| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) PF - James Becerra (fresh) C - Robert Hammer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew King (fresh) SG - Pablo Nunez (fresh) SF - Alexander Haddock (fresh) PF - John Hill (fresh) C - Ralph Rippstein (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Robert Hammer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | James Becerra throws it down | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Tulane | John Hill drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Alexander Haddock | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Vernon Mera scores on a shot from the right side and he's fouled by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 19:07 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Robert Hammer gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Robert Hammer hits a runner from close range | 7-2 |
| 18:24 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Reginald Algarin - foul #1 on Reginald Algarin, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 18:24 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 18:24 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 18:12 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:52 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 17:51 | Houston | James Becerra pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses short on a floater from the right side | 7-4 |
| 17:45 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Mera | 7-4 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Vernon Mera comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:30 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 17:15 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 17:14 | Tulane | John Hill grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:59 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Pablo Nunez | 7-6 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Steven Blackman is fouled on the floor by Andrew King - foul #1 on Andrew King, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Shawn Shelton (SF), David Cates (PF) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman, James Becerra | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Hayes (SF), Gary Coughlin (PF) Alexander Haddock, John Hill | |
| 16:27 | Houston | Adam Flint misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:26 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:05 | Tulane | James Hayes is whistled for traveling | 7-6 |
| Subs | Houston | James Becerra (PF) Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (SG), Mitchell Cochrane (C) Pablo Nunez, Ralph Rippstein | |
| 15:48 | Houston | James Becerra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF) James Becerra | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fresh) SG - Fred Carroll (fresh) SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) PF - David Cates (fresh) C - Shawn Shelton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew King (fresh) SG - Keith Morgan (fresh) SF - James Hayes (fresh) PF - Gary Coughlin (fresh) C - Mitchell Cochrane (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Tulane | Steven Blackman picks off the pass by Gary Coughlin | 7-6 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Andrew King steals the ball from Shawn Shelton | 7-6 |
| 15:11 | Tulane | Andrew King misses the easy layup | 7-6 |
| 15:10 | Houston | David Cates grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Shawn Shelton misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mitchell Cochrane - foul #1 on Mitchell Cochrane, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG) Adam Flint, Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Tulane | Pablo Nunez (SG), Alexander Haddock (SF), John Hill (PF), Ralph Rippstein (C) Andrew King, James Hayes, Gary Coughlin, Mitchell Cochrane | |
| 14:52 | Houston | Shawn Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Shawn Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:34 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Hill | 8-8 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Reginald Algarin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 14:17 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:11 | Tulane | Keith Morgan misses short on a floater from the right side | 8-8 |
| 14:10 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock tips it back up and in | 8-10 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Reginald Algarin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 13:55 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 13:33 | Tulane | Reginald Algarin is called for the reach on Pablo Nunez - foul #2 on Reginald Algarin, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Houston | James Becerra (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Reginald Algarin, David Cates | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew King (PG), James Hayes (SF) Keith Morgan, Alexander Haddock | |
| 13:22 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Andrew King | 8-12 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Vernon Mera is hacked by Pablo Nunez - foul #1 on Pablo Nunez, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Houston | David Cates (C) Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 12:41 | Houston | James Becerra clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Pablo Nunez - foul #2 on Pablo Nunez, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (SG), Gary Coughlin (PF) Pablo Nunez, John Hill | |
| 12:41 | Houston | James Becerra misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:41 | Houston | James Becerra misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:41 | Tulane | James Hayes gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:37 | Tulane | James Hayes hits the finger roll and the foul's on Shawn Shelton - foul #1 on Shawn Shelton, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Hammer (C) James Becerra | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 12:37 | Tulane | James Hayes makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Gary Coughlin picks off the pass by Vernon Mera | 8-15 |
| 12:10 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin is hacked by David Cates - foul #1 on David Cates, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF) David Cates, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alexander Haddock (SF) Keith Morgan | |
| 11:57 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein loses the dribble to Steven Blackman | 8-15 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Andrew King picks off the pass by Vernon Mera | 8-15 |
| 11:39 | Tulane | James Hayes banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew King | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Carroll (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Shelton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew King (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alexander Haddock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Coughlin (fresh) C - Ralph Rippstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Vernon Mera comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-17 |
| 11:33 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 11:19 | Houston | James Becerra misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 11:18 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Andrew King | 8-17 |
| 11:03 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alexander Haddock | 8-19 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Blackman | 11-19 |
| 10:33 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock travels with the ball | 11-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), David Cates (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Vernon Mera, James Becerra, Shawn Shelton | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (PG), John Hill (PF), Mitchell Cochrane (C) Andrew King, Alexander Haddock, Ralph Rippstein | |
| 10:13 | Houston | David Cates is called for traveling | 11-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG) Adam Flint | |
