| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willard Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Marvin Boltz inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:56 | Rice | Oliver Chance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 19:38 | Tulane | Brad Clough blocks the jumper by Willard Townsend | 39-34 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 19:25 | Rice | John Caruso comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 19:24 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Willard Townsend | 39-34 |
| 19:12 | Tulane | Willard Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Marvin Boltz pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 18:53 | Tulane | Mark Jackson knocks in the jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 18:42 | Rice | John Caruso clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Willard Townsend - foul #2 on Willard Townsend, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 18:42 | Rice | John Caruso misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:42 | Rice | John Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:20 | Tulane | Robert Wood can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 18:19 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:59 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown blows the layup but the foul's on Brad Clough - foul #3 on Brad Clough, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Diggs (C) Oliver Chance, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:59 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:59 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:37 | Rice | John Caruso knocks in the shot from the right side | 42-38 |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Mark Jackson connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Willard Townsend and the foul's on James Blay - foul #3 on James Blay, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) James Blay, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Green (PF), Zachary Johnson (C) Carl Gamble, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Mark Jackson makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Standley (PG), John Townsend (SG), Charles Neilsen (SF) Willard Townsend, Mark Jackson, Robert Wood | |
| 16:30 | Tulane | Charles Neilsen loses the dribble to James Diggs | 42-41 |
| 16:24 | Rice | James Lane misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 42-41 |
| 16:23 | Rice | James Diggs gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Martin Ward is whistled for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | Tulane | Willard Townsend (PG) Michael Standley | |
| 15:50 | Tulane | Willard Townsend loses the ball out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Brad Clough (C) Martin Ward, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Wood (SF), Carl Gamble (PF) Charles Neilsen, Joseph Green | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lane (fresh) PF - James Diggs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willard Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rice | James Blay is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on James Blay, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF) James Blay, James Lane | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 15:18 | Tulane | Willard Townsend misses the shot from the right block | 42-41 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Brad Clough snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Marvin Boltz hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 14:47 | Tulane | John Townsend is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lonergan - foul #1 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), John Caruso (PF) James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Jackson (SG), Jeffrey Brown (C) John Townsend, Zachary Johnson | |
| 14:29 | Tulane | Robert Wood drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Brown - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) Martin Ward | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Standley (PG), Joseph Green (PF) Willard Townsend, Carl Gamble | |
| 14:16 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:58 | Tulane | Michael Standley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF) Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Townsend (SF) Robert Wood | |
| 13:45 | Rice | John Caruso dunks the ball | 47-44 |
| 13:24 | Tulane | Brad Clough steps in front of the Joseph Green pass | 47-44 |
| 13:13 | Rice | John Caruso knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 49-44 |
| 12:59 | Tulane | Joseph Green loses the dribble to James Lane | 49-44 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Oliver Chance banks in the layup on a great pass from James Lane | 51-44 |
| 12:38 | Tulane | John Townsend loses the dribble to John Caruso | 51-44 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Martin Ward drills a jumpshot from the left side | 53-44 |
| 11:54 | Tulane | Joseph Green scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Mark Jackson | 53-46 |
| 11:30 | Rice | John Caruso blows the layup | 53-46 |
| 11:28 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Mark Jackson | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Lane (fairly fresh) PF - John Caruso (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad Clough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Michael Standley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Tulane | Michael Standley is fouled on the floor by Oliver Chance - foul #2 on Oliver Chance, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Martin Ward, James Lane, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Tulane | Willard Townsend (PG), Dennis Paige (SG), Robert Wood (SF), Carl Gamble (PF), Zachary Johnson (C) Michael Standley, Mark Jackson, John Townsend, Joseph Green, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 10:57 | Tulane | Carl Gamble misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 10:55 | Tulane | Dennis Paige hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Zachary Johnson is called for the reach on Matthew Lonergan - foul #3 on Zachary Johnson, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Dennis Paige is called for the reach on Marvin Boltz - foul #1 on Dennis Paige, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Mack (C) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:05 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Marvin Boltz | 56-48 |
| 09:42 | Tulane | Zachary Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 56-48 |
| 09:41 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Marvin Boltz clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 09:20 | Tulane | Zachary Johnson gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:04 | Tulane | Dennis Paige comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 09:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Lonergan | 56-48 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Marvin Boltz hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 59-48 |
| 08:34 | Tulane | Willard Townsend scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Gamble | 59-51 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 59-51 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan tips it in | 61-51 |
| 07:52 | Tulane | Robert Wood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 07:50 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 63-51 |
