| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willie Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Welling (fresh) SF - James Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leigh Hammond (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Junior Williamson inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Charles Holloway slams it home on a great pass from Michael Neumiller | 27-33 |
| 19:22 | Tulane | Jerry Welling scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Willie Smith | 27-36 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Jason Macedo banks in the layup on a great pass from Junior Williamson and he's fouled by Robert Baldwin - foul #2 on Robert Baldwin, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the free throw | 29-36 |
| 19:08 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:51 | Tulane | Jason Macedo swats the short shot by James Fisher | 29-36 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Michael Neumiller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Baldwin - foul #3 on Robert Baldwin, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Chasse (C) Robert Baldwin | |
| 18:32 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:18 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Fisher | 30-39 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Charles Holloway is fouled on the floor by Willie Smith - foul #2 on Willie Smith, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Charles Holloway is whistled for traveling | 30-39 |
| 17:28 | Tulane | Jason Macedo picks off the pass by Leigh Hammond | 30-39 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Michael Neumiller loses the ball out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Tulane | Samuel Edwards (SG), John Lyons (C) Jerry Welling, James Fisher | |
| 17:06 | Tulane | Samuel Edwards connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Smith and he's fouled by Oscar Santana - foul #2 on Oscar Santana, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 17:06 | Tulane | Samuel Edwards misses the free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Albert James misses the lay-in | 30-41 |
| 16:58 | Tulane | Samuel Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:42 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Justin Chasse | 30-43 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Manuel Swofford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 16:20 | Tulane | John Lyons pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 16:05 | Tulane | Samuel Edwards is whistled for traveling | 30-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Andrew Coffey (PF) Harvey Bull, Oscar Santana, Albert James | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fisher (SF) Leigh Hammond | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa can't connect on a shot from the left side | 30-43 |
| 15:34 | Tulane | Willie Smith grabs the board | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willie Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Justin Chasse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lyons (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Tulane | Justin Chasse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Manuel Swofford, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Broberg (PG), Jerry Welling (SG), Tom Edgington (PF), Robert Baldwin (C) Willie Smith, Samuel Edwards, Justin Chasse, John Lyons | |
| 14:57 | Rice | Robert Baldwin swats the layup by Junior Williamson | 30-43 |
| 14:56 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Fisher | 30-43 |
| 14:37 | Tulane | James Fisher connects on the runner in the paint | 30-45 |
| 14:28 | Rice | James Fisher steps in front of the Andrew Coffey pass | 30-45 |
| 14:25 | Tulane | Jerry Welling lays it up and in on a great pass from James Fisher | 30-47 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Junior Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Andrew Coffey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Leigh Hammond (PF) Tom Edgington | |
| 13:53 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond is hacked by Oscar Santana - foul #3 on Oscar Santana, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Chasse (SF) James Fisher | |
| 13:30 | Tulane | Christopher Broberg loses the ball out of bounds | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (C) Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:18 | Rice | Oscar Santana scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Harvey Bull | 33-47 |
| 12:58 | Tulane | Jerry Welling misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-47 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Manuel Swofford grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Justin Chasse steps in front of the Jeffrey Derosa pass | 33-47 |
| 12:37 | Tulane | Justin Chasse dunks the ball | 33-49 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Oscar Santana is hacked by Jerry Welling - foul #2 on Jerry Welling, team foul #4 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Andrew Coffey (PF) Harvey Bull, Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | Tulane | Willie Smith (PG), Samuel Edwards (SG), James Fisher (SF), John Lyons (C) Christopher Broberg, Jerry Welling, Justin Chasse, Robert Baldwin | |
| 12:06 | Rice | Oscar Santana hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on John Lyons - foul #1 on John Lyons, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Macedo (C) Manuel Swofford | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 12:06 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 11:53 | Tulane | Andrew Coffey denies the turnaround by John Lyons | 35-49 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Charles Holloway pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Charles Holloway clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 11:35 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Leigh Hammond | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Santana (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willie Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leigh Hammond (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lyons (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond is fouled on the floor by Oscar Santana - foul #4 on Oscar Santana, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (SF) Oscar Santana | |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Chasse (C) John Lyons | |
| 11:09 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond misses the lay-in | 35-49 |
| 11:07 | Tulane | James Fisher tips it home | 35-51 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Charles Holloway is fouled on the floor by Willie Smith - foul #3 on Willie Smith, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Baldwin (C) Leigh Hammond | |
| 10:41 | Rice | Samuel Edwards is called for the reach on Michael Neumiller - foul #1 on Samuel Edwards, team foul #7 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Albert James (PF) Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Welling (SG) Samuel Edwards | |
| 10:41 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 10:25 | Tulane | James Fisher clanks a floater from the baseline | 37-51 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Junior Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 37-51 |
| 10:03 | Tulane | Justin Chasse snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 09:59 | Tulane | Willie Smith hits a 3 from straight away set up by Justin Chasse | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:41 | Rice | Albert James connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Justin Chasse - foul #2 on Justin Chasse, team foul #8 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Nole Warren (SG), Andrew Coffey (PF) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Manuel Swofford | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Broberg (PG), Samuel Edwards (SF), Leigh Hammond (PF) Willie Smith, James Fisher, Justin Chasse | |
