| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) PF - Michael Nash (fresh) C - Philip Kelley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Shawn Hitchcock (fresh) SG - Duane Davies (fresh) SF - Peter McAbier (fresh) PF - Christopher Gilder (fresh) C - Stephen Sliger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Peter McAbier | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Paul Dunn is fouled on the floor by Duane Davies - foul #1 on Duane Davies, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Robert Cantwell can't connect on a floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Tulane | Christopher Gilder snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Duane Davies misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Edward Castrejon snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Duane Davies - foul #2 on Duane Davies, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson (SG) Duane Davies | |
| 18:50 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:36 | Tulane | Peter McAbier misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Michael Nash grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Robert Cantwell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 1-2 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Philip Kelley tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Tulane | Paul Dunn steps in front of the Peter McAbier pass | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Edward Castrejon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Dunn | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Cantwell - foul #1 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock connects on the floater from the right side set up by Stephen Sliger | 5-4 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Michael Nash misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Philip Kelley can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | Tulane | Robert Cantwell steps in front of the Christopher Gilder pass | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Robert Cantwell blows the layup | 5-4 |
| 16:59 | Tulane | Peter McAbier grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:49 | Tulane | Peter McAbier double dribbles | 5-4 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Garland Anderson (SF), John Jorge (PF), Jeffrey Charette (C) Peter McAbier, Christopher Gilder, Stephen Sliger | |
| 16:36 | Houston | Edward Castrejon clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Tulane | Jeffrey Charette grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:19 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:08 | Tulane | John Jorge snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:55 | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Michael Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Dunn (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Nash (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Shawn Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Torgerson (fairly fresh) SF - Garland Anderson (fresh) PF - John Jorge (fresh) C - Jeffrey Charette (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Houston | Edward Castrejon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:33 | Houston | Paul Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Shawn Hitchcock is called for the reach on Robert Cantwell - foul #1 on Shawn Hitchcock, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Alfred Amos (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Robert Cantwell, Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Johnson (SG), Peter McAbier (SF), Stephen Sliger (C) Shawn Hitchcock, Joseph Torgerson, Jeffrey Charette | |
| 14:57 | Houston | Alfred Amos hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 14:55 | Tulane | The rebound goes to John Jorge | 5-7 |
| 14:49 | Tulane | The jump hook by Stephen Sliger is blocked by Brian Jackson | 5-7 |
| 14:48 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:39 | Tulane | Peter McAbier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 14:37 | Tulane | John Jorge tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 14:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Green | 5-7 |
| 14:16 | Houston | John Galaviz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:14 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Stephen Sliger | 5-7 |
| 14:02 | Tulane | Peter McAbier connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Garland Anderson | 5-9 |
| 13:41 | Houston | David Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-9 |
| 13:40 | Houston | John Galaviz tips it in | 7-9 |
| 13:21 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Green - foul #1 on David Green, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Michael Nash (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Zhuang Xue, Alfred Amos, Brian Jackson, David Green | |
| Subs | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock (PG), Robert Mohamed (SF), Christopher Gilder (PF) Garland Anderson, Peter McAbier, John Jorge | |
| 13:21 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:21 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Nash | 7-9 |
| 13:05 | Houston | Philip Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF) John Galaviz | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson (SG), Jeffrey Charette (C) Harold Johnson, Stephen Sliger | |
| 12:56 | Tulane | Robert Mohamed buries a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Nash - foul #1 on Michael Nash, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| 12:56 | Tulane | Robert Mohamed misses the free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Michael Nash gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:38 | Houston | Paul Dunn drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Edward Castrejon | 9-11 |
| 12:18 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock knocks in the 3 from straight away | 9-14 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Robert Cantwell hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Paul Dunn | 11-14 |
| 11:47 | Tulane | Robert Mohamed comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the board | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 4 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Shawn Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Torgerson (fresh) SF - Robert Mohamed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Gilder (fresh) C - Jeffrey Charette (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Houston | Robert Cantwell's pass is intercepted by Robert Mohamed | 11-14 |
| 11:27 | Tulane | Robert Cantwell steals it from Christopher Gilder | 11-14 |
| 11:22 | Houston | Robert Cantwell blows the layup | 11-14 |
| 11:20 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Charette | 11-14 |
| 11:01 | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Philip Kelley snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Philip Kelley is hacked by Jeffrey Charette - foul #1 on Jeffrey Charette, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), John Galaviz (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Robert Cantwell, Paul Dunn, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Tulane | Garland Anderson (PG), Harold Johnson (SG), Peter McAbier (SF), John Jorge (PF), Stephen Sliger (C) Shawn Hitchcock, Joseph Torgerson, Robert Mohamed, Christopher Gilder, Jeffrey Charette | |
| 10:31 | Houston | Edward Castrejon can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Peter McAbier - foul #1 on Peter McAbier, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:31 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to David Green | 11-14 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 10:17 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:12 | Tulane | Peter McAbier misses the lay-in | 11-14 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Edward Castrejon pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:05 | Houston | John Galaviz blows the layup but he's hacked by Peter McAbier - foul #2 on Peter McAbier, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Amos (SF) Edward Castrejon | |
| Subs | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock (PG) Peter McAbier | |
