| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Arthur Iwanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tim Dennis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Waddell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell inbounds the ball | 18-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 19:43 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the board | 18-29 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-29 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Jim Williams snags the offensive board | 18-29 |
| 19:17 | Rice | James Blaze makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Erik Brooks | 18-31 |
| 19:04 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 19:03 | Tulane | Tim Dennis grabs the offensive board | 18-31 |
| 18:44 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 18:42 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski tips it in | 20-31 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Arthur Iwanski is called for the reach on Keith Robinson - foul #3 on Arthur Iwanski, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | Terry Pearsall (PG) Arthur Iwanski | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| 18:08 | Rice | Robert Reed hits the finger roll | 20-33 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-33 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman snags the defensive board | 20-33 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Terry Pearsall is called for the reach on John Herring - foul #1 on Terry Pearsall, team foul #2 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gilbert Hively (PF) George Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), James Blaze (PF) John Herring, Ralph Hannum | |
| 17:21 | Rice | Robert Reed comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Tim Dennis - foul #3 on Tim Dennis, team foul #3 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Kirk (PG), John Girouard (SF) Tim Dennis, Lewis Waddell | |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (PF) James Blaze | |
| 17:21 | Rice | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Robert Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 17:21 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Donald Tolbert | 20-34 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | John Girouard is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Toothman - foul #1 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (PF) Ralph Hannum | |
| 16:51 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Keith Robinson - foul #1 on Keith Robinson, team foul #2 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (PF), Jim Williams (C) James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| 16:51 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 16:51 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Tolbert - foul #2 on Donald Tolbert, team foul #4 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher (C) Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (SF), Robert Reed (C) Nathaniel Toothman, Jim Williams | |
| 16:34 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 16:10 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall misses the easy layup | 22-36 |
| 16:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Blaze | 22-36 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Keith Robinson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Kirk | 22-36 |
| 15:46 | Tulane | Joseph Kirk lays it in | 24-36 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joseph Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Pearsall (fresh) SF - John Girouard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gilbert Hively (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffery Hatcher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Eric Gurganus clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 15:12 | Tulane | John Girouard connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Gilbert Hively | 26-36 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Eric Gurganus loses the dribble to John Girouard | 26-36 |
| 14:38 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Girouard and the foul's on James Blaze - foul #2 on James Blaze, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tim Dennis (SG), Lewis Waddell (SF), George Robinson (PF), Donald Tolbert (C) Joseph Kirk, John Girouard, Gilbert Hively, Jeffery Hatcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, James Blaze, Ralph Hannum, Robert Reed | |
| 14:38 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall misses the free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Mark Fagin pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Eric Gurganus hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Erik Brooks | 28-38 |
| 14:05 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell is fouled on the floor by Mark Fagin - foul #2 on Mark Fagin, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski (PG) Terry Pearsall | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG) Eric Gurganus | |
| 13:54 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Tolbert | 31-38 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Erik Brooks clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Tolbert - foul #3 on Donald Tolbert, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG) John Herring | |
| 13:50 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:24 | Tulane | Jim Williams denies the turnaround by Tim Dennis | 31-40 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Jim Williams hits a jumper near the basket | 31-42 |
| 12:50 | Tulane | George Robinson double dribbles | 31-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), James Blaze (SF), Robert Reed (C) Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Jim Williams | |
| 12:34 | Rice | James Blaze knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 31-44 |
| 12:08 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert's layup is rejected by Robert Reed | 31-44 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Erik Brooks clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 11:43 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Blaze | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Arthur Iwanski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tim Dennis (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Waddell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Mark Fagin buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 31-46 |
| 11:09 | Tulane | Keith Robinson steps in front of the Tim Dennis pass | 31-46 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Mark Fagin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 10:51 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 10:33 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tim Dennis | 33-46 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Keith Robinson drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Fagin | 33-48 |
