| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Luis Ditch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Pearsall (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Girouard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elliot Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Tolbert (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lee Borelli inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Rice | Keith Robinson scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Lee Borelli | 44-34 |
| 19:48 | Tulane | John Girouard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 19:47 | Rice | Eric Gurganus grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Eric Gurganus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Jim Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Luis Ditch is called for the reach on Eric Gurganus - foul #1 on Luis Ditch, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (PF) Eric Gurganus, Mark Fagin | |
| 19:11 | Rice | Jim Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 19:10 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Elliot Miller | 44-34 |
| 19:06 | Tulane | Luis Ditch buries a runner near the basket | 46-34 |
| 18:47 | Rice | James Blaze blows the layup | 46-34 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Jim Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Elliot Miller - foul #2 on Elliot Miller, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:27 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 18:12 | Tulane | James Blaze is called for the reach on Terry Pearsall - foul #2 on James Blaze, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG) Keith Robinson | |
| 17:53 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert comes up short on the floater from the left block | 46-35 |
| 17:51 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Erik Brooks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Gurganus | 46-37 |
| 17:28 | Tulane | John Girouard can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 46-37 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Erik Brooks gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:16 | Rice | James Blaze connects on the jump hook from the left block | 46-39 |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Luis Ditch can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 46-39 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Jim Williams gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Luis Ditch is called for the reach on Erik Brooks - foul #2 on Luis Ditch, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Batiste (PG), Justin Reny (SG), Tim Dennis (SF), Lewis Waddell (PF), Manuel Peters (C) Luis Ditch, Terry Pearsall, John Girouard, Elliot Miller, Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Mark Fagin (PF) Eric Gurganus, James Blaze | |
| 16:34 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lewis Waddell - foul #1 on Lewis Waddell, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:05 | Tulane | Justin Batiste misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Justin Batiste (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Reny (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lewis Waddell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Peters (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Jim Williams loses the dribble to Tim Dennis | 46-41 |
| 15:40 | Tulane | Tim Dennis hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Lee Borelli comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Jim Williams snags the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Keith Robinson scores on a 3 from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 14:44 | Tulane | Justin Batiste misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 14:43 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Waddell | 48-44 |
| 14:29 | Tulane | Tim Dennis clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Erik Brooks - foul #3 on Erik Brooks, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Luis Ditch (PG), Terry Pearsall (SG), Elliot Miller (PF), Donald Tolbert (C) Justin Batiste, Justin Reny, Lewis Waddell, Manuel Peters | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), James Blaze (SF), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, Lee Borelli, Jim Williams | |
| 14:29 | Tulane | Tim Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:29 | Tulane | Tim Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:12 | Rice | The jump hook by James Blaze is blocked by Donald Tolbert | 50-44 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Mark Fagin pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Reed | 50-46 |
| 13:47 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert is hacked by Robert Reed - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | John Girouard (SF) Tim Dennis | |
| Subs | Rice | Lee Borelli (SF) Mark Fagin | |
| 13:33 | Tulane | Lee Borelli takes the ball from Terry Pearsall | 50-46 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Lee Borelli lays it up and in | 50-48 |
| 13:28 | Tulane | Luis Ditch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Keith Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 13:19 | Tulane | Elliot Miller gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:15 | Tulane | Luis Ditch misses short on a jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Lee Borelli grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:07 | Rice | James Blaze connects on the shot from close range and he's fouled by John Girouard - foul #1 on John Girouard, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Batiste (PG) Luis Ditch | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) Robert Reed | |
| 13:07 | Rice | James Blaze misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:07 | Tulane | Elliot Miller pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 12:45 | Tulane | Elliot Miller drills a jump hook from the right block | 52-50 |
| 12:23 | Rice | James Blaze is hacked by Justin Batiste - foul #3 on Justin Batiste, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), John Herring (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Lee Borelli, Jim Williams | |
| 12:06 | Rice | Mark Fagin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 11:58 | Tulane | Justin Batiste is fouled on the floor by Robert Reed - foul #3 on Robert Reed, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | Luis Ditch (PG) Justin Batiste | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) John Herring | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Luis Ditch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Pearsall (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Girouard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elliot Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Tolbert (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Tulane | Elliot Miller is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Elliot Miller, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Batiste (SG), Lewis Waddell (PF), Manuel Peters (C) Terry Pearsall, Elliot Miller, Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Rice | Lee Borelli (SF) Mark Fagin | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Lee Borelli is hacked by Justin Batiste - foul #4 on Justin Batiste, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Reny (SG), Tim Dennis (SF) Justin Batiste, John Girouard | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Robert Reed | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Lee Borelli makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Lee Borelli makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 11:00 | Tulane | Tim Dennis comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 52-55 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Lee Borelli snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Eric Gurganus hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Blaze | 52-58 |
| 10:22 | Tulane | Manuel Peters lays it up and in | 54-58 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Manuel Peters swats the short shot by Jim Williams | 54-58 |
