| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) SG - Gerald Turcios (fresh) SF - Vincent Clark (fresh) PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) C - Gabriel Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) SF - Bart Brown (fresh) PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) C - Kyle Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Robert Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Tulane | Vincent Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Gabriel Marino steps in front of the Donald Giardina pass | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Tulane | Robert Anderson is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Harold Griffin buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Corey Crane | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Tulane | Gerald Turcios misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | Tulane | Gabriel Marino tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Corey Crane misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Bart Brown snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Corey Crane drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-6 |
| 17:13 | Tulane | Gabriel Marino can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 2-6 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Kyle Bell gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Corey Crane misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Tulane | Giovanni Conti (PG), David Sears (SG), Stanley Ferrara (SF), Ronald Moyers (PF), Matthew Small (C) Kenneth Anderson, Gerald Turcios, Vincent Clark, Robert Anderson, Gabriel Marino | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:06 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:39 | Tulane | David Sears drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Giovanni Conti | 5-8 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Corey Crane is hacked by Giovanni Conti in the backcourt - foul #1 on Giovanni Conti, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Bart Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Corey Crane and the foul's on David Sears - foul #1 on David Sears, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:59 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from David Sears | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Giovanni Conti (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Ferrara (fresh) PF - Ronald Moyers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Small (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kyle Bell (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Houston | Corey Crane is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 15:43 | Tulane | Stanley Ferrara banks in the layup on a great pass from Giovanni Conti | 9-11 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Ronald Moyers is called for the reach on Corey Crane - foul #1 on Ronald Moyers, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincent Clark (SF) Stanley Ferrara | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF) Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin | |
| 14:50 | Houston | Matthew Small swats the short shot by Darrell Kuhn | 9-11 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn tips it in | 9-13 |
| 14:30 | Tulane | David Sears misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 14:28 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers tips it home | 11-13 |
| 14:09 | Houston | Kyle Bell is fouled on the floor by David Sears - foul #2 on David Sears, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Kenneth Anderson (PG), Gerald Turcios (SG), Stanley Ferrara (SF) Giovanni Conti, David Sears, Vincent Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF) Kevin Tyler, Kyle Bell | |
| 13:59 | Houston | Ronald Moyers takes the ball from Darrell Kuhn | 11-13 |
| 13:35 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers is fouled on the floor by Charles Silver - foul #1 on Charles Silver, team foul #1 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincent Clark (SF), Leonard Roland (PF) Stanley Ferrara, Ronald Moyers | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) Corey Crane | |
| 13:13 | Tulane | Gerald Turcios clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Giardina - foul #1 on Donald Giardina, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Giovanni Conti (PG), Stanley Ferrara (SF), Ronald Moyers (PF), Gabriel Marino (C) Kenneth Anderson, Vincent Clark, Leonard Roland, Matthew Small | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:13 | Tulane | Gerald Turcios makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:13 | Tulane | Gerald Turcios makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Charles Silver knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Giardina | 13-15 |
| 12:42 | Tulane | Stanley Ferrara is fouled on the floor by Darrell Kuhn - foul #1 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Tulane | Kenneth Anderson (PG), Vincent Clark (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Matthew Small (C) Giovanni Conti, Stanley Ferrara, Ronald Moyers, Gabriel Marino | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Kyle Bell (C) Charles Silver, Darrell Kuhn | |
| 12:25 | Tulane | Gerald Turcios's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Tulane | Giovanni Conti (PG), Leonard Roland (C) Kenneth Anderson, Matthew Small | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Tyler (PF) Harold Griffin | |
| 12:03 | Houston | Kevin Tyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Tulane | Kenneth Anderson (PG), Ronald Moyers (PF), Matthew Small (C) Giovanni Conti, Robert Anderson, Leonard Roland | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (PF) Kevin Tyler | |
| 11:36 | Tulane | Gerald Turcios misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 11:34 | Tulane | Gerald Turcios snags the offensive board | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) SG - Gerald Turcios (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vincent Clark (fresh) PF - Ronald Moyers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Small (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Bell (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Tulane | Matthew Small misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 11:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bart Brown | 13-15 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Vincent Clark is called for the reach on Bart Brown - foul #1 on Vincent Clark, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Tulane | Giovanni Conti (PG), Stanley Ferrara (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Gabriel Marino (C) Kenneth Anderson, Vincent Clark, Ronald Moyers, Matthew Small | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Harold Griffin (PF) Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Darrell Kuhn | |
