| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charles Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Culler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Leo Brown inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Tulane | John Culler is fouled on the floor by Fred Bonner - foul #1 on Fred Bonner, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:21 | Tulane | Charles Gilmore is hacked by Robert Curry - foul #1 on Robert Curry, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Leo Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Terrance Prange - foul #1 on Terrance Prange, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Leo Brown misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Leo Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Robert Curry lays it in on a nice dish by Kurtis Monday | 31-30 |
| 18:24 | Tulane | Anthony Brooks comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 31-30 |
| 18:22 | Tulane | John Culler hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Fred Bonner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on John Culler - foul #2 on John Culler, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:37 | Tulane | Anthony Brooks is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Ford (PF), August Denman (C) John Culler, Anthony Brooks | |
| 17:22 | Rice | Kurtis Monday clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 17:20 | Tulane | Leo Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:01 | Tulane | James Ford knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Charles Gilmore | 33-34 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Terrance Prange comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 33-34 |
| 16:39 | Tulane | Leo Brown snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:16 | Tulane | James Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | Tulane | Sammy Turner (PG), Jean Ferry (SG), Kenneth Shiner (SF), John Culler (PF), Anthony Brooks (C) Charles Gilmore, Dustin Christopher, Leo Brown, James Ford, August Denman | |
| 15:59 | Rice | Jean Ferry takes the ball from Manuel Guizar | 33-34 |
| 15:55 | Tulane | Jean Ferry misses the easy layup | 33-34 |
| 15:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael West | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael West (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sammy Turner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jean Ferry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Shiner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Culler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Nicholas Reed drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 15:22 | Tulane | Kenneth Shiner loses the dribble to Nicholas Reed | 36-34 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Robert Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 15:08 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael West | 36-34 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Melvin Ivy connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Nicholas Reed and the foul's on John Culler - foul #3 on John Culler, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF) Nicholas Reed, Michael West | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Gilmore (PG), Leo Brown (SF), James Ford (C) Sammy Turner, Kenneth Shiner, Anthony Brooks | |
| 14:56 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:37 | Tulane | Leo Brown buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jean Ferry | 39-37 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the floater from the right side and the foul's on Jean Ferry - foul #2 on Jean Ferry, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dustin Christopher (SG), August Denman (C) Jean Ferry, John Culler | |
| 14:08 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:46 | Tulane | August Denman is hacked by Kurtis Monday - foul #3 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Anthony Brooks (C) August Denman | |
| 13:32 | Tulane | James Ford is fouled on the floor by Kurtis Monday - foul #4 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (SF) Kurtis Monday | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:17 | Tulane | Stanley Villasenor steps in front of the Leo Brown pass | 42-37 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 12:58 | Tulane | James Ford pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:36 | Tulane | James Ford misses the lay-in | 42-37 |
| 12:35 | Tulane | James Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:21 | Tulane | Dustin Christopher scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Gilmore | 42-40 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Terrance Prange is hacked by James Ford - foul #2 on James Ford, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange | |
| Subs | Tulane | Sammy Turner (PG), Jean Ferry (SG), Kenneth Shiner (SF), John Culler (PF), August Denman (C) Charles Gilmore, Dustin Christopher, Leo Brown, James Ford, Anthony Brooks | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Manuel Guizar scores on a shot in the paint set up by Robert Curry | 44-40 |
| 11:40 | Tulane | Jean Ferry double dribbles | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sammy Turner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jean Ferry (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Shiner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Culler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - August Denman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Manuel Guizar hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Nicholas Reed and the foul's on Jean Ferry - foul #3 on Jean Ferry, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Gilmore (PG) Sammy Turner | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:01 | Tulane | August Denman buries a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Terrance Prange (SG) Nicholas Reed, Manuel Guizar | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dustin Christopher (SG), Leo Brown (SF) Jean Ferry, Kenneth Shiner | |
| 11:01 | Tulane | August Denman makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 10:37 | Tulane | John Culler gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:16 | Tulane | Melvin Ivy is called for the reach on Dustin Christopher - foul #1 on Melvin Ivy, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Ford (PF), Anthony Brooks (C) John Culler, August Denman | |
| 10:16 | Tulane | Dustin Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:16 | Tulane | Dustin Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the easy layup | 47-45 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Robert Curry travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (SF) Melvin Ivy | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jean Ferry (PG), Kenneth Shiner (SG) Charles Gilmore, Dustin Christopher | |
