| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ruben Farr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Liko Qian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Solomon (fresh) 7 pts. C - Frederick Luxenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Festa (fresh) SF - John Espitia (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brian Spano (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Espitia inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Thomas Newman drills a shot from the left wing set up by Sylvester Hopkins and the foul's on Liko Qian - foul #1 on Liko Qian, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 19:48 | Rice | Thomas Newman makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:31 | Tulane | Ruben Farr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 19:29 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips tips it in | 35-28 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Gary Festa misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 19:21 | Rice | John Espitia snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 19:08 | Rice | The short jumper by Brian Spano is denied by Ernest Solomon | 35-28 |
| 19:06 | Tulane | Liko Qian grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:02 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Festa - foul #3 on Gary Festa, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG) Gary Festa | |
| 19:02 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:02 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brian Spano | 36-28 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins banks in the layup | 36-30 |
| 18:10 | Tulane | Liko Qian hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ruben Farr | 39-30 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Thomas Newman drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Peter Anthony | 39-33 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | Liko Qian misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 17:37 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Peter Anthony snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Thomas Newman is whistled for a carry | 39-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG), Dave Tucker (SF), Ralph Degraff (PF), Clark Pass (C) Ruben Farr, Thomas Phillips, Ernest Solomon, Frederick Luxenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (SF), Justin Stephen (C) John Espitia, Brian Spano | |
| 17:05 | Tulane | Dave Tucker can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Justin Stephen - foul #1 on Justin Stephen, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman (C) Liko Qian | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Romeo (C) Sylvester Hopkins | |
| 17:05 | Tulane | Dave Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:05 | Tulane | Dave Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Michael Krouse lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Romeo and the foul's on Ralph Degraff - foul #2 on Ralph Degraff, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:40 | Tulane | Neil Miller drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Justin Stephen scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Newman | 44-38 |
| 16:11 | Tulane | Clark Pass loses the dribble to Michael Krouse | 44-38 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Thomas Newman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:51 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Thomas Ackerman | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Neil Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dave Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Degraff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clark Pass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Ackerman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Anthony (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Stephen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Romeo (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Thomas Ackerman, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Liko Qian (SG), Thomas Phillips (SF), Frederick Luxenberg (C) Neil Miller, Dave Tucker, Clark Pass, Thomas Ackerman | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG), John Espitia (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Brian Spano (C) Thomas Newman, Peter Anthony, Justin Stephen, Richard Romeo | |
| 15:13 | Rice | Michael Krouse hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Ruben Farr - foul #1 on Ruben Farr, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:13 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Sylvester Hopkins - foul #2 on Sylvester Hopkins, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Solomon (PF) Thomas Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG) Michael Krouse | |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins is whistled for a carry | 46-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Phillips (SF) Ralph Degraff | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:09 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon misses the lay-in | 46-40 |
| 14:08 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Charles Holman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG) Ruben Farr | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (PG), Justin Stephen (C) Charles Holman, Brian Spano | |
| 13:35 | Tulane | Liko Qian buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Justin Stephen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 50-40 |
| 13:16 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 13:00 | Tulane | Liko Qian makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ernest Solomon - foul #1 on Ernest Solomon, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dave Tucker (SG), Ralph Degraff (PF), Clark Pass (C) Liko Qian, Ernest Solomon, Frederick Luxenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Michael Krouse (SF) Gary Festa, John Espitia | |
| 12:46 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:46 | Tulane | Clark Pass grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 12:33 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-41 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Thomas Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins's layup is rejected by Thomas Phillips | 52-41 |
| 12:19 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ralph Degraff | 52-41 |
| 12:00 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Liko Qian (SG) Neil Miller, Thomas Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Spano (C) Sylvester Hopkins | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Justin Stephen misses the lay-in | 52-41 |
| 11:37 | Tulane | Clark Pass snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ruben Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Liko Qian (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dave Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Degraff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Clark Pass (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Anthony (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Stephen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Spano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Tulane | Clark Pass is whistled for a carry | 52-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG), Charles Holman (PF) Peter Anthony, Justin Stephen | |
| 11:04 | Rice | Brian Spano misses the shot in the lane | 52-41 |
| 11:02 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ralph Degraff | 52-41 |
| 10:39 | Tulane | Ruben Farr drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Liko Qian | 54-41 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Michael Krouse banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Festa | 54-43 |
| 10:01 | Tulane | Liko Qian double dribbles | 54-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG), Thomas Phillips (SF), Ernest Solomon (PF), Frederick Luxenberg (C) Ruben Farr, Dave Tucker, Ralph Degraff, Clark Pass | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), John Espitia (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Justin Stephen (C) Thomas Newman, Gary Festa, Michael Krouse, Brian Spano | |
| 09:51 | Rice | Frederick Luxenberg is called for the reach on Sylvester Hopkins - foul #3 on Frederick Luxenberg, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Peter Anthony is hacked by Ernest Solomon - foul #2 on Ernest Solomon, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Peter Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Peter Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:21 | Tulane | Neil Miller buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Phillips | 56-45 |
