| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Everett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Noyes inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Houston | Robert Everett is called for the reach on Robert Higuera - foul #3 on Robert Everett, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Brown (PF) Robert Everett | |
| 19:03 | Houston | Robert Higuera clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Nick Wright - foul #1 on Nick Wright, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| 19:03 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:03 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:03 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:46 | Tulane | The jumper by Derek Brown is denied by Carter Collins | 29-26 |
| 18:44 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton tips it home | 29-28 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Kevin Noyes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 18:19 | Houston | John Davis grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Carter Collins is hacked by Derek Brown - foul #1 on Derek Brown, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Gordon Ward is whistled for a carry | 29-28 |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-28 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Joseph Burciaga steals it from Gordon Ward | 29-28 |
| 16:46 | Tulane | Nick Wright lays it in set up by Joseph Burciaga | 29-30 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Derek Brown - foul #2 on Derek Brown, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (PF) Kevin Noyes, John Davis | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (PG), Mark Regan (SG), Steve Smith (SF), Dannie Sims (C) Lloyd Perry, Nick Wright, Joseph Burciaga, Ronald Albritton | |
| 16:19 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:06 | Tulane | Steve Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Darryl Christmas lays it in on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Meade (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Regan (fresh) SF - Steve Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dannie Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tulane | The jump hook by Derek Brown is blocked by Carter Collins | 32-30 |
| 15:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Meade | 32-30 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Darryl Christmas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Derek Brown - foul #3 on Derek Brown, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Robert Everett (PF) Mark Regan, Derek Brown | |
| 15:25 | Houston | Darryl Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Darryl Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:10 | Tulane | Robert Everett is hacked by Carter Collins - foul #3 on Carter Collins, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG) James Freeman | |
| 15:01 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dannie Sims | 34-33 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Gordon Ward clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 14:39 | Tulane | Dannie Sims snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:31 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Robert Everett blocks the jumper by Gordon Ward | 34-33 |
| 14:09 | Tulane | Nick Wright snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 13:59 | Tulane | Robert Everett's pass is intercepted by Donald Meade | 34-33 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Gordon Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Nick Wright steps in front of the Kevin Noyes pass | 34-33 |
| 13:01 | Tulane | Robert Everett misses the turnaround from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Donald Meade pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Donald Meade's layup is rejected by Dannie Sims | 34-33 |
| 12:33 | Tulane | Dannie Sims snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 12:15 | Tulane | Steve Smith travels with the ball | 34-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), John Davis (PF) Robert Higuera, Kevin Noyes, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (PG), Mark Regan (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Derek Brown (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) Lloyd Perry, Nick Wright, Steve Smith, Robert Everett, Dannie Sims | |
| 11:51 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Turcotte | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Regan (fresh) SF - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Derek Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Tulane | Derek Brown misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 11:35 | Tulane | Derek Brown misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 11:35 | Tulane | Derek Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 11:12 | Houston | John Davis knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Turcotte | 38-34 |
| 10:51 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga buries a 3 from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Darryl Christmas buries a driving attempt from the left block | 40-37 |
| 10:12 | Tulane | James Freeman comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 10:10 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 09:49 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton is whistled for a carry | 40-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG), Kevin Noyes (SF), Carter Collins (C) Gordon Ward, Darryl Christmas, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Robert Everett (PF) James Freeman, Mark Regan, Derek Brown | |
| 09:42 | Houston | Lloyd Perry is called for the reach on Lawrence Turcotte in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Perry, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses long on an open floater from the left side | 40-37 |
| 09:24 | Tulane | Robert Everett grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 09:02 | Tulane | Robert Everett can't connect on a runner from the left block | 40-37 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Robert Higuera pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Davis | 42-37 |
| 08:25 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 42-37 |
| 08:23 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Wright | 42-37 |
| 07:59 | Tulane | Nick Wright connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Albritton | 42-39 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Robert Everett takes the ball from Lawrence Turcotte | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Burciaga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Tulane | Nick Wright knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Albritton | 42-42 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Perry | 42-42 |
| 06:53 | Tulane | Nick Wright is fouled on the floor by Robert Higuera - foul #2 on Robert Higuera, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Robert Higuera, John Davis | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steve Smith (SF), Derek Brown (C) Joseph Burciaga, Ronald Albritton | |
| 06:42 | Tulane | Nick Wright evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 06:40 | Tulane | Derek Brown tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-44 |
| 06:21 | Tulane | Robert Everett gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 06:06 | Tulane | Steve Smith is fouled on the floor by Darryl Christmas - foul #1 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG), Jack Dawson (C) Kevin Noyes, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (PG), Mark Regan (SG), Dannie Sims (C) Lloyd Perry, Nick Wright, Robert Everett | |
| 05:46 | Tulane | James Freeman travels with the ball | 42-44 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Jack Dawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG) Samuel Bier | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 05:09 | Tulane | Derek Brown buries a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Donald Meade - foul #1 on Donald Meade, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG) Mark Regan | |
| 05:09 | Tulane | Derek Brown makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Darryl Christmas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG), Robert Everett (PF) James Freeman, Dannie Sims | |
| 04:24 | Tulane | Nick Wright knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-50 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 3 from straight away | 42-50 |
| 04:00 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Steve Smith | 42-50 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Nick Wright knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Perry | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Derek Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Jack Dawson clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 42-53 |
| 03:24 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Dawson | 42-53 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-53 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (PF), Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SF), Ronald Albritton (C) Steve Smith, Derek Brown | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 42-53 |
| 03:09 | Houston | John Davis gets the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 02:53 | Houston | John Davis hits a jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Noyes | 44-53 |
| 02:38 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga misses the 3 from straight away | 44-53 |
| 02:37 | Houston | John Davis gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 02:23 | Houston | John Davis lays it in on a nice dish by Carter Collins | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:54 | Tulane | Nick Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:38 | Houston | Carter Collins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 01:25 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-53 |
| 01:24 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 01:12 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Everett | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Houston | John Davis comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Everett - foul #4 on Robert Everett, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Samuel Bier (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) Gordon Ward, Robert Higuera, Kevin Noyes, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (PG), Mark Regan (SG), Steve Smith (SF), Derek Brown (PF), Dannie Sims (C) Lloyd Perry, Nick Wright, Joseph Burciaga, Robert Everett, Ronald Albritton | |
| 00:57 | Houston | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:57 | Houston | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:57 | Tulane | Dannie Sims pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Tulane | Dannie Sims is hacked by Samuel Bier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Bier, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Dawson (C) John Davis | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:53 | Tulane | Jack Dawson is called for the reach on Derek Brown - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| 00:53 | Tulane | Derek Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:53 | Tulane | Derek Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 46-58 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Dannie Sims snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Tulane | James Freeman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #1 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| 00:22 | Tulane | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 00:22 | Tulane | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Donald Meade is fouled on the floor by Derek Brown - foul #4 on Derek Brown, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Dannie Sims gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | James Freeman runs out the clock | 46-60 |