| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Travis Richmond (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Melvin King (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vule Zorns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Gomez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Santos Gomez inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Tulane | Francis Rogers misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Gerald Timmons - foul #1 on Gerald Timmons, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 19:51 | Tulane | Francis Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:51 | Tulane | Francis Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Rafael Pierce drills a turnaround from the right block | 43-34 |
| 19:07 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Gerald Timmons loses the ball out of bounds | 43-37 |
| 18:33 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer makes the jumpshot from the right side | 43-39 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Arthur Jackson is called for the reach on Melvin King - foul #1 on Arthur Jackson, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Rafael Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Rafael Pierce comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Arthur Jackson - foul #2 on Arthur Jackson, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Schweers (C) Francis Rogers | |
| 17:44 | Rice | Rafael Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Rafael Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 17:30 | Tulane | Gerald Timmons is called for the reach on Patrick Schweers - foul #2 on Gerald Timmons, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Brown (PF) Rafael Pierce | |
| Subs | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz (SG), Jeff Lewis (SF) Matthew Spencer, Santos Gomez | |
| 17:21 | Tulane | Vule Zorns buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Carmelo Diaz | 45-41 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Gerald Timmons travels in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Price (PF) Travis Richmond | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:06 | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 17:05 | Tulane | Jeff Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:58 | Tulane | Vule Zorns can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Nicholas Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Gerald Timmons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Nicholas Brown hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 16:24 | Tulane | Dennis Price is called for the reach on Arthur Jackson - foul #2 on Dennis Price, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Melvin Alexander (SG), Travis Richmond (SF), Rafael Pierce (PF) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Dennis Price, Melvin King | |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Spencer (SG), Santos Gomez (SF) Vule Zorns, Arthur Jackson | |
| 16:18 | Tulane | Rafael Pierce takes the ball from Santos Gomez | 47-41 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Nicholas Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by John Doan | 49-41 |
| 15:56 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Santos Gomez | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Doan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Alexander (fresh) SF - Travis Richmond (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Carmelo Diaz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Spencer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Gomez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Lewis (fresh) C - Patrick Schweers (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Patrick Schweers steals it from Melvin Alexander | 49-43 |
| 15:26 | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 15:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brown | 49-43 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Carmelo Diaz steals the ball from Melvin Alexander | 49-43 |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Doan - foul #1 on John Doan, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), Dennis Price (SF), Chester Mahurin (PF), Melvin King (C) John Doan, Melvin Alexander, Travis Richmond, Rafael Pierce, Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | Vule Zorns (PG), Marvin Despain (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF), Francis Rogers (C) Carmelo Diaz, Santos Gomez, Jeff Lewis, Patrick Schweers | |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Dennis Price grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Melvin King misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Spencer - foul #3 on Matthew Spencer, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Francisco Vasquez (SG) Matthew Spencer | |
| 14:40 | Rice | Melvin King makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Melvin King makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:25 | Tulane | Francisco Vasquez comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-44 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Melvin King gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Dennis Price is whistled for traveling | 51-44 |
| 14:04 | Tulane | Francisco Vasquez drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Vule Zorns | 51-47 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Melvin King is fouled on the floor by Francis Rogers - foul #2 on Francis Rogers, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Richmond (SF), Rafael Pierce (PF) Dennis Price, Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Spencer (SG), Santos Gomez (SF) Francisco Vasquez, Marvin Despain | |
| 13:15 | Rice | Melvin King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| 12:59 | Tulane | Vule Zorns is called for traveling | 51-47 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Gerald Timmons knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 12:05 | Tulane | Vule Zorns misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Melvin King pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Melvin King hits the finger roll | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Travis Richmond (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vule Zorns (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Spencer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Santos Gomez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ricky Benjamin - foul #3 on Ricky Benjamin, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Melvin Alexander (SG), Nicholas Brown (PF), Dennis Price (C) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Rafael Pierce, Melvin King | |
| Subs | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz (PG), Marvin Despain (SF), Jeff Lewis (PF), Patrick Schweers (C) Vule Zorns, Santos Gomez, Arthur Jackson, Francis Rogers | |
| 11:35 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 11:35 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Travis Richmond clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Marvin Despain - foul #4 on Marvin Despain, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Francisco Vasquez (SG), Santos Gomez (SF) Matthew Spencer, Marvin Despain | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:56 | Tulane | Santos Gomez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Chester Mahurin (C) Travis Richmond | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:36 | Rice | John Doan loses the dribble to Patrick Schweers | 58-48 |
| 10:25 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers misses long on a shot near the basket | 58-48 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Melvin Alexander gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Nicholas Brown comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Santos Gomez - foul #2 on Santos Gomez, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), Rafael Pierce (PF), Melvin King (C) John Doan, Melvin Alexander, Dennis Price, Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Vule Zorns (PG), Arthur Jackson (PF) Francisco Vasquez, Santos Gomez | |