| 07:26 | Tulane | Dennis Paige scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Zachary Johnson | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Diggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Lonergan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willard Townsend (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Paige (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Wood (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Gamble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Diggs | 65-54 |
| 06:33 | Tulane | Robert Wood misses the shot from just outside the lane | 65-54 |
| 06:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Salvador Hernandez | 65-54 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses the driving attempt from the left block | 65-54 |
| 06:12 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Zachary Johnson | 65-54 |
| 05:53 | Tulane | Willard Townsend hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Wood | 65-56 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), James Lane (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Diggs, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, Matthew Lonergan, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Jackson (SG), Joseph Green (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) Dennis Paige, Carl Gamble, Zachary Johnson | |
| 05:37 | Rice | Joseph Green is called for the reach on Brad Clough - foul #2 on Joseph Green, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Townsend (SF) Robert Wood | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-56 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Brad Clough tips it home | 67-56 |
| 05:01 | Tulane | Willard Townsend is hacked by Oliver Chance - foul #3 on Oliver Chance, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Standley (PG) Willard Townsend | |
| 04:46 | Tulane | Brad Clough is called for the reach on Joseph Green - foul #4 on Brad Clough, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) James Lane | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Wood (SF) Michael Standley | |
| 04:46 | Tulane | Joseph Green makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:46 | Tulane | Joseph Green makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:27 | Rice | John Caruso misses the easy layup | 67-58 |
| 04:25 | Tulane | Robert Wood gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 04:19 | Tulane | John Caruso steps in front of the Robert Wood pass | 67-58 |
| 03:58 | Rice | John Caruso connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 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) | |
| 03:47 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 03:46 | Tulane | Robert Wood tips it home | 69-60 |
| 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) | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Oliver Chance drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Salvador Hernandez | 71-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Blay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Caruso (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brad Clough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - John Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wood (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Tulane | Salvador Hernandez is called for the reach on Robert Wood - foul #2 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Salvador Hernandez, James Blay, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Tulane | Willard Townsend (PG), Dennis Paige (SG), Carl Gamble (PF), Zachary Johnson (C) John Townsend, Mark Jackson, Joseph Green, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 03:02 | Tulane | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 03:02 | Tulane | Robert Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) Martin Ward | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Jackson (SG) Dennis Paige | |
| 02:41 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 02:40 | Tulane | Zachary Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 02:32 | Tulane | Willard Townsend buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wood | 71-65 |
| 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) | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Rice | John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown (C) Zachary Johnson | |
| 02:05 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Willard Townsend - foul #3 on Willard Townsend, team foul #6 | 71-65 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:05 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Brown | 71-65 |
| 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) | |
| 01:50 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown travels with the ball | 71-65 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-65 |
| 01:23 | Rice | John Caruso tips it back up and in | 73-65 |
| 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) | |
| 01:12 | Tulane | Mark Jackson is fouled on the floor by Marvin Boltz - foul #2 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| 01:12 | Tulane | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:12 | Tulane | Mark Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:52 | Rice | John Caruso misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 73-67 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Marvin Boltz grabs the offensive board | 73-67 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Marvin Boltz is fouled on the floor by Willard Townsend - foul #4 on Willard Townsend, team foul #7 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Diggs (PF) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, John Caruso | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Marvin Boltz makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Marvin Boltz grabs the offensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-67 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Marvin Boltz is hacked by Robert Wood - foul #3 on Robert Wood, team foul #8 | 74-67 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Marvin Boltz makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Marvin Boltz makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:41 | Tulane | Robert Wood misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Carl Gamble gets the offensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:37 | Tulane | Robert Wood buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-70 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Mark Jackson is called for the reach on Martin Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Jackson, team foul #9 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), John Caruso (PF) Marvin Boltz, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:29 | Tulane | Robert Wood misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-70 |
| 00:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Diggs | 78-70 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, John Caruso | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Willard Townsend is called for the reach on Brad Clough in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willard Townsend, team foul #10 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Townsend (PG) Willard Townsend | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:20 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown hits a runner in the paint set up by John Townsend | 80-72 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Brad Clough is hacked by John Townsend in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Townsend, team foul #11 | 80-72 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Carl Gamble clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 82-72 |
| 00:10 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 82-72 |
| 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 | James Blay runs out the clock | 82-72 |