| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Hershkowitz (fresh) C - Earl Metzler (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Howard Heskett inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | William Piper is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| 19:25 | Tulane | James Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-33 |
| 19:24 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to James Reynolds | 31-33 |
| 19:02 | Tulane | The short jumper by Matthew King is denied by Earnest Tucker | 31-33 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Earnest Tucker buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 34-33 |
| 18:37 | Tulane | Earl Metzler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Earnest Tucker pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:18 | Houston | James Reynolds steals the ball from Robert Brown | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz can't finish the layup but the foul's on Earnest Tucker - foul #2 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Howard Heskett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 17:42 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:16 | Tulane | Matthew King misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeff Theriault - foul #3 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Robert McWatters (SG), Scott Ross (C) Jeff Theriault, William Piper, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | Grover Geary (PF) Walter Hershkowitz | |
| 17:16 | Tulane | Matthew King makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:16 | Tulane | Matthew King makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Howard Heskett scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Augustus Bonkowski | 36-36 |
| 16:33 | Tulane | James Reynolds makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Matthew King | 36-38 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Howard Heskett lays it in and he's fouled by Gerardo Quintero - foul #1 on Gerardo Quintero, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Houston | James Price (C) Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Zito (PG), Vernon Kelley (SF), David Rice (C) Gerardo Quintero, James Reynolds, Earl Metzler | |
| 16:29 | Houston | Howard Heskett misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:29 | Tulane | Grover Geary gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:08 | Tulane | Howard Heskett picks off the pass by Vernon Kelley | 38-38 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 15:50 | Tulane | Grover Geary snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert McWatters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Heskett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Ross (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Price (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dennis Zito (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Matthew King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Grover Geary (fresh) 8 reb. C - David Rice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Tulane | Grover Geary misses the lay-in | 38-38 |
| 15:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Howard Heskett | 38-38 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Price | 40-38 |
| 14:46 | Tulane | David Rice is fouled on the floor by Howard Heskett - foul #1 on Howard Heskett, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), William Piper (SG), Earnest Tucker (PF), Robert Brown (C) Augustus Bonkowski, Howard Heskett, Scott Ross, James Price | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), James Reynolds (SF), Walter Hershkowitz (PF), Earl Metzler (C) Matthew King, Vernon Kelley, Grover Geary, David Rice | |
| 14:19 | Tulane | James Reynolds comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Earnest Tucker - foul #3 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SF) Robert McWatters | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 14:19 | Tulane | James Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:19 | Tulane | James Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Joshua Kepner scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 13:33 | Tulane | Earl Metzler clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (SF) Joshua Kepner | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:33 | Tulane | Earl Metzler misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:33 | Tulane | Earl Metzler misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:25 | Houston | William Piper misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Zito - foul #3 on Dennis Zito, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| 13:25 | Houston | William Piper misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:25 | Houston | William Piper misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:25 | Tulane | Earl Metzler gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:12 | Tulane | William Piper steals the ball from James Reynolds | 42-40 |
| 12:52 | Houston | William Piper knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Earnest Tucker | 44-40 |
| 12:33 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Walter Hershkowitz takes the ball from Jeff Theriault | 44-40 |
| 12:02 | Tulane | Howard Heskett picks off the pass by Gerardo Quintero | 44-40 |
| 11:46 | Houston | William Piper clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 11:45 | Houston | Robert Brown snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Piper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Dennis Zito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Hershkowitz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Metzler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses long on a floater from the right side | 44-40 |
| 11:22 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to William Piper | 44-40 |
| 11:11 | Houston | William Piper buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeff Theriault | 46-40 |
| 10:52 | Tulane | James Reynolds misses long on a floater near the basket | 46-40 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Jeff Theriault drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Brown and he's fouled by Earl Metzler - foul #1 on Earl Metzler, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (SG), Joshua Kepner (SF), Scott Ross (PF), James Price (C) William Piper, Howard Heskett, Earnest Tucker, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | Greg Lehman (PG), Matthew King (SG), Vernon Kelley (SF), Grover Geary (PF), David Rice (C) Gerardo Quintero, Dennis Zito, James Reynolds, Walter Hershkowitz, Earl Metzler | |
| 10:35 | Houston | Jeff Theriault makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:14 | Tulane | David Rice misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jeff Theriault - foul #4 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG) Jeff Theriault | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:14 | Tulane | David Rice makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:14 | Tulane | David Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Scott Ross pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-41 |
