| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton Tobias (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Shorter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roman Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dennis Ham inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Milton Tobias takes the ball from Randy Steinfeldt | 37-32 |
| 19:31 | Tulane | David Green is denied on a layup by Ernest Joseph | 37-32 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Roman Wright grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Dennis Ham buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Lonnie Moore - foul #1 on Lonnie Moore, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Dennis Ham makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:51 | Tulane | John Sanders double dribbles | 37-35 |
| 18:34 | Rice | A charge is called on Dennis Ham - foul #2 on Dennis Ham, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:16 | Tulane | Milton Tobias connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Dennis Ham misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-35 |
| 17:54 | Tulane | John Sanders gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:33 | Tulane | John Sanders is hacked by Dennis Ham - foul #3 on Dennis Ham, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | William Forbis (PF), Michael Dill (C) John Sanders, Andrew Shorter | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Ernest Joseph | |
| 17:12 | Tulane | Maurice Ohagan is called for the reach on Milton Tobias - foul #1 on Maurice Ohagan, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | Fredrick Backer (PG), John Walker (SG) David Green, Milton Tobias | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG) Randy Steinfeldt | |
| 17:03 | Tulane | Maurice Ohagan steps in front of the Lonnie Moore pass | 39-35 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Donald Rey loses the dribble to William Forbis | 39-35 |
| 16:34 | Tulane | John Walker can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Reid - foul #2 on Michael Reid, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Shorter (C) Lonnie Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Dixon (SF) Roman Wright | |
| 16:34 | Tulane | John Walker makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:34 | Tulane | John Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Michael Reid knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Aaron Dixon | 41-37 |
| 15:51 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Todd McClour - foul #1 on Todd McClour, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips (PG), Milton Tobias (SG), David Green (SF), John Sanders (PF) John Walker, Fredrick Backer, William Forbis, Michael Dill | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Michael Reid, Aaron Dixon, Donald Rey, Maurice Ohagan | |
| 15:51 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:51 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lonnie Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Tobias (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Green (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Shorter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Dennis Ham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 42-37 |
| 15:21 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 15:01 | Tulane | John Sanders misses long on a jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Dennis Ham pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-37 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Stephen Darrington grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Stephen Darrington makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Randy Steinfeldt | 42-40 |
| 14:24 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Milton Tobias | 45-40 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Stephen Darrington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Sanders - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Moore (SF), William Forbis (PF), Michael Dill (C) David Green, John Sanders, Andrew Shorter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:03 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Stephen Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:45 | Tulane | Milton Tobias is hacked by Stephen Darrington - foul #4 on Stephen Darrington, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington, Ernest Joseph | |
| 13:33 | Tulane | Michael Dill is whistled for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG) Randy Steinfeldt | |
| 13:06 | Rice | Todd McClour is hacked by Lonnie Moore - foul #2 on Lonnie Moore, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Green (SG) Milton Tobias | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:54 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Green - foul #1 on David Green, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Fredrick Backer (SG) Lonnie Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:54 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Michael Reid pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Michael Reid hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 45-41 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Roman Wright tips it in | 45-43 |
| 12:10 | Tulane | Fredrick Backer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-43 |
| 12:08 | Tulane | David Green tips it back up and in | 47-43 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Michael Reid's fadeaway is rejected by William Forbis | 47-43 |
| 11:52 | Tulane | Michael Dill snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fredrick Backer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lonnie Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Forbis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Todd McClour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Roman Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Maurice Ohagan (fresh) C - Donald Rey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Tulane | David Green hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Dill | 50-43 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Todd McClour hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 11:18 | Tulane | David Green pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:08 | Tulane | David Green buries a turnaround in the paint | 52-43 |
| 10:42 | Rice | William Forbis takes the ball from Michael Reid | 52-43 |
| 10:28 | Tulane | Fredrick Backer travels with the ball | 52-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips (PG), Milton Tobias (SG), John Sanders (PF), Andrew Shorter (C) David Green, Fredrick Backer, William Forbis, Michael Dill | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Michael Reid, Maurice Ohagan, Donald Rey | |
| 10:13 | Rice | Ernest Joseph knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Roman Wright | 52-45 |
| 09:44 | Tulane | Lonnie Moore makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Lonnie Phillips | 54-45 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Oscar Johnson misses the floater from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt slams it home on a great pass from Roman Wright | 54-47 |
| 08:57 | Tulane | Lonnie Moore misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Oscar Johnson - foul #1 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Rey (PF) Roman Wright | |
| 08:57 | Tulane | Lonnie Moore makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:57 | Tulane | Lonnie Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ernest Joseph | 55-47 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Dennis Ham buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Donald Rey | 55-50 |
| 08:34 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 08:33 | Tulane | John Sanders tips it back up and in | 57-50 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Oscar Johnson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Ham | 57-52 |
