| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Li Xiao (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) 8 pts. C - Simon Volker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Watson inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 19:37 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:18 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Simmons | 35-36 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Adam Pease misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 35-36 |
| 18:47 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:45 | Tulane | William Simmons is hacked by Dominick Goodlett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:37 | Tulane | Simon Volker misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Dominick Goodlett - foul #3 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| 18:37 | Tulane | Simon Volker misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:37 | Tulane | Simon Volker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-36 |
| 18:16 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:59 | Tulane | Li Xiao misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 36-36 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Raymond Phipps pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Matthew Maloof swats the shot by Timothy Petty | 36-36 |
| 17:49 | Tulane | William Simmons grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | William Simmons clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Phipps - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 17:45 | Tulane | William Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | William Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Jerry Parsons is called for the reach on James Snow - foul #1 on Jerry Parsons, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG) William Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:17 | Rice | Timothy Petty is hacked by Li Xiao - foul #1 on Li Xiao, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Negele Higgins (SG), Cliff Lovin (SF) Li Xiao, Jerry Parsons | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) Blake Jones | |
| 17:07 | Rice | James Snow lays it up and in | 38-38 |
| 16:51 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof is whistled for a carry | 38-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Pankowski (PF), Swietomierz Bednarski (C) Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:38 | Rice | Gregory Freeman blows the layup but the foul's on Cliff Lovin - foul #1 on Cliff Lovin, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski drills a runner from the right block | 40-40 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Robert Pearce clanks a jumper from the left block | 40-40 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the tip | 40-40 |
| 16:07 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:50 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Negele Higgins and he's fouled by James Snow - foul #2 on James Snow, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG), Li Xiao (SG), Matthew Maloof (PF), Simon Volker (C) Johnnie Medley, Negele Higgins, Richard Pankowski, Swietomierz Bednarski | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| 15:50 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Li Xiao (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cliff Lovin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Simon Volker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 3 pf. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Parsons (SF) Cliff Lovin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:19 | Tulane | Li Xiao double dribbles | 43-40 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett tips it in | 43-42 |
| 14:40 | Tulane | Simon Volker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Blake Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-42 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Adam Pease tips it in | 43-44 |
| 14:12 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof drills a shot from the left block set up by William Simmons | 45-44 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Matthew Maloof takes the ball from Adam Pease | 45-44 |
| 13:42 | Tulane | Simon Volker hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Li Xiao | 48-44 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett is hacked by Jerry Parsons - foul #2 on Jerry Parsons, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Negele Higgins (SG), Richard Pankowski (PF), Cliff Lovin (C) William Simmons, Li Xiao, Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 13:11 | Rice | James Snow hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 13:07 | Tulane | Johnnie Medley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-46 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Cliff Lovin picks off the pass by Timothy Chavis | 51-46 |
| 12:27 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski blows the layup | 51-46 |
| 12:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Pearce | 51-46 |
| 12:08 | Rice | James Snow misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Cliff Lovin - foul #2 on Cliff Lovin, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Maloof (PF), Simon Volker (C) Jerry Parsons, Richard Pankowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Dominick Goodlett, Robert Pearce | |
| 12:08 | Rice | James Snow makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:08 | Rice | James Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:48 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-48 |
| 11:47 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Medley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Negele Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cliff Lovin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Simon Volker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Raymond Phipps buries a shot in the paint | 53-50 |
| 11:08 | Tulane | Simon Volker makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Johnnie Medley | 55-50 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Timothy Petty loses the ball out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG), Li Xiao (SG) Johnnie Medley, Negele Higgins | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF), Robert Pearce (PF), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| 10:35 | Tulane | Li Xiao hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Simmons and he's fouled by Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | Randall Bohler (SF) Cliff Lovin | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| 10:35 | Tulane | Li Xiao makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Gregory Freeman clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 10:15 | Tulane | Simon Volker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 09:46 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 09:44 | Tulane | Li Xiao grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 09:25 | Tulane | Randall Bohler makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Simmons | 60-50 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Robert Pearce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Jerry Parsons (SF), Richard Pankowski (PF), Cliff Lovin (C) William Simmons, Randall Bohler, Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregory Freeman, Robert Pearce, Adam Pease | |
