| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stan Root (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Earl Baro inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | Stan Root is called for the reach on Philip Perry - foul #3 on Stan Root, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Lang (C) Stan Root | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:31 | Houston | Roy Prater is whistled for a carry | 40-39 |
| 19:11 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser misses the lay-in | 40-39 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Earl Baro hits the finger roll on a great pass from Philip Perry | 40-41 |
| 18:19 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 40-41 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Earl Baro grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Tony Byrd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew King - foul #1 on Matthew King, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | Matthew King is hacked by Tony Byrd - foul #2 on Tony Byrd, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| 17:30 | Tulane | Eric Laub is whistled for a carry | 40-43 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Roy Prater drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Tony Byrd | 40-45 |
| 16:51 | Tulane | Matthew King misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 16:49 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 16:41 | Tulane | Dennis Lang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 16:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earl Baro | 40-45 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Philip Perry is fouled on the floor by Gerardo Quintero - foul #3 on Gerardo Quintero, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joe Kellogg (PG), James Reynolds (SG), Murray Thompson (PF), Earl Metzler (C) Gerardo Quintero, Matthew King, Kenneth Fraser, Dennis Lang | |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), John Douglas (SF), Jesse Masters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) Tony Byrd, Earl Baro, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| 16:12 | Houston | Jesse Masters misses the turnaround from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 16:11 | Houston | Jesse Masters misses the tip | 40-45 |
| 16:10 | Tulane | Murray Thompson grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 15:48 | Tulane | Earl Metzler hits a shot near the basket set up by Joe Kellogg | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Kellogg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Laub (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Murray Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jesse Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Heskett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Houston | William Piper comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Jesse Masters pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 15:18 | Houston | The short jumper by Philip Perry is denied by Murray Thompson | 42-45 |
| 15:16 | Tulane | Earl Metzler snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 15:09 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Philip Perry - foul #2 on Philip Perry, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew King (SG), Kenneth Fraser (PF), Stan Root (C) James Reynolds, Eric Laub, Earl Metzler | |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Jesse Masters, Howard Heskett | |
| 15:09 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:09 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:50 | Houston | William Piper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 14:49 | Tulane | Stan Root grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 14:32 | Tulane | Matthew King buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Fraser | 45-45 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Roy Prater misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 14:14 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:09 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg scores on a floater from the right side | 47-45 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Tony Byrd scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Douglas | 47-48 |
| 13:35 | Tulane | Matthew King is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), Eric Laub (SF) Joe Kellogg, Kenneth Fraser | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Earl Baro (SF) John Douglas, William Piper | |
| 13:22 | Houston | Joseph Carney's dunk attempt is rejected by Stan Root | 47-48 |
| 13:20 | Tulane | Eric Laub pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:16 | Tulane | Matthew King is fouled on the floor by Roy Prater - foul #1 on Roy Prater, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Lang (PF) Murray Thompson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:08 | Tulane | Eric Laub misses long on a floater from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 13:07 | Tulane | Eric Laub grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 12:51 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero clanks a jumper from close range | 47-48 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Roy Prater gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Earl Baro hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Byrd | 47-51 |
| 12:17 | Tulane | Eric Laub clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 12:15 | Tulane | Matthew King snags the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 12:06 | Tulane | Eric Laub makes the jump hook in the lane | 49-51 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Earl Baro drills a jumper in the paint set up by Philip Perry and he's hacked by Stan Root - foul #4 on Stan Root, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | Murray Thompson (SG), Kenneth Fraser (PF) Matthew King, Stan Root | |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), Jesse Masters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) Tony Byrd, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| 11:52 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 11:39 | Tulane | Eric Laub makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Lang | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Murray Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Heskett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Houston | Philip Perry is hacked by Murray Thompson - foul #2 on Murray Thompson, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Reynolds (SG) Eric Laub | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:08 | Houston | William Piper is fouled on the floor by Dennis Lang - foul #1 on Dennis Lang, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Earl Baro misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-54 |
| 10:43 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Reynolds | 51-54 |
| 10:20 | Tulane | James Reynolds misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Howard Heskett pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Philip Perry lays it in set up by Howard Heskett and he's fouled by Gerardo Quintero - foul #4 on Gerardo Quintero, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joe Kellogg (PG), Matthew King (SG), Eric Laub (SF), Earl Metzler (C) Gerardo Quintero, James Reynolds, Murray Thompson, Dennis Lang | |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Earl Baro, Jesse Masters, Howard Heskett | |
| 10:14 | Houston | Philip Perry misses the free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:14 | Tulane | Earl Metzler pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:02 | Tulane | Earl Metzler misses the easy layup | 51-56 |
| 10:01 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Fraser | 51-56 |
| 09:39 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg connects on the jumper from the right side | 53-56 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Joseph Carney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Carney, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (PG), Howard Heskett (SF) Philip Perry, William Piper | |
| 09:04 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg hits a 3 from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Joseph Carney connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 08:34 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew King | 58-58 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Tony Byrd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew King - foul #2 on Matthew King, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | Murray Thompson (PF), Dennis Lang (C) Kenneth Fraser, Earl Metzler | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Earl Baro (SF), Jesse Masters (C) John Douglas, Howard Heskett, Joseph Carney | |
| 08:17 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the 3rd free throw | 58-60 |
| 07:57 | Tulane | Eric Laub lays it up and in | 60-60 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Earl Baro buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Perry | 60-63 |
| 07:31 | Tulane | Eric Laub hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Kellogg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Murray Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Joe Kellogg is called for the reach on Philip Perry - foul #2 on Joe Kellogg, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), James Reynolds (SG), Stan Root (C) Joe Kellogg, Matthew King, Eric Laub | |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), Joseph Carney (C) Tony Byrd, Roy Prater | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:47 | Tulane | Stan Root misses the lay-in | 62-65 |
