| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Antonio Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Ratliff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Vanmeter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dewayne Costas inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses the easy layup | 30-26 |
| 19:46 | Tulane | Leonard Fields pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:26 | Tulane | Robert Miller connects on the shot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 18:40 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Leonard Fields | 30-31 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Clarence Reddick loses the dribble to Antonio Perkins | 30-31 |
| 18:08 | Tulane | Robert Miller connects on the fadeaway from close range | 30-33 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Dewayne Costas connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Liljeberg and the foul's on Robert Miller - foul #2 on Robert Miller, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses the free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:48 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:33 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff can't finish the layup | 32-33 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Clarence Reddick grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Antonio Perkins steps in front of the Brandon Mask pass in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 17:06 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Antonio Perkins | 32-35 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Dewayne Costas can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 16:50 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 16:31 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-35 |
| 16:29 | Tulane | Leonard Fields tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Dewayne Costas buries a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Leonard Fields - foul #2 on Leonard Fields, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG), Nicholas English (SG), Charles Barnes (PF), Frank Long (C) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Hill (PG), Gerald Jenkinson (SG), Marc Stanley (SF), Brian Porter (PF), Doug Coulter (C) Antonio Perkins, Elton Ratliff, Robert Miller, Steven Vanmeter, Leonard Fields | |
| 16:10 | Rice | Dewayne Costas makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:54 | Tulane | Marc Stanley dunks the ball | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Dallas (fresh) SG - Nicholas English (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewayne Costas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Long (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Mark Hill (fresh) SG - Gerald Jenkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Porter (fresh) C - Doug Coulter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Gerald Jenkinson steps in front of the Larry Dallas pass | 35-39 |
| 15:11 | Tulane | Gerald Jenkinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 15:10 | Tulane | Mark Hill gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:54 | Tulane | Marc Stanley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Charles Barnes pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Nicholas English buries a 3 from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 14:15 | Tulane | Brian Porter comes up short on the runner in the paint | 38-39 |
| 14:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Barnes | 38-39 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Dewayne Costas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Larry Dallas gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Nicholas English scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Larry Dallas | 41-39 |
| 13:11 | Tulane | Brian Porter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Frank Long - foul #1 on Frank Long, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), John Stetler (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Larry Dallas, Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes, Frank Long | |
| Subs | Tulane | Antonio Perkins (PG), Elton Ratliff (SG), Robert Miller (SF), Steven Vanmeter (PF) Mark Hill, Gerald Jenkinson, Marc Stanley, Doug Coulter | |
| 13:11 | Tulane | Brian Porter misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:11 | Tulane | Brian Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg hits a runner near the basket set up by Brandon Mask and he's fouled by Steven Vanmeter - foul #1 on Steven Vanmeter, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Leonard Fields (C) Brian Porter | |
| 12:59 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:39 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins is fouled on the floor by Brandon Mask - foul #2 on Brandon Mask, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| 12:34 | Tulane | Leonard Fields makes the jump hook from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Brandon Mask connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Stetler | 47-42 |
| 12:14 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Antonio Perkins and the foul's on Glenn Liljeberg - foul #3 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| 12:14 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 11:58 | Tulane | Leonard Fields grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 11:53 | Tulane | Robert Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Stetler (fresh) PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Antonio Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elton Ratliff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Vanmeter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Leonard Fields swats the short shot by Glenn Liljeberg | 47-45 |
| 11:33 | Rice | John Stetler gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Brandon Mask buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Liljeberg | 50-45 |
| 10:57 | Tulane | Clarence Reddick is called for the reach on Steven Vanmeter - foul #2 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Charles Barnes (SF), Frank Long (C) Brandon Mask, John Stetler, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | Tulane | Marc Stanley (PF) Steven Vanmeter | |
| 10:40 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Miller | 50-47 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Liljeberg | 52-47 |
| 10:08 | Tulane | Robert Miller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Long - foul #2 on Frank Long, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Rice | John Stetler (SF) Clarence Reddick | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerald Jenkinson (SG) Elton Ratliff | |
| 10:08 | Tulane | Robert Miller makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:08 | Tulane | Robert Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:08 | Tulane | Marc Stanley pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:54 | Tulane | John Stetler is called for the reach on Robert Miller - foul #1 on John Stetler, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Allen McBane (C) Glenn Liljeberg, John Stetler | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Porter (PF) Robert Miller | |
| 09:40 | Tulane | Brandon Mask picks off the pass by Marc Stanley | 52-48 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Charles Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Porter | 52-48 |
| 09:14 | Tulane | Brian Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:54 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-48 |
| 08:53 | Tulane | Leonard Fields tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 08:52 | Tulane | Leonard Fields snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 08:42 | Tulane | Brian Porter misses short on a runner from the baseline | 52-48 |
| 08:41 | Tulane | Leonard Fields tips it home | 52-50 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Frank Long blows the layup but he's fouled by Brian Porter - foul #3 on Brian Porter, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF) Brandon Mask, Charles Barnes, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | Tulane | Elton Ratliff (SG), Robert Miller (SF), Steven Vanmeter (PF) Antonio Perkins, Marc Stanley, Leonard Fields | |
