| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eric Roberto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski inbounds the ball | 22-21 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jon Strand | 22-23 |
| 19:18 | Tulane | Chester Garner misses the floater from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Harold Leist steals the ball from Yuri Jesiolowski | 22-23 |
| 18:42 | Tulane | Harold Leist hits the finger roll | 24-23 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is whistled for traveling | 24-23 |
| 18:00 | Tulane | Robert Ellison hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 24-23 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Harold Leist is called for the reach on Jon Strand - foul #1 on Harold Leist, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Jon Strand hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Lyndon Cable | 24-25 |
| 16:49 | Tulane | Chester Garner blows the layup | 24-25 |
| 16:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jon Strand | 24-25 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Chester Garner blocks the short jumper by Matthew Hillyard | 24-25 |
| 16:16 | Tulane | Chris Smith grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 15:47 | Tulane | Chester Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (SG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Raymond Caraway (PF), Brandon Bryant (C) Robert Ellison, Eric Roberto, Chester Garner, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dixon (fresh) SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Caraway (fresh) C - Brandon Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 15:28 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 15:07 | Tulane | Harold Leist misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 15:06 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 14:45 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Buddy Waterhouse - foul #1 on Buddy Waterhouse, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (PG) Harold Leist | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, John Mitchell, Richard Waldrep | |
| 14:24 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway can't finish the layup | 24-25 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard blows the layup but he's fouled by Brandon Bryant - foul #1 on Brandon Bryant, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Ellison (SG), Chester Garner (PF), Chris Smith (C) Stephen Dixon, Raymond Caraway, Brandon Bryant | |
| Subs | Houston | Lyndon Cable (PF) Alexander Nichols | |
| 14:00 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 13:34 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 13:32 | Tulane | Chris Smith tips it in | 26-27 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the floater from the right side | 26-27 |
| 13:13 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 12:51 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson knocks in the shot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski can't finish the layup | 28-27 |
| 12:30 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 12:09 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher drills a jumpshot from the right side | 30-27 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Lyndon Cable hits the follow up shot | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Tulane | Robert Ellison hits a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Buddy Waterhouse - foul #2 on Buddy Waterhouse, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Leist (PG), Eric Roberto (SF), Raymond Caraway (PF), Brandon Bryant (C) Christopher Robinson, Dennis Fletcher, Chester Garner, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Richard Waldrep (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) Jon Strand, Buddy Waterhouse, Yuri Jesiolowski, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 11:15 | Tulane | Robert Ellison makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 10:52 | Houston | John Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (SG) Robert Ellison | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Alexander Nichols - foul #1 on Alexander Nichols, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (C) Lyndon Cable | |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 10:20 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard hits the finger roll | 34-31 |
| 09:57 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant loses the dribble to John Mitchell | 34-31 |
| 09:52 | Houston | John Mitchell banks in the layup | 34-33 |
| 09:28 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Ellison (SG), Chester Garner (PF), Chris Smith (C) Stephen Dixon, Brandon Bryant, Raymond Caraway | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF) Ronald Russell, Alexander Nichols, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 09:06 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-33 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Jon Strand gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 08:46 | Houston | John Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 08:45 | Tulane | Eric Roberto gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 08:25 | Tulane | Eric Roberto buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Chris Smith - foul #3 on Chris Smith, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher (SF) Eric Roberto | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (C) Richard Waldrep | |
| 08:08 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 07:45 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Yuri Jesiolowski - foul #2 on Yuri Jesiolowski, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| 07:45 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 07:45 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Yuri Jesiolowski | 38-37 |
| 07:12 | Tulane | Chester Garner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-37 |
| 07:11 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Leist | 38-37 |
| 06:56 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Leist | 40-37 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard clanks a shot in the lane | 40-37 |
| 06:26 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 05:57 | Tulane | Lyndon Cable steals it from Chris Smith | 40-37 |
| 05:34 | Houston | John Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 40-39 |
| 04:38 | Tulane | Chris Smith comes up short on the runner from the left block | 40-39 |
| 04:36 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher tips it home | 42-39 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard banks in the layup | 42-41 |
| 03:53 | Tulane | Robert Ellison drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-41 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Chester Garner steals the ball from Lyndon Cable | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chester Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Tulane | Harold Leist clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 03:28 | Tulane | Chris Smith gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 02:59 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-41 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Jon Strand grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the dunk attempt | 45-41 |
| 02:30 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 02:07 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher buries a shot from the baseline | 47-41 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Jon Strand gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Chris Smith steps in front of the Yuri Jesiolowski pass | 47-41 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | Jon Strand is called for the reach on Harold Leist - foul #3 on Jon Strand, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| 00:45 | Tulane | Harold Leist misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 00:43 | Tulane | Chris Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Tulane | Chris Smith is hacked by Matthew Hillyard - foul #2 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Chris Smith is fouled on the floor by Matthew Hillyard - foul #3 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Chris Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Chris Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-41 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Harold Leist grabs the board | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Tulane | Jon Strand is called for the reach on Harold Leist in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jon Strand, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| 00:32 | Tulane | Harold Leist makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 00:32 | Tulane | Harold Leist makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (PG), Stephen Dixon (SG), Eric Roberto (SF), Raymond Caraway (PF), Brandon Bryant (C) Harold Leist, Robert Ellison, Dennis Fletcher, Chester Garner, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SG), Richard Waldrep (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson runs out the clock | 51-41 |