| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bert Ashley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Jansen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ruben Farr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Liko Qian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Solomon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Luxenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Fred Jansen double dribbles | 35-34 |
| 19:07 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Fred Jansen snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 18:43 | Houston | David Leming is hacked by Ruben Farr - foul #3 on Ruben Farr, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG) Ruben Farr | |
| 18:21 | Houston | David Leming comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-34 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Bert Ashley tips it in | 37-34 |
| 18:04 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Fred Jansen - foul #1 on Fred Jansen, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:04 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:04 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fred Jansen | 37-35 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Frederick Luxenberg blocks the short jumper by David Leming | 37-35 |
| 17:45 | Houston | David Leming grabs the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:39 | Houston | David Leming misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frederick Luxenberg - foul #2 on Frederick Luxenberg, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Degraff (PF) Ernest Solomon | |
| 17:39 | Houston | David Leming makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:39 | Houston | David Leming makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:21 | Tulane | Liko Qian can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 39-35 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Bert Ashley gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:17 | Houston | David Leming is fouled in the backcourt by Neil Miller - foul #1 on Neil Miller, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 16:57 | Houston | David Leming is whistled for traveling | 39-35 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (PF), Richard Bradshaw (C) Bert Ashley, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Tulane | Clark Pass (C) Frederick Luxenberg | |
| 16:34 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips clanks a turnaround near the basket | 39-35 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Thomas Griffin grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 16:29 | Houston | David Leming misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ralph Degraff - foul #2 on Ralph Degraff, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Max Smith (SF), Donald Lyons (PF) Jeffery Knight, Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dave Tucker (SF) Thomas Phillips | |
| 16:29 | Houston | David Leming makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:29 | Houston | David Leming makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:09 | Tulane | Donald Lyons steals it from Liko Qian | 41-35 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Max Smith is fouled on the floor by Liko Qian - foul #1 on Liko Qian, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), Bert Ashley (PF), Fred Jansen (C) David Leming, Max Smith, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Ernest Solomon (PF), Frederick Luxenberg (C) Neil Miller, Liko Qian, Clark Pass | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Stenger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Lyons (fresh) PF - Bert Ashley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Jansen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ruben Farr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dave Tucker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ralph Degraff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Solomon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Luxenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Houston | Fred Jansen lays it up and in on a great pass from Bert Ashley | 43-35 |
| 15:17 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 15:15 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 14:55 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ernest Solomon, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Knight (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF) John Valentine, Donald Lyons | |
| Subs | Tulane | Liko Qian (SG), Thomas Phillips (SF) Dave Tucker, Ralph Degraff | |
| 14:38 | Houston | Jeffery Knight jams it | 45-35 |
| 14:16 | Tulane | Jeffery Knight steps in front of the Ruben Farr pass | 45-35 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Jeffery Knight connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bryan Stenger | 48-35 |
| 13:51 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 13:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bert Ashley | 48-35 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Bert Ashley's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Solomon | 48-35 |
| 13:33 | Tulane | Liko Qian snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 13:09 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon makes the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Jeffery Knight - foul #2 on Jeffery Knight, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), John Valentine (PF), Richard Bradshaw (C) Bryan Stenger, Bert Ashley, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG), Ralph Degraff (C) Ruben Farr, Frederick Luxenberg | |
| 13:09 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Thomas Griffin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw tips it in | 50-38 |
| 12:43 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Bradshaw - foul #1 on Richard Bradshaw, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dave Tucker (SG), Clark Pass (C) Liko Qian, Ernest Solomon | |
| 12:43 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:43 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:32 | Houston | David Leming makes the jumpshot from the right side | 52-40 |
| 12:19 | Tulane | Dave Tucker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffery Knight - foul #3 on Jeffery Knight, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| 12:19 | Tulane | Dave Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:19 | Tulane | Dave Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Clark Pass swats the layup by John Valentine | 52-41 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Thomas Griffin tips it back up and in | 54-41 |
| 11:44 | Tulane | Dave Tucker hits a shot from the left side set up by Neil Miller and he's fouled by Richard Bradshaw - foul #2 on Richard Bradshaw, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Bert Ashley (PF) Jeffery Knight | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Liko Qian (SG), Frederick Luxenberg (C) Neil Miller, Thomas Phillips, Clark Pass | |
| 11:44 | Tulane | Dave Tucker makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bert Ashley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Bradshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ruben Farr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Liko Qian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dave Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ralph Degraff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Luxenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Thomas Griffin connects on the shot from the baseline | 56-44 |
| 11:19 | Tulane | Ruben Farr connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Liko Qian | 56-47 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw lays it up and in | 58-47 |
| 10:58 | Tulane | The jumper by Dave Tucker is denied by Thomas Griffin | 58-47 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Bert Ashley pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Ralph Degraff is called for the reach on David Leming - foul #3 on Ralph Degraff, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Knight (SG), Fred Jansen (C) Thomas Griffin, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Phillips (SF) Dave Tucker | |
| 10:41 | Houston | David Leming makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 10:41 | Houston | David Leming makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 10:19 | Tulane | Ruben Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 10:17 | Houston | John Valentine grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Bert Ashley clanks a floater from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 09:53 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 09:41 | Tulane | Ruben Farr misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 09:39 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips snags the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 09:18 | Tulane | Ruben Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-47 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Jeffery Knight grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Bert Ashley makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Knight | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:43 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg connects on the 3 from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 08:22 | Houston | John Valentine double dribbles | 63-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), Donald Lyons (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), Richard Bradshaw (PF) David Leming, Jeffery Knight, John Valentine, Bert Ashley | |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG), Dave Tucker (SG), Thomas Ackerman (SF), Ernest Solomon (PF), Clark Pass (C) Ruben Farr, Liko Qian, Thomas Phillips, Ralph Degraff, Frederick Luxenberg | |
