| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willard Cartagena (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Lechuga (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Bell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Fraley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Selzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Shaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Nathan Lechuga is called for the reach on Gordon Burnam - foul #1 on Nathan Lechuga, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses badly on a shot in the paint | 29-21 |
| 19:27 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Kevin Fraley | 29-21 |
| 19:14 | Tulane | Norman Kelly blocks the short jumper by Kevin Fraley | 29-21 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Norman Kelly gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz is hacked by Larry Bell - foul #3 on Larry Bell, team foul #2 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Pitts (SF) Larry Bell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:47 | Rice | James Pitts takes the ball from George Anderson | 29-21 |
| 18:27 | Tulane | Robert Selzer can't finish the layup | 29-21 |
| 18:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Larry Shaw | 29-21 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Norman Kelly knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Gordon Burnam | 29-23 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 17:20 | Rice | George Anderson is hacked by Willard Cartagena - foul #1 on Willard Cartagena, team foul #3 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG) Gordon Burnam | |
| 17:03 | Rice | William Dailey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Selzer - foul #3 on Robert Selzer, team foul #4 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Krug (SF), Elvin Brauer (C) Willard Cartagena, Robert Selzer | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF), Erik McGowan (PF), Hugh Granville (C) Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, Larry Shaw | |
| 17:03 | Rice | William Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:03 | Rice | William Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:43 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 16:41 | Rice | William Dailey pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Dennis Krug steals the ball from Hugh Granville | 32-25 |
| 16:03 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley can't finish the layup | 32-25 |
| 16:02 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer snags the offensive board | 32-25 |
| 15:48 | Tulane | James Pitts misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Willard Cartagena (PG), Larry Bell (SF), Robert Selzer (C) Nathan Lechuga, Kevin Fraley, Elvin Brauer | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, Michael Chapin, Erik McGowan, Hugh Granville | |
| 15:48 | Tulane | James Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 15:48 | Tulane | James Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willard Cartagena (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Larry Bell (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Krug (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Selzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:27 | Rice | Larry Bell is called for the reach on Lawrence Kurz - foul #4 on Larry Bell, team foul #5 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Bruce (SG), Elvin Brauer (PF) James Pitts, Larry Bell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:10 | Rice | Dennis Krug is called for the reach on William Dailey - foul #2 on Dennis Krug, team foul #6 | 34-25 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Dennis Krug - foul #3 on Dennis Krug, team foul #7 | 34-25 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 14:36 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Larsen - foul #4 on John Larsen, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nathan Lechuga (SG) Dennis Krug | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Shaw (C) John Larsen | |
| 14:36 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 14:36 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Norman Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Dailey | 35-29 |
| 14:05 | Tulane | William Dailey picks off the pass by Donald Bruce | 35-29 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Norman Kelly jams it on a great pass from William Dailey | 35-31 |
| 13:38 | Tulane | Robert Selzer clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Kurz - foul #1 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Pitts (PG), Kevin Fraley (PF) Willard Cartagena, Elvin Brauer | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Erik McGowan (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Hugh Granville (C) William Dailey, Gordon Burnam, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| 13:38 | Tulane | Robert Selzer makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:38 | Tulane | Robert Selzer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Hugh Granville comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Selzer - foul #4 on Robert Selzer, team foul #8 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Krug (C) Robert Selzer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:14 | Rice | Hugh Granville misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Hugh Granville makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:49 | Tulane | The jump hook by Donald Bruce is blocked by Larry Shaw | 37-32 |
| 12:48 | Tulane | Donald Bruce misses the tip | 37-32 |
| 12:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Larry Shaw | 37-32 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Larry Shaw scores on a jumper near the basket | 37-34 |
| 12:11 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley is hacked by Michael Chapin - foul #1 on Michael Chapin, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Willard Cartagena (PG) Donald Bruce | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Erik McGowan, Michael Chapin, Hugh Granville | |
| 11:53 | Tulane | Gordon Burnam steals it from James Pitts | 37-34 |
| 11:24 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Krug - foul #4 on Dennis Krug, team foul #9 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Elvin Brauer (C) Dennis Krug | |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Granville (C) Larry Shaw | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:24 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:24 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willard Cartagena (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Lechuga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kevin Fraley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Elvin Brauer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Hugh Granville (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Tulane | James Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Norman Kelly pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 11:00 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Kevin Fraley | 37-34 |
| 10:38 | Tulane | Norman Kelly takes the ball from Willard Cartagena | 37-34 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 10:33 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 10:14 | Tulane | Norman Kelly takes the ball from Nathan Lechuga | 37-34 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Norman Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Gordon Burnam scores on a jumper from the left block | 37-36 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 37-36 |