| Subs | Tulane | Anthony Duresky (SF) James Hayes | |
| 10:01 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky buries a driving attempt in the paint | 11-21 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Vernon Mera hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 11-21 |
| 09:41 | Tulane | John Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 09:19 | Tulane | Keith Morgan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mitchell Cochrane | 11-24 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Robert Hammer misses the lay-in | 11-24 |
| 09:00 | Tulane | Keith Morgan gets the rebound | 11-24 |
| 08:38 | Tulane | Keith Morgan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-24 |
| 08:36 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky can't tip it in | 11-24 |
| 08:35 | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane tips it home | 11-26 |
| 08:19 | Houston | David Cates blows the layup | 11-26 |
| 08:18 | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane grabs the board | 11-26 |
| 08:02 | Tulane | Fred Carroll steps in front of the Mitchell Cochrane pass | 11-26 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Steven Blackman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 11-26 |
| 07:39 | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane gets the rebound | 11-26 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Fred Carroll (tiring) SF - Steven Blackman (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Cates (fairly fresh) C - Robert Hammer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Keith Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mitchell Cochrane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Anthony Duresky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Coughlin (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-26 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Vernon Mera pulls down the rebound | 11-26 |
| 07:02 | Houston | David Cates is fouled on the floor by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #6 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Shawn Shelton (SF), James Becerra (PF) Vernon Mera, Steven Blackman, David Cates | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew King (PG), James Hayes (SG), Alexander Haddock (SF), Ralph Rippstein (C) Keith Morgan, Mitchell Cochrane, Anthony Duresky, John Hill | |
| 06:44 | Houston | James Becerra makes the runner from close range set up by Fred Carroll | 13-26 |
| 06:28 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock makes the driving attempt from close range | 13-28 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Adam Flint comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-28 |
| 06:03 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock snags the defensive board | 13-28 |
| 05:52 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-28 |
| 05:50 | Houston | James Becerra gets the rebound | 13-28 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Robert Hammer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on James Hayes - foul #1 on James Hayes, team foul #7 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG) Adam Flint | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane (PF) Gary Coughlin | |
| 05:33 | Houston | Robert Hammer misses the 1st free throw | 13-28 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Robert Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 05:19 | Tulane | Mitchell Cochrane makes the shot from the baseline | 14-30 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Shawn Shelton scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Fred Carroll | 16-30 |
| 04:46 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock buries a jumper near the basket set up by James Hayes and he's fouled by Shawn Shelton - foul #2 on Shawn Shelton, team foul #5 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF), David Cates (C) Shawn Shelton, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:46 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock makes the free throw | 16-33 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Vernon Mera's pass is intercepted by Alexander Haddock | 16-33 |
| 04:15 | Tulane | James Hayes lays it up and in set up by Alexander Haddock | 16-35 |
| 03:59 | Houston | James Becerra comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Alexander Haddock - foul #1 on Alexander Haddock, team foul #8 | 16-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Shawn Shelton (SF) Fred Carroll, Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Tulane | Pablo Nunez (SG), Anthony Duresky (SF), John Hill (PF) James Hayes, Alexander Haddock, Mitchell Cochrane | |
| 03:59 | Houston | James Becerra makes the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 03:59 | Houston | James Becerra misses the 2nd free throw | 17-35 |
| 03:59 | Tulane | The rebound goes to John Hill | 17-35 |
| 03:45 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Andrew King | 17-37 |
| 03:27 | Houston | David Cates drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Shelton | 19-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) SF - Shawn Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Becerra (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew King (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pablo Nunez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Duresky (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Rippstein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Tulane | John Hill is denied on a layup by David Cates | 19-37 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Shawn Shelton pulls down the rebound | 19-37 |
| 02:58 | Houston | James Becerra's fadeaway is rejected by John Hill | 19-37 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Shawn Shelton can't tip it in | 19-37 |
| 02:56 | Houston | David Cates pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-37 |
| 02:46 | Houston | David Cates travels with the ball | 19-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Hammer (C) David Cates | |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (PG), James Hayes (SF), Mitchell Cochrane (C) Andrew King, Anthony Duresky, Ralph Rippstein | |
| 02:30 | Tulane | John Hill travels with the ball | 19-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF) Vernon Mera, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:12 | Houston | Adam Flint is called for traveling | 19-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Robert Hammer (C) Adam Flint, Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 01:58 | Tulane | John Hill slams it home and he's fouled by James Becerra - foul #1 on James Becerra, team foul #6 | 19-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF) Shawn Shelton | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alexander Haddock (SF) James Hayes | |
| 01:58 | Tulane | John Hill makes the free throw | 19-40 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Mitchell Cochrane blocks the short jumper by Robert Hammer | 19-40 |
| 01:42 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Alexander Haddock | 19-40 |
| 01:24 | Tulane | Keith Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-40 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Robert Hammer grabs the board | 19-40 |
| 01:03 | Houston | James Becerra loses the ball out of bounds | 19-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SF), Shawn Shelton (PF), David Cates (C) Vernon Mera, Steven Blackman, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew King (PG), James Hayes (SG), Gary Coughlin (PF), Ralph Rippstein (C) Keith Morgan, Pablo Nunez, John Hill, Mitchell Cochrane | |
| 00:44 | Tulane | James Hayes hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Andrew King | 19-42 |
| 00:20 | Houston | David Cates hits a floater in the paint set up by Adam Flint | 21-42 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Alexander Haddock connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Rippstein | 21-45 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Reginald Algarin clanks a halfcourt shot | 21-45 |