| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) C - Jason Macedo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Scott Foust (fresh) SG - James Fisher (fresh) SF - Hans Kovalchek (fresh) PF - Leigh Hammond (fresh) C - Robert Baldwin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jason Macedo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Michael Neumiller comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Hans Kovalchek grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Tulane | James Fisher misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Holloway - foul #1 on Charles Holloway, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Tulane | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | Tulane | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Scott Foust - foul #1 on Scott Foust, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:55 | Tulane | James Fisher hits a floater from the right side | 1-4 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Junior Williamson is fouled on the floor by Scott Foust - foul #2 on Scott Foust, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Welling (PG) Scott Foust | |
| 18:23 | Rice | Andrew Coffey blows the layup | 1-4 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Jason Macedo tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | Tulane | Hans Kovalchek tips it but misses | 3-4 |
| 18:00 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Andrew Coffey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:42 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Robert Baldwin | 3-6 |
| 17:38 | Tulane | Hans Kovalchek buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Robert Baldwin | 3-8 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Junior Williamson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 17:21 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Andrew Coffey grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Charles Holloway's pass is intercepted by Jerry Welling | 6-8 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond lays it in on a great pass from James Fisher | 6-10 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Andrew Coffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG), Harvey Bull (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Albert James (PF), Jeffrey Derosa (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Tulane | Miles Norfleet (C) Robert Baldwin | |
| 16:06 | Tulane | Miles Norfleet misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Albert James - foul #1 on Albert James, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Samuel Edwards (SG), Justin Chasse (C) James Fisher, Hans Kovalchek | |
| 16:06 | Tulane | Miles Norfleet misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:06 | Tulane | Miles Norfleet makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Manuel Swofford connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oscar Santana (fresh) SG - Harvey Bull (fresh) SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert James (fresh) C - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerry Welling (fairly fresh) SG - Samuel Edwards (fresh) SF - Miles Norfleet (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leigh Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Chasse (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Samuel Edwards and the foul's on Albert James - foul #2 on Albert James, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Andrew Coffey (PF) Albert James | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Lyons (C) Jerry Welling | |
| 15:25 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Lyons - foul #1 on John Lyons, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fisher (SG), Hans Kovalchek (SF), Robert Baldwin (C) Samuel Edwards, Leigh Hammond, John Lyons | |
| 15:04 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Hans Kovalchek clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Manuel Swofford - foul #1 on Manuel Swofford, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG) Andrew Coffey | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Hans Kovalchek makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Hans Kovalchek makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Oscar Santana comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 14:29 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Justin Chasse | 10-16 |
| 14:24 | Tulane | James Fisher misses the fadeaway from the right block | 10-16 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Oscar Santana snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Oscar Santana can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 14:09 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Fisher | 10-16 |
| 14:04 | Tulane | Hans Kovalchek is fouled on the floor by Oscar Santana - foul #1 on Oscar Santana, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Oscar Santana, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | Tulane | Leigh Hammond (PF) Miles Norfleet | |
| 13:39 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 10-16 |
| 13:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jason Macedo | 10-16 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Charles Holloway misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-16 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Jason Macedo can't tip it in | 10-16 |
| 13:30 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 13:12 | Tulane | James Fisher buries a floater from close range and he's hacked by Charles Holloway - foul #2 on Charles Holloway, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Andrew Coffey (PF) Charles Holloway, Manuel Swofford | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Welling (PG), Miles Norfleet (SF), John Lyons (C) Justin Chasse, Hans Kovalchek, Robert Baldwin | |
| 13:12 | Tulane | James Fisher makes the free throw | 10-19 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Junior Williamson | 12-19 |
| 12:47 | Tulane | Michael Neumiller is called for the reach on James Fisher - foul #1 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| 12:47 | Tulane | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:47 | Tulane | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is whistled for a carry | 12-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF) Junior Williamson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Samuel Edwards (SG) James Fisher | |
| 11:56 | Tulane | Samuel Edwards misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 12-21 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Andrew Coffey loses the dribble to Leigh Hammond | 12-21 |
| 11:39 | Tulane | Samuel Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (C) Harvey Bull, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Tulane | Hans Kovalchek (SF), Justin Chasse (PF) Miles Norfleet, Leigh Hammond | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oscar Santana (fresh) SG - Michael Neumiller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) C - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerry Welling (fresh) SG - Samuel Edwards (fresh) SF - Hans Kovalchek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Chasse (fresh) C - John Lyons (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa hits the finger roll | 14-21 |
| 11:16 | Tulane | John Lyons knocks in the shot from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Oscar Santana is hacked by Jerry Welling - foul #1 on Jerry Welling, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF) Andrew Coffey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Leigh Hammond (PF), Robert Baldwin (C) Jerry Welling, John Lyons | |
| 10:41 | Rice | Michael Neumiller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-23 |
| 10:39 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 10:34 | Tulane | Justin Chasse blows the layup | 14-23 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 10:15 | Tulane | Hans Kovalchek pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 09:56 | Tulane | Justin Chasse scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-25 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Justin Chasse takes the ball from Oscar Santana | 14-25 |
| 09:19 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (PG), Harvey Bull (SG), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Oscar Santana, Michael Neumiller, Manuel Swofford, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Welling (PG), James Fisher (SG), Miles Norfleet (SF) Justin Chasse, Samuel Edwards, Hans Kovalchek | |
| 09:04 | Rice | Andrew Coffey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-25 |
| 08:44 | Tulane | Jerry Welling knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-28 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Andrew Coffey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #5 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Hans Kovalchek (SF), John Lyons (C) Leigh Hammond, Robert Baldwin | |
| 08:21 | Rice | Andrew Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Andrew Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 08:08 | Tulane | James Fisher misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-28 |
