| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Reed (fresh) SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) PF - John Moczulski (fresh) C - Steven Masters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fresh) SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) PF - Robert Spier (fresh) C - James Kress (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | James Kress wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Tulane | Jerome Reed gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Tulane | Steven Masters knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Houston | William Gouin makes the fadeaway from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Tulane | Thomas Woods's layup is rejected by James Kress | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Tulane | John Moczulski gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Tulane | Thomas Woods misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Tulane | John Moczulski hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Houston | James Kress throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Tulane | Thomas Woods clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Robert Spier gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Houston | James Kress scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Gouin | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Tulane | John Moczulski's pass is intercepted by Robert Spier | 4-4 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Robert Spier is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Stachowski (PF) Robert Spier | |
| 16:36 | Tulane | Steven Masters can't connect on a floater from close range | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Tulane | John Moczulski misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Donald Stachowski - foul #1 on Donald Stachowski, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Armando Rodriguez (SG), Kevin Wardle (C) William Gouin, Johnny Thorn, James Kress | |
| 16:20 | Tulane | John Moczulski makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | Tulane | John Moczulski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-4 |
| 15:59 | Tulane | The rebound goes to John Moczulski | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Reed (fresh) SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) PF - John Moczulski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) SG - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) PF - Donald Stachowski (fresh) C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 6-4 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:38 | Houston | Angel Bruno connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 15:31 | Tulane | Jerome Reed is hacked by Harold Clingerman - foul #1 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (PF), James Brown (C) John Moczulski, Steven Masters | |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG), Robert Spier (PF) Angel Bruno, Kevin Wardle | |
| 15:15 | Tulane | Thomas Woods banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfred Blackburn | 8-6 |
| 15:09 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:08 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jerome Reed | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Tulane | Donald Stachowski steals it from James Brown | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Harold Clingerman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 14:24 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn is hacked by Robert Spier - foul #1 on Robert Spier, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (PG), David Stroud (SF) Jerome Reed, Thomas Woods | |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG), Angel Bruno (SF), James Kress (C) Harold Clingerman, Armando Rodriguez, Donald Stachowski | |
| 14:03 | Tulane | Dean Lucero misses the floater from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Johnny Thorn grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Johnny Thorn drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 13:17 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 13:16 | Tulane | James Brown tips it but misses | 8-11 |
| 13:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Kress | 8-11 |
| 12:58 | Houston | William Gouin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Johnny Thorn tips it but misses | 8-11 |
| 12:56 | Houston | James Kress tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| 12:43 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-13 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses long on a runner near the basket | 10-13 |
| 12:17 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Brown | 10-13 |
| 12:06 | Tulane | Dean Lucero misses badly on a shot from the right side | 10-13 |
| 12:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Kress | 10-13 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses long on a runner from the left block | 10-13 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Johnny Thorn snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dean Lucero (fresh) SG - Alfred Blackburn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Stroud (fresh) PF - Virgil Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) C - James Kress (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Houston | Robert Spier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 11:42 | Tulane | James Brown gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:20 | Tulane | Dean Lucero can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Gouin - foul #1 on William Gouin, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), Thomas Woods (SF), John Moczulski (PF), Steven Masters (C) Alfred Blackburn, David Stroud, Virgil Vaughn, James Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Donald Stachowski (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) William Gouin, Angel Bruno, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| 11:20 | Tulane | Dean Lucero makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:20 | Tulane | Dean Lucero makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Harold Clingerman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 10:55 | Tulane | Steven Masters grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 10:41 | Tulane | Thomas Woods lays it in on a nice dish by Jerome Reed and he's hacked by Kevin Wardle - foul #1 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Angel Bruno (SF) Johnny Thorn | |
| 10:41 | Tulane | Thomas Woods makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Kevin Wardle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses the tip | 15-13 |
| 10:25 | Tulane | Steven Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:15 | Tulane | John Moczulski scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Steven Masters and he's fouled by Harold Clingerman - foul #2 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG), James Kress (C) Harold Clingerman, Kevin Wardle | |
| 10:15 | Tulane | John Moczulski makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Johnny Thorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG) Dean Lucero | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:42 | Tulane | Angel Bruno steals the ball from Steven Masters | 18-13 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez lays it in on a nice dish by Angel Bruno | 18-15 |
| 09:20 | Tulane | Steven Masters double dribbles | 18-15 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG) Johnny Thorn | |
| 09:11 | Houston | Angel Bruno comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-15 |
