| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Tulane | Robert Ellison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 19:36 | Tulane | Robert Ellison grabs the offensive board | 26-22 |
| 19:13 | Tulane | Chris Smith scores on a runner from close range | 26-24 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Chris Smith - foul #1 on Chris Smith, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:22 | Tulane | Harold Leist drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Ellison | 27-27 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard double dribbles | 27-27 |
| 17:29 | Tulane | Chris Smith comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 27-27 |
| 17:28 | Tulane | Harold Leist pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:06 | Tulane | Harold Leist hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Ellison | 27-30 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Jon Strand misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Chris Smith - foul #2 on Chris Smith, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Roberto (SF) Dennis Fletcher | |
| 16:47 | Houston | Jon Strand makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Chester Garner grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 16:26 | Tulane | Robert Ellison knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-33 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jon Strand | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Roberto (fresh) PF - Chester Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Tulane | Eric Roberto drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Harold Leist | 30-35 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 30-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (PG), Stephen Dixon (SG), Dennis Fletcher (PF), Raymond Caraway (C) Harold Leist, Robert Ellison, Chester Garner, Chris Smith | |
| 15:00 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon is hacked by Richard Waldrep - foul #2 on Richard Waldrep, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 14:41 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 14:40 | Tulane | Eric Roberto tips it home | 30-37 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Waldrep | 32-37 |
| 14:18 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 14:17 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway tips it but misses | 32-37 |
| 14:15 | Tulane | Eric Roberto grabs the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 13:55 | Tulane | Richard Waldrep denies the turnaround by Eric Roberto | 32-37 |
| 13:54 | Houston | John Mitchell snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 13:26 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Mitchell and the foul's on Eric Roberto - foul #3 on Eric Roberto, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, John Mitchell, Alexander Nichols, Richard Waldrep | |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Leist (PG), Robert Ellison (SG), Chester Garner (PF), Chris Smith (C) Christopher Robinson, Eric Roberto, Dennis Fletcher, Raymond Caraway | |
| 13:26 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:26 | Tulane | Chester Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 13:08 | Tulane | Robert Ellison misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jon Strand | 36-37 |
| 12:21 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 12:20 | Tulane | Chris Smith grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 11:55 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon hits a jumper from the left side | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Ellison - foul #2 on Robert Ellison, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher (SF), Raymond Caraway (PF) Stephen Dixon, Chester Garner | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 11:36 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 11:10 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 11:08 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Leist | 38-41 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jon Strand | 41-41 |
| 10:01 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway misses badly on a floater from the right block | 41-41 |
| 10:00 | Tulane | Harold Leist grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:47 | Tulane | Jon Strand takes the ball from Harold Leist | 41-41 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Buddy Waterhouse | 43-41 |
| 09:04 | Tulane | Chris Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Richard Waldrep (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) Jon Strand, Buddy Waterhouse, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (SG), Eric Roberto (SF), Chester Garner (PF) Robert Ellison, Dennis Fletcher, Chris Smith | |
| 08:44 | Houston | John Mitchell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-41 |
| 08:43 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:24 | Tulane | Chester Garner misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Alexander Nichols - foul #2 on Alexander Nichols, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (PG), Brandon Bryant (C) Harold Leist, Raymond Caraway | |
| 08:24 | Tulane | Chester Garner misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:24 | Tulane | Chester Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Yuri Jesiolowski | 43-41 |
| 08:07 | Houston | A charge is called on Ronald Russell - foul #1 on Ronald Russell, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| 07:39 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant misses short on a jumper from the right block | 43-41 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Alexander Nichols snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Roberto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Bryant (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Houston | Ronald Russell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-41 |
| 07:12 | Tulane | Eric Roberto grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 06:43 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson is hacked by Richard Waldrep - foul #3 on Richard Waldrep, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, Yuri Jesiolowski, Alexander Nichols, Richard Waldrep | |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Leist (PG), Robert Ellison (SG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Chris Smith (C) Christopher Robinson, Stephen Dixon, Eric Roberto, Brandon Bryant | |
| 06:29 | Tulane | Robert Ellison misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 06:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Buddy Waterhouse | 43-41 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 43-41 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses long on a jumper from the right side | 43-41 |
| 05:19 | Tulane | Harold Leist grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 05:14 | Tulane | Robert Ellison misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-41 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Lyndon Cable tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 04:20 | Tulane | Chris Smith clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Matthew Hillyard - foul #3 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Roberto (SF), Raymond Caraway (PF) Dennis Fletcher, Chester Garner | |
| 04:20 | Tulane | Chris Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 04:20 | Tulane | Chris Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse is whistled for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Alexander Nichols (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (SG), Brandon Bryant (C) Robert Ellison, Chris Smith | |
| 03:31 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Waldrep - foul #4 on Richard Waldrep, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (SG) Buddy Waterhouse | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:31 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 03:31 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Roberto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Caraway (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Jon Strand hits a floater from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 02:59 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG), Lyndon Cable (PF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, Alexander Nichols, Richard Waldrep | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Ellison (SG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Chester Garner (PF), Chris Smith (C) Stephen Dixon, Eric Roberto, Brandon Bryant, Raymond Caraway | |
| 02:37 | Tulane | Chris Smith lays it in | 47-47 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Jon Strand can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 02:14 | Tulane | Chris Smith snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 01:48 | Tulane | Chester Garner misses the jump hook from the right block | 47-47 |
| 01:47 | Tulane | Robert Ellison hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Jon Strand scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Yuri Jesiolowski | 49-49 |
| 01:07 | Tulane | Chester Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 01:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Hillyard | 49-49 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Jon Strand clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 01:01 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Robert Ellison can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jon Strand - foul #3 on Jon Strand, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Robert Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Robert Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Lyndon Cable pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Jon Strand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Tulane | Jon Strand is called for the reach on Dennis Fletcher - foul #4 on Jon Strand, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| 00:24 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:24 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:04 | Houston | John Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Robert Ellison grabs the board | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Tulane | John Mitchell is called for the reach on Robert Ellison in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Mitchell, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (SF) Chester Garner | |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Robert Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Chris Smith gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | The clock runs out | 49-52 |