| 10:00 | Rice | Nicholas Brown misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Nicholas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:00 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 09:51 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers is hacked by Rafael Pierce - foul #1 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Richmond (SF) Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:40 | Tulane | Vule Zorns buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Jackson and he's hacked by Gerald Timmons - foul #3 on Gerald Timmons, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Spencer (SF) Jeff Lewis | |
| 09:40 | Tulane | Vule Zorns makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Rafael Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-51 |
| 09:09 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Rafael Pierce gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Rafael Pierce makes the driving attempt near the basket | 60-51 |
| 08:44 | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Francis Rogers (C) Patrick Schweers | |
| 08:40 | Rice | Gerald Timmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| 08:22 | Tulane | Francis Rogers hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Vule Zorns | 60-53 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Gerald Timmons loses the ball out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Melvin Alexander (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Travis Richmond | |
| Subs | Tulane | Francisco Vasquez (SG), Santos Gomez (SF), Jeff Lewis (PF) Carmelo Diaz, Matthew Spencer, Arthur Jackson | |
| 07:49 | Tulane | Santos Gomez misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Melvin King snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Doan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Alexander (fresh) SF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin King (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vule Zorns (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Francisco Vasquez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Santos Gomez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Lewis (fresh) C - Francis Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Nicholas Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-53 |
| 07:26 | Tulane | Vule Zorns pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 07:17 | Tulane | Vule Zorns hits a shot from the right block set up by Francis Rogers | 60-55 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Nicholas Brown scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from John Doan | 62-55 |
| 06:42 | Tulane | Santos Gomez misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 62-55 |
| 06:40 | Tulane | Francis Rogers tips it home | 62-57 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Nicholas Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 06:18 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jeff Lewis | 62-57 |
| 06:09 | Tulane | Francis Rogers misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 62-57 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Melvin Alexander snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Nicholas Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 05:47 | Rice | John Doan snags the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), Travis Richmond (SF) John Doan, Melvin Alexander, Rafael Pierce | |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Spencer (SG), Arthur Jackson (PF), Patrick Schweers (C) Francisco Vasquez, Jeff Lewis, Francis Rogers | |
| 05:37 | Rice | Gerald Timmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 05:35 | Tulane | Santos Gomez snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 05:27 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Nicholas Brown is called for a backcourt violation | 62-57 |
| 05:03 | Tulane | Santos Gomez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Santos Gomez, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 04:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Benjamin | 62-57 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 04:36 | Tulane | Arthur Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:28 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Vule Zorns | 62-59 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Gerald Timmons misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-59 |
| 04:10 | Tulane | Santos Gomez grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 62-59 |
| 04:01 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers tips it home | 62-61 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Melvin King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 03:43 | Tulane | Arthur Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Travis Richmond (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vule Zorns (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Spencer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Santos Gomez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Schweers (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Jackson | 62-63 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin is fouled on the floor by Arthur Jackson - foul #3 on Arthur Jackson, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Dennis Price (SF), Rafael Pierce (PF), Chester Mahurin (C) Gerald Timmons, Travis Richmond, Nicholas Brown, Melvin King | |
| Subs | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz (PG), Francisco Vasquez (SG), Marvin Despain (SF), Jeff Lewis (PF), Francis Rogers (C) Vule Zorns, Matthew Spencer, Santos Gomez, Arthur Jackson, Patrick Schweers | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:56 | Tulane | Francis Rogers grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 02:56 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| 02:42 | Tulane | Francisco Vasquez is fouled on the floor by Dennis Price - foul #3 on Dennis Price, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Travis Richmond (SF) John Doan, Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Vule Zorns (PG), Matthew Spencer (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF) Carmelo Diaz, Marvin Despain, Jeff Lewis | |
| 02:42 | Tulane | Francisco Vasquez misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dennis Price | 62-63 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Rafael Pierce is fouled on the floor by Arthur Jackson - foul #4 on Arthur Jackson, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin King (C) Dennis Price | |
| Subs | Tulane | Marvin Despain (SF) Francisco Vasquez | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Rafael Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:13 | Tulane | Francis Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:56 | Tulane | Marvin Despain misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Travis Richmond - foul #2 on Travis Richmond, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 01:56 | Tulane | Marvin Despain misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:56 | Tulane | Marvin Despain misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Rafael Pierce gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Gerald Timmons makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ricky Benjamin | 65-63 |
| 01:27 | Tulane | Vule Zorns hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 01:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Melvin King | 65-63 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Travis Richmond is whistled for a carry | 65-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Santos Gomez (SF) Marvin Despain | |
| 00:58 | Tulane | Vule Zorns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Rafael Pierce misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Gerald Timmons misses the tip | 65-63 |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Santos Gomez pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:21 | Tulane | Francis Rogers misses the lay-in | 65-63 |
| 00:19 | Tulane | Francis Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer banks in the layup set up by Vule Zorns | 65-65 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Rafael Pierce connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Timmons | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Tulane calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Santos Gomez hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 67-65 |