| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) PF - Anthony Tallman (fresh) C - James Kress (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Larson (fresh) SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) PF - Thomas Tokarz (fresh) C - Steven Masters (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | James Kress wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | James Kress is fouled on the floor by Thomas Woods - foul #1 on Thomas Woods, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Justin Heitman misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Ernest Larson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Justin Heitman misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Masters - foul #1 on Steven Masters, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Justin Heitman makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Justin Heitman misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:57 | Tulane | Steven Masters snags the defensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:50 | Tulane | Thomas Woods hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 1-3 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Johnny Thorn gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 1-3 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Anthony Tallman pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Richard Utterback comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 1-3 |
| 18:32 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Steven Masters | 1-3 |
| 18:23 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Kress - foul #1 on James Kress, team foul #1 | 1-3 |
| 18:23 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:23 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Justin Heitman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 1-5 |
| 18:00 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Thomas Tokarz | 1-5 |
| 17:54 | Tulane | Ernest Larson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Tokarz | 1-8 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Justin Heitman misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 1-8 |
| 17:40 | Tulane | Thomas Woods grabs the board | 1-8 |
| 17:31 | Tulane | Steven Masters misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 1-8 |
| 17:30 | Houston | James Kress grabs the defensive rebound | 1-8 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Justin Heitman comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 1-8 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Justin Heitman snags the offensive board | 1-8 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Richard Utterback hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Tokarz - foul #1 on Thomas Tokarz, team foul #3 | 1-8 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Richard Utterback makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Richard Utterback makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:57 | Tulane | Ernest Larson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Thomas Woods steals the ball from James Kress | 3-8 |
| 16:32 | Tulane | Steven Masters misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on James Kress - foul #2 on James Kress, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Williams (SG), John Muller (PF), Michael Zeis (C) Johnny Thorn, Anthony Tallman, James Kress | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Moczulski (PF) Thomas Tokarz | |
| 16:32 | Tulane | Steven Masters makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:32 | Tulane | Steven Masters misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Muller | 3-9 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Richard Utterback misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 3-9 |
| 16:20 | Tulane | Steven Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:03 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 3-9 |
| 16:01 | Houston | John Muller grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Williams (fresh) SF - Justin Heitman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Muller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Zeis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Larson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) PF - John Moczulski (fresh) C - Steven Masters (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Houston | John Muller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Angel Bruno (SF) Richard Utterback, Justin Heitman | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), David Stroud (SF), Virgil Vaughn (C) Ernest Larson, Thomas Woods, Steven Masters | |
| 15:25 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 15:24 | Houston | John Muller snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 14:55 | Houston | John Muller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Moczulski - foul #1 on John Moczulski, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG), Anthony Tallman (PF) Phillip Williams, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Larson (PG), Thomas Woods (SF), Thomas Tokarz (PF) Alfred Blackburn, David Stroud, Virgil Vaughn | |
| 14:55 | Houston | John Muller makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:55 | Houston | John Muller misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:55 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Thomas Tokarz | 4-9 |
| 14:46 | Tulane | Michael Zeis is called for the reach on John Moczulski - foul #1 on Michael Zeis, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| 14:30 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerome Reed | 4-11 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Harold Clingerman hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by John Muller | 6-11 |
| 13:56 | Tulane | Ernest Larson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 13:55 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz hits the follow up shot | 6-13 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Anthony Tallman scores on a shot from the right block and he's fouled by John Moczulski - foul #2 on John Moczulski, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Utterback (PG), Justin Heitman (SF), Donald Stachowski (C) Harold Clingerman, John Muller, Michael Zeis | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG), Steven Masters (C) Jerome Reed, John Moczulski | |
