| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Stroud (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Moen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - James Shook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Antonio Clark inbounds the ball | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Lee Cathcart is called for the reach on Robert Moen - foul #3 on Lee Cathcart, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (PG) Lee Cathcart | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:30 | Rice | James Shook can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Kwan - foul #2 on Scott Kwan, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| 19:30 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 19:30 | Rice | James Shook misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 19:30 | Tulane | James Brown snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 19:22 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 19:20 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 19:03 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 19:01 | Tulane | Scott Kwan gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 18:56 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses long on a jumper from the left block | 45-43 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Robert Moen pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 18:35 | Rice | James Shook can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 18:34 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 18:13 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton throws it down on a great pass from Scott Kwan | 47-43 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Shook | 47-46 |
| 17:36 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton is hacked by James Shook - foul #3 on James Shook, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Johnson (SF), Al Haynes (PF), Aaron King (C) David Stroud, James Brown, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Antonio Clark, Robert Moen, James Shook | |
| 17:24 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Costner - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| 17:24 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 17:24 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 48-46 |
| 17:18 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Al Haynes | 48-46 |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-46 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Steven Johnson tips it back up and in | 50-46 |
| 16:52 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Donald Ivy comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 16:29 | Tulane | Donald Reavis steps in front of the Al Haynes pass | 50-48 |
| 16:03 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 16:01 | Tulane | Aaron King pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Scott Kwan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron King (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Donald Ivy pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 15:14 | Rice | William Stanton connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 50-50 |
| 15:00 | Tulane | Aaron King drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Scott Kwan | 52-50 |
| 14:39 | Rice | William Stanton can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 14:37 | Tulane | Steven Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 14:31 | Tulane | Scott Kwan jams it set up by Aaron King | 54-50 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Donald Ivy knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Johnson and he's fouled by Steven Johnson - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Bobby Kennell (SG), David Stroud (SF), James Brown (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) Scott Kwan, Alfred Blackburn, Steven Johnson, Al Haynes, Aaron King | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), James Shook (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 14:15 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 13:56 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 13:54 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Donald Ivy tips it home | 54-55 |
| 13:35 | Tulane | Robert Moen steals the ball from Lee Cathcart | 54-55 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Antonio Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 13:17 | Tulane | James Brown gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 13:13 | Tulane | David Stroud is hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #2 on Antonio Clark, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG) Donald Ivy | |
| 13:03 | Tulane | James Brown knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Cathcart | 56-55 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Robert Moen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-55 |
| 12:33 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Shook | 56-55 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Bobby Kennell steals it from Antoine Sharp | 56-55 |
| 12:17 | Tulane | David Stroud slams it home on a nice dish by Bobby Kennell | 58-55 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Antonio Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 12:03 | Rice | James Shook grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 11:38 | Rice | James Brown is called for the reach on Robert Moen - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Alfred Blackburn (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Al Haynes (PF) Lee Cathcart, Bobby Kennell, David Stroud, James Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, James Shook | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Al Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Ronald Albritton - foul #2 on Ronald Albritton, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 11:13 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Al Haynes | 61-57 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert Moen | 61-59 |
| 10:39 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn makes the contested 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Antonio Clark scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Stanton | 64-62 |
| 10:13 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is fouled on the floor by Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #4 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), David Stroud (SF), James Brown (PF), Aaron King (C) Lloyd Perry, Steven Johnson, Al Haynes, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), James Shook (C) Antonio Clark, Robert Moen, Donald Reavis | |
| 09:54 | Tulane | David Stroud connects on the shot from the left side and he's fouled by Donald Ivy - foul #2 on Donald Ivy, team foul #5 | 66-62 |
| 09:54 | Tulane | David Stroud makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| 09:33 | Rice | William Stanton is hacked by Aaron King - foul #2 on Aaron King, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner, William Stanton | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Donald Ivy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 67-62 |
