| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Cummins (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald Blake (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hubert Heidrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Troy Normandin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Larry Hilt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fresh) PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fulton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Dave Curd makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Larry Hilt | 33-41 |
| 19:27 | Tulane | Troy Normandin hits a driving attempt in the paint | 35-41 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 19:13 | Tulane | James Cummins snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 18:58 | Tulane | James Cummins's pass is intercepted by David Fulton | 35-41 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Tommy Cain misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-41 |
| 18:36 | Houston | Tommy Cain tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao can't tip it in | 35-41 |
| 18:32 | Tulane | Scott Wilson gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 18:09 | Tulane | James Cummins's pass is intercepted by Jing-Quo Xiao | 35-41 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Larry Hilt lays it in on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Xiao | 35-43 |
| 17:52 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick double dribbles | 35-43 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Tommy Cain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Jones (PF) Tommy Cain | |
| 17:22 | Tulane | Troy Normandin misses the turnaround from the right block | 35-43 |
| 17:20 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Larry Hilt buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 16:37 | Tulane | Ronald Blake is whistled for traveling | 37-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Morris Cason (PG), Uang Tao (SG), James Broadbent (SF), Richard Velasco (PF), Christopher Hood (C) James Cummins, Ronald Blake, Hubert Heidrick, Troy Normandin, Scott Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Brandenberger (SG), Tommy Cain (PF), Lino Habowski (C) Dave Curd, Larry Hilt, Jing-Quo Xiao, David Fulton | |
| 16:16 | Houston | Tommy Cain misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Velasco - foul #1 on Richard Velasco, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Tommy Cain makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Tommy Cain misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:16 | Tulane | Richard Velasco gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 15:59 | Tulane | Uang Tao misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Tommy Cain grabs the board | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Morris Cason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Uang Tao (fresh) SF - James Broadbent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Velasco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Donald Moodie (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Brandenberger (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lino Habowski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Donald Moodie is fouled on the floor by Morris Cason - foul #1 on Morris Cason, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Albert Severns (PG), Ronald Blake (SG) Morris Cason, Uang Tao | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:31 | Houston | Michael Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Moodie | 37-50 |
| 15:06 | Tulane | Lino Habowski picks off the pass by Richard Velasco | 37-50 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Michael Jones is hacked by James Broadbent - foul #2 on James Broadbent, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Cummins (PG), Troy Normandin (PF), Scott Wilson (C) Albert Severns, Richard Velasco, Christopher Hood | |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG), Larry Hilt (SG), Dewei Kung (PF) Michael Brandenberger, Michael Jones, Tommy Cain | |
| 14:31 | Houston | Donald Moodie misses the 3 from straight away | 37-50 |
| 14:29 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ronald Blake | 37-50 |
| 14:15 | Tulane | Lino Habowski is called for the reach on James Cummins - foul #1 on Lino Habowski, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick (SF) James Broadbent | |
| Subs | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao (SF), David Fulton (C) Donald Moodie, Lino Habowski | |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Dewei Kung lays it up and in set up by Larry Hilt | 40-52 |
| 13:20 | Tulane | Scott Wilson's layup is rejected by Jing-Quo Xiao | 40-52 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 12:57 | Houston | David Fulton misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Wilson - foul #2 on Scott Wilson, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Albert Severns (PG), Morris Cason (SG), Richard Velasco (PF) James Cummins, Ronald Blake, Troy Normandin | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Brandenberger (SG), Tommy Cain (PF) Dave Curd, Larry Hilt, Dewei Kung | |
| 12:57 | Houston | David Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 12:57 | Houston | David Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 12:41 | Tulane | Scott Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-54 |
| 12:39 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Wilson | 40-54 |
| 12:22 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Donald Moodie misses the lay-in | 42-54 |
| 12:07 | Houston | Tommy Cain pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Michael Brandenberger buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Donald Moodie | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Albert Severns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Morris Cason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hubert Heidrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Velasco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Donald Moodie (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Michael Brandenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fulton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Tulane | Morris Cason hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jing-Quo Xiao - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Xiao, team foul #2 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Blake (SG), James Broadbent (SF), Troy Normandin (PF) Albert Severns, Hubert Heidrick, Scott Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Hilt (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Lino Habowski (C) Michael Brandenberger, Jing-Quo Xiao, David Fulton | |
| 11:40 | Tulane | Morris Cason makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 11:40 | Tulane | Morris Cason misses the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Lino Habowski grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Donald Moodie is whistled for traveling | 43-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Cummins (PG) Morris Cason | |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG) Donald Moodie | |
| 11:05 | Tulane | Tommy Cain denies the turnaround by Troy Normandin | 43-56 |
| 11:04 | Tulane | Richard Velasco tips it home | 45-56 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Larry Hilt blows the layup | 45-56 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Lino Habowski grabs the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Dave Curd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Wilson (C) Richard Velasco | |
| Subs | Houston | Dewei Kung (PF) Tommy Cain | |
| 10:16 | Tulane | Scott Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-56 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Dave Curd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Albert Severns (PG), Hubert Heidrick (SF), Richard Velasco (PF) James Cummins, James Broadbent, Troy Normandin | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Brandenberger (SG), Jing-Quo Xiao (SF), David Fulton (C) Dave Curd, Larry Hilt, Dewei Kung, Lino Habowski | |
| 09:35 | Tulane | Richard Velasco misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 09:33 | Tulane | Richard Velasco grabs the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | Ronald Blake misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Brandenberger - foul #3 on Michael Brandenberger, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | Ronald Blake makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | Ronald Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Donald Moodie clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Michael Brandenberger | 47-58 |
