| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Milton Ables (fresh) SG - William Simmons (fresh) SF - Li Xiao (fresh) PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) C - Simon Volker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Simon Volker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Tulane | Terry Jerez steals it from Li Xiao | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Terry Jerez banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Tulane | Li Xiao misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Tulane | Li Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:19 | Tulane | Li Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Li Xiao | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Tulane | Simon Volker drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Milton Ables | 2-4 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Samuel Aden connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Freeman | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Simon Volker buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from William Simmons | 5-6 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is whistled for a carry | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Ratliff (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Jerry Parsons (SF), Swietomierz Bednarski (PF), Richard Pankowski (C) Milton Ables, William Simmons, Li Xiao, Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Robert Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Ronald Hickey gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Terry Jerez clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Swietomierz Bednarski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Bednarski, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:15 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons is fouled on the floor by Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (C) Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 15:51 | Tulane | Jason Ratliff clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Toy - foul #1 on William Toy, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| 15:51 | Tulane | Jason Ratliff misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:51 | Tulane | Jason Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Toy (fresh) PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) C - Terry Thornton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jason Ratliff (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) SF - Jerry Parsons (fresh) PF - Swietomierz Bednarski (fresh) C - Richard Pankowski (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Terry Jerez loses the dribble to Jerry Parsons | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 7-7 |
| 15:15 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:54 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons can't connect on a floater from the right block | 7-7 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Lance Richmond snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Jerez and he's fouled by Richard Pankowski - foul #1 on Richard Pankowski, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, William Toy, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | Tulane | Milton Ables (PG), William Simmons (SG), Li Xiao (SF), Matthew Maloof (PF), Simon Volker (C) Jason Ratliff, Robert Davis, Jerry Parsons, Swietomierz Bednarski, Richard Pankowski | |
| 14:36 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:32 | Tulane | Blake Jones takes the ball from Milton Ables in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits the finger roll on a great pass from Blake Jones | 12-7 |
| 14:10 | Tulane | Li Xiao connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Simmons | 12-10 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 13:58 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Matthew Maloof | 12-10 |
| 13:40 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-10 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the runner from close range and he's hacked by Simon Volker - foul #1 on Simon Volker, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:30 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:30 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:08 | Tulane | Simon Volker drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Milton Ables | 14-12 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-12 |
| 12:56 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 12:51 | Tulane | Gregory Freeman steals it from Simon Volker | 14-12 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Gregory Freeman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 12:34 | Tulane | Milton Ables grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 12:24 | Tulane | Li Xiao connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Milton Ables | 14-14 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is fouled on the floor by Li Xiao - foul #1 on Li Xiao, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), William Toy (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Ratliff (PG), Ben Corrado (SG), Jerry Parsons (SF), Swietomierz Bednarski (PF), Richard Pankowski (C) Milton Ables, William Simmons, Li Xiao, Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| 11:45 | Rice | Samuel Aden can't finish the layup | 14-14 |
| 11:44 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Richard Pankowski | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jason Ratliff (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ben Corrado (fresh) SF - Jerry Parsons (fresh) PF - Swietomierz Bednarski (fresh) C - Richard Pankowski (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski is hacked by William Toy - foul #2 on William Toy, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Terry Jerez, William Toy | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (SG), Li Xiao (SF) Ben Corrado, Jerry Parsons | |
| 11:23 | Tulane | Raymond Valenti takes the ball from William Simmons | 14-14 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Samuel Aden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Milton Ables (PG), Jerry Parsons (SF), Matthew Maloof (PF), Simon Volker (C) William Simmons, Li Xiao, Swietomierz Bednarski, Richard Pankowski | |
| 10:50 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons misses the floater in the lane | 14-14 |
| 10:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Samuel Aden | 14-14 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 10:35 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:19 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the lay-in | 14-14 |