| 08:03 | Tulane | John Sanders scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lonnie Phillips | 60-52 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 07:41 | Tulane | The rebound goes to John Sanders | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lonnie Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Tobias (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lonnie Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Shorter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Ham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Rey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Tulane | Ernest Joseph swats the layup by Lonnie Moore | 60-52 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Oscar Johnson snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 60-52 |
| 07:22 | Tulane | John Sanders grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 07:04 | Tulane | Milton Tobias clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Oscar Johnson - foul #2 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Fredrick Backer (PG), David Green (SF), William Forbis (PF), Michael Dill (C) Lonnie Phillips, Lonnie Moore, John Sanders, Andrew Shorter | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Donald Rey, Ernest Joseph | |
| 07:04 | Tulane | Milton Tobias makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:04 | Tulane | Milton Tobias makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Roman Wright is fouled on the floor by Michael Dill - foul #1 on Michael Dill, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | John Walker (SG) Milton Tobias | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:30 | Rice | Michael Reid dunks the ball set up by Stephen Darrington | 62-54 |
| 06:14 | Tulane | William Forbis drills a shot from close range | 64-54 |
| 05:53 | Rice | William Forbis takes the ball from Stephen Darrington | 64-54 |
| 05:43 | Tulane | William Forbis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 05:41 | Tulane | William Forbis tips it home | 66-54 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Stephen Darrington can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 66-54 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Todd McClour gets the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Michael Reid misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Fredrick Backer - foul #3 on Fredrick Backer, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips (PG), Milton Tobias (SG), Andrew Shorter (C) Fredrick Backer, John Walker, Michael Dill | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Roman Wright, Maurice Ohagan | |
| 05:03 | Rice | Michael Reid makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Michael Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:39 | Tulane | Stephen Darrington picks off the pass by William Forbis | 66-56 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Reid | 66-59 |
| 03:55 | Tulane | Michael Reid steals it from David Green | 66-59 |
| 03:38 | Rice | David Green takes the ball from Randy Steinfeldt | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lonnie Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Tobias (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Forbis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Andrew Shorter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Reid (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Darrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Tulane | David Green is hacked by Dennis Ham - foul #4 on Dennis Ham, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Moore (SF), John Sanders (PF) Lonnie Phillips, William Forbis | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Michael Reid, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington, Ernest Joseph | |
| 03:12 | Tulane | David Green makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:12 | Tulane | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:05 | Rice | Donald Rey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Fredrick Backer (PG) David Green | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 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) | |
| 02:36 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter is called for traveling | 68-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips (PG), Michael Dill (C) Milton Tobias, Andrew Shorter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:33 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Milton Tobias (SG), Andrew Shorter (C) Fredrick Backer, Michael Dill | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Ham (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF), Ernest Joseph (C) Roman Wright, Donald Rey, Maurice Ohagan | |
| 02:22 | Rice | John Sanders denies the turnaround by Oscar Johnson | 68-59 |
| 02:20 | Tulane | John Sanders grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 01:56 | Tulane | Milton Tobias clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Stephen Darrington snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Stephen Darrington knocks in the floater from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:13 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter is fouled on the floor by Stephen Darrington - foul #5 on Stephen Darrington, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Roman Wright (PF) Stephen Darrington | |
| 01:13 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:13 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Roman Wright clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 00:56 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Steinfeldt - foul #1 on Randy Steinfeldt, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Green (PG) Lonnie Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:54 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:54 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | David Green is called for the reach on Dennis Ham - foul #2 on David Green, team foul #7 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Tulane | Fredrick Backer (PG), John Walker (SG), William Forbis (PF), Michael Dill (C) Milton Tobias, Lonnie Moore, John Sanders, Andrew Shorter | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Donald Rey (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Ernest Joseph | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Dennis Ham makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Dennis Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:47 | Tulane | John Walker is hacked by Michael Reid in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Reid, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | Milton Tobias (SG), Lonnie Moore (SF), John Sanders (PF), Andrew Shorter (C) Fredrick Backer, David Green, William Forbis, Michael Dill | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Michael Reid, Donald Rey | |
| 00:47 | Tulane | John Walker makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:47 | Tulane | John Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-63 |
| 00:41 | Tulane | John Sanders gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Tulane | John Sanders blows the layup but he's fouled by Oscar Johnson - foul #3 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #13 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Green (PG), Fredrick Backer (SG), William Forbis (SF), Michael Dill (C) John Walker, Milton Tobias, Lonnie Moore, Andrew Shorter | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Ernest Joseph | |
| 00:17 | Tulane | John Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:17 | Tulane | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:10 | Rice | David Green picks off the pass by Donald Rey | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | David Green runs out the clock | 75-63 |