| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Keith Styles (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) SG - Bradley Okonski (fresh) SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) C - Jason Karr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Tulane | Jason Karr blows the dunk but the foul's on Homer Eiland - foul #1 on Homer Eiland, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Lheureux | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Tulane | Jason Karr drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Dean | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Stephen Palmer lays it up and in set up by Werner Peabody | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Homer Eiland denies the turnaround by Jason Karr | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Schechter | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Stephen Palmer snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Stephen Palmer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Tulane | Jason Karr gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Tulane | Jason Karr comes up short on the shot in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Tulane | Jason Karr snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Tulane | Jason Karr buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Dean | 2-4 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Keith Styles misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | Richard Dean snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:27 | Tulane | Keith Styles steals it from Jason Karr | 2-4 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Werner Peabody connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Homer Eiland | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Bradley Okonski steps in front of the Keith Styles pass | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | Tulane | Stephen Palmer steps in front of the Bradley Okonski pass | 4-6 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Keith Styles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:59 | Tulane | Lester Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bradley Okonski (fairly fresh) SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) C - Jason Karr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Tulane | Lester Peterson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Karr | 4-9 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is fouled on the floor by Bradley Okonski - foul #1 on Bradley Okonski, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (PF) John Schechter | |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Beier (SG), Lloyd Scharfenberg (C) Bradley Okonski, Jason Karr | |
| 15:20 | Rice | Werner Peabody evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 15:19 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:03 | Tulane | Richard Dean misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SF) Keith Styles | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brad Johnson (SF), Michael Breeze (PF) Lester Peterson, Carl Lheureux | |
| 15:03 | Tulane | Richard Dean makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:03 | Tulane | Richard Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Gerald Griffith buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 14:35 | Tulane | Brad Johnson knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Richard Dean | 7-13 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Homer Eiland hits the follow up shot | 9-13 |
| 14:15 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg misses the shot from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 14:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Eiland | 9-13 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 14:03 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:54 | Tulane | Michael Breeze can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 9-13 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-13 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Homer Eiland tips it in | 11-13 |
| 13:02 | Tulane | Brad Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 13:00 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg misses the tip | 11-13 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Bart Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 12:52 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:40 | Tulane | Patrick Beier hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Dean | 11-15 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Stephen Palmer's pass is intercepted by Patrick Beier | 11-15 |
| 12:23 | Tulane | Richard Dean hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Patrick Beier | 11-17 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Homer Eiland comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Dean - foul #1 on Richard Dean, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Gerald Griffith, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Bradley Okonski (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF), Jason Karr (C) Richard Dean, Patrick Beier, Brad Johnson, Michael Breeze, Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| 12:11 | Rice | Homer Eiland makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:11 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Carl Lheureux | 12-17 |
| 12:00 | Tulane | Jason Karr scores on a floater in the lane set up by Oliver Hughes | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) SF - Keith Styles (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Oliver Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Okonski (fresh) SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rice | John Schechter blows the dunk but the foul's on Carl Lheureux - foul #1 on Carl Lheureux, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Jamie Thrall (C) Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 11:40 | Rice | John Schechter makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:40 | Rice | John Schechter makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:26 | Tulane | Oliver Hughes is fouled on the floor by Dennis Woodring - foul #1 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| 11:21 | Tulane | Bradley Okonski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-19 |
| 11:08 | Rice | John Schechter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 11:06 | Tulane | Jason Karr pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:57 | Tulane | Jason Karr hits the finger roll on a great pass from Oliver Hughes | 14-21 |
| 10:36 | Rice | John Schechter is whistled for traveling | 14-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Bart Thomas (C) Edward Chapman, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:19 | Tulane | Jason Karr is fouled on the floor by Bart Thomas - foul #1 on Bart Thomas, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| 10:09 | Tulane | Lester Peterson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Lheureux and the foul's on Dennis Woodring - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Jamie Thrall (C) Dennis Woodring, John Schechter | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:09 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Werner Peabody splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 09:50 | Tulane | Lester Peterson gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Jason Karr can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jamie Thrall - foul #1 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Gerald Griffith | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Patrick Beier (SG) Oliver Hughes, Bradley Okonski | |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Stephen Palmer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Karr - foul #1 on Jason Karr, team foul #4 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SF), Homer Eiland (C) Keith Styles, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg (C) Jason Karr | |
| 09:11 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 08:59 | Tulane | Patrick Beier buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Dean | 15-29 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-29 |
