| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) SG - Dean Lucero (fresh) SF - David Stroud (fresh) PF - Al Haynes (fresh) C - Steven Masters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) SG - William Stanton (fresh) SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) PF - James Shook (fresh) C - David Mabe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Steven Masters wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Tulane | Al Haynes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Stroud and the foul's on James Shook - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Antonio Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Rice | James Shook gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Rice | James Shook connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Costner | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Tulane | Dean Lucero drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Alfred Blackburn | 6-2 |
| 18:26 | Rice | James Shook blows the layup but he's fouled by David Stroud - foul #1 on David Stroud, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:26 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:26 | Rice | James Shook misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:26 | Tulane | Al Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 18:14 | Tulane | David Mabe is called for the reach on David Stroud - foul #1 on David Mabe, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 18:02 | Tulane | Antonio Clark steals it from Al Haynes | 6-3 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Antonio Clark banks in the layup | 6-5 |
| 17:43 | Tulane | David Stroud misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-5 |
| 17:41 | Rice | James Shook snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-5 |
| 17:24 | Tulane | Al Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:08 | Tulane | Steven Masters misses the turnaround from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 17:07 | Rice | James Shook snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:43 | Rice | William Stanton is fouled on the floor by Dean Lucero - foul #1 on Dean Lucero, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (SF), Aaron King (PF), James Brown (C) David Stroud, Al Haynes, Steven Masters | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:28 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 16:26 | Rice | William Stanton pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Scott Kwan steals the ball from Daniel Costner | 6-5 |
| 15:54 | Tulane | Aaron King can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Shook - foul #2 on James Shook, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Bobby Kennell (SG) Alfred Blackburn, Dean Lucero | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) James Shook | |
| 15:54 | Tulane | Aaron King makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:54 | Tulane | Aaron King makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) SG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) PF - Aaron King (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) C - David Mabe (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Donald Ivy knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:20 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 15:18 | Tulane | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:00 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 14:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 8-7 |
| 14:34 | Rice | David Mabe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 8-9 |
| 14:15 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:57 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Scott Kwan | 10-9 |
| 13:51 | Tulane | James Brown buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Kennell | 12-9 |
| 13:33 | Rice | David Mabe misses the easy layup | 12-9 |
| 13:31 | Tulane | Aaron King snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:18 | Tulane | Aaron King can't connect on a floater from the left side | 12-9 |
| 13:17 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Stanton | 12-12 |
| 12:56 | Tulane | James Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 12:55 | Tulane | James Brown can't tip it in | 12-12 |
| 12:54 | Rice | William Stanton snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:34 | Rice | William Stanton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Donald Ivy tips it back up and in | 12-14 |
| 12:22 | Tulane | Scott Kwan is fouled on the floor by Antonio Clark - foul #1 on Antonio Clark, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (PG), Dean Lucero (SG), David Stroud (SF), Al Haynes (PF), Steven Masters (C) Lee Cathcart, Bobby Kennell, Scott Kwan, Aaron King, James Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Reavis (C) William Stanton, Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| 12:12 | Tulane | Al Haynes is whistled for a carry | 12-14 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Maiorano (C) Donald Ivy | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Daniel Costner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-17 |
| 11:37 | Tulane | Dean Lucero misses the fadeaway in the paint | 12-17 |
| 11:36 | Tulane | Steven Masters hits the follow up shot | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dean Lucero (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Stroud (fresh) PF - Al Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Rice | David Stroud picks off the pass by Donald Reavis | 14-17 |
| 11:26 | Tulane | Dean Lucero lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Stroud | 16-17 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Daniel Costner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Al Haynes - foul #1 on Al Haynes, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) Edgar Maiorano | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:05 | Tulane | David Stroud pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:45 | Tulane | David Stroud can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Daniel Costner snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Donald Ivy hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper near the basket | 16-18 |
| 10:23 | Tulane | Al Haynes pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:19 | Tulane | Steven Masters misses the easy layup | 16-18 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Costner out of a doubleteam | 16-20 |
| 09:51 | Tulane | David Stroud comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Costner - foul #1 on Daniel Costner, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (PF), James Brown (C) Al Haynes, Steven Masters | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), David Mabe (C) Daniel Costner, Jerome Wiggs, Donald Reavis | |
| 09:51 | Tulane | David Stroud misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:51 | Tulane | David Stroud misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:42 | Rice | David Mabe drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 09:21 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Stroud | 19-22 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Antonio Clark knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-24 |
