| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Cummins (fresh) SG - Ronald Blake (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Heidrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Normandin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Albert Garner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Tulane | Bernard Christian steals it from Scott Wilson | 31-25 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Scott Wilson denies the turnaround by Bernard Christian | 31-25 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Joe Steele hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Ronald Blake makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Cummins | 33-27 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Albert Garner clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 33-27 |
| 18:48 | Tulane | Scott Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:24 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-27 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Joe Steele snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Michael Roberts misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Hubert Heidrick - foul #2 on Hubert Heidrick, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Michael Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Michael Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | Ronald Blake scores on a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Bernard Christian - foul #2 on Bernard Christian, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Broadbent (SF) Hubert Heidrick | |
| Subs | Rice | Alan Meadors (C) Joe Steele | |
| 17:39 | Tulane | Ronald Blake makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Michael Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-29 |
| 17:19 | Tulane | James Broadbent snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 17:00 | Tulane | Ronald Blake can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 16:58 | Tulane | James Broadbent can't tip it in | 36-29 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Michael Roberts pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:42 | Rice | James Cummins picks off the pass by Michael Roberts | 36-29 |
| 16:25 | Tulane | Ronald Blake misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alan Meadors - foul #3 on Alan Meadors, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Albert Severns (PG), Hubert Heidrick (SF), Richard Velasco (PF) James Cummins, Troy Normandin, Scott Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Donald Leatherman (SG), Gary Masse (SF), Richard Dillon (PF), Joe Steele (C) Bernard Christian, Benny Luong, Albert Garner, Michael Roberts, Alan Meadors | |
| 16:25 | Tulane | Ronald Blake makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:25 | Tulane | Ronald Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Joe Steele hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 38-29 |
| 16:06 | Tulane | Richard Velasco grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 16:02 | Tulane | Ronald Blake loses the ball out of bounds | 38-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Morris Cason (SG) Ronald Blake | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Albert Severns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Morris Cason (fresh) SF - Hubert Heidrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Velasco (fresh) C - James Broadbent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Leatherman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Masse (fresh) PF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Joe Steele connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by James Broadbent - foul #2 on James Broadbent, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Huff (PF) Donald Leatherman | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:25 | Tulane | Morris Cason misses short on a jumper from the left side | 38-32 |
| 15:24 | Tulane | Richard Velasco hits the follow up shot | 40-32 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Richard Dillon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Joe Steele pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Gary Masse banks in the layup set up by Richard Dillon | 40-34 |
| 14:44 | Tulane | Richard Velasco misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-34 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Joe Steele snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Gary Masse misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Morris Cason - foul #1 on Morris Cason, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Cummins (PG), Ronald Blake (SG), Troy Normandin (PF), Scott Wilson (C) Morris Cason, Hubert Heidrick, Richard Velasco, James Broadbent | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Albert Garner (SF), Alan Meadors (C) Joseph Meeks, Richard Dillon, Joe Steele | |
| 14:20 | Rice | Gary Masse makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Gary Masse misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:20 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Scott Wilson | 40-35 |
| 14:08 | Tulane | Troy Normandin hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 40-35 |
| 14:06 | Tulane | Troy Normandin tips it in | 42-35 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Alan Meadors misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Gary Masse gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Bernard Christian misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 13:38 | Tulane | Troy Normandin snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 13:17 | Tulane | Troy Normandin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Albert Severns and he's fouled by Gary Masse - foul #1 on Gary Masse, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Fisher (SF) Albert Severns | |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG), Michael Roberts (PF) Gary Masse, Joe Huff | |
| 13:17 | Tulane | Troy Normandin misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Michael Roberts snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Michael Roberts buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Albert Garner | 44-37 |
| 12:34 | Tulane | James Cummins buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Blake and the foul's on Bernard Christian - foul #3 on Bernard Christian, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Velasco (PF) Troy Normandin | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Steele (C) Alan Meadors | |
| 12:34 | Tulane | James Cummins makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Michael Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 12:12 | Tulane | Ronald Blake gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 11:58 | Tulane | Ronald Blake can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Joe Steele snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Cummins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Blake (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) PF - Richard Velasco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Albert Garner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Michael Roberts steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | Albert Severns (PG), Morris Cason (SG), Hubert Heidrick (SF), Troy Normandin (PF) James Cummins, Ronald Blake, Robert Fisher, Scott Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Joe Huff (PF) Bernard Christian, Albert Garner | |
| 11:17 | Tulane | Richard Velasco misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Joe Steele - foul #3 on Joe Steele, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| 11:17 | Tulane | Richard Velasco makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 11:17 | Tulane | Richard Velasco makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Benny Luong is fouled on the floor by Morris Cason - foul #2 on Morris Cason, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alan Meadors (C) Joe Steele | |
| 10:44 | Rice | Joe Huff travels with the ball | 49-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Blake (SG), Scott Wilson (C) Morris Cason, Richard Velasco | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:18 | Tulane | Ronald Blake misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 10:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joe Huff | 49-37 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Alan Meadors buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 09:54 | Tulane | Michael Roberts blocks the short jumper by Scott Wilson | 49-40 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Michael Roberts pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Scott Wilson steals it from Joe Huff | 49-40 |