| 08:30 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Werner Peabody | 15-29 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Stephen Palmer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-29 |
| 08:18 | Tulane | Lester Peterson grabs the board | 15-29 |
| 08:06 | Tulane | Homer Eiland steals it from Lester Peterson | 15-29 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Gerald Griffith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-29 |
| 07:56 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg snags the defensive board | 15-29 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bart Thomas (fairly fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Lheureux (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Scharfenberg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Tulane | Patrick Beier scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Dean | 15-32 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Bart Thomas is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bart Thomas, team foul #8 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF) Werner Peabody, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bradley Okonski (SG), Brad Johnson (SF), Michael Breeze (PF), Jason Karr (C) Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson, Carl Lheureux, Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| 07:33 | Tulane | Jason Karr hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Dean | 15-34 |
| 07:17 | Rice | John Schechter misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 15-34 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Gerald Griffith tips it in | 17-34 |
| 07:07 | Tulane | Jason Karr scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Bradley Okonski | 17-36 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Stephen Palmer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-36 |
| 06:44 | Tulane | Michael Breeze gets the rebound | 17-36 |
| 06:23 | Tulane | Jason Karr dunks the ball set up by Bradley Okonski | 17-38 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Keith Styles is open and buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Griffith out of a doubleteam | 19-38 |
| 05:42 | Tulane | Jason Karr blows the layup but he's fouled by John Schechter - foul #1 on John Schechter, team foul #9 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Jamie Thrall (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Gerald Griffith, Stephen Palmer, John Schechter, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Lester Peterson (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF) Richard Dean, Brad Johnson, Michael Breeze | |
| 05:42 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 05:42 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 19-40 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Jamie Thrall is denied on a layup by Carl Lheureux | 19-40 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Werner Peabody snags the offensive board | 19-40 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Jamie Thrall buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 22-40 |
| 04:57 | Tulane | Oliver Hughes is hacked by Kevin Castrejon - foul #1 on Kevin Castrejon, team foul #10 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Keith Styles | |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Beier (SG), Lloyd Scharfenberg (C) Bradley Okonski, Jason Karr | |
| 04:57 | Tulane | Oliver Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 04:57 | Tulane | Oliver Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Jamie Thrall snags the defensive board | 22-41 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Edward Chapman is fouled on the floor by Lester Peterson - foul #1 on Lester Peterson, team foul #5 | 22-41 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon loses the dribble to Lester Peterson | 22-41 |
| 04:15 | Tulane | Oliver Hughes misses the lay-in | 22-41 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon grabs the defensive rebound | 22-41 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Edward Chapman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Castrejon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Oliver Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Scharfenberg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Tulane | Lester Peterson lays it in on a nice dish by Oliver Hughes and the foul's on Edward Chapman - foul #1 on Edward Chapman, team foul #11 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG), Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Stephen Palmer, Edward Chapman, Jamie Thrall, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Jason Karr (C) Oliver Hughes, Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| 03:39 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the free throw | 25-44 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Werner Peabody scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 28-44 |
| 03:01 | Tulane | Lester Peterson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Dean | 28-47 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Keith Styles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bradley Okonski (SG) Patrick Beier | |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-47 |
| 02:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Werner Peabody | 28-47 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Dennis Woodring shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Dean - foul #2 on Richard Dean, team foul #6 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Breeze (PF) Carl Lheureux | |
| 02:34 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 02:25 | Tulane | Lester Peterson is called for traveling | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brad Johnson (SF) Lester Peterson | |
| 02:11 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-47 |
| 02:09 | Tulane | Michael Breeze gets the rebound | 30-47 |
| 01:51 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the lay-in but the foul's on Homer Eiland - foul #2 on Homer Eiland, team foul #12 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Bart Thomas (PF) Keith Styles, John Schechter | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 01:51 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 01:51 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 01:36 | Rice | The jump hook by Bart Thomas is blocked by Jason Karr | 30-48 |
| 01:35 | Tulane | Richard Dean pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 01:17 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Richard Dean | 30-50 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Stephen Palmer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dennis Woodring | 33-50 |
| 00:51 | Tulane | Jason Karr is fouled on the floor by Homer Eiland - foul #3 on Homer Eiland, team foul #13 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Keith Styles (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF) Richard Dean, Bradley Okonski, Brad Johnson, Michael Breeze | |
| 00:51 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 00:51 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 00:31 | Rice | The jumper by Werner Peabody is denied by Carl Lheureux | 33-52 |
| 00:30 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Patrick Beier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-52 |
| 00:24 | Tulane | Lester Peterson tips it in | 33-54 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Jamie Thrall misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Karr - foul #2 on Jason Karr, team foul #7 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Rice | John Schechter (PF) Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg (C) Jason Karr | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Jamie Thrall misses the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Jamie Thrall makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Patrick Beier can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 34-54 |