| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) SG - David Phillips (fresh) SF - Eric Keller (fresh) PF - Allen Morello (fresh) C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Simmons (fresh) SG - Li Xiao (fresh) SF - Jerry Parsons (fresh) PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) C - Simon Volker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Tulane | Li Xiao scores on a shot in the paint and he's hacked by David Phillips - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Tulane | Li Xiao misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Houston | David Phillips double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Allen Morello gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Vincent Vaden clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Tulane | William Simmons grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Tulane | Simon Volker tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Allen Morello snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Li Xiao is called for the reach on David Phillips - foul #1 on Li Xiao, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Simon Volker steals the ball from David Phillips | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Tulane | William Simmons grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:30 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Vincent Vaden pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Allen Morello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), George Guice (SG), Richard Tschida (SF), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Greg Rice (C) Stephen Karlson, David Phillips, Eric Keller, Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Negele Higgins (SG), Cliff Lovin (SF) William Simmons, Li Xiao, Jerry Parsons | |
| 16:56 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Johnnie Medley | 0-5 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Richard Tschida buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by George Guice and he's fouled by Cliff Lovin - foul #1 on Cliff Lovin, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG) George Guice | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Pankowski (PF), Swietomierz Bednarski (C) Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| 16:15 | Houston | Richard Tschida misses the free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:15 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:05 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Greg Rice - foul #1 on Greg Rice, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerry Parsons (SF) Cliff Lovin | |
| 16:05 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:05 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:45 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner and he's fouled by Negele Higgins - foul #1 on Negele Higgins, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF) Richard Tschida | |
| Subs | Tulane | Li Xiao (SG), Cliff Lovin (C) Negele Higgins, Swietomierz Bednarski | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:45 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) SG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) PF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) C - Greg Rice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Medley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Li Xiao (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Parsons (fresh) PF - Richard Pankowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cliff Lovin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Tulane | Li Xiao's pass is intercepted by Edmond Ferguson | 5-7 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Greg Rice misses the jumpshot from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:10 | Tulane | Li Xiao gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:58 | Tulane | Roger Pendergrass swats the shot by Johnnie Medley | 5-7 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Eric Keller pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Eric Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 14:49 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Richard Pankowski | 5-7 |
| 14:26 | Tulane | Johnnie Medley's layup is rejected by Eric Keller | 5-7 |
| 14:25 | Tulane | Johnnie Medley grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:14 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 14:13 | Tulane | Johnnie Medley hits the follow up shot | 5-9 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Karlson | 7-9 |
| 13:43 | Tulane | Eric Keller picks off the pass by Cliff Lovin | 7-9 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Eric Keller hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edmond Ferguson | 9-9 |
| 13:07 | Tulane | Li Xiao knocks in the runner from the right block | 9-11 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 12:48 | Tulane | Johnnie Medley grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:25 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons blows the layup | 9-11 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Greg Rice pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Eric Keller is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Keller, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Houston | George Guice (PG), David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Stephen Karlson, Edmond Ferguson, Eric Keller, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG), Negele Higgins (SG), Randall Bohler (SF), Matthew Maloof (PF), Simon Volker (C) Johnnie Medley, Li Xiao, Jerry Parsons, Richard Pankowski, Cliff Lovin | |
| 12:03 | Tulane | William Simmons's floater is tipped away by Allen Morello | 9-11 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Vincent Vaden gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 11:47 | Houston | David Phillips knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Vincent Vaden | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Guice (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Pendergrass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Simmons (fresh) SG - Negele Higgins (fresh) SF - Randall Bohler (fresh) PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) C - Simon Volker (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Tulane | Negele Higgins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 11:15 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass is hacked by Randall Bohler - foul #1 on Randall Bohler, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Richard Tschida (C) George Guice, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 11:01 | Houston | Stephen Karlson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 11:00 | Tulane | Randall Bohler grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by William Simmons | 12-15 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Greg Rice (C) Stephen Karlson, Roger Pendergrass, Richard Tschida | |
| Subs | Tulane | Li Xiao (SG), Cliff Lovin (SF) Negele Higgins, Randall Bohler | |
| 10:17 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Matthew Maloof and the foul's on Allen Morello - foul #1 on Allen Morello, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Vincent Vaden (C) Edmond Ferguson, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:17 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin makes the free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Allen Morello clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Cliff Lovin - foul #2 on Cliff Lovin, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (SF), Greg Rice (C) Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Jerry Parsons (SF) William Simmons, Cliff Lovin | |
| 09:59 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:38 | Tulane | Stephen Karlson is called for the reach on Johnnie Medley - foul #1 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Roger Pendergrass, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:20 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Johnnie Medley and he's fouled by Stephen Karlson - foul #2 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Greg Rice (C) Stephen Karlson, Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:20 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Greg Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-21 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 08:42 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Simon Volker | 13-21 |