| 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) | |
| 08:02 | Tulane | Dave Tucker connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 63-52 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Ernest Solomon swats the layup by Thomas Griffin | 63-52 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Thomas Griffin misses the tip | 63-52 |
| 07:41 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Stenger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Lyons (fresh) SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Jansen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Neil Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dave Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Ackerman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernest Solomon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Clark Pass (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman can't finish the layup | 63-52 |
| 07:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Thomas Griffin | 63-52 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Bryan Stenger clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-52 |
| 07:05 | Tulane | Clark Pass grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 06:47 | Tulane | Clark Pass comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Neil Miller steals it from Donald Lyons | 63-52 |
| 06:27 | Tulane | Dave Tucker lays it in set up by Neil Miller | 63-54 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Donald Lyons is fouled on the floor by Dave Tucker - foul #2 on Dave Tucker, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Bert Ashley (PF) Bryan Stenger, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Liko Qian (SG), Thomas Phillips (SF), Ralph Degraff (PF), Frederick Luxenberg (C) Neil Miller, Dave Tucker, Thomas Ackerman, Ernest Solomon, Clark Pass | |
| 06:04 | Houston | Donald Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Donald Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:04 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 05:51 | Tulane | Donald Lyons is called for the reach on Ruben Farr - foul #1 on Donald Lyons, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Knight (SG) Donald Lyons | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 05:39 | Tulane | Liko Qian is hacked by Jeffery Knight - foul #4 on Jeffery Knight, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyree Lewis (C) Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 05:39 | Tulane | Liko Qian makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:39 | Tulane | Liko Qian misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Bert Ashley snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 05:21 | Houston | David Leming comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ruben Farr - foul #4 on Ruben Farr, team foul #9 | 64-55 |
| 05:21 | Houston | David Leming makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:21 | Houston | David Leming makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:00 | Tulane | Liko Qian buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ruben Farr | 66-58 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Thomas Griffin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-58 |
| 04:48 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 04:32 | Tulane | Ruben Farr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 04:30 | Tulane | Liko Qian grabs the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 04:09 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Thomas Phillips | 66-60 |
| 03:43 | Houston | David Leming buries a floater from the right wing set up by Jeffery Knight | 68-60 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Knight (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Griffin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bert Ashley (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Tyree Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ruben Farr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Liko Qian (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Degraff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Luxenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Tulane | David Leming steals it from Ruben Farr | 68-60 |
| 03:27 | Houston | David Leming throws it down | 70-60 |
| 03:08 | Tulane | Liko Qian buries a floater from the left side set up by Ruben Farr | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Houston | Bert Ashley knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Jeffery Knight | 72-62 |
| 02:39 | Tulane | Bert Ashley picks off the pass by Ruben Farr | 72-62 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Bert Ashley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 72-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), John Valentine (SG), Donald Lyons (SF), Richard Bradshaw (PF), Fred Jansen (C) David Leming, Jeffery Knight, Thomas Griffin, Bert Ashley, Tyree Lewis | |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG), Dave Tucker (SG), Thomas Ackerman (SF), Ernest Solomon (PF), Clark Pass (C) Ruben Farr, Liko Qian, Thomas Phillips, Ralph Degraff, Frederick Luxenberg | |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Jeffery Knight (SG) Bryan Stenger, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Tulane | Liko Qian (SG), Thomas Phillips (SF), Ralph Degraff (C) Dave Tucker, Thomas Ackerman, Clark Pass | |
| 02:03 | Tulane | Donald Lyons is called for the reach on Thomas Phillips - foul #2 on Donald Lyons, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| 02:03 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Lyons | 72-62 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Fred Jansen misses the lay-in | 72-62 |
| 01:39 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 01:33 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff dunks the ball on a nice dish by Liko Qian | 72-64 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Griffin (SF), Bert Ashley (PF) John Valentine, Donald Lyons | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Frederick Luxenberg (C) Neil Miller, Ralph Degraff | |
| 01:19 | Houston | Bert Ashley hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Griffin | 74-64 |
| 01:01 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 00:59 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg gets the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Tulane | Liko Qian misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 74-64 |
| 00:54 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips snags the offensive board | 74-64 |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Ruben Farr clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Griffin - foul #2 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #9 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), John Valentine (SG), Max Smith (SF), Donald Lyons (PF), Richard Bradshaw (C) David Leming, Jeffery Knight, Thomas Griffin, Bert Ashley, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dave Tucker (SG), Ralph Degraff (SF), Clark Pass (PF), Thomas Ackerman (C) Liko Qian, Thomas Phillips, Ernest Solomon, Frederick Luxenberg | |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Ruben Farr makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Ruben Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Houston | John Valentine is hacked by Dave Tucker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dave Tucker, team foul #10 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Jeffery Knight (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), Fred Jansen (C) Bryan Stenger, Max Smith, Donald Lyons, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Tulane | Liko Qian (SG), Thomas Phillips (SF), Ernest Solomon (PF), Frederick Luxenberg (C) Dave Tucker, Ralph Degraff, Clark Pass, Thomas Ackerman | |
| 00:49 | Houston | John Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:49 | Houston | John Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Ruben Farr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-66 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Thomas Griffin grabs the board | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Jeffery Knight misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-66 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Thomas Griffin hits the follow up shot | 78-66 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 78-66 |
| 00:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fred Jansen | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Fred Jansen runs out the clock | 78-66 |