| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Shores (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Elvin Brauer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Donald Bruce inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Tulane | Eric Shores hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-21 |
| 19:47 | Rice | Robert Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Donald Bruce steps in front of the Tim Condroski pass | 33-21 |
| 19:11 | Tulane | Robert Oliver steps in front of the Elvin Brauer pass | 33-21 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey blows the layup | 33-21 |
| 19:06 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Fontaine | 33-21 |
| 18:47 | Tulane | Dennis Lang scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Fontaine | 36-21 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Fontaine - foul #2 on James Fontaine, team foul #1 | 36-21 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 18:06 | Tulane | James Fontaine comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tim Condroski - foul #2 on Tim Condroski, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| 18:06 | Tulane | James Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 18:06 | Tulane | James Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Robert Oliver blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Shores - foul #1 on Eric Shores, team foul #2 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Selzer (PF) Dennis Lang | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Esteban Romero (PF) Wayne Woolsey, James Spurgeon | |
| 17:37 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 17:16 | Tulane | James Fontaine hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-24 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Gordon Burnam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (SG), Dave Venable (SF), Kenneth Fraser (C) Eric Shores, Donald Bruce, Elvin Brauer | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, Gene Mitchel | |
| 16:46 | Tulane | Robert Selzer makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Fontaine and he's hacked by Arthur Dean - foul #2 on Arthur Dean, team foul #2 | 43-24 |
| 16:46 | Tulane | Robert Selzer makes the free throw | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Richard Bass misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 44-24 |
| 16:27 | Tulane | James Fontaine gets the rebound | 44-24 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:15 | Tulane | Dave Venable clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 44-24 |
| 16:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gordon Burnam | 44-24 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Arthur Dean comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-24 |
| 15:50 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fraser | 44-24 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Fontaine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dave Venable (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Selzer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Tulane | Robert Selzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Shores (SG), Donald Bruce (SF), Dennis Lang (PF), Elvin Brauer (C) James Fontaine, Dave Venable, Robert Selzer, Kenneth Fraser | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Gordon Burnam, Charles Miles, Richard Bass, Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| 15:10 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-24 |
| 15:08 | Tulane | Donald Bruce grabs the board | 44-24 |
| 14:39 | Tulane | Dennis Lang misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-24 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Gene Mitchel gets the rebound | 44-24 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Robert Oliver knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gene Mitchel | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:19 | Tulane | Tim Condroski steals it from Dennis Lang | 44-27 |
| 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) | |
| 14:14 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses the floater from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Tim Condroski tips it but misses | 44-27 |
| 14:12 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 13:55 | Tulane | Andrew Jones is called for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Jones, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fontaine (PG) Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:38 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey loses the dribble to Dennis Lang | 44-27 |
| 13:19 | Tulane | Eric Shores drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:56 | Rice | Donald Bruce picks off the pass by Robert Oliver | 47-27 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:38 | Tulane | James Fontaine can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-27 |
| 12:37 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the board | 47-27 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Bruce - foul #1 on Donald Bruce, team foul #4 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (SG), Dave Venable (SF), Robert Selzer (PF), Kenneth Fraser (C) Eric Shores, Donald Bruce, Dennis Lang, Elvin Brauer | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| 12:33 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 12:05 | Tulane | Robert Selzer misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-29 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Gordon Burnam pulls down the rebound | 47-29 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Tim Condroski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Tim Condroski | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Fontaine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dave Venable (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Selzer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Tulane | Andrew Jones is fouled on the floor by Charles Miles - foul #1 on Charles Miles, team foul #3 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Carpio (SG), Elvin Brauer (C) James Fontaine, Kenneth Fraser | |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Mitchel (C) Arthur Dean | |
| 11:06 | Tulane | Andrew Jones connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dave Venable | 50-29 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Richard Bass is hacked by Elvin Brauer - foul #1 on Elvin Brauer, team foul #5 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Shores (SG), Donald Bruce (SF), Dennis Lang (PF) Andrew Jones, Dave Venable, Robert Selzer | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), James Spurgeon (PF) Charles Miles, Richard Bass, Esteban Romero | |
| 10:45 | Rice | Gene Mitchel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-29 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Robert Oliver snags the offensive board | 50-29 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Robert Oliver's fadeaway is rejected by Elvin Brauer | 50-29 |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Eric Shores gets the rebound | 50-29 |
