| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Al Haynes (fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Scott Kwan inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Tulane | Scott Kwan is called for traveling | 32-32 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Eric Larmon is hacked by Ronald Albritton - foul #1 on Ronald Albritton, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Robert Spier lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes and he's fouled by Al Haynes - foul #3 on Al Haynes, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Aaron King (PF) Al Haynes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:11 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:46 | Tulane | Nick Wright connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Robert Spier drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 34-37 |
| 18:29 | Tulane | Aaron King buries a jumper in the lane set up by Scott Kwan | 36-37 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Kevin Noyes buries a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Scott Kwan - foul #1 on Scott Kwan, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:52 | Tulane | Scott Kwan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Spier - foul #2 on Robert Spier, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 17:52 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:52 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 38-40 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Robert Spier misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Aaron King - foul #1 on Aaron King, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Brown (C) Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez | |
| 17:20 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:54 | Tulane | Keith Costello is called for the reach on Lee Cathcart - foul #2 on Keith Costello, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (SG), Steven Johnson (SF) Nick Wright, Scott Kwan | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 16:37 | Tulane | Steven Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan travels with the ball | 41-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG), Joseph Burciaga (C) Lee Cathcart, Aaron King | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG) Eric Larmon, Gordon Ward | |
| 16:07 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 16:05 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga tips it but misses | 41-42 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 15:44 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the fadeaway in the paint | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Derek Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses the jump hook from the baseline | 41-44 |
| 15:26 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:10 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bobby Kennell, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Scott Kwan (SF), Al Haynes (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) Bobby Kennell, Lloyd Perry, Steven Johnson, Derek Brown, Joseph Burciaga | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Keith Costello, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| 14:54 | Houston | Robert Spier works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-46 |
| 14:32 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Nick Wright | 44-46 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Kevin Noyes clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 14:14 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ronald Albritton | 44-46 |
| 13:54 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton buries a jump hook from close range | 46-46 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Larmon and the foul's on Ronald Albritton - foul #2 on Ronald Albritton, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| 13:45 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 13:28 | Tulane | Armando Rodriguez steals the ball from Al Haynes | 46-49 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Gordon Ward lays it up and in set up by Armando Rodriguez | 46-51 |
| 13:12 | Tulane | Al Haynes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 46-51 |
| 13:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Wardle | 46-51 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 13:03 | Tulane | Al Haynes snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 13:01 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart is hacked by Eric Larmon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Larmon, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| 12:52 | Tulane | Nick Wright knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Scott Kwan | 48-51 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-51 |
| 12:27 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 12:06 | Tulane | Scott Kwan scores on a runner from close range set up by Al Haynes | 50-51 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Robert Spier clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 11:53 | Tulane | Al Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:36 | Tulane | Scott Kwan buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Nick Wright | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Kwan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Al Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Armando Rodriguez | 52-53 |
| 11:11 | Tulane | Eric Larmon takes the ball from Nick Wright | 52-53 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Kevin Wardle scores on a floater in the lane | 52-55 |
| 10:31 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Wardle - foul #3 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Steven Johnson (SF), Aaron King (PF), Derek Brown (C) Lee Cathcart, Scott Kwan, Al Haynes, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Gordon Ward, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 10:31 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:31 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Kevin Noyes loses the dribble to Nick Wright | 54-55 |
| 09:45 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Keith Costello hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Turcotte | 54-57 |
| 09:06 | Tulane | Aaron King misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carter Collins - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG) Nick Wright | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| 09:06 | Tulane | Aaron King makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:06 | Tulane | Aaron King makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Kevin Noyes steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Scott Kwan (SF), Al Haynes (PF) Lloyd Perry, Steven Johnson, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| 08:04 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 08:03 | Tulane | Aaron King misses the tip | 56-57 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Keith Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Keith Costello comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 07:47 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Al Haynes | 56-57 |
| 07:37 | Tulane | Aaron King clanks a runner in the lane | 56-57 |
| 07:35 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Al Haynes | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Al Haynes (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Tulane | The jump hook by Scott Kwan is blocked by Robert Spier | 56-57 |
| 07:25 | Tulane | Al Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:20 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell is fouled on the floor by Kevin Wardle - foul #4 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG), Ronald Albritton (C) Bobby Kennell, Aaron King | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF) Kevin Noyes, Keith Costello | |
| 07:02 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart loses the ball out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 06:46 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez lays it up and in | 56-59 |
| 06:26 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Albritton | 59-59 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Robert Spier knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 59-62 |
| 05:58 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Robert Spier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 05:45 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 05:18 | Tulane | Scott Kwan comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 59-62 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG) Lloyd Perry | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG) Lawrence Turcotte, Gordon Ward | |
| 04:49 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Lee Cathcart - foul #3 on Lee Cathcart, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Aaron King (PF) Al Haynes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:49 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:41 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is denied on a layup by Aaron King | 62-63 |
| 04:26 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 04:21 | Tulane | Scott Kwan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron King | 65-63 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Robert Spier evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 65-63 |
| 03:59 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 03:54 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Kwan | 68-63 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is called for traveling | 68-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | Al Haynes (PF) Aaron King | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (PF), Keith Costello (C) Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 03:20 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 68-63 |
| 03:18 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton grabs the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Al Haynes (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Keith Costello (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-63 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Keith Costello pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Wesley Kaplan, Keith Costello | |
| 02:44 | Houston | Kevin Noyes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-63 |
| 02:30 | Tulane | Nick Wright's pass is intercepted by Kevin Wardle | 68-63 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Robert Spier hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 68-63 |
| 02:13 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ronald Albritton | 68-63 |
| 01:56 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton is denied on a dunk by Kevin Wardle | 68-63 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Robert Spier pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 01:33 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Eric Larmon is blocked by Al Haynes | 68-63 |
| 01:32 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ronald Albritton | 68-63 |
| 01:26 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Nick Wright | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:05 | Houston | Kevin Wardle is fouled on the floor by Nick Wright - foul #1 on Nick Wright, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Kevin Wardle misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 01:05 | Tulane | Al Haynes grabs the board | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Tulane | Scott Kwan is hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #4 on Eric Larmon, team foul #7 | 71-63 |
| 00:56 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:56 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Ronald Albritton steals the ball from Robert Spier | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Al Haynes is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Noyes - foul #3 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #8 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Lloyd Perry (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Aaron King (C) Lee Cathcart, Nick Wright, Scott Kwan, Ronald Albritton | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Carter Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Brown (C) Al Haynes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Derek Brown blows the layup but the foul's on Lawrence Turcotte - foul #2 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #9 | 75-63 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Derek Brown misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Derek Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 76-63 |
| 00:11 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Carter Collins | 76-63 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Lloyd Perry takes the ball from Wesley Kaplan | 76-63 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry blows the layup | 76-63 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Aaron King tips it back up and in | 78-63 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 78-63 |