| 09:41 | Rice | Albert James makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:21 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin knocks in the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Albert James - foul #2 on Albert James, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Junior Williamson, Albert James | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fisher (SF) Jerry Welling | |
| 09:21 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin makes the free throw | 40-57 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Harvey Bull drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-57 |
| 08:58 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond lays it in and he's fouled by Harvey Bull - foul #3 on Harvey Bull, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Lyons (C) Robert Baldwin | |
| 08:58 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond misses the free throw | 43-59 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Jason Macedo pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Harvey Bull's pass is intercepted by Leigh Hammond | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:15 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond's pass is intercepted by Harvey Bull | 43-59 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Andrew Coffey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Jason Macedo pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 07:58 | Tulane | Samuel Edwards grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 07:38 | Tulane | John Lyons loses the dribble to Harvey Bull | 43-59 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Andrew Coffey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 07:25 | Tulane | Samuel Edwards gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nole Warren (fresh) SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Coffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Christopher Broberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leigh Hammond (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - John Lyons (fresh) | |
| 06:56 | Tulane | John Lyons travels with the ball | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Harvey Bull, Nole Warren, Manuel Swofford, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Tulane | Willie Smith (PG), Jerry Welling (SG), Justin Chasse (SF), Tom Edgington (PF), Robert Baldwin (C) Christopher Broberg, Samuel Edwards, James Fisher, Leigh Hammond, John Lyons | |
| 06:35 | Rice | Michael Neumiller can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 06:33 | Tulane | Tom Edgington grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 06:04 | Tulane | Jerry Welling comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 06:02 | Tulane | Jerry Welling gets the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 05:40 | Tulane | Willie Smith misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Albert James - foul #3 on Albert James, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (C) Albert James | |
| Subs | Tulane | Leigh Hammond (PF) Tom Edgington | |
| 05:40 | Tulane | Willie Smith misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 05:40 | Tulane | Willie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Jerry Welling is called for the reach on Junior Williamson - foul #3 on Jerry Welling, team foul #9 | 43-60 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 05:33 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 05:04 | Tulane | Leigh Hammond knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Willie Smith | 44-62 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Manuel Swofford makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 04:31 | Tulane | Jeffrey Derosa blocks the short jumper by Leigh Hammond | 47-62 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Charles Holloway clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-62 |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Justin Chasse pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 03:50 | Tulane | Willie Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Jerry Welling - foul #4 on Jerry Welling, team foul #10 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Albert James (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Manuel Swofford | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Broberg (PG), Samuel Bruner (SG), Samuel Edwards (SF), John Lyons (PF), Tom Edgington (C) Willie Smith, Jerry Welling, Justin Chasse, Leigh Hammond, Robert Baldwin | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 03:27 | Tulane | Tom Edgington snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert James (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Christopher Broberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Bruner (fresh) SF - Samuel Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Lyons (fresh) C - Tom Edgington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Tulane | Tom Edgington knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Samuel Bruner | 48-64 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-64 |
| 02:48 | Tulane | Christopher Broberg grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 02:44 | Tulane | Samuel Edwards hits a jump hook from the left block | 48-66 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Harvey Bull is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Broberg - foul #4 on Christopher Broberg, team foul #11 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (C) Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:42 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 02:42 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Tom Edgington | 48-66 |
| 02:13 | Tulane | Samuel Edwards clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-66 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Albert James grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Oscar Santana can't finish the layup | 48-66 |
| 01:58 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Tom Edgington | 48-66 |
| 01:36 | Tulane | John Lyons scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Albert James - foul #4 on Albert James, team foul #7 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Salvatore Rossi | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Welling (SG), Justin Chasse (SF) Samuel Bruner, Samuel Edwards | |
| 01:36 | Tulane | John Lyons misses the free throw | 48-68 |
| 01:36 | Tulane | Tom Edgington pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 01:13 | Tulane | John Lyons misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-68 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Albert James pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Oscar Santana can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-68 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Albert James misses the tip | 48-68 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Albert James grabs the offensive board | 48-68 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa knocks in the floater near the basket | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Tom Edgington misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Oscar Santana - foul #5 on Oscar Santana, team foul #8 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (SG) Oscar Santana | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Tom Edgington makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Tom Edgington misses the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa hits the finger roll set up by Albert James | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Christopher Broberg runs out the clock | 52-69 |