| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) SF - Danny Wells (fresh) PF - Ronald Perkins (fresh) C - James Griggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ryan Davis (fresh) SG - Charles Gallion (fresh) SF - George Harder (fresh) PF - Robert Ramon (fresh) C - William Purdom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | James Griggs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | George Harder is called for the reach on David Poindexter - foul #1 on George Harder, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Ronald Perkins misses long on a jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Tulane | William Purdom gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Tulane | George Harder comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Tulane | George Harder pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Robert Ramon hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Gallion | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Houston | David Poindexter is hacked by William Purdom - foul #1 on William Purdom, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Danny Wells connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Poindexter | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Tulane | James Griggs steals the ball from George Harder | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Ronald Perkins misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Tulane | Charles Gallion snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Tulane | William Purdom comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Tulane | Robert Ramon grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Tulane | Ryan Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from George Harder | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Houston | James Griggs buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by David Poindexter | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Tulane | Charles Gallion is fouled on the floor by Anthony Robinson - foul #1 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:04 | Tulane | Ryan Davis makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Ronald Perkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Benjamin Bishop (C) James Griggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:25 | Tulane | William Purdom travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG), Colin Rademacher (SG), Frank Smith (SF), Ronald Manley (PF) David Poindexter, Anthony Robinson, Danny Wells, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:14 | Houston | Colin Rademacher connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 15:58 | Tulane | The pull-up jumper by Charles Gallion is blocked by Benjamin Bishop | 7-7 |
| 15:56 | Tulane | George Harder gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Nilsen (fresh) SG - Colin Rademacher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Smith (fresh) PF - Ronald Manley (fresh) C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ryan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Gallion (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Harder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Ramon (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Purdom (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Tulane | Robert Ramon buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Charles Gallion | 7-9 |
| 15:21 | Houston | The short jumper by Benjamin Bishop is denied by William Purdom | 7-9 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Ronald Manley snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:15 | Houston | George Harder takes the ball from Ronald Manley | 7-9 |
| 15:12 | Tulane | Charles Gallion dunks the ball set up by George Harder | 7-11 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 15:02 | Tulane | William Purdom grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 14:44 | Tulane | George Harder scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Davis | 7-14 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Ramon - foul #1 on Robert Ramon, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG), Danny Wells (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF), James Griggs (C) Colin Rademacher, Frank Smith, Ronald Manley, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Austin (PG), Raymond Keaney (SG), Brian Zahran (SF), Robert Wyman (PF), Carl Brooks (C) Ryan Davis, Charles Gallion, George Harder, Robert Ramon, William Purdom | |
| 14:23 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:13 | Tulane | Robert Wyman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 14:12 | Houston | James Griggs grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen's pass is intercepted by Robert Wyman | 9-14 |
| 13:56 | Tulane | Anthony Robinson steals the ball from Raymond Keaney | 9-14 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen slams it home on a nice dish by Anthony Robinson | 11-14 |
| 13:32 | Tulane | Donald Austin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Ronald Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Ronald Perkins is fouled on the floor by Robert Wyman - foul #1 on Robert Wyman, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG) Thomas Nilsen | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Ramon (PF) Carl Brooks | |
| 13:11 | Houston | Ronald Perkins throws it down set up by Anthony Robinson | 13-14 |
| 12:59 | Tulane | Donald Austin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Austin, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ryan Davis (PG), George Harder (SF) Donald Austin, Brian Zahran | |
| 12:44 | Houston | Ryan Davis steals the ball from Danny Wells | 13-14 |
| 12:28 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Ramon | 13-16 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Anthony Robinson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Wells | 16-16 |
| 11:53 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney clanks a 3 from straight away | 16-16 |
| 11:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Danny Wells | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Griggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ryan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Keaney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Harder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ramon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Wyman (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Houston | Ronald Perkins connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from David Poindexter and he's fouled by Raymond Keaney - foul #1 on Raymond Keaney, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (SG), Frank Smith (SF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Anthony Robinson, Danny Wells, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | Randy Millet (PF), William Purdom (C) Robert Ramon, Robert Wyman | |
