| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ralph Rosas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Elton Ratliff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Stanley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Silas Saylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Baley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - William Noble (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | William Baley inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Johnny Costello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-30 |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Clarence Reddick - foul #1 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Reddick | 27-33 |
| 19:03 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff is hacked by Glenn Liljeberg - foul #2 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| 18:43 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ralph Rosas and he's hacked by Johnny Costello - foul #1 on Johnny Costello, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| 18:43 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff misses the free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:43 | Rice | William Noble pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Clarence Reddick hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Baley and he's hacked by Brian Porter - foul #2 on Brian Porter, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:09 | Tulane | Marc Stanley is fouled on the floor by Johnny Costello - foul #2 on Johnny Costello, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| 17:49 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Marc Stanley | 32-36 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Johnny Costello misses long on a floater from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 17:31 | Rice | William Noble gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:15 | Rice | William Noble connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Clarence Reddick | 32-38 |
| 16:53 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-38 |
| 16:52 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Elton Ratliff | 32-38 |
| 16:37 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Porter | 34-38 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Clarence Reddick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 34-38 |
| 16:17 | Tulane | Brian Porter grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 16:11 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ralph Rosas | 36-38 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Marc Stanley swats the layup by William Baley | 36-38 |
| 15:53 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Silas Saylor | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ralph Rosas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Ratliff (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Silas Saylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Costello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Baley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Noble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Tulane | Marc Stanley knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ralph Rosas and he's fouled by William Noble - foul #2 on William Noble, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Miller (PG), Ronald Wilkins (SG), Steven Vanmeter (PF), Pili Azim (C) Ralph Rosas, Elton Ratliff, Silas Saylor, Brian Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Lewis (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Andrew Randall (SF), John Stetler (PF), Frank Long (C) Johnny Costello, Glenn Liljeberg, William Baley, Clarence Reddick, William Noble | |
| 15:32 | Tulane | Marc Stanley misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Larry Dallas gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:11 | Rice | John Stetler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Andrew Randall tips it but misses | 38-38 |
| 15:08 | Tulane | Robert Miller grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 14:52 | Tulane | Robert Miller is fouled on the floor by Donald Lewis - foul #1 on Donald Lewis, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Doug Coulter (C) Marc Stanley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:30 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Larry Dallas pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Larry Dallas connects on the runner in the paint | 38-40 |
| 13:55 | Tulane | Ronald Wilkins misses the easy layup | 38-40 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Andrew Randall grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Robert Miller is called for the reach on Donald Lewis - foul #2 on Robert Miller, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Elton Ratliff (SG) Ronald Wilkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Donald Lewis | |
| 13:32 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Dallas | 38-42 |
| 13:28 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff loses the dribble to John Stetler | 38-42 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Larry Dallas clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 13:10 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 12:51 | Tulane | Doug Coulter scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Steven Vanmeter | 40-42 |
| 12:40 | Rice | John Stetler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 12:37 | Tulane | Pili Azim snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:23 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Doug Coulter | 43-42 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Andrew Randall's pass is intercepted by Steven Vanmeter | 43-42 |
| 11:49 | Tulane | John Stetler blocks the short jumper by Doug Coulter | 43-42 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Robert Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Elton Ratliff (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pili Azim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Vanmeter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Doug Coulter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Dallas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Randall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stetler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Long (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Rice | John Stetler blows the dunk | 43-42 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Frank Long hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 11:07 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 11:06 | Rice | John Stetler grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 10:47 | Rice | John Stetler travels with the ball | 43-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Rosas (PG), Ronald Wilkins (SG), Marc Stanley (SF), Silas Saylor (PF), Brian Porter (C) Robert Miller, Elton Ratliff, Pili Azim, Steven Vanmeter, Doug Coulter | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Costello (PG), William Baley (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), William Noble (C) Larry Dallas, Andrew Randall, John Stetler, Frank Long | |
| 10:27 | Tulane | Brian Porter hits a fadeaway from the left block | 45-44 |
| 10:16 | Rice | William Baley comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Marc Stanley - foul #1 on Marc Stanley, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Lewis (SG) Glenn Liljeberg | |
| 10:16 | Rice | William Baley misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:16 | Rice | William Baley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:58 | Tulane | Johnny Costello picks off the pass by Brian Porter | 45-45 |
| 09:55 | Rice | William Baley lays it in on a great pass from Johnny Costello | 45-47 |
