| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Stutts (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Arthur Iwanski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herschel Cason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lewis Waddell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Phil Espinal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-36 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Mark Fagin snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Mark Fagin double dribbles | 38-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Reed (C) Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:59 | Tulane | George Robinson is denied on a layup by Robert Reed | 38-36 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Robert Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (PG) John Herring | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:21 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Phil Espinal | 38-39 |
| 18:00 | Rice | George Robinson denies the turnaround by Mark Fagin | 38-39 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Robert Reed snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Robert Reed hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 38-39 |
| 17:43 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Lewis Waddell | 38-39 |
| 17:28 | Tulane | Phil Espinal is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-39 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Sean Stutts (C) Eric Gurganus, Ralph Hannum, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gilbert Hively (PF), Jeffery Hatcher (C) George Robinson, Phil Espinal | |
| 17:14 | Rice | Sean Stutts knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Herring | 40-39 |
| 16:49 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell is called for 3 seconds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Robert Reed (PF), Colby Dickison (C) John Herring, Mark Fagin, Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Kirk (PG), Darren Hasty (SG), John Girouard (SF) Arthur Iwanski, Herschel Cason, Lewis Waddell | |
| 16:38 | Rice | Jae Champion misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Robert Reed hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Gurganus | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jae Champion (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Colby Dickison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joseph Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darren Hasty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Girouard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gilbert Hively (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Tulane | Gilbert Hively misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 15:46 | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 15:39 | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 15:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Toothman | 42-39 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 15:15 | Tulane | Gilbert Hively pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:01 | Tulane | Nathaniel Toothman steps in front of the Gilbert Hively pass | 42-39 |
| 14:47 | Rice | John Girouard is called for the reach on Colby Dickison - foul #2 on John Girouard, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Jae Champion, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed, Colby Dickison | |
| Subs | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski (PG), Herschel Cason (SG), Lewis Waddell (SF), George Robinson (PF), Phil Espinal (C) Joseph Kirk, Darren Hasty, John Girouard, Gilbert Hively, Jeffery Hatcher | |
| 14:32 | Rice | Eric Gurganus can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 14:30 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Herschel Cason | 42-39 |
| 14:12 | Tulane | Phil Espinal comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-39 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Mark Fagin gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Herschel Cason is called for the reach on Eric Gurganus - foul #2 on Herschel Cason, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG) Eric Gurganus | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:48 | Rice | Sean Stutts is hacked by Lewis Waddell - foul #3 on Lewis Waddell, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Sean Stutts misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 42-39 |
| 13:30 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:19 | Tulane | Herschel Cason knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Robinson | 42-42 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Sean Stutts knocks in the turnaround from close range | 44-42 |
| 12:48 | Tulane | Herschel Cason scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Arthur Iwanski | 44-44 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Sean Stutts is fouled on the floor by Lewis Waddell - foul #4 on Lewis Waddell, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Jae Champion, Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Girouard (SF), Gilbert Hively (PF) Lewis Waddell, George Robinson | |
| 12:26 | Rice | Herschel Cason picks off the pass by Robert Reed | 44-44 |
| 12:07 | Tulane | John Girouard loses the dribble to Eric Gurganus | 44-44 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Ralph Hannum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 12:01 | Tulane | Herschel Cason pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:40 | Tulane | Herschel Cason is whistled for a carry | 44-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, Ralph Hannum, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Kirk (PG), Darren Hasty (SG), Jeffery Hatcher (C) Arthur Iwanski, Herschel Cason, Phil Espinal | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jae Champion (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Stutts (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joseph Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darren Hasty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Girouard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gilbert Hively (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Rice | Mark Fagin lays it up and in | 46-44 |
| 11:12 | Tulane | John Girouard is hacked by Sean Stutts - foul #1 on Sean Stutts, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF) Jae Champion, Nathaniel Toothman | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 11:00 | Tulane | Gilbert Hively makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Girouard | 46-47 |
| 10:43 | Rice | John Girouard steps in front of the Ralph Hannum pass | 46-47 |
| 10:20 | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Kirk | 46-49 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Mark Fagin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mark Fagin, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (PF), Colby Dickison (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Ralph Hannum, Mark Fagin, Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski (PG), Herschel Cason (SG), George Robinson (PF), Phil Espinal (C) Joseph Kirk, Darren Hasty, Gilbert Hively, Jeffery Hatcher | |
