| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Kellogg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Stan Root (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Eric Laub inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Stan Root misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Joseph Carney - foul #1 on Joseph Carney, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Stan Root makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Stan Root misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:40 | Houston | Joseph Carney snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Earl Baro is hacked by Joe Kellogg - foul #2 on Joe Kellogg, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Roy Prater misses the easy layup | 38-34 |
| 19:05 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 18:40 | Tulane | Eric Laub clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:39 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser misses the tip | 38-34 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Earl Baro grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Philip Perry knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Tony Byrd | 40-34 |
| 18:16 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 18:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joseph Carney | 40-34 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Roy Prater misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Joseph Carney tips it but misses | 40-34 |
| 17:53 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:37 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Philip Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Philip Perry's pass is intercepted by Joe Kellogg in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Stan Root hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Laub | 40-37 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Philip Perry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Kellogg - foul #3 on Joe Kellogg, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SF) Earl Baro | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Moss (PG), Murray Thompson (PF) Joe Kellogg, Kenneth Fraser | |
| 16:56 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:32 | Tulane | Matthew King clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Tony Byrd - foul #1 on Tony Byrd, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (SF), Jesse Masters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) Tony Byrd, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Lang (PF), Earl Metzler (C) Eric Laub, Stan Root | |
| 16:32 | Tulane | Matthew King makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:32 | Tulane | Matthew King misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Jesse Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Philip Perry clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 16:13 | Houston | Jesse Masters gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 15:54 | Houston | Philip Perry is hacked by Daniel Moss - foul #2 on Daniel Moss, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (SG) Philip Perry | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), James Reynolds (SG), Kenneth Fraser (PF) Daniel Moss, Matthew King, Earl Metzler | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Piper (fresh) PF - Jesse Masters (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Heskett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Reynolds (fresh) SF - Murray Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Houston | Jesse Masters is hacked by Kenneth Fraser - foul #2 on Kenneth Fraser, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Augustus Bonkowski, William Piper, Jesse Masters, Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Laub (SF), Stan Root (C) James Reynolds, Dennis Lang | |
| 15:15 | Houston | Tony Byrd hits a floater from the right side set up by John Douglas | 44-38 |
| 15:00 | Tulane | Eric Laub clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:42 | Houston | John Douglas's layup is rejected by Eric Laub | 44-38 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Earl Baro hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 14:27 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 14:26 | Houston | John Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Joseph Carney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-38 |
| 14:11 | Tulane | Stan Root grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 13:58 | Tulane | Eric Laub misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Tony Byrd - foul #2 on Tony Byrd, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG) John Douglas | |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew King (SG), Dennis Lang (PF) Murray Thompson, Kenneth Fraser | |
| 13:58 | Tulane | Eric Laub misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:58 | Tulane | Eric Laub misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Joseph Carney gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Tony Byrd is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Tony Byrd, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (SG), William Piper (SF), Jesse Masters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) Tony Byrd, Earl Baro, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:14 | Tulane | Matthew King double dribbles | 46-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Reynolds (SF), Earl Metzler (C) Eric Laub, Stan Root | |
| 13:03 | Houston | Philip Perry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 13:01 | Tulane | Dennis Lang grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 12:47 | Tulane | Jesse Masters is called for the reach on Dennis Lang - foul #2 on Jesse Masters, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG) Augustus Bonkowski | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joe Kellogg (PG), Murray Thompson (SF), Kenneth Fraser (PF) Gerardo Quintero, James Reynolds, Earl Metzler | |
| 12:35 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Jesse Masters, Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 12:25 | Houston | William Piper drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Carney | 48-38 |
| 12:16 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg is fouled on the floor by Tony Byrd - foul #4 on Tony Byrd, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Tony Byrd | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Laub (SF), Stan Root (C) Murray Thompson, Dennis Lang | |
| 11:58 | Tulane | William Piper steals it from Kenneth Fraser | 48-38 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Stan Root takes the ball from Earl Baro | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Kellogg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Stan Root (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Tulane | Stan Root is whistled for a carry | 48-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG) Joe Kellogg | |
| 10:57 | Houston | William Piper scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Philip Perry | 51-38 |
| 10:44 | Tulane | Eric Laub drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerardo Quintero | 51-40 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Roy Prater comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Philip Perry grabs the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Philip Perry scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Carney | 53-40 |
| 10:03 | Tulane | Roy Prater blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Fraser | 53-40 |
