| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gene Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Ferretti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mark Morey inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Marty Watts buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Alec Stevenson | 34-39 |
| 19:18 | Tulane | Matthew Moss connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Alec Stevenson's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Moss | 37-39 |
| 19:03 | Tulane | Ernest Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:55 | Tulane | Matthew Moss misses the fadeaway from the left block | 37-39 |
| 18:53 | Tulane | Gene Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:41 | Tulane | Bradley Evans is called for the reach on Robert Ferretti - foul #2 on Bradley Evans, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 18:21 | Tulane | Matthew Moss jams it set up by Richard Harris | 39-39 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Marty Watts hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 39-39 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Marty Watts tips it but misses | 39-39 |
| 17:59 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | Matthew Moss misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Mark Morey gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:18 | Houston | James Hall misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 17:16 | Tulane | Matthew Moss gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:52 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti is whistled for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Buford (SG), Edward Hix (SF) Richard Harris, Ernest Stevens | |
| Subs | Houston | Ruben Churchill (SF), Harold Ross (PF), William Aronson (C) Mark Morey, James Hall, Bradley Evans | |
| 16:31 | Houston | Ruben Churchill can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 39-39 |
| 16:30 | Tulane | Matthew Moss snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:12 | Tulane | Gene Ward misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Marty Watts - foul #1 on Marty Watts, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Payne (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Matthew Moss, Robert Ferretti | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG) Alec Stevenson | |
| 16:12 | Tulane | Gene Ward makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:12 | Tulane | Gene Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:12 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Aronson | 40-39 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Silas Ferguson misses the shot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 16:00 | Tulane | Timothy Buford pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gene Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Buford (fresh) SF - Edward Hix (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Aronson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tulane | Timothy Buford misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 15:40 | Houston | William Aronson grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Harold Ross is whistled for a carry | 40-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Harris (SG), Ernest Stevens (SF), Matthew Moss (PF) Gene Ward, Edward Hix, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF), James Hall (PF) Marty Watts, William Aronson | |
| 15:04 | Tulane | James Payne's pass is intercepted by Harold Ross | 40-39 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Ruben Churchill misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Moss - foul #2 on Matthew Moss, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Ferretti (C) James Payne | |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Bradley Evans (C) Silas Ferguson, Harold Ross | |
| 14:53 | Houston | Ruben Churchill misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Ruben Churchill misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Bradley Evans gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Robert Ferretti steals it from Mark Morey | 40-39 |
| 14:24 | Tulane | Ernest Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG) Ruben Churchill | |
| 14:05 | Houston | Alec Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Richard Harris - foul #3 on Richard Harris, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gene Ward (PG) Timothy Buford | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:41 | Houston | Bradley Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Edward Hix (SG) Richard Harris | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:20 | Tulane | Gene Ward drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Edward Hix | 42-39 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Alec Stevenson connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by James Hall | 42-41 |
| 12:57 | Tulane | Gene Ward blows the dunk | 42-41 |
| 12:56 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Robert Ferretti denies the turnaround by Marty Watts | 44-41 |
| 12:34 | Tulane | Gene Ward pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:29 | Tulane | Edward Hix can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 12:27 | Tulane | Matthew Moss tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 12:12 | Houston | James Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Moss - foul #3 on Matthew Moss, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Harris (SG), Timothy Buford (SF), James Payne (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Edward Hix, Ernest Stevens, Matthew Moss, Robert Ferretti | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Harold Ross (C) Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Bradley Evans | |
| 12:12 | Houston | James Hall misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:12 | Houston | James Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:12 | Tulane | Richard Harris gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:56 | Tulane | Marty Watts is called for the reach on Gene Ward - foul #2 on Marty Watts, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF), William Aronson (C) Marty Watts, James Hall | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gene Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Buford (fresh) PF - James Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Aronson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tulane | Gene Ward hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Harris | 48-41 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Marvin Echols can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-41 |
| 11:14 | Tulane | Timothy Buford grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 11:03 | Tulane | Richard Harris is hacked by William Aronson - foul #1 on William Aronson, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Edward Hix (SF), Robert Ferretti (C) Gene Ward, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), Mark Morey (SF) Silas Ferguson, Ruben Churchill, Marvin Echols | |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Richard Harris misses the shot from the right side | 48-41 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Mark Morey pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:22 | Houston | William Aronson blows the dunk but the foul's on Robert Ferretti - foul #2 on Robert Ferretti, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Stevens (SF), Matthew Moss (PF) Edward Hix, James Payne | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:22 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:22 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:07 | Tulane | Matthew Moss connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Richard Harris | 50-43 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Marty Watts's dunk attempt is rejected by Matthew Moss | 50-43 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Marty Watts misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 09:45 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Robert Ferretti | 50-43 |
