| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) SG - Nick Wright (fresh) SF - Al Haynes (fresh) PF - Aaron King (fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Aaron King wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses long on a floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Al Haynes | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Tulane | Al Haynes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:05 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Tulane | Corey Riddle is called for the reach on Bobby Kennell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Riddle, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Tulane | Corey Riddle takes the ball from Bobby Kennell | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Tulane | Al Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Tulane | Al Haynes is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Tulane | Donald Reavis steals it from Nick Wright | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Corey Riddle drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donald Reavis | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Joseph Durst gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Corey Riddle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Derek Brown (PF), Robert Everett (C) Nick Wright, Al Haynes, Aaron King, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Donald Reavis is called for the reach on Bobby Kennell - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SF) Bobby Kennell | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry double dribbles | 2-3 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG) Corey Riddle | |
| 16:23 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Derek Brown - foul #1 on Derek Brown, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG), Al Haynes (SF), Ronald Albritton (C) Steven Johnson, Joseph Burciaga, Robert Everett | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Howard Reed (SF), Darren Shaffer (C) Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Donald Reavis | |
| 16:06 | Rice | Howard Reed hits a 3 from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:02 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Aaron King (PF) Lloyd Perry, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Darren Shaffer | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Ronald Albritton - foul #1 on Ronald Albritton, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) SG - Nick Wright (fresh) SF - Al Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron King (fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) SF - Howard Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Al Haynes blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Howard Reed - foul #1 on Howard Reed, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Donald Reavis (C) Frank Stephenson, Cleveland Ladner, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Al Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 3-7 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Aaron King - foul #1 on Aaron King, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Johnson (SF), Derek Brown (C) Al Haynes, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF) Howard Reed | |
| 14:45 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Nick Wright - foul #1 on Nick Wright, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG), Robert Everett (C) Nick Wright, Aaron King | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 14:19 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is hacked by Derek Brown - foul #2 on Derek Brown, team foul #5 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SF), Dannie Sims (C) Bobby Kennell, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:08 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 3-9 |
| 13:57 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is fouled on the floor by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | Al Haynes (SF), Ronald Albritton (C) Joseph Burciaga, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG) Corey Riddle | |
| 13:45 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Carlos Tedrow - foul #1 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #6 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG) Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:45 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:45 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Al Haynes swats the shot by Stephen McKinnie | 5-9 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow tips it home | 5-11 |
| 13:11 | Tulane | Donald Reavis steals it from Al Haynes out of a doubleteam | 5-11 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Donald Reavis scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 5-13 |
| 12:31 | Tulane | Al Haynes can't throw it down | 5-13 |
| 12:30 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton tips it home | 7-13 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 12:04 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 11:59 | Tulane | Nick Wright clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-13 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Stephen McKinnie | 7-15 |
| 11:31 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 11:30 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton tips it home | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nick Wright (fairly fresh) SF - Al Haynes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Everett (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) SG - Stephen McKinnie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carlos Tedrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:13 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 9-15 |
| 11:11 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:07 | Tulane | Al Haynes hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 9-15 |
| 11:05 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton misses the tip | 9-15 |
| 11:03 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Wright | 9-15 |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Al Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Aaron King (PF), Dannie Sims (C) Lloyd Perry, Nick Wright, Al Haynes, Robert Everett, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Howard Reed (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Darren Shaffer (C) Frank Stephenson, Joseph Durst, Carlos Tedrow, Donald Reavis | |
| 10:32 | Rice | Howard Reed comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Howard Reed grabs the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-15 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Darren Shaffer tips it in | 9-17 |
| 10:07 | Tulane | Aaron King scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-17 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie's pass is intercepted by Aaron King | 11-17 |
| 09:25 | Tulane | Aaron King is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 11-17 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses short on a floater from the right block | 11-17 |
| 09:02 | Tulane | Aaron King grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 08:55 | Tulane | Aaron King misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG), Al Haynes (SF), Ronald Albritton (C) Steven Johnson, Joseph Burciaga, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 08:55 | Tulane | Aaron King makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 08:55 | Tulane | Aaron King misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is called for 3 seconds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF) Cleveland Ladner | |
| 08:28 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton loses the ball out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Everett (PF) Aaron King | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:10 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Nick Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 07:47 | Tulane | Robert Everett grabs the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 07:34 | Tulane | Al Haynes dunks the ball set up by Bobby Kennell | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) SF - Al Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Everett (fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) SG - Howard Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Robert Everett - foul #1 on Robert Everett, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Aaron King (PF) Bobby Kennell, Nick Wright, Al Haynes, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Carlos Tedrow (PF) Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:04 | Tulane | Aaron King lays it in | 16-22 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Joseph Burciaga - foul #1 on Joseph Burciaga, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:00 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Robert Everett | 16-24 |
| 06:47 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is fouled on the floor by Frank Stephenson - foul #1 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SF) Joseph Durst | |
| 06:47 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Robert Everett is called for the reach on Donald Reavis - foul #2 on Robert Everett, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dannie Sims (C) Robert Everett | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG) Frank Stephenson | |
| 06:25 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:08 | Tulane | Steven Johnson makes the contested jumper from the left block | 18-26 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 18-26 |
| 05:43 | Tulane | Aaron King grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:31 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga makes the wide open runner from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Steven Johnson | 20-26 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Carlos Tedrow | 20-28 |
| 05:09 | Tulane | Aaron King evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from close range | 20-28 |
| 05:08 | Tulane | Aaron King tips it back up and in | 22-28 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Joseph Burciaga takes the ball from Donald Reavis after a doubleteam | 22-28 |
| 04:36 | Tulane | Steven Johnson is hacked by Stephen McKinnie - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Ronald Albritton (C) Lloyd Perry, Joseph Burciaga, Aaron King | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Stephen McKinnie, Brian Livingston, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 04:36 | Tulane | Steven Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:36 | Tulane | Steven Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Johnson - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Al Haynes (SF) Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:22 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:05 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton blows the wide open layup | 24-30 |
| 04:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Darren Shaffer | 24-30 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 03:54 | Tulane | Al Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 03:26 | Tulane | Al Haynes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 24-30 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) SF - Al Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dannie Sims (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | Rice | Frank Stephenson is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 03:04 | Tulane | Al Haynes snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 02:43 | Tulane | Nick Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Brown (PF) Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Frank Stephenson, Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer, Donald Reavis | |
| 02:22 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Albritton | 24-30 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is fouled on the floor by Derek Brown - foul #3 on Derek Brown, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Tulane | Aaron King (PF) Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:12 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:02 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 24-31 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 24-31 |
| 01:42 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 24-31 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is hacked by Aaron King - foul #2 on Aaron King, team foul #11 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Robert Everett (C) Bobby Kennell, Nick Wright, Al Haynes, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF) Joseph Durst | |
| 01:29 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:12 | Tulane | Aaron King shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 24-33 |
| 01:11 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry hits the follow up shot | 26-33 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Joseph Burciaga steps in front of the Stephen McKinnie pass | 26-33 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Steven Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Burciaga | 28-33 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Corey Riddle and he's hacked by Steven Johnson - foul #2 on Steven Johnson, team foul #12 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Dannie Sims (C) Joseph Burciaga, Aaron King | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (C) Carlos Tedrow | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:05 | Tulane | Stephen McKinnie takes the ball from Steven Johnson | 28-36 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie banks in the layup | 28-38 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-38 |