| 08:25 | Tulane | Simon Volker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 08:23 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof tips it back up and in | 13-23 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Eric Keller is hacked by Jerry Parsons - foul #1 on Jerry Parsons, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Tschida (SF), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Eric Keller, Roger Pendergrass, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG), Negele Higgins (SG), Richard Pankowski (PF), Swietomierz Bednarski (C) Johnnie Medley, Li Xiao, Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| 07:53 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson loses the dribble to Swietomierz Bednarski | 13-23 |
| 07:42 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons buries a fadeaway near the basket | 13-25 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Negele Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Pankowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Swietomierz Bednarski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Houston | David Phillips misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 13-25 |
| 07:23 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski gets the rebound | 13-25 |
| 07:18 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons misses the lay-in | 13-25 |
| 07:16 | Tulane | William Simmons misses the tip | 13-25 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Vincent Vaden gets the rebound | 13-25 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Richard Pankowski is called for the reach on Richard Tschida - foul #1 on Richard Pankowski, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Houston | George Guice (PG), Eric Keller (SF) Edmond Ferguson, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulane | Randall Bohler (SF) Jerry Parsons | |
| 06:54 | Houston | Richard Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Richard Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:33 | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-25 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Richard Tschida gets the rebound | 15-25 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Eric Keller hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Guice | 17-25 |
| 05:49 | Tulane | Randall Bohler is fouled on the floor by Richard Tschida - foul #1 on Richard Tschida, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) George Guice, Allen Morello, Richard Tschida | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Li Xiao (SG), Matthew Maloof (PF), Simon Volker (C) William Simmons, Negele Higgins, Richard Pankowski, Swietomierz Bednarski | |
| 05:49 | Tulane | Randall Bohler misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:49 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 05:30 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Edmond Ferguson | 19-25 |
| 05:13 | Tulane | Li Xiao can't connect on a runner from close range | 19-25 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Vincent Vaden pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Vincent Vaden's layup is rejected by Simon Volker | 19-25 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Vincent Vaden pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Vincent Vaden is hacked by Li Xiao - foul #2 on Li Xiao, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Allen Morello (PF) Eric Keller | |
| Subs | Tulane | Negele Higgins (SG), Jerry Parsons (SF) Li Xiao, Randall Bohler | |
| 04:47 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:47 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Simon Volker | 19-25 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | Simon Volker connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnnie Medley | 19-27 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Rice (C) Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Simmons (PG) Negele Higgins | |
| 04:16 | Tulane | Johnnie Medley throws it down set up by William Simmons and the foul's on David Phillips - foul #2 on David Phillips, team foul #8 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Houston | George Guice (SG), Eric Keller (SF) David Phillips, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:16 | Tulane | Johnnie Medley makes the free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Greg Rice blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Maloof - foul #1 on Matthew Maloof, team foul #9 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF) Edmond Ferguson, George Guice, Eric Keller | |
| Subs | Tulane | Li Xiao (SG) Johnnie Medley | |
| 03:59 | Houston | Greg Rice misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Greg Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:44 | Tulane | William Simmons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 20-30 |
| 03:43 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof grabs the offensive board | 20-30 |
| 03:36 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from William Simmons and the foul's on Roger Pendergrass - foul #1 on Roger Pendergrass, team foul #9 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF) Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:36 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons makes the free throw | 20-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Phillips (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Simmons (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Li Xiao (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerry Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Maloof (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Volker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Houston | Eric Keller comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-33 |
| 03:15 | Tulane | Simon Volker gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 03:11 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons can't finish the layup | 20-33 |
| 03:10 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof hits the follow up shot | 20-35 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass scores on a 3 from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 02:30 | Tulane | Matthew Maloof comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 23-35 |
| 02:29 | Tulane | Jerry Parsons tips it home | 23-37 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Stephen Karlson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 23-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Eric Keller, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Medley (PG), Richard Pankowski (PF), Cliff Lovin (C) William Simmons, Matthew Maloof, Simon Volker | |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin is fouled on the floor by Vincent Vaden - foul #1 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #10 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF) Roger Pendergrass | |
| Subs | Tulane | Swietomierz Bednarski (C) Jerry Parsons | |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Cliff Lovin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Cliff Lovin is called for the reach on Eric Keller - foul #3 on Cliff Lovin, team foul #10 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulane | Randall Bohler (SF) Cliff Lovin | |
| 01:44 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 01:21 | Tulane | Richard Pankowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (SG), Roger Pendergrass (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Eric Keller, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Maloof (PF), Simon Volker (C) Richard Pankowski, Swietomierz Bednarski | |
| 01:06 | Houston | Matthew Maloof steals the ball from Vincent Vaden | 24-39 |
| 00:53 | Tulane | The jump hook by Li Xiao is blocked by Allen Morello | 24-39 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Allen Morello grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Simon Volker steals it from Edmond Ferguson | 24-39 |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Johnnie Medley can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 24-39 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses the easy layup | 24-39 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Simon Volker gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Simon Volker misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 24-39 |