| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Spier (fresh) C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) SG - Nick Wright (fresh) SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) PF - Al Haynes (fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Robert Spier is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Spier, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Tulane | Armando Rodriguez steps in front of the Nick Wright pass | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Robert Spier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Tulane | Al Haynes grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Armando Rodriguez - foul #1 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez lays it in | 2-1 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | Armando Rodriguez picks off the pass by Ronald Albritton | 2-1 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Kwan - foul #1 on Scott Kwan, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 16:58 | Tulane | Nick Wright comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 3-1 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Kevin Wardle snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-1 |
| 16:22 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton's floater is tipped away by Kevin Wardle | 3-1 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the lay-in | 3-1 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Eric Larmon gets the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses short on a jump hook from close range | 3-1 |
| 15:56 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ronald Albritton | 3-1 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) SG - Nick Wright (fresh) SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Al Haynes (fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Tulane | Al Haynes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-1 |
| 15:33 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart snags the offensive board | 3-1 |
| 15:25 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart is hacked by Armando Rodriguez - foul #2 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF) Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Aaron King (PF), Derek Brown (C) Nick Wright, Scott Kwan, Al Haynes, Ronald Albritton | |
| 15:05 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Kevin Noyes - foul #1 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG) Lee Cathcart | |
| 15:05 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Robert Spier comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 14:42 | Tulane | Aaron King snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 14:27 | Tulane | Aaron King misses long on a floater from the left block | 3-4 |
| 14:26 | Tulane | Aaron King tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses badly on a floater from the right side | 3-6 |
| 14:00 | Tulane | Aaron King grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 13:44 | Tulane | Steven Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Robert Spier pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Keith Costello misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-6 |
| 13:23 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 13:21 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell loses the dribble to Eric Larmon in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the easy layup | 3-6 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Kevin Wardle gets the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Derek Brown is called for the reach on Gordon Ward - foul #1 on Derek Brown, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Gordon Ward, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Scott Kwan (SF), Al Haynes (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) Bobby Kennell, Lloyd Perry, Steven Johnson, Aaron King, Derek Brown | |
| 12:48 | Houston | Kevin Noyes loses the dribble to Nick Wright | 3-6 |
| 12:45 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses the dunk attempt | 3-6 |
| 12:44 | Tulane | Al Haynes snags the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 12:27 | Tulane | Kevin Noyes steps in front of the Al Haynes pass | 3-6 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Kevin Noyes lays it in | 5-6 |
| 12:01 | Tulane | Al Haynes knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Albritton and he's fouled by Wesley Kaplan - foul #1 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 12:01 | Tulane | Al Haynes misses the free throw | 5-8 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits a jumpshot from the left side | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) SG - Nick Wright (fresh) SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Al Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart misses short on a 3 from straight away | 7-8 |
| 11:25 | Houston | Keith Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Keith Costello is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Keith Costello, team foul #6 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Keith Costello, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:47 | Tulane | Nick Wright hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lee Cathcart | 7-10 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Kevin Noyes scores on a jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 10:28 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 10:27 | Tulane | Al Haynes pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 10:05 | Tulane | Nick Wright hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Robert Spier tips it back up and in | 11-12 |
| 09:50 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the floater from the left block set up by Ronald Albritton and he's hacked by Kevin Noyes - foul #2 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF) Kevin Noyes, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Johnson (SF), Aaron King (PF), Derek Brown (C) Scott Kwan, Al Haynes, Ronald Albritton | |
| 09:50 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Eric Larmon grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Kevin Wardle drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 13-15 |
| 08:58 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses long on a shot from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 08:56 | Tulane | Aaron King tips it home | 13-17 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Keith Costello hits a shot from the left side set up by Eric Larmon | 15-17 |
| 08:18 | Tulane | Aaron King connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Derek Brown | 15-19 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Keith Costello comes up short on the floater from the right side | 15-19 |
| 07:58 | Tulane | Derek Brown grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 07:43 | Tulane | Nick Wright can't connect on a shot from the left side | 15-19 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Keith Costello grabs the board | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) PF - Aaron King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Keith Costello travels with the ball | 15-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Keith Costello, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Lloyd Perry (SG), Scott Kwan (SF), Al Haynes (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) Lee Cathcart, Nick Wright, Steven Johnson, Aaron King, Derek Brown | |
| 06:59 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton is fouled on the floor by Carter Collins - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| 06:59 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:59 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 06:35 | Tulane | Al Haynes pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:28 | Tulane | Al Haynes connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Bobby Kennell | 15-22 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Carter Collins is called for traveling | 15-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Kevin Wardle (C) Gordon Ward, Darryl Christmas, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 05:43 | Tulane | Scott Kwan slams it home on a great pass from Bobby Kennell | 15-24 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Bier | 17-24 |
| 05:17 | Tulane | Al Haynes misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 05:15 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry can't tip it in | 17-24 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Keith Costello misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Scott Kwan - foul #2 on Scott Kwan, team foul #3 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Robert Spier (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Samuel Bier, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Aaron King (C) Bobby Kennell, Lloyd Perry, Scott Kwan, Ronald Albritton | |
| 04:47 | Houston | Keith Costello makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Keith Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:23 | Tulane | Al Haynes is hacked by Robert Spier - foul #2 on Robert Spier, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (PF) Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:23 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:23 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Aaron King swats the layup by Eric Larmon | 19-26 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Eric Larmon grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Al Haynes picks off the pass by Gordon Ward | 19-26 |
| 03:30 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Costello - foul #2 on Keith Costello, team foul #10 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Gordon Ward, Keith Costello, Carter Collins, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (SF), Ronald Albritton (C) Steven Johnson, Al Haynes | |
| 03:30 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:30 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Houston | Eric Larmon double dribbles | 19-28 |
| 03:00 | Tulane | Robert Spier steals the ball from Lee Cathcart | 19-28 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez travels with the ball | 19-28 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (SG) Nick Wright | |
| 02:25 | Tulane | Scott Kwan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-28 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the board | 19-28 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the lay-in | 19-28 |
| 02:00 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 01:31 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 19-28 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Robert Spier snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Eric Larmon is hacked by Lee Cathcart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Cathcart, team foul #4 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (C) Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG), Al Haynes (PF), Derek Brown (C) Bobby Kennell, Aaron King, Ronald Albritton | |
| 01:16 | Houston | The short jumper by Kevin Wardle is denied by Derek Brown | 19-28 |
| 01:14 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Derek Brown | 19-28 |
| 01:09 | Tulane | Scott Kwan connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lee Cathcart | 19-30 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-30 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Derek Brown pulls down the rebound | 19-30 |
| 00:37 | Tulane | Scott Kwan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Scott Kwan, team foul #5 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Steven Johnson (SF) Lee Cathcart, Scott Kwan | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Robert Spier knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lawrence Turcotte | 22-30 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Steven Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-33 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 22-33 |