| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charles Phifer (fresh) SG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) SF - Jose Martin (fresh) PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) C - Felix Martinez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Felix Martinez - foul #1 on Felix Martinez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Tulane | Jose Martin buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Phifer | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the jumpshot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Felix Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Tulane | Felix Martinez knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Alvin Seifert | 2-5 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | Tulane | Felix Martinez pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Tulane | Charles Phifer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Dennis David loses the dribble to Alvin Seifert in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert is hacked by Cecil Lawhon - foul #1 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Tulane | Richard Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:56 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:56 | Tulane | Felix Martinez gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:42 | Tulane | Richard Galeano can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-6 |
| 17:41 | Tulane | Felix Martinez gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:31 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Phifer | 2-9 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Dennis David hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 17:17 | Tulane | Richard Galeano grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 17:13 | Tulane | Jose Martin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Matthew Nickols - foul #1 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (C) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:13 | Tulane | Jose Martin misses the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 17:13 | Tulane | Jose Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 17:00 | Rice | The short jumper by Joseph Horn is denied by Felix Martinez | 2-10 |
| 16:59 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Alvin Seifert | 2-10 |
| 16:54 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert blows the dunk but he's fouled by Paul Polston - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #4 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Rice | James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, John Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:54 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:54 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Chris Campbell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 2-11 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Joseph Horn snags the offensive board | 2-11 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Chris Campbell double dribbles | 2-11 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (PG), Peter Collins (SF), Cecil Wiggins (PF) Charles Phifer, Jose Martin, Richard Galeano | |
| 16:04 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cecil Wiggins | 2-13 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the lay-in | 2-13 |
| 15:56 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Cecil Wiggins | 2-13 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Eric Lam (fresh) SG - Paul Polston (fresh) SF - Joseph Horn (fresh) PF - James Look (fresh) C - Chris Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) SG - Alvin Seifert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Collins (fresh) PF - Cecil Wiggins (fresh) C - Felix Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Vincente Rossi | 2-15 |
| 15:11 | Rice | James Look clanks a 3 from the left corner | 2-15 |
| 15:10 | Tulane | Peter Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-15 |
| 14:57 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 2-15 |
| 14:55 | Tulane | Peter Collins snags the offensive board | 2-15 |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Peter Collins is fouled on the floor by James Look - foul #1 on James Look, team foul #5 | 2-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn, James Look, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Jose Martin (SF), Richard Galeano (PF) Alvin Seifert, Peter Collins, Felix Martinez | |
| 14:35 | Tulane | Jose Martin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-15 |
| 14:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Nickols | 2-15 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Matthew Nickols clanks a runner from the left block | 2-15 |
| 14:26 | Rice | John Jones tips it in | 4-15 |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Matthew Nickols is called for the reach on Richard Galeano - foul #2 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #6 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (SG), Peter Collins (C) Vincente Rossi, Cecil Wiggins | |
| 13:48 | Tulane | Jose Martin buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-18 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 4-18 |
| 13:22 | Tulane | Peter Collins pulls down the rebound | 4-18 |
| 13:06 | Tulane | Jose Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-18 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon grabs the board | 4-18 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Richard Galeano swats the short shot by Chris Campbell | 4-18 |
| 12:51 | Tulane | Jose Martin snags the defensive board | 4-18 |
| 12:35 | Tulane | Jose Martin is called for traveling | 4-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG), Joseph Horn (C) Cecil Lawhon, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (SG), Felix Martinez (C) Jimmy Buttler, Richard Galeano | |
| 12:22 | Rice | Dennis David drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Jones | 6-18 |
| 12:15 | Tulane | Jose Martin buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alvin Seifert | 6-21 |
| 11:55 | Rice | John Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 6-21 |
| 11:54 | Tulane | Peter Collins gets the rebound | 6-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charles Phifer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jose Martin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Peter Collins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Tulane | Jose Martin clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Horn - foul #1 on Joseph Horn, team foul #7 | 6-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, John Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (PG), Cecil Wiggins (PF) Charles Phifer, Peter Collins | |
| 11:48 | Tulane | Jose Martin makes the 1st free throw | 6-22 |
| 11:48 | Tulane | Jose Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-23 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Paul Polston is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Polston, team foul #8 | 6-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SG) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Montejano (SF), Richard Galeano (PF) Jose Martin, Cecil Wiggins | |
| 11:04 | Tulane | Richard Galeano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 6-23 |
| 11:02 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano hits the follow up shot | 6-25 |
| 10:38 | Rice | James Look comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Alvin Seifert - foul #1 on Alvin Seifert, team foul #2 | 6-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG) Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Peter Collins (SF) Vincente Rossi, Ronald Montejano | |
| 10:38 | Rice | James Look makes the 1st free throw | 7-25 |
| 10:38 | Rice | James Look makes the 2nd free throw | 8-25 |
| 10:15 | Tulane | Felix Martinez misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Chris Campbell - foul #1 on Chris Campbell, team foul #9 | 8-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Brian McKay (C) Joseph Horn, James Look, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jose Martin (SF) Peter Collins | |
| 10:15 | Tulane | Felix Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 8-26 |
| 10:15 | Tulane | Felix Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 8-27 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Phifer - foul #1 on Charles Phifer, team foul #3 | 8-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Peter Collins (PF), Cecil Wiggins (C) Richard Galeano, Felix Martinez | |
