| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Blaze (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Luis Ditch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Pearsall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Girouard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elliot Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kellner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lee Borelli inbounds the ball | 17-20 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Keith Robinson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 19:38 | Tulane | William Kellner grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 19:26 | Tulane | Elliot Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG) Gregory French | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:58 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 18:56 | Tulane | William Kellner pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 18:41 | Tulane | John Girouard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Jaquez (SF) Lee Borelli | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:12 | Rice | Keith Robinson is hacked by John Girouard - foul #1 on John Girouard, team foul #1 | 17-20 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Jim Williams blows the layup | 17-20 |
| 17:50 | Tulane | Elliot Miller grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 17:28 | Tulane | Elliot Miller makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Luis Ditch and he's fouled by James Blaze - foul #2 on James Blaze, team foul #1 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Keith Robinson, Jack Jaquez, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:28 | Tulane | Elliot Miller makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Lee Borelli | 19-23 |
| 16:45 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall comes up short on the shot from the left side | 19-23 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Lee Borelli pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Lee Borelli comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 16:25 | Tulane | Luis Ditch snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 16:14 | Tulane | Luis Ditch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-23 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Robert Reed snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 15:48 | Rice | The jumper by Gregory French is denied by Elliot Miller | 19-23 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Gregory French gets the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Luis Ditch (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Pearsall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Girouard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elliot Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kellner (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Robert Reed double dribbles | 19-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Jack Jaquez (SF), James Blaze (PF) Gregory French, Lee Borelli, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Batiste (PG), Tim Dennis (SG), Manuel Peters (SF), Donald Tolbert (PF) Luis Ditch, Terry Pearsall, John Girouard, Elliot Miller | |
| 15:06 | Tulane | Tim Dennis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Robert Reed drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Blaze | 21-26 |
| 14:25 | Tulane | William Kellner misses the lay-in | 21-26 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Keith Robinson pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 13:59 | Rice | William Kellner blocks the short jumper by Erik Brooks | 21-26 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Jack Jaquez gets the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Reed | 23-26 |
| 13:22 | Tulane | Justin Batiste loses the dribble to Erik Brooks | 23-26 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Jack Jaquez is hacked by Manuel Peters - foul #1 on Manuel Peters, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Jack Jaquez, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Tulane | Luis Ditch (PG), Terry Pearsall (SG), John Girouard (SF), Elliot Miller (PF) Justin Batiste, Tim Dennis, Manuel Peters, William Kellner | |
| 12:42 | Rice | Lee Borelli blows the layup but he's hacked by Terry Pearsall - foul #1 on Terry Pearsall, team foul #3 | 23-26 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Lee Borelli makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 12:25 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 12:23 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to John Girouard | 24-26 |
| 12:18 | Tulane | Elliot Miller banks in the layup set up by John Girouard | 24-28 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Lee Borelli makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Keith Robinson | 26-28 |
| 11:45 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall hits a shot from the right side and the foul's on Gregory French - foul #1 on Gregory French, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), James Blaze (PF) Keith Robinson, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Tulane | Manuel Peters (C) Donald Tolbert | |
| 11:45 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall misses the free throw | 26-30 |
| 11:45 | Tulane | Elliot Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Blaze (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Luis Ditch (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Pearsall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Girouard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elliot Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Peters (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Tulane | Manuel Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 11:35 | Rice | James Blaze gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Gregory French misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 11:11 | Rice | James Blaze gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 10:58 | Rice | James Blaze misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-30 |
| 10:56 | Rice | James Blaze tips it in | 28-30 |
| 10:45 | Tulane | Luis Ditch clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Lee Borelli pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 10:15 | Rice | James Blaze misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-30 |
| 10:13 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Williams | 28-30 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 09:52 | Tulane | Manuel Peters snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 09:30 | Tulane | James Blaze steals the ball from Luis Ditch | 28-30 |
| 09:07 | Rice | James Blaze scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory French | 30-30 |