| 13:33 | Houston | Anthony Tallman makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:20 | Tulane | Thomas Woods comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Johnny Thorn grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Richard Utterback misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Anthony Tallman grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Thomas Tokarz steals the ball from Johnny Thorn | 9-13 |
| 12:44 | Tulane | Ernest Larson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-15 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Donald Stachowski drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Utterback | 11-15 |
| 12:20 | Tulane | Thomas Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Williams (SG), John Muller (PF) Johnny Thorn, Anthony Tallman | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), David Stroud (SF), Virgil Vaughn (PF) Ernest Larson, Thomas Woods, Thomas Tokarz | |
| 12:06 | Houston | Phillip Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Utterback | 13-15 |
| 11:58 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 13-15 |
| 11:56 | Tulane | Steven Masters grabs the offensive board | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Muller (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Stachowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) SF - David Stroud (fresh) PF - Virgil Vaughn (fresh) C - Steven Masters (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn scores on a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Justin Heitman - foul #1 on Justin Heitman, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Zeis (C) Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Brown (C) Steven Masters | |
| 11:33 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:22 | Houston | Justin Heitman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 11:21 | Houston | John Muller hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| 11:19 | Tulane | Richard Utterback is called for the reach on Jerome Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Utterback, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Tallman (PF) John Muller | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Larson (PG) Jerome Reed | |
| 11:14 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Phillip Williams is called for traveling | 15-21 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Woods (SF) David Stroud | |
| 10:44 | Tulane | Ernest Larson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ernest Larson, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Johnny Thorn (SG) Richard Utterback, Justin Heitman | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz (PF) James Brown | |
| 10:27 | Houston | Michael Zeis scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Thorn | 18-21 |
| 10:08 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn misses the easy layup | 18-21 |
| 10:06 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz tips it in | 18-23 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Phillip Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Tallman | 21-23 |
| 09:28 | Tulane | Thomas Woods knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alfred Blackburn and he's fouled by Harold Clingerman - foul #1 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Utterback (PG), Justin Heitman (SF), John Muller (PF), Donald Stachowski (C) Harold Clingerman, Phillip Williams, Anthony Tallman, Michael Zeis | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), Dean Lucero (SG), Steven Masters (C) Ernest Larson, Alfred Blackburn, Virgil Vaughn | |
| 09:28 | Tulane | Thomas Woods makes the free throw | 21-26 |
| 09:06 | Houston | The jump hook by Justin Heitman is blocked by Steven Masters | 21-26 |
| 09:05 | Tulane | Thomas Woods snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 08:50 | Tulane | Steven Masters lays it up and in set up by Thomas Woods and the foul's on Donald Stachowski - foul #1 on Donald Stachowski, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SG) Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Stroud (SF), James Brown (PF) Thomas Woods, Thomas Tokarz | |
| 08:50 | Tulane | Steven Masters makes the free throw | 21-29 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Justin Heitman makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Utterback | 24-29 |
| 08:21 | Tulane | Jerome Reed banks in the layup | 24-31 |
| 08:00 | Houston | John Muller drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Heitman | 26-31 |
| 07:51 | Tulane | Jerome Reed can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Stachowski - foul #2 on Donald Stachowski, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Williams (SG), Anthony Tallman (PF), Michael Zeis (C) Harold Clingerman, John Muller, Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG), Thomas Woods (SF), Virgil Vaughn (PF) Dean Lucero, David Stroud, James Brown | |
| 07:51 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 07:51 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Tallman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Zeis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Houston | Phillip Williams misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 07:37 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Alfred Blackburn | 26-33 |
| 07:30 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Woods | 26-35 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Michael Zeis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 07:13 | Tulane | Steven Masters snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 07:06 | Tulane | Jerome Reed is hacked by Richard Utterback - foul #2 on Richard Utterback, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Johnny Thorn (SG) Richard Utterback, Justin Heitman | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz (PF) Steven Masters | |
| 07:06 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 07:06 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Thomas Tokarz swats the layup by Anthony Tallman | 26-37 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Anthony Tallman tips it in | 28-37 |
| 06:38 | Tulane | Thomas Woods's floater is tipped away by Anthony Tallman | 28-37 |
