| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Collins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Carpenter (fresh) 16 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Samuel Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mlengalenga Acri (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mile Zelonis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfredo Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | George Collins inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Houston | Frank Gaskins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| 19:32 | Tulane | Gary Carpenter steals it from Samuel Jones | 28-33 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses the dunk but he's fouled by Samuel Jones - foul #1 on Samuel Jones, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:57 | Tulane | Mile Zelonis can't connect on a shot from the right side | 30-33 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Dwain Williams pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Alfredo Morales is called for the reach on Dwain Williams - foul #3 on Alfredo Morales, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Giron (C) Alfredo Morales | |
| 18:33 | Houston | Gary Carpenter knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 32-33 |
| 18:04 | Tulane | Mile Zelonis is fouled on the floor by Dwain Williams - foul #2 on Dwain Williams, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 17:51 | Tulane | Mile Zelonis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 17:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to George Collins | 32-33 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Gary Carpenter can't finish the layup | 32-33 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Gary Carpenter tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 17:08 | Tulane | Ronald Manning can't connect on a shot from the right side | 34-33 |
| 17:07 | Tulane | Mlengalenga Acri grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:57 | Tulane | Mlengalenga Acri's floater is tipped away by Gary Carpenter | 34-33 |
| 16:55 | Houston | George Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Dwain Williams scores on a shot in the paint set up by George Collins | 36-33 |
| 16:30 | Tulane | Ruben Giron drills a jumper from the right block set up by Samuel Jones | 36-35 |
| 16:17 | Houston | George Collins scores on a shot from close range and he's fouled by Mlengalenga Acri - foul #1 on Mlengalenga Acri, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), Arlie Bowlby (PF) Aleksandar Slavinski, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Roy Travis (SG), Gerald Wolverton (SF), Martin Hicks (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Ronald Manning, Mlengalenga Acri, Mile Zelonis, Ruben Giron | |
| 16:17 | Houston | George Collins makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:01 | Tulane | Martin Hicks buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Travis | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Samuel Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Travis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Wolverton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Houston | Gary Carpenter banks in the layup set up by Tracy Alers | 41-38 |
| 15:12 | Tulane | Roy Travis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 15:11 | Houston | George Collins pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Frank Gaskins connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tracy Alers | 43-38 |
| 14:54 | Tulane | Gerald Wolverton travels with the ball | 43-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mlengalenga Acri (SF), Mile Zelonis (PF), Alfredo Morales (C) Samuel Jones, Martin Hicks, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 14:28 | Houston | Frank Gaskins makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 14:17 | Tulane | Arlie Bowlby is called for the reach on Mlengalenga Acri - foul #1 on Arlie Bowlby, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), Dwain Williams (PF) Tracy Alers, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Manning (SG) Gerald Wolverton | |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Ronald Manning hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Aleksandar Slavinski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Slavinski, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Ronald Manning makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Ronald Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Gary Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Alfredo Morales - foul #4 on Alfredo Morales, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Giron (C) Alfredo Morales | |
| 13:50 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:33 | Tulane | Mlengalenga Acri lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roy Travis and he's fouled by George Collins - foul #3 on George Collins, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerald Wolverton (PG) Roy Travis | |
| 13:33 | Tulane | Mlengalenga Acri misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Dwain Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Gary Carpenter clanks a jumper in the paint | 48-42 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Gary Carpenter tips it in | 50-42 |
| 13:02 | Tulane | Dwain Williams denies the turnaround by Ronald Manning | 50-42 |
| 13:01 | Tulane | Gerald Wolverton grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:56 | Tulane | Gerald Wolverton connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mlengalenga Acri | 50-45 |
| 12:32 | Houston | George Collins drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Carpenter and the foul's on Ronald Manning - foul #1 on Ronald Manning, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), Arlie Bowlby (C) Aleksandar Slavinski, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Tulane | Samuel Jones (PG) Gerald Wolverton | |
| 12:32 | Houston | George Collins misses the free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:32 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Dwain Williams | 52-45 |
| 12:20 | Houston | The jump hook by George Collins is blocked by Ruben Giron | 52-45 |
| 12:18 | Houston | George Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Frank Gaskins scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Tracy Alers | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Collins (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dwain Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Samuel Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Manning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mlengalenga Acri (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mile Zelonis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Giron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Tulane | Mlengalenga Acri is called for traveling | 55-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (SG), John Ayres (SF), Howard Kirk (PF) Frank Gaskins, George Collins, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Roy Travis (SG), Gerald Wolverton (SF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Ronald Manning, Mlengalenga Acri, Mile Zelonis | |
| 11:19 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 11:17 | Tulane | Ruben Giron pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 11:06 | Tulane | Samuel Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-45 |
| 11:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arlie Bowlby | 55-45 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Ricky Kelly is hacked by Roy Travis - foul #2 on Roy Travis, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), Gary Carpenter (C) Tracy Alers, Ricky Kelly, Howard Kirk | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mlengalenga Acri (SF) Ruben Giron | |
| 10:22 | Houston | Gary Carpenter clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 10:20 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 55-45 |
