| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willie Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Welling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Junior Williamson inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | William Jordan is called for the reach on Jeffrey Derosa - foul #1 on William Jordan, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Robert Baldwin swats the layup by Junior Williamson | 25-25 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Junior Williamson tips it home | 25-27 |
| 19:15 | Tulane | Jerry Welling comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 25-27 |
| 19:14 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin misses the tip | 25-27 |
| 19:13 | Tulane | Jerry Welling tips it in | 27-27 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Junior Williamson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 27-27 |
| 19:06 | Tulane | James Fisher grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 18:48 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by William Jordan | 30-27 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Michael Neumiller blows the layup | 30-27 |
| 18:23 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:14 | Tulane | William Jordan misses long on a runner in the paint | 30-27 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Harvey Bull hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Neumiller | 30-30 |
| 17:36 | Tulane | William Jordan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Michael Neumiller connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 30-32 |
| 16:57 | Tulane | The short jumper by Jerry Welling is denied by Jason Macedo | 30-32 |
| 16:55 | Tulane | Jerry Welling pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:45 | Tulane | Willie Smith misses the shot from the baseline | 30-32 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Jason Macedo pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Jason Macedo comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on William Jordan - foul #2 on William Jordan, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Marshall Archer (PG), Samuel Bruner (SF), Samuel Edwards (PF), Tom Edgington (C) Willie Smith, James Fisher, William Jordan, Robert Baldwin | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Donald Richardson (PF) Harvey Bull, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 16:37 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:37 | Tulane | Jerry Welling pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:24 | Tulane | Marshall Archer hits a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Salvatore Rossi - foul #2 on Salvatore Rossi, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert James (C) Jason Macedo | |
| 16:24 | Tulane | Marshall Archer makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Charles Holloway is fouled on the floor by Marshall Archer - foul #1 on Marshall Archer, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Albert James scores on a 3 from the left wing | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Marshall Archer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Welling (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Samuel Bruner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Samuel Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tom Edgington (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert James (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Tulane | Marshall Archer is fouled on the floor by Salvatore Rossi - foul #3 on Salvatore Rossi, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Willie Smith (PG), Glen Stringer (SG), James Fisher (SF), John Lyons (C) Marshall Archer, Jerry Welling, Samuel Bruner, Tom Edgington | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:37 | Tulane | James Fisher lays it in set up by Willie Smith and the foul's on Salvatore Rossi - foul #4 on Salvatore Rossi, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Nole Warren (SG) Charles Holloway, Salvatore Rossi | |
| 15:37 | Tulane | James Fisher makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Harvey Bull is fouled on the floor by Willie Smith - foul #2 on Willie Smith, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG) Nole Warren | |
| 15:03 | Rice | Michael Neumiller blows the layup but the foul's on Glen Stringer - foul #4 on Glen Stringer, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Baldwin (C) Glen Stringer | |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF) Oscar Santana | |
| 15:03 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:40 | Tulane | James Fisher is fouled on the floor by Junior Williamson - foul #2 on Junior Williamson, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| 14:27 | Tulane | Willie Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Harvey Bull buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Richardson | 39-41 |
| 13:54 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Willie Smith and the foul's on Junior Williamson - foul #3 on Junior Williamson, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Marshall Archer (PG), Jerry Welling (SG), Samuel Bruner (SF), William Jordan (PF) Willie Smith, Samuel Edwards, James Fisher, John Lyons | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Donald Richardson, Albert James | |
| 13:54 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the runner from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 13:22 | Tulane | Marshall Archer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Jason Macedo buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Neumiller | 44-45 |
| 12:46 | Tulane | Marshall Archer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Junior Williamson snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Robert Baldwin denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Derosa | 44-45 |
| 12:34 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:11 | Tulane | Marshall Archer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Jason Macedo pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Michael Neumiller loses the dribble to William Jordan | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Marshall Archer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Welling (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Samuel Bruner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Baldwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Neumiller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Tulane | Jeffrey Derosa is called for the reach on William Jordan - foul #1 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Willie Smith (PG), Samuel Edwards (SG), James Fisher (SF), John Lyons (PF), Tom Edgington (C) Marshall Archer, Jerry Welling, Samuel Bruner, William Jordan, Robert Baldwin | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Nole Warren (SG), Oscar Santana (SF), Donald Richardson (PF), Albert James (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 11:19 | Tulane | James Fisher buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Willie Smith | 46-45 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Oscar Santana can't throw it down | 46-45 |
| 11:02 | Tulane | James Fisher pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:48 | Tulane | John Lyons clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Oscar Santana pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Tom Edgington blocks the short jumper by Harvey Bull | 46-45 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Donald Richardson tips it but misses | 46-45 |
| 10:29 | Tulane | Samuel Edwards snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 10:13 | Tulane | James Fisher misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 10:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Richardson | 46-45 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Albert James scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Oscar Santana | 46-47 |
