| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Schaible (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Haggard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Howard Payne inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 19:47 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 19:24 | Tulane | Carl Allen steps in front of the Oscar Jones pass | 32-27 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the shot from the baseline set up by Jefferson Ono | 32-29 |
| 18:42 | Tulane | Steven Haggard clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #3 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| 18:42 | Tulane | Steven Haggard misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:42 | Tulane | Steven Haggard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Steve Thomas comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 18:11 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Woodrow Schaible | 33-29 |
| 17:52 | Tulane | Steven Haggard clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Michael Bourque pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Oscar Jones is called for the reach on Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on Oscar Jones, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| 17:20 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Payne | 33-32 |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible is whistled for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG) Steve Thomas | |
| 16:44 | Rice | Peter Jenkins tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Burges (SG), Gerald Dyer (SF), Thomas Myers (C) Allen Wood, Steven Haggard, Jonathan Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG) Miguel Garcia | |
| 16:36 | Tulane | Gerald Dyer loses the dribble to Howard Payne | 33-32 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Myers - foul #1 on Thomas Myers, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Thomas (PG), Carlton York (PF) Woodrow Schaible, Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Robert Bartram (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Howard Payne, Jefferson Ono | |
| 16:18 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:54 | Tulane | Thomas Myers buries a jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Brian Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Burges (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Dyer (fresh) PF - Carlton York (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 15:27 | Tulane | Thomas Myers gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:04 | Tulane | Christopher Burges connects on the 3 from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses long on a floater from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 14:40 | Tulane | Gerald Dyer grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 14:32 | Tulane | Carlton York throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible (PG), Allen Wood (SG), Steven Haggard (SF), Oscar Jones (PF), Jonathan Barnes (C) Brian Thomas, Christopher Burges, Gerald Dyer, Carlton York, Thomas Myers | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Robert Bartram, Carl Allen, Michael Bourque | |
| 14:03 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is open and lays it up and in | 38-36 |
| 13:51 | Tulane | Oscar Jones misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Bachus - foul #2 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (SG) Peter Jenkins | |
| 13:51 | Tulane | Oscar Jones misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:51 | Tulane | Oscar Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Anthony Bachus | 38-36 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Thomas | 38-39 |
| 13:31 | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #4 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Walter Scott (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Howard Payne | |
| 13:22 | Tulane | Oscar Jones's pass is intercepted by Walter Scott | 38-39 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Anthony Bachus lays it in set up by Walter Scott | 38-41 |
| 13:03 | Tulane | Anthony Bachus picks off the pass by Allen Wood | 38-41 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Anthony Bachus tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 12:28 | Tulane | Oscar Jones scores on a turnaround from the right block | 40-43 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Allen Wood doubles Peter Jenkins and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Allen Wood, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Jefferson Ono | |
| 11:47 | Rice | Michael Bourque hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathan Barnes - foul #3 on Jonathan Barnes, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Schaible (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Haggard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Tulane | Steven Haggard is hacked by Howard Payne - foul #1 on Howard Payne, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Myers (C) Jonathan Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Michael Bourque | |
| 11:15 | Tulane | Allen Wood can't finish the layup but the foul's on Peter Jenkins - foul #3 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerald Dyer (SF), Carlton York (PF) Steven Haggard, Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG) Steve Thomas | |
| 11:15 | Tulane | Allen Wood makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:15 | Tulane | Allen Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Jefferson Ono gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Miguel Garcia is hacked by Woodrow Schaible - foul #2 on Woodrow Schaible, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Burges (SG) Allen Wood | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:53 | Rice | Woodrow Schaible is called for the reach on Miguel Garcia - foul #3 on Woodrow Schaible, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Thomas (PG) Woodrow Schaible | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Miguel Garcia, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| 10:36 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-45 |
| 10:34 | Tulane | Thomas Myers grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 10:23 | Tulane | Carlton York hits a runner near the basket | 43-45 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Peter Jenkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-45 |
| 09:56 | Tulane | Carlton York grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Thomas Myers is fouled on the floor by Michael Bourque - foul #3 on Michael Bourque, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible (PG), Allen Wood (SG), Steven Haggard (SF), Oscar Jones (PF) Brian Thomas, Christopher Burges, Gerald Dyer, Carlton York | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Steve Thomas, Howard Payne, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Thomas Myers misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 43-45 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Jefferson Ono throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes (C) Thomas Myers | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Payne (SF) Walter Scott | |
| 08:55 | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Haggard | 45-45 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Jefferson Ono scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Miguel Garcia and he's hacked by Woodrow Schaible - foul #4 on Woodrow Schaible, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Thomas (PG) Woodrow Schaible | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SF) Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne | |
