| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Conrad Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Melvin Smyth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Reed (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Price inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | David Bell is whistled for a carry | 36-41 |
| 19:12 | Tulane | Charles Helle steals the ball from Jason Reed | 36-41 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Donald Price lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 38-41 |
| 18:49 | Tulane | Paul Garner can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Gabriel McLelland - foul #1 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 18:49 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:49 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 18:30 | Rice | David Bell connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Helle | 40-43 |
| 18:10 | Tulane | Jason Reed travels with the ball | 40-43 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-43 |
| 17:48 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Tyler Hall | 40-43 |
| 17:23 | Tulane | David Bell steals it from Paul Garner | 40-43 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Donald Price drills a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Jason Reed - foul #2 on Jason Reed, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Wendell Hamlin (PF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Conrad Snow, David Bell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), James Riffle (SF), David Smith (PF), John Houk (C) Johnnie Ferrell, Melvin Smyth, Jason Reed, Tyler Hall | |
| 17:09 | Rice | Donald Price misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:09 | Tulane | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:57 | Tulane | Wendell Hamlin swats the short shot by James Riffle | 42-43 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Donald Price gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 16:48 | Tulane | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:31 | Tulane | Paul Garner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Wendell Hamlin - foul #2 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Federico Russo (SF) Donald Price | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:31 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:31 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Tony Doty scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Aaron Harris | 45-45 |
| 16:05 | Tulane | Aaron Harris picks off the pass by Paul Garner | 45-45 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 15:49 | Tulane | The rebound goes to John Houk | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Howell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Federico Russo (fresh) PF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Garner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Riffle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Houk (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Tulane | Paul Garner is hacked by Patrick Howell - foul #2 on Patrick Howell, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Aaron Harris, Patrick Howell, Federico Russo, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), James Warren (SF), Tyler Hall (C) Dikembe Azimi, Paul Garner, John Houk | |
| 15:32 | Tulane | James Riffle buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Warren | 45-48 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland scores on a floater from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 14:51 | Tulane | James Riffle can't connect on a floater near the basket | 47-48 |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Tyler Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:34 | Tulane | Wendell Hamlin blocks the short jumper by Tyler Hall | 47-48 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Charles Helle loses the ball out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF), David Bell (C) Wendell Hamlin, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (SG), Melvin Smyth (SF), Jason Reed (PF) James Riffle, James Warren, David Smith | |
| 14:07 | Tulane | Donald Price is called for the reach on Melvin Smyth - foul #3 on Donald Price, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG) Gabriel McLelland | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:53 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 13:51 | Rice | David Bell snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Ferrell - foul #1 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Houk (C) Tyler Hall | |
| 13:16 | Rice | Donald Price is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Donald Price, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SG), Tony Doty (SF) Charles Helle, Donald Price | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG) Johnnie Ferrell | |
| 12:59 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth blows the layup but the foul's on Stephen Sholar - foul #4 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Conrad Snow (PF) Patrick Howell, Tony Doty, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 12:59 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:59 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:59 | Rice | David Bell gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:38 | Rice | David Bell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by John Houk - foul #1 on John Houk, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Smith (PF) Jason Reed | |
| 12:38 | Rice | David Bell makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:38 | Rice | David Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:22 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG) Aaron Harris | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), James Warren (SG), Tyler Hall (C) Dikembe Azimi, Paul Garner, John Houk | |
| 11:53 | Rice | David Bell can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tyler Hall - foul #1 on Tyler Hall, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SG) Melvin Smyth | |
| 11:53 | Rice | David Bell makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:53 | Rice | David Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:34 | Tulane | James Warren misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Charles Helle grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Conrad Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Riffle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin blows the layup | 51-49 |
| 11:03 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to David Bell | 51-49 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 10:50 | Tulane | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:45 | Tulane | James Riffle loses the dribble to Conrad Snow | 51-49 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Johnnie Ferrell steals it from Conrad Snow | 51-49 |
| 10:20 | Tulane | Tyler Hall connects on the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Gabriel McLelland - foul #2 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Federico Russo (SF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, David Bell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Paul Garner (SG), Melvin Smyth (SF), Jason Reed (PF) Johnnie Ferrell, James Riffle, James Warren, David Smith | |
| 10:20 | Tulane | Tyler Hall makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Tyler Hall steps in front of the Tony Doty pass | 51-52 |
| 09:39 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Melvin Smyth | 51-54 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Patrick Howell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Garner - foul #2 on Paul Garner, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Houk (C) Tyler Hall | |