| 10:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roy Prater | 53-40 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Philip Perry hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Earl Baro and the foul's on Eric Laub - foul #1 on Eric Laub, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (SG), John Douglas (SF), Jesse Masters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) William Piper, Earl Baro, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Reynolds (SG), Murray Thompson (SF), Dennis Lang (PF), Earl Metzler (C) Matthew King, Eric Laub, Kenneth Fraser, Stan Root | |
| 09:43 | Houston | Philip Perry misses the free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:43 | Tulane | Earl Metzler grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 09:24 | Tulane | Earl Metzler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | Dennis Lang hits the follow up shot | 55-42 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Jesse Masters can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Lang - foul #2 on Dennis Lang, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Philip Perry | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:03 | Houston | Jesse Masters makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Jesse Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:47 | Tulane | Earl Metzler can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Heskett - foul #2 on Howard Heskett, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joe Kellogg (PG), Eric Laub (SF) Gerardo Quintero, James Reynolds | |
| 08:47 | Tulane | Earl Metzler misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:47 | Tulane | Earl Metzler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:28 | Houston | John Douglas lays it in set up by Augustus Bonkowski and he's fouled by Joe Kellogg - foul #4 on Joe Kellogg, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Roy Prater (PF) Earl Baro | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Moss (PG), Stan Root (C) Joe Kellogg, Earl Metzler | |
| 08:28 | Houston | John Douglas makes the free throw | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:13 | Tulane | Roy Prater swats the layup by Eric Laub | 60-43 |
| 08:12 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Murray Thompson | 60-43 |
| 08:04 | Tulane | The jump hook by Murray Thompson is blocked by Roy Prater | 60-43 |
| 08:02 | Tulane | Murray Thompson tips it in | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:33 | Houston | Howard Heskett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 07:32 | Tulane | Murray Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Jesse Masters (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Daniel Moss (fresh) SG - Murray Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stan Root (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Tulane | Dennis Lang misses badly on a runner in the lane | 60-45 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Jesse Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 06:43 | Houston | John Douglas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Douglas, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, Augustus Bonkowski, Roy Prater, Jesse Masters | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), Matthew King (SG), James Reynolds (SF), Kenneth Fraser (PF) Daniel Moss, Murray Thompson, Eric Laub, Dennis Lang | |
| 06:30 | Tulane | Matthew King drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gerardo Quintero | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:15 | Houston | Howard Heskett buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Philip Perry | 62-48 |
| 06:05 | Tulane | James Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Howard Heskett gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:36 | Houston | Earl Baro hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Byrd | 64-48 |
| 05:21 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 64-48 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Philip Perry pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Perry | 67-48 |
| 04:44 | Tulane | Howard Heskett steals it from Gerardo Quintero | 67-48 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Philip Perry is fouled on the floor by Stan Root - foul #2 on Stan Root, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), John Douglas (SF), Robert McWatters (PF), Jesse Masters (C) Tony Byrd, Earl Baro, Howard Heskett, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joe Kellogg (PG), Murray Thompson (SF), Dennis Lang (PF), Earl Metzler (C) Gerardo Quintero, Matthew King, Kenneth Fraser, Stan Root | |
| 04:26 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 04:14 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg is fouled on the floor by Philip Perry - foul #2 on Philip Perry, team foul #9 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (SG) Philip Perry | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:14 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg misses the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 04:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jesse Masters | 69-48 |
| 03:48 | Houston | John Douglas misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Earl Metzler - foul #1 on Earl Metzler, team foul #9 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Moss (SG) James Reynolds | |
| 03:48 | Houston | John Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 03:48 | Houston | John Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Tulane | Dennis Lang is hacked by Augustus Bonkowski - foul #1 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #10 | 71-48 |
| 03:31 | Tulane | Dennis Lang makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 03:31 | Tulane | Dennis Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Piper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert McWatters (fresh) C - Jesse Masters (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Kellogg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Moss (fresh) SF - Dennis Lang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Murray Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Metzler (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Douglas | 73-50 |
| 02:56 | Tulane | John Douglas steals the ball from Daniel Moss | 73-50 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-50 |
| 02:29 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Murray Thompson | 73-50 |
| 02:19 | Tulane | Dennis Lang drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Moss and the foul's on William Piper - foul #1 on William Piper, team foul #11 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (C) Robert McWatters | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Reynolds (SG) Daniel Moss | |
| 02:19 | Tulane | Dennis Lang makes the free throw | 73-53 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski travels with the ball | 73-53 |
| 01:40 | Tulane | Dennis Lang buries a 3 from straight away | 73-56 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-56 |
| 01:20 | Tulane | Murray Thompson pulls down the rebound | 73-56 |
| 01:06 | Tulane | Murray Thompson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Murray Thompson, team foul #10 | 73-56 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Jesse Masters travels with the ball | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Tulane | Earl Metzler connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Murray Thompson | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski misses the easy layup | 73-59 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Howard Heskett tips it in | 75-59 |
| 00:15 | Tulane | Murray Thompson makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Reynolds and he's hacked by John Douglas - foul #2 on John Douglas, team foul #12 | 75-61 |
| 00:15 | Tulane | Murray Thompson misses the free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Howard Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 00:00 | Houston | John Douglas runs out the clock | 75-61 |