| 08:44 | Tulane | Ronald Blake misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Michael Brandenberger steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Cummins (PG), James Broadbent (SF), Troy Normandin (PF), Christopher Hood (C) Ronald Blake, Hubert Heidrick, Richard Velasco, Scott Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG), Larry Hilt (SG), Tommy Cain (PF) Donald Moodie, Michael Brandenberger, Michael Jones | |
| 07:56 | Tulane | James Broadbent loses the dribble to Tommy Cain | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Cummins (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Albert Severns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Broadbent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Normandin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Hood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Larry Hilt (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - David Fulton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Larry Hilt hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dave Curd | 47-60 |
| 07:12 | Tulane | Tommy Cain swats the layup by Christopher Hood | 47-60 |
| 07:10 | Tulane | Troy Normandin hits the follow up shot | 49-60 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Tommy Cain buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Larry Hilt | 49-62 |
| 06:39 | Tulane | Albert Severns hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-62 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Christopher Hood is called for the reach on Larry Hilt - foul #1 on Christopher Hood, team foul #5 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Blake (SG), Hubert Heidrick (SF), Scott Wilson (C) Albert Severns, James Broadbent, Christopher Hood | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Jones (SF), Lino Habowski (C) Jing-Quo Xiao, David Fulton | |
| 06:12 | Houston | Michael Jones can't finish the layup | 52-62 |
| 06:11 | Tulane | Troy Normandin snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 05:58 | Tulane | Troy Normandin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lino Habowski - foul #2 on Lino Habowski, team foul #4 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Morris Cason (PG) James Cummins | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Brandenberger (SG), Dewei Kung (PF) Dave Curd, Larry Hilt, Tommy Cain | |
| 05:58 | Tulane | Troy Normandin misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:58 | Tulane | Troy Normandin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Lino Habowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Lino Habowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Dewei Kung connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Donald Moodie | 53-64 |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Morris Cason makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Wilson | 56-64 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Michael Jones buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Moodie | 56-66 |
| 04:47 | Tulane | Scott Wilson connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-66 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Dewei Kung misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-66 |
| 04:36 | Tulane | Scott Wilson snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 04:21 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick's floater is tipped away by Lino Habowski | 58-66 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Donald Moodie gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Donald Moodie hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 03:51 | Tulane | Ronald Blake knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Cummins (PG), Richard Velasco (PF) Morris Cason, Troy Normandin | |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG), Larry Hilt (SG), Jing-Quo Xiao (SF), Tommy Cain (PF), David Fulton (C) Donald Moodie, Michael Brandenberger, Michael Jones, Dewei Kung, Lino Habowski | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Cummins (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald Blake (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hubert Heidrick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Velasco (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Hilt (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - David Fulton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Houston | Dave Curd is fouled on the floor by James Cummins - foul #1 on James Cummins, team foul #6 | 61-69 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao's layup is rejected by Richard Velasco | 61-69 |
| 03:06 | Tulane | Richard Velasco snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 02:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Fulton | 61-69 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Dave Curd misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao tips it back up and in | 61-71 |
| 02:14 | Tulane | David Fulton is called for the reach on Ronald Blake - foul #1 on David Fulton, team foul #5 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Broadbent (SF), Troy Normandin (PF) Hubert Heidrick, Richard Velasco | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:01 | Tulane | Ronald Blake is hacked by Larry Hilt - foul #1 on Larry Hilt, team foul #6 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | Albert Severns (PG), Morris Cason (SG), Richard Velasco (PF), Christopher Hood (C) James Cummins, Ronald Blake, Troy Normandin, Scott Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Brandenberger (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Dewei Kung (PF), Lino Habowski (C) Dave Curd, Larry Hilt, Jing-Quo Xiao, Tommy Cain, David Fulton | |
| 01:52 | Tulane | Morris Cason makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Albert Severns | 63-71 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Cummins (PG), Ronald Blake (SG), Hubert Heidrick (SF), Troy Normandin (PF), Scott Wilson (C) Albert Severns, Morris Cason, James Broadbent, Richard Velasco, Christopher Hood | |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG), Larry Hilt (SG), Jing-Quo Xiao (SF), Tommy Cain (PF), David Fulton (C) Donald Moodie, Michael Brandenberger, Michael Jones, Dewei Kung, Lino Habowski | |
| 01:34 | Houston | James Cummins takes the ball from Jing-Quo Xiao | 63-71 |
| 01:31 | Tulane | James Cummins hits the finger roll | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Houston | Larry Hilt misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 65-71 |
| 01:07 | Tulane | Troy Normandin pulls down the rebound | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Tommy Cain - foul #2 on Tommy Cain, team foul #7 | 65-71 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Tommy Cain gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Dave Curd makes the floater from the right wing set up by Tommy Cain | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-73 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Tommy Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Tommy Cain is fouled in the backcourt by James Cummins - foul #2 on James Cummins, team foul #7 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Jones (SF) Dave Curd, Jing-Quo Xiao | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Tommy Cain misses the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:19 | Tulane | Troy Normandin gets the rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Hubert Heidrick buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Normandin | 69-73 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG), Jing-Quo Xiao (SF) Donald Moodie, Michael Jones | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Tommy Cain is hacked by James Cummins in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Cummins, team foul #8 | 69-73 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Tommy Cain makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Tommy Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:07 | Tulane | Ronald Blake buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Hubert Heidrick | 72-75 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Tommy Cain is fouled in the backcourt by James Cummins - foul #4 on James Cummins, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Tommy Cain makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Tommy Cain misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:06 | Tulane | Troy Normandin pulls down the rebound | 72-76 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Larry Hilt steals it from Troy Normandin | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Larry Hilt runs out the clock | 72-76 |