| 11:45 | Houston | Ronald Perkins makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:30 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney is fouled on the floor by Colin Rademacher - foul #1 on Colin Rademacher, team foul #3 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Manley (PF) Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Austin (PG), Brian Zahran (SG), Raymond Cooksey (SF) Ryan Davis, Raymond Keaney, George Harder | |
| 11:10 | Tulane | William Purdom misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Benjamin Bishop - foul #1 on Benjamin Bishop, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Gallion (SG) Raymond Cooksey | |
| 11:10 | Tulane | William Purdom makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:10 | Tulane | William Purdom makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Purdom - foul #2 on William Purdom, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG) David Poindexter | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Ramon (PF), Carl Brooks (C) Randy Millet, William Purdom | |
| 10:56 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:41 | Tulane | The pull-up jumper by Charles Gallion is blocked by Ronald Manley | 20-18 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Ronald Manley gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Ronald Manley is fouled on the floor by Robert Ramon - foul #2 on Robert Ramon, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG), Danny Wells (SF) Colin Rademacher, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ryan Davis (PG), Randy Millet (PF) Donald Austin, Robert Ramon | |
| 10:32 | Houston | Ronald Manley makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Ronald Manley misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:32 | Tulane | Carl Brooks gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 10:22 | Tulane | Charles Gallion misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Anthony Robinson - foul #2 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (SG), Ronald Perkins (PF), James Griggs (C) Anthony Robinson, Ronald Manley, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Tulane | George Harder (SF), Robert Wyman (PF) Brian Zahran, Randy Millet | |
| 10:22 | Tulane | Charles Gallion makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:22 | Tulane | Charles Gallion makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Colin Rademacher makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-20 |
| 09:52 | Tulane | Robert Wyman can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 24-20 |
| 09:50 | Tulane | Robert Wyman pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 09:34 | Tulane | Charles Gallion travels with the ball | 24-20 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG) Thomas Nilsen | |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Keaney (SG) Charles Gallion | |
| 09:08 | Houston | George Harder steals it from David Poindexter | 24-20 |
| 08:45 | Tulane | James Griggs is called for the reach on Carl Brooks - foul #1 on James Griggs, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG), Frank Smith (SF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Colin Rademacher, Danny Wells, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Austin (PG), Brian Zahran (SF), Randy Millet (PF) Ryan Davis, George Harder, Carl Brooks | |
| 08:31 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 08:10 | Houston | David Poindexter clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 08:09 | Tulane | Brian Zahran grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 08:02 | Tulane | Frank Smith takes the ball from Brian Zahran | 24-20 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop is whistled for traveling | 24-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Manley (PF) Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Nilsen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Poindexter (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Frank Smith (fresh) PF - Ronald Manley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Donald Austin (fresh) SG - Raymond Keaney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Zahran (fresh) PF - Randy Millet (fresh) C - Robert Wyman (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Tulane | Thomas Nilsen is called for the reach on Donald Austin - foul #1 on Thomas Nilsen, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Danny Wells (SF) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Tulane | George Harder (SF), Carl Brooks (C) Brian Zahran, Robert Wyman | |
| 07:39 | Tulane | Donald Austin makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:39 | Tulane | Donald Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Randy Millet is called for the reach on David Poindexter - foul #1 on Randy Millet, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ryan Davis (PG), Charles Gallion (SG) Donald Austin, Raymond Keaney | |
| 07:27 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:27 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:27 | Tulane | Carl Brooks gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:08 | Tulane | Charles Gallion hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Ronald Manley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:03 | Houston | David Poindexter can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Gallion - foul #1 on Charles Gallion, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (SG), James Griggs (C) Thomas Nilsen, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 07:03 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:03 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:35 | Tulane | Ronald Manley picks off the pass by Ryan Davis | 27-22 |
| 06:22 | Houston | David Poindexter drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 05:59 | Tulane | Ryan Davis can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Danny Wells - foul #1 on Danny Wells, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG), Frank Smith (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF) David Poindexter, Danny Wells, Ronald Manley | |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Keaney (SG), Brian Zahran (SF), Robert Wyman (PF) Charles Gallion, George Harder, Randy Millet | |
