| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Chris Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim inbounds the ball | 21-23 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Hamisi Azim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-23 |
| 19:13 | Tulane | Chris Smith throws it down on a great pass from Robert Ellison | 23-23 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 18:49 | Tulane | Harold Leist snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 18:26 | Tulane | Chris Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Hamisi Azim - foul #2 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 18:26 | Tulane | Chris Smith misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 18:26 | Tulane | Chris Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Chen China gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Chen China slams it home | 23-25 |
| 17:58 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher is called for traveling | 23-25 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Jose Sosa loses the dribble to Robert Ellison | 23-25 |
| 17:18 | Tulane | Shane Nitz is called for the reach on Chester Garner - foul #2 on Shane Nitz, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Roberto (SF) Dennis Fletcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG) William Frailey | |
| 16:56 | Tulane | Eric Roberto is whistled for traveling | 23-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (SG), Raymond Caraway (PF), Brandon Bryant (C) Robert Ellison, Chester Garner, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | James Neal (C) Chen China | |
| 16:44 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses the lay-in | 23-25 |
| 16:43 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 16:15 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant lays it up and in | 25-25 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the lay-in | 25-25 |
| 15:51 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon grabs the board | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Roberto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Caraway (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Neal (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 25-25 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-25 |
| 15:24 | Rice | James Neal grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Hamisi Azim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (PG), Robert Ellison (SG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Chester Garner (PF), Chris Smith (C) Harold Leist, Stephen Dixon, Eric Roberto, Raymond Caraway, Brandon Bryant | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), Chen China (C) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz | |
| 15:02 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson lays it in set up by Dennis Fletcher | 27-25 |
| 14:42 | Rice | William Frailey's floater is tipped away by Chris Smith | 27-25 |
| 14:40 | Rice | James Neal gets the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 14:28 | Rice | James Neal tips it but misses | 27-25 |
| 14:26 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Liang Xiong - foul #1 on Liang Xiong, team foul #3 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Leist (PG) Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Rogelio Marino, James Neal | |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 13:41 | Rice | William Frailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-25 |
| 13:20 | Tulane | Chris Smith drills a jump hook from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 12:55 | Rice | William Frailey is hacked by Robert Ellison - foul #1 on Robert Ellison, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Roberto (SF), Raymond Caraway (PF) Dennis Fletcher, Chester Garner | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), Shane Nitz (PF) William Frailey, Liang Xiong | |
| 12:37 | Rice | Eric Roberto steps in front of the Shane Nitz pass | 31-25 |
| 12:11 | Tulane | Chris Smith blows the layup | 31-25 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Rogelio Marino clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Ellison - foul #2 on Robert Ellison, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (SG), Chester Garner (PF) Robert Ellison, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (C) Hamisi Azim, Chen China | |
| 11:48 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Roberto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Caraway (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Neal (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 11:30 | Tulane | Eric Roberto tips it in | 33-27 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Shane Nitz hits the finger roll | 33-29 |
| 10:38 | Tulane | Chester Garner drills a jumper from the right block | 35-29 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Eric Roberto blocks the short jumper by Shane Nitz | 35-29 |
| 10:28 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 10:24 | Tulane | Eric Roberto hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shane Nitz - foul #3 on Shane Nitz, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (PG) Harold Leist | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (PG), William Frailey (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Jose Sosa, Rogelio Marino, Liang Xiong | |
| 10:24 | Tulane | Eric Roberto misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 10:24 | Tulane | Eric Roberto makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Lucien Bruno is fouled on the floor by Stephen Dixon - foul #1 on Stephen Dixon, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Ellison (SG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Brandon Bryant (PF), Chris Smith (C) Stephen Dixon, Eric Roberto, Chester Garner, Raymond Caraway | |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (PF), Chen China (C) Shane Nitz, James Neal | |
| 09:42 | Rice | Chris Smith is called for the reach on Lucien Bruno - foul #3 on Chris Smith, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Hamisi Azim scores on a shot from the right side set up by Lucien Bruno | 36-31 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Robert Ellison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Lucien Bruno gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 08:57 | Rice | William Frailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 08:56 | Tulane | Chris Smith snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 08:33 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on William Frailey - foul #1 on William Frailey, team foul #5 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Leist (PG), Chester Garner (PF) Christopher Robinson, Brandon Bryant | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Shane Nitz (PF) Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong | |
| 08:33 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 08:33 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Chen China clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 08:17 | Tulane | Chris Smith gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 07:50 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher travels with the ball | 37-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (SG) Robert Ellison | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), James Neal (C) William Frailey, Chen China | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Neal (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Shane Nitz lays it in set up by Hamisi Azim and he's fouled by Chester Garner - foul #3 on Chester Garner, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Roberto (SF), Raymond Caraway (C) Dennis Fletcher, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 07:32 | Tulane | Eric Roberto grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 07:09 | Tulane | Eric Roberto is hacked by Hamisi Azim - foul #3 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #6 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (SF) Hamisi Azim | |
| 06:50 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-33 |
| 06:48 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 06:29 | Tulane | James Neal blocks the short jumper by Harold Leist | 37-33 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Rogelio Marino grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Shane Nitz can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 06:20 | Tulane | Chester Garner gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 06:01 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 05:45 | Rice | James Neal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 05:43 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 05:28 | Tulane | Harold Leist comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-33 |
| 05:27 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Garner | 40-33 |
| 05:27 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Ellison (SG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Chris Smith (C) Stephen Dixon, Eric Roberto, Raymond Caraway | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, Liang Xiong, James Neal | |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Harold Leist hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Fletcher | 42-33 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Chen China hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-33 |
| 04:46 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dennis Fletcher | 42-33 |
| 04:26 | Tulane | Shane Nitz swats the short shot by Chester Garner | 42-33 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 04:06 | Rice | William Frailey's pass is intercepted by Harold Leist | 42-33 |
| 03:37 | Tulane | William Frailey is called for the reach on Dennis Fletcher - foul #2 on William Frailey, team foul #7 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Caraway (PF) Chester Garner | |
| Subs | Rice | James Neal (PF) Shane Nitz | |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 03:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hamisi Azim | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Caraway (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Neal (fresh) 4 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 03:23 | Rice | James Neal hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Tulane | Jose Sosa is called for the reach on Dennis Fletcher - foul #1 on Jose Sosa, team foul #8 | 43-35 |
| 03:01 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 03:01 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Hamisi Azim drills a shot from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 02:33 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 02:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jose Sosa | 45-37 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Hamisi Azim comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 02:21 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 02:16 | Tulane | Harold Leist connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Ellison | 48-37 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Hamisi Azim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (PG), Stephen Dixon (SG), Eric Roberto (SF), Brandon Bryant (C) Harold Leist, Robert Ellison, Dennis Fletcher, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, William Frailey, Hamisi Azim, Chen China | |
| 01:29 | Tulane | Eric Roberto buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stephen Dixon | 51-37 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Lucien Bruno hits a 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 01:06 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by James Neal | 51-40 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Lucien Bruno snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Lucien Bruno is fouled on the floor by Stephen Dixon - foul #2 on Stephen Dixon, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Lucien Bruno is hacked by Brandon Bryant - foul #2 on Brandon Bryant, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Lucien Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 00:56 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon double dribbles | 51-40 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Rogelio Marino connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 00:21 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Leist (PG), Robert Ellison (SG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Chester Garner (PF), Chris Smith (C) Christopher Robinson, Stephen Dixon, Eric Roberto, Raymond Caraway, Brandon Bryant | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), William Frailey (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong, James Neal, William Patrick | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Tulane | Harold Leist is fouled in the backcourt by William Frailey - foul #3 on William Frailey, team foul #9 | 51-42 |
| 00:20 | Tulane | Harold Leist makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:20 | Tulane | Harold Leist makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Hamisi Azim connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 53-45 |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Chris Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Sosa - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #10 | 53-45 |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Chris Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Chris Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Hamisi Azim scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Harold Leist runs out the clock | 55-48 |