| 09:42 | Tulane | Albert James swats the shot by Samuel Edwards | 46-47 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Harvey Bull snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Donald Richardson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-47 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Albert James can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Donald Richardson tips it but misses | 46-47 |
| 09:17 | Tulane | Tom Edgington pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:00 | Tulane | John Lyons banks in the layup on a great pass from Tom Edgington | 48-47 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Albert James | 48-49 |
| 08:33 | Tulane | Willie Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Donald Richardson gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Nole Warren misses the jumper from the right block | 48-49 |
| 08:15 | Tulane | James Fisher pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:59 | Tulane | John Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Marshall Archer (PG), Glen Stringer (SG), Jerry Welling (SF), William Jordan (PF), Robert Baldwin (C) Willie Smith, Samuel Edwards, James Fisher, John Lyons, Tom Edgington | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Nole Warren, Oscar Santana, Donald Richardson, Albert James | |
| 07:52 | Rice | Jason Macedo is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jason Macedo, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Marshall Archer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Glen Stringer (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Jerry Welling (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Tulane | William Jordan is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-49 |
| 07:18 | Tulane | Jerry Welling grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:55 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Junior Williamson drills a floater from the right side set up by Jeffrey Derosa | 48-51 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | Charles Holloway is called for the reach on Jerry Welling - foul #1 on Charles Holloway, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Willie Smith (PG) Marshall Archer | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG) Charles Holloway | |
| 06:16 | Tulane | Jerry Welling misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Junior Williamson gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harvey Bull and he's fouled by Willie Smith - foul #3 on Willie Smith, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fisher (SF) Jerry Welling | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:06 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:04 | Tulane | Harvey Bull steps in front of the Willie Smith pass in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Harvey Bull slams it home | 48-56 |
| 05:34 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin's layup is rejected by Jason Macedo | 48-56 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa loses the dribble to James Fisher | 48-56 |
| 05:04 | Tulane | Glen Stringer scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Fisher | 51-56 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Jason Macedo can't tip it in | 51-56 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Junior Williamson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Michael Neumiller connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Harvey Bull | 51-58 |
| 04:16 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Glen Stringer - foul #5 on Glen Stringer, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Welling (SG), Samuel Edwards (PF), John Lyons (C) Glen Stringer, William Jordan, Robert Baldwin | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Donald Richardson (PF) Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 04:03 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:53 | Tulane | Jerry Welling hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Willie Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Welling (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. SF - James Fisher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Harvey Bull loses the dribble to Willie Smith | 57-60 |
| 03:23 | Tulane | John Lyons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Albert James (C) Harvey Bull, Jason Macedo | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Lyons - foul #4 on John Lyons, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Tulane | Marshall Archer (PG), Samuel Bruner (SF) Willie Smith, James Fisher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:46 | Tulane | Samuel Bruner makes the fadeaway near the basket | 59-62 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Willie Smith (PG), James Fisher (SF), Robert Baldwin (C) Marshall Archer, Samuel Bruner, John Lyons | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF) Charles Holloway, Oscar Santana, Salvatore Rossi | |
| 02:37 | Rice | Junior Williamson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 59-62 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Albert James grabs the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Donald Richardson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-62 |
| 02:21 | Tulane | Jerry Welling gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 02:21 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | William Jordan (PF) Samuel Edwards | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Donald Richardson, Albert James | |
| 02:01 | Tulane | James Fisher is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Willie Smith is called for the reach on Jason Macedo - foul #4 on Willie Smith, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:41 | Tulane | Robert Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 01:19 | Tulane | James Fisher scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Michael Neumiller's layup is rejected by William Jordan | 62-63 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Jason Macedo tips it back up and in | 62-65 |
| 00:54 | Tulane | Willie Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Baldwin | 65-65 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Harvey Bull connects on the fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Willie Smith - foul #5 on Willie Smith, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Tulane | Marshall Archer (PG) Willie Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:41 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| 00:33 | Tulane | William Jordan comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffrey Derosa - foul #2 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| 00:33 | Tulane | William Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:33 | Tulane | William Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Junior Williamson is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Welling - foul #2 on Jerry Welling, team foul #12 | 66-68 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:29 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| 00:20 | Tulane | Michael Neumiller picks off the pass by Marshall Archer | 66-69 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Harvey Bull is hacked by Marshall Archer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marshall Archer, team foul #13 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF), Albert James (PF) Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Oscar Santana, Albert James | |
| 00:14 | Tulane | Junior Williamson takes the ball from William Jordan | 66-71 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Harvey Bull lays it in on a nice dish by Junior Williamson | 66-73 |
| 00:05 | Tulane | James Fisher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-73 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | William Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Tulane calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-73 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | James Fisher misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-73 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |