| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) SG - Matthew King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stan Root (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Sidney Rearick inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Leonard Puig knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Spurgeon | 35-43 |
| 19:28 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Leonard Puig connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Sidney Rearick and the foul's on Gerardo Quintero - foul #3 on Gerardo Quintero, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joe Kellogg (PG) Gerardo Quintero | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:15 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 19:01 | Tulane | Eric Laub clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Sidney Rearick - foul #1 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| 19:01 | Tulane | Eric Laub misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 19:01 | Tulane | Eric Laub makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Albert Horton misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 36-46 |
| 18:36 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 18:21 | Tulane | Eric Laub hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Albert Horton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 17:57 | Tulane | Matthew King's pass is intercepted by Leonard Puig | 38-49 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Leonard Puig can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 17:34 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 17:14 | Tulane | James Spurgeon takes the ball from Eric Laub | 38-49 |
| 17:00 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-49 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Michael Jones hits the follow up shot | 38-51 |
| 16:46 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Sidney Rearick grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Albert Horton drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Sidney Rearick | 38-54 |
| 16:01 | Tulane | Stan Root drills a shot near the basket set up by Eric Laub | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Kellogg (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stan Root (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Sidney Rearick connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-57 |
| 15:26 | Tulane | Stan Root comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 40-57 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Sidney Rearick's pass is intercepted by Joe Kellogg | 40-57 |
| 15:01 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg lays it in | 42-57 |
| 14:40 | Rice | James Spurgeon buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-60 |
| 14:17 | Tulane | Eric Laub misses the runner from the baseline | 42-60 |
| 14:16 | Tulane | Eric Laub hits the follow up shot | 44-60 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Joe Kellogg is called for the reach on James Spurgeon - foul #1 on Joe Kellogg, team foul #2 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), James Reynolds (SG), Murray Thompson (SF), Dennis Lang (PF), Earl Metzler (C) Joe Kellogg, Matthew King, Eric Laub, Kenneth Fraser, Stan Root | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Leonard Puig, Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| 13:42 | Rice | Richard Bass comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Murray Thompson - foul #2 on Murray Thompson, team foul #3 | 44-60 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 13:42 | Tulane | Earl Metzler pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| 13:21 | Tulane | Dennis Lang travels with the ball | 44-61 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-61 |
| 12:50 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 12:30 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Murray Thompson | 47-61 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Charles Tabarez tips it but misses | 47-61 |
| 12:09 | Tulane | Earl Metzler grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 12:04 | Tulane | Murray Thompson blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Tabarez - foul #1 on Charles Tabarez, team foul #2 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Charles Tabarez | |
| 12:04 | Tulane | Murray Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 12:04 | Tulane | Murray Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Arthur Dean hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-61 |
| 11:48 | Tulane | Dennis Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Reynolds (fresh) SF - Murray Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Lang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Metzler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) C - William Barnes (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Tulane | Murray Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Laub (SF), Stan Root (C) Dennis Lang, Earl Metzler | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF) Wayne Woolsey, William Barnes | |
| 11:08 | Rice | Charles Tabarez double dribbles | 48-61 |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Moss (PG), Matthew King (SG), Kenneth Fraser (PF) Gerardo Quintero, James Reynolds, Murray Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF) Arthur Dean | |
| 10:42 | Tulane | Stan Root scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Moss | 50-61 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Sidney Rearick connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 50-63 |
| 10:04 | Tulane | The jump hook by Eric Laub is blocked by Richard Bass | 50-63 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Charles Tabarez grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the lay-in | 50-63 |
| 09:58 | Tulane | Stan Root snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| 09:53 | Tulane | Leonard Puig steps in front of the Daniel Moss pass in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Sidney Rearick knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Tabarez | 50-65 |
| 09:25 | Tulane | Matthew King clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-65 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Sidney Rearick grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 09:18 | Rice | James Spurgeon buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Puig and he's hacked by Kenneth Fraser - foul #3 on Kenneth Fraser, team foul #4 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), Murray Thompson (PF), Dennis Lang (C) Daniel Moss, Kenneth Fraser, Stan Root | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Arthur Dean (SF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Charles Tabarez, Sidney Rearick, Richard Bass | |
| 09:18 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the free throw | 50-67 |
| 09:18 | Tulane | Dennis Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:11 | Tulane | Albert Horton steals the ball from Matthew King | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:56 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-67 |
| 08:55 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Spurgeon | 50-67 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Gerardo Quintero steals the ball from Michael Jones | 50-67 |
| 08:19 | Tulane | Dennis Lang buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Laub | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:59 | Rice | Albert Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-67 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Reynolds (SG), Stan Root (C) Matthew King, Eric Laub | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Sidney Rearick (SF) Wayne Woolsey, James Spurgeon | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:46 | Tulane | Dennis Lang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-67 |
