| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Schaible (fresh) SG - Christopher Burges (fresh) SF - Steven Haggard (fresh) PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) C - Jonathan Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne 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) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Tulane | Christopher Burges is fouled on the floor by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #1 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Tulane | Christopher Burges misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Christopher Burges steps in front of the Dale Chewning pass | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Tulane | Steven Haggard misses the lay-in | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Tulane | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Venne | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Carl Allen is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Tulane | Steven Haggard misses the jumper from the left block | 2-3 |
| 17:48 | Tulane | Steven Haggard snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Dale Chewning connects on the runner from the left block set up by Peter Jenkins | 2-5 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Dustin Walters is hacked by Woodrow Schaible - foul #1 on Woodrow Schaible, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Howard Payne scores on a shot from the right block | 4-7 |
| 16:35 | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible travels in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincent Clark (SG), Oscar Jones (PF), Carlton York (C) Christopher Burges, Robert Anderson, Jonathan Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:24 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the floater near the basket | 4-7 |
| 16:23 | Tulane | Carlton York snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:17 | Tulane | Carlton York makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Clark | 6-7 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Anthony Bachus clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Vincent Clark - foul #1 on Vincent Clark, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Allen Wood (SG), Leonard Roland (SF) Woodrow Schaible, Steven Haggard | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Dale Chewning (SF) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Howard Payne | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vincent Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Wood (fresh) SF - Leonard Roland (fresh) PF - Oscar Jones (fresh) C - Carlton York (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Tulane | Allen Wood is fouled on the floor by Robert Bartram - foul #1 on Robert Bartram, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| 15:25 | Tulane | Oscar Jones can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Dustin Walters - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes (C) Carlton York | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Joseph Venne (C) Peter Jenkins, Dustin Walters | |
| 15:25 | Tulane | Oscar Jones makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:25 | Tulane | Oscar Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Anthony Bachus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Burges (SG), Robert Anderson (PF) Leonard Roland, Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (C) Steve Thomas, Robert Bartram, Joseph Venne | |
| 14:52 | Tulane | Vincent Clark can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Dale Chewning clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 14:45 | Tulane | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:41 | Tulane | Vincent Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-8 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the floater from the right block | 8-8 |
| 14:17 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Allen | 8-8 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-8 |
| 14:01 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Jenkins | 8-8 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Allen Wood - foul #1 on Allen Wood, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible (PG), Steven Haggard (SF), Carlton York (C) Vincent Clark, Allen Wood, Jonathan Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Anthony Bachus, Carl Allen | |
| 13:43 | Rice | Dale Chewning drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Thomas | 8-11 |
| 13:32 | Tulane | Steven Haggard misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Howard Payne - foul #1 on Howard Payne, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG) Steve Thomas | |
| 13:32 | Tulane | Steven Haggard makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:32 | Tulane | Steven Haggard misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Joseph Venne's fadeaway is rejected by Carlton York | 9-11 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Dale Chewning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincent Clark (SG), Oscar Jones (PF), Jonathan Barnes (C) Christopher Burges, Robert Anderson, Carlton York | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| 12:27 | Tulane | Oscar Jones connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Haggard | 11-11 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Howard Payne drills a jumper in the lane set up by Steve Thomas | 11-13 |
| 11:56 | Tulane | Oscar Jones misses the easy layup | 11-13 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Howard Payne can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Woodrow Schaible - foul #2 on Woodrow Schaible, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Allen Wood (SG) Woodrow Schaible | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Robert Bartram, Carl Allen, Dustin Walters | |
| 11:50 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vincent Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Wood (fresh) SF - Steven Haggard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oscar Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Tulane | Vincent Clark connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks connects on the shot from close range set up by Peter Jenkins | 14-17 |
| 11:04 | Tulane | Anthony Bachus takes the ball from Oscar Jones | 14-17 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Anthony Bachus hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Middlebrooks and he's fouled by Allen Wood - foul #2 on Allen Wood, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Burges (SG), Leonard Roland (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Carlton York (C) Allen Wood, Steven Haggard, Oscar Jones, Jonathan Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Joseph Venne | |
| 10:44 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:44 | Tulane | Carlton York pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:32 | Tulane | Dustin Walters steals the ball from Robert Anderson | 14-19 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Dale Chewning knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 14-21 |
| 10:06 | Tulane | Christopher Burges hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Clark | 17-21 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Dale Chewning drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Leonard Roland - foul #1 on Leonard Roland, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Haggard (PG) Vincent Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:47 | Tulane | Robert Anderson gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:33 | Tulane | Leonard Roland comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dale Chewning - foul #1 on Dale Chewning, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| 09:33 | Tulane | Leonard Roland makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:33 | Tulane | Leonard Roland misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Dale Chewning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes (C) Carlton York | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG) Steve Thomas | |