| 05:59 | Tulane | Ryan Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:59 | Tulane | Ryan Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Griggs | 29-23 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Frank Smith misses the runner from the right block | 29-23 |
| 05:50 | Houston | James Griggs gets the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Ronald Perkins blows the layup | 29-23 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Ronald Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Ronald Perkins knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Thomas Nilsen | 31-23 |
| 05:13 | Tulane | The short jumper by Carl Brooks is denied by James Griggs | 31-23 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Ronald Perkins pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Raymond Keaney is called for the reach on Frank Smith - foul #2 on Raymond Keaney, team foul #11 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Benjamin Bishop (C) James Griggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Austin (PG), George Harder (SF), Randy Millet (PF) Ryan Davis, Raymond Keaney, Carl Brooks | |
| 05:04 | Houston | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Frank Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:04 | Tulane | Randy Millet gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 04:49 | Tulane | George Harder loses the dribble to Benjamin Bishop | 32-23 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Ronald Perkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-23 |
| 04:32 | Tulane | Brian Zahran pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 04:20 | Tulane | Frank Smith steals it from Randy Millet | 32-23 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Wyman - foul #2 on Robert Wyman, team foul #12 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG), Danny Wells (SF) Colin Rademacher, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Gallion (SG), Robert Ramon (PF), William Purdom (C) Brian Zahran, Randy Millet, Robert Wyman | |
| 04:00 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:00 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Robert Ramon | 32-23 |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Donald Austin's pass is intercepted by Danny Wells | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Nilsen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Donald Austin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Gallion (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Harder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Ramon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Purdom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Houston | Anthony Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG) Thomas Nilsen | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ryan Davis (PG), Raymond Cooksey (SF) Donald Austin, George Harder | |
| 03:18 | Tulane | Raymond Cooksey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-23 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Raymond Cooksey denies the turnaround by Ronald Perkins | 32-23 |
| 03:10 | Houston | Danny Wells snags the offensive board | 32-23 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Ronald Perkins makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Danny Wells and the foul's on Robert Ramon - foul #3 on Robert Ramon, team foul #13 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Houston | James Griggs (C) Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Keaney (SG), Brian Zahran (SF), Carl Brooks (PF) Charles Gallion, Raymond Cooksey, Robert Ramon | |
| 02:50 | Houston | Ronald Perkins misses the free throw | 34-23 |
| 02:50 | Tulane | The rebound goes to William Purdom | 34-23 |
| 02:30 | Tulane | William Purdom misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 02:28 | Tulane | William Purdom grabs the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 02:20 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Zahran | 34-26 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Anthony Robinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 02:01 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney double dribbles | 37-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Manley (PF) Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Tulane | George Harder (SF) Brian Zahran | |
| 01:44 | Houston | Ronald Manley buries a jumper near the basket set up by Anthony Robinson | 39-26 |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Anthony Robinson - foul #3 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #9 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG), Colin Rademacher (SG), Frank Smith (SF) David Poindexter, Anthony Robinson, Danny Wells | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Austin (PG), Randy Millet (PF), Robert Wyman (C) Ryan Davis, Carl Brooks, William Purdom | |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Ronald Manley misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 39-28 |
| 01:19 | Houston | James Griggs tips it home | 41-28 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney is fouled on the floor by Colin Rademacher - foul #2 on Colin Rademacher, team foul #10 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Gallion (SG) Donald Austin | |
| 01:04 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | Raymond Keaney makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Raymond Keaney is called for the reach on Thomas Nilsen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Keaney, team foul #14 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Benjamin Bishop (C) James Griggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Austin (PG) Raymond Keaney | |
| 01:00 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:41 | Tulane | Robert Wyman loses the dribble to Thomas Nilsen | 43-30 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 00:32 | Tulane | George Harder grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 00:05 | Tulane | Randy Millet clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Bishop - foul #2 on Benjamin Bishop, team foul #11 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (SG), Danny Wells (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF) Colin Rademacher, Frank Smith, Ronald Manley | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ryan Davis (PG), Carl Brooks (C) Donald Austin, Robert Wyman | |
| 00:05 | Tulane | Randy Millet makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 00:05 | Tulane | Randy Millet makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-32 |