| 08:56 | Rice | John Espitia misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 08:55 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ernest Solomon | 56-45 |
| 08:36 | Tulane | Liko Qian loses the dribble to Peter Anthony | 56-45 |
| 08:17 | Rice | John Espitia drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-48 |
| 08:05 | Tulane | Liko Qian misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 08:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Holman | 56-48 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Peter Anthony misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Charles Holman misses the lay-in | 56-48 |
| 07:41 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:23 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Justin Stephen - foul #2 on Justin Stephen, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Dave Tucker (SG), Ralph Degraff (SF), Clark Pass (C) Neil Miller, Liko Qian, Thomas Phillips, Frederick Luxenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Gary Festa (SG), Michael Krouse (PF), Brian Spano (C) Charles Holman, Peter Anthony, Sylvester Hopkins, Justin Stephen | |
| 07:23 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:23 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ruben Farr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Degraff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Solomon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Clark Pass (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Festa (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Espitia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Spano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Gary Festa is hacked by Ruben Farr - foul #2 on Ruben Farr, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman (C) Ernest Solomon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Gary Festa makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Gary Festa misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:08 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Clark Pass | 58-49 |
| 06:53 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dave Tucker | 61-49 |
| 06:39 | Rice | John Espitia is whistled for a carry | 61-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins (PF) John Espitia | |
| 06:21 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Sylvester Hopkins - foul #3 on Sylvester Hopkins, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Phillips (SF) Clark Pass | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:21 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:21 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Gary Festa clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-49 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins tips it in | 61-51 |
| 05:40 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 05:39 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips tips it but misses | 61-51 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Thomas Newman pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 05:28 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:14 | Tulane | Ruben Farr's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Krouse | 61-51 |
| 05:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sylvester Hopkins | 61-51 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Gary Festa scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Newman | 61-54 |
| 04:28 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips is hacked by Sylvester Hopkins - foul #4 on Sylvester Hopkins, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG), Liko Qian (SG), Clark Pass (PF), Frederick Luxenberg (C) Ruben Farr, Dave Tucker, Thomas Ackerman, Ralph Degraff | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG), Peter Anthony (SG), John Espitia (SF), Justin Stephen (PF), Richard Romeo (C) Thomas Newman, Gary Festa, Michael Krouse, Sylvester Hopkins, Brian Spano | |
| 04:13 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips is called for traveling | 61-54 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Peter Anthony makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 03:43 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Espitia - foul #2 on John Espitia, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Solomon (PF) Clark Pass | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:43 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:43 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:43 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Luxenberg | 62-57 |
| 03:33 | Tulane | Liko Qian clanks a shot from the right side | 62-57 |
| 03:32 | Rice | John Espitia gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Thomas Phillips steals the ball from Justin Stephen | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Neil Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Liko Qian (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Solomon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Luxenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Peter Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Espitia (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. PF - Justin Stephen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Romeo (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Solomon | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:41 | Rice | Justin Stephen hits a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Ernest Solomon - foul #3 on Ernest Solomon, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Ralph Degraff (SF), Clark Pass (PF) Neil Miller, Thomas Phillips, Ernest Solomon | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Gary Festa (SG), Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Brian Spano (C) Charles Holman, Peter Anthony, John Espitia, Richard Romeo | |
| 02:41 | Rice | Justin Stephen makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:39 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Solomon (PF) Clark Pass | |
| Subs | Rice | John Espitia (SF) Justin Stephen | |
| 02:24 | Tulane | Ruben Farr clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 02:23 | Rice | John Espitia gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:03 | Rice | Brian Spano connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Newman and the foul's on Frederick Luxenberg - foul #4 on Frederick Luxenberg, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Brian Spano makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:36 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 01:34 | Tulane | Liko Qian tips it home | 67-63 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Brian Spano misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frederick Luxenberg - foul #5 on Frederick Luxenberg, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Phillips (SF) Frederick Luxenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:19 | Rice | Brian Spano makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Brian Spano misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:19 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:14 | Tulane | Ruben Farr travels in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Liko Qian steals it from Gary Festa | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Ruben Farr misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Newman - foul #1 on Thomas Newman, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Ruben Farr misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Ruben Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | John Espitia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Brian Spano snags the offensive board | 68-64 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Gary Festa scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Newman - foul #2 on Thomas Newman, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| 00:24 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:24 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Gary Festa comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-67 |
| 00:10 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Newman - foul #3 on Thomas Newman, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Gary Festa is hacked by Ruben Farr - foul #3 on Ruben Farr, team foul #12 | 72-67 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Gary Festa makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Gary Festa makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Ruben Farr runs out the clock | 72-69 |