| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Warren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Houston | Shawn Callier is hacked by James Warren - foul #1 on James Warren, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 19:11 | Tulane | James Warren gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:06 | Tulane | James Warren misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 19:04 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses the tip | 34-33 |
| 19:02 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:50 | Tulane | Tyler Hall connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Garner | 34-36 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Peter Fierro drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Thornton | 37-36 |
| 18:09 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Thornton - foul #2 on Scott Thornton, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:09 | Tulane | Tyler Hall makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:09 | Tulane | Tyler Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Thompson - foul #2 on Daniel Thompson, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:38 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Bernard Hartley's pass is intercepted by Daniel Thompson | 39-38 |
| 17:07 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Garner | 39-41 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Bernard Hartley is hacked by James Warren - foul #2 on James Warren, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Bernard Hartley | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Melvin Smyth (SF), John Houk (C) Johnnie Ferrell, James Warren, Tyler Hall | |
| 16:24 | Houston | Robert Mayers misses short on a jumper in the paint | 39-41 |
| 16:23 | Houston | Robert Mayers pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Scott Thornton clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by John Houk - foul #1 on John Houk, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Smith (PF) Daniel Thompson | |
| 16:06 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:06 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mayers | 40-41 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Robert Mayers loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SF), Alton Hardie (C) Paul Garner, John Houk | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Melvin Smyth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Riffle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alton Hardie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 40-41 |
| 15:27 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Shawn Callier hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Thornton | 42-43 |
| 14:37 | Tulane | Peter Fierro is called for the reach on Melvin Smyth - foul #2 on Peter Fierro, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Bernard Hartley (SF) Robert Mayers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), Paul Garner (SG), James Warren (SF), Daniel Thompson (PF) Dikembe Azimi, Melvin Smyth, James Riffle, David Smith | |
| 14:25 | Tulane | Paul Garner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Scott Thornton is fouled on the floor by Alton Hardie - foul #4 on Alton Hardie, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Houston | John Luce (C) Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyler Hall (C) Alton Hardie | |
| 13:32 | Houston | Peter Fierro scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 13:06 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-43 |
| 13:05 | Houston | John Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:49 | Houston | John Luce comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by James Warren - foul #3 on James Warren, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SF) James Warren | |
| 12:49 | Houston | John Luce makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:49 | Houston | John Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:36 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Peter Fierro comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 12:05 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:42 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-43 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Smyth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Houston | John Luce's floater is knocked away by Paul Garner | 46-43 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Paul Garner is called for the reach on Peter Fierro - foul #1 on Paul Garner, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley, John Luce | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), James Warren (SF), John Houk (C) Johnnie Ferrell, Melvin Smyth, Daniel Thompson | |
| 11:00 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Paul Garner hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tyler Hall | 48-46 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Scott Thornton travels with the ball | 48-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG) Peter Fierro | |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SG), David Smith (PF) Paul Garner, Tyler Hall | |
| 09:58 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Houston | John Ginter (SF) Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), Daniel Thompson (PF) Dikembe Azimi, David Smith | |
| 09:29 | Houston | Mike McAllister misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 09:28 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:10 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson's layup is rejected by Robert Mayers | 48-46 |
| 09:08 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:56 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth's layup is rejected by Scott Thornton | 48-46 |
| 08:54 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:45 | Tulane | John Houk clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 08:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to Shawn Callier | 48-46 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Scott Thornton scores on a jump hook in the paint | 50-46 |
| 08:09 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Melvin Smyth | 50-48 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Scott Thornton hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Mike McAllister | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike McAllister (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Ginter (fresh) PF - Robert Mayers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Thornton (tiring) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Smyth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Houk (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Tulane | James Warren lays it in set up by Melvin Smyth and he's hacked by Robert Mayers - foul #1 on Robert Mayers, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Bernard Hartley (SG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), John Luce (C) Shawn Callier, Mike McAllister, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Paul Garner (SG), Tyler Hall (PF), Alton Hardie (C) Johnnie Ferrell, Melvin Smyth, Daniel Thompson, John Houk | |
| 07:18 | Tulane | James Warren makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Peter Fierro comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 06:55 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Warren | 52-51 |
| 06:34 | Tulane | John Luce steals the ball from Alton Hardie | 52-51 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey loses the ball out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (SG) John Ginter | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SF), Daniel Thompson (PF) James Warren, Tyler Hall | |
| 05:55 | Tulane | James Riffle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 05:53 | Tulane | Paul Garner grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:33 | Tulane | Paul Garner clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 05:32 | Tulane | James Riffle grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson is fouled on the floor by Fyodor Zerphey - foul #1 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), Melvin Smyth (SF) Dikembe Azimi, James Riffle | |
| 05:02 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Johnnie Ferrell | 52-54 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Melvin Smyth is called for the reach on Peter Fierro - foul #1 on Melvin Smyth, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Luce | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:42 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:42 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:22 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 03:58 | Tulane | Alton Hardie gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 03:40 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson grabs the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Alton Hardie is fouled on the floor by Fyodor Zerphey - foul #2 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), Robert Mayers (PF) Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Warren (SF), Tyler Hall (PF), John Houk (C) Melvin Smyth, Daniel Thompson, Alton Hardie | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike McAllister (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tyler Hall (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Houk (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Tulane | Peter Fierro picks off the pass by John Houk | 53-57 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Peter Fierro jams it | 55-57 |
| 02:50 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 02:49 | Tulane | Tyler Hall hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF) Mike McAllister, Robert Mayers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Thompson (PF), Alton Hardie (C) Tyler Hall, John Houk | |
| 02:28 | Houston | Peter Fierro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-59 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Shawn Callier clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 02:01 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Johnnie Ferrell | 55-59 |
| 01:53 | Tulane | Paul Garner can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 55-59 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Bernard Hartley gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Thompson - foul #3 on Daniel Thompson, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:24 | Tulane | Alton Hardie misses the floater from the right block | 57-59 |
| 01:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Thornton | 57-59 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Johnnie Ferrell is called for the reach on Peter Fierro - foul #1 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Alton Hardie blows the layup | 58-59 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Bernard Hartley pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Alton Hardie snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Alton Hardie is hacked by Shawn Callier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Callier, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Alton Hardie runs out the clock | 58-59 |