| 07:45 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero hits the follow up shot | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Reynolds (fresh) SF - Murray Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Lang (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Stan Root (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Rice | Leonard Puig hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Albert Horton | 55-69 |
| 07:24 | Tulane | Dennis Lang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-69 |
| Subs | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser (PF) James Reynolds | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), Richard Bass (PF) Albert Horton, Michael Jones | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 07:13 | Tulane | Murray Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:55 | Tulane | Stan Root double dribbles | 55-69 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Reynolds (SG) Dennis Lang | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG) Charles Tabarez | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:26 | Rice | Richard Bass knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Leonard Puig | 55-71 |
| 06:11 | Tulane | Murray Thompson misses the lay-in | 55-71 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Arthur Dean pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is fouled on the floor by James Reynolds - foul #2 on James Reynolds, team foul #5 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joe Kellogg (PG), Matthew King (SG), Eric Laub (SF) Gerardo Quintero, James Reynolds, Murray Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Sidney Rearick, Arthur Dean | |
| 05:48 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Stan Root - foul #1 on Stan Root, team foul #6 | 55-71 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 05:33 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-73 |
| 05:31 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser grabs the offensive board | 55-73 |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James Spurgeon - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Lang (C) Stan Root | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Albert Horton misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 57-73 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the offensive board | 57-73 |
| 04:41 | Rice | James Spurgeon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-73 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Leonard Puig tips it but misses | 57-73 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Michael Jones can't tip it in | 57-73 |
| 04:38 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dennis Lang | 57-73 |
| 04:32 | Tulane | Dennis Lang misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-73 |
| 04:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Spurgeon | 57-73 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Leonard Puig is called for a charge - foul #2 on Leonard Puig, team foul #4 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), Murray Thompson (PF), Stan Root (C) Joe Kellogg, Kenneth Fraser, Dennis Lang | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Leonard Puig, Albert Horton, Richard Bass, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Matthew King buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Laub | 59-73 |
| 03:41 | Rice | William Barnes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Arthur Dean tips it but misses | 59-73 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Charles Tabarez grabs the offensive board | 59-73 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Murray Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stan Root (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Arthur Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Reynolds (SG), Dennis Lang (PF) Matthew King, Eric Laub | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Tulane | Arthur Dean is called for the reach on James Reynolds - foul #2 on Arthur Dean, team foul #5 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), James Spurgeon (PF) Charles Tabarez, William Barnes | |
| 03:07 | Tulane | Stan Root clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 59-73 |
| 03:06 | Rice | James Spurgeon gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 59-76 |
| 02:43 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Leonard Puig - foul #3 on Leonard Puig, team foul #6 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Tulane | Earl Metzler (C) Stan Root | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), Richard Bass (SF), William Barnes (C) Leonard Puig, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon | |
| 02:43 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 02:43 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero misses the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 02:43 | Rice | William Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Arthur Dean is fouled on the floor by James Reynolds - foul #3 on James Reynolds, team foul #7 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joe Kellogg (PG) Gerardo Quintero | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:22 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 02:22 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dennis Lang | 60-77 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | Murray Thompson connects on the floater from close range | 62-77 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Kellogg - foul #2 on Joe Kellogg, team foul #8 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Moss (SG) Dennis Lang | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the 1st free throw | 62-78 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 02:13 | Tulane | Earl Metzler gets the rebound | 62-78 |
| 02:04 | Tulane | James Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-78 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 62-78 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by William Barnes | 62-80 |
| 01:28 | Tulane | Earl Metzler hits the finger roll | 64-80 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Earl Metzler denies the turnaround by Arthur Dean | 64-80 |
| 00:57 | Rice | William Barnes tips it home | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Tulane | James Reynolds misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-82 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Earl Metzler pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-82 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Murray Thompson can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Tabarez - foul #2 on Charles Tabarez, team foul #7 | 64-82 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Lang (PF) Daniel Moss | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Murray Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 65-82 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Murray Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-82 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Arthur Dean snags the defensive board | 65-82 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Charles Tabarez knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Joe Kellogg - foul #3 on Joe Kellogg, team foul #9 | 65-84 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the free throw | 65-85 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Earl Metzler can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 65-85 |
| 00:08 | Rice | William Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 65-85 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey runs out the clock | 65-85 |