| 09:40 | Tulane | Herschel Cason is fouled on the floor by Henry Sexton - foul #2 on Henry Sexton, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Mark Fagin (PF) Henry Sexton, Colby Dickison | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher (SF) John Girouard | |
| 09:26 | Tulane | Herschel Cason misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 09:25 | Tulane | George Robinson tips it home | 46-51 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Robert Reed misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-51 |
| 09:10 | Tulane | Phil Espinal grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:07 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski's pass is intercepted by Jae Champion in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Jae Champion dunks the ball | 48-51 |
| 08:55 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Mark Fagin pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Mark Fagin knocks in the runner in the lane | 50-51 |
| 08:15 | Tulane | George Robinson lays it up and in | 50-53 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Jae Champion scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mark Fagin | 53-53 |
| 07:54 | Tulane | George Robinson's floater is tipped away by Robert Reed | 53-53 |
| 07:52 | Tulane | George Robinson snags the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 07:38 | Tulane | Phil Espinal buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jae Champion (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Arthur Iwanski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herschel Cason (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Hatcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Phil Espinal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Jae Champion loses the ball out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Girouard (SG), Lewis Waddell (SF), Gilbert Hively (PF), Andre Gibson (C) Herschel Cason, Jeffery Hatcher, George Robinson, Phil Espinal | |
| 06:58 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jae Champion - foul #1 on Jae Champion, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Kirk (PG) Arthur Iwanski | |
| 06:58 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:58 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 06:37 | Rice | John Herring grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Ralph Hannum is whistled for a carry | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Robert Reed (PF) Jae Champion, Colby Dickison | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 06:09 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-57 |
| 06:07 | Tulane | Andre Gibson tips it back up and in | 53-59 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Eric Gurganus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 05:53 | Tulane | Gilbert Hively gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:40 | Tulane | John Girouard dunks the ball set up by Joseph Kirk and the foul's on Sean Stutts - foul #2 on Sean Stutts, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Mark Fagin (PF) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski (PG), Jeffery Hatcher (C) Joseph Kirk, Andre Gibson | |
| 05:40 | Tulane | John Girouard makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Sean Stutts lays it up and in | 55-62 |
| 04:53 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Iwanski | 55-65 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Henry Sexton clanks a shot from the left side | 55-65 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Jae Champion tips it in | 57-65 |
| 04:05 | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-65 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Henry Sexton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-65 |
| 03:59 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 03:59 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Robert Reed (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Mark Fagin, Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | Tulane | Herschel Cason (SG), George Robinson (PF), Phil Espinal (C) John Girouard, Gilbert Hively, Jeffery Hatcher | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Tulane | George Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Colby Dickison - foul #1 on Colby Dickison, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Fagin (PF) Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:30 | Tulane | George Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 03:30 | Tulane | George Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Mark Fagin snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Colby Dickison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Arthur Iwanski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herschel Cason (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Waddell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Phil Espinal (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Tulane | Herschel Cason clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 02:56 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell can't tip it in | 60-66 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Colby Dickison grabs the board | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Rice | John Herring misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-66 |
| 02:32 | Tulane | George Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 02:19 | Tulane | Herschel Cason is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Herschel Cason, team foul #5 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Robert Reed (PF), Sean Stutts (C) John Herring, Nathaniel Toothman, Mark Fagin, Colby Dickison | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Girouard (SF) Lewis Waddell | |
| 01:58 | Rice | Eric Gurganus drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Reed | 63-66 |
| 01:35 | Tulane | George Robinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 01:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sean Stutts | 63-66 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Eric Gurganus is hacked by Herschel Cason - foul #4 on Herschel Cason, team foul #6 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Mark Fagin (PF) Jae Champion, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lewis Waddell (SF) John Girouard | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Mark Fagin blows the dunk but he's hacked by Arthur Iwanski - foul #2 on Arthur Iwanski, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Sean Stutts - foul #3 on Sean Stutts, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sean Stutts | 64-67 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Eric Gurganus hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Herring | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski is fouled on the floor by Sean Stutts - foul #4 on Sean Stutts, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Herring can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-69 |