| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Nick Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Al Ferreira (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Everett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Davis inbounds the ball | 26-19 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Jack Dawson is called for traveling | 26-19 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG) Joseph Burciaga | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:31 | Tulane | Robert Everett buries a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Carter Collins - foul #3 on Carter Collins, team foul #1 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Tulane | Leroy Foster (PG), Dannie Sims (PF) Nick Wright, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| 19:31 | Tulane | Robert Everett makes the free throw | 29-19 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-19 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Gordon Ward tips it in | 29-21 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Robert Everett misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jack Dawson - foul #2 on Jack Dawson, team foul #2 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (PG), Joseph Burciaga (SG), Derek Brown (PF) Leroy Foster, James Freeman, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Robert Everett misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Robert Everett misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Jack Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Robert Higuera drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Ward and the foul's on Robert Everett - foul #3 on Robert Everett, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dannie Sims (C) Robert Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:44 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:44 | Tulane | Derek Brown snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 18:29 | Tulane | Dannie Sims hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Nick Wright and he's hacked by Gordon Ward - foul #1 on Gordon Ward, team foul #3 | 31-23 |
| 18:29 | Tulane | Dannie Sims makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Donald Meade clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-23 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Donald Meade tips it back up and in | 32-25 |
| 18:00 | Tulane | Dannie Sims loses the dribble to Robert Higuera | 32-25 |
| 17:43 | Houston | John Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-25 |
| 17:42 | Tulane | Dannie Sims gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:19 | Tulane | John Davis steps in front of the Joseph Burciaga pass | 32-25 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Donald Meade is hacked by Nick Wright - foul #2 on Nick Wright, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG), Steve Smith (PF) Al Ferreira, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF) John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| 16:48 | Houston | Dannie Sims swats the shot by Gordon Ward | 32-25 |
| 16:46 | Tulane | Dannie Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:34 | Tulane | Steve Smith knocks in the floater from the right side | 34-25 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Steve Smith takes the ball from Robert Higuera | 34-25 |
| 15:56 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Tracey Byrd pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Nick Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Burciaga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steve Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dannie Sims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tracey Byrd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Houston | James Freeman picks off the pass by Donald Meade | 34-25 |
| 15:31 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Delorenzo - foul #1 on Christopher Delorenzo, team foul #4 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Leroy Foster (PG), Al Ferreira (SF), Derek Brown (PF), Robert Everett (C) Nick Wright, James Freeman, Steve Smith, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Carter Collins (C) Christopher Delorenzo, Tracey Byrd, Donald Meade | |
| 15:31 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 15:31 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Carter Collins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Al Ferreira - foul #1 on Al Ferreira, team foul #3 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG) Joseph Burciaga | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:14 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 15:14 | Tulane | James Freeman pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 15:01 | Tulane | Robert Everett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 36-26 |
| 15:00 | Tulane | Al Ferreira pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 14:39 | Tulane | Derek Brown makes the floater from the left side | 38-26 |
| 14:23 | Houston | John Davis is hacked by Al Ferreira - foul #2 on Al Ferreira, team foul #4 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (PG), Joseph Burciaga (SG) Leroy Foster, James Freeman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:09 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Nick Wright - foul #3 on Nick Wright, team foul #5 | 38-26 |
| 14:09 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 14:09 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 13:48 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga hits the finger roll on a great pass from Al Ferreira | 40-28 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Carter Collins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 13:28 | Tulane | Derek Brown grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 13:03 | Tulane | Al Ferreira hits a jump hook from close range | 42-28 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Nick Wright takes the ball from Robert Higuera in the backcourt | 42-28 |
| 12:47 | Tulane | Nick Wright is called for a charge - foul #4 on Nick Wright, team foul #6 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Leroy Foster (PG), James Freeman (SG), Dannie Sims (SF) Nick Wright, Joseph Burciaga, Al Ferreira | |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF) Robert Higuera, John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| 12:25 | Houston | Gordon Ward comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 42-28 |
| 12:24 | Tulane | James Freeman snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 12:03 | Tulane | Robert Everett drills a jump hook from close range | 44-28 |
| 11:38 | Houston | Carter Collins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 11:36 | Tulane | Dannie Sims grabs the board | 44-28 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Leroy Foster (fresh) SG - James Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dannie Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Derek Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Everett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Marsala (fresh) SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tracey Byrd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Tulane | Leroy Foster makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Freeman | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Dannie Sims - foul #2 on Dannie Sims, team foul #7 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Silvia (PG), Joseph Burciaga (SG), Al Ferreira (SF), Steve Smith (PF) Leroy Foster, James Freeman, Dannie Sims, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Gordon Ward, Tracey Byrd | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo misses the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:15 | Tulane | David Marsala steps in front of the Raymond Silvia pass in the backcourt | 47-29 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Marsala | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Robert Everett misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Carter Collins - foul #4 on Carter Collins, team foul #5 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Brown (PF) Steve Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Donald Meade (C) Christopher Delorenzo, Carter Collins | |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Robert Everett makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Robert Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 10:39 | Houston | John Davis makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Higuera | 49-33 |
