| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Francis Barton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Massaro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerard Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Broaddus (fresh) SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Culler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Bouck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Thomas Griffin inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Houston | Scott Harrison misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Paul Bouck - foul #1 on Paul Bouck, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:49 | Houston | Scott Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:49 | Houston | Scott Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:26 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Francis Barton snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Barton | 28-24 |
| 19:11 | Tulane | George Broaddus hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 28-24 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Phillips | 28-24 |
| 19:00 | Tulane | Thomas Griffin is called for the reach on Gerard Boyd - foul #3 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (SF) Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:50 | Tulane | Jimmy Massaro swats the short shot by Paul Bouck | 28-24 |
| 18:48 | Tulane | George Broaddus gets the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:34 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips misses the floater in the paint | 28-24 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Tyler Campbell loses the dribble to John Culler | 28-24 |
| 17:53 | Tulane | Tyler Campbell picks off the pass by George Broaddus | 28-24 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Francis Barton hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 17:03 | Tulane | John Culler drills a driving attempt from the left block | 30-26 |
| 16:35 | Houston | George Haney scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tyler Campbell | 33-26 |
| 16:15 | Tulane | George Broaddus knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 33-28 |
| 15:57 | Houston | George Haney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Scott Harrison hits the follow up shot | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Francis Barton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Massaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerard Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Broaddus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Culler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Bouck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Tulane | Francis Barton steals it from Paul Bouck | 35-28 |
| 15:27 | Houston | George Haney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Phillips - foul #2 on Thomas Phillips, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), Warren Vigue (PF), George Morton (C) Francis Barton, Tyler Campbell, Jimmy Massaro, Scott Harrison | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brandon Demery (PG), Barry Fischer (SG), August Denman (SF), David Haywood (PF), Richard Warrior (C) Gerard Boyd, George Broaddus, Thomas Phillips, John Culler, Paul Bouck | |
| 15:27 | Houston | George Haney misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 15:27 | Houston | George Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 15:04 | Tulane | Barry Fischer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-28 |
| 15:03 | Tulane | Richard Warrior hits the follow up shot | 36-30 |
| 14:41 | Houston | George Morton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Martel (PG) George Haney | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 14:26 | Tulane | August Denman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 14:25 | Tulane | Richard Warrior hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 14:05 | Houston | John Valentine misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Warren Vigue grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 13:47 | Houston | John Valentine misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 13:45 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Griffin | 36-32 |
| 13:32 | Houston | George Morton misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by David Haywood - foul #1 on David Haywood, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG), Francis Barton (SG), Scott Harrison (C) Robert Martel, John Valentine, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerard Boyd (PG), John Culler (PF) Brandon Demery, Richard Warrior | |
| 13:32 | Houston | George Morton makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:32 | Houston | George Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:16 | Tulane | John Culler misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Haney - foul #2 on George Haney, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Warren Vigue (PF) George Morton | |
| Subs | Tulane | George Broaddus (SG) Barry Fischer | |
| 13:16 | Tulane | John Culler makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:16 | Tulane | John Culler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Thomas Griffin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-34 |
| 12:55 | Tulane | George Broaddus grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:53 | Tulane | Gerard Boyd is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerard Boyd, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (SF), Jimmy Massaro (PF) Thomas Griffin, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Phillips (SF), Paul Bouck (C) August Denman, David Haywood | |
| 12:32 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jimmy Massaro, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| 12:03 | Tulane | Paul Bouck connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Phillips | 38-37 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Francis Barton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Francis Barton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Massaro (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerard Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Broaddus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Culler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Bouck (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips is fouled on the floor by George Haney - foul #3 on George Haney, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), Warren Vigue (PF) George Haney, Francis Barton, Jimmy Massaro | |
| Subs | Tulane | Barry Fischer (SG), David Haywood (PF) George Broaddus, John Culler | |
| 11:05 | Tulane | David Haywood hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Valentine - foul #1 on John Valentine, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brandon Demery (PG), August Denman (C) Gerard Boyd, Paul Bouck | |
| 11:05 | Tulane | David Haywood misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:05 | Tulane | David Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Thomas Griffin can't throw it down | 41-38 |
| 10:50 | Tulane | David Haywood gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:38 | Tulane | Barry Fischer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-38 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Thomas Griffin pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Scott Harrison buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 10:17 | Tulane | The pull-up jumper by David Haywood is blocked by Warren Vigue | 43-38 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Scott Harrison snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Thomas Griffin is called for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG), Francis Barton (SG), Jimmy Massaro (PF), George Morton (C) Tyler Campbell, John Valentine, Warren Vigue, Scott Harrison | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerard Boyd (PG), George Broaddus (SG), John Culler (PF) Brandon Demery, Barry Fischer, Thomas Phillips | |
