| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Shawn Hitchcock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Davies (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter McAbier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Gilder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Sliger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) C - Richard Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Peter McAbier inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-32 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Joshua Odom pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Norman Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gilbert McGibney | 37-35 |
| 18:57 | Tulane | Norman Smith picks off the pass by Christopher Gilder | 37-35 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Norman Smith hits the finger roll | 37-37 |
| 18:39 | Tulane | Peter McAbier is called for 3 seconds | 37-37 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 18:17 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:01 | Tulane | The pull-up jumper by Shawn Hitchcock is blocked by Richard Young | 37-37 |
| 17:59 | Tulane | Peter McAbier grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | Duane Davies is hacked by Norman Smith - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson (SG), John Jorge (PF), Jeffrey Charette (C) Duane Davies, Christopher Gilder, Stephen Sliger | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF), Michael Fellman (PF) Thomas Beauchamp, Joshua Odom | |
| 17:23 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Peter McAbier | 40-37 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Norman Smith hits a jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 16:48 | Tulane | Peter McAbier misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-39 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | John Jorge grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 16:36 | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson is hacked by Richard Young - foul #3 on Richard Young, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Duane Davies (SG), Garland Anderson (SF), Stephen Sliger (C) Shawn Hitchcock, Peter McAbier, Jeffrey Charette | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), George Mulloy (SG), Joshua Odom (PF) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith, Richard Young | |
| 16:16 | Tulane | Garland Anderson connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Torgerson | 42-39 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Larry Hughes is hacked by Joseph Torgerson - foul #3 on Joseph Torgerson, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Gilder (PF) John Jorge | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp (SF) Larry Hughes | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joseph Torgerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Duane Davies (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garland Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Gilder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Sliger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 15:43 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 15:27 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger is whistled for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG) Bob Weir | |
| 15:13 | Rice | Duane Davies steps in front of the Joshua Odom pass | 42-39 |
| 14:54 | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Michael Fellman pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:47 | Rice | George Mulloy is hacked by Stephen Sliger - foul #2 on Stephen Sliger, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock (PG), Robert Mohamed (SF), John Jorge (C) Joseph Torgerson, Duane Davies, Stephen Sliger | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SF), Chad Delp (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Thomas Beauchamp, Joshua Odom, Michael Fellman | |
| 14:39 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the easy layup | 42-39 |
| 14:38 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Garland Anderson | 42-39 |
| 14:27 | Tulane | Garland Anderson is fouled on the floor by Bob Weir - foul #2 on Bob Weir, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Peter McAbier (SF), Jeffrey Charette (C) Robert Mohamed, Christopher Gilder | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:08 | Tulane | Jeffrey Charette misses the floater in the lane | 42-39 |
| 14:06 | Tulane | Peter McAbier can't tip it in | 42-39 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Bob Weir pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Peter McAbier - foul #1 on Peter McAbier, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (SG) Norman Smith | |
| 13:45 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:23 | Tulane | John Jorge loses the ball out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Duane Davies (SG), Stephen Sliger (C) Garland Anderson, Jeffrey Charette | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Odom (PF) Chad Delp | |
| 13:12 | Rice | Joshua Odom lays it in on a great pass from Bob Weir | 42-43 |
| 12:52 | Tulane | Joshua Odom denies the turnaround by Shawn Hitchcock | 42-43 |
| 12:51 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:31 | Tulane | Peter McAbier clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 12:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joshua Odom | 42-43 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Bob Weir clanks a shot from the right block | 42-43 |
| 12:12 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 11:46 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Shawn Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Davies (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter McAbier (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Jorge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Sliger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Mulloy (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Bob Weir (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Odom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Bob Weir buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gilbert McGibney | 42-46 |
| 11:24 | Tulane | John Jorge jams it and he's hacked by Joshua Odom - foul #3 on Joshua Odom, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson (PG), Garland Anderson (SG), Robert Mohamed (SF), Christopher Gilder (PF) Shawn Hitchcock, Duane Davies, Peter McAbier, Stephen Sliger | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Michael Fellman (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, Joshua Odom, Richard Young | |
| 11:24 | Tulane | John Jorge misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:24 | Tulane | Christopher Gilder pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:01 | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson is called for 3 seconds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffrey Charette (C) John Jorge | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:54 | Rice | Michael Fellman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Larry Hughes tips it in | 44-48 |
| 10:34 | Tulane | Robert Mohamed misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Larry Hughes pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Norman Smith misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-48 |
| 10:05 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Charette | 44-48 |
| 09:47 | Tulane | Jeffrey Charette is whistled for a carry | 44-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock (PG), Duane Davies (SG), Stephen Sliger (C) Garland Anderson, Robert Mohamed, Jeffrey Charette | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Odom (PF) George Mulloy | |