| 08:55 | Tulane | Erik Brooks is called for the reach on Luis Ditch - foul #2 on Erik Brooks, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Jack Jaquez (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Erik Brooks, Lee Borelli, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Batiste (PG), Tim Dennis (SG), Donald Tolbert (PF), William Kellner (C) Luis Ditch, Terry Pearsall, John Girouard, Elliot Miller | |
| 08:43 | Tulane | Justin Batiste connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Jack Jaquez knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Keith Robinson | 32-32 |
| 08:11 | Tulane | Tim Dennis misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-32 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jack Jaquez pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Keith Robinson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregory French | 35-32 |
| 07:34 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert is whistled for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Lee Borelli (SF), James Blaze (PF) Jack Jaquez, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Luis Ditch (PG), Terry Pearsall (SG), John Girouard (SF), Elliot Miller (PF) Justin Batiste, Tim Dennis, Manuel Peters, Donald Tolbert | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory French (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Blaze (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Luis Ditch (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Pearsall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Girouard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elliot Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kellner (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Gregory French misses badly on a floater from the left side | 35-32 |
| 07:14 | Tulane | William Kellner grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 06:55 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 06:54 | Rice | James Blaze pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Lee Borelli grabs the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Robert Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Jack Jaquez (SF), Jim Williams (C) Gregory French, Lee Borelli, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 05:39 | Tulane | Elliot Miller misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Keith Robinson - foul #1 on Keith Robinson, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Lee Borelli (SF), James Blaze (PF) Jack Jaquez, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Batiste (PG) Luis Ditch | |
| 05:39 | Tulane | Elliot Miller makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 05:39 | Tulane | Elliot Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 05:23 | Rice | James Blaze blows the layup | 35-34 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Lee Borelli tips it home | 37-34 |
| 04:57 | Tulane | The jump hook by Elliot Miller is blocked by James Blaze | 37-34 |
| 04:56 | Tulane | William Kellner tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-36 |
| 04:31 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Elliot Miller | 37-36 |
| 04:26 | Tulane | John Girouard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Lee Borelli - foul #1 on Lee Borelli, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Jack Jaquez (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Tulane | Luis Ditch (PG), Donald Tolbert (PF), Manuel Peters (C) Terry Pearsall, Elliot Miller, William Kellner | |
| 04:26 | Tulane | John Girouard misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 04:26 | Tulane | John Girouard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Keith Robinson connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jack Jaquez | 39-37 |
| 03:46 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lee Borelli - foul #2 on Lee Borelli, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Robert Reed (PF) Keith Robinson, Lee Borelli | |
| Subs | Tulane | Tim Dennis (SF) John Girouard | |
| 03:46 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 03:46 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Jim Williams clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 03:17 | Tulane | Manuel Peters pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Jaquez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Luis Ditch (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Justin Batiste (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tim Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Tolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Peters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Tulane | Tim Dennis scores on a floater in the paint | 39-40 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Justin Batiste is called for the reach on Erik Brooks - foul #1 on Justin Batiste, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Lee Borelli (SF), James Blaze (PF) Erik Brooks, Jack Jaquez, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Tulane | Terry Pearsall (SG), Elliot Miller (PF), William Kellner (C) Justin Batiste, Donald Tolbert, Manuel Peters | |
| 02:33 | Rice | James Blaze lays it in set up by Lee Borelli | 41-40 |
| 02:29 | Tulane | Gregory French picks off the pass by Luis Ditch in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Keith Robinson lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory French | 43-40 |
| 02:07 | Tulane | Elliot Miller connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by William Kellner | 43-42 |
| 01:43 | Rice | James Blaze makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Gregory French and the foul's on Elliot Miller - foul #3 on Elliot Miller, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Girouard (SF) Tim Dennis | |
| 01:43 | Rice | James Blaze misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 01:43 | Tulane | Elliot Miller grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 01:36 | Tulane | Luis Ditch makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Terry Pearsall | 45-45 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Gregory French is hacked by Terry Pearsall - foul #2 on Terry Pearsall, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| 00:59 | Rice | James Blaze is whistled for traveling | 45-45 |
| 00:41 | Tulane | John Girouard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Lee Borelli pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Jim Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Elliot Miller - foul #4 on Elliot Miller, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Jim Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Elliot Miller pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Luis Ditch can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Gregory French - foul #2 on Gregory French, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Luis Ditch makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Luis Ditch makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 46-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gregory French misses short on a halfcourt shot | 46-47 |