| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Remaley (fresh) SG - Michael Peterson (fresh) SF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) PF - Jeffery Bales (fresh) C - Gordon Douglas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Gary Ferguson's layup is rejected by Gordon Douglas | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jeffery Bales | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Tulane | Joe Remaley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Rice | John Jones gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Charles Kelly connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Jones | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Tulane | Joe Remaley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Tulane | Charles Kelly picks off the pass by Joe Remaley | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 0-4 |
| 17:25 | Tulane | Michael Peterson buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jeffery Bales | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Michael Peterson steals the ball from John Jones | 2-4 |
| 17:01 | Tulane | Michael Peterson lays it up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Joe Remaley is called for the reach on Gary Ferguson - foul #1 on Joe Remaley, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Charles Kelly, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 16:22 | Rice | Manuel Wall drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Greenwalt | 4-6 |
| 16:04 | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Joseph Horn - foul #1 on Joseph Horn, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jose Martin (SF), Richard Galeano (PF) Alfredo Gallo, Jeffery Bales | |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 15:44 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas lays it up and in on a great pass from Joe Remaley | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Remaley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jose Martin (fresh) PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) C - Gordon Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Burakowski (fresh) SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) C - Joseph Horn (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Manuel Wall scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 15:05 | Tulane | Michael Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo (SF), Alfredo Russo (C) Michael Peterson, Gordon Douglas | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, William Burakowski, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| 14:48 | Rice | Charles Kelly's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Gallo | 6-9 |
| 14:19 | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-9 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff is hacked by Richard Galeano - foul #1 on Richard Galeano, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Peterson (SG), Jeffery Bales (PF), Gordon Douglas (C) Jose Martin, Richard Galeano, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:38 | Rice | Charles Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffery Bales - foul #1 on Jeffery Bales, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:23 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Neihoff - foul #1 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| 13:23 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:23 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:04 | Rice | John Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff tips it home | 7-13 |
| 12:36 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Alfredo Gallo | 9-13 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Charles Kelly is fouled on the floor by Joe Remaley - foul #2 on Joe Remaley, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Jose Martin (SF) Joe Remaley, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Charles Kelly, Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-15 |
| 11:55 | Tulane | Charles Phifer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Paul Polston misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-15 |
| 11:34 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits the follow up shot | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charles Phifer (fresh) SG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jose Martin (fresh) PF - Jeffery Bales (fresh) C - Gordon Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Burakowski (fresh) SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) C - Joseph Horn (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Tulane | Michael Peterson's layup is rejected by Joseph Horn | 9-17 |
| 11:10 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas can't tip it in | 9-17 |
| 11:09 | Tulane | Michael Peterson tips it in | 11-17 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Paul Polston clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 10:52 | Tulane | Charles Phifer gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Michael Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by William Burakowski - foul #1 on William Burakowski, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo (SF), Richard Galeano (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Jose Martin, Jeffery Bales, Gordon Douglas | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, William Burakowski, Manuel Wall, Joseph Horn | |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Michael Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Michael Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Paul Polston snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Alfredo Gallo picks off the pass by Gary Ferguson | 12-17 |
| 10:17 | Tulane | Michael Peterson lays it up and in on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo | 14-17 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Paul Polston misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Galeano - foul #2 on Richard Galeano, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jose Martin (SG), Joseph Warren (PF), Gordon Douglas (C) Michael Peterson, Richard Galeano, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:51 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:51 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:35 | Tulane | Jose Martin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Neihoff - foul #2 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffery Bales (PF) Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Paul Polston, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 09:35 | Tulane | Jose Martin misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:35 | Tulane | Jose Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:35 | Tulane | Jose Martin makes the 3rd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Joseph Horn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeffery Bales - foul #2 on Jeffery Bales, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Warren (PF) Jeffery Bales | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| 09:23 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:09 | Tulane | John Jones blocks the short jumper by Gordon Douglas | 16-17 |