| 09:08 | Tulane | Terrance Prange is called for the reach on Kenneth Shiner - foul #2 on Terrance Prange, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Michael West (SF) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange | |
| Subs | Tulane | Sammy Turner (PG) Leo Brown | |
| 09:08 | Tulane | Kenneth Shiner makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:08 | Tulane | Kenneth Shiner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Sammy Turner steals it from Nicholas Reed in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 08:57 | Tulane | Sammy Turner buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jean Ferry | 47-49 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Michael West misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 08:34 | Tulane | Anthony Brooks grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 08:16 | Tulane | Sammy Turner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 08:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Manuel Guizar | 47-49 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the jumper from the baseline | 49-49 |
| 07:50 | Tulane | James Ford can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-49 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 07:23 | Rice | James Ford steps in front of the Nicholas Reed pass | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael West (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Curry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sammy Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jean Ferry (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Shiner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Tulane | Anthony Brooks misses long on a turnaround from close range | 49-49 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Robert Curry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Michael West pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Nicholas Reed is fouled on the floor by James Ford - foul #3 on James Ford, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Melvin Ivy (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Nicholas Reed, Manuel Guizar, Michael West, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Gilmore (PG), Dustin Christopher (SG), Leo Brown (SF), John Culler (PF), August Denman (C) Sammy Turner, Jean Ferry, Kenneth Shiner, James Ford, Anthony Brooks | |
| 06:12 | Rice | Terrance Prange connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Stanley Villasenor | 51-49 |
| 05:52 | Tulane | Leo Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-49 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Robert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Kurtis Monday scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Villasenor | 53-49 |
| 05:13 | Tulane | John Culler comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Kurtis Monday grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Robert Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 04:54 | Tulane | Leo Brown pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:48 | Tulane | Charles Gilmore makes the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Stanley Villasenor - foul #2 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael West (C) Melvin Ivy | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:48 | Tulane | Charles Gilmore makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:30 | Rice | John Culler denies the turnaround by Terrance Prange | 53-52 |
| 04:28 | Tulane | Dustin Christopher grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 04:11 | Tulane | John Culler lays it in on a great pass from Dustin Christopher and he's hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Ford (C) August Denman | |
| 04:11 | Tulane | John Culler makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Charles Gilmore picks off the pass by Terrance Prange | 53-55 |
| 03:38 | Tulane | Charles Gilmore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 03:09 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Ford | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charles Gilmore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Christopher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Culler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Tulane | John Culler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 02:51 | Tulane | Leo Brown tips it home | 53-57 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Robert Curry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor tips it home | 55-57 |
| 02:05 | Tulane | Dustin Christopher loses the dribble to Robert Curry | 55-57 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Robert Curry connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Villasenor and he's fouled by James Ford - foul #4 on James Ford, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Anthony Brooks (C) James Ford | |
| 01:49 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:32 | Tulane | Charles Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 01:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Curry | 58-57 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Kurtis Monday clanks a floater from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 01:10 | Tulane | Dustin Christopher snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Charles Gilmore clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Fred Bonner snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Kurtis Monday drills a shot from the right block and he's hacked by John Culler - foul #4 on John Culler, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (PF) Fred Bonner | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Kurtis Monday makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Leo Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Anthony Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Leo Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-57 |
| 00:07 | Tulane | John Culler grabs the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Charles Gilmore buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Leo Brown | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Terrance Prange is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Christopher - foul #2 on Dustin Christopher, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF) Melvin Ivy | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | John Culler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Tulane calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Charles Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 61-60 |