| 09:10 | Tulane | Steven Masters snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 09:05 | Tulane | Jerome Reed buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Blackburn | 20-15 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Angel Bruno hits a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Alfred Blackburn - foul #1 on Alfred Blackburn, team foul #1 | 20-17 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Angel Bruno makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:34 | Tulane | Jerome Reed drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Alfred Blackburn | 22-18 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Thomas Woods takes the ball from Donald Stachowski | 22-18 |
| 08:01 | Tulane | Thomas Woods scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jerome Reed | 24-18 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Jerome Reed takes the ball from Donald Stachowski | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Moczulski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Masters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armando Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Stachowski (fairly fresh) C - James Kress (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerome Reed and he's hacked by Armando Rodriguez - foul #1 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (PG), David Stroud (SF), Virgil Vaughn (PF), James Brown (C) Jerome Reed, Thomas Woods, John Moczulski, Steven Masters | |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG), Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Armando Rodriguez, Donald Stachowski, James Kress | |
| 07:30 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses the free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Angel Bruno comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by David Stroud - foul #1 on David Stroud, team foul #2 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (SG) Alfred Blackburn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Angel Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:08 | Tulane | Dean Lucero is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dean Lucero, team foul #3 | 26-19 |
| 06:55 | Houston | William Gouin loses the ball out of bounds | 26-19 |
| 06:35 | Tulane | Dean Lucero knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by David Stroud | 28-19 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Robert Spier misses long on a shot from the right side | 28-19 |
| 06:26 | Tulane | David Stroud gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Angel Bruno - foul #1 on Angel Bruno, team foul #8 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG), Thomas Woods (SF) Lee Cathcart, David Stroud | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:16 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Kevin Wardle drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| 05:42 | Tulane | Dean Lucero scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Woods | 32-21 |
| 05:26 | Houston | William Gouin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dean Lucero - foul #2 on Dean Lucero, team foul #4 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), John Moczulski (PF), Steven Masters (C) Dean Lucero, Virgil Vaughn, James Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF), James Kress (C) Angel Bruno, Kevin Wardle | |
| 05:26 | Houston | William Gouin misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:26 | Houston | William Gouin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:26 | Tulane | Steven Masters snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 05:02 | Tulane | Steven Masters is fouled on the floor by James Kress - foul #1 on James Kress, team foul #9 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Stachowski (PF) Robert Spier | |
| 05:02 | Tulane | Steven Masters makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 05:02 | Tulane | Steven Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Donald Stachowski misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | The rebound goes to John Moczulski | 34-21 |
| 04:30 | Tulane | Jerome Reed loses the dribble to William Gouin | 34-21 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Donald Stachowski misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Donald Stachowski can't tip it in | 34-21 |
| 04:13 | Houston | James Kress tips it but misses | 34-21 |
| 04:12 | Tulane | Steven Masters gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 03:49 | Tulane | Jerome Reed misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Kress - foul #2 on James Kress, team foul #10 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (PF), James Brown (C) John Moczulski, Steven Masters | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Angel Bruno (SF), Robert Spier (PF) William Gouin, Johnny Thorn, Donald Stachowski | |
| 03:49 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 03:49 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Virgil Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Houston | James Kress can't finish the layup but the foul's on Virgil Vaughn - foul #1 on Virgil Vaughn, team foul #5 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (SG) Alfred Blackburn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:36 | Houston | James Kress makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:36 | Houston | James Kress misses the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:36 | Tulane | James Brown grabs the board | 36-22 |
| 03:15 | Tulane | James Brown clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-22 |
| 03:14 | Houston | Angel Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Clingerman | 36-25 |
| 02:39 | Tulane | James Kress is called for the reach on Thomas Woods - foul #3 on James Kress, team foul #11 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG), John Moczulski (PF), Steven Masters (C) Jerome Reed, Virgil Vaughn, James Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG), Donald Stachowski (C) Armando Rodriguez, James Kress | |
| 02:39 | Tulane | Thomas Woods misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:39 | Tulane | Thomas Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Thomas Woods is called for the reach on Johnny Thorn - foul #1 on Thomas Woods, team foul #6 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Stroud (SF) Thomas Woods | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (C) Robert Spier | |
| 02:01 | Houston | Donald Stachowski buries a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Alfred Blackburn - foul #2 on Alfred Blackburn, team foul #7 | 37-27 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Donald Stachowski makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:35 | Tulane | Steven Masters hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Harold Clingerman - foul #3 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #12 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG) Dean Lucero | |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG) Harold Clingerman | |
| 01:35 | Tulane | Steven Masters makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:35 | Tulane | Steven Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 01:13 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Alfred Blackburn | 39-28 |
| 01:05 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn is hacked by Angel Bruno - foul #2 on Angel Bruno, team foul #13 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (PF), James Brown (C) John Moczulski, Steven Masters | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF) Angel Bruno | |
| 01:05 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 01:05 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 00:40 | Houston | William Gouin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 00:38 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Brown | 41-28 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Jerome Reed scores on a floater in the paint | 43-28 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-28 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jerome Reed | 43-28 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Jerome Reed misses short on a fullcourt shot | 43-28 |