| 08:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Junior Williamson | 16-28 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Nole Warren hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Lyons - foul #2 on John Lyons, team foul #6 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF), Manuel Swofford (PF) Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Leigh Hammond (PF) John Lyons | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Nole Warren makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Nole Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:36 | Tulane | Hans Kovalchek loses the dribble to Manuel Swofford | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nole Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Santana (fresh) PF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerry Welling (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Hans Kovalchek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leigh Hammond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Miles Norfleet (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Manuel Swofford's pass is intercepted by Hans Kovalchek | 18-28 |
| 07:08 | Tulane | Jerry Welling hits the finger roll set up by Hans Kovalchek | 18-30 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Nole Warren clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 06:55 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond snags the defensive board | 18-30 |
| 06:38 | Tulane | Miles Norfleet knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Jerry Welling | 18-32 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Leigh Hammond steals it from Manuel Swofford | 18-32 |
| 06:13 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond is whistled for traveling | 18-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jeffrey Derosa (C) Nole Warren, Oscar Santana, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Chasse (PG), Samuel Edwards (SG), Robert Baldwin (C) Jerry Welling, James Fisher, Miles Norfleet | |
| 05:51 | Rice | Manuel Swofford is fouled on the floor by Hans Kovalchek - foul #1 on Hans Kovalchek, team foul #7 | 18-32 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Manuel Swofford makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Manuel Swofford misses the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:51 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond grabs the board | 19-32 |
| 05:26 | Tulane | Samuel Edwards misses long on a floater from the right block | 19-32 |
| 05:25 | Tulane | Justin Chasse grabs the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 05:12 | Tulane | Justin Chasse scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Edwards | 19-34 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Harvey Bull is fouled on the floor by Justin Chasse - foul #1 on Justin Chasse, team foul #8 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Michael Neumiller, Manuel Swofford, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:57 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:35 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond lays it in on a great pass from Samuel Edwards and he's hacked by Andrew Coffey - foul #1 on Andrew Coffey, team foul #8 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG) Harvey Bull | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fisher (SG), Miles Norfleet (SF) Samuel Edwards, Hans Kovalchek | |
| 04:35 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond misses the free throw | 21-36 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Jason Macedo gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Jason Macedo connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Neumiller | 23-36 |
| 04:09 | Tulane | Justin Chasse is hacked by Michael Neumiller - foul #2 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #9 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (PG) Michael Neumiller | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Welling (PG) Leigh Hammond | |
| 04:09 | Tulane | Justin Chasse makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:09 | Tulane | Justin Chasse makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Jason Macedo blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Baldwin - foul #1 on Robert Baldwin, team foul #9 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Albert James (PF) Nole Warren, Andrew Coffey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Foust (PG), John Lyons (C) Justin Chasse, Robert Baldwin | |
| 03:53 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 03:53 | Tulane | James Fisher grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 03:39 | Tulane | Miles Norfleet hits a turnaround in the paint set up by James Fisher | 23-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert James (fresh) C - Jason Macedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Scott Foust (fresh) SG - James Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Welling (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Miles Norfleet (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Oscar Santana is fouled on the floor by Miles Norfleet - foul #1 on Miles Norfleet, team foul #10 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (PF) Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 03:04 | Tulane | Scott Foust hits a jump hook near the basket set up by James Fisher and the foul's on Junior Williamson - foul #1 on Junior Williamson, team foul #10 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (C) Junior Williamson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Samuel Edwards (SG), Robert Baldwin (C) James Fisher, Jerry Welling | |
| 03:04 | Tulane | Scott Foust makes the free throw | 24-43 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Oscar Santana is hacked by Samuel Edwards - foul #1 on Samuel Edwards, team foul #11 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Chasse (SF) Miles Norfleet | |
| 02:44 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 02:21 | Tulane | John Lyons lays it in on a great pass from Justin Chasse | 25-45 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Charles Holloway misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-45 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses the tip | 25-45 |
| 02:14 | Tulane | John Lyons snags the defensive board | 25-45 |
| 02:05 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Edwards | 25-47 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Samuel Edwards - foul #2 on Samuel Edwards, team foul #12 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF) Charles Holloway, Manuel Swofford, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fisher (SG), Jerry Welling (SF), Miles Norfleet (PF) Samuel Edwards, John Lyons, Robert Baldwin | |
| 01:45 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 01:45 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jerry Welling | 26-47 |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Andrew Coffey is called for the reach on Scott Foust - foul #2 on Andrew Coffey, team foul #11 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Jason Macedo (C) Oscar Santana, Albert James | |
| Subs | Tulane | Leigh Hammond (PF) Justin Chasse | |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Scott Foust misses the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Scott Foust makes the 2nd free throw | 26-48 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-48 |
| 01:15 | Tulane | Miles Norfleet gets the rebound | 26-48 |
| 01:02 | Tulane | Scott Foust scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Fisher | 26-51 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Junior Williamson is hacked by Jerry Welling - foul #2 on Jerry Welling, team foul #13 | 26-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG) Harvey Bull | |
| Subs | Tulane | Hans Kovalchek (SF) Scott Foust | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 26-51 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-51 |
| 00:33 | Tulane | James Fisher hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Welling | 27-53 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Charles Holloway connects on the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Miles Norfleet - foul #2 on Miles Norfleet, team foul #14 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (SF), Albert James (C) Junior Williamson, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Foust (PG), Justin Chasse (C) Jerry Welling, Miles Norfleet | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Charles Holloway makes the free throw | 30-53 |
| 00:05 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond's fadeaway is rejected by Albert James | 30-53 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond grabs the offensive board | 30-53 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | James Fisher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-53 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Justin Chasse snags the offensive board | 30-53 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | The clock runs out | 30-53 |