| 09:58 | Tulane | Luis Ditch gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:40 | Tulane | Tim Dennis drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Justin Reny | 56-58 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Lee Borelli banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Robinson | 56-60 |
| 08:58 | Tulane | Luis Ditch misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Jim Williams snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Manuel Peters steals the ball from Eric Gurganus | 56-60 |
| 08:31 | Tulane | Tim Dennis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Reny | 58-60 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Eric Gurganus comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 08:12 | Tulane | Luis Ditch grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 08:00 | Tulane | Luis Ditch scores on a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Keith Robinson - foul #2 on Keith Robinson, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Tulane | Terry Pearsall (SG), John Girouard (SF), Elliot Miller (PF), Donald Tolbert (C) Justin Reny, Tim Dennis, Lewis Waddell, Manuel Peters | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), John Herring (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Lee Borelli, Jim Williams | |
| 08:00 | Tulane | Luis Ditch makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Luis Ditch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Pearsall (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Girouard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elliot Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Tolbert (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Herring (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Blaze (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Robert Reed is hacked by Donald Tolbert - foul #2 on Donald Tolbert, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Batiste (PG) Luis Ditch | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Robert Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 07:18 | Tulane | John Girouard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 07:02 | Rice | James Blaze hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 61-62 |
| 07:01 | Tulane | John Girouard pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 06:50 | Tulane | Justin Batiste can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 06:49 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Robert Reed's pass is intercepted by Elliot Miller | 61-62 |
| 06:02 | Tulane | John Herring steals the ball from John Girouard | 61-62 |
| 05:37 | Rice | James Blaze loses the dribble to John Girouard | 61-62 |
| 05:17 | Tulane | Justin Batiste is hacked by Erik Brooks - foul #4 on Erik Brooks, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tim Dennis (SF), Gilbert Hively (PF), Manuel Peters (C) John Girouard, Elliot Miller, Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Lee Borelli (SF) John Herring, James Blaze | |
| 05:12 | Tulane | Manuel Peters scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Pearsall | 63-62 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Lee Borelli scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Erik Brooks | 63-65 |
| 04:48 | Tulane | Justin Batiste is whistled for traveling | 63-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Reny (SG), Lewis Waddell (PF) Terry Pearsall, Gilbert Hively | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:33 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Robert Reed misses the runner from close range | 63-65 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Mark Fagin tips it but misses | 63-65 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Mark Fagin hits the follow up shot | 63-67 |
| 04:00 | Tulane | The jump hook by Justin Batiste is blocked by Mark Fagin | 63-67 |
| 03:58 | Tulane | Justin Batiste gets the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Justin Batiste (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Justin Reny (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tim Dennis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lewis Waddell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Peters (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lee Borelli (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. C - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Tulane | Tim Dennis buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Reny | 66-67 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-67 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Robert Reed can't connect on a floater from the left block | 66-67 |
| 03:08 | Tulane | Tim Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:08 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Tulane | Luis Ditch (PG), Terry Pearsall (SG), John Girouard (SF), Elliot Miller (PF), Donald Tolbert (C) Justin Batiste, Justin Reny, Tim Dennis, Lewis Waddell, Manuel Peters | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), James Blaze (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 02:51 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Luis Ditch | 69-67 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Lee Borelli can't finish the layup | 69-67 |
| 02:24 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:22 | Tulane | Luis Ditch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Eric Gurganus, Lee Borelli, Jim Williams | |
| 02:11 | Rice | Robert Reed drills a turnaround in the lane | 69-69 |
| 02:04 | Tulane | Erik Brooks is called for the reach on John Girouard - foul #5 on Erik Brooks, team foul #7 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Lee Borelli (SF) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin | |
| 02:04 | Tulane | John Girouard makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:04 | Tulane | John Girouard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Luis Ditch picks off the pass by Eric Gurganus | 71-69 |
| 01:26 | Tulane | John Girouard buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Luis Ditch | 73-69 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Robert Reed banks in the layup | 73-71 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Elliot Miller misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Reed - foul #4 on Robert Reed, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Elliot Miller makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Elliot Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Elliot Miller - foul #4 on Elliot Miller, team foul #10 | 75-71 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:41 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Gurganus - foul #2 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #9 | 75-71 |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Jim Williams snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-74 |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Luis Ditch is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Robinson - foul #3 on Keith Robinson, team foul #10 | 76-74 |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Luis Ditch makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Luis Ditch makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Luis Ditch steps in front of the Jim Williams pass | 78-74 |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Luis Ditch misses the easy layup | 78-74 |
| 00:20 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert is fouled on the floor by Eric Gurganus - foul #3 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tim Dennis (SF) John Girouard | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Keith Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-74 |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Elliot Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 80-74 |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Keith Robinson is called for the reach on Elliot Miller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Robinson, team foul #12 | 80-74 |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Elliot Miller makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Elliot Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Eric Gurganus makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 82-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Luis Ditch runs out the clock | 82-77 |