| 09:54 | Tulane | Grover Geary pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:46 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley lays it up and in on a great pass from Grover Geary | 50-43 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 09:20 | Tulane | Grover Geary grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 08:59 | Tulane | Greg Lehman makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Matthew King | 50-46 |
| 08:42 | Houston | James Price misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Rice - foul #1 on David Rice, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF) Joshua Kepner, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), James Reynolds (SF), Earl Metzler (C) Greg Lehman, Vernon Kelley, David Rice | |
| 08:42 | Houston | James Price makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:42 | Houston | James Price makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:30 | Tulane | Matthew King misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 08:29 | Tulane | Earl Metzler tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 08:19 | Houston | James Reynolds steps in front of the Robert McWatters pass | 52-48 |
| 08:04 | Tulane | Earl Metzler scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 07:48 | Houston | James Price knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Augustus Bonkowski | 54-50 |
| 07:31 | Tulane | Grover Geary misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Augustus Bonkowski - foul #2 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), William Piper (SG), Robert Brown (C) Augustus Bonkowski, Robert McWatters, James Price | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 07:31 | Tulane | Grover Geary makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:31 | Tulane | Grover Geary makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Piper (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Grover Geary (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Earl Metzler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Houston | William Piper misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 07:07 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Grover Geary | 54-52 |
| 06:43 | Tulane | Grover Geary loses the ball out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Zito (SG), Walter Hershkowitz (PF), David Rice (C) Matthew King, Grover Geary, Earl Metzler | |
| 06:26 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is hacked by Walter Hershkowitz - foul #1 on Walter Hershkowitz, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| 06:05 | Houston | William Piper misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Dennis Zito - foul #4 on Dennis Zito, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Ross (PF) Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 06:05 | Houston | William Piper misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:05 | Houston | William Piper makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:05 | Houston | William Piper makes the 3rd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:52 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Hershkowitz | 56-54 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Jeff Theriault can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 05:29 | Tulane | David Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:23 | Tulane | Robert Brown is called for the reach on Walter Hershkowitz - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew King (SG), Vernon Kelley (SF), Earl Metzler (C) Dennis Zito, James Reynolds, David Rice | |
| 05:23 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:23 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Howard Heskett | 58-56 |
| 05:01 | Tulane | Jeff Theriault picks off the pass by Gerardo Quintero in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits the finger roll | 60-56 |
| 04:46 | Tulane | Matthew King banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Hershkowitz and he's hacked by William Piper - foul #2 on William Piper, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (SG), Joshua Kepner (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF) William Piper, Howard Heskett, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Zito (PG) Gerardo Quintero | |
| 04:46 | Tulane | Matthew King misses the free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Earnest Tucker snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Joshua Kepner loses the dribble to Vernon Kelley | 60-58 |
| 04:23 | Tulane | Matthew King hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Earl Metzler | 60-60 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Matthew King grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:56 | Tulane | Earl Metzler drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Hershkowitz | 60-62 |
| 03:28 | Houston | Jeff Theriault connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Scott Ross | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert McWatters (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Ross (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dennis Zito (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vernon Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Hershkowitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Metzler (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 62-62 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Scott Ross loses the dribble to Dennis Zito | 62-62 |
| 03:10 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), Howard Heskett (SF), Robert Brown (C) Robert McWatters, Joshua Kepner, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), James Reynolds (SF) Dennis Zito, Vernon Kelley | |
| 03:08 | Tulane | Matthew King can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 03:07 | Tulane | Earl Metzler tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Howard Heskett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Reynolds - foul #3 on James Reynolds, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Howard Heskett makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Howard Heskett misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:55 | Tulane | James Reynolds grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 02:43 | Tulane | James Reynolds loses the dribble to Jeff Theriault | 63-64 |
| 02:24 | Houston | William Piper knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Theriault | 66-64 |
| 02:12 | Tulane | James Reynolds connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Robert Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 68-67 |