| 09:11 | Tulane | James Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 09:05 | Tulane | Willard Cartagena makes the 3 from the left wing set up by James Pitts | 40-36 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 08:41 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 08:19 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley knocks in the shot from the right block | 42-36 |
| 07:57 | Rice | George Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 07:56 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Kevin Fraley | 42-36 |
| 07:37 | Tulane | Willard Cartagena's floater is tipped away by Hugh Granville | 42-36 |
| 07:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Kurz | 42-36 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Hugh Granville knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willard Cartagena (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Lechuga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pitts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Fraley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Elvin Brauer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Burnam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Hugh Granville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Tulane | Nathan Lechuga slams it home | 44-38 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz is fouled on the floor by James Pitts - foul #2 on James Pitts, team foul #10 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fontaine (PG), Donald Bruce (SG), Larry Bell (SF), Dennis Krug (PF), Robert Selzer (C) Willard Cartagena, Nathan Lechuga, James Pitts, Kevin Fraley, Elvin Brauer | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Erik McGowan (SG), Larry Shaw (PF), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, Gordon Burnam, Norman Kelly, Hugh Granville | |
| 06:31 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:04 | Tulane | Robert Selzer makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Fontaine | 46-40 |
| 05:49 | Rice | John Larsen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Kurz | 46-42 |
| 05:37 | Tulane | James Fontaine misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Larsen - foul #5 on John Larsen, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF), Gene Mitchel (C) Lawrence Kurz, John Larsen | |
| 05:37 | Tulane | James Fontaine misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 05:37 | Tulane | James Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Erik McGowan can't connect on a runner from the left block | 47-42 |
| 05:14 | Tulane | Larry Bell gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 04:45 | Tulane | Robert Selzer makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Donald Bruce takes the ball from Michael Chapin | 49-42 |
| 04:27 | Tulane | Larry Bell hits the finger roll set up by Donald Bruce | 51-42 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 04:12 | Tulane | Larry Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 03:52 | Tulane | Robert Selzer connects on the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on William Dailey - foul #1 on William Dailey, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nathan Lechuga (SG), James Pitts (SF), Kevin Fraley (PF) Donald Bruce, Larry Bell, Dennis Krug | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG), Hugh Granville (C) Erik McGowan, Gene Mitchel | |
| 03:52 | Tulane | Robert Selzer makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 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 | Hugh Granville hits a driving attempt near the basket | 54-44 |
| 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) | |
| 03:27 | Tulane | James Pitts can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Dailey - foul #2 on William Dailey, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Willard Cartagena (PG) James Fontaine | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Norman Kelly (PF) William Dailey, Larry Shaw | |
| 03:27 | Tulane | James Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:27 | Tulane | James Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Hugh Granville grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Hugh Granville knocks in the floater from the baseline | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willard Cartagena (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Lechuga (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Fraley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Selzer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Hugh Granville (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Tulane | Robert Selzer comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Shawn Roy snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Larry Bell (SF) James Pitts | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Larry Shaw (C) Shawn Roy, Michael Chapin, Hugh Granville | |
| 02:24 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Burnam | 55-49 |
| 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) | |
| 02:18 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley blows the layup but he's fouled by Gordon Burnam - foul #3 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| 02:18 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:18 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Norman Kelly drills a driving attempt in the paint | 57-51 |
| 01:37 | Tulane | Nathan Lechuga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-51 |
| 01:25 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 01:18 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley knocks in the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Larry Shaw - foul #1 on Larry Shaw, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| 01:18 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:59 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-51 |
| 00:57 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Kelly | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-51 |
| 00:52 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Kevin Fraley | 60-51 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Gordon Burnam is called for the reach on Kevin Fraley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Pitts (SF), Dennis Krug (C) Larry Bell, Robert Selzer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Larry Shaw tips it back up and in | 62-53 |
| 00:43 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| 00:42 | Tulane | James Pitts is fouled in the backcourt by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| 00:42 | Tulane | James Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:42 | Tulane | James Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gordon Burnam | 64-56 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | James Pitts is fouled in the backcourt by George Anderson - foul #3 on George Anderson, team foul #12 | 64-56 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | James Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | James Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Gordon Burnam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fontaine (PG), Donald Bruce (SF), Elvin Brauer (C) Willard Cartagena, Nathan Lechuga, Kevin Fraley | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Erik McGowan (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Gordon Burnam, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| 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) | |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer is fouled on the floor by Hugh Granville - foul #1 on Hugh Granville, team foul #13 | 66-56 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses the halfcourt shot | 68-56 |