| 08:54 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 08:53 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn tips it in | 21-24 |
| 08:42 | Rice | The jump hook by Donald Ivy is blocked by James Brown | 21-24 |
| 08:40 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Brown | 21-24 |
| 08:37 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Bobby Kennell (SG), Scott Kwan (SF), Al Haynes (PF), Steven Masters (C) Alfred Blackburn, Dean Lucero, David Stroud, Virgil Vaughn, James Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Donald Reavis (C) Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy | |
| 08:26 | Rice | William Stanton is whistled for traveling | 21-24 |
| 08:13 | Tulane | Al Haynes can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's hacked by David Mabe - foul #2 on David Mabe, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Maiorano (C) David Mabe | |
| 08:13 | Tulane | Al Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:13 | Tulane | Al Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Antonio Clark's pass is intercepted by Steven Masters | 21-24 |
| 07:41 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (PG) Lee Cathcart | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Antonio Clark, Edgar Maiorano | |
| 07:41 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:41 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Alfred Blackburn steals the ball from Jerome Wiggs | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) PF - Al Haynes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 07:09 | Tulane | Al Haynes tips it back up and in | 24-24 |
| 06:55 | Rice | William Stanton is fouled on the floor by Bobby Kennell - foul #1 on Bobby Kennell, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (SG), Aaron King (PF), James Brown (C) Bobby Kennell, Al Haynes, Steven Masters | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| 06:44 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Kwan - foul #1 on Scott Kwan, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Stroud (SF) Scott Kwan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:44 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:33 | Tulane | Jerome Wiggs steps in front of the James Brown pass | 24-26 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses short on a jumper near the basket | 24-26 |
| 06:08 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 06:00 | Tulane | Dean Lucero shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-26 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 05:54 | Rice | William Stanton hits a fadeaway from the left side | 24-28 |
| 05:42 | Tulane | David Stroud comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:12 | Rice | William Stanton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-28 |
| 05:11 | Tulane | Aaron King grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:05 | Tulane | Aaron King's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by William Stanton | 24-28 |
| 04:41 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Aaron King - foul #1 on Aaron King, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Scott Kwan (SF), Al Haynes (PF), Steven Masters (C) Alfred Blackburn, David Stroud, Aaron King, James Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Donald Reavis | |
| 04:41 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:41 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:29 | Tulane | Al Haynes loses the dribble to Antonio Clark | 24-30 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the floater from the baseline set up by Daniel Costner and he's hacked by Scott Kwan - foul #2 on Scott Kwan, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Johnson (SF) Scott Kwan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:09 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:49 | Tulane | Dean Lucero misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Edgar Maiorano - foul #1 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (SF) Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (PF), David Mabe (C) Donald Ivy, Edgar Maiorano | |
| 03:49 | Tulane | Dean Lucero makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:49 | Tulane | Dean Lucero misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:49 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 03:37 | Rice | James Shook misses short on a shot in the lane | 25-33 |
| 03:36 | Tulane | Dean Lucero gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 03:19 | Tulane | Dean Lucero hits the finger roll set up by Scott Kwan | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) SG - Dean Lucero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) PF - Al Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Shook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Mabe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Lee Cathcart is called for the reach on Daniel Costner - foul #1 on Lee Cathcart, team foul #8 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (PG), Bobby Kennell (SG), David Stroud (SF) Lee Cathcart, Dean Lucero, Scott Kwan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:54 | Tulane | Antonio Clark steps in front of the David Stroud pass | 27-35 |
| 02:44 | Rice | William Stanton scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 27-38 |
| 02:22 | Tulane | William Stanton is called for the reach on Bobby Kennell - foul #2 on William Stanton, team foul #9 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Aaron King (PF), James Brown (C) Al Haynes, Steven Masters | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) William Stanton | |
| 02:22 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:22 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:22 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by Bobby Kennell - foul #2 on Bobby Kennell, team foul #9 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (SG) Bobby Kennell | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antonio Clark | |
| 02:00 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 01:44 | Tulane | Dean Lucero drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Stroud | 30-40 |
| 01:26 | Rice | David Mabe scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 30-42 |
| 01:17 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses the easy layup | 30-42 |
| 01:16 | Tulane | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 01:05 | Tulane | David Mabe swats the shot by James Brown | 30-42 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:59 | Tulane | Aaron King drills a jump hook from the right block | 32-42 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a shot from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Antoine Sharp snags the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Aaron King is called for the reach on David Mabe - foul #2 on Aaron King, team foul #10 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (SF), Al Haynes (PF), Steven Masters (C) David Stroud, Aaron King, James Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Jerome Wiggs, James Shook | |
| 00:28 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:28 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn banks in the layup | 34-44 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-44 |