| 08:26 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:26 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:13 | Tulane | Steven Haggard misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 08:11 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Jefferson Ono buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Allen | 47-49 |
| 07:36 | Tulane | Oscar Jones misses long on a floater from the left block | 47-49 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the board | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Brian Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Wood (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Haggard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Miguel Garcia grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Miguel Garcia comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 06:49 | Tulane | Steven Haggard pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:33 | Tulane | Oscar Jones makes the floater in the paint | 49-49 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Miguel Garcia is hacked by Allen Wood - foul #3 on Allen Wood, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible (PG), Christopher Burges (SG), Gerald Dyer (SF), Carlton York (PF), Thomas Myers (C) Brian Thomas, Allen Wood, Steven Haggard, Oscar Jones, Jonathan Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| 06:11 | Rice | Miguel Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Anthony Bachus works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Carlton York - foul #2 on Carlton York, team foul #9 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG) Miguel Garcia | |
| 05:47 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:30 | Tulane | Christopher Burges comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Carlton York steps in front of the Michael Bourque pass | 49-51 |
| 04:52 | Tulane | Thomas Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 04:50 | Tulane | Thomas Myers can't tip it in | 49-51 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Michael Bourque snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Gerald Dyer is called for the reach on Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #1 on Gerald Dyer, team foul #10 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Allen Wood (SG), Steven Haggard (SF), Oscar Jones (PF), Jonathan Barnes (C) Christopher Burges, Gerald Dyer, Carlton York, Thomas Myers | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| 04:27 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:09 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes misses the easy layup | 49-53 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Carl Allen gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Peter Jenkins buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 49-56 |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible buries a shot from the right block | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Schaible (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Allen Wood (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Haggard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oscar Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 02:57 | Tulane | Allen Wood snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 02:51 | Tulane | Steven Haggard clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 02:49 | Tulane | Steven Haggard tips it home | 53-56 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Steven Haggard takes the ball from Peter Jenkins after a doubleteam | 53-56 |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Steven Haggard hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Jones | 55-56 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Peter Jenkins | 55-58 |
| 01:26 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-58 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Howard Payne snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Howard Payne is fouled on the floor by Oscar Jones - foul #2 on Oscar Jones, team foul #11 | 55-58 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:47 | Tulane | Oscar Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Carl Allen - foul #2 on Carl Allen, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| 00:47 | Tulane | Oscar Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:47 | Tulane | Oscar Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 57-60 |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Oscar Jones gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Tulane | Steven Haggard scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Woodrow Schaible | 60-60 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Carl Allen clanks a jumper near the basket | 60-60 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jefferson Ono | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Schaible (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Allen Wood (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Haggard (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:45 | Tulane | Oscar Jones clanks a jumper from the right block | 60-60 |
| 04:44 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes snags the offensive board | 60-60 |
| 04:27 | Tulane | Oscar Jones is hacked by Carl Allen - foul #3 on Carl Allen, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| 04:27 | Tulane | Oscar Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:27 | Tulane | Oscar Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Anthony Bachus hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Oscar Jones pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:47 | Tulane | Steven Haggard scores on a runner in the lane set up by Allen Wood | 64-60 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Michael Bourque hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 64-60 |
| 03:34 | Tulane | Jonathan Barnes pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 03:26 | Tulane | Oscar Jones makes the floater in the lane set up by Allen Wood | 66-60 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Michael Bourque connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Bachus | 66-62 |
| 03:00 | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Bourque | 66-62 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Bachus | 66-64 |
| 02:28 | Tulane | Gregory Middlebrooks steals it from Woodrow Schaible | 66-64 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Miguel Garcia can't finish the layup | 66-64 |
| 02:24 | Tulane | Oscar Jones snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible hits a fadeaway near the basket | 68-64 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Michael Bourque hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Oscar Jones - foul #3 on Oscar Jones, team foul #12 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus | |
| 01:30 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:09 | Tulane | Woodrow Schaible misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-65 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Howard Payne snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Michael Bourque connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Schaible (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Allen Wood (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Haggard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Bourque (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Allen Wood is fouled on the floor by Peter Jenkins - foul #4 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jefferson Ono (C) Michael Bourque | |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Allen Wood misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Allen Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Peter Jenkins buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Carl Allen | 69-70 |
| 00:05 | Tulane | Tulane calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Allen Wood misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-70 |