| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franjo Grzybowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Berdy Nagorski (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Darrel Sturm inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Houston | Darrel Sturm misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Antonio Little gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Antonio Little hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:58 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Wesley Steward loses the ball out of bounds | 37-32 |
| 18:17 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Dikembe Alhambra | 37-32 |
| 17:34 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Wesley Steward snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Alhambra - foul #2 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Arnold - foul #1 on David Arnold, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:02 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:53 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra is fouled on the floor by Ricky Osbourn - foul #2 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| 16:47 | Tulane | James Robinette connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Franjo Grzybowski and the foul's on Wesley Steward - foul #1 on Wesley Steward, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | James Robinette makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Berdy Nagorski doubles Ricky Osbourn and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Berdy Nagorski, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin (PG), Matthew Small (SF), Ronald Moyers (PF) David Arnold, Franjo Grzybowski, Berdy Nagorski | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:57 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Wesley Steward | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Berdy Zarkin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Small (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Moyers (fresh) C - James Robinette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Tulane | James Robinette hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Small | 42-35 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Rudy Connors banks in the layup | 42-37 |
| 15:07 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 15:05 | Tulane | James Robinette grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 14:44 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 14:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to Rudy Connors | 42-37 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn hits a jumper from close range set up by Jeremy Lamarche | 42-39 |
| 14:10 | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin double dribbles | 42-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Arnold (PG), Todd Key (SG), Franjo Grzybowski (SF), Berdy Nagorski (PF), Robert Hoeft (C) Berdy Zarkin, Dikembe Alhambra, Matthew Small, Ronald Moyers, James Robinette | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Evan Monaco, Rudy Connors | |
| 13:53 | Houston | Wesley Steward's pass is intercepted by Todd Key | 42-39 |
| 13:48 | Tulane | Todd Key hits the finger roll | 44-39 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Darrel Sturm can't finish the layup | 44-39 |
| 13:20 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:02 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeremy Lamarche, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra (SG), James Robinette (C) Todd Key, Robert Hoeft | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:20 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Arnold | 48-39 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Darrel Sturm hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wesley Steward | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franjo Grzybowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Berdy Nagorski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Robinette (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Arnold | 50-41 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Antonio Little misses short on a jumper from close range | 50-41 |
| 11:14 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:52 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Lamarche | 50-41 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Darrel Sturm is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Darrel Sturm, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin (PG), Matthew Small (SF) David Arnold, Franjo Grzybowski | |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF), Richard Murphey (C) Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little, Ricky Osbourn | |
| 10:18 | Tulane | Richard Murphey is called for the reach on Berdy Zarkin - foul #1 on Richard Murphey, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Todd Key (SG), Robert Hoeft (C) Dikembe Alhambra, James Robinette | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:08 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Berdy Zarkin | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:51 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche is hacked by Berdy Zarkin - foul #1 on Berdy Zarkin, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG) Wesley Steward | |
| 09:32 | Houston | Richard Murphey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 53-41 |
| 09:31 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Matthew Small | 53-41 |
| 09:13 | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Matthew Small | 56-41 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Rudy Connors knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Corey Crane | 56-43 |
| 08:34 | Tulane | Robert Hoeft lays it up and in | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:21 | Houston | Richard Murphey loses the ball out of bounds | 58-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Arnold (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (SG), Franjo Grzybowski (SF), James Robinette (C) Berdy Zarkin, Todd Key, Matthew Small, Robert Hoeft | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG), Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF), Ricky Osbourn (C) Jeremy Lamarche, Evan Monaco, Rudy Connors, Richard Murphey | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:59 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Antonio Little grabs the board | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Arnold (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franjo Grzybowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Berdy Nagorski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Robinette (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Corey Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Houston | Antonio Little misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 58-43 |
| 07:47 | Tulane | James Robinette snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| 07:24 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Darrel Sturm - foul #2 on Darrel Sturm, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche (SG) Corey Crane | |
| 07:24 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 07:24 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Antonio Little clanks a shot from the right side | 60-43 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Wesley Steward tips it home | 60-45 |
| 06:35 | Tulane | Franjo Grzybowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-45 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Wesley Steward grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 06:30 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 60-45 |
| 06:29 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 06:01 | Tulane | David Arnold hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Antonio Little snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 60-45 |
| 05:51 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Franjo Grzybowski | 60-45 |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Antonio Little is called for the reach on Berdy Nagorski - foul #3 on Antonio Little, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Evan Monaco is hacked by Franjo Grzybowski - foul #1 on Franjo Grzybowski, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Small (SF) Franjo Grzybowski | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:56 | Houston | Wesley Steward buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Berdy Nagorski - foul #4 on Berdy Nagorski, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin (PG) David Arnold | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:56 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the free throw | 62-48 |
| 04:36 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Berdy Zarkin | 64-48 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 64-48 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche gets the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Evan Monaco clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-48 |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Matthew Small pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 03:44 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra clanks a runner from close range | 64-48 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Rudy Connors gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Berdy Zarkin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Small (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Berdy Nagorski (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - James Robinette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Houston | Wesley Steward is hacked by Berdy Zarkin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Berdy Zarkin, team foul #7 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Todd Key (SG), Ronald Moyers (PF), Robert Hoeft (C) Dikembe Alhambra, Berdy Nagorski, James Robinette | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (SG), Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Jeremy Lamarche, Evan Monaco, Rudy Connors | |
| 03:40 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:40 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Tulane | Robert Hoeft's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Osbourn | 64-50 |
| 03:28 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hoeft | 64-50 |
| 03:11 | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin is open and lays it up and in | 66-50 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Antonio Little loses the dribble to Todd Key | 66-50 |
| 02:57 | Tulane | Todd Key hits the finger roll | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Houston | Wesley Steward is open and lays it up and in | 68-52 |
| 02:13 | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-52 |
| 02:11 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 01:49 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 68-52 |
| 01:47 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers grabs the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 01:28 | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Key | 71-52 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Darrel Sturm banks in the layup on a great pass from Corey Crane | 71-54 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Darrel Sturm swats the layup by Berdy Zarkin | 71-54 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Antonio Little grabs the defensive rebound | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Darrel Sturm is hacked by Ronald Moyers - foul #3 on Ronald Moyers, team foul #8 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche (SG) Corey Crane | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Matthew Small hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 71-56 |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Matthew Small tips it back up and in | 73-56 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche is hacked by Robert Hoeft - foul #2 on Robert Hoeft, team foul #9 | 73-56 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Robert Hoeft grabs the board | 73-57 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Robert Hoeft runs out the clock | 73-57 |