| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Timothy Todd (fresh) SG - Gerald Biscoe (fresh) SF - Mark Chapman (fresh) PF - Lawrence Dwight (fresh) C - Alton Hardie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) SF - Donald Fox (fresh) PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) C - Arthur Matson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:48 | Tulane | Timothy Todd is fouled on the floor by Richard Petrus - foul #1 on Richard Petrus, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Tulane | Mark Chapman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Michael Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Arthur Matson grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Arthur Matson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the shot from the right block set up by Jason Avent | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Tulane | Timothy Todd misses the shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Arthur Matson snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Michael Jenkins hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jason Avent | 0-5 |
| 17:42 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Dwight and he's hacked by Michael Jenkins - foul #1 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Donald Fox can't finish the layup | 3-5 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Richard Petrus tips it home | 3-7 |
| 17:05 | Tulane | Timothy Todd clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:04 | Tulane | Alton Hardie snags the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 16:52 | Tulane | Mark Chapman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Arthur Matson grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Donald Fox can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Alton Hardie - foul #1 on Alton Hardie, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Thompson (C) Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:46 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Donald Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:46 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:32 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 16:31 | Tulane | Mark Chapman pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:03 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Thompson | 5-8 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Lawrence Dwight - foul #1 on Lawrence Dwight, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (PG), Brent Burris (SG), James White (PF), Tyler Hall (C) Timothy Todd, Gerald Biscoe, Mark Chapman, Lawrence Dwight | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Paul Garner (fresh) SG - Brent Burris (fresh) SF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) PF - James White (fresh) C - Tyler Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Fox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Tulane | Paul Garner double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Donald Fox drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Avent | 5-12 |
| 15:15 | Tulane | Arthur Matson steps in front of the Brent Burris pass | 5-12 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Jason Avent's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Thompson | 5-12 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Richard Petrus tips it home | 5-14 |
| 14:39 | Tulane | Brent Burris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-14 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Donald Fox pulls down the rebound | 5-14 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Arthur Matson lays it in on a great pass from Jason Avent | 5-16 |
| 13:54 | Tulane | James White misses the dunk attempt | 5-16 |
| 13:52 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson tips it back up and in | 7-16 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Michael Jenkins connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Fox | 7-19 |
| 13:29 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the runner in the paint | 9-19 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Michael Jenkins hits the finger roll set up by Jason Avent | 9-21 |
| 12:58 | Tulane | The jump hook by Daniel Thompson is blocked by Richard Petrus | 9-21 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the defensive rebound | 9-21 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Donald Fox connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Avent | 9-23 |
| 12:30 | Tulane | Michael Jenkins steps in front of the Tyler Hall pass | 9-23 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Richard Petrus travels with the ball | 9-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Todd (PG), Gerald Biscoe (SG), Mark Chapman (SF), Lawrence Dwight (PF), Alton Hardie (C) Paul Garner, Brent Burris, Daniel Thompson, James White, Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), James Stamps (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Donald Fox, Richard Petrus, Arthur Matson | |
| 12:05 | Tulane | Mark Chapman connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 11-23 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Timothy Todd is called for the reach on Alfred Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Todd, team foul #3 | 11-23 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses short on a shot from the baseline | 11-23 |
| 11:46 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight snags the defensive board | 11-23 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Timothy Todd (fresh) SG - Gerald Biscoe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Dwight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alton Hardie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Moore (fresh) SG - James Stamps (fresh) SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) PF - Keith Queen (fresh) C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Tulane | Alton Hardie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-23 |
| 11:38 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight grabs the offensive board | 11-23 |
| 11:23 | Tulane | Richard Maddocks steals the ball from Timothy Todd | 11-23 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Alfred Moore is hacked by Lawrence Dwight - foul #2 on Lawrence Dwight, team foul #4 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Thompson (PF) Lawrence Dwight | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:52 | Rice | James Stamps clanks a jumper from the left wing | 11-23 |
| 10:50 | Tulane | Mark Chapman gets the rebound | 11-23 |
| 10:22 | Tulane | Mark Chapman makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Biscoe | 14-23 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Alfred Moore clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Todd - foul #2 on Timothy Todd, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (PG), Brent Burris (PF), John Houk (C) Timothy Todd, Daniel Thompson, Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Donald Fox (SF) James Stamps, Timothy Bates | |
| 10:02 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Alfred Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:52 | Tulane | John Houk slams it home | 16-24 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Michael Jenkins loses the dribble to John Houk | 16-24 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | 3 seconds is called on Gerald Biscoe | 16-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Reynolds (SF), James White (PF), Tyler Hall (C) Gerald Biscoe, Mark Chapman, John Houk | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Arthur Matson (C) Alfred Moore, Keith Queen | |
| 08:52 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Brent Burris - foul #1 on Brent Burris, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alton Hardie (C) Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (PF) Richard Maddocks | |
| 08:52 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 3rd free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:28 | Tulane | James White connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Garner | 19-25 |
| 08:12 | Rice | James White takes the ball from Richard Petrus | 19-25 |
| 07:57 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 07:38 | Rice | The jump hook by Richard Petrus is blocked by James White | 19-25 |
| 07:37 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Matson | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Paul Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Burris (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) PF - James White (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alton Hardie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Richard Petrus drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Jason Avent | 19-27 |
| 07:07 | Tulane | Alton Hardie misses short on a jumper in the lane | 19-27 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Arthur Matson pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Jason Avent hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 06:38 | Tulane | Robert Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Jason Avent - foul #1 on Jason Avent, team foul #3 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe (SG), Mark Chapman (SF), Daniel Thompson (PF), Tyler Hall (C) Paul Garner, Brent Burris, James White, Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Richard Petrus, Arthur Matson | |
| 06:20 | Tulane | Robert Reynolds hits the finger roll set up by Gerald Biscoe | 21-29 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Gerald Biscoe steps in front of the Donald Fox pass | 21-29 |
| 06:05 | Tulane | Mark Chapman slams it home on a great pass from Gerald Biscoe | 23-29 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Jason Avent hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Chapman - foul #1 on Mark Chapman, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (PG) Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Timothy Bates (SF) Michael Jenkins, Donald Fox | |
| 05:52 | Rice | Jason Avent makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Jason Avent makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:33 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG) Jason Avent | |
| 05:16 | Rice | James Stamps's pass is intercepted by Mark Chapman | 23-31 |
| 05:07 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe is fouled on the floor by Keith Queen - foul #1 on Keith Queen, team foul #4 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Matson (C) Keith Queen | |
| 04:59 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson can't connect on a floater from close range | 23-31 |
| 04:57 | Tulane | Tyler Hall tips it back up and in | 25-31 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Alfred Moore can't connect on a shot near the basket | 25-31 |
| 04:44 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Paul Garner | 25-31 |
| 04:29 | Tulane | James Stamps steals the ball from Daniel Thompson | 25-31 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Timothy Bates lays it in set up by James Stamps | 25-33 |
| 04:19 | Tulane | Mark Chapman dunks the ball on a great pass from Daniel Thompson | 27-33 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses the easy layup | 27-33 |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Paul Garner gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 04:02 | Tulane | Timothy Bates is called for the reach on Paul Garner - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #5 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Brent Burris (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG), James White (PF), Alton Hardie (C) Paul Garner, Gerald Biscoe, Daniel Thompson, Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Donald Fox (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks | |
| 03:45 | Tulane | Jason Avent is called for the reach on Brent Burris - foul #2 on Jason Avent, team foul #6 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Todd (PG), Lawrence Dwight (PF) Mark Chapman, James White | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:31 | Tulane | The short jumper by Robert Reynolds is denied by Donald Fox | 27-33 |
| 03:29 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight can't tip it in | 27-33 |
| 03:28 | Tulane | Brent Burris snags the offensive board | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Timothy Todd (fresh) SG - Brent Burris (fresh) SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Dwight (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alton Hardie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Tulane | Brent Burris makes the shot from the right wing set up by Alton Hardie | 29-33 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Michael Jenkins comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 03:03 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 02:39 | Tulane | Michael Jenkins is called for the reach on Brent Burris - foul #2 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #7 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Chapman (SF) Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (C) Arthur Matson | |
| 02:39 | Tulane | Brent Burris misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Richard Petrus gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Michael Jenkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 02:29 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:09 | Tulane | The short jumper by Alton Hardie is denied by Richard Maddocks | 29-33 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Donald Fox hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Todd - foul #3 on Timothy Todd, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (PG), Gerald Biscoe (SG), Daniel Thompson (C) Timothy Todd, Brent Burris, Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:03 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:40 | Tulane | Paul Garner is hacked by Donald Fox - foul #1 on Donald Fox, team foul #8 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Keith Queen (PF) Jason Avent, Richard Petrus | |
| 01:40 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:40 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:40 | Tulane | Paul Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:25 | Tulane | Donald Fox steals it from Gerald Biscoe | 30-35 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Keith Queen lays it up and in set up by Donald Fox | 30-37 |
| 01:15 | Tulane | Keith Queen is called for the reach on Lawrence Dwight - foul #2 on Keith Queen, team foul #9 | 30-37 |
| 01:15 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:15 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Keith Queen snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Donald Fox jams it on a nice dish by Alfred Moore | 31-39 |
| 00:42 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-39 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Keith Queen grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Keith Queen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-39 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Mark Chapman can't finish the layup | 31-39 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Keith Queen gets the rebound | 31-39 |