| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Li Xiao (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Parsons (fresh) PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Simon Volker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Tulane | William Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-30 |
| 19:48 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Samuel Aden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-30 |
| 19:32 | Tulane | William Simmons scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jerry Parsons | 23-32 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Terry Thornton is fouled on the floor by Matthew Maloof - foul #2 on Matthew Maloof, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Cliff Lovin (PF) Matthew Maloof | |
| 18:59 | Rice | Li Xiao steps in front of the Ronald Hickey pass | 23-32 |
| 18:40 | Tulane | William Simmons can't connect on a shot in the paint | 23-32 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is whistled for traveling | 23-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Silas Journey (PG), Matthew Maloof (PF) William Simmons, Cliff Lovin | |
| 18:01 | Tulane | Li Xiao misses the 3 from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Samuel Aden can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Li Xiao - foul #3 on Li Xiao, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG), Negele Higgins (SG), Richard Pankowski (C) Silas Journey, Li Xiao, Simon Volker | |
| 17:52 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Simon Volker (C) Richard Pankowski | |
| 17:21 | Rice | Samuel Aden clanks a 3 from straight away | 25-32 |
| 17:20 | Tulane | Simon Volker pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:05 | Tulane | Simon Volker can't finish the layup | 25-32 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Terry Thornton pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 16:52 | Rice | James Snow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Swietomierz Bednarski (PF), Richard Pankowski (C) William Simmons, Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| 16:39 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski makes the runner in the paint | 25-34 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Blake Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 16:24 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 16:07 | Tulane | Johnnie Medley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 16:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Snow | 25-34 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Medley - foul #1 on Johnnie Medley, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), John Watson (SF) Terry Jerez, James Snow | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG), Matthew Maloof (PF), Simon Volker (C) Johnnie Medley, Swietomierz Bednarski, Richard Pankowski | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Matthew Maloof steps in front of the Timothy Petty pass | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Negele Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Parsons (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Simon Volker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof double dribbles | 25-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Thornton (PF) Timothy Petty, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Tulane | Li Xiao (SG) Negele Higgins | |
| 15:07 | Rice | Raymond Valenti comes up short on the runner in the paint | 25-34 |
| 15:05 | Tulane | Li Xiao gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 14:49 | Tulane | Li Xiao hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 14:48 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof misses the tip | 25-34 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Raymond Valenti snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Raymond Valenti lays it in on a nice dish by Blake Jones and the foul's on Simon Volker - foul #1 on Simon Volker, team foul #4 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, John Watson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Swietomierz Bednarski (PF), Richard Pankowski (C) William Simmons, Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| 14:28 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the free throw | 27-34 |
| 14:28 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 27-34 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 14:07 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski can't finish the layup | 29-34 |
| 14:05 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski grabs the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 13:51 | Tulane | Li Xiao connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-37 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the tip | 29-37 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Terry Jerez tips it but misses | 29-37 |
| 13:23 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 13:07 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Raymond Valenti - foul #1 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG), Matthew Maloof (PF) Johnnie Medley, Swietomierz Bednarski | |
| 13:07 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:07 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 12:51 | Tulane | Li Xiao pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 12:47 | Tulane | Li Xiao is hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Samuel Aden | |
| Subs | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski (SF), Simon Volker (C) Jerry Parsons, Richard Pankowski | |
| 12:30 | Tulane | John Watson takes the ball from Swietomierz Bednarski | 29-39 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Ronald Hickey knocks in the shot in the lane and the foul's on Simon Volker - foul #2 on Simon Volker, team foul #5 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (PF) Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Parsons (SF) Swietomierz Bednarski | |
| 12:10 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 11:51 | Tulane | Simon Volker drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Maloof | 32-42 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Blake Jones loses the dribble to William Simmons | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Adam Pease (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Li Xiao (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Parsons (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Simon Volker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Tulane | Simon Volker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 11:10 | Tulane | Li Xiao tips it in | 32-44 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Adam Pease's pass is intercepted by William Simmons | 32-44 |
| 10:59 | Tulane | Blake Jones picks off the pass by William Simmons in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| 10:50 | Rice | John Watson is fouled on the floor by Li Xiao - foul #4 on Li Xiao, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), James Snow (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Terry Jerez, John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Negele Higgins (SG), Swietomierz Bednarski (SF) Li Xiao, Jerry Parsons | |
| 10:33 | Rice | Samuel Aden steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Parsons (SF) Matthew Maloof | |
| 10:12 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons is fouled on the floor by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Blake Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Matthew Maloof (PF) William Simmons, Swietomierz Bednarski | |
