| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Shook (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Moczulski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Shook inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | James Chavers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 19:41 | Rice | David Mabe tips it back up and in | 29-37 |
| 19:24 | Tulane | Thomas Woods hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Moczulski and he's hacked by James Shook - foul #2 on James Shook, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:24 | Tulane | Thomas Woods makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 19:05 | Rice | William Stanton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 19:00 | Tulane | Jerome Reed can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 32-40 |
| 18:58 | Tulane | John Moczulski hits the follow up shot | 32-42 |
| 18:39 | Rice | John Moczulski is called for the reach on William Stanton - foul #2 on John Moczulski, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 18:27 | Rice | James Chavers is hacked by Alfred Blackburn - foul #2 on Alfred Blackburn, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| 18:06 | Rice | David Mabe misses the lay-in | 32-42 |
| 18:05 | Tulane | John Moczulski snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 17:58 | Tulane | William Stanton takes the ball from Alfred Blackburn | 32-42 |
| 17:55 | Rice | William Stanton jams it | 34-42 |
| 17:41 | Tulane | John Moczulski blows the layup | 34-42 |
| 17:40 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Jerome Reed steps in front of the David Mabe pass | 34-42 |
| 17:08 | Tulane | Jerome Reed can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 17:06 | Tulane | John Moczulski can't tip it in | 34-42 |
| 17:04 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Antoine Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (PG), Lee Cathcart (SG), David Stroud (SF), Virgil Vaughn (PF), James Brown (C) Jerome Reed, Alfred Blackburn, Thomas Woods, John Moczulski, Steven Masters | |
| 16:32 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 16:24 | Rice | William Stanton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 16:22 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:12 | Tulane | James Brown knocks in the runner in the lane | 34-44 |
| 15:58 | Rice | William Stanton is fouled on the floor by Virgil Vaughn - foul #2 on Virgil Vaughn, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG), Thomas Woods (SF) Lee Cathcart, David Stroud | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dean Lucero (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Virgil Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Virgil Vaughn is called for the reach on James Chavers - foul #3 on Virgil Vaughn, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 15:27 | Tulane | Thomas Woods banks in the layup set up by Dean Lucero | 36-46 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 15:11 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Thomas Woods | 36-46 |
| 14:55 | Tulane | Thomas Woods shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Dean Lucero picks off the pass by Daniel Costner | 36-46 |
| 14:16 | Tulane | James Brown misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Antonio Clark - foul #4 on Antonio Clark, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), David Stroud (SF), Steven Masters (C) Dean Lucero, Thomas Woods, Virgil Vaughn | |
| 14:16 | Tulane | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:16 | Tulane | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Daniel Costner scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-47 |
| 13:53 | Tulane | Steven Masters misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 13:51 | Tulane | David Stroud gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:31 | Tulane | Jerome Reed is hacked by Daniel Costner - foul #4 on Daniel Costner, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), James Chavers (C) Daniel Costner, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (SG), John Moczulski (PF) Alfred Blackburn, James Brown | |
| 13:24 | Tulane | Antoine Sharp doubles Dean Lucero and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Woods (SF) David Stroud | |
| 13:05 | Tulane | Thomas Woods misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 13:04 | Tulane | Dean Lucero tips it back up and in | 38-49 |
| 12:48 | Rice | David Mabe knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 40-49 |
| 12:37 | Tulane | Jerome Reed misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Stanton - foul #3 on William Stanton, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG) Dean Lucero | |
| 12:37 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 12:37 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is whistled for traveling | 40-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (C) Steven Masters | |
| 12:09 | Tulane | Jerome Reed buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Alfred Blackburn | 40-53 |
| 11:54 | Rice | James Chavers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 11:53 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Shook (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Moczulski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Virgil Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Tulane | Antoine Sharp is called for the reach on Thomas Woods - foul #2 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (PG), David Stroud (SF) Jerome Reed, Thomas Woods | |
| 11:24 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Bacher | 40-53 |
| 11:23 | Tulane | David Stroud grabs the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 11:04 | Tulane | David Stroud throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Masters (C) John Moczulski | |
| 10:48 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 10:37 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Bacher - foul #1 on Michael Bacher, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (SG), Thomas Woods (SF) Alfred Blackburn, David Stroud | |
| 10:37 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:37 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:37 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 10:20 | Tulane | Steven Masters snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 10:13 | Tulane | Steven Masters can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Chavers - foul #3 on James Chavers, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (SF) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), James Brown (PF) Lee Cathcart, Virgil Vaughn | |
| 10:13 | Tulane | Steven Masters makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 10:13 | Tulane | Steven Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:48 | Rice | James Shook makes the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Thomas Woods - foul #1 on Thomas Woods, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG), John Moczulski (PF) Dean Lucero, James Brown | |
| 09:48 | Rice | James Shook makes the free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:41 | Tulane | Steven Masters evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from close range | 46-55 |