| 09:26 | Tulane | Timothy Buford drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Ferretti | 52-43 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Harold Ross clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 09:07 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:52 | Tulane | Timothy Buford makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Matthew Moss | 55-43 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Alec Stevenson scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Marty Watts and he's fouled by Timothy Buford - foul #3 on Timothy Buford, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gene Ward (PG), Clement Newell (SG), Edward Hix (SF), James Payne (C) Timothy Buford, Richard Harris, Ernest Stevens, Robert Ferretti | |
| Subs | Houston | Ruben Churchill (SF), James Hall (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Mark Morey, Harold Ross, William Aronson | |
| 08:32 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:14 | Tulane | Gene Ward hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Hix | 58-46 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Alec Stevenson clanks a shot in the paint | 58-46 |
| 07:53 | Tulane | Gene Ward gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gene Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clement Newell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Hix (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Moss (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alec Stevenson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Tulane | Alec Stevenson takes the ball from Matthew Moss | 58-46 |
| 07:17 | Houston | Marty Watts is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Marty Watts, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Buford (SG), Ernest Stevens (SF), Robert Ferretti (C) Clement Newell, Edward Hix, James Payne | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Mark Morey (SF) Marty Watts, Alec Stevenson | |
| 07:02 | Tulane | Gene Ward can't connect on a shot near the basket | 58-46 |
| 07:01 | Houston | James Hall gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Silas Ferguson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-46 |
| 06:33 | Tulane | Gene Ward snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 06:19 | Tulane | Timothy Buford misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Silas Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Silas Ferguson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 05:57 | Tulane | Matthew Moss snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 05:38 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ruben Churchill - foul #1 on Ruben Churchill, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Harris (SG), James Payne (PF) Timothy Buford, Matthew Moss | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), Harold Ross (PF), William Aronson (C) Silas Ferguson, Mark Morey, James Hall, Bradley Evans | |
| 05:38 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 05:38 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Harold Ross pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 05:23 | Houston | William Aronson's pass is intercepted by Richard Harris | 58-46 |
| 05:18 | Tulane | Richard Harris throws it down | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:07 | Houston | Alec Stevenson knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Marty Watts | 60-49 |
| 04:51 | Tulane | Gene Ward can't throw it down | 60-49 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Ruben Churchill gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 04:34 | Houston | William Aronson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 04:33 | Tulane | Gene Ward pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 04:27 | Tulane | Ernest Stevens misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 04:25 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Harris | 60-49 |
| 04:18 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Alec Stevenson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ruben Churchill | 60-52 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gene Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ferretti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ruben Churchill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Gene Ward misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Marty Watts - foul #4 on Marty Watts, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Buford (SF), Matthew Moss (PF) Ernest Stevens, Robert Ferretti | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Mark Morey (SF), James Hall (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Alec Stevenson, Ruben Churchill, Harold Ross, William Aronson | |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Gene Ward misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Gene Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Houston | Marty Watts misses the lay-in | 61-52 |
| 03:20 | Tulane | Timothy Buford gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 03:00 | Tulane | Richard Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Theisen (PG), Edward Hix (SF) Gene Ward, Richard Harris | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:43 | Houston | Edward Hix steps in front of the Bradley Evans pass | 61-52 |
| 02:43 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gene Ward (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Ernest Stevens (SF), Robert Ferretti (C) James Theisen, Timothy Buford, Edward Hix, James Payne | |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG) Silas Ferguson | |
| 02:20 | Tulane | Gene Ward banks in the layup set up by Robert Ferretti | 63-52 |
| 02:05 | Houston | James Hall loses the dribble to Gene Ward | 63-52 |
| 02:00 | Tulane | Gene Ward jams it | 65-52 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Alec Stevenson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marty Watts | 65-54 |
| 01:13 | Tulane | Matthew Moss can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Bradley Evans gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Alec Stevenson lays it in set up by Marty Watts | 65-56 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-56 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Marty Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti grabs the board | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti is fouled in the backcourt by Alec Stevenson - foul #3 on Alec Stevenson, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| 00:38 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:38 | Tulane | Matthew Moss gets the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | James Hall is called for the reach on Matthew Moss - foul #2 on James Hall, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Matthew Moss makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Matthew Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Marty Watts tips it home | 67-58 |
| 00:26 | Tulane | Matthew Moss is fouled in the backcourt by Marty Watts - foul #5 on Marty Watts, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG) Marty Watts | |
| 00:26 | Tulane | Matthew Moss makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:26 | Tulane | Matthew Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Silas Ferguson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alec Stevenson | 69-61 |
| 00:19 | Tulane | Richard Harris is hacked by Alec Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alec Stevenson, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| 00:19 | Tulane | Richard Harris misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:19 | Tulane | Richard Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:19 | Houston | James Hall grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Mark Morey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 00:10 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Evans | 69-61 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Silas Ferguson is called for traveling | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Gene Ward runs out the clock | 69-61 |