| 09:27 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:05 | Tulane | Conrad Snow swats the layup by Melvin Smyth | 53-54 |
| 09:03 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth misses the tip | 53-54 |
| 09:02 | Tulane | Jason Reed tips it but misses | 53-54 |
| 09:01 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth tips it in | 53-56 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Aaron Harris and the foul's on Paul Garner - foul #3 on Paul Garner, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), David Bell (C) Patrick Howell, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), James Warren (SF) Dikembe Azimi, Melvin Smyth | |
| 08:49 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:37 | Tulane | Jason Reed clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 08:36 | Tulane | John Houk snags the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 08:17 | Tulane | James Warren can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Federico Russo grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 08:01 | Rice | David Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Conrad Snow (PF) Aaron Harris, Federico Russo, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Smith (PF) Jason Reed | |
| 07:48 | Tulane | David Smith makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Garner | 56-58 |
| 07:34 | Rice | David Bell drills a floater from close range set up by Charles Helle | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Conrad Snow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Bell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Houk (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-58 |
| 07:12 | Rice | David Bell snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Charles Helle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland tips it home | 60-58 |
| 06:51 | Tulane | John Houk clanks a turnaround in the lane | 60-58 |
| 06:49 | Rice | David Bell snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Charles Helle tips it in | 62-58 |
| 06:20 | Tulane | John Houk drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by David Smith | 62-60 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Paul Garner picks off the pass by David Bell | 62-60 |
| 05:56 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Tony Doty (C) Wendell Hamlin, Conrad Snow, David Bell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SF), Jason Reed (PF), Tyler Hall (C) James Warren, David Smith, John Houk | |
| 05:42 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Stephen Sholar snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Stephen Sholar drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-60 |
| 05:05 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth is fouled on the floor by Donald Price - foul #5 on Donald Price, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SF) Donald Price | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 05:05 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:05 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tony Doty | 67-62 |
| 04:27 | Tulane | Tyler Hall knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Johnnie Ferrell | 67-64 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Charles Helle is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Ferrell - foul #2 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG) Gabriel McLelland | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG) Johnnie Ferrell | |
| 04:08 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:56 | Tulane | Paul Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-64 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Aaron Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Charles Helle scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Harris | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Tulane | Jason Reed misses the 3 from straight away | 72-64 |
| 03:39 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth tips it home | 72-66 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Tony Doty scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Helle and the foul's on Tyler Hall - foul #2 on Tyler Hall, team foul #8 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SG), Conrad Snow (PF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SG), James Warren (SF), David Smith (PF), John Houk (C) Paul Garner, Melvin Smyth, Jason Reed, Tyler Hall | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the free throw | 75-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Doty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Conrad Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Riffle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Houk (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Tulane | James Warren misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Aaron Harris - foul #2 on Aaron Harris, team foul #9 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Federico Russo (SF) Patrick Howell, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG) Dikembe Azimi | |
| 02:57 | Tulane | James Warren makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 02:57 | Tulane | James Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Aaron Harris, Federico Russo, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (SG), Melvin Smyth (SF), Tyler Hall (C) James Riffle, James Warren, John Houk | |
| 02:32 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 75-68 |
| 02:30 | Tulane | David Smith grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:15 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by David Smith | 75-70 |
| 01:53 | Rice | David Bell is hacked by Tyler Hall - foul #3 on Tyler Hall, team foul #9 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Reed (PF) David Smith | |
| 01:53 | Rice | David Bell makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:53 | Rice | David Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 01:37 | Tulane | Wendell Hamlin blocks the short jumper by Jason Reed | 77-70 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin gets the rebound | 77-70 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland drills a fadeaway from close range | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:07 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-70 |
| 01:05 | Rice | David Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-70 |
| 00:47 | Rice | David Bell gets the offensive rebound | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Tyler Hall is called for the reach on David Bell - foul #4 on Tyler Hall, team foul #10 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG) Gabriel McLelland | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:44 | Rice | David Bell misses the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:44 | Rice | David Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Tyler Hall grabs the board | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-70 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Aaron Harris snags the defensive board | 79-70 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Johnnie Ferrell is called for the reach on Stephen Sholar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #11 | 79-70 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:32 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Melvin Smyth | 81-73 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is hacked by Paul Garner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Garner, team foul #12 | 81-73 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:24 | Tulane | David Bell steps in front of the Melvin Smyth pass | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Helle runs out the clock | 83-73 |