| 10:30 | Tulane | Eric Shores is called for traveling | 50-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fontaine (PG) Charles Carpio | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:28 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is fouled in the backcourt by James Fontaine - foul #3 on James Fontaine, team foul #6 | 50-29 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Gene Mitchel knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Spurgeon and the foul's on Elvin Brauer - foul #2 on Elvin Brauer, team foul #7 | 50-31 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Gene Mitchel makes the free throw | 50-32 |
| 10:08 | Tulane | Eric Shores misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 10:06 | Tulane | Donald Bruce snags the offensive board | 50-32 |
| 09:52 | Tulane | Dennis Lang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 09:51 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 50-32 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Gene Mitchel clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Dennis Lang - foul #1 on Dennis Lang, team foul #8 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Gordon Burnam | |
| 09:41 | Rice | Gene Mitchel makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Gene Mitchel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Eric Shores comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Richard Bass snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Richard Bass pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-34 |
| 08:38 | Tulane | Eric Shores snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 08:16 | Tulane | Richard Bass steps in front of the Elvin Brauer pass | 50-34 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-34 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the offensive board | 50-34 |
| 07:51 | Rice | James Spurgeon is whistled for traveling | 50-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (PG), Charles Carpio (SG), Dave Venable (SF), Robert Selzer (PF), Kenneth Fraser (C) James Fontaine, Eric Shores, Donald Bruce, Dennis Lang, Elvin Brauer | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Richard Bass, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| 07:28 | Tulane | Andrew Jones hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Carpio | 53-34 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Carpio (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dave Venable (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Selzer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Arthur Dean connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Gordon Burnam | 53-36 |
| 06:46 | Tulane | Robert Selzer makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Carpio | 55-36 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Tim Condroski blows the layup | 55-36 |
| 06:34 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Dean | 55-36 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Charles Miles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-36 |
| 06:23 | Tulane | Robert Selzer grabs the board | 55-36 |
| 06:04 | Tulane | Dave Venable hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Charles Carpio and the foul's on Arthur Dean - foul #3 on Arthur Dean, team foul #4 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Tim Condroski | |
| 06:04 | Tulane | Dave Venable makes the free throw | 58-36 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Charles Carpio picks off the pass by Charles Miles | 58-36 |
| 05:33 | Tulane | Dave Venable misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-36 |
| 05:32 | Tulane | Robert Selzer gets the offensive rebound | 58-36 |
| 05:17 | Tulane | Charles Carpio is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Carpio, team foul #9 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Laub (SF), Murray Thompson (C) Dave Venable, Kenneth Fraser | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG) Arthur Dean | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Charles Carpio - foul #2 on Charles Carpio, team foul #10 | 58-36 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 04:43 | Tulane | Eric Laub comes up short on the runner from the right block | 58-37 |
| 04:41 | Tulane | Robert Selzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 04:16 | Tulane | Robert Selzer clanks a runner in the paint | 58-37 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Gordon Burnam grabs the defensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Esteban Romero makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Miles | 58-39 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Tulane | Eric Laub makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Selzer | 61-39 |
| 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) | |
| 03:42 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 03:41 | Tulane | Murray Thompson grabs the board | 61-39 |
| 03:18 | Tulane | Charles Carpio is hacked by Richard Bass - foul #2 on Richard Bass, team foul #5 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dave Venable (PG), Kenneth Fraser (PF) Charles Carpio, Robert Selzer | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (C) Charles Miles | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dave Venable (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Murray Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) SG - Gordon Burnam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Esteban Romero (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Tulane | Dave Venable double dribbles | 61-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Selzer (C) Murray Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Gordon Burnam blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Laub - foul #1 on Eric Laub, team foul #11 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Carpio (SG) Eric Laub | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 02:32 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser misses the jumper in the paint | 61-41 |
| 02:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Esteban Romero | 61-41 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Richard Bass misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Dave Venable - foul #1 on Dave Venable, team foul #12 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG) Leonard Puig | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 02:23 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 02:08 | Tulane | Robert Selzer's pass is intercepted by Richard Bass | 61-41 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Robert Selzer is called for the reach on Esteban Romero - foul #1 on Robert Selzer, team foul #13 | 61-41 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Esteban Romero misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Esteban Romero makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 01:20 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-42 |
| 01:18 | Tulane | Charles Carpio tips it home | 63-42 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Esteban Romero can't connect on a floater from the left side | 63-42 |
| 00:57 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser pulls down the rebound | 63-42 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Tulane | The short jumper by Charles Carpio is denied by Arthur Dean | 63-42 |
| 00:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gordon Burnam | 63-42 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Arthur Dean knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Miles | 63-45 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Andrew Jones runs out the clock | 63-45 |