| 09:23 | Rice | Joshua Odom is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gilder - foul #1 on Christopher Gilder, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Vic Cornwall (SF), Richard Young (C) Larry Hughes, Thomas Beauchamp, Michael Fellman | |
| 09:08 | Rice | Richard Young can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Torgerson - foul #4 on Joseph Torgerson, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Peter McAbier (SF), John Jorge (PF) Joseph Torgerson, Christopher Gilder | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF) Vic Cornwall | |
| 09:08 | Rice | Richard Young makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Richard Young misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:08 | Tulane | John Jorge snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 08:50 | Tulane | Gilbert McGibney steals it from Stephen Sliger | 44-49 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Norman Smith lays it in on a great pass from Gilbert McGibney | 44-51 |
| 08:36 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock is fouled on the floor by Norman Smith - foul #2 on Norman Smith, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Garland Anderson (SG) Duane Davies | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:23 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Richard Young gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Stephen Sliger blocks the short jumper by Richard Young | 44-51 |
| 08:07 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 07:47 | Tulane | John Jorge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Odom - foul #4 on Joshua Odom, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson (PG), Robert Mohamed (SF), Jeffrey Charette (C) Shawn Hitchcock, Peter McAbier, Stephen Sliger | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Michael Fellman (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Norman Smith, Bob Weir, Joshua Odom, Richard Young | |
| 07:47 | Tulane | John Jorge makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:47 | Tulane | John Jorge makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 07:26 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to George Mulloy | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joseph Torgerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Garland Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Mohamed (fresh) PF - John Jorge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Charette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Mulloy (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Fellman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Duane Davies (SG), Christopher Gilder (PF) Robert Mohamed, John Jorge | |
| Subs | Rice | Chad Delp (PF) Gilbert McGibney | |
| 06:58 | Tulane | Jeffrey Charette buries a 3 from straight away set up by Garland Anderson | 49-51 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Michael Fellman misses the easy layup | 49-51 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Chad Delp gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Larry Hughes is hacked by Joseph Torgerson - foul #5 on Joseph Torgerson, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock (PG), Peter McAbier (SF) Joseph Torgerson, Garland Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG), Bob Weir (SF), Richard Young (C) Larry Hughes, Thomas Beauchamp, Chad Delp | |
| 06:07 | Rice | George Mulloy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 06:05 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Young | 49-51 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Richard Young's pass is intercepted by Peter McAbier | 49-51 |
| 05:29 | Tulane | Jeffrey Charette is fouled on the floor by Richard Young - foul #4 on Richard Young, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Garland Anderson (SG), Stephen Sliger (C) Duane Davies, Christopher Gilder | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Joshua Odom (PF) George Mulloy, Michael Fellman | |
| 05:29 | Tulane | Jeffrey Charette makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:29 | Tulane | Jeffrey Charette makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Richard Young misses the turnaround in the lane | 51-51 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney tips it but misses | 51-51 |
| 05:03 | Tulane | Peter McAbier gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 04:51 | Tulane | Jeffrey Charette's pass is intercepted by Norman Smith | 51-51 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Bob Weir makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Smith | 51-54 |
| 04:21 | Tulane | Richard Young steps in front of the Shawn Hitchcock pass | 51-54 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Bob Weir loses the ball out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Duane Davies (SG), Christopher Gilder (PF) Peter McAbier, Jeffrey Charette | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Michael Fellman (C) Norman Smith, Bob Weir, Richard Young | |
| 03:48 | Tulane | Garland Anderson misses the floater near the basket | 51-54 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Joshua Odom gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Christopher Gilder steals the ball from Joshua Odom | 51-54 |
| 03:07 | Tulane | Christopher Gilder clanks a shot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 03:05 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Shawn Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Davies (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garland Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Christopher Gilder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Sliger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Mulloy (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Odom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:52 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Joshua Odom pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Peter McAbier (SF) Garland Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Michael Fellman | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Joshua Odom tips it back up and in | 51-56 |
| 02:37 | Tulane | Gilbert McGibney picks off the pass by Shawn Hitchcock in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Duane Davies is called for the reach on Norman Smith - foul #3 on Duane Davies, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Norman Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 02:31 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 02:11 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-56 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Norman Smith scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gilbert McGibney | 51-58 |
| 01:41 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 51-58 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua Odom | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger misses the easy layup | 51-60 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Gilbert McGibney | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Richard Young is called for the reach on Christopher Gilder - foul #5 on Richard Young, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Garland Anderson (PG), Harold Johnson (SG), Robert Mohamed (SF), John Jorge (C) Shawn Hitchcock, Duane Davies, Peter McAbier, Stephen Sliger | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), George Mulloy (SG), Bob Weir (SF), Chad Delp (PF), Michael Fellman (C) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith, Thomas Beauchamp, Joshua Odom, Richard Young | |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Christopher Gilder misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:44 | Rice | George Mulloy pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Larry Hughes clanks a jumper from the right side | 51-62 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Bob Weir snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Larry Hughes runs out the clock | 51-62 |