| 10:44 | Houston | Corey Crane misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 10:42 | Tulane | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:17 | Tulane | Gerald Turcios makes the 3 from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Giovanni Conti steals it from Kyle Bell | 16-15 |
| 09:43 | Tulane | Gerald Turcios misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Harold Griffin pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Kevin Tyler's fadeaway is rejected by Gabriel Marino | 16-15 |
| 09:30 | Tulane | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:13 | Tulane | Gabriel Marino can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 16-15 |
| 09:12 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Silver | 16-15 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Harold Griffin can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 16-15 |
| 08:54 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Stanley Ferrara | 16-15 |
| 08:25 | Tulane | Gerald Turcios misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Kevin Tyler snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Giovanni Conti picks off the pass by Kevin Tyler | 16-15 |
| 07:59 | Tulane | Stanley Ferrara throws it down on a nice dish by Giovanni Conti | 18-15 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Ferrara - foul #1 on Stanley Ferrara, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Tulane | Kenneth Anderson (PG), David Sears (SG), Vincent Clark (SF), Ronald Moyers (PF), Matthew Small (C) Giovanni Conti, Gerald Turcios, Stanley Ferrara, Robert Anderson, Gabriel Marino | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Bart Brown (SF), Darrell Kuhn (C) Corey Crane, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| 07:49 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:49 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 07:20 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers misses the lay-in | 18-16 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Kevin Tyler pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) SG - David Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Clark (fresh) PF - Ronald Moyers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Small (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Silver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Houston | Donald Giardina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerald Turcios (SG) David Sears | |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (C) Kevin Tyler | |
| 06:41 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Darrell Kuhn - foul #2 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Tulane | Leonard Roland (PF) Gerald Turcios | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Harold Griffin (PF) Charles Silver, Darrell Kuhn | |
| 06:41 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:41 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:41 | Houston | John Rouleau snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Harold Griffin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Harold Griffin, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerald Turcios (SG) Leonard Roland | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:02 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers jams it on a great pass from Gerald Turcios | 20-16 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 05:46 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Giardina | 20-16 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Corey Crane loses the dribble to Gerald Turcios | 20-16 |
| 05:13 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers is hacked by John Rouleau - foul #1 on John Rouleau, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Tyler (PF), Kyle Bell (C) Harold Griffin, John Rouleau | |
| 04:55 | Tulane | Gerald Turcios comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Kevin Tyler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Bart Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Donald Giardina is called for traveling | 20-16 |
| Subs | Tulane | Giovanni Conti (PG), Stanley Ferrara (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Gabriel Marino (C) Kenneth Anderson, Gerald Turcios, Ronald Moyers, Matthew Small | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG), John Rouleau (PF) Donald Giardina, Bart Brown | |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Vincent Clark drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Ferrara | 23-16 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Charles Silver connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Tyler | 23-19 |
| 03:14 | Tulane | Robert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-19 |
| 03:13 | Tulane | Stanley Ferrara misses the tip | 23-19 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Kyle Bell gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Giovanni Conti (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Ferrara (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Rouleau (fresh) C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Houston | Corey Crane hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Silver | 23-21 |
| 02:35 | Tulane | Robert Anderson misses the fadeaway from the right block | 23-21 |
| 02:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Tyler | 23-21 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Charles Silver loses the dribble to Giovanni Conti | 23-21 |
| 01:53 | Tulane | Vincent Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-21 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Kyle Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Gabriel Marino swats the short shot by Kevin Tyler | 23-21 |
| 01:36 | Tulane | Gabriel Marino pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 01:15 | Tulane | Robert Anderson misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Tyler - foul #1 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Kenneth Anderson (PG), Gerald Turcios (SG), David Sears (SF), Matthew Small (C) Giovanni Conti, Vincent Clark, Stanley Ferrara, Gabriel Marino | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Darrell Kuhn (C) Corey Crane, Kevin Tyler, John Rouleau, Kyle Bell | |
| 01:15 | Tulane | Robert Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 01:15 | Tulane | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn's floater is knocked away by Robert Anderson | 24-21 |
| 00:41 | Tulane | Robert Anderson grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 00:23 | Tulane | David Sears is fouled on the floor by Donald Giardina - foul #2 on Donald Giardina, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Moyers (PF) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Kyle Bell (C) Charles Silver, Darrell Kuhn | |
| 00:23 | Tulane | David Sears makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 00:23 | Tulane | David Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Harold Griffin loses the dribble to Kenneth Anderson | 26-21 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Kenneth Anderson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-21 |