| 09:42 | Tulane | George Broaddus misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Griffin - foul #4 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Warren Vigue (SF) Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Bouck (C) David Haywood | |
| 09:42 | Tulane | George Broaddus makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:42 | Tulane | George Broaddus misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jimmy Massaro | 43-39 |
| 09:22 | Houston | George Haney loses the ball out of bounds | 43-39 |
| 09:11 | Tulane | Gerard Boyd knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by George Broaddus | 43-41 |
| 08:57 | Houston | John Culler is called for the reach on Jimmy Massaro - foul #1 on John Culler, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (SF), Scott Harrison (C) Warren Vigue, George Morton | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 08:40 | Houston | George Haney scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Francis Barton | 45-41 |
| 08:19 | Tulane | John Culler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Francis Barton grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Francis Barton misses the floater in the paint | 45-41 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 07:51 | Houston | George Haney is hacked by Gerard Boyd - foul #3 on Gerard Boyd, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Griffin (SF), Warren Vigue (PF) Francis Barton, Jimmy Massaro | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brandon Demery (PG), Barry Fischer (SG), Thomas Phillips (SF), David Haywood (PF), Richard Warrior (C) Gerard Boyd, George Broaddus, August Denman, John Culler, Paul Bouck | |
| 07:41 | Houston | Thomas Griffin knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by David Haywood - foul #2 on David Haywood, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Thomas Griffin misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:41 | Tulane | Richard Warrior grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Warren Vigue (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Brandon Demery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Barry Fischer (fresh) SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Haywood (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Warrior (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Tulane | Richard Warrior makes the jump hook near the basket | 47-43 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Tyler Campbell loses the dribble to Barry Fischer | 47-43 |
| 06:46 | Tulane | Brandon Demery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (SG), George Morton (C) Tyler Campbell, Scott Harrison | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerard Boyd (PG), Paul Bouck (C) Brandon Demery, Richard Warrior | |
| 06:23 | Houston | John Valentine drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 05:55 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 05:53 | Houston | George Haney grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 05:27 | Houston | George Haney misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Gerard Boyd - foul #4 on Gerard Boyd, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Barton (SG), Jimmy Massaro (PF), Scott Harrison (C) John Valentine, Warren Vigue, George Morton | |
| Subs | Tulane | George Broaddus (SG), August Denman (SF), John Culler (PF) Barry Fischer, Thomas Phillips, David Haywood | |
| 05:27 | Houston | George Haney misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 05:27 | Houston | George Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:09 | Tulane | George Broaddus drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-46 |
| 05:00 | Houston | George Haney makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 04:46 | Tulane | August Denman misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Griffin - foul #5 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (PG), Warren Vigue (SF) George Haney, Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brandon Demery (PG), Richard Warrior (C) Gerard Boyd, Paul Bouck | |
| 04:46 | Tulane | August Denman misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:46 | Tulane | August Denman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro misses the lay-in but the foul's on August Denman - foul #2 on August Denman, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:18 | Tulane | Richard Warrior scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro buries a jump hook in the lane | 56-50 |
| 03:43 | Tulane | John Culler is fouled on the floor by Scott Harrison - foul #1 on Scott Harrison, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerard Boyd (PG), Thomas Phillips (SF) Brandon Demery, Richard Warrior | |
| 03:43 | Tulane | John Culler makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:43 | Tulane | John Culler misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Scott Harrison snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Barton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Vigue (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jimmy Massaro (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerard Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Broaddus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Culler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - August Denman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Houston | Tyler Campbell makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Francis Barton | 58-51 |
| 03:05 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Scott Harrison double dribbles | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG) Jimmy Massaro | |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Bouck (C) August Denman | |
| 02:33 | Tulane | Gerard Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | George Morton (C) Scott Harrison | |
| Subs | Tulane | Barry Fischer (SG) George Broaddus | |
| 02:29 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Massaro (PF), Scott Harrison (C) Warren Vigue, George Morton | |
| Subs | Tulane | George Broaddus (SG) Barry Fischer | |
| 02:08 | Houston | Scott Harrison's layup is rejected by John Culler | 58-54 |
| 02:07 | Tulane | Paul Bouck pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:41 | Tulane | John Culler comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Scott Harrison - foul #2 on Scott Harrison, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| 01:41 | Tulane | John Culler makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:41 | Tulane | John Culler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jimmy Massaro | 58-55 |
| 01:24 | Houston | George Haney loses the dribble to George Broaddus | 58-55 |
| 01:20 | Tulane | George Broaddus misses the lay-in | 58-55 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Francis Barton pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:05 | Houston | George Haney misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 58-55 |
| 01:03 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Massaro | 58-55 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 00:46 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Gerard Boyd misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-55 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro is hacked by Gerard Boyd in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gerard Boyd, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brandon Demery (PG) Gerard Boyd | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Demery - foul #2 on Brandon Demery, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | John Culler grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 00:06 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | John Culler grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-55 |