| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Nash (fresh) PF - Raymond English (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sylvester Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kerley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Gaddis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Greene (fresh) C - Stephen Sliger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Michael Nash inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Houston | Steven Gaddis steals the ball from Raymond English | 29-25 |
| 19:26 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols drills a floater from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Edward Castrejon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 19:15 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Michael Nash is called for the reach on John Greene - foul #2 on Michael Nash, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:47 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Gary Kerley | 29-29 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Raymond English is hacked by John Greene - foul #1 on John Greene, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Robert Simmons knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edward Castrejon | 32-29 |
| 17:49 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Kerley | 32-31 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Raymond English knocks in the floater from the left side | 34-31 |
| 17:05 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols scores on a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Raymond English - foul #1 on Raymond English, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Kelley (PF), Brian Jackson (C) Raymond English, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Tulane | Adam Weidman (PF), John Jorge (C) John Greene, Stephen Sliger | |
| 17:05 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Brian Jackson tips it home | 36-34 |
| 16:23 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis misses long on a shot from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 16:21 | Tulane | Adam Weidman pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:09 | Tulane | Adam Weidman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Edward Castrejon snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 15:48 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 15:46 | Houston | Michael Nash tips it but misses | 36-34 |
| 15:44 | Tulane | The rebound goes to John Jorge | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Nash (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Philip Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sylvester Nichols (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kerley (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Steven Gaddis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Weidman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jorge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Sylvester Nichols | 36-36 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 14:51 | Tulane | Philip Kelley is called for the reach on Adam Weidman - foul #1 on Philip Kelley, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond English (PF), Raymond Borger (C) Robert Simmons, Edward Castrejon, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Doering (PG), John Greene (SF), Stephen Sliger (C) Sylvester Nichols, Steven Gaddis, John Jorge | |
| 14:27 | Tulane | Gary Kerley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Raymond Borger snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Doering - foul #4 on Donald Doering, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols (PG), Steven Gaddis (PF) Donald Doering, Adam Weidman | |
| 14:05 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:05 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Stephen Sliger | 40-36 |
| 13:52 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-36 |
| 13:51 | Tulane | Gary Kerley tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Paul Dunn is hacked by John Greene - foul #2 on John Greene, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Sylvester Nichols steals the ball from Robert Cantwell | 40-38 |
| 13:24 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols lays it up and in | 40-40 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-40 |
| 12:56 | Houston | John Galaviz snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 12:41 | Houston | John Galaviz clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:25 | Houston | Raymond Borger drills a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Gary Kerley - foul #1 on Gary Kerley, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG) Robert Cantwell, John Galaviz | |
| Subs | Tulane | Adam Weidman (PF) Steven Gaddis | |
| 12:25 | Houston | Raymond Borger makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:10 | Tulane | Raymond English is called for the reach on Sylvester Nichols - foul #2 on Raymond English, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| 11:54 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 43-40 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Robert Simmons grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Raymond English drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Simmons | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond English (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sylvester Nichols (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Kerley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Greene (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Weidman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Sliger (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Tulane | John Greene hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Raymond Borger misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Stephen Sliger - foul #1 on Stephen Sliger, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (SF), Philip Kelley (PF) Paul Dunn, Raymond English | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Gaddis (SF), John Jorge (C) John Greene, Stephen Sliger | |
| 11:05 | Houston | Raymond Borger makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Raymond Borger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:47 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Philip Kelley - foul #2 on Philip Kelley, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (C) Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:47 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:47 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Edward Castrejon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 47-45 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Edward Castrejon gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 10:12 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:53 | Tulane | Michael Nash takes the ball from Sylvester Nichols | 47-45 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Robert Simmons clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 09:24 | Tulane | John Jorge grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:20 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Weidman | 47-47 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Philip Kelley's floater is tipped away by Adam Weidman | 47-47 |
| 09:09 | Tulane | Adam Weidman grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 08:49 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 08:48 | Tulane | Gary Kerley pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:34 | Tulane | Adam Weidman scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Jorge | 47-49 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Adam Weidman - foul #1 on Adam Weidman, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond Borger (C) Robert Simmons, Edward Castrejon, Michael Nash, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Greene (SF), Stephen Sliger (C) Adam Weidman, John Jorge | |
| 08:20 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:04 | Tulane | John Greene misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 08:03 | Tulane | John Greene grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 07:55 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond English (PF) Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Doering (PG) Sylvester Nichols | |
| 07:44 | Houston | John Galaviz's floater is tipped away by Stephen Sliger | 48-49 |
| 07:43 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:38 | Tulane | Donald Doering hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Robert Cantwell grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 07:24 | Houston | John Galaviz is denied on a layup by John Greene | 48-49 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Raymond English snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond English (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Donald Doering (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Kerley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Gaddis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Sliger (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Paul Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Raymond Borger tips it home | 50-49 |
| 06:48 | Tulane | John Greene travels with the ball | 50-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG) Robert Cantwell, John Galaviz | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 06:35 | Houston | Paul Dunn hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Castrejon | 52-49 |
| 06:20 | Tulane | Donald Doering is hacked by Raymond Borger - foul #1 on Raymond Borger, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Adam Weidman (PF) Steven Gaddis | |
| 06:10 | Tulane | Donald Doering buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Adam Weidman | 52-51 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Raymond English misses the tip | 52-51 |
| 05:50 | Tulane | John Greene snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 05:35 | Tulane | Edward Castrejon is called for the reach on Donald Doering - foul #3 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Kelley (C) Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols (SG), John Jorge (C) Gary Kerley, Stephen Sliger | |
| 05:35 | Tulane | Donald Doering makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:35 | Tulane | Donald Doering makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Robert Simmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-53 |
| 05:19 | Tulane | John Jorge grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 04:54 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Donald Doering | 52-55 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Sylvester Nichols steps in front of the Philip Kelley pass | 52-55 |
| 04:30 | Tulane | Donald Doering banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sylvester Nichols | 52-57 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Donald Doering steps in front of the Robert Simmons pass | 52-57 |
| 04:08 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Doering | 52-59 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Edward Castrejon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 52-59 |
| 03:51 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Sylvester Nichols | 52-59 |
| 03:49 | Tulane | Donald Doering is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Doering, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (SG), Michael Nash (SF), Raymond Borger (C) Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Raymond English | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gary Kerley (SG), Steven Gaddis (SF), Stephen Sliger (C) Donald Doering, Adam Weidman, John Jorge | |
| 03:35 | Houston | Michael Nash hits a driving attempt near the basket | 54-59 |
| 03:16 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols misses short on a jumper from the left side | 54-59 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Michael Nash snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sylvester Nichols (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Kerley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Gaddis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Sliger (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Houston | Raymond Borger connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Philip Kelley | 56-59 |
| 02:49 | Tulane | John Greene connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond English (PF) Robert Cantwell, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Tulane | Adam Weidman (PF) John Greene | |
| 02:20 | Houston | Robert Simmons travels with the ball | 56-62 |
| 02:18 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Greene (PF) Adam Weidman | |
| 02:04 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Raymond Borger snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Houston | Paul Dunn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 01:43 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols misses the runner in the paint | 56-62 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Raymond Borger pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Raymond English comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Paul Dunn tips it home | 58-62 |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 58-62 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Raymond Borger pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Houston | Edward Castrejon is fouled on the floor by Gary Kerley - foul #2 on Gary Kerley, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Tulane | John Greene is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Simmons - foul #2 on Robert Simmons, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| 00:35 | Tulane | John Greene makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:35 | Tulane | John Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Edward Castrejon drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Simmons | 62-64 |
| 00:26 | Tulane | Edward Castrejon is called for the reach on John Greene in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| 00:26 | Tulane | John Greene makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:26 | Tulane | John Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Edward Castrejon is called for the reach on Steven Gaddis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (SG) Edward Castrejon | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Houston | Paul Dunn is called for traveling | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Gary Kerley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Cantwell - foul #2 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #11 | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Gary Kerley misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Gary Kerley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses short on a fullcourt shot | 62-68 |