| 09:39 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:18 | Rice | David Mabe misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Moczulski - foul #3 on John Moczulski, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (C) Steven Masters | |
| 09:18 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:18 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:09 | Tulane | Jerome Reed double dribbles | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF) David Mabe | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 08:55 | Rice | James Shook lays it in | 50-55 |
| 08:35 | Tulane | Jerome Reed drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Moczulski | 50-57 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 08:19 | Tulane | The rebound goes to John Moczulski | 50-57 |
| 08:15 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn's floater is tipped away by Michael Bacher | 50-57 |
| 08:14 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 08:00 | Rice | James Shook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), David Mabe (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, James Shook, Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (PG), David Stroud (SF), James Brown (PF), Steven Masters (C) Jerome Reed, Thomas Woods, John Moczulski, Virgil Vaughn | |
| 07:40 | Tulane | Edgar Maiorano swats the layup by Dean Lucero | 50-57 |
| 07:38 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dean Lucero (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Stroud (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 53-57 |
| 07:22 | Tulane | Steven Masters is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (SG) Alfred Blackburn | |
| 07:01 | Rice | Antonio Clark is fouled on the floor by Lee Cathcart - foul #1 on Lee Cathcart, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Woods (SF), Virgil Vaughn (PF) David Stroud, James Brown | |
| 07:01 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:01 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:47 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-57 |
| 06:45 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Antonio Clark snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 56-57 |
| 06:13 | Tulane | David Mabe is called for the reach on Lee Cathcart - foul #1 on David Mabe, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (SF), James Chavers (C) Jerome Wiggs, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG), John Moczulski (PF) Dean Lucero, Steven Masters | |
| 06:13 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:13 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:53 | Rice | David Mabe misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 05:52 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:45 | Tulane | Thomas Woods evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Alfred Blackburn | 56-61 |
| 05:28 | Rice | James Shook's floater is tipped away by John Moczulski | 56-61 |
| 05:26 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 05:11 | Tulane | David Mabe swats the layup by Virgil Vaughn | 56-61 |
| 05:09 | Rice | James Chavers gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:47 | Rice | James Shook misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Woods - foul #2 on Thomas Woods, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF) David Mabe | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), David Stroud (SF), James Brown (PF), Steven Masters (C) Lee Cathcart, Thomas Woods, John Moczulski, Virgil Vaughn | |
| 04:47 | Rice | James Shook misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:47 | Rice | James Shook misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:47 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:25 | Tulane | Jerome Reed misses the dunk attempt | 56-61 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:04 | Rice | James Shook drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Antonio Clark | 58-61 |
| 03:56 | Tulane | Michael Bacher picks off the pass by Alfred Blackburn | 58-61 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Daniel Costner clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerome Reed - foul #1 on Jerome Reed, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) James Shook | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:52 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:38 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses the floater from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Stroud (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | James Chavers buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-61 |
| 03:17 | Tulane | Antonio Clark takes the ball from Jerome Reed in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Michael Bacher can't connect on a shot from the right side | 61-61 |
| 03:08 | Tulane | James Brown gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:51 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by David Stroud | 61-63 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Woods (SF), John Moczulski (PF) David Stroud, James Brown | |
| 02:34 | Rice | William Stanton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-63 |
| 02:14 | Tulane | Jerome Reed's fadeaway is rejected by David Mabe | 61-63 |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn snags the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 02:01 | Tulane | Steven Masters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (C) Steven Masters | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Masters (C) Virgil Vaughn | |
| 01:40 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 01:24 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the fadeaway from the right side | 64-65 |
| 01:12 | Rice | James Shook clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 64-65 |
| 01:10 | Tulane | Jerome Reed gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:45 | Tulane | James Shook swats the short shot by Steven Masters | 64-65 |
| 00:43 | Tulane | Thomas Woods can't tip it in | 64-65 |
| 00:42 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Antonio Clark's pass is intercepted by Thomas Woods | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Antonio Clark is called for the reach on Jerome Reed in the backcourt - foul #5 on Antonio Clark, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Steven Masters is called for the reach on William Stanton - foul #2 on Steven Masters, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| 00:09 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:09 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:06 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn is fouled in the backcourt by William Stanton - foul #4 on William Stanton, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| 00:06 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:06 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 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 (-5) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | William Stanton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Jerome Reed runs out the clock | 68-69 |