| 09:54 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 1st free throw | 8-27 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 2nd free throw | 8-27 |
| 09:54 | Rice | John Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-27 |
| 09:37 | Rice | John Jones misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-27 |
| 09:35 | Rice | John Jones snags the offensive board | 8-27 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Alvin Seifert is called for the reach on Cecil Lawhon - foul #2 on Alvin Seifert, team foul #4 | 8-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (SG) Alvin Seifert | |
| 09:00 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Horn (C) Cecil Lawhon, Brian McKay | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (SG), Felix Martinez (C) Charles Phifer, Cecil Wiggins | |
| 08:45 | Tulane | Jose Martin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-27 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 8-27 |
| 08:38 | Rice | John Jones misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Collins - foul #1 on Peter Collins, team foul #5 | 8-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Galeano (PF) Peter Collins | |
| 08:38 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 9-27 |
| 08:38 | Rice | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 10-27 |
| 08:21 | Tulane | Jose Martin makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Buttler | 10-30 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 10-30 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the tip | 10-30 |
| 07:49 | Tulane | Richard Galeano gets the rebound | 10-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Buttler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Tulane | John Jones is called for the reach on Jose Martin - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #10 | 10-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, John Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG) Jimmy Buttler | |
| 07:34 | Tulane | Jose Martin makes the 1st free throw | 10-31 |
| 07:34 | Tulane | Jose Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 10-31 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Joseph Horn gets the rebound | 10-31 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Chris Campbell is fouled on the floor by Richard Galeano - foul #1 on Richard Galeano, team foul #6 | 10-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Tulane | Peter Collins (SF), Cecil Wiggins (C) Jose Martin, Felix Martinez | |
| 07:03 | Rice | James Look misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Richard Galeano - foul #2 on Richard Galeano, team foul #7 | 10-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Montejano (SF) Richard Galeano | |
| 07:03 | Rice | James Look makes the 1st free throw | 11-31 |
| 07:03 | Rice | James Look misses the 2nd free throw | 11-31 |
| 07:03 | Rice | James Look gets the offensive rebound | 11-31 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Eric Lam drills a floater from the free throw line | 13-31 |
| 06:30 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Montejano | 13-33 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Cecil Wiggins steals it from James Look | 13-33 |
| 06:02 | Tulane | Chris Campbell swats the dunk try by Charles Phifer | 13-33 |
| 06:01 | Rice | James Look gets the rebound | 13-33 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Joseph Matheson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-33 |
| 05:36 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Peter Collins | 13-33 |
| 05:09 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi is hacked by Cecil Lawhon - foul #2 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #11 | 13-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF) Eric Lam, Cecil Lawhon, James Look | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (SG), Jose Martin (SF), Felix Martinez (C) Charles Phifer, Ronald Montejano, Cecil Wiggins | |
| 05:09 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 13-33 |
| 05:09 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 13-34 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Joseph Horn connects on the jumper from the right block | 15-34 |
| 04:45 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi loses the dribble to Dennis David in the backcourt | 15-34 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Dennis David misses the lay-in | 15-34 |
| 04:43 | Tulane | Peter Collins snags the defensive board | 15-34 |
| 04:35 | Tulane | Felix Martinez is whistled for traveling | 15-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Brian McKay (C) Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG) Vincente Rossi | |
| 04:14 | Rice | Brian McKay is fouled on the floor by Felix Martinez - foul #2 on Felix Martinez, team foul #8 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins (C) Felix Martinez | |
| 04:14 | Rice | Brian McKay makes the 1st free throw | 16-34 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Brian McKay misses the 2nd free throw | 16-34 |
| 04:14 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Cecil Wiggins | 16-34 |
| 03:55 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler misses the shot from just outside the lane | 16-34 |
| 03:53 | Tulane | Peter Collins tips it back up and in | 16-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Lam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian McKay (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charles Phifer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Buttler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jose Martin (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Peter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Cecil Wiggins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Dennis David misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-36 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Brian McKay gets the offensive rebound | 16-36 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Dennis David misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 16-36 |
| 03:09 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler grabs the board | 16-36 |
| 02:52 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Brian McKay - foul #1 on Brian McKay, team foul #12 | 16-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Joseph Horn, Brian McKay | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (SG), Richard Galeano (PF) Charles Phifer, Peter Collins | |
| 02:52 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 16-37 |
| 02:52 | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 16-37 |
| 02:52 | Rice | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 16-37 |
| 02:38 | Rice | John Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-37 |
| 02:37 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jose Martin | 16-37 |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Jose Martin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jimmy Buttler | 16-40 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Matthew Nickols lays it in on a nice dish by John Jones | 18-40 |
| 01:39 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Cecil Wiggins | 18-42 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Gary Ferguson travels with the ball | 18-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Paul Polston (SF) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Vincente Rossi (SF), Felix Martinez (C) Jimmy Buttler, Jose Martin, Cecil Wiggins | |
| 01:09 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Phifer | 18-44 |
| 00:52 | Rice | John Jones buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-44 |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert buries a shot from the left block | 20-46 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Matthew Nickols is called for traveling | 20-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (SF) Cecil Lawhon | |
| Subs | Tulane | Peter Collins (SF) Vincente Rossi | |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-46 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Matthew Nickols pulls down the rebound | 20-46 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Matthew Nickols can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 20-46 |