| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Everett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Tulane | Kevin Noyes picks off the pass by Lloyd Perry | 22-33 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Kevin Noyes blows the layup | 22-33 |
| 19:31 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 19:10 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Nick Wright | 25-33 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 25-33 |
| 18:43 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Joseph Burciaga | 25-33 |
| 18:25 | Tulane | Nick Wright is hacked by Robert Higuera - foul #1 on Robert Higuera, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 18:07 | Tulane | Gordon Ward steals the ball from Robert Everett | 25-33 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Kevin Noyes blows the layup | 25-33 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Joseph Burciaga takes the ball from Gordon Ward | 25-33 |
| 17:32 | Tulane | Nick Wright lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Burciaga | 27-33 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Carter Collins connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Higuera and he's hacked by Ronald Albritton - foul #2 on Ronald Albritton, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:13 | Tulane | Robert Everett pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:59 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Nick Wright | 29-35 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-35 |
| 16:40 | Tulane | Robert Everett gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:20 | Tulane | Nick Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 15:56 | Houston | John Davis hits the follow up shot | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Burciaga (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Everett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton blows the layup but the foul's on Carter Collins - foul #3 on Carter Collins, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (PG), Mark Regan (SG), Steve Smith (SF), Derek Brown (PF) Lloyd Perry, Nick Wright, Joseph Burciaga, Robert Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (PF) Kevin Noyes, John Davis | |
| 15:35 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 15:35 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 15:35 | Tulane | Steve Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 15:15 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton scores on a jumper in the lane | 32-37 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Steve Smith takes the ball from Darryl Christmas | 32-37 |
| 14:29 | Tulane | Mark Regan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the lay-in | 32-37 |
| 14:04 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 13:52 | Tulane | Gordon Ward steals it from Mark Regan | 32-37 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 13:33 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Derek Brown | 32-37 |
| 13:27 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 32-37 |
| 13:25 | Tulane | Steve Smith grabs the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 13:11 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton is hacked by Carter Collins - foul #4 on Carter Collins, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Robert Everett (PF) James Freeman, Mark Regan, Steve Smith, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Kevin Noyes (SF), John Davis (PF) Robert Higuera, Darryl Christmas, Carter Collins | |
| 12:57 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nick Wright | 35-37 |
| 12:38 | Houston | Nick Wright steals the ball from Lawrence Turcotte | 35-37 |
| 12:09 | Tulane | Lawrence Turcotte steps in front of the Robert Everett pass | 35-37 |
| 11:46 | Houston | John Davis can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 11:45 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Everett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Nick Wright | 38-37 |
| 11:12 | Houston | John Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dannie Sims (C) Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG) Gordon Ward | |
| 10:59 | Tulane | Dannie Sims is called for 5 seconds | 38-37 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Higuera | 38-39 |
| 10:27 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-39 |
| 10:26 | Tulane | Dannie Sims grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 10:21 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lloyd Perry | 40-39 |
| 10:01 | Houston | John Davis drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Turcotte | 40-42 |
| 09:47 | Tulane | Nick Wright drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph Burciaga and the foul's on Robert Higuera - foul #2 on Robert Higuera, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steve Smith (SF), Derek Brown (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) Joseph Burciaga, Robert Everett, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Jack Dawson (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Kevin Noyes, John Davis | |
| 09:47 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Lloyd Perry steals it from Gordon Ward | 44-42 |
| 08:57 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Donald Meade blows the layup but the foul's on Derek Brown - foul #1 on Derek Brown, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (PG), Mark Regan (SG), Robert Everett (PF) Lloyd Perry, Nick Wright, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Kevin Noyes (SF) Robert Higuera, Darryl Christmas | |
| 08:32 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:32 | Tulane | Robert Everett snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 08:09 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton is called for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SF) Steve Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (PF) Donald Meade | |
| 07:54 | Houston | John Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 07:52 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 07:39 | Tulane | James Freeman misses badly on a shot from the left side | 47-43 |
| 07:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jack Dawson | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Freeman (fresh) SG - Mark Regan (fresh) SF - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Everett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Jack Dawson buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes and he's hacked by Mark Regan - foul #1 on Mark Regan, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG) Mark Regan | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:02 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 47-46 |
| 07:01 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 06:53 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Robert Higuera grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:32 | Houston | John Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 06:30 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:15 | Tulane | Robert Higuera is called for the reach on Joseph Burciaga - foul #3 on Robert Higuera, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG), Steve Smith (SF), Derek Brown (C) James Freeman, Joseph Burciaga, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Donald Meade (PF), Carter Collins (C) Gordon Ward, John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| 06:06 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Carter Collins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Derek Brown - foul #2 on Derek Brown, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dannie Sims (C) Robert Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF) Robert Higuera, Kevin Noyes | |
| 05:39 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:21 | Tulane | Derek Brown is fouled on the floor by Donald Meade - foul #3 on Donald Meade, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (PG) Lloyd Perry | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:01 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 04:59 | Tulane | James Freeman tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Samuel Bier double dribbles | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Robert Everett (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) James Freeman, Steve Smith, Derek Brown, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Robert Higuera (SG), Kevin Noyes (SF), John Davis (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Samuel Bier, Darryl Christmas, Donald Meade | |
| 04:20 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Perry | 52-47 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Robert Higuera scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Noyes | 52-49 |
| 03:41 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton clanks a jumper from close range | 52-49 |
| 03:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Davis | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Everett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Gordon Ward is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Perry - foul #1 on Lloyd Perry, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG) Nick Wright | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:58 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 02:57 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 02:31 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 02:29 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton tips it home | 54-49 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Gordon Ward comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 02:01 | Tulane | Robert Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 01:56 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Albritton | 54-49 |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 54-49 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Robert Higuera grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 01:00 | Houston | John Davis is whistled for traveling | 54-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG) James Freeman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 00:31 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton tips it but misses | 54-49 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-49 |
| 00:24 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to John Davis | 54-49 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Kevin Noyes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gordon Ward | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Nick Wright is hacked by Gordon Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gordon Ward, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Gordon Ward is hacked by Nick Wright - foul #3 on Nick Wright, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| 00:08 | Houston | John Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 00:07 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Noyes | 56-52 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Kevin Noyes buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 56-55 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is hacked by Gordon Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gordon Ward, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | The clock runs out | 57-55 |