| 08:57 | Tulane | Blake Jones steps in front of the Jerry Parsons pass | 60-50 |
| 08:54 | Rice | John Watson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 60-52 |
| 08:42 | Tulane | Dominick Goodlett is called for the reach on Cliff Lovin - foul #4 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF) Dominick Goodlett, John Watson | |
| 08:24 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Johnnie Medley | 62-52 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Blake Jones connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Phipps | 62-54 |
| 07:41 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Raymond Phipps pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Medley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Li Xiao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Pankowski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Cliff Lovin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Blake Jones misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-54 |
| 07:15 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:56 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons blows the layup | 62-54 |
| 06:55 | Tulane | Li Xiao grabs the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 06:40 | Tulane | Johnnie Medley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is hacked by Jerry Parsons - foul #3 on Jerry Parsons, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG), Negele Higgins (SG), Randall Bohler (SF), Matthew Maloof (PF), Simon Volker (C) Johnnie Medley, Li Xiao, Jerry Parsons, Richard Pankowski, Cliff Lovin | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF), Robert Pearce (PF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, James Snow, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| 05:59 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 05:58 | Tulane | Randall Bohler gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 05:53 | Tulane | William Simmons buries a jumper from the left block | 64-54 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Timothy Petty | 64-57 |
| 05:08 | Tulane | Negele Higgins is hacked by Dominick Goodlett - foul #5 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Gregory Freeman (SG) Timothy Petty, Dominick Goodlett | |
| 05:08 | Tulane | Negele Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:08 | Tulane | Negele Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is whistled for a carry | 66-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Parsons (SF) Randall Bohler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:40 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons is fouled on the floor by Robert Pearce - foul #2 on Robert Pearce, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Gregory Freeman can't connect on a shot from the left block | 66-57 |
| 04:10 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Simon Volker | 66-57 |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 66-57 |
| 03:41 | Tulane | Simon Volker snags the offensive board | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Tulane | Simon Volker drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Simmons | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Simmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Negele Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Simon Volker (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Robert Pearce blows the layup but the foul's on Simon Volker - foul #2 on Simon Volker, team foul #7 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Li Xiao (SG), Cliff Lovin (SF), Richard Pankowski (PF), Swietomierz Bednarski (C) William Simmons, Negele Higgins, Jerry Parsons, Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) James Snow, Gregory Freeman, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:54 | Tulane | Li Xiao misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 02:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Phipps | 68-59 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Parsons (SF), Matthew Maloof (PF), Simon Volker (C) Cliff Lovin, Richard Pankowski, Swietomierz Bednarski | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) Robert Pearce | |
| 02:37 | Rice | James Snow scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 68-61 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:15 | Tulane | Johnnie Medley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-61 |
| 02:14 | Tulane | Li Xiao grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:57 | Tulane | Li Xiao connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Jerry Parsons | 70-61 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG) Johnnie Medley | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Timothy Chavis | |
| 01:44 | Rice | Adam Pease comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-61 |
| 01:43 | Tulane | Simon Volker grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #4 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| 01:17 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:17 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Maloof - foul #1 on Matthew Maloof, team foul #8 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Negele Higgins (SG), Cliff Lovin (SF), Richard Pankowski (PF), Swietomierz Bednarski (C) William Simmons, Li Xiao, Jerry Parsons, Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Blake Jones, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| 00:58 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:58 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Tulane | Timothy Petty is called for the reach on Swietomierz Bednarski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Petty, team foul #10 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Silas Journey (SG) Negele Higgins | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Phipps | |
| 00:56 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:56 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | James Snow makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Pearce | 74-64 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Timothy Petty is called for the reach on Silas Journey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Petty, team foul #11 | 74-64 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Silas Journey makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Silas Journey makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Gregory Freeman lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Snow | 76-66 |
| 00:41 | Tulane | Silas Journey is hacked by Timothy Petty in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Petty, team foul #12 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Timothy Petty | |
| 00:41 | Tulane | Silas Journey makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:41 | Tulane | Silas Journey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Richard Pankowski swats the dunk try by James Snow | 78-66 |
| 00:32 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin gets the rebound | 78-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-66 |
| Subs | Tulane | Negele Higgins (SG) Silas Journey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Snow misses short on a halfcourt shot | 78-66 |