| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Smyth (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jason Reed (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Tulane | Robert Mayers swats the layup by Melvin Smyth | 25-28 |
| 19:47 | Houston | Robert Mayers gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Bernard Hartley comes up short on the shot from the left side | 25-28 |
| 19:17 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 19:00 | Tulane | Jason Reed double dribbles | 25-28 |
| 18:40 | Houston | David Morris's pass is intercepted by Paul Garner | 25-28 |
| 18:35 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell can't finish the layup | 25-28 |
| 18:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Mayers | 25-28 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Robert Mayers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 25-28 |
| 18:13 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Paul Garner | 25-28 |
| 18:08 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 18:06 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Garner | 25-28 |
| 17:53 | Tulane | Paul Garner dunks the ball set up by Tyler Hall | 25-30 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Shawn Callier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 17:23 | Tulane | Tyler Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Reed | 25-32 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Scott Thornton knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by David Morris and he's hacked by Tyler Hall - foul #3 on Tyler Hall, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson (SF), John Hinkle (PF) Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Warren (SF), David Smith (PF), John Houk (C) Melvin Smyth, Jason Reed, Tyler Hall | |
| 16:49 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:29 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Callier - foul #2 on Shawn Callier, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), John Ginter (C) David Morris, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:29 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:29 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Johnnie Ferrell - foul #2 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG) Johnnie Ferrell | |
| 16:02 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) SF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hinkle (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Ginter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Houk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Tulane | John Houk misses the lay-in | 30-34 |
| 15:50 | Houston | John Hinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:30 | Houston | John Ginter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Warren - foul #2 on James Warren, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), David Morris (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF) Shawn Callier, Christopher Ellis, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Hinkle | |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SF), Tyler Hall (C) Paul Garner, John Houk | |
| 15:30 | Houston | John Ginter makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:30 | Houston | John Ginter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:14 | Tulane | James Warren misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 15:13 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Azimi | 32-34 |
| 14:53 | Tulane | David Smith knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Azimi | 32-36 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Robert Mayers clanks a shot from the baseline | 32-36 |
| 14:35 | Tulane | James Warren pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:23 | Tulane | David Morris steals it from James Warren | 32-36 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses the lay-in | 32-36 |
| 14:19 | Tulane | Tyler Hall snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 14:07 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth is fouled on the floor by David Morris - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), Scott Thornton (C) Travis Shelton, John Ginter | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), Paul Garner (SG), Jason Reed (PF) Dikembe Azimi, James Warren, David Smith | |
| 13:53 | Tulane | Tyler Hall connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnnie Ferrell and he's hacked by Shawn Callier - foul #3 on Shawn Callier, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG) David Morris | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SF) Melvin Smyth | |
| 13:53 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Scott Thornton gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Bernard Hartley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 13:03 | Tulane | James Riffle loses the ball out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG), Jimmie Jimmerson (SF), John Hinkle (PF) Christopher Ellis, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Smith (SF), John Houk (C) James Riffle, Tyler Hall | |
| 12:34 | Houston | John Hinkle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 12:32 | Tulane | Jason Reed snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 12:18 | Tulane | Paul Garner comes up short on the floater from the right side | 35-38 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Shawn Callier grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:52 | Houston | David Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-38 |
| 11:51 | Houston | David Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Morris (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hinkle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Reed (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Houk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Houston | David Morris scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Callier | 37-38 |
| 11:08 | Tulane | Paul Garner is hacked by David Morris - foul #3 on David Morris, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Christopher Ellis (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF), John Ginter (C) Shawn Callier, David Morris, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Hinkle, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SF), Tyler Hall (C) Jason Reed, John Houk | |
| 10:49 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:35 | Tulane | David Smith connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Johnnie Ferrell | 37-40 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Robert Mayers buries a shot from the left block | 39-40 |
| 10:03 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Robert Mayers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Robert Mayers banks in the layup set up by Travis Shelton | 41-40 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth banks in the layup | 41-42 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Johnnie Ferrell steals the ball from John Ginter | 41-42 |
| 08:46 | Tulane | Tyler Hall buries a runner from close range | 41-44 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Christopher Ellis is fouled on the floor by Melvin Smyth - foul #1 on Melvin Smyth, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), David Morris (SG), Scott Thornton (C) Travis Shelton, Christopher Ellis, John Ginter | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), James Warren (SG), Jason Reed (PF) Johnnie Ferrell, Paul Garner, David Smith | |