| 09:05 | Tulane | Robert Anderson hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Haggard | 20-23 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Dale Chewning can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 08:38 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 08:19 | Tulane | Robert Anderson buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Haggard | 22-23 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Joseph Venne knocks in the shot from close range | 22-25 |
| 08:02 | Tulane | Leonard Roland is fouled on the floor by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #2 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincent Clark (PG), Oscar Jones (PF) Steven Haggard, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Joseph Venne | |
| 08:02 | Tulane | Leonard Roland makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:02 | Tulane | Leonard Roland misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 07:38 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Allen | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vincent Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Burges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Roland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Dale Chewning can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Leonard Roland - foul #2 on Leonard Roland, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Haggard (SF), Carlton York (C) Leonard Roland, Jonathan Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen, Dustin Walters | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:07 | Tulane | Vincent Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-27 |
| 07:06 | Tulane | Steven Haggard gets the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 06:54 | Tulane | Steve Thomas picks off the pass by Vincent Clark | 23-27 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Steve Thomas lays it in | 23-29 |
| 06:34 | Tulane | Carlton York is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Carlton York, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Anderson (PF) Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Joseph Venne | |
| 06:16 | Rice | Robert Anderson blocks the short jumper by Dustin Walters | 23-29 |
| 06:15 | Tulane | Steven Haggard snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 06:13 | Tulane | Peter Jenkins steps in front of the Vincent Clark pass in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits the finger roll | 23-31 |
| 06:04 | Tulane | Robert Bartram steals the ball from Carlton York | 23-31 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Dale Chewning comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-31 |
| 05:42 | Tulane | Robert Anderson gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 05:32 | Tulane | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Burges is blocked by Peter Jenkins | 23-31 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Peter Jenkins comes up short on the shot from the left side | 23-31 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Carlton York gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 05:08 | Tulane | Christopher Burges misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 05:07 | Tulane | Steven Haggard snags the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 04:55 | Tulane | Vincent Clark is fouled on the floor by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oscar Jones (PF), Jonathan Barnes (C) Robert Anderson, Carlton York | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Robert Bartram, Carl Allen, Dustin Walters | |
| 04:55 | Tulane | Vincent Clark makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:55 | Tulane | Vincent Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Peter Jenkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Vincent Clark - foul #2 on Vincent Clark, team foul #10 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible (PG) Vincent Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG) Walter Scott | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:39 | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG) Peter Jenkins | |
| 04:19 | Rice | Anthony Bachus connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Bartram | 25-36 |
| 04:10 | Tulane | Steve Thomas takes the ball from Christopher Burges | 25-36 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Joseph Venne blows the layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Barnes - foul #1 on Jonathan Barnes, team foul #11 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Allen Wood (SG), Leonard Roland (SF), Robert Anderson (PF) Christopher Burges, Steven Haggard, Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Steve Thomas, Robert Bartram, Dale Chewning, Anthony Bachus | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 03:35 | Tulane | The short jumper by Jonathan Barnes is denied by Joseph Venne | 25-37 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Schaible (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Wood (fresh) SF - Leonard Roland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the offensive board | 25-37 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the runner from close range | 25-37 |
| 03:00 | Tulane | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 25-37 |
| 02:39 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 25-37 |
| 02:34 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes hits a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Joseph Venne - foul #2 on Joseph Venne, team foul #9 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oscar Jones (PF) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Carl Allen | |
| 02:34 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes misses the free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Dale Chewning can't throw it down | 27-37 |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 02:05 | Tulane | Oscar Jones misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #10 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincent Clark (PG), Carlton York (C) Woodrow Schaible, Jonathan Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Joseph Venne | |
| 02:05 | Tulane | Oscar Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:05 | Tulane | Oscar Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Allen Wood - foul #3 on Allen Wood, team foul #12 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible (PG) Allen Wood | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Carl Allen, Dustin Walters | |
| 01:41 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:21 | Tulane | Leonard Roland can't connect on a jumper from close range | 29-39 |
| 01:19 | Tulane | Oscar Jones tips it back up and in | 31-39 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Peter Jenkins banks in the layup | 31-41 |
| 01:00 | Tulane | Vincent Clark connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oscar Jones | 33-41 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Haggard (SF), Robert Anderson (PF) Leonard Roland, Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Anthony Bachus, Joseph Venne | |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Vincent Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Carl Allen misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Carlton York - foul #2 on Carlton York, team foul #13 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes (C) Carlton York | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Dustin Walters | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Robert Anderson gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Steven Haggard knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-42 |