| 09:15 | Tulane | Aaron King grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 08:57 | Tulane | James Brown clanks a shot from the right side | 67-62 |
| 08:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 67-62 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Donald Ivy's pass is intercepted by David Stroud | 67-62 |
| 08:22 | Tulane | David Stroud hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lee Cathcart | 70-62 |
| 08:07 | Rice | James Shook double dribbles | 70-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (PG), Bobby Kennell (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Al Haynes (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) Lee Cathcart, Alfred Blackburn, David Stroud, James Brown, Aaron King | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), Donald Reavis (PF) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Lawrence Johnson, James Shook | |
| 07:53 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton misses the runner from the left block | 70-62 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 07:31 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Steven Johnson | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Scott Kwan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Al Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Ivy (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Tulane | Al Haynes buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Albritton | 72-62 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 07:09 | Tulane | Al Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 07:00 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Stanton - foul #3 on William Stanton, team foul #6 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG), James Brown (PF) Bobby Kennell, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| 07:00 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 07:00 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Robert Moen pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 06:38 | Rice | William Stanton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-62 |
| 06:37 | Tulane | Al Haynes snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 06:20 | Tulane | Robert Moen is called for the reach on Al Haynes - foul #4 on Robert Moen, team foul #7 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), David Stroud (SF), Aaron King (C) Scott Kwan, Steven Johnson, James Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF), James Shook (C) Antonio Clark, Donald Reavis | |
| 06:20 | Tulane | Al Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Daniel Costner gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 05:58 | Tulane | David Stroud pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:53 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Lee Cathcart | 74-62 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is fouled on the floor by Al Haynes - foul #1 on Al Haynes, team foul #7 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Brown (PF) Al Haynes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:27 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 05:11 | Tulane | James Brown is hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #3 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #8 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Antonio Clark (SF) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Robert Moen | |
| 05:11 | Tulane | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 05:11 | Tulane | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 04:48 | Rice | David Stroud steps in front of the Antonio Clark pass | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:25 | Tulane | David Stroud clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 04:24 | Tulane | Aaron King grabs the offensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 04:00 | Tulane | James Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Lee Cathcart and the foul's on Lawrence Johnson - foul #4 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #9 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (PG), Bobby Kennell (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Ronald Albritton (C) Lee Cathcart, Alfred Blackburn, David Stroud, Aaron King | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Robert Moen (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Lawrence Johnson, James Shook | |
| 04:00 | Tulane | James Brown misses the free throw | 78-64 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 78-64 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-64 |
| 03:45 | Tulane | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 03:23 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 78-64 |
| 03:21 | Tulane | James Brown can't tip it in | 78-64 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Antonio Clark gets the rebound | 78-64 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Scott Kwan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Moen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Rice | James Brown swats the shot by Antonio Clark | 78-64 |
| 02:53 | Tulane | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 02:53 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Alfred Blackburn (SG), David Stroud (SF) Scott Kwan, Bobby Kennell, Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (C) Donald Reavis | |
| 02:24 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton misses the jump hook from the right block | 78-64 |
| 02:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Stanton | 78-64 |
| 02:06 | Rice | William Stanton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (PG), Bobby Kennell (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Al Haynes (PF), Aaron King (C) Lee Cathcart, Alfred Blackburn, David Stroud, James Brown, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:06 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 02:06 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 02:06 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 3rd free throw | 78-66 |
| 01:44 | Tulane | Steven Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 80-66 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Robert Moen blows the layup but he's fouled by Aaron King - foul #3 on Aaron King, team foul #9 | 80-66 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 01:25 | Tulane | Al Haynes pulls down the rebound | 80-66 |
| 01:06 | Tulane | Al Haynes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bobby Kennell | 82-66 |
| 00:49 | Rice | James Shook misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 82-66 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell snags the defensive board | 82-66 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Al Haynes double dribbles | 82-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | James Shook scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Costner and he's fouled by Bobby Kennell - foul #3 on Bobby Kennell, team foul #10 | 82-68 |
| 00:18 | Rice | James Shook makes the free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Scott Kwan runs out the clock | 82-69 |