| 08:13 | Houston | Shawn Callier knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Morris | 44-44 |
| 07:57 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth drills a runner from the baseline | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Hartley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Melvin Smyth (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Reed (fresh) 5 reb. C - Tyler Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Shawn Callier scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Thornton | 47-46 |
| 07:22 | Tulane | Jason Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 07:20 | Tulane | James Warren hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 07:05 | Houston | Scott Thornton is fouled on the floor by Tyler Hall - foul #4 on Tyler Hall, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson (SF), John Hinkle (PF) Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers | |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (SG), John Houk (C) Melvin Smyth, Tyler Hall | |
| 06:54 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson drills a turnaround from the right block | 49-48 |
| 06:37 | Tulane | John Houk misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Scott Thornton - foul #2 on Scott Thornton, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| 06:37 | Tulane | John Houk misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:37 | Tulane | John Houk makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:22 | Houston | John Hinkle's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Reed | 49-49 |
| 06:20 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:04 | Tulane | James Warren misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jimmie Jimmerson - foul #1 on Jimmie Jimmerson, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG) Dikembe Azimi | |
| 06:04 | Tulane | James Warren makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:04 | Tulane | James Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Scott Thornton can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 05:33 | Tulane | James Warren pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:28 | Tulane | Paul Garner hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Johnnie Ferrell | 49-53 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Scott Thornton is hacked by John Houk - foul #2 on John Houk, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF), John Ginter (C) David Morris, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Hinkle, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SF), David Smith (PF), Tyler Hall (C) James Warren, Jason Reed, John Houk | |
| 04:45 | Houston | Melvin Smyth takes the ball from Christopher Ellis | 49-53 |
| 04:43 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell is hacked by Shawn Callier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Callier, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG) Shawn Callier | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:43 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:43 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Bernard Hartley | 51-55 |
| 04:00 | Tulane | David Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-55 |
| 03:59 | Houston | John Ginter grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Bernard Hartley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), David Morris (SG) Travis Shelton, Christopher Ellis | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SG) Paul Garner | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - John Ginter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Riffle (fresh) SF - Melvin Smyth (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 51-55 |
| 03:06 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth tips it in | 51-57 |
| 02:47 | Houston | John Ginter loses the dribble to Melvin Smyth | 51-57 |
| 02:47 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Ginter | |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (SG), Jason Reed (PF) James Riffle, David Smith | |
| 02:33 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth is hacked by Scott Thornton - foul #3 on Scott Thornton, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| 02:33 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:33 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Robert Mayers gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Bernard Hartley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Johnnie Ferrell - foul #3 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Bernard Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Bernard Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:53 | Tulane | Paul Garner is hacked by David Morris - foul #4 on David Morris, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| 01:53 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:53 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Shawn Callier is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Shawn Callier, team foul #11 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG) Shawn Callier | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 01:10 | Tulane | Jason Reed knocks in the runner from close range and the foul's on Robert Mayers - foul #3 on Robert Mayers, team foul #12 | 53-61 |
| 01:10 | Tulane | Jason Reed misses the free throw | 53-61 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Scott Thornton snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Houston | Scott Thornton scores on a shot from close range | 55-61 |
| 00:54 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Bernard Hartley snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Houston | Jason Reed denies the turnaround by Robert Mayers | 55-61 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses the tip | 55-61 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Shelton - foul #1 on Travis Shelton, team foul #13 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Smith (PF), John Houk (C) Jason Reed, Tyler Hall | |
| 00:42 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:42 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Houston | Paul Garner is called for the reach on David Morris - foul #1 on Paul Garner, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Reed (PF), Tyler Hall (C) David Smith, John Houk | |
| 00:37 | Houston | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:37 | Houston | David Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:37 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Shelton - foul #2 on Travis Shelton, team foul #14 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Smith (PF), John Houk (C) Jason Reed, Tyler Hall | |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Paul Garner is called for the reach on David Morris - foul #2 on Paul Garner, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Reed (PF), Tyler Hall (C) David Smith, John Houk | |
| 00:27 | Houston | David Morris misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Tyler Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Tyler Hall is fouled in the backcourt by David Morris - foul #5 on David Morris, team foul #15 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG) David Morris | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Smith (PF) Jason Reed | |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Tyler Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Tyler Hall blocks the short jumper by Robert Mayers | 56-66 |
| 00:17 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell runs out the clock | 56-66 |