 06:22 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-53 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Matthew Nickols gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Jimmy Buttler picks off the pass by Charles Brown in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| 06:15 | Tulane | Peter Collins banks in the layup set up by Jimmy Buttler | 42-55 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Jimmy Buttler steals it from Charles Brown in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| 06:10 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler hits the finger roll | 42-57 |
| 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) | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Eric Lam hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 05:30 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-57 |
| 05:28 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins snags the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 05:16 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jimmy Buttler and he's hacked by Joseph Matheson - foul #1 on Joseph Matheson, team foul #10 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (PG), Tommy McQuaid (SG), Richard Galeano (PF) Jimmy Buttler, James Lightner, Robert Arnott | |
| 05:16 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins misses the free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Horn | 45-59 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Matthew Nickols's layup is rejected by Peter Collins | 45-59 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Dennis David snags the offensive board | 45-59 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-59 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the offensive board | 45-59 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Galeano - foul #2 on Richard Galeano, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Felix Martinez (C) Cecil Wiggins | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:28 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert is fouled on the floor by Matthew Nickols - foul #5 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #11 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Montejano (SF) Peter Collins | |
| 04:28 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:28 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Dennis David buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 03:47 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-60 |
| 03:45 | Tulane | Tommy McQuaid can't tip it in | 49-60 |
| 03:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Ferguson | 49-60 |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Chris Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 03:22 | Tulane | Richard Galeano snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy McQuaid (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Montejano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | Tulane | Felix Martinez is hacked by Chris Campbell - foul #2 on Chris Campbell, team foul #12 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Tulane | Peter Collins (SF) Ronald Montejano | |
| 03:15 | Tulane | Felix Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 03:15 | Tulane | Felix Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Paul Polston misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Galeano - foul #3 on Richard Galeano, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (SG) Tommy McQuaid | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 02:45 | Tulane | Felix Martinez misses the easy layup | 51-61 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Tulane | Tommy McQuaid (SG) Jimmy Buttler | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-61 |
| 02:30 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 02:18 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Galeano | 51-63 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Tommy McQuaid steals the ball from Dennis David in the backcourt | 51-63 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Peter Collins connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Felix Martinez | 51-66 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #13 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Paul Polston (PF) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 01:24 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses the jumpshot from the right side | 51-66 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Peter Collins denies the turnaround by Charles Brown | 51-66 |
| 01:12 | Tulane | Felix Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Richard Galeano lays it in set up by Tommy McQuaid | 51-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Tommy McQuaid steals it from Charles Brown in the backcourt | 51-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Felix Martinez is fouled on the floor by Joseph Matheson - foul #2 on Joseph Matheson, team foul #14 | 51-68 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Felix Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Felix Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Eric Lam is fouled on the floor by Tommy McQuaid - foul #1 on Tommy McQuaid, team foul #7 | 51-70 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert runs out the clock | 53-70 |