| 06:46 | Tulane | James Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 06:31 | Tulane | Dennis Lang clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 06:29 | Tulane | Stan Root pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 06:21 | Tulane | Jesse Masters steals it from James Reynolds | 62-65 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Philip Perry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 06:02 | Tulane | Murray Thompson pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:57 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-65 |
| 05:56 | Tulane | Dennis Lang tips it home | 64-65 |
| 05:44 | Houston | William Piper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 05:42 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Baro | 64-65 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Earl Baro misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 05:24 | Houston | William Piper grabs the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Philip Perry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Dennis Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew King (SG), Eric Laub (SF), Kenneth Fraser (PF) James Reynolds, Murray Thompson, Dennis Lang | |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Roy Prater (PF) William Piper, Jesse Masters | |
| 04:46 | Tulane | Matthew King can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-65 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Roy Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Tony Byrd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Philip Perry snags the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Stan Root takes the ball from Tony Byrd | 64-65 |
| 03:56 | Tulane | Eric Laub is hacked by Roy Prater - foul #2 on Roy Prater, team foul #5 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SF) Earl Baro | |
| 03:40 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero is hacked by Philip Perry - foul #3 on Philip Perry, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| 03:35 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Fraser and he's hacked by Tony Byrd - foul #3 on Tony Byrd, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 03:35 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero misses the free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Tony Byrd grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Philip Perry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Joseph Carney tips it home | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Stan Root (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Piper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Laub | 68-67 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-67 |
| 02:50 | Tulane | Stan Root gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:28 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Gerardo Quintero | 70-67 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Roy Prater blows the layup | 70-67 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Philip Perry can't tip it in | 70-67 |
| 01:58 | Tulane | Eric Laub gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:38 | Tulane | Eric Laub misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 70-67 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Joseph Carney snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Tony Byrd clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 01:24 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Stan Root | 70-67 |
| 01:13 | Tulane | Eric Laub comes up short on the shot from the right side | 70-67 |
| 01:11 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Laub | 70-67 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Stan Root | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Houston | William Piper knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Tulane | Matthew King buries a jumper from the left wing | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | Houston | William Piper makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Philip Perry | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Eric Laub is hacked by Philip Perry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Philip Perry, team foul #8 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) William Piper | |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Eric Laub misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Roy Prater pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Houston | Gerardo Quintero is called for the reach on Philip Perry - foul #5 on Gerardo Quintero, team foul #10 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joe Kellogg (PG) Gerardo Quintero | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:03 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Tulane calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Matthew King misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Kellogg (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Stan Root (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 21 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Houston | Joseph Carney wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:44 | Houston | Tony Byrd buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Roy Prater and the foul's on Matthew King - foul #3 on Matthew King, team foul #11 | 75-77 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the free throw | 75-78 |
| 04:34 | Tulane | Joseph Carney is called for the reach on Kenneth Fraser - foul #2 on Joseph Carney, team foul #9 | 75-78 |
| 04:34 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser misses the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Roy Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Joseph Carney lays it in on a great pass from Tony Byrd and the foul's on Stan Root - foul #5 on Stan Root, team foul #12 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Lang (C) Stan Root | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:15 | Houston | Joseph Carney makes the free throw | 75-81 |
| 03:57 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Joe Kellogg, team foul #13 | 75-81 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Joseph Carney is denied on a dunk by Dennis Lang | 75-81 |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser gets the rebound | 75-81 |
| 03:17 | Tulane | Dennis Lang misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Carney - foul #3 on Joseph Carney, team foul #10 | 75-81 |
| 03:17 | Tulane | Dennis Lang misses the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 03:17 | Tulane | Dennis Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Roy Prater snags the defensive board | 75-81 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Roy Prater is hacked by Matthew King - foul #4 on Matthew King, team foul #14 | 75-81 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-83 |
| 02:32 | Tulane | Earl Baro swats the shot by Joe Kellogg | 75-83 |
| 02:31 | Tulane | Dennis Lang misses the tip | 75-83 |
| 02:30 | Tulane | Eric Laub hits the follow up shot | 77-83 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Joseph Carney knocks in the shot from the left block | 77-85 |
| 02:14 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-85 |
| 01:52 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg steps out of bounds on the baseline | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Houston | Philip Perry clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Kellogg - foul #4 on Joe Kellogg, team foul #15 | 77-85 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| 01:10 | Tulane | Dennis Lang clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-87 |
| 01:09 | Tulane | Joe Kellogg gets the offensive rebound | 77-87 |
| 00:54 | Tulane | Matthew King misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 77-87 |
| 00:53 | Tulane | Eric Laub can't tip it in | 77-87 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Roy Prater grabs the board | 77-87 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joe Kellogg (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Laub (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 23 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Matthew King is called for the reach on Roy Prater in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew King, team foul #16 | 77-87 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Reynolds (SG), Murray Thompson (SF), Earl Metzler (C) Matthew King, Eric Laub, Kenneth Fraser | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Pletcher (PG), William Piper (SG), John Douglas (SF), Jesse Masters (C) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd, Earl Baro, Joseph Carney | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the 1st free throw | 77-88 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Roy Prater misses the 2nd free throw | 77-88 |
| 00:51 | Tulane | Dennis Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 77-88 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Tulane | Jesse Masters takes the ball from Murray Thompson | 77-88 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Piper | 77-90 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | Dennis Lang misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by William Piper - foul #1 on William Piper, team foul #11 | 77-90 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (SG), Howard Heskett (C) Chad Pletcher, Roy Prater | |
| 00:12 | Tulane | Dennis Lang makes the 1st free throw | 78-90 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | Dennis Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 79-90 |
| 00:00 | Houston | John Douglas runs out the clock | 79-90 |