| 10:03 | Tulane | Heriberto Martinez snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:43 | Tulane | Heriberto Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Houston | George Collins (SF), Dwain Williams (PF) John Ayres, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Manning (SG), Mile Zelonis (PF) Samuel Jones, Gerald Wolverton | |
| 09:27 | Houston | George Collins banks in the layup set up by Frank Gaskins | 57-45 |
| 09:07 | Tulane | Mlengalenga Acri comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Gary Carpenter grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Dwain Williams grabs the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 08:12 | Houston | George Collins misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-45 |
| 08:10 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Mile Zelonis | 57-45 |
| 07:50 | Tulane | Heriberto Martinez scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Mile Zelonis | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Carpenter (tiring) 28 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Roy Travis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mlengalenga Acri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mile Zelonis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Heriberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Mile Zelonis steals it from Frank Gaskins | 57-47 |
| 07:08 | Tulane | Mile Zelonis buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Roy Travis | 57-50 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Frank Gaskins can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 57-50 |
| 06:43 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Mile Zelonis | 57-50 |
| 06:27 | Tulane | Mile Zelonis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 06:25 | Houston | George Collins pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Mile Zelonis blocks the short jumper by George Collins | 57-50 |
| 06:01 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Heriberto Martinez | 57-50 |
| 05:59 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Ricky Kelly (SG), Howard Kirk (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Frank Gaskins, Aleksandar Slavinski, Dwain Williams, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Tulane | Samuel Jones (PG), Alfredo Morales (C) Roy Travis, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 05:47 | Tulane | Mlengalenga Acri lays it in on a great pass from Samuel Jones | 57-52 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Mlengalenga Acri steps in front of the Arlie Bowlby pass | 57-52 |
| 05:03 | Tulane | Samuel Jones misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Collins - foul #4 on George Collins, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG) Ricky Kelly | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerald Wolverton (SG), Heriberto Martinez (SF) Ronald Manning, Mlengalenga Acri | |
| 05:03 | Tulane | Samuel Jones misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:03 | Tulane | Samuel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Samuel Jones steps in front of the Howard Kirk pass | 57-53 |
| 04:37 | Tulane | Gerald Wolverton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-53 |
| 04:35 | Tulane | Alfredo Morales gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:13 | Tulane | Samuel Jones misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 04:12 | Houston | George Collins snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby is hacked by Alfredo Morales - foul #5 on Alfredo Morales, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), John Ayres (SF), Gary Carpenter (C) Tracy Alers, George Collins, Howard Kirk | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mlengalenga Acri (SF), Ruben Giron (C) Heriberto Martinez, Alfredo Morales | |
| 03:57 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:57 | Tulane | Gerald Wolverton grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 03:40 | Tulane | Mlengalenga Acri misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Gary Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Samuel Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Wolverton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mlengalenga Acri (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mile Zelonis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ruben Giron (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Gary Carpenter scores on a shot from the left side set up by Frank Gaskins | 59-53 |
| 02:55 | Tulane | Gerald Wolverton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-53 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Gary Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Houston | George Collins (SF), Dwain Williams (PF) John Ayres, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Manning (SG) Gerald Wolverton | |
| 02:25 | Houston | Mlengalenga Acri steals it from Gary Carpenter | 59-53 |
| 02:03 | Tulane | Mile Zelonis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 02:01 | Tulane | Samuel Jones can't tip it in | 59-53 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Dwain Williams snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Gary Carpenter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Gary Carpenter snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 01:17 | Houston | George Collins scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Gaskins | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:07 | Tulane | Ronald Manning is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Manning, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski is fouled on the floor by Mlengalenga Acri - foul #2 on Mlengalenga Acri, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Mile Zelonis grabs the board | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Samuel Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-53 |
| 00:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gary Carpenter | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Gary Carpenter is hacked by Samuel Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Jones, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:29 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Mile Zelonis | 62-53 |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Samuel Jones makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Manning | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Frank Gaskins is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Jones - foul #3 on Samuel Jones, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (SG) Aleksandar Slavinski | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Frank Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:21 | Tulane | Ruben Giron gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:14 | Tulane | Samuel Jones buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mlengalenga Acri | 63-59 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Ronald Manning is called for the reach on Gary Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Manning, team foul #12 | 63-59 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Ruben Giron pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Mile Zelonis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Ronald Manning is called for the reach on Frank Gaskins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Manning, team foul #13 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG) Ricky Kelly | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:06 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:06 | Tulane | Mile Zelonis gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 00:06 | Tulane | Tulane calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Ronald Manning's layup is rejected by Gary Carpenter | 63-62 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Ruben Giron gets the offensive rebound | 63-62 |