| 09:08 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas hits the follow up shot | 18-17 |
| 08:53 | Rice | John Jones makes the shot from the baseline | 18-19 |
| 08:41 | Tulane | Jose Martin buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Warren | 21-19 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Alfredo Gallo is called for the reach on Manuel Wall - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (PG), Michael Peterson (SG) Charles Phifer, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Charles Kelly | |
| 08:19 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:02 | Tulane | Michael Peterson is whistled for a carry | 21-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Manuel Wall | |
| 07:44 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Jose Martin - foul #1 on Jose Martin, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfredo Russo (C) Gordon Douglas | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 07:44 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:33 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi is fouled on the floor by Manuel Wall - foul #1 on Manuel Wall, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) SG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jose Martin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Wall (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Tulane | Michael Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-23 |
| 07:21 | Tulane | Michael Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:15 | Tulane | Manuel Wall is called for the reach on Joseph Warren - foul #2 on Manuel Wall, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG) Manuel Wall | |
| 07:02 | Tulane | Jose Martin scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Peterson | 23-23 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Vincente Rossi takes the ball from Joseph Horn | 23-23 |
| 06:46 | Tulane | Michael Peterson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vincente Rossi | 25-23 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Kelly | 25-26 |
| 06:05 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi is hacked by Charles Kelly - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Alfredo Gallo (SF), Gordon Douglas (PF) Michael Peterson, Jose Martin, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Joseph Horn | |
| 06:05 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:05 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is whistled for a carry | 27-26 |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Peterson (SG) Vincente Rossi | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:36 | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 05:34 | Tulane | Michael Peterson can't tip it in | 27-26 |
| 05:32 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas grabs the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Alfredo Russo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Chris Campbell pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 05:14 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:53 | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Peterson and he's fouled by Richard Greenwalt - foul #1 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Warren (PF) Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF) Charles Kelly, Richard Greenwalt | |
| 04:53 | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Chris Campbell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 04:34 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Alfredo Gallo | 30-26 |
| 04:22 | Tulane | Michael Peterson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (C) Chris Campbell | |
| 04:22 | Tulane | Michael Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:22 | Tulane | Michael Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Paul Polston comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Warren - foul #1 on Joseph Warren, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jose Martin (SG) Michael Peterson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (PF) Gary Ferguson | |
| 04:11 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:48 | Tulane | Jose Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-28 |
| 03:46 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas hits the follow up shot | 33-28 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joe Remaley (PG), Jeffery Bales (PF) Charles Phifer, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) William Burakowski, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Remaley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Bales (fresh) C - Gordon Douglas (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Tulane | Jeffery Bales double dribbles | 33-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (SG) Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Manuel Wall | |
| 03:00 | Rice | Charles Kelly buries a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Joe Remaley - foul #3 on Joe Remaley, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Peterson (SG) Joe Remaley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:00 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Michael Peterson hits a floater from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffery Bales - foul #3 on Jeffery Bales, team foul #11 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Joseph Warren (SF), Richard Galeano (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Vincente Rossi, Jose Martin, Jeffery Bales, Gordon Douglas | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG), Joseph Horn (PF) Nicholas Phillips, John Jones | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:14 | Tulane | Michael Peterson connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Galeano | 37-33 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Manuel Wall | 37-35 |
| 01:33 | Tulane | Michael Peterson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #2 on Joseph Horn, team foul #10 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo (SF), Gordon Douglas (C) Joseph Warren, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Paul Polston (SF) Charles Kelly, Gary Ferguson | |
| 01:33 | Tulane | Michael Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:33 | Tulane | Michael Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Joseph Horn gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Paul Polston clanks a jumper from the right side | 38-35 |
| 01:18 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 01:07 | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Phifer | 40-35 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Paul Polston clanks a floater from the left side | 40-35 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Joseph Horn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 40-35 |
| 00:19 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |