| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jesse Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Shores (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stan Root (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Eric Laub inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Tulane | Andrew Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Shores | 36-38 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Philip Perry misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Jones - foul #1 on Andrew Jones, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:15 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Jones | 38-40 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Jesse Masters's floater is tipped away by Stan Root | 38-40 |
| 19:04 | Tulane | Eric Shores grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:55 | Tulane | Stan Root lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Fraser and he's hacked by Earl Baro - foul #3 on Earl Baro, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SF) Earl Baro | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:55 | Tulane | Stan Root makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 18:35 | Houston | John Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-43 |
| 18:10 | Tulane | Eric Shores knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Andrew Jones | 38-45 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Stan Root blocks the short jumper by Philip Perry | 38-45 |
| 17:47 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 17:21 | Tulane | Philip Perry takes the ball from Kenneth Fraser | 38-45 |
| 17:18 | Houston | John Douglas blows the layup | 38-45 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Jesse Masters comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Fraser - foul #1 on Kenneth Fraser, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Roy Prater (PF) John Douglas, Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffery Armstrong (PG), Dave Venable (SF), Murray Thompson (PF), Dennis Lang (C) Andrew Jones, Eric Laub, Kenneth Fraser, Stan Root | |
| 16:56 | Houston | Jesse Masters makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Jesse Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:41 | Tulane | Dave Venable comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 16:40 | Tulane | Dennis Lang snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 16:31 | Tulane | Jesse Masters steps in front of the Dennis Lang pass | 40-45 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Roy Prater misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Jesse Masters grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Philip Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Chad Pletcher (SF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Jeffrey Gordon, Jesse Masters | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Reynolds (SF) Eric Shores | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Pletcher (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jeffery Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dave Venable (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Murray Thompson (fresh) C - Dennis Lang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Tulane | Tony Byrd steals it from Jeffery Armstrong | 40-45 |
| 15:39 | Houston | Tony Byrd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-45 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Joseph Carney tips it but misses | 40-45 |
| 15:36 | Tulane | Dennis Lang grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 15:25 | Tulane | James Reynolds misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Chad Pletcher - foul #2 on Chad Pletcher, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF), Howard Heskett (PF) Chad Pletcher, Roy Prater | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (PG), Eric Laub (SF), Kenneth Fraser (PF), Stan Root (C) Jeffery Armstrong, Dave Venable, Murray Thompson, Dennis Lang | |
| 15:25 | Tulane | James Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:25 | Tulane | James Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Earl Baro clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Joseph Carney tips it home | 42-47 |
| 14:51 | Tulane | Eric Laub misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Earl Baro - foul #4 on Earl Baro, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), John Douglas (SG), Jeffrey Gordon (SF) Augustus Bonkowski, Tony Byrd, Earl Baro | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Shores (SG) James Reynolds | |
| 14:51 | Tulane | Eric Laub misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:51 | Tulane | Eric Laub makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:42 | Houston | John Douglas lays it in on a great pass from Philip Perry | 44-48 |
| 14:20 | Tulane | Eric Shores hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 14:18 | Tulane | Andrew Jones tips it home | 44-50 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 14:03 | Tulane | Eric Shores grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 13:49 | Tulane | Andrew Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Kenneth Fraser is called for the reach on John Douglas - foul #2 on Kenneth Fraser, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Philip Perry scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Heskett | 47-50 |
| 12:57 | Tulane | Stan Root clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 12:55 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Jones | 47-50 |
| 12:33 | Tulane | Andrew Jones connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Shores | 47-53 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Philip Perry buries a shot from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 11:58 | Tulane | Eric Shores hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Fraser | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Douglas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Heskett (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Shores (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stan Root (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Houston | John Douglas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 11:43 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 11:29 | Tulane | Stan Root knocks in the floater from close range | 49-58 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 10:57 | Tulane | Eric Shores scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Jones | 52-61 |
| 10:49 | Houston | Philip Perry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-61 |
| 10:47 | Tulane | Stan Root snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 10:32 | Tulane | Andrew Jones is hacked by Philip Perry - foul #3 on Philip Perry, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Chad Pletcher (SF), Roy Prater (PF), Jesse Masters (C) Philip Perry, John Douglas, Jeffrey Gordon, Howard Heskett, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffery Armstrong (PG), Dave Venable (SG), James Reynolds (SF), Murray Thompson (PF), Dennis Lang (C) Andrew Jones, Eric Shores, Eric Laub, Kenneth Fraser, Stan Root | |
| 10:05 | Tulane | Dennis Lang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-61 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Roy Prater pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Murray Thompson - foul #2 on Murray Thompson, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 09:56 | Tulane | Dennis Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 09:30 | Tulane | James Reynolds clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Roy Prater grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Tony Byrd scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Prater and he's hacked by James Reynolds - foul #3 on James Reynolds, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:57 | Tulane | Dennis Lang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Shores (SG) James Reynolds | |
| 08:39 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 56-61 |
| 08:38 | Tulane | Dave Venable grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 08:24 | Tulane | Jesse Masters is called for the reach on Dave Venable - foul #1 on Jesse Masters, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG) Augustus Bonkowski | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (PG), Eric Laub (SF) Jeffery Armstrong, Dave Venable | |
| 08:10 | Tulane | Eric Shores comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Jesse Masters gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Philip Perry's pass is intercepted by Andrew Jones | 56-61 |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Dennis Lang scores on a shot from the left block set up by Murray Thompson | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Pletcher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Masters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Shores (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Murray Thompson (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Lang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Houston | Roy Prater misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Eric Laub - foul #2 on Eric Laub, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Joseph Carney (C) Tony Byrd, Chad Pletcher, Jesse Masters | |
| Subs | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser (PF), Stan Root (C) Murray Thompson, Dennis Lang | |
| 07:33 | Houston | Roy Prater misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Roy Prater misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:33 | Tulane | Stan Root grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 07:07 | Tulane | The short jumper by Eric Laub is denied by Joseph Carney | 56-63 |
| 07:05 | Houston | Joseph Carney gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Philip Perry hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Roy Prater | 58-63 |
| 06:38 | Tulane | Eric Laub misses the floater from the free throw line | 58-63 |
| 06:36 | Tulane | Stan Root pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 06:19 | Tulane | Eric Laub throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Howard Heskett (PF) John Douglas, Roy Prater | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffery Armstrong (PG), Dave Venable (SG), Murray Thompson (SF) Andrew Jones, Eric Shores, Eric Laub | |
| 06:04 | Houston | Earl Baro hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Carney | 60-63 |
| 05:47 | Tulane | Stan Root can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 05:45 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser grabs the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 05:38 | Tulane | Dave Venable misses the lay-in | 60-63 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Earl Baro is whistled for a carry | 60-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Jesse Masters (C) Philip Perry, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Shores (SG) Kenneth Fraser | |
| 05:18 | Tulane | Murray Thompson is fouled on the floor by Earl Baro - foul #5 on Earl Baro, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SF) Earl Baro | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:56 | Tulane | Stan Root makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Dave Venable | 60-65 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-65 |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (SG) Tony Byrd | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (PG), Eric Laub (SF), Dennis Lang (PF), Earl Metzler (C) Jeffery Armstrong, Dave Venable, Murray Thompson, Stan Root | |
| 04:22 | Tulane | Andrew Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG) Augustus Bonkowski | |
| Subs | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser (PF) Earl Metzler | |
| 04:03 | Houston | Dennis Lang is called for the reach on John Douglas - foul #1 on Dennis Lang, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| 04:03 | Houston | John Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Eric Shores gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:52 | Tulane | Dennis Lang is hacked by Philip Perry - foul #4 on Philip Perry, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| 03:52 | Tulane | Dennis Lang makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:52 | Tulane | Dennis Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Jesse Masters gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 03:41 | Tulane | Dennis Lang snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Douglas (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jesse Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Shores (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Lang (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Dennis Lang is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Carney (C) Jesse Masters | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Dennis Lang makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Dennis Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-68 |
| 03:17 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Tulane | Eric Shores misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Douglas - foul #1 on John Douglas, team foul #9 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Roy Prater (PF) John Douglas, Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stan Root (C) Dennis Lang | |
| 03:12 | Tulane | Eric Shores makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 03:12 | Tulane | Eric Shores makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Philip Perry misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-70 |
| 03:00 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Stan Root | 60-70 |
| 02:31 | Tulane | Eric Shores connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-73 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Joseph Carney scores on a runner from the baseline | 62-73 |
| 01:48 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Fraser, team foul #8 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG) Philip Perry | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffery Armstrong (PG), Dave Venable (SG), James Reynolds (SF), Murray Thompson (PF), Dennis Lang (C) Andrew Jones, Eric Shores, Eric Laub, Kenneth Fraser, Stan Root | |
| 01:26 | Houston | Roy Prater knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Gordon | 64-73 |
| 01:26 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), John Douglas (SG), Howard Heskett (PF), Jesse Masters (C) Augustus Bonkowski, Tony Byrd, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (PG), Eric Shores (SG), Eric Laub (SF), Kenneth Fraser (PF), Stan Root (C) Jeffery Armstrong, Dave Venable, James Reynolds, Murray Thompson, Dennis Lang | |
| 01:05 | Tulane | Eric Laub misses short on a floater from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser hits the follow up shot | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Houston | Howard Heskett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-75 |
| 00:55 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser gets the rebound | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Tulane | Stan Root drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Jones and the foul's on Jeffrey Gordon - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #10 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, John Douglas, Howard Heskett, Jesse Masters | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffery Armstrong (PG), Dave Venable (SG), Murray Thompson (SF), Dennis Lang (PF) Andrew Jones, Eric Shores, Eric Laub, Kenneth Fraser | |
| 00:30 | Tulane | Stan Root misses the free throw | 64-77 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Joseph Carney pulls down the rebound | 64-77 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Murray Thompson steals the ball from Jeffrey Gordon | 64-77 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Jeffery Armstrong runs out the clock | 64-77 |