| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) SG - Lester Peterson (fresh) SF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) PF - Jared Brown (fresh) C - Jason Karr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Clarence Daniels wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Houston | Clarence Daniels misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Houston | Patrick Hall snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Clarence Daniels misses the easy open layup | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Patrick Hall snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Tulane | Jared Brown grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Tulane | Jason Karr connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Dean | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Eddie Davidson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Eddie Davidson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Tulane | Jason Karr blows the dunk | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Tulane | Jason Karr hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Dustin Romer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Lester Peterson | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | Tulane | Jason Karr is called for traveling | 4-0 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Lester Peterson is called for the reach on Eddie Davidson - foul #1 on Lester Peterson, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Patrick Hall is denied on a layup by Jason Karr | 4-0 |
| 17:29 | Tulane | Jason Karr grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:07 | Tulane | Jason Karr can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Clarence Daniels - foul #1 on Clarence Daniels, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 17:07 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:07 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses long on a jumper from the right block | 5-0 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Clarence Daniels tips it in | 5-2 |
| 16:39 | Tulane | Jason Karr scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jared Brown | 7-2 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Dustin Romer splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:06 | Tulane | Clarence Daniels denies the turnaround by Jason Karr | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Dustin Romer grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Justin Kirkley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 15:49 | Tulane | Jared Brown grabs the board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Peterson (fresh) SF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) PF - Jared Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Tulane | Jared Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carl Lheureux | 9-5 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Justin Kirkley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 15:20 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 15:02 | Tulane | The jump hook by Jason Karr is blocked by Patrick Hall | 9-5 |
| 15:01 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux gets the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Lester Peterson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 9-5 |
| 14:49 | Tulane | Lester Peterson tips it but misses | 9-5 |
| 14:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dustin Romer | 9-5 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Lester Peterson takes the ball from Dustin Romer after a doubleteam | 9-5 |
| 14:14 | Tulane | Lester Peterson is denied on a dunk by Clarence Daniels | 9-5 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Patrick Hall grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Dustin Romer shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 13:47 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses the runner from close range | 9-8 |
| 13:45 | Tulane | Jared Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:29 | Tulane | Jared Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Patrick Beier (SG), Brad Johnson (SF), Michael Breeze (PF), Lloyd Scharfenberg (C) Richard Dean, Lester Peterson, Carl Lheureux, Jared Brown, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Arthur Estes (SG), Jack Ward (SF), Rickey Burton (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Justin Kirkley, Dustin Romer, Eddie Davidson, Patrick Hall, Clarence Daniels | |
| 13:16 | Houston | Rickey Burton buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jack Ward | 9-10 |
| 13:06 | Tulane | Brad Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Oliver Hughes | 11-10 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-10 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Jack Ward gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Arthur Estes travels with the ball | 11-10 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lester Peterson (SG), Carl Lheureux (SF) Patrick Beier, Brad Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:26 | Tulane | Oliver Hughes is fouled on the floor by Bryan Shoffner - foul #1 on Bryan Shoffner, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG) Oliver Hughes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:12 | Tulane | Bryan Shoffner steps in front of the Lester Peterson pass | 11-10 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Arthur Estes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bryan Shoffner | 11-12 |
| 11:55 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Arron Lenahan grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Richard Dean is called for the reach on Bryan Shoffner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Dean, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jared Brown (PF), Jason Karr (C) Michael Breeze, Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Eddie Davidson (SF) Bryan Shoffner, Arthur Estes, Jack Ward | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jared Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) PF - Rickey Burton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arron Lenahan (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Rickey Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-12 |
| 11:24 | Tulane | Jason Karr knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Dean | 13-12 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Rickey Burton buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Kirkley | 13-14 |
| 11:03 | Tulane | Jason Karr can't throw it down but he's hacked by Rickey Burton - foul #1 on Rickey Burton, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Hall (PF), Clarence Daniels (C) Rickey Burton, Arron Lenahan | |
| 11:03 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:03 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Dustin Romer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-14 |
| 10:34 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Daniels | 14-14 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Eddie Davidson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Romer | 14-17 |
| 10:03 | Tulane | Jason Karr loses the ball out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Brad Johnson (SF) Richard Dean, Carl Lheureux | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:49 | Houston | Patrick Hall hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 14-17 |
| 09:48 | Tulane | Jason Karr pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:43 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Dustin Romer - foul #1 on Dustin Romer, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG) Justin Kirkley | |
| 09:43 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:43 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jared Brown - foul #1 on Jared Brown, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Beier (SG) Lester Peterson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:34 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | Patrick Beier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Patrick Beier, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Eddie Davidson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 09:09 | Tulane | Jason Karr gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:03 | Tulane | Jared Brown can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Hall - foul #1 on Patrick Hall, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Carl Lheureux (SF), Lloyd Scharfenberg (C) Oliver Hughes, Brad Johnson, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (SG), Rickey Burton (PF) Dustin Romer, Patrick Hall | |
| 09:03 | Tulane | Jared Brown misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:03 | Tulane | Jared Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Patrick Beier is called for the reach on Eddie Davidson - foul #2 on Patrick Beier, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lester Peterson (SG), Michael Breeze (PF) Patrick Beier, Jared Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG) Eddie Davidson | |
| 08:31 | Houston | Justin Kirkley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Bryan Shoffner | 17-21 |
| 08:26 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 08:24 | Tulane | Michael Breeze tips it in | 19-21 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Rickey Burton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 08:15 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Michael Breeze | 19-21 |
| 08:09 | Tulane | Justin Kirkley steals it from Lloyd Scharfenberg | 19-21 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Clarence Daniels loses the ball out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Karr (C) Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| Subs | Houston | Dustin Romer (SG), Patrick Hall (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Arthur Estes, Rickey Burton, Clarence Daniels | |
| 07:38 | Tulane | Jason Karr scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lester Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Breeze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arron Lenahan (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 07:17 | Tulane | Jason Karr grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:56 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux comes up short on the shot from the right side | 21-21 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Brad Johnson (SF), Jared Brown (PF) Richard Dean, Carl Lheureux, Michael Breeze | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (PG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Clarence Daniels (C) Justin Kirkley, Bryan Shoffner, Arron Lenahan | |
| 06:18 | Tulane | Jason Karr can't throw it down | 21-21 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Peterson | 21-21 |
| 06:05 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Lester Peterson | 23-21 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Arthur Estes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Rickey Burton (PF) Patrick Hall | |
| 05:52 | Tulane | Jason Karr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Clarence Daniels - foul #2 on Clarence Daniels, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Arron Lenahan (C) Clarence Daniels | |
| 05:52 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:52 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Dustin Romer snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Arron Lenahan hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Oliver Hughes - foul #1 on Oliver Hughes, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Carl Lheureux (SF), Lloyd Scharfenberg (C) Lester Peterson, Brad Johnson, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG) Dustin Romer | |
| 05:37 | Houston | Arron Lenahan makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Arron Lenahan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Jared Brown misses the dunk | 23-23 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Arthur Estes grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Rickey Burton misses the easy open layup | 23-23 |
| 05:06 | Tulane | Richard Dean pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:45 | Tulane | Richard Dean misses the shot from the right side | 23-23 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Arron Lenahan grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Arron Lenahan loses the ball out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lester Peterson (SG), Jason Karr (C) Oliver Hughes, Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| Subs | Houston | Dustin Romer (SG), Patrick Hall (PF) Arthur Estes, Rickey Burton | |
| 04:01 | Tulane | Patrick Hall swats the dunk try by Jared Brown | 23-23 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Arron Lenahan gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-23 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Dustin Romer pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Dustin Romer is hacked by Lester Peterson - foul #2 on Lester Peterson, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Michael Breeze (PF) Richard Dean, Jared Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Clarence Daniels (C) Justin Kirkley, Arron Lenahan | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Dustin Romer makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Dustin Romer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Oliver Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Breeze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Tulane | Jason Karr buries a turnaround from close range set up by Carl Lheureux | 25-25 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Eddie Davidson is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 03:03 | Tulane | Michael Breeze gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:51 | Tulane | The short jumper by Jason Karr is denied by Patrick Hall | 25-25 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Eddie Davidson pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Dustin Romer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-25 |
| 02:33 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Hall | 25-25 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Dustin Romer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-25 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Dustin Romer grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Dustin Romer makes the contested jumpshot from the right side set up by Bryan Shoffner | 25-27 |
| 01:49 | Tulane | Michael Breeze is fouled on the floor by Patrick Hall - foul #2 on Patrick Hall, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Jared Brown (PF), Lloyd Scharfenberg (C) Oliver Hughes, Carl Lheureux, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Rickey Burton (PF) Eddie Davidson, Patrick Hall | |
| 01:49 | Tulane | Michael Breeze makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:49 | Tulane | Michael Breeze misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to Rickey Burton | 26-27 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 01:32 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:18 | Tulane | Michael Breeze hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 26-27 |
| 01:16 | Tulane | Michael Breeze snags the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 01:03 | Tulane | Rickey Burton is called for the reach on Jared Brown - foul #2 on Rickey Burton, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | Brad Johnson (SF) Michael Breeze | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (SG) Dustin Romer | |
| 01:03 | Tulane | Jared Brown misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Clarence Daniels | 26-27 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Arthur Estes is fouled on the floor by Richard Dean - foul #2 on Richard Dean, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Beier (SG), Jason Karr (C) Lester Peterson, Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| Subs | Houston | Arron Lenahan (PF) Bryan Shoffner | |
| 00:43 | Houston | Arthur Estes makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Arthur Estes misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:43 | Tulane | Jason Karr grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 00:24 | Tulane | Brad Johnson connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Dean and the foul's on Arthur Estes - foul #1 on Arthur Estes, team foul #10 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Davidson (SF), Patrick Hall (PF) Rickey Burton, Clarence Daniels | |
| 00:24 | Tulane | Brad Johnson makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Patrick Hall drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Estes | 29-30 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Brad Johnson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 29-30 |