| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew King (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Pablo Nunez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Haddock (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hill (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Rippstein (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Craig Chappell steps in front of the Alexander Haddock pass | 33-30 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Raymond Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 19:04 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Hill | 33-32 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Raymond Phipps scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-32 |
| 18:33 | Tulane | Andrew King connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Reginald Eller is fouled on the floor by Pablo Nunez - foul #3 on Pablo Nunez, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Hayes (SG) Pablo Nunez | |
| 17:52 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew King - foul #3 on Andrew King, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (PG) Andrew King | |
| 17:52 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:27 | Tulane | James Hayes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Raymond Phipps comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Hayes - foul #2 on James Hayes, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gary Coughlin (SF), Mitchell Cochrane (PF) Alexander Haddock, John Hill | |
| 17:11 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:52 | Tulane | Raymond Phipps is called for the reach on Ralph Rippstein - foul #2 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ricky Heston (C) Ralph Rippstein | |
| 16:35 | Tulane | Keith Morgan is whistled for a carry | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:09 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Coughlin - foul #1 on Gary Coughlin, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Craig Chappell, Robert Pearce, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:09 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:02 | Tulane | Timothy Chavis takes the ball from Ricky Heston | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Keith Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hayes (fresh) SF - Gary Coughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mitchell Cochrane (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Heston (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Hiram Lyons buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregg Moore | 41-34 |
| 15:23 | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Timothy Chavis pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is fouled on the floor by Gary Coughlin - foul #2 on Gary Coughlin, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF) Gregg Moore, Hiram Lyons, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew King (PG), Pablo Nunez (SG), Alexander Haddock (SF), John Hill (PF), Ralph Rippstein (C) Keith Morgan, James Hayes, Gary Coughlin, Mitchell Cochrane, Ricky Heston | |
| 15:06 | Rice | Craig Chappell scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Reginald Eller | 43-34 |
| 14:44 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 14:42 | Tulane | John Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:30 | Tulane | Reginald Eller steals it from Pablo Nunez | 43-34 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Timothy Chavis connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Phipps | 45-34 |
| 13:47 | Tulane | Craig Chappell is called for the reach on Pablo Nunez - foul #1 on Craig Chappell, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:30 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock misses the lay-in but the foul's on Craig Chappell - foul #2 on Craig Chappell, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| 13:30 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:30 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:30 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 13:13 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Craig Chappell pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 13:04 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:48 | Tulane | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Phipps - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Hayes (SF) Alexander Haddock | |
| 12:48 | Tulane | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:48 | Tulane | John Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gregg Moore | 48-36 |
| 12:21 | Tulane | James Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Raymond Burns, Richard Mascarenas, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane (PF) John Hill | |
| 12:01 | Rice | Reginald Eller double dribbles | 48-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (PF) Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (SG), Gary Coughlin (C) Pablo Nunez, Ralph Rippstein | |
| 11:39 | Tulane | James Hayes hits the finger roll | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Keith Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Cochrane (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Coughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Reginald Eller can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Gary Coughlin - foul #3 on Gary Coughlin, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG) Gregg Moore, Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ricky Heston (C) Andrew King | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 11:11 | Tulane | Ricky Heston knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Keith Morgan | 50-41 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Craig Chappell | 52-41 |
| 10:44 | Tulane | Timothy Chavis steps in front of the Gary Coughlin pass | 52-41 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is hacked by Mitchell Cochrane - foul #2 on Mitchell Cochrane, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew King (PG), Pablo Nunez (SG), Alexander Haddock (SF), John Hill (PF), Ralph Rippstein (C) Keith Morgan, James Hayes, Gary Coughlin, Mitchell Cochrane, Ricky Heston | |
| 10:24 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 10:15 | Tulane | Robert Pearce is called for the reach on Alexander Haddock - foul #2 on Robert Pearce, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:55 | Tulane | Raymond Phipps picks off the pass by Pablo Nunez | 54-41 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Craig Chappell loses the dribble to John Hill | 54-41 |
| 09:18 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez hits a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by William Sedillo - foul #2 on William Sedillo, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:18 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez misses the free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:18 | Rice | William Sedillo snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Craig Chappell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 09:01 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 08:44 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 08:42 | Tulane | John Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:29 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 08:27 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein misses the tip | 54-43 |
| 08:25 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock tips it home | 54-45 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 08:01 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:46 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Andrew King | 54-47 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Robert Pearce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 07:25 | Tulane | John Hill snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Pablo Nunez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Haddock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Ralph Rippstein (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Alexander Haddock steals it from Robert Pearce | 54-49 |
| 06:32 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 06:25 | Rice | The jump hook by Raymond Phipps is blocked by John Hill | 54-49 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| 05:55 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 56-49 |
| 05:53 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Rippstein | 56-49 |
| 05:48 | Tulane | Andrew King misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-49 |
| 05:47 | Tulane | John Hill misses the tip | 56-49 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Craig Chappell pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, Robert Pearce, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Hayes (SF), Mitchell Cochrane (PF) Alexander Haddock, John Hill | |
| 05:29 | Rice | Timothy Chavis's fadeaway is rejected by Mitchell Cochrane | 56-49 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Craig Chappell pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Pablo Nunez is called for the reach on Raymond Burns - foul #4 on Pablo Nunez, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gary Coughlin (SF) Pablo Nunez | |
| 05:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:49 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ralph Rippstein and the foul's on Craig Chappell - foul #3 on Craig Chappell, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Richard Mascarenas (PF) Craig Chappell, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (SG) Ralph Rippstein | |
| 04:49 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas hits a turnaround from close range set up by Reginald Eller | 60-52 |
| 04:11 | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane can't connect on a shot from the left block | 60-52 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 04:04 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-52 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Reginald Eller snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 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) | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Gregg Moore buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Chavis and he's hacked by Andrew King - foul #4 on Andrew King, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Tulane | Pablo Nunez (SG), John Hill (PF), Ralph Rippstein (C) Andrew King, Gary Coughlin, Mitchell Cochrane | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:39 | Tulane | Raymond Burns steps in front of the Pablo Nunez pass | 63-52 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 63-52 |
| 03:16 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein grabs the board | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Keith Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pablo Nunez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Ralph Rippstein (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Phipps - foul #4 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alexander Haddock (SF) James Hayes | |
| 03:02 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:02 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Keith Morgan is called for the reach on Craig Chappell - foul #1 on Keith Morgan, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew King (PG) Keith Morgan | |
| 02:33 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:24 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 65-54 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Alexander Haddock steps in front of the Hiram Lyons pass | 65-54 |
| 01:51 | Tulane | John Hill comes up short on the runner from the left block | 65-54 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Robert Pearce is fouled on the floor by Andrew King - foul #5 on Andrew King, team foul #11 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), William Sedillo (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (PG), James Hayes (SG), Gary Coughlin (SF), Mitchell Cochrane (PF), Ricky Heston (C) Andrew King, Pablo Nunez, Alexander Haddock, John Hill, Ralph Rippstein | |
| 01:23 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:08 | Tulane | Ricky Heston clanks a shot near the basket | 66-54 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Robert Pearce buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Tulane | Ricky Heston is whistled for traveling | 69-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Robert Pearce is fouled on the floor by James Hayes - foul #3 on James Hayes, team foul #12 | 69-54 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 00:07 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Morgan | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gregg Moore runs out the clock | 71-57 |