| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Remaley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Bales (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Douglas (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 35-33 |
| 19:38 | Tulane | Jeffery Bales gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:14 | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Gary Ferguson - foul #1 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:02 | Tulane | Charles Kelly is called for the reach on Joe Remaley - foul #2 on Charles Kelly, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 18:45 | Tulane | Joe Remaley is hacked by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:22 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Remaley | 35-35 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gordon Douglas - foul #2 on Gordon Douglas, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:44 | Tulane | Michael Peterson lays it in set up by Alfredo Gallo | 37-37 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Paul Polston lays it up and in | 39-37 |
| 17:01 | Tulane | Gary Ferguson takes the ball from Joe Remaley | 39-37 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Charles Kelly drills a fadeaway from the left side | 41-37 |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Jeffery Bales comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 16:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Polston | 41-37 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 16:05 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:44 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Michael Peterson | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Remaley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Bales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Douglas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Joe Remaley is called for the reach on Charles Kelly - foul #2 on Joe Remaley, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), John Jones (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Charles Kelly, Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, Paul Polston, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jose Martin (SG), Joseph Warren (SF), Richard Galeano (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Michael Peterson, Alfredo Gallo, Jeffery Bales, Gordon Douglas | |
| 14:58 | Rice | Manuel Wall comes up short on the shot from the right block | 41-39 |
| 14:56 | Tulane | Joseph Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:39 | Tulane | Joe Remaley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Martin | 41-41 |
| 14:27 | Rice | John Jones drills a shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 14:05 | Tulane | Jose Martin is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:56 | Tulane | Jose Martin scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Remaley | 43-44 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Manuel Wall's pass is intercepted by Jose Martin | 43-44 |
| 13:20 | Tulane | Richard Greenwalt steals the ball from Alfredo Russo | 43-44 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Remaley - foul #3 on Joe Remaley, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) William Burakowski | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Michael Peterson (SG), Gordon Douglas (C) Joe Remaley, Joseph Warren, Alfredo Russo | |
| 12:54 | Rice | Manuel Wall misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Chris Campbell snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Manuel Wall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 12:36 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:28 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Peterson and he's fouled by Nicholas Phillips - foul #3 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo (SF), Jeffery Bales (PF) Jose Martin, Richard Galeano | |
| 12:28 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Gary Ferguson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 43-47 |
| 12:04 | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:59 | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 11:58 | Tulane | Charles Phifer snags the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 11:41 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charles Phifer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Bales (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Douglas (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-50 |
| 11:22 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jeffery Bales | 43-50 |
| 11:10 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas's pass is intercepted by Charles Kelly | 43-50 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Charles Kelly hits the finger roll | 45-50 |
| 10:44 | Tulane | Jeffery Bales is fouled on the floor by Paul Polston - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joe Remaley (PG), Jose Martin (SG), Richard Galeano (PF) Charles Phifer, Michael Peterson, Jeffery Bales | |
| 10:30 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas jams it on a great pass from Joe Remaley and he's hacked by Kevin Neihoff - foul #2 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (C) Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:30 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Joseph Horn is fouled on the floor by Gordon Douglas - foul #3 on Gordon Douglas, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SG), Chris Campbell (C) Nicholas Phillips, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfredo Russo (C) Gordon Douglas | |
| 10:02 | Rice | Jose Martin takes the ball from Joseph Horn | 45-53 |
| 09:59 | Tulane | Richard Galeano banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jose Martin | 45-55 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-55 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Manuel Wall grabs the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Manuel Wall is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Gallo - foul #2 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Charles Kelly, Manuel Wall, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Peterson (SG), Jeffery Bales (PF), Gordon Douglas (C) Alfredo Gallo, Richard Galeano, Alfredo Russo | |
| 09:02 | Rice | Jose Martin blocks the short jumper by Joseph Horn | 45-55 |
| 09:01 | Tulane | Jeffery Bales pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:54 | Tulane | Joe Remaley hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Peterson | 45-58 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Joseph Horn is fouled on the floor by Gordon Douglas - foul #4 on Gordon Douglas, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfredo Russo (C) Gordon Douglas | |
| 08:25 | Rice | Paul Polston's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Russo | 45-58 |
| 08:09 | Tulane | Jeffery Bales banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Peterson | 45-60 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 08:05 | Rice | Alfredo Russo blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Gary Ferguson | 45-60 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt tips it in | 47-60 |
| 07:51 | Tulane | Michael Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Nicholas Phillips - foul #4 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #8 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), John Jones (PF) Richard Greenwalt, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfredo Gallo (SF), Gordon Douglas (C) Jose Martin, Alfredo Russo | |
| 07:51 | Tulane | Michael Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 07:51 | Tulane | Michael Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 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) | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Charles Kelly hits the finger roll | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Remaley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Bales (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Gordon Douglas (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Tulane | Nicholas Phillips is called for the reach on Michael Peterson - foul #5 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #9 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (C) Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Galeano (PF) Jeffery Bales | |
| 07:12 | Tulane | Michael Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 07:12 | Tulane | Michael Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Manuel Wall drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Polston | 52-63 |
| 06:51 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 52-63 |
| 06:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Manuel Wall | 52-63 |
| 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) | |
| 06:39 | Rice | Manuel Wall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 06:37 | Tulane | Richard Galeano snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 06:31 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-63 |
| 06:29 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas tips it back up and in | 52-65 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Manuel Wall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Jose Martin (SF) Joe Remaley, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 05:58 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Peterson | 52-67 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:39 | Rice | Paul Polston connects on the runner in the lane set up by Manuel Wall | 54-67 |
| 05:26 | Tulane | Michael Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-67 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Richard Galeano tips it in | 54-69 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the lay-in | 54-69 |
| 05:04 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 04:57 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 54-69 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Manuel Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joe Remaley (PG), Alfredo Gallo (SF), Jeffery Bales (PF) Charles Phifer, Jose Martin, Richard Galeano | |
| 04:44 | Rice | John Jones is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on John Jones, team foul #10 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:37 | Tulane | Kevin Neihoff is called for the reach on Michael Peterson - foul #3 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #11 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:37 | Tulane | Michael Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 04:37 | Tulane | Michael Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Gary Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-71 |
| 03:55 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas misses the turnaround from close range | 54-71 |
| 03:54 | Tulane | Michael Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Gary Ferguson snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 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) | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-71 |
| 03:18 | Tulane | Jeffery Bales grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Wall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Remaley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Bales (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Gordon Douglas (fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:49 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Neihoff - foul #4 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #12 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Joseph Horn (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Charles Kelly, Gary Ferguson, Paul Polston, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jose Martin (SG) Michael Peterson | |
| 02:49 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 02:49 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-72 |
| 02:25 | Tulane | Jeffery Bales grabs the board | 54-72 |
| 02:04 | Tulane | William Burakowski steps in front of the Gordon Douglas pass | 54-72 |
| 01:41 | Rice | The jumper by Joseph Horn is denied by Gordon Douglas | 54-72 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Manuel Wall gets the offensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-72 |
| 01:26 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Gordon Douglas | 54-72 |
| 00:57 | Tulane | Joseph Horn swats the layup by Joe Remaley | 54-72 |
| 00:56 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas can't tip it in | 54-72 |
| 00:54 | Tulane | Gordon Douglas tips it back up and in | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 54-74 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Jeffery Bales gets the rebound | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Jeffery Bales connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jose Martin and he's hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #1 on Joseph Horn, team foul #13 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Peterson (SG) Jose Martin | |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Jeffery Bales makes the free throw | 54-77 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Manuel Wall double dribbles | 54-77 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Joe Remaley runs out the clock | 54-77 |