| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Theisen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Rothwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boyd Kuehl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Marvin Echols inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Charles Rothwell steals it from William Aronson | 35-38 |
| 19:24 | Tulane | Charles Rothwell drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-41 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Harold Ross lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shannon McElravy | 37-41 |
| 18:45 | Tulane | Charles Rothwell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 18:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Ross | 37-41 |
| 18:40 | Houston | William Aronson misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Boyd Kuehl - foul #1 on Boyd Kuehl, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 18:40 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:40 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:22 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Marvin Echols slams it home on a great pass from Dale Wiley | 41-41 |
| 17:57 | Tulane | Marvin Echols steals the ball from Charles Rothwell | 41-41 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Dale Wiley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marvin Echols | 43-41 |
| 17:28 | Tulane | Charles Rothwell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Thompson | 43-44 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Jeffrey Thompson is called for the reach on William Aronson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (SG), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Shannon McElravy, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Tulane | Vance Rene (SF) Boyd Kuehl | |
| 17:06 | Houston | Marvin Echols can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Johnson - foul #3 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Rafael Roybal (PG), Daniel Colclough (PF) James Theisen, Anthony Johnson | |
| 17:06 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:46 | Tulane | Daniel Colclough comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Mark Heal is fouled on the floor by Vance Rene - foul #1 on Vance Rene, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), Greg Ishmael (SF) Dale Wiley, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Garrick (SG), Dale Conner (C) Charles Rothwell, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 16:30 | Houston | Shannon McElravy drills a 3 from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 16:07 | Tulane | Dale Conner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Shannon McElravy pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Domenic Russo lays it up and in set up by Shannon McElravy | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Rafael Roybal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Garrick (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Vance Rene (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Colclough (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Conner (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Tulane | Vance Rene hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Greg Ishmael - foul #2 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #1 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Marvin Echols (SF), William Aronson (PF), Harold Ross (C) Shannon McElravy, Greg Ishmael, Domenic Russo, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Theisen (PG), Charles Rothwell (SG), Anthony Johnson (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Rafael Roybal, Richard Garrick, Daniel Colclough, Dale Conner | |
| 15:30 | Tulane | Vance Rene makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 15:30 | Tulane | Vance Rene makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 15:05 | Houston | William Aronson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-46 |
| 15:03 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 14:46 | Tulane | James Theisen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 14:44 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Johnson | 50-46 |
| 14:35 | Tulane | Charles Rothwell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-46 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Harold Ross pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Dale Wiley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 50-46 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Harold Ross misses the tip | 50-46 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Marvin Echols tips it but misses | 50-46 |
| 14:23 | Tulane | Vance Rene snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 14:04 | Tulane | Dale Wiley is called for the reach on James Theisen - foul #3 on Dale Wiley, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG) Mark Heal | |
| Subs | Tulane | Boyd Kuehl (SF) Vance Rene | |
| 13:39 | Tulane | Boyd Kuehl hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Theisen | 50-49 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Dale Wiley lays it up and in on a great pass from William Aronson and he's fouled by Anthony Johnson - foul #4 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Domenic Russo (C) Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Colclough (PF), Dale Conner (C) Anthony Johnson, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 13:29 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses the free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:29 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Daniel Colclough | 52-49 |
| 13:22 | Tulane | Boyd Kuehl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-49 |
| 13:21 | Houston | William Aronson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Shannon McElravy drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marvin Echols | 54-49 |
| 12:41 | Tulane | Dale Wiley steals it from Charles Rothwell | 54-49 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Dale Wiley lays it up and in | 56-49 |
| 12:23 | Tulane | Charles Rothwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Dale Wiley, Marvin Echols, William Aronson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Rafael Roybal (PG), Richard Garrick (SG), Vance Rene (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) James Theisen, Charles Rothwell, Daniel Colclough, Dale Conner | |
| 12:13 | Houston | Shannon McElravy hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Greg Ishmael and the foul's on Richard Garrick - foul #1 on Richard Garrick, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 12:04 | Tulane | Vance Rene makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Thompson | 59-51 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Shannon McElravy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 11:32 | Tulane | Vance Rene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Rafael Roybal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Garrick (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Boyd Kuehl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vance Rene (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Houston | Domenic Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF) Shannon McElravy | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Theisen (PG), Charles Rothwell (SG), Daniel Colclough (PF) Rafael Roybal, Richard Garrick, Boyd Kuehl | |
| 10:57 | Tulane | Vance Rene misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 10:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Domenic Russo | 59-51 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Greg Ishmael's pass is intercepted by Charles Rothwell | 59-51 |
| 10:11 | Tulane | Charles Rothwell connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Theisen | 59-54 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Domenic Russo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 09:46 | Tulane | Vance Rene grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 09:34 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Heal - foul #3 on Mark Heal, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Shannon McElravy (SG), Kevin Flickinger (SF), William Aronson (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Marvin Echols, Domenic Russo, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Tulane | Rafael Roybal (PG), Boyd Kuehl (SF) James Theisen, Vance Rene | |
| 09:34 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:34 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 09:16 | Houston | William Aronson drills a 3 from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 09:02 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson connects on the driving attempt from close range | 62-57 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Dale Wiley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 08:37 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 08:33 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson is called for traveling | 62-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF) Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Theisen (PG), Dale Conner (PF) Charles Rothwell, Daniel Colclough | |
| 08:16 | Houston | William Aronson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson misses the tip | 62-57 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Shannon McElravy tips it in | 64-57 |
| 07:52 | Tulane | Boyd Kuehl is fouled on the floor by Tracy Gleeson - foul #1 on Tracy Gleeson, team foul #4 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (SG) Shannon McElravy | |
| Subs | Tulane | Anthony Johnson (PF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 07:38 | Tulane | Boyd Kuehl drills a jumper from the left block set up by Rafael Roybal | 64-59 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Dale Wiley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 07:31 | Houston | Marvin Echols gets the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Heal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Theisen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Roybal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boyd Kuehl (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Conner (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Mark Heal is hacked by Rafael Roybal - foul #1 on Rafael Roybal, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Rothwell (SG), Richard Garrick (SF), Vance Rene (C) Rafael Roybal, Boyd Kuehl, Dale Conner | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Mark Heal makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Mark Heal misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 07:12 | Tulane | Charles Rothwell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 06:54 | Tulane | Anthony Johnson misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 65-59 |
| 06:53 | Tulane | Anthony Johnson grabs the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 06:34 | Tulane | James Theisen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 06:32 | Tulane | Anthony Johnson snags the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 06:19 | Tulane | Vance Rene can't connect on a floater near the basket | 65-59 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Mark Heal is whistled for traveling | 65-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), Greg Ishmael (SF), Domenic Russo (PF) Dale Wiley, Marvin Echols, William Aronson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Rafael Roybal (PG), Boyd Kuehl (SF) James Theisen, Richard Garrick | |
| 05:59 | Tulane | Vance Rene is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Vance Rene, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Greg Ishmael misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Boyd Kuehl - foul #2 on Boyd Kuehl, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG) Mark Heal | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson (C) Vance Rene | |
| 05:40 | Houston | Greg Ishmael makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Greg Ishmael makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Anthony Johnson buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Rafael Roybal | 67-61 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Harold Ross is hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Marvin Echols (SF) James Booth, Greg Ishmael | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Garrick (SG), Daniel Colclough (PF) Charles Rothwell, Anthony Johnson | |
| 04:59 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:45 | Tulane | Richard Garrick is denied on a layup by Domenic Russo | 69-61 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Harold Ross pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 04:21 | Houston | A charge is called on Shannon McElravy - foul #2 on Shannon McElravy, team foul #5 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Houston | William Aronson (PF) Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Theisen (PG), Vance Rene (SF) Rafael Roybal, Boyd Kuehl | |
| 04:08 | Tulane | Dale Wiley steals it from Richard Garrick | 69-61 |
| 03:46 | Houston | William Aronson loses the dribble to Richard Garrick | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Tulane | James Theisen buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Vance Rene | 69-64 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Theisen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Garrick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Vance Rene (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Colclough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 69-64 |
| 03:06 | Tulane | Daniel Colclough pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 03:06 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Rothwell (SG), Boyd Kuehl (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF) Richard Garrick, Vance Rene, Daniel Colclough | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:51 | Tulane | Boyd Kuehl misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Ross - foul #1 on Harold Ross, team foul #6 | 69-64 |
| 02:51 | Tulane | Boyd Kuehl misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 02:51 | Tulane | Boyd Kuehl makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Harold Ross is fouled on the floor by Anthony Johnson - foul #5 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Vance Rene (PF) Anthony Johnson | |
| 02:43 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:14 | Tulane | Charles Rothwell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-65 |
| 02:13 | Tulane | Boyd Kuehl tips it back up and in | 71-67 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Marvin Echols can't connect on a shot in the lane | 71-67 |
| 01:49 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 01:23 | Tulane | The short jumper by Jeffrey Thompson is denied by Harold Ross | 71-67 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:10 | Houston | William Aronson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 01:09 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:05 | Tulane | James Theisen knocks in the shot from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Shannon McElravy is fouled on the floor by Charles Rothwell - foul #1 on Charles Rothwell, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Vance Rene snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Vance Rene is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Vance Rene, team foul #13 | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | James Theisen is called for the reach on Dale Wiley in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Theisen, team foul #14 | 72-69 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Charles Rothwell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 00:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dale Wiley | 74-69 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Dale Wiley is fouled in the backcourt by James Theisen - foul #2 on James Theisen, team foul #15 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (C) Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:06 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | James Theisen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 76-69 |