| 10:11 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert is whistled for a carry | 33-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Kirk (PG), Terry Pearsall (SG), John Girouard (SF), Gilbert Hively (PF), Jeffery Hatcher (C) Arthur Iwanski, Tim Dennis, Lewis Waddell, George Robinson, Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 09:52 | Rice | John Herring is hacked by Jeffery Hatcher - foul #1 on Jeffery Hatcher, team foul #6 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (PF) Ralph Hannum | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Eric Gurganus travels with the ball | 33-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) John Herring | |
| 09:15 | Tulane | Joseph Kirk knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gilbert Hively | 36-48 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nathaniel Toothman | 36-50 |
| 08:45 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall is hacked by Eric Gurganus - foul #1 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tim Dennis (SG), Donald Tolbert (C) Joseph Kirk, Jeffery Hatcher | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Ralph Hannum (PF) Keith Robinson, James Blaze | |
| 08:23 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall is fouled on the floor by John Herring - foul #1 on John Herring, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski (PG) Terry Pearsall | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), James Blaze (SF), Mark Fagin (PF) John Herring, Nathaniel Toothman, Ralph Hannum | |
| 08:04 | Tulane | Tim Dennis hits a runner from the right block | 38-50 |
| 07:35 | Rice | James Blaze lays it in set up by Keith Robinson | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Arthur Iwanski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tim Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Girouard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gilbert Hively (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Tolbert (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Tulane | Tim Dennis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Fagin - foul #3 on Mark Fagin, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lewis Waddell (SF) John Girouard | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, James Blaze, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| 07:18 | Tulane | Tim Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 07:18 | Tulane | Tim Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Erik Brooks knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Herring | 40-54 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:56 | Tulane | Tim Dennis connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Hively | 43-54 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Robert Reed snags the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Herring | 43-57 |
| 06:17 | Tulane | Ralph Hannum is called for the reach on Arthur Iwanski - foul #2 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Terry Pearsall (SG), George Robinson (PF), Jeffery Hatcher (C) Tim Dennis, Gilbert Hively, Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), James Blaze (SF), Mark Fagin (PF) John Herring, Erik Brooks, Nathaniel Toothman, Ralph Hannum | |
| 06:17 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Mark Fagin snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:05 | Rice | Eric Gurganus is hacked by Jeffery Hatcher - foul #2 on Jeffery Hatcher, team foul #7 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | John Girouard (SG) Arthur Iwanski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:05 | Rice | Eric Gurganus makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Eric Gurganus makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 05:49 | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher scores on a shot from close range | 45-59 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Keith Robinson is hacked by Terry Pearsall - foul #2 on Terry Pearsall, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Ralph Hannum (PF), Jim Williams (C) Eric Gurganus, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 05:28 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 05:11 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Pearsall | 47-61 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Keith Robinson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 47-61 |
| 04:48 | Rice | James Blaze pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Ralph Hannum's layup is rejected by Lewis Waddell | 47-61 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Ralph Hannum tips it in | 47-63 |
| 04:14 | Tulane | John Girouard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 04:12 | Rice | James Blaze gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-65 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall double dribbles | 47-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Kirk (PG), Gilbert Hively (PF) Lewis Waddell, George Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joseph Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Pearsall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Girouard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gilbert Hively (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffery Hatcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:05 | Rice | Gilbert Hively swats the shot by John Herring | 47-65 |
| 03:04 | Tulane | Gilbert Hively snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 02:51 | Tulane | John Girouard makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Pearsall | 49-65 |
| 02:31 | Rice | John Herring can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 02:29 | Tulane | The rebound goes to John Girouard | 49-65 |
| 02:25 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-65 |
| 02:23 | Tulane | Joseph Kirk grabs the offensive board | 49-65 |
| 02:08 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Girouard | 52-65 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Ralph Hannum is whistled for traveling | 52-65 |
| 01:23 | Tulane | Gilbert Hively can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-65 |
| 01:22 | Tulane | John Girouard gets the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 01:10 | Tulane | Joseph Kirk hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Girouard | 55-65 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Ralph Hannum comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffery Hatcher - foul #3 on Jeffery Hatcher, team foul #9 | 55-65 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:43 | Tulane | John Girouard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Ralph Hannum jams it on a nice dish by Nathaniel Toothman | 55-69 |
| 00:17 | Tulane | Joseph Kirk can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| 00:17 | Tulane | Joseph Kirk misses the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:17 | Tulane | Joseph Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Herring runs out the clock | 56-69 |