| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Warren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Smyth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Reed (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Price inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:33 | Rice | Donald Price is fouled on the floor by Jason Reed - foul #3 on Jason Reed, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Smith (PF) Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:12 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the lay-in | 33-32 |
| 19:10 | Tulane | David Smith gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:56 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell is fouled on the floor by Gabriel McLelland - foul #1 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:39 | Tulane | James Warren's pass is intercepted by David Bell | 33-32 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Donald Price clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Melvin Smyth - foul #1 on Melvin Smyth, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Donald Price misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Donald Price misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:19 | Tulane | Tyler Hall pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:57 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell is fouled on the floor by Donald Price - foul #3 on Donald Price, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SF) Donald Price | |
| 17:36 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell is hacked by Charles Helle - foul #2 on Charles Helle, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SG) James Warren | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG), Conrad Snow (C) Gabriel McLelland, David Bell | |
| 16:44 | Rice | Conrad Snow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 16:42 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth misses badly on a floater from the left side | 33-32 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Charles Helle snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Conrad Snow is whistled for a carry | 33-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), James Warren (SF), John Houk (C) Johnnie Ferrell, Melvin Smyth, Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Stephen Sholar | |
| 15:49 | Tulane | James Riffle scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Riffle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Warren (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Houk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Conrad Snow (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 15:18 | Tulane | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 15:14 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by James Warren | 37-32 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is whistled for a carry | 37-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), Paul Garner (SG), Jason Reed (PF) Dikembe Azimi, James Riffle, David Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), David Bell (C) Aaron Harris, Wendell Hamlin, Conrad Snow, Tony Doty | |
| 14:46 | Tulane | John Houk can't finish the layup | 37-32 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Stephen Sholar pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Johnnie Ferrell takes the ball from Charles Helle | 37-32 |
| 14:18 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell hits the finger roll | 39-32 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Charles Helle can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 14:04 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to David Bell | 39-32 |
| 13:50 | Rice | James Warren takes the ball from Donald Price | 39-32 |
| 13:47 | Tulane | James Warren banks in the layup | 41-32 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Charles Helle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 13:32 | Tulane | Jason Reed snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 13:14 | Tulane | James Warren makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-32 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Stephen Sholar's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Reed | 44-32 |
| 12:57 | Tulane | James Warren grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 12:55 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Helle - foul #3 on Charles Helle, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Melvin Smyth (SF), Tyler Hall (C) Johnnie Ferrell, James Warren, John Houk | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Conrad Snow (PF) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Stephen Sholar | |
| 12:40 | Tulane | Jason Reed makes the fadeaway in the paint | 46-32 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Conrad Snow is hacked by Jason Reed - foul #4 on Jason Reed, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Smith (PF) Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (C) David Bell | |
| 12:00 | Rice | Patrick Howell knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-35 |
| 11:44 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-35 |
| 11:43 | Tulane | Tyler Hall tips it home | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Smyth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Howell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Conrad Snow (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Patrick Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG) Dikembe Azimi | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Patrick Howell, Donald Price, Tony Doty | |
| 11:09 | Tulane | Charles Helle steps in front of the Tyler Hall pass | 48-35 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Charles Helle lays it in | 48-37 |
| 10:45 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Conrad Snow gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Aaron Harris lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Helle and he's fouled by Johnnie Ferrell - foul #2 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Warren (SG) Paul Garner | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Conrad Snow | |
| 10:28 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:21 | Tulane | David Bell picks off the pass by James Warren | 48-40 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Harris | 48-43 |
| 09:47 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-43 |
| 09:46 | Tulane | Tyler Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:41 | Tulane | James Warren hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnnie Ferrell | 50-43 |
| 09:29 | Rice | David Bell clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Tyler Hall - foul #1 on Tyler Hall, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (SG), John Houk (C) Melvin Smyth, Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF) Aaron Harris, Wendell Hamlin | |
| 09:29 | Rice | David Bell makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:29 | Rice | David Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:18 | Tulane | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sholar - foul #2 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| 08:56 | Tulane | Paul Garner buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 08:20 | Tulane | Paul Garner can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Bell - foul #2 on David Bell, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Melvin Smyth (SF), James Riffle (PF) Johnnie Ferrell, James Warren, David Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG), Conrad Snow (PF), Tony Doty (C) Gabriel McLelland, Stephen Sholar, David Bell | |
| 08:20 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:20 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Conrad Snow's pass is intercepted by John Houk | 55-47 |
| 07:52 | Tulane | Donald Price is called for the reach on Melvin Smyth - foul #4 on Donald Price, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Reed (PF), Tyler Hall (C) James Riffle, John Houk | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:52 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:52 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Jason Reed steps in front of the Aaron Harris pass | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Smyth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Conrad Snow (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Tulane | Jason Reed is whistled for a carry | 57-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SF) Melvin Smyth | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:02 | Rice | Aaron Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-47 |
| 07:01 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Paul Garner | 57-47 |
| 06:41 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses short on a jumper from the right side | 57-47 |
| 06:39 | Tulane | Paul Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 06:13 | Tulane | Charles Helle steals the ball from Tyler Hall | 57-47 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dikembe Azimi - foul #2 on Dikembe Azimi, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), James Warren (SG), Melvin Smyth (SF) Dikembe Azimi, Paul Garner, James Riffle | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), David Bell (C) Aaron Harris, Donald Price, Conrad Snow, Tony Doty | |
| 05:55 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:55 | Tulane | Jason Reed snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 05:33 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-48 |
| 05:31 | Tulane | James Warren grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:17 | Tulane | James Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 05:16 | Rice | David Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:50 | Rice | David Bell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Stephen Sholar hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 57-50 |
| 04:26 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-50 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 60-50 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin tips it in | 60-52 |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (SG), David Smith (PF), John Houk (C) Melvin Smyth, Jason Reed, Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Donald Price (SF) Charles Helle, Wendell Hamlin | |
| 03:52 | Rice | Donald Price comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 03:50 | Tulane | James Warren snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Tulane | James Warren comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-52 |
| 03:24 | Tulane | David Smith grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Warren (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Houk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Tulane | David Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Sholar - foul #3 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SF) James Warren | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SG), Conrad Snow (C) Gabriel McLelland, David Bell | |
| 03:02 | Tulane | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 03:02 | Tulane | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SF), Tyler Hall (C) James Riffle, John Houk | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG) Aaron Harris, Patrick Howell | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Bell (C) Conrad Snow | |
| 02:27 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Garner | 64-52 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Paul Garner picks off the pass by Charles Helle in the backcourt | 64-52 |
| 02:07 | Tulane | Tyler Hall connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Smith | 66-52 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-52 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 01:29 | Rice | The short jumper by Gabriel McLelland is denied by David Smith | 66-52 |
| 01:28 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 01:02 | Tulane | Paul Garner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnnie Ferrell | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-52 |
| 00:56 | Rice | David Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-52 |
| 00:50 | Rice | David Bell can't tip it in | 68-52 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Tyler Hall | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Paul Garner connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Smyth | 70-52 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Donald Price buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gabriel McLelland | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell runs out the clock | 70-55 |