| 09:59 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:45 | Tulane | Simon Volker misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 09:44 | Tulane | Simon Volker tips it in | 14-16 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Jason Ratliff - foul #1 on Jason Ratliff, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Timothy Petty, Lance Richmond, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (SG), Li Xiao (SF), Swietomierz Bednarski (PF), Richard Pankowski (C) Milton Ables, Jerry Parsons, Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| 09:25 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:13 | Tulane | William Simmons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Li Xiao hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Blake Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 08:45 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Hickey - foul #1 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Lance Richmond (PF) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Tulane | Milton Ables (PG), Matthew Maloof (PF) Jason Ratliff, Swietomierz Bednarski | |
| 08:45 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:45 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 19-19 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses long on a shot from the right side | 19-19 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Blake Jones gets the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Milton Ables steals it from Terry Thornton | 19-19 |
| 08:21 | Tulane | William Simmons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Milton Ables | 19-21 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Lance Richmond can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Terry Jerez tips it in | 21-21 |
| 07:49 | Tulane | Li Xiao misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Li Xiao gets the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:32 | Tulane | Milton Ables knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Li Xiao | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Milton Ables (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Li Xiao (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Pankowski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Terry Thornton comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 21-24 |
| 07:14 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:54 | Tulane | Milton Ables buries a floater from the left block set up by Li Xiao | 21-26 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is fouled on the floor by Milton Ables - foul #1 on Milton Ables, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Ratliff (PG), Swietomierz Bednarski (PF), Simon Volker (C) Milton Ables, Matthew Maloof, Richard Pankowski | |
| 06:15 | Rice | Gregory Freeman's pass is intercepted by Simon Volker | 21-26 |
| 05:54 | Tulane | Li Xiao can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Freeman - foul #2 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | Tulane | Milton Ables (PG) William Simmons | |
| 05:54 | Tulane | Li Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:54 | Tulane | Li Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Swietomierz Bednarski swats the short shot by Terry Thornton | 21-28 |
| 05:45 | Tulane | Simon Volker snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 05:26 | Tulane | Simon Volker clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Raymond Valenti - foul #1 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (SG), Jerry Parsons (SF), Matthew Maloof (PF) Milton Ables, Li Xiao, Swietomierz Bednarski | |
| 05:26 | Tulane | Simon Volker makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:26 | Tulane | Simon Volker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Raymond Valenti comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Maloof - foul #1 on Matthew Maloof, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Milton Ables (PG) William Simmons | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:55 | Tulane | Jason Ratliff hits a jumper from the left side | 23-32 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Terry Thornton connects on the runner from close range | 25-32 |
| 04:19 | Tulane | Milton Ables misses long on a 3 from straight away | 25-32 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Terry Thornton's fadeaway is rejected by Simon Volker | 25-32 |
| 03:56 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 03:52 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof is whistled for traveling | 25-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), William Toy (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (SG), Li Xiao (SF), Swietomierz Bednarski (PF) Milton Ables, Jerry Parsons, Matthew Maloof | |
| 03:33 | Rice | Lance Richmond drills a runner from the left block set up by Terry Jerez | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Toy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jason Ratliff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Li Xiao (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Swietomierz Bednarski (fresh) C - Simon Volker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Tulane | William Simmons can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 03:10 | Rice | William Toy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-32 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Lance Richmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Lance Richmond drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-32 |
| 02:37 | Tulane | Jason Ratliff double dribbles | 30-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | Tulane | Milton Ables (PG), Matthew Maloof (PF) Jason Ratliff, Swietomierz Bednarski | |
| 02:18 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Li Xiao | 30-32 |
| 02:13 | Tulane | William Simmons loses the dribble to Samuel Aden | 30-32 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Matthew Maloof steals the ball from Gregory Freeman | 30-32 |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Milton Ables hits a 3 from straight away set up by Matthew Maloof | 30-35 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Samuel Aden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Ratliff (SG), Richard Pankowski (C) William Simmons, Simon Volker | |
| 01:11 | Tulane | Jason Ratliff misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 00:48 | Rice | William Toy knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 32-35 |
| 00:31 | Tulane | Jason Ratliff connects on the jumper near the basket | 32-37 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Terry Thornton blows the layup | 32-37 |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Raymond Valenti is called for the reach on Richard Pankowski - foul #2 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #8 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Samuel Aden, William Toy | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Davis (PG), William Simmons (SG), Jerry Parsons (SF), Swietomierz Bednarski (PF) Milton Ables, Jason Ratliff, Li Xiao, Matthew Maloof | |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-39 |