| 10:05 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:05 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:51 | Tulane | John Jorge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Philip Kelley (C) Alfred Amos, David Green | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:33 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Zhuang Xue can't tip it in | 13-14 |
| 09:30 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:16 | Tulane | John Jorge hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Hitchcock | 13-16 |
| 08:49 | Houston | John Galaviz misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-16 |
| 08:48 | Tulane | Garland Anderson snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 08:32 | Tulane | John Jorge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 08:30 | Tulane | Harold Johnson grabs the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 08:17 | Tulane | Garland Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Michael Nash (PF) John Galaviz, Zhuang Xue, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson (PG), Robert Mohamed (SF), Christopher Gilder (PF), Jeffrey Charette (C) Shawn Hitchcock, Harold Johnson, John Jorge, Stephen Sliger | |
| 07:57 | Houston | Michael Nash buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 15-16 |
| 07:35 | Tulane | Garland Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Brian Jackson grabs the board | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joseph Torgerson (fresh) SG - Garland Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Mohamed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Gilder (fresh) C - Jeffrey Charette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Brian Jackson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Nash | 17-16 |
| 07:05 | Tulane | Christopher Gilder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 17-16 |
| 07:03 | Tulane | Jeffrey Charette grabs the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 06:48 | Tulane | Garland Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-16 |
| 06:47 | Tulane | Jeffrey Charette grabs the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 06:33 | Tulane | Jeffrey Charette's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Nash | 17-16 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Paul Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Brian Jackson scores on a shot near the basket set up by Robert Cantwell | 19-16 |
| 05:55 | Tulane | Garland Anderson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Cantwell - foul #2 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), John Galaviz (SF), Philip Kelley (C) Robert Cantwell, Paul Dunn, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock (PG), John Jorge (PF), Stephen Sliger (C) Robert Mohamed, Christopher Gilder, Jeffrey Charette | |
| 05:55 | Tulane | Garland Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 05:55 | Tulane | Garland Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Stephen Sliger denies the turnaround by Edward Castrejon | 19-18 |
| 05:44 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:25 | Tulane | Michael Nash steals it from John Jorge | 19-18 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Michael Nash connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Zhuang Xue | 21-18 |
| 05:04 | Tulane | Garland Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Hitchcock | 21-21 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Zhuang Xue can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Sliger - foul #1 on Stephen Sliger, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF), Kenneth Taylor (PF) Edward Castrejon, Michael Nash | |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Johnson (SG) Garland Anderson | |
| 04:53 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:53 | Tulane | John Jorge pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:45 | Tulane | John Jorge is hacked by Kenneth Taylor - foul #1 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| 04:28 | Tulane | John Jorge misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Philip Kelley - foul #1 on Philip Kelley, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (PF) Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Mohamed (SF) Joseph Torgerson | |
| 04:28 | Tulane | John Jorge misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:28 | Tulane | John Jorge misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Kelley | 22-21 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Zhuang Xue is whistled for traveling | 22-21 |
| 03:57 | Tulane | John Jorge misses long on a runner near the basket | 22-21 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Philip Kelley gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:39 | Houston | John Jorge is called for the reach on Brian Jackson - foul #1 on John Jorge, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG) Zhuang Xue, John Galaviz | |
| Subs | Tulane | Duane Davies (SG), Peter McAbier (SF), Christopher Gilder (PF) Harold Johnson, Robert Mohamed, Stephen Sliger | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Brian Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:39 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Christopher Gilder | 23-21 |
| 03:24 | Tulane | John Jorge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-21 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Brian Jackson grabs the board | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Shawn Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Davies (fresh) SF - Peter McAbier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Gilder (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Jorge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Philip Kelley connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 25-21 |
| 03:07 | Tulane | Peter McAbier hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Jorge | 25-23 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Edward Castrejon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SF), Michael Nash (PF) Paul Dunn, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Charette (C) Shawn Hitchcock, John Jorge | |
| 02:28 | Tulane | Michael Nash blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Charette | 25-23 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Edward Castrejon snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 02:20 | Houston | John Galaviz connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Cantwell | 28-23 |
| 01:56 | Tulane | Peter McAbier misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Cantwell - foul #3 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Philip Kelley (C) Robert Cantwell, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson (PG), Stephen Sliger (C) Harold Johnson, Christopher Gilder | |
| 01:56 | Tulane | Peter McAbier misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 01:56 | Tulane | Peter McAbier makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 01:42 | Houston | John Galaviz is hacked by Joseph Torgerson - foul #1 on Joseph Torgerson, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| 01:42 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:42 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:28 | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Duane Davies | 30-27 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Philip Kelley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 01:15 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Zhuang Xue | 30-27 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Zhuang Xue can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Duane Davies - foul #3 on Duane Davies, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Houston | George Turman (SG), Paul Dunn (SF) Edward Castrejon, John Galaviz | |
| Subs | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock (PG), Garland Anderson (SF), John Jorge (PF) Duane Davies, Peter McAbier, Jeffrey Charette | |
| 01:01 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 3rd free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:43 | Tulane | Joseph Torgerson double dribbles | 32-27 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Philip Kelley loses the dribble to Stephen Sliger | 32-27 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Shawn Hitchcock misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-27 |
| 00:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Zhuang Xue | 32-27 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-27 |