| 09:50 | Tulane | Marc Stanley makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Wilkins | 47-47 |
| 09:36 | Rice | William Baley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 09:35 | Tulane | Brian Porter grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 09:17 | Tulane | William Noble steps in front of the Ronald Wilkins pass | 47-47 |
| 08:59 | Rice | William Baley travels with the ball | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Elton Ratliff (SG) Ronald Wilkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Donald Lewis | |
| 08:33 | Tulane | Brian Porter clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-47 |
| 08:31 | Tulane | Ralph Rosas pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:15 | Tulane | William Noble is called for the reach on Elton Ratliff - foul #3 on William Noble, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Miller (PG), Pili Azim (C) Ralph Rosas, Brian Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG), Jonathan Geyer (C) Johnny Costello, William Noble | |
| 08:15 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:15 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-47 |
| 07:52 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Silas Saylor | 49-47 |
| 07:34 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter (PF), Doug Coulter (C) Marc Stanley, Silas Saylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Andrew Randall (SF), John Stetler (PF), Frank Long (C) William Baley, Clarence Reddick, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Robert Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Elton Ratliff (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pili Azim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Vanmeter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Doug Coulter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Randall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stetler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 07:17 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 06:48 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 06:43 | Rice | John Stetler is fouled on the floor by Steven Vanmeter - foul #2 on Steven Vanmeter, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Rosas (PG), Marc Stanley (SF), Brian Porter (C) Robert Miller, Pili Azim, Doug Coulter | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Costello (PG), William Noble (C) Larry Dallas, Andrew Randall | |
| 06:31 | Rice | William Noble clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Elton Ratliff - foul #3 on Elton Ratliff, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Miller (SG) Elton Ratliff | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:31 | Rice | William Noble makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:31 | Rice | William Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | Marc Stanley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Miller | 52-49 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 05:56 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Steven Vanmeter | 52-49 |
| 05:51 | Tulane | Robert Miller is fouled on the floor by Glenn Liljeberg - foul #3 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Silas Saylor (PF) Steven Vanmeter | |
| Subs | Rice | William Baley (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF) John Stetler, Frank Long | |
| 05:51 | Tulane | Robert Miller misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:51 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Porter | 52-49 |
| 05:32 | Tulane | Brian Porter misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by William Noble - foul #4 on William Noble, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Elton Ratliff (SG) Ralph Rosas | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG) Glenn Liljeberg | |
| 05:32 | Tulane | Brian Porter makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:32 | Tulane | Brian Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses short on a shot from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 05:04 | Tulane | Marc Stanley grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 04:47 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff's floater is tipped away by William Noble | 54-49 |
| 04:46 | Rice | William Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Johnny Costello connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Dallas | 54-51 |
| 04:11 | Tulane | Robert Miller connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Elton Ratliff | 57-51 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Silas Saylor takes the ball from Johnny Costello | 57-51 |
| 03:50 | Tulane | Silas Saylor connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Rice | Larry Dallas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Rosas (PG), Ronald Wilkins (SG), Pili Azim (SF), Steven Vanmeter (PF), Doug Coulter (C) Robert Miller, Elton Ratliff, Marc Stanley, Silas Saylor, Brian Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Lewis (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Andrew Randall (SF), John Stetler (PF), Frank Long (C) Johnny Costello, Larry Dallas, William Baley, Clarence Reddick, William Noble | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter misses short on a floater from close range | 60-51 |
| 03:07 | Tulane | Pili Azim tips it back up and in | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ralph Rosas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pili Azim (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Vanmeter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Doug Coulter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Randall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stetler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rice | John Stetler loses the dribble to Ralph Rosas | 62-51 |
| 02:55 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Elton Ratliff (SG), Marc Stanley (SF), Silas Saylor (PF) Ronald Wilkins, Pili Azim, Doug Coulter | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG), William Baley (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF) Donald Lewis, Andrew Randall, Frank Long | |
| 02:36 | Tulane | Ralph Rosas buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Marc Stanley | 65-51 |
| 02:14 | Rice | William Baley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 02:12 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Elton Ratliff | 65-51 |
| 01:48 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter is called for traveling | 65-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Miller (PG), Ronald Wilkins (SG), Pili Azim (SF), Doug Coulter (C) Ralph Rosas, Elton Ratliff, Marc Stanley, Silas Saylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Lewis (PG), Andrew Randall (SF), Frank Long (C) Glenn Liljeberg, William Baley, Clarence Reddick | |
| 01:34 | Rice | John Stetler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 01:32 | Tulane | Ronald Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:27 | Tulane | John Stetler steals the ball from Pili Azim | 65-51 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Frank Long double dribbles | 65-51 |
| 00:55 | Tulane | Pili Azim misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 00:53 | Tulane | Pili Azim pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter misses short on a jumper near the basket | 65-51 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Donald Lewis pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Larry Dallas connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Stetler and he's fouled by Doug Coulter - foul #2 on Doug Coulter, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Larry Dallas makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Robert Miller runs out the clock | 65-54 |