| 10:22 | Tulane | Derek Brown buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Silvia and he's hacked by Jack Dawson - foul #3 on Jack Dawson, team foul #6 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dannie Sims (SF) Al Ferreira | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) David Marsala | |
| 10:22 | Tulane | Derek Brown makes the free throw | 52-33 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Donald Meade's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Everett | 52-33 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Jack Dawson tips it home | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:43 | Tulane | Donald Meade steps in front of the Raymond Silvia pass | 52-35 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Jack Dawson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:10 | Tulane | Dannie Sims is whistled for traveling | 52-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG), Al Ferreira (SF) Joseph Burciaga, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Tracey Byrd (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Jack Dawson | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:00 | Houston | Tracey Byrd is denied on a layup by Al Ferreira | 52-38 |
| 08:58 | Tulane | Robert Everett grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 08:36 | Tulane | Robert Everett misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 08:34 | Tulane | Robert Everett pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 08:17 | Tulane | Robert Everett can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 52-38 |
| 08:16 | Houston | John Davis gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Gordon Ward is fouled on the floor by Dannie Sims - foul #3 on Dannie Sims, team foul #8 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SG), Derek Brown (PF) James Freeman, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF) Robert Higuera, John Davis | |
| 08:09 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 08:09 | Tulane | Robert Everett pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 07:40 | Tulane | Robert Everett clanks a shot from the left side | 52-38 |
| 07:38 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga hits the follow up shot | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Raymond Silvia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Burciaga (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Al Ferreira (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derek Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Everett (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Marsala (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tracey Byrd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Houston | Gordon Ward drills a shot from just outside the lane | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:58 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga scores on a shot near the basket | 56-40 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Donald Meade misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Everett - foul #4 on Robert Everett, team foul #9 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (PG), James Freeman (SG), Steve Smith (PF) Raymond Silvia, Al Ferreira, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Christopher Delorenzo, Tracey Byrd | |
| 06:52 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 06:52 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Dawson | 56-41 |
| 06:44 | Houston | John Davis scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gordon Ward | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:24 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 58-43 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Donald Meade hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 58-43 |
| 06:13 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Nick Wright | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:53 | Tulane | Jack Dawson blocks the short jumper by Joseph Burciaga | 58-43 |
| 05:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Meade | 58-43 |
| 05:36 | Houston | John Davis misses the floater from the left side | 58-43 |
| 05:34 | Houston | John Davis misses the tip | 58-43 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Jack Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Al Ferreira (SF), Derek Brown (PF) James Freeman, Steve Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Carter Collins (C) David Marsala, Donald Meade | |
| 05:19 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Higuera | 58-45 |
| 04:53 | Tulane | Al Ferreira's floater is tipped away by Carter Collins | 58-45 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Jack Dawson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 04:30 | Tulane | Derek Brown grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 04:10 | Tulane | John Davis takes the ball from Al Ferreira | 58-45 |
| 04:05 | Houston | John Davis banks in the layup | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Tulane | Gordon Ward steals it from Joseph Burciaga | 58-47 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Gordon Ward lays it up and in | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Nick Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Burciaga (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Al Ferreira (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derek Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Everett (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Tulane | Derek Brown knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Nick Wright | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Houston | Robert Everett is called for the reach on Robert Higuera - foul #5 on Robert Everett, team foul #10 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG), Dannie Sims (C) Joseph Burciaga, Robert Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG) Gordon Ward | |
| 03:10 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:10 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 02:51 | Tulane | Al Ferreira drills a runner from the left block | 62-51 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-51 |
| 02:36 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Freeman | 62-51 |
| 02:11 | Tulane | Al Ferreira misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Leroy Foster (PG), Steve Smith (PF) Nick Wright, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF), Donald Meade (C) Robert Higuera, John Davis, Jack Dawson, Carter Collins | |
| 02:11 | Tulane | Al Ferreira makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:11 | Tulane | Al Ferreira makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 64-51 |
| 02:01 | Tulane | Steve Smith grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 01:32 | Tulane | Al Ferreira hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Smith and he's hacked by Christopher Delorenzo - foul #2 on Christopher Delorenzo, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| 01:32 | Tulane | Al Ferreira makes the free throw | 67-51 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Donald Meade misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-51 |
| 01:20 | Tulane | Al Ferreira grabs the board | 67-51 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | Tracey Byrd is called for the reach on James Freeman - foul #1 on Tracey Byrd, team foul #9 | 67-51 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | James Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Donald Meade pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo's pass is intercepted by Dannie Sims | 68-51 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Al Ferreira clanks a shot from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | James Freeman misses the tip | 68-51 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Tracey Byrd grabs the board | 68-51 |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-51 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Leroy Foster runs out the clock | 68-51 |