| 08:21 | Rice | Frank Long makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Frank Long misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Frank Long grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Steven Vanmeter is called for the reach on Glenn Liljeberg - foul #2 on Steven Vanmeter, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG), John Stetler (C) Nicholas English, Frank Long | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 07:50 | Rice | Dewayne Costas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Dewayne Costas hits the follow up shot | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Stetler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerald Jenkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Ratliff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Vanmeter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Porter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Tulane | Gerald Jenkinson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Glenn Liljeberg - foul #4 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 07:37 | Tulane | Gerald Jenkinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:37 | Tulane | Gerald Jenkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Stetler | 55-51 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 07:29 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:12 | Tulane | The short jumper by Robert Miller is denied by Dewayne Costas | 55-51 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Dewayne Costas snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Larry Dallas clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-51 |
| 06:52 | Tulane | Robert Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:35 | Tulane | Robert Miller can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 55-51 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Dewayne Costas gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Robert Miller steals the ball from Clarence Reddick | 55-51 |
| 06:11 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff slams it home on a great pass from Robert Miller | 55-53 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Dewayne Costas is hacked by Robert Miller - foul #3 on Robert Miller, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Charles Barnes (PF), Allen McBane (C) Larry Dallas, Clarence Reddick, John Stetler | |
| Subs | Tulane | Antonio Perkins (PG), Marc Stanley (PF), Leonard Fields (C) Gerald Jenkinson, Steven Vanmeter, Brian Porter | |
| 05:43 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses the jumpshot from the left side | 55-53 |
| 05:41 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Elton Ratliff | 55-53 |
| 05:34 | Tulane | Robert Miller knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Elton Ratliff | 55-55 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Dewayne Costas connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Glenn Liljeberg | 57-55 |
| 05:02 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins is fouled on the floor by Brandon Mask - foul #3 on Brandon Mask, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (SG), Frank Long (PF) Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerald Jenkinson (SG), Silas Saylor (PF) Elton Ratliff, Robert Miller | |
| 05:02 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Frank Long snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Marc Stanley - foul #2 on Marc Stanley, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter (PF) Silas Saylor | |
| 04:51 | Rice | Charles Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:51 | Tulane | Leonard Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:22 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Charles Barnes gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Nicholas English misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 04:11 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:59 | Tulane | Leonard Fields is hacked by Frank Long - foul #3 on Frank Long, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Clarence Reddick (PF) Nicholas English, Frank Long | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:59 | Tulane | Leonard Fields misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:59 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Vanmeter | 58-55 |
| 03:45 | Tulane | Allen McBane swats the layup by Leonard Fields | 58-55 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Brandon Mask gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Antonio Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Jenkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Vanmeter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Fields (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 03:37 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Steven Vanmeter | 58-55 |
| 03:22 | Tulane | Marc Stanley misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Glenn Liljeberg - foul #5 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG), Nicholas English (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Frank Long (C) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Charles Barnes, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | Tulane | Elton Ratliff (SG), Robert Miller (SF) Gerald Jenkinson, Steven Vanmeter | |
| 03:22 | Tulane | Marc Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:22 | Tulane | Marc Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Larry Dallas drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dewayne Costas | 61-57 |
| 02:45 | Tulane | Robert Miller blows the layup but he's hacked by Larry Dallas - foul #1 on Larry Dallas, team foul #11 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Porter (PF) Marc Stanley | |
| 02:45 | Tulane | Robert Miller misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:45 | Tulane | Robert Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Allen McBane (C) Larry Dallas, Frank Long | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter (PF) Brian Porter | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Clarence Reddick knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brandon Mask | 63-58 |
| 02:18 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Antonio Perkins takes the ball from Brandon Mask in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 02:04 | Tulane | Robert Miller is hacked by Clarence Reddick - foul #3 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #12 | 63-58 |
| 02:04 | Tulane | Robert Miller makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:04 | Tulane | Robert Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Allen McBane | 63-59 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Clarence Reddick hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Leonard Fields - foul #3 on Leonard Fields, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:31 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter hits a jump hook in the lane | 66-61 |
| 01:16 | Rice | The short jumper by Dewayne Costas is denied by Steven Vanmeter | 66-61 |
| 01:15 | Tulane | Leonard Fields grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 01:09 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Elton Ratliff | 66-64 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Allen McBane loses the dribble to Elton Ratliff | 66-64 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Robert Miller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Nicholas English knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 68-67 |
| 00:10 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff lays it in | 68-69 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Nicholas English comes up short on the floater from the left side | 68-69 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter grabs the board | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter is hacked by Brandon Mask in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Mask, team foul #13 | 68-69 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 68-71 |