| 09:20 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Blake | 52-40 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Alan Meadors hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 09:02 | Tulane | Troy Normandin snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 08:56 | Tulane | Scott Wilson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 52-40 |
| 08:54 | Tulane | Scott Wilson tips it but misses | 52-40 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Joseph Meeks grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Scott Wilson steals it from Alan Meadors | 52-40 |
| 08:17 | Tulane | Ronald Blake misses the dunk but the foul's on Alan Meadors - foul #4 on Alan Meadors, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Cummins (PG), James Broadbent (SF), Richard Velasco (PF), Christopher Hood (C) Albert Severns, Hubert Heidrick, Troy Normandin, Scott Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Gary Masse (SG), Albert Garner (SF), Richard Dillon (PF), Joe Steele (C) Joseph Meeks, Benny Luong, Michael Roberts, Joe Huff, Alan Meadors | |
| 08:17 | Tulane | Ronald Blake misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 08:17 | Tulane | Ronald Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Richard Dillon snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Richard Dillon makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Bernard Christian | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Cummins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Blake (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Broadbent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Velasco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hood (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Masse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Garner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Tulane | James Broadbent misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 07:33 | Tulane | James Broadbent can't tip it in | 52-42 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Albert Garner grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Joe Steele is called for traveling | 52-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Morris Cason (SG) Ronald Blake | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:14 | Tulane | James Broadbent can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 07:13 | Tulane | Richard Velasco can't tip it in | 52-42 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Joe Steele gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Bernard Christian connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Masse and he's fouled by Christopher Hood - foul #1 on Christopher Hood, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Bernard Christian makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:40 | Tulane | Richard Velasco makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Morris Cason | 55-45 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Richard Dillon misses short on a shot in the paint | 55-45 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Bernard Christian snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Joe Steele can't connect on a shot from the left side | 55-45 |
| 06:12 | Tulane | Richard Velasco grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:05 | Tulane | Richard Dillon picks off the pass by James Broadbent | 55-45 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Richard Dillon misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 05:46 | Tulane | Christopher Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:40 | Tulane | James Broadbent hits the finger roll set up by Morris Cason | 57-45 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Bernard Christian buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Dillon | 57-47 |
| 05:00 | Tulane | Morris Cason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Richard Dillon pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Blake (SG), Hubert Heidrick (SF), Troy Normandin (PF), Scott Wilson (C) Morris Cason, James Broadbent, Richard Velasco, Christopher Hood | |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG), Joe Huff (PF) Gary Masse, Richard Dillon | |
| 04:45 | Rice | Albert Garner is hacked by Hubert Heidrick - foul #3 on Hubert Heidrick, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Hubert Heidrick is called for the reach on Benny Luong - foul #4 on Hubert Heidrick, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Albert Severns (PG) James Cummins | |
| Subs | Rice | Alan Meadors (C) Joe Steele | |
| 04:26 | Rice | Benny Luong makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Benny Luong makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 04:08 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Scott Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 03:49 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-49 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Alan Meadors grabs the board | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Albert Severns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Blake (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hubert Heidrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Troy Normandin (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Albert Garner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Huff (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Meadors (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Joe Huff blows the dunk | 57-49 |
| 03:40 | Tulane | Ronald Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Tulane | Joe Huff steps in front of the Ronald Blake pass | 57-49 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Scott Wilson swats the short shot by Albert Garner | 57-49 |
| 03:02 | Tulane | Scott Wilson gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:38 | Tulane | Albert Severns comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Benny Luong snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Albert Garner is denied on a layup by Troy Normandin | 57-49 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Joe Huff can't tip it in | 57-49 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Albert Garner misses the tip | 57-49 |
| 02:30 | Tulane | Scott Wilson snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 02:18 | Tulane | Troy Normandin misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Joe Huff - foul #4 on Joe Huff, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Cummins (PG), James Broadbent (SF) Albert Severns, Hubert Heidrick | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Michael Roberts (SF), Richard Dillon (PF), Joe Steele (C) Bernard Christian, Albert Garner, Joe Huff, Alan Meadors | |
| 02:18 | Tulane | Troy Normandin makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:18 | Tulane | Troy Normandin misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Michael Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Benny Luong steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick (SF) James Broadbent | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Albert Garner (SF), Joe Huff (PF) Joseph Meeks, Michael Roberts, Richard Dillon | |
| 01:42 | Tulane | Ronald Blake hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Troy Normandin | 60-49 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Albert Garner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 01:25 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Scott Wilson | 60-49 |
| 01:05 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick is called for 3 seconds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Albert Severns (PG), Morris Cason (SG), James Broadbent (SF), Richard Velasco (PF), Christopher Hood (C) James Cummins, Ronald Blake, Hubert Heidrick, Troy Normandin, Scott Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Gary Masse (SF), Richard Dillon (PF), Alan Meadors (C) Bernard Christian, Benny Luong, Albert Garner, Joe Huff, Joe Steele | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Joseph Meeks misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-49 |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Richard Velasco pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Michael Roberts is called for the reach on Richard Velasco - foul #1 on Michael Roberts, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Richard Velasco makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Richard Velasco misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Gary Masse grabs the board | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | The jumper by Joseph Meeks is denied by Christopher Hood | 61-49 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Alan Meadors tips it back up and in | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Albert Severns runs out the clock | 61-51 |