| 09:48 | Tulane | Simon Volker scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Negele Higgins and he's fouled by Raymond Valenti - foul #2 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG), Swietomierz Bednarski (SF) Johnnie Medley, Jerry Parsons | |
| 09:48 | Tulane | Simon Volker misses the free throw | 32-46 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Raymond Valenti gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 09:33 | Rice | James Snow is fouled on the floor by Negele Higgins - foul #2 on Negele Higgins, team foul #7 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Parsons (SF), Richard Pankowski (C) Swietomierz Bednarski, Simon Volker | |
| 09:33 | Rice | James Snow makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 09:33 | Rice | James Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 09:04 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Negele Higgins | 34-49 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Samuel Aden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (PF), Adam Pease (C) Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Swietomierz Bednarski (PF), Simon Volker (C) William Simmons, Matthew Maloof, Richard Pankowski | |
| 08:22 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-49 |
| 08:20 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons tips it but misses | 34-49 |
| 08:19 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski misses the tip | 34-49 |
| 08:18 | Rice | James Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:00 | Rice | Johnnie Medley is called for the reach on Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Johnnie Medley, team foul #8 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), John Watson (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Jerez, James Snow, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG), Li Xiao (SG), Matthew Maloof (PF) Johnnie Medley, Negele Higgins, Jerry Parsons | |
| 08:00 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Li Xiao misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #3 on Samuel Aden, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Terry Thornton (PF) Samuel Aden, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Parsons (SF) Swietomierz Bednarski | |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Li Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Li Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses long on a jumper from the left side | 36-51 |
| 07:35 | Tulane | Li Xiao snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xiao (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jerry Parsons (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Simon Volker (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Tulane | Li Xiao clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 07:17 | Tulane | Simon Volker tips it home | 36-53 |
| 07:04 | Rice | John Watson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-53 |
| 07:02 | Rice | John Watson grabs the offensive board | 36-53 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Timothy Petty is hacked by William Simmons - foul #2 on William Simmons, team foul #9 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Blake Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski (SF), Richard Pankowski (C) Jerry Parsons, Simon Volker | |
| 06:45 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 06:45 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 06:27 | Tulane | Terry Thornton is called for the reach on Matthew Maloof - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #6 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG) William Simmons | |
| 06:07 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 36-53 |
| 06:06 | Tulane | Li Xiao pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 05:47 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 36-55 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Terry Thornton's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Maloof | 36-55 |
| 05:31 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| 05:05 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 05:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 36-55 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Terry Jerez scores on a 3 from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 04:41 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Silas Journey (PG), Negele Higgins (SG), Randall Bohler (SF), Cliff Lovin (PF) Johnnie Medley, Li Xiao, Swietomierz Bednarski, Matthew Maloof | |
| 04:28 | Rice | Raymond Valenti hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Snow | 41-55 |
| 04:28 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG), Li Xiao (SG), Jerry Parsons (SF), Simon Volker (C) Silas Journey, Negele Higgins, Randall Bohler, Richard Pankowski | |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Samuel Aden - foul #4 on Samuel Aden, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 04:05 | Rice | William Simmons picks off the pass by Samuel Aden in the backcourt | 41-57 |
| 03:49 | Tulane | William Simmons is hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #3 on Terry Thornton, team foul #8 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Tulane | Negele Higgins (SG), Randall Bohler (SF), Richard Pankowski (C) Li Xiao, Jerry Parsons, Simon Volker | |
| 03:49 | Tulane | William Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 03:49 | Tulane | William Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Rice | Timothy Petty connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Negele Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Bohler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cliff Lovin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Pankowski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Tulane | Negele Higgins travels with the ball | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Silas Journey (PG) William Simmons | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Raymond Valenti comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 02:59 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 02:31 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski blows the layup | 43-59 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 02:18 | Rice | James Snow blows the layup | 43-59 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Raymond Valenti tips it in | 45-59 |
| 01:56 | Tulane | Raymond Valenti swats the short shot by Richard Pankowski | 45-59 |
| 01:54 | Tulane | Randall Bohler misses the tip | 45-59 |
| 01:52 | Tulane | Randall Bohler snags the offensive board | 45-59 |
| 01:28 | Tulane | Raymond Valenti steals it from Cliff Lovin | 45-59 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-59 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the offensive board | 45-59 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Timothy Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Swietomierz Bednarski (SF) Silas Journey, Randall Bohler | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #9 | 45-59 |
| 00:30 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 00:30 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Swietomierz Bednarski is called for the reach on James Snow - foul #2 on Swietomierz Bednarski, team foul #10 | 45-59 |
| 00:23 | Rice | James Snow misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 00:23 | Rice | James Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Johnnie Medley runs out the clock | 46-59 |