| 06:36 | Tulane | Thomas Woods tips it in | 28-39 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Michael Zeis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 06:17 | Tulane | Thomas Woods gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 05:59 | Tulane | Michael Zeis blocks the short jumper by Alfred Blackburn | 28-39 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Michael Zeis grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Harold Clingerman drills a turnaround in the paint | 30-39 |
| 05:19 | Tulane | Jerome Reed connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Woods | 30-41 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Johnny Thorn knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Williams | 33-41 |
| 04:55 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfred Blackburn | 33-43 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Michael Zeis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Zeis, team foul #10 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG), Justin Heitman (SF), John Muller (C) Harold Clingerman, Phillip Williams, Michael Zeis | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Larson (PG), Dean Lucero (SG), David Stroud (SF), James Brown (PF), Steven Masters (C) Jerome Reed, Alfred Blackburn, Thomas Woods, Thomas Tokarz, Virgil Vaughn | |
| 04:19 | Tulane | Ernest Larson clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-43 |
| 04:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Anthony Tallman | 33-43 |
| 04:07 | Houston | John Muller hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 03:55 | Tulane | Ernest Larson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Anthony Tallman gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fresh) SG - Johnny Thorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Tallman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Muller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Larson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dean Lucero (fresh) SF - David Stroud (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Steven Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Houston | Anthony Tallman misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-43 |
| 03:38 | Tulane | James Brown grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Ernest Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 03:22 | Houston | John Muller snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Anthony Tallman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Stroud - foul #1 on David Stroud, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Utterback (PG), James Kress (C) William Gouin, Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG), Thomas Woods (SF), John Moczulski (PF) Dean Lucero, David Stroud, James Brown | |
| 03:16 | Houston | Anthony Tallman makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Anthony Tallman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 02:59 | Tulane | Steven Masters comes up short on the shot from the right side | 38-43 |
| 02:57 | Tulane | Steven Masters snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 02:52 | Tulane | James Kress is called for the reach on Ernest Larson - foul #3 on James Kress, team foul #11 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Williams (SG), Donald Stachowski (C) Anthony Tallman, James Kress | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Brown (C) Steven Masters | |
| 02:52 | Tulane | Ernest Larson misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 02:52 | Tulane | Ernest Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Alfred Blackburn is called for the reach on Richard Utterback - foul #1 on Alfred Blackburn, team foul #8 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Zeis (C) Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz (PF) James Brown | |
| 02:34 | Houston | Richard Utterback misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 02:34 | Tulane | The rebound goes to John Moczulski | 38-44 |
| 02:21 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Larson | 38-46 |
| 01:56 | Houston | John Muller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 01:47 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Muller - foul #1 on John Muller, team foul #12 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Angel Bruno (SF) Justin Heitman | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Masters (C) John Moczulski | |
| 01:47 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 01:47 | Tulane | Thomas Tokarz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 01:39 | Houston | John Muller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-47 |
| 01:38 | Tulane | Thomas Woods gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 01:27 | Tulane | John Muller steals the ball from Thomas Tokarz | 41-47 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 01:19 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Williams | 41-47 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 01:02 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Thomas Tokarz | 41-47 |
| 00:55 | Tulane | Steven Masters hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 41-47 |
| 00:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Zeis | 41-47 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Michael Zeis is hacked by Steven Masters - foul #2 on Steven Masters, team foul #9 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG), Justin Heitman (SF), Donald Stachowski (C) Phillip Williams, Angel Bruno, John Muller | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), Dean Lucero (SG), David Stroud (SF), John Moczulski (PF), Virgil Vaughn (C) Ernest Larson, Alfred Blackburn, Thomas Woods, Thomas Tokarz, Steven Masters | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Michael Zeis misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | John Moczulski snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 00:15 | Tulane | John Moczulski scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Stroud | 41-49 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Richard Utterback scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-49 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Jerome Reed clanks a fullcourt shot | 43-49 |