| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 13 pts. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dan Gilmore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Bilski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Krug (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfredo Morales (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Jon Bilski inbounds the ball | 24-19 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Tulane | Albert Ewing misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 19:48 | Tulane | Alfredo Morales misses the tip | 24-19 |
| 19:47 | Houston | Kevin Bickford pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 19:41 | Houston | The jumper by Kevin Bickford is denied by Alfredo Morales | 24-19 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Tracy Alers pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-19 |
| 18:48 | Tulane | Dan Gilmore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Dwain Williams pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Dwain Williams knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Luis Moran and he's fouled by Alfredo Morales - foul #1 on Alfredo Morales, team foul #1 | 28-19 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the free throw | 28-19 |
| 18:20 | Tulane | Alfredo Morales pulls down the rebound | 28-19 |
| 18:06 | Tulane | Alfredo Morales misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-19 |
| 18:04 | Tulane | Jon Bilski tips it home | 28-21 |
| 17:40 | Houston | John Ayres's layup is rejected by Dennis Krug | 28-21 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | Jon Bilski snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 17:20 | Tulane | Alfredo Morales can't finish the layup | 28-21 |
| 17:19 | Tulane | Jon Bilski misses the tip | 28-21 |
| 17:17 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Alfredo Morales | 28-21 |
| 17:02 | Tulane | Jon Bilski misses the lay-in | 28-21 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Dwain Williams pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Albert Ewing steals the ball from Tracy Alers | 28-21 |
| 16:52 | Tulane | Albert Ewing lays it in | 28-23 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Dwain Williams hits the finger roll | 30-23 |
| 16:04 | Tulane | Jon Bilski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 16:03 | Tulane | Albert Ewing tips it back up and in | 30-25 |
| 15:39 | Houston | Tracy Alers drills a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Dennis Krug - foul #2 on Dennis Krug, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Jerome Wyatt (PF), Steve Merlino (C) Luis Moran, John Ayres, Kevin Bickford, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Pitts (PG), Lamont Davis (SG), Kevin Fraley (SF), Andrew Fields (PF), Larry Bell (C) Dan Gilmore, Albert Ewing, Jon Bilski, Dennis Krug, Alfredo Morales | |
| 15:39 | Houston | Tracy Alers makes the free throw | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lamont Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Fraley (fresh) PF - Andrew Fields (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Tulane | Andrew Fields knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Lamont Davis | 33-27 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Tracy Alers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 14:52 | Tulane | Larry Bell snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 14:30 | Tulane | Lamont Davis is whistled for a carry | 33-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), Dwain Williams (C) Tracy Alers, Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dan Gilmore (PG) Larry Bell | |
| 14:03 | Houston | Dwain Williams blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Fraley - foul #1 on Kevin Fraley, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (SG) David Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | Albert Ewing (SG), Jon Bilski (SF) Lamont Davis, James Pitts | |
| 14:03 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 13:48 | Tulane | Jon Bilski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 13:46 | Tulane | Albert Ewing tips it back up and in | 35-29 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Luis Moran | 38-29 |
| 13:08 | Tulane | Albert Ewing is called for traveling | 38-29 |
| Subs | Houston | John Ayres (SF), Kevin Bickford (PF) Bobby Hines, Jerome Wyatt | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfredo Morales (C) Kevin Fraley | |
| 12:45 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the turnaround from the right block | 38-29 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Luis Moran hits the follow up shot | 40-29 |
| 12:24 | Tulane | Dan Gilmore misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Ayres - foul #1 on John Ayres, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Steve Merlino (C) Ricky Kelly, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Kevin Fraley (PF) Andrew Fields | |
| 12:24 | Tulane | Dan Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:24 | Tulane | Dan Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Kevin Bickford is denied on a layup by Kevin Fraley | 40-31 |
| 12:04 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 11:48 | Tulane | Albert Ewing is fouled on the floor by Tracy Alers - foul #2 on Tracy Alers, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Pitts (PG), Dennis Krug (PF) Dan Gilmore, Kevin Fraley | |
| 11:31 | Tulane | Luis Moran is called for the reach on Albert Ewing - foul #2 on Luis Moran, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG) Luis Moran | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lamont Davis (SG), Kevin Fraley (SF) Albert Ewing, Jon Bilski | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lamont Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Fraley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Krug (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfredo Morales (fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Tulane | James Pitts is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Pitts, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Dwain Williams (C) Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:58 | Houston | Kevin Bickford buries a jumper in the lane | 42-31 |
| 10:42 | Tulane | Dennis Krug is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Dennis Krug, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Kevin Bickford can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Krug - foul #4 on Dennis Krug, team foul #6 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), Luis Moran (SG), Bobby Hines (SF) Tracy Alers, David Brown, John Ayres | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dan Gilmore (PG), Albert Ewing (SG), Jon Bilski (SF), Andrew Fields (PF) James Pitts, Lamont Davis, Kevin Fraley, Dennis Krug | |
| 10:13 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 10:13 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Andrew Fields | 43-31 |
| 10:05 | Tulane | Andrew Fields is fouled on the floor by Luis Moran - foul #3 on Luis Moran, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Jerome Wyatt (PF) Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | Tulane | Larry Bell (C) Alfredo Morales | |
| 09:43 | Tulane | Dwain Williams denies the turnaround by Andrew Fields | 43-31 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Bobby Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Ricky Kelly buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Luis Moran | 46-31 |
| 09:07 | Tulane | Andrew Fields drills a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Jerome Wyatt - foul #1 on Jerome Wyatt, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Steve Merlino (C) Ricky Kelly, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfredo Morales (C) Larry Bell | |
| 09:07 | Tulane | Andrew Fields makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Luis Moran hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Albert Ewing - foul #3 on Albert Ewing, team foul #7 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Houston | John Ayres (SF), Kevin Bickford (PF) Bobby Hines, Jerome Wyatt | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 08:50 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:41 | Tulane | Dan Gilmore can't finish the layup | 49-34 |
| 08:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Tracy Alers | 49-34 |
| 08:35 | Houston | John Ayres is called for traveling | 49-34 |
| 08:22 | Tulane | Jon Bilski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-34 |
| 08:20 | Tulane | Alfredo Morales snags the offensive board | 49-34 |
| 08:08 | Tulane | Albert Ewing knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Kevin Bickford hits a shot from close range set up by Tracy Alers | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:21 | Tulane | Jon Bilski makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Albert Ewing | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luis Moran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dan Gilmore (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Ewing (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jon Bilski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfredo Morales (fresh) 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:00 | Houston | John Ayres is fouled on the floor by Jon Bilski - foul #3 on Jon Bilski, team foul #8 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Jerome Wyatt (PF), Dwain Williams (C) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, Kevin Bickford, Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Pitts (PG), Lamont Davis (SG), Kevin Fraley (SF), Dennis Krug (PF), Larry Bell (C) Dan Gilmore, Albert Ewing, Jon Bilski, Andrew Fields, Alfredo Morales | |
| 07:00 | Houston | John Ayres misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Dwain Williams grabs the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-40 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt tips it but misses | 51-40 |
| 06:42 | Houston | John Ayres tips it back up and in | 53-40 |
| 06:27 | Tulane | James Pitts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 53-40 |
| 06:26 | Tulane | James Pitts grabs the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 06:10 | Tulane | Dennis Krug banks in the layup | 53-42 |
| 05:48 | Houston | John Ayres scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Ricky Kelly and the foul's on Larry Bell - foul #1 on Larry Bell, team foul #9 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Kevin Bickford (PF) Ricky Kelly, Jerome Wyatt | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dan Gilmore (PG), Albert Ewing (SG), Andrew Fields (C) Lamont Davis, Kevin Fraley, Larry Bell | |
| 05:48 | Houston | John Ayres makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:37 | Tulane | Albert Ewing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (SG), Bobby Hines (SF) David Brown, John Ayres | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jon Bilski (SF), Alfredo Morales (C) James Pitts, Andrew Fields | |
| 05:14 | Houston | Tracy Alers misses short on a shot from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Kevin Bickford grabs the offensive board | 56-42 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Dan Gilmore steps in front of the Tracy Alers pass | 56-42 |
| 04:55 | Tulane | Dennis Krug is denied on a layup by Dwain Williams | 56-42 |
| 04:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dwain Williams | 56-42 |
| 04:29 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the turnaround near the basket | 58-42 |
| 04:11 | Tulane | The pull-up jumper by Albert Ewing is blocked by Bobby Hines | 58-42 |
| 04:10 | Tulane | Alfredo Morales pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 03:59 | Tulane | Albert Ewing's fadeaway is rejected by Dwain Williams | 58-42 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Dwain Williams snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Houston | Jon Bilski steps in front of the Dwain Williams pass | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Tulane | Albert Ewing drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luis Moran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bickford (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dan Gilmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Ewing (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jon Bilski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Krug (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Alfredo Morales (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the shot in the paint | 60-45 |
| 02:47 | Tulane | Dennis Krug can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Luis Moran - foul #4 on Luis Moran, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Jerome Wyatt (PF), Steve Merlino (C) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, Kevin Bickford, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Pitts (PG), Lamont Davis (SG), Kevin Fraley (SF), Andrew Fields (C) Dan Gilmore, Albert Ewing, Jon Bilski, Alfredo Morales | |
| 02:47 | Tulane | Dennis Krug makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:47 | Tulane | Dennis Krug misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Steve Merlino grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Dennis Krug steals the ball from Ricky Kelly | 60-46 |
| 02:15 | Tulane | James Pitts hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-49 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Kevin Fraley denies the turnaround by Ricky Kelly | 60-49 |
| 01:45 | Tulane | Kevin Fraley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 01:27 | Tulane | Lamont Davis comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Bobby Hines snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 01:05 | Houston | David Brown is hacked by James Pitts - foul #2 on James Pitts, team foul #10 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Larry Bell (C) Dennis Krug | |
| 01:05 | Houston | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:05 | Houston | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:51 | Tulane | Andrew Fields blows the layup | 62-49 |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Andrew Fields grabs the offensive board | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Tulane | Larry Bell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Bobby Hines grabs the board | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Lamont Davis is called for the reach on Steve Merlino - foul #1 on Lamont Davis, team foul #11 | 62-49 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Steve Merlino makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 00:19 | Tulane | Larry Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | Andrew Fields misses the lay-in | 63-49 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Ricky Kelly runs out the clock | 63-49 |