| 01:21 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero is fouled on the floor by Jeff Theriault - foul #5 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG) Jeff Theriault | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 01:21 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:21 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:03 | Houston | William Piper can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Walter Hershkowitz - foul #2 on Walter Hershkowitz, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 01:03 | Houston | William Piper misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:03 | Houston | William Piper makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:42 | Tulane | The jump hook by Earl Metzler is blocked by William Piper | 69-68 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Matthew King snags the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Matthew King is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Matthew King, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Robert Brown is hacked by Matthew King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew King, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | James Reynolds can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Piper - foul #3 on William Piper, team foul #11 | 70-68 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | James Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | James Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Houston | Robert Brown comes up short on the floater from the left side | 70-70 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Robert Brown tips it but misses | 70-70 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Reynolds | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Piper (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Reynolds (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Walter Hershkowitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Metzler (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Tulane | Earl Metzler wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 04:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Howard Heskett | 70-70 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Earnest Tucker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 04:37 | Tulane | James Reynolds grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 04:14 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz lays it in | 70-72 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Howard Heskett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 70-72 |
| 03:55 | Tulane | James Reynolds snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Earl Metzler scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Walter Hershkowitz | 70-75 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Robert Brown is hacked by Gerardo Quintero - foul #2 on Gerardo Quintero, team foul #11 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (SG) William Piper | |
| Subs | Tulane | Grover Geary (PF) Walter Hershkowitz | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:06 | Tulane | Earl Metzler misses the lay-in | 72-75 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the board | 72-75 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Gerardo Quintero picks off the pass by Augustus Bonkowski in the backcourt | 72-75 |
| 02:45 | Tulane | James Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Howard Heskett - foul #2 on Howard Heskett, team foul #12 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Ross (C) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Rice (C) Earl Metzler | |
| 02:45 | Tulane | James Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 02:45 | Tulane | James Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Robert McWatters grabs the board | 72-76 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-76 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Howard Heskett drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert McWatters | 74-76 |
| 02:19 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), Robert Brown (C) Robert McWatters, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz (PF), Earl Metzler (C) Grover Geary, David Rice | |
| 02:02 | Tulane | Matthew King hits the finger roll | 74-78 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Robert Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gerardo Quintero - foul #3 on Gerardo Quintero, team foul #12 | 74-78 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 01:26 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz makes the driving attempt in the paint | 76-80 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Robert Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 76-80 |
| 01:03 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz buries a jump hook from close range | 76-82 |
| 00:52 | Houston | William Piper is fouled on the floor by Matthew King - foul #5 on Matthew King, team foul #13 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Zito (SG) Matthew King | |
| 00:52 | Houston | William Piper makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:52 | Houston | William Piper misses the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:52 | Tulane | Dennis Zito gets the rebound | 77-82 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Piper (fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Zito (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Reynolds (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Walter Hershkowitz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Metzler (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Zito | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Piper | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero is fouled in the backcourt by Augustus Bonkowski - foul #3 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #13 | 80-84 |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero misses the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero makes the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:18 | Houston | William Piper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-85 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Greg Lehman (SG), Grover Geary (C) Gerardo Quintero, Earl Metzler | |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Dennis Zito is hacked by Augustus Bonkowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #14 | 80-85 |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Dennis Zito makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Dennis Zito makes the 2nd free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:12 | Houston | William Piper connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-87 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-87 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Earl Metzler (C) Grover Geary | |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Augustus Bonkowski is called for the reach on Dennis Zito in the backcourt - foul #5 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #15 | 83-87 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG) Augustus Bonkowski | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Dennis Zito makes the 1st free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Dennis Zito makes the 2nd free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:05 | Houston | William Piper hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Earnest Tucker | 86-89 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Story - foul #